John was born about 1495, the son of Simon Hotchkiss / Hodgkins but his mother is unknown. The place is not known.
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| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
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| Birth | ABT 1495 |
Note 1
!Stylename: Hotchkiss / Hodgkins, John, of Cromer [~1495]
!Note: Proximity to North Walsham [Simon’s residence] supports placement within this branch of the family.
!Source: Norfolk Wills & Probate https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=PRS%2FNORFWILLPROB%2F125083&tab=this
First name[s] John
Document type Will
Last name Hicks <<<< Most likely written as Hawks or Hacks, but mis-read because of lack of ink on the initial cirle of the “a” as seems to be common.
Archive reference ANF will register Liber 7 [Gedney] fo. 237
Title Hicks, John, of Cromer
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Year 1523
Record set Norfolk Wills & Probate
Date 1523
Category Birth, Marriage & Death [Parish Registers]
Residence Cromer
Subcategory Wills & Probate
County Norfolk
Collections from Great Britain, England
Country England
Note: At the age of about 28, this will is unlikely to be written because John is dying. In fact, as a grandson of Richard the Acquirer, he is likely the inheritor rather than the deseased.
!Source: Item ANF will register Liber 7 [Gedney] fo. 237 - Hicks, John, of Cromer https://nrocatalogue.norfolk.gov.uk/index.php/hicks-john-of-cromer
Reference code ANF will register Liber 7 [Gedney] fo. 237
Title Hicks, John, of Cromer <<<< Most likely written as Hawks or Hacks, but mis-read because of lack of ink on the initial cirle of the “a” as seems to be common.
Date[s] 1523 [Creation]
Level of description Item
Name of creator Archdeaconry of Norfolk; ?-[?-]
Repository Norfolk Record Office
Scope and content Will.
Conditions governing access Not to be produced to the searchroom.
Finding aids Norfolk Genealogy vol. 3.
Existence and location of copies Use microfilm MF 177.
Place access points Norfolk » Cromer, Norfolk
Genre access points Probate » Wills
Status Catalogued