Edmund was born about 1458, the son of John Hawkins and Alice Atwyll. The place is not known.
His wife was Johane Spray. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their only known child was John (c1476-?).
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| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
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| Birth | ABT 1458 |
Note 1
!Notes: Working Summary Hypothesis:
John Hawkins [1415–1514] was a second cousin of Captain John Hawkins and is proposed here as the father of Rector John Hawkins. It is highly plausible that John accompanied Captain John to Devon during the inheritance of the Hankeford estates — not as a formal heir, but as a trusted family supporter. Such relocations commonly involved extended kin to help secure property, manage retainers, and ensure loyalty on newly acquired lands.
He is presumed to have played a role in identifying and supporting his sons’ advancement, possibly working with Captain John to secure the son Rector John’s placement at Exeter College in 1486. Most likely the son Edmund lived in Exeter, Devon. This coordinated family effort helped establish a lasting Hawkins presence in Devonshire, both clerical and landed.
!Source: The National Archives' catalogue https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7466267
C - Records created, acquired, and inherited by Chancery, and also of the Wardrobe, Royal Household, Exchequer and various commissions
Division within C - Records of Equity Side: the Six Clerks
C 1 - Court of Chancery: Six Clerks Office: Early Pleadings and Proceedings, Richard II to Philip and Mary
C 1/328 - Chancery pleadings addressed to William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury as Lord Chancellor. Detailed descriptions at item level
Catalogue description Short title: Keleway v Haukyn. Plaintiffs: Thomas Keleway and E ..., his wife....
Reference: C 1/328/11
Description:
Short title: Keleway v Haukyn.
Plaintiffs: Thomas Keleway and E ..., his wife.
Defendants: Edmund Haukyn and Johane, his wife, executrix and late the wife of William Whitelok.
Subject: Detention of deeds relating to a messuage with appurtenances in Ilsyn[gton], Upb...[ston], Kn[igh]ton and Lo ..., and to lands and tenements in St Sidwell's, St Stephen's, St Kerrian's, and St Paul's, Exeter. Devon
Note: Mutilated.
Date: 1504-1515
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
!Notes: The National Archive. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/a39532c6-2eb2-4ed1-9634-72e31abffa08
168 - Somerset Heritage Centre
D\P\wook - WOOKEY PARISH
D\P\wook/5 - Property Administered by the Churchwardens
D\P\wook/5/1 - Deeds relating to real property, etc.
Catalogue description Tenement and garden on north side of the street of Wookey.
Reference: D\P\wook/5/1/2
Title: Tenement and garden on north side of the street of Wookey.
Description:
Originally belonging to John Carter alias Morekoc, carpenter, s. & h. of John Carter of Chewton, conveyed to parish trustees 1501, subsequently leased to various parties. Other families involved: Bokkyng of Wells, Chapell, Edwarde and Spray alias Hawkyns and Willys of Wookey [Nos: 3, 4, 11-14, 20]
Date: 1420-1586
Held by: Somerset Heritage Centre , not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Physical description: 8 docts.
Note: This reference to Edwarde and Spray alias Hawkyns is very ambiguous, but the only interpretation I can take of it is that Edward has a wife with a maiden name of Spray and a married name of Hawkyns. Edmund and Johane are the only ones anywhere nearby who might meet that discription. The whole lease thing in this case started 1501, so this is after that.