Johane Hawkins

Personal and Family Information

Johane was born about 1496, the daughter of John Hawkins but her mother is unknown. The place is not known.

Her husband was William Whyteloke. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. They had no known children.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

!Source: The National Archives' catalogue https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7474280

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 1/544 - Chancery pleadings addressed to Thomas Wolsey, Archbishop of York, Cardinal and Papal Legate as Lord Chancellor. Detailed descriptions at item level

Catalogue description Short title: Myller v Hawkyns. Plaintiffs: Thomas Myller and Margery , his wife,...

Reference: C 1/544/4

Description:

Short title: Myller v Hawkyns.

Plaintiffs: Thomas Myller and Margery [Alice], his wife, of Somerset, daughter and heir of Hugh Cremell and of Richard , his wife.

Defendants: Johan Hawkyns, executrix and late the wife of William Whyteloke.

Subject: Detention of deeds relating to a messuage and land in St Sidwell's without Exeter, granted to the said Hugh and Richard by William Hersy.

[The answers are by Richard Blaker and Edmund Scrace].

Devon, Somerset.

5 documents

Date: 1518-1529

Held by: The National Archives, Kew

Legal status: Public Record[s]

Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

Note: Birth about 1496 would make her 22-33 during the 1518-1529 range - probably a reasonable age to be a widow and executrix. Likely death causes for her husband would include plague or an accident. This is the only known Hawkins family in the area near Essex.