John Hawkins

Personal and Family Information

John was born about 1485, the son of Stephen Hawkins but his mother is unknown. The place is not known.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

!Source: The National Archives' catalogue https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7474452

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 1/548 - 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: Nicolson v Hawkyns. Plaintiffs: William Nicolson of St Albans, yeoman....

Reference: C 1/548/45

Description:

Short title: Nicolson v Hawkyns.

Plaintiffs: William Nicolson of St Albans, yeoman.

Defendants: John Hawkyns of Sawtry, executor of Margaret, mother of complainant.

Subject: Bequest of the said Margaret in money and goods. Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire

Date: 1518-1529

Held by: The National Archives, Kew

Legal status: Public Record[s]

Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

Note: The John Hawkins of Sawtry named as executor in Nicolson v Hawkyns [1518–1529] is probably the son of Stephen Hawkins of Eynesbury.

The Sawtry–St Albans north–south corridor aligns closely with Stephen’s known locality, whereas alternative candidates require more unnatural east–west movement. This placement best fits both geography and executor behavior, making it more likely the participants would know eachother.