John Hawley (died 1408)

[2][4] His magnificent monumental brass survives in St Saviour's Church, Dartmouth.

[5][6] Hawley was both a merchant and licensed privateer though he was often accused of piracy.

[7] He conducted a number of naval operations in the English Channel and briefly held the post of deputy to the Admiral of England under King Henry IV (1399-1413).

[5] He organised the defence of Dartmouth in 1404 against an attack by a Breton fleet, which culminated in the Battle of Blackpool Sands.

He married twice: He died in December 1408 and was buried in St Saviour's Church, Dartmouth, where survives his magnificent monumental brass of John Hawley (d.1408) in St Saviour's Church, Dartmouth, showing him dressed as a fully-armed knight, flanked by his two wives.

Monumental brass of John Hawley (d.1408) in St Saviour's Church, Dartmouth. He is dressed as a fully-armed knight, flanked by his two wives
Arms of Hawley: Argent, three hunting horns and a broad arrow sable in pale feathers and head or [ 1 ]