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First Name
Last Name
Deacon James HURST

Deacon James HURST[1]

Male 1582 - 1657  (75 years)

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  • Name James HURST 
    Prefix Deacon 
    Born 1582  Retford, Nottinhamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As Jacobus 
    Migration 1631 
    Occupation Tanner, weaver 
    Immigrant? Y 
    Died 10 Dec 1657  Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried unknown Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I42750  Main
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2023 

    Father Henry HURST,   b. 10 Jun 1561, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1608, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Joann POWELL,   b. 1562, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1612, Somersetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Married 1582  Henlow, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F30142  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gertrude BENNISTER,   b. 1585, Rekfortretford, Amsterdam, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 30 May 1670, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 4 Oct 1608  Amsterdam, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. James HURST,   b. 1601, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1655, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
    +2. Patience HURST,   b. Jan 1610, Amsterdam, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1648, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 38 years)
    Last Modified 11 Apr 2020 
    Family ID F30141  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Oct 1608 - Amsterdam, Netherlands Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Dec 1657 - Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Anderson lists his migration as 1631, but suggests he was probably part of the last contingent of the Leiden congregation which came over 1629/30.
      His occupation was tanner and he built in 1640 the first tannery in Plymouth, Ma. He tanned wolf skins for the Pilgrims. [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S68] FULLER, Genealogy of some Descendants of Thomas Fuller of Woburn, William Hyslop Fuller, (1919).

    2. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 34784830.

    3. [S151] WikiTree, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hurst-5.


Notes

This website uses dates from the Gregorian calendar (New Style), unless otherwise noted.

For more information on dates, see Wikipedia: Old Style and New Style dates.

I strive to document my sources. However, some people and dates are best guesses and will be updated as new information is revealed. If you have something to add, please let me know.

Updated 23 Dec 2023