Dame Katherine GONSON^[1]

1534 - 1591  (57 years)

• Name	Katherine GONSON
  Prefix	Dame
  Birth	16 May 1534	Plymouth, Devon, England   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Will	6 Jun 1591	Of, Oakhanger Selborne, Hamps, England   [2]
  	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
  _FSFTID	MMPN-MZ1
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  _UID	4F21C2AF200D40A99FBB33B82FAD02FC1680
  Death	23 Jun 1591	Deptford, London, England   [2]
  Burial	Jul 1591	St. Dunstan-in-the-East Churchyard, London, City of London, Greater London, England   [2]
  Person ID	I11571	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2022

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	John HAWKINS,   b. 1532, Plymouth, Devon, d. 12 Nov 1595, At Sea Off Porto Rico (Age 63 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

  
  

• 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

  [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 Katherine GONSON, person ID MMPN-MZ1. (Reliability: 3).