Benedicta Hawkins

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Benedicta was born about 1588, the daughter of Thomas Hawkins and Anne Petit. The place is not known.

She died on 12 MAY 1661 in Brussels, Belgium.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Benedicta Hawkins
(c1588-1661)

 

Thomas Hawkins
(c1537-1617)

 

Thomas Hawkins
(c1500-1588)

 

Matthew Hawkins
(c1465-?)

 
  

Alice
(c1475-?)

 
  

Ellianor At-see
(c1510-?)

 

Robert At-see
(c1460-?)

 
   
 		 
  

Anne Petit
(c1550-1616)

 

Ciriack Petit
(c1500-?)

  
 		 
   
 		 
   
 		  
 		 
   
 		 

Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
BirthABT 1588
Death12 MAY 1661
Place: Brussels, Belgium

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Notes

Note 1

!Source: The visitation of Kent : taken in the years 1619-1621, page 202, by John Philipot, Rouge Dragon, Marshal and Deputy to William Camden, Clarenceux., edited Robert Hovenden, F.S.A., London 1989. [Public Library of Boston]

archive.org/details/visitationofkent00camd/page/n7/mode/2up?view=theater

Additional Pedegrees. Hawkins. [Harl. 6138, fo. 45th.]

Sir Thomas Hawkins of Nash Knight

Wife: Anne daughter of Ciriack Petit of Boughton under the Bleen in Kent.

Son: Sir Thomas Hawkins of Nash in Kent Knight

Son: 2. Henry.

Son: Richard Hawkins of Selling Kent 3 son.

Son: John Hawkins of London Doctor in Phisick

Son: Ciriack Hawkins fifth son.

Daughter: Suzan mar. John Finch of Grouehurst in Kent.

Daughter: Benedicta.

Daughter: Anne. mar. to William Hildesley in com. Oxon.

!Source: Who were the Nuns? A Prosopographical study of the English Convents in exile 1600-1800

https://wwtn.history.qmul.ac.uk/search/nsearch.php?uid=BB094

Details

Benedict Hawkins, in religion Barbara Benedict.

Died: 12 May 1661 in Brussels, aged 73.

father: Sir Thomas Hawkins of Boughton under the Blean, Kent

mother: Anne Pettit of Boughton under the Blean, Kent

Benedictines, Brussels choir nun.

She was clothed 22 Jul 1611.

She professed 22 Jul 1612, aged 25. Her dowry was 3800fl.

Sacristan in 1623

Sacristan in 1652

She was the aunt of Anne Hawkins, Elisabeth Finch, Anne Hildestly, Catherine Hildestly, Susanna Hildestly.

She was the great aunt of Susanna Hawkins, Anne Hawkins, Mary Harris.

brother: Rev Henry Hawkins SJ

nephew: Rev Francis Hawkins SJ

Sources: AMbenbx-12: 1630; AMbenbx-12: 1640; AMbenbx-3: 1652; Brussels Obit: 74; Brussels Benedictines Profession Book: 181.

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mother from Foley