• Born: Abt 1653, St. Erth, Cornwall
• Married: 29 May 1683, Cury, Cornwall ¹
• Buried: 10 Oct 1716, Helston, Cornwall ¹

  Research Notes:

In 1676, Thomas Hawkins, the eldest son, was co-executor of his father's will, from whom he inherited Trewinnard and tenements in Grampound.

In 1680 Thomas Hawkins of Helston, gentleman, was one of the trustees of the will of John Penrose of Penrose, Esq.

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Lease for a year, lands in village of Burras, Wendron, 12 Aug 1686. ²

Parties:

1) Henry Jenkyn, Wendron, yeoman; Thomas Tresillian, Wendron, gentleman
2) Thomas Hawkins, borough Helston, gentleman.

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Lease, one third of Rospeath, Ludgvan, 20 May 1687. ³

Parties:

1) Henry Penrose, gentleman, Rosbreege and Thomas Hawkins, gentleman, Helston
2) Mary Penrose, widow, Penrose

Term: one year.

Witnessed by: Edward Penrose and Barnard Penrose, Robert Hooker and James Borey.

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Assignment of mortgage, Tredower and Gwellameane, St Martin in Meneage, 14 Feb 1707. ⁴

Parties:

1) Sir Richard Vyvyan, baronet, of Trelowarren; Renatus Bellott, esquire of Bochim; John Arundell, esquire of Helston and Francis Hawkins, gentleman, of Helston
2) Thomas Hawkins, gentleman, Trewinnard
3) Wearn Nicholas, yeoman, St Keverne
4) John Thomas of Tremaine.

Assignment of mortgage, by 2) to 3), of Tredowarth [Tredoer] and Gwellameane, St Martins in Meneage.

Consideration: £666 2 shillings.

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Abstract of the Will of Thomas Hawkins of Trewinnard in the County of Cornwall, Gentleman, written 24 Oct 1713, proved 25 Oct 1716. ⁵

Gives 30 shillings to the poor of the Borough of Helston.

Gives a total of £520 to his wife Ann, along with his best bed, bedding, household furniture, a chest of drawers, his best mare and his best cow, ensuring she has use use of the Barton & Mills tenement for the term of her natural life.

Gives and devises his lands and hereditaments in Trewinnard, Trewinnard Mills, Trelean Crowles Marazion, and other places besides, to his son Christopher Hawkins and the heirs male of his body.

Gives to his daughter Jane Hawkins £800 and a tenement and lands called Greeale Myow and Little Greeale Myow.

All the rest of his goods & chattels, debts & credits, he gives to his son Christopher Hawkins, making him sole executor of his last will and testament.

Appoints his wife Ann Hawkins, his brother George Hawkins, clerk, his cousin Philip Hawkins of Pennans, gent., and his brother Reginald Hawkins, clerk, as overseers and trustees of his last will and testament.