Thomas Brewse (abt. 1406 - 1482)

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Descendants

Died 17 Jun 1482 at about age 76 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England

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Biography

Name

Sir Thomas Brewes of Wenham, in Suff. ^[1]

Birth and Parentage

Sir Thomas was born circa 1406, the son of Robert Brewes and Ela Stapleton. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

First Marriage to Mary Calthorpe

Sir Thomas married Mary, daughter of Sir John Calthorpe of Burnham. ^{[2] [3] [6] [7] [8]}

Children with Mary Calthorpe

William, son and heir, married Elizabeth, daughter of John Hopton of Blythburgh. ^{[2] [3] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]}

Giles ^{[2] [7] [9] [16]}

Second Marriage to Elizabeth Gilbert

Sir Thomas married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Gilbert Debenham. ^{[2] [3] [6] [7] [8] [9] [12] [14] [16] [17] [18]}

Children with Elizabeth Gilbert

Robert, married Katherine, daughter of John Wingfield of Letheringham. ^{[2] [6] [7] [9] [14] [16] [18]}

John ^{[2] [9] [14]}

Edward ^{[2] [9] [14]}

Muriel, married to Sir John Audley. ^{[2] [9] [16]}

Margaret, married to Sir Philip Tilney. ^{[2] [9] [16]}

Margery, married to Sir John Paston. ^{[2] [7] [19] [20]}

Daughter (probably Ela) , married to Willoughby. ^{[2] [16]}

Ela ^[9]

Death and Will

Sir Thomas died on the 17 June 1482 and his will was dated 10 July 1479. He was buried at Woodbridge Priory Suffolk. ^{[2] [3] [6] [9] [12] [14] [17] [21]}

Research Notes

Sir Thomas Brewes was buried at the same Woodbridge Priory as his parents Sir Robert Brewes and Ela Stapleton. ^[21]

The Will “of me Sir Thomas Brews, knight.”… To be buried in monastery of Woodbridge “wher many & diverse of myn Auncestres be sepultured.” ^[9]

Sir Thomas Brewes’ mother “Ela, relict of Sir Robert, by her will dated at Wodebrig in Suffolk, October 16, 1456, requires to be buried in the chancel of the conventual church there, near to her husband; bequeaths to Thomas her son, her husband’s signet; to Elizabeth his wife a gold ring, to William, son of Thomas, a broche.” ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Harvey, William. The Visitation of Norfolk in the Year 1563. 1878. Vol 1. Pg. 306. Archive.org
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12} Crisp, Frederick Arthur. Fragmenta Genealogica. 1902. Vol 8. Pg. 57-60. Archive.org
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} Cokayne, George Edward. The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, revised edition, Vol II, St Catherine Press, 1912, Pg. 306. Archive.org
4. ↑ Gage, John. The History and Antiquities of Suffolk. 1838. Pg. 60. Google Books
5. ↑ Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry. 2011. Vol 1. Pg. 390. Google Books
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6} Blomefield, Francis. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk. 1805. Vol. 8. Pg. 268-9. Archive.org
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6} Wedgwood, Josiah C. History of Parliament (1439-1509). 1936. Pg. 108-9. Archive.org
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Great Britain. Public Record Office. List of Early Chancery Proceedings. 1963. Vol 3. Pg. 61. Google Books
9. ↑ ^{9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10} Crisp, Frederick Arthur. Fragmenta Genealogica. 1902. Vol 8. Pg. 42. Archive.org
10. ↑ Great Britain. Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem and Other Analogous Documents, Henry VII. 1898. Vol 1. Pg. 265 and 267-8. Google Books Google Books
11. ↑ Richmond, Colin. John Hopton: A Fifteenth Century Suffolk Gentleman. 1981. Pg. 142-3. Google Books
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2} Gairdner, James. The Paston Letters. 1900. Vol 3. Pg. 337-8. Google Books
13. ↑ Lincolnshire Notes & Queries. 1891. Vol 2. Pg. 16-7. Google Books
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5} Blomefield, Francis. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk. 1805. Vol. 5. Pg. 406. Archive.org
15. ↑ Copinger, Walter Arthur. County of Suffolk. 1904. Vol 3. Pg. 96. Archive.org
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5} Crisp, Frederick Arthur. Fragmenta Genealogica. 1902. Vol 8. Pg. 30. Archive.org
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1} Great Britain. Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem and Other Analogous Documents, Henry VII. 1898. Vol 1. Pg. 267-8 and 438-9. Google Books Google Books
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1} Metcalfe, Walter Charles. The visitations of Suffolk. 1882. Pg. 117. Archive.org
19. ↑ Gairdner, James. The Paston Letters. 1900. Vol 3. Pg. 176-7 and 179-80. Google Books Google Books
20. ↑ Napier, Henry Alfred. Historical Notices of the Parishes of Swyncombe and Ewelme. 1858. Google Books
21. ↑ ^{21.0 21.1} Taylor, Richard. Index Monasticus. 1824. Pg. 98-9. Google Books

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