James Brewster (1568 - 1613)

Born 1568 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England

Ancestors

Died 14 Jan 1613 at about age 45 in Sutton-cum-Laude, Nottinghamshire, England

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Biography

James Brewster, son of William Brewster and Prudence ____, was born say 1568, died in 1613, matriculated at Cambridge in 1582 and succeeded Henry Brewster, possibly his uncle, as vicar at Sutton on Lound in 1594.^[1]

He married Mary Welbeck who died 7 Apr 1637 in Sutton, Nottinghamshire, England and they had four daughters Grace who married William Glaive, Elizabeth, Susanna and Judith who married Edward Oldfied.^[2]

His brother William Brewster testified on his behalf.^[3]

It has not been decisively proven that this son James is identical to the man of the same name who was vicar.^[4] However, the evidence is fairly strong that he was. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Hunt, John G. "The Mother of Elder William Brewster of the Mayflower" in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Vol. 124 (Oct 1970) pages 250-254. (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-present). Online with subscription at AmericanAncestors.org.
2. ↑ Joseph Hunter, Collections concerning the church or congregation of Protestant Separatists formed at Scrooby in north Nottinghamshire (John Russell Smith, 1854) p 75 link
3. ↑ Nottingham Parish registers, vol 21, Marriages at "Sutton on Lound," p 11, 12. See also, will of Richard Ellis, made there in March 1586 (York P&E 23:227) which was witnessed by Henry Brewster, clerk, and James Brewster, clerk, presumably his nephew and his successor as vicar.
4. ↑ Merrick, Barbara Lambert, and E. Virginia Hunt. William Brewster of the Mayflower: and his descendants for four generations. (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2014), p 1-2, 2014. The GSMD "Silver Book"
5. ↑ Cambridge alumni database Accessed 6/20/2016: James BREWSTER Approx. lifespan: 1564–1613 Matric. sizar from St John's College 1582:10MT: One of these names, Master of Bawtry Hospital, West Riding of Yorkshire 1584 V. of Sutton-on-Lownd, [ West Riding of Yorkshire ???] 1596 ( H. M. Dexter 254) [app:] brother of William BREWSTER (1580) a Pilgrim Father Son of Henry, V. of Sutton cum Lound, [ Nottinghamshire ???] [:app] [app:]V. of Sutton cum Lound, [ Nottinghamshire ???] 1594-1613 [:app] [app:]succeeded his father[:app] [app:]Buried 1613:01:14 [:app] [app:](T.P.R. Layng: Notts Parish Regs. vol. XXI p. 11; Thor. Soc. XX, 178)[:app]