John P. TRELAWNEY

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Family/Spouse: Margaret BOSTON. Margaret was born in 1455; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Florence COURTENAY. Florence was born in 1446 in Boconnoc, Devon, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: JOAN. was born in 1480; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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!Walter Trelawney born 1476 , Cornwall, England CD 100 United Ancesteries record # 31-516

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Joan also had 3 daughters.

Joan married Sir William HAWKINS about 1499 in Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. William (son of John HAWKINS and Joan AMADOS) was born in 1490 in Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom; died in 1554-1555 in Tavistock, Plymouth, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William was Mayor of Plymouth 1567-8, 1578-9, 1587-90, was a ship owner, the "Griffin" and renowned sea captain and his cruisers were the terror of Spain. His son William sailed with Fenton in 1582, laid the foundation of the Indian Empire, and went to Agra as Ambassador at the Court of the Great Mogul. William founded the East India Company, a vast business empire that extracted many riches from India, and included many ships.

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• Military: 1568, Veracruz, New Spain; Captain, Battle of San Juan
• MilitaryService: 1568, present-day Veracruz, Mexico; commander in the Battle of San Juan de Ul?a
• Election: 1571, London, , Middlesex, England; Member of Parliament representing Plymouth, England
• MilitaryService: 1573; Treasurer for the English Navy
• Occupation: 1577, London, England; Treasurer and 1589 Controller of the Queen's Royal Navy
• Military: 1585; Captain, Anglo-Spanish War
• Knighted: 1588, London, , Middlesex, England; by Queen Elizabeth I
• MilitaryService: 1588; Vice Admiral in the battle in which the Spanish Armada was defeated.
• Cause of Death: 12 Nov 1595, Off the coast of Puerto Rico; Disease

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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.

John married Dame Katherine GONSON in 1559 in Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. Katherine (daughter of Benjamin GONSON and Ursula HUSSY) was born on 16 May 1534 in Plymouth, Devon, England; died on 23 Jun 1591 in Deptford, London, England; was buried in Jul 1591 in St. Dunstan-in-the-East Churchyard, London, City of London, Greater London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Margaret VAUGHN about 1592. Margaret was born in 1534 in Sussex, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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