John Hawkins, Admiral Sir

Abt 1532 - 1595  (63 years)

• Name	John Hawkins  [1]
  Suffix	Admiral Sir
  Birth	Abt 1532  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Name	John Hawkyns Admiral Sir
  Reference Number	26849
  Death	12 Nov 1595	At Sea Off Porto Rico   [1]
  Person ID	I26849	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	William Hawkins,   b. Abt 1495   d. Abt 1554 (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Joan Trelawney
  Relationship	bio
  Family ID	F9413	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Children	+ 1. Richard Hawkins,   b. Abt 1562   d. 17 Apr 1622 (Age 60 years)  [Father: bio]
  Family ID	F10063	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 12 Nov 1595 - At Sea Off Porto Rico  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	5 Photos
  	Admiral Sir John Hawkins Oil Painting held at the National Maritime Museum, London. Notations on the painting: Anno Domini 1581. Sir John Hawkins Aetatis Svae 44 (At his age 44)
  	Portrait of Three Mariners L to R: Sir John Hawkins, Sir Francis Drake, & Sir Thomas Cavendish
  	John Hawkins_COA The later grant of arms to John Hawkins in 1571, with the addition bearing heraldic symbols related to Riohacha, Colombia (then Rio de la Hacha), for his notable victory there, the addition being; on a canton or, an escallop between two palmers staves sable
  	Jesus of Lubeck, Ship of Queen Elizabeth I, chartered by John Hawkins
  	Signature of Sir John Hawkins

  
  

  Documents

  Wikipedia - John Hawkins (Naval Commander) Info as of 21 Jan 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Philemon Hawkins (1690-1725) claimed to be the great-grandson of John Hawkins. However, no clear path from John Hawkins' son Richard has been established to date. (21 Jan 2026)

  
  

• Sources

  [S1018] Ancestry.com, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 09; Page: 212. Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22 London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 09; Page: 212