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Carney & Wehofer Family
Genealogy Pages
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 1532 - 1595 (63 years)
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| Name |
John HAWKINS |
| Born |
1532 |
Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom  |
| 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 Ul?a |
| 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 |
| Died |
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, United Kingdom , d. 1554-1555, Tavistock, Plymouth, England (Age 65 years) |
| Mother |
Joan Towne TRELAWNY, b. 1499, Brightorre, England , d. Yes, date unknown |
| Married |
Abt 1499 |
Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom |
| 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) |
| Married |
1559 |
Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
29 Aug 2016 |
| Family ID |
F5837 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| 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.
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