Submitted by legacy on
Family and Education
s. of John Hawley of Dartmouth by his w. Elizabeth. m. (1) by 1372, Joan (d. 12 July 1394); (2) Alice (d. 7 Jan. 1403).H.R. Watkin, Dartmouth, 183. By tradition either this John Hawley or his s. John is said to have married ‘Emmeline’, da. of Sir Robert Tresilian (see e.g. J. Maclean, Trigg Minor, i. 394), and although there is no contemporary evidence of such a match, it is possible that the younger John’s wife, Margaret, was Tresilian’s da. of that name. 1s. John II.
Offices Held

Mayor, Dartmouth Mich. 1374–5, 1376 – 77, 1378 – 79, 1382 – 83, 1385 – 86, 1387 – 89, 1390 – 91, 1392 – 95, 1397 – 99, 1400–1.Watkin, 58–59, 183–4.

Commr. to fortify Dartmouth Dec. 1374, Feb. 1377, Nov. 1381, Mar. 1406; of inquiry, Devon June 1378, Devon, Som. Sept. 1385, Dec. 1404 (incidents at sea), to confiscate merchandise illegally seized at sea, Dartmouth Feb. 1386; compel restitution for acts of piracy, Devon Dec. 1386; of arrest July 1387, July 1406; to survey mines, Devon, Cornw. Aug. 1391; close the ports of Kingsbridge, Tor Bay and Dartmouth May 1401; of array, Devon July 1402; to organize the defence of merchant shipping Oct. 1402, Mar. 1403, Aug. 1403; bring certain vessels to London Nov. 1403.

Tax collector, Dartmouth Mar. 1377.

J.p. Devon 8 Mar. 1382–3.

Controller of customs and subsidies from Ilfracombe to Melcombe Regis 28 Aug. 1383–4; collector, Exeter 18 July 1388–9, Nov. 1390 – Aug. 1391, from Bridgwater to Sidmouth 21 Nov. 1400–6.

Escheator, Devon and Cornw. 12 Dec. 1390–8 Dec. 1391.

Royal receiver, Devon and Cornw. 15 Dec. 1390-Aug. 1398.

Lieutenant to Thomas Percy, earl of Worcester, admiral of England c. Dec. 1399-June 1401.

Parlimentarian
HAWLEY, John I (d.1408), of Dartmouth, Devon.
Main residence: Dartmouth, Devon.
Author
L.S.W.
Volume
Commons 1386-1421
Web Title

HAWLEY, John I (-d.1408)

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