John HAWKINS^[1]

1532 - 1595  (63 years)

• Name	John HAWKINS
  Birth	1532	Plymouth, Devon,
  Gender	Male
  Military	1568	Veracruz, New Spain   [2]
  	Captain, Battle of San Juan
  MilitaryService	1568	present-day Veracruz, Mexico   [2]
  	commander in the Battle of San Juan de Ulúa
  Election	1571	London, , Middlesex, England   [2]
  	Member of Parliament representing Plymouth, England
  MilitaryService	1573  [2]
  	Treasurer for the English Navy
  Occupation	1577	London, England   [2]
  	Treasurer and 1589 Controller of the Queen's Royal Navy
  Military	1585  [2]
  	Captain, Anglo-Spanish War
  Knighted	1588	London, , Middlesex, England   [2]
  	by Queen Elizabeth I
  MilitaryService	1588  [2]
  	Vice Admiral in the battle in which the Spanish Armada was defeated.
  Cause of Death	12 Nov 1595	Off the coast of Puerto Rico   [2]
  	Disease
  FamilySearch ID	MXKD-GXL
  _UID	84485DD4079A46608791ED825E24D87398AE
  Death	12 Nov 1595	At Sea Off Porto Rico
  Person ID	I11563	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Sir William HAWKINS,   b. 1490, Plymouth, Devon, d. 1554-1555, Tavistock, Plymouth, England (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Joan Towne TRELAWNY,   b. 1499, Brightorre, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1499	Plymouth, Devon,
  Family ID	F5843	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Dame Katherine GONSON,   b. 16 May 1534, Plymouth, Devon, England d. 23 Jun 1591, Deptford, London, England (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	1559	Plymouth, Devon,
  Children	1. Admiral Sir Richard HAWKINS,   b. 1561-1562, Plymouth, Devon, d. 17 Apr 1622, Slapton, Devon, England (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F5837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret VAUGHN,   b. 1534, Sussex, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1592  [2]
  Family ID	F5836	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  John was the patriarch of the great seamen of the Elizabeth's reign including Frobisher, Drake, Gilbert, Candish, Granville, Oxenham, and Raleigh. He made mathematics and navigation his study Sir John Hawkins in his early naval career transported slaves (legal at that time) in 1562 (his first long voyage), 1564, and 1567 from Africa to England, and the West Indies and the Spanish Main in which Queen Elizabeth and other English nobles had a financial interest. On his 1564 return from the West Indies he visited Mexico and brought home roots of some interesting plants which he gave to Sir Walter Raleigh, who in turn planted them in Ireland. These plants became the famous Irish potatoes, a basic world substance. (John also brought home tobacco on his third voyage and is credited with it's introduction into Europe). The slave trade was encouraged in England but was a violation of Spanish law and ultimately he was attacked on September 24, 1568 by a Spanish Fleet in the harbor of Veracruz and escaped with difficulty after losing all his ships except the Minion (under his command) and the Judith which was owned and commanded by his cousin Francis Drake. In apparent "disgrace", Hawkins, with the connivance of Lord Burleigh , the secretary of state, undertook negotiations with the Spanish to enable them to invade England and overthrow Elizabeth, and for these supposed services he was granted a Spanish title and a large sum of money. The fruit of his Spanish negotiations came when, as Rear Admiral, he took a prominent part in the defeat of the Spanish Armada in August 1588 and for these services he was knighted. He also was the Controller of the Navy. Later he was with Frobisher on the Portuguese coast in 1590 in an attempt to again meet the Spanish silver fleet (merchantmen), but the expedition failed its purpose. He died the night before and unsuccessful attack on Puerto Rico while second in command in Drakes and was buried at sea.

  
  

• Sources

  [S855] Roger Clark, Roger Clark rogerclark@nethere.com. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 12 Dec 2022), entry for John HAWKINS, person ID MXKD-GXL. (Reliability: 3).