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Dame Katherine GONSON

Dame Katherine GONSON[1, 2]

Female 1534 - 1591  (57 years)

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  • Name Katherine GONSON 
    Prefix Dame 
    Born 16 May 1534  Plymouth, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Female 
    FamilySearch ID MMPN-MZ1 
    Will 6 Jun 1591  Of, Oakhanger Selborne, Hamps, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    I KATHERINE HAWKINs wife of Sir John Hawkins Knt. do request my husband that he will be contented my corps may be buried in the parish Church of St. Dunstans in the Easte. I bequeath the large bason & ewer of silver & gilt which was my late fathers to my 
    _UID 4F21C2AF200D40A99FBB33B82FAD02FC1680 
    Died 23 Jun 1591  Deptford, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Jul 1591  St. Dunstan-in-the-East Churchyard, London, City of London, Greater London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I11571  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 12 Dec 2022 

    Father Benjamin GONSON,   b. 20 Se[ 1519, Sebright Hall, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1577, Great Baddow, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Ursula HUSSY,   b. Abt 1522, Of London, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1585, Great Warley, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Family ID F5842  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John HAWKINS,   b. 1532, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1595, At Sea Off Porto Rico Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 1559  Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Admiral Sir Richard HAWKINS,   b. 1561-1562, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1622, Slapton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F5837  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Katherine's father Benjamin was Treasurer of the Navy, and the son of William Gonson, Treasurer of the Navy before him. In 1573 Benjamin resigned in favor of Katherine's husband John, who then held the office of Treasurer until his death in 1592, about 20 years in office.

  • Sources 
    1. [S855] Roger Clark [email protected], Roger Clark.

    2. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.

    3. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 12 Dec 2022), entry for Katherine GONSON, person ID MMPN-MZ1. (Reliability: 3).