Jane (Angell) Hawkins (abt. 1580 - bef. 1659)

Born about 1580 in St. Ives, All Saints, Huntingdonshire, England

Wife of Richard Hawkins — married 11 Jul 1602 in Bluntisham-cum-Earith, Huntingdonshire, England

Descendants

Died before 27 Jul 1659 before about age 79 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island

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Biography

Jane was a Friend (Quaker)

The English origins of Jane Angel have recently been identified as in the parish of St. Ives, Huntingdonshire, England.^[1][2] The primary clue was an entry in John Winthrop's journal which read regarding Jane, "It is certainly known that Hawkin's wife, who continued to live with Mrs. Hutchinson and was her bosom friend, had much familiarity with the devil in England where she dwelt at St. Ives." A search of the parish records of St. Ives and nearby Bluntisham-cum-Earith revealed the marriage of Richard Hawkins and Jane Angel as well as the batptisms of nine of their children.

Follower of Anne Hutchinson and the Antinomian Quakers. Midwife. Banished after being accused of witchcraft. Closest friend of Anne Hutchinson, Jane was a midwife and herbalist given to trance-like states in which she spoke Latin...was banished from the Salem Church to join Mrs Hutchinson in exile. ^[3]

Birth

Born: About 1580 in Huntingdonshire, England.

Estimate based on her marriage in 1602.

Marriage and Children

Married: Richard Hawkins on 11 July 1602 in Bluntisham-cum-Earith, Huntingdonshire, England.^[1][4][5]

Children of Richard Hawkins and Jane Angell:^[1]

1. Mary Hawkins. Baptized on 20 May 1604 in Bluntisham-cum-Earith, Huntingdonshire, England. She probably married Thomas Brooks.^[6]
2. Elizabeth Hawkins. Baptized on 29 March 1607 in Bluntisham-cum-Earith. Elizabeth was buried on 18 June 1607 in Bluntisham.
3. James Hawkins. Baptized on 1 January 1609/(10?) in Bluntisham-cum-Earith. He married Mary Mills. James died on 14 March 1670 in Boston, Massachusetts.
4. Thomas Hawkins. Baptized on 20 July 1612 in St. Ives, Huntingdonshire, England. He married first Hannah Unknown about 1636, and married second Rebecca Unknown. Thomas died after 30 July 1656.^[7]
5. Ruth Hawkins. Baptized on 21 May 1615 in St. Ives. Ruth was buried 25 July 1616 in St. Ives.
6. John Hawkins. Baptized on 8 June 1617 in St. Ives. John was buried 15 June 1617 in St. Ives.
7. Job Hawkins. Baptized on 11 October 1618 in St. Ives. He married Frances Unknown about 1645. Job died after 6 March 1681/2.
8. Sarah Hawkins. Baptized on 10 June 1621 in St. Ives. Sarah was buried 24 June 1621 in St. Ives.
9. Matthew Hawkins. Baptized on 9 October 1625 in St. Ives. No further record found.

Death

Died: Between 30 July 1656 and 27 July 1659 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

Dates her will was made and proved.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} TAG, vol. 89 (2017): pages 307-308.
2. ↑ This identification was first suggested by John C. Brandon in a now deleted post on SGM.
3. ↑ Bernard Bailyn, The Barbarous Years, the Peopling of British North America... (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2012), 459; pages 532 plus notes and index total pages 614; digital images, GoogleBooks (via preview, 2023)
4. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKNW-5Q7 ), Jaine Angell in entry for Richard Hawkins, 1602.
5. ↑ "England, Huntingdonshire Parish Registers", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7B7V-G7T2 : 11 February 2021), Jaine Angell in entry for *rd Hawkins, 1602.
6. ↑ Richard and Jane Hawkins had a son-in-law named Thomas Brooks. Since all of the other daughters are known to have died, it must have been Mary who married Thomas Brooks.
7. ↑ NEHGR, vol. 8 (1854): page 38.

• The American Genealogist, vol. 89 no. 4 (October 2017): pages 307-308. ""Gleanings on the Origins of Several Colonial Families: Richard¹ and Jane¹ (Angel) Hawkins of Huntingdonshire, Boston and Rhode Island," by Hal Bradley.

• Brandon, John C. "The weird career Jane (Angell) Hawkins of St. Ives and New England." (Soc.genealogy.medieval discussion group, 18 January 2008). Post since deleted.

• New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 114 no. 3 (July 1960): 207-211. "The Story of Jane Hawkins," by Edward West. AmericanAncestors.org link.

• Green, Samuel Abbott, History of Medicine in Massachusetts: A Centennial Address Delivered Before the Massachusetts Medical Society at Cambridge, June 7, 1881, published 1881. Reference pages 131, 27