The Hakluyts were of Welsh extraction, rather than Dutch as is often suggested.[2] According to antiquary John Leland, the family took its name from the forest of Cluyd in Radnorshire.[3] They appear to have settled in Herefordshire in England around the 13th century. The family established itself at Yatton,[4][5][6] and must have ranked amongst the principal landowners of the county. A person named Hugo Hakelute, who may have been an ancestor or relative of Richard Hakluyt, was elected Member of Parliament for the borough of Yatton in 1304 or 1305,[7] and between the 14th and 16th centuries five individuals surnamed "de Hackluit" or "Hackluit" were Sheriffs of Herefordshire. A man named Walter Hakelut was knighted in the 34th year of Edward I (1305), and in 1349 Thomas Hakeluyt was chancellor of the diocese of Hereford. Records also show that a Thomas Hakeluytt was in the wardship of Henry VIII (reigned 1509–1547) and Edward VI (reigned 1547–1553).[5]
The library of Christ Church, Oxford, by an unknown artist, from Rudolph Ackermann's History of Oxford (1813)
Richard Hakluyt, the second of four sons, was born in either Hereford in the county of Herefordshire around 1552,[8] or in or near London around 1553.[4][5] Hakluyt's father, also named Richard Hakluyt, was a member of the Worshipful Company of Skinners whose members dealt in skins and furs. He died in 1557 when his son was aged about five years, and his wife Margery[1] followed soon after. Hakluyt's cousin, also named Richard Hakluyt, of the Middle Temple, became his guardian.[9]
The Hakluyts were of Welsh extraction, rather than Dutch as is often suggested.[2] According to antiquary John Leland, the family took its name from the forest of Cluyd in Radnorshire.[3] They appear to have settled in Herefordshire in England around the 13th century. The family established itself at Yatton,[4][5][6] and must have ranked amongst the principal landowners of the county. A person named Hugo Hakelute, who may have been an ancestor or relative of Richard Hakluyt, was elected Member of Parliament for the borough of Yatton in 1304 or 1305,[7] and between the 14th and 16th centuries five individuals surnamed "de Hackluit" or "Hackluit" were Sheriffs of Herefordshire. A man named Walter Hakelut was knighted in the 34th year of Edward I (1305), and in 1349 Thomas Hakeluyt was chancellor of the diocese of Hereford. Records also show that a Thomas Hakeluytt was in the wardship of Henry VIII (reigned 1509–1547) and Edward VI (reigned 1547–1553).[5]
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