Brewster, Francis I

1556 - 1632  (76 years)

• Name	Brewster, Francis
  Suffix	I
  Birth	1556	Castle Bristol, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
  Gender	Male
  Birth	1556	Wrentham Hall, Suffolk, England
  Occupation	Abt 1590
  	Collector of rents for Sir John Stafford.
  Residence	Between 1602 and 1624	Castle Bristol, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
  Arrival	Between 1620 and 1650	New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  Verified	Yes - Research
  Residence	Between 1625 and 1630	Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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  Death	16 Oct 1632	Bristol, Somerset, England
  Person ID	I30	Charles Banks and Jon Ray Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	Brewster, Humphrey Clark,   b. 1526, Rushmere, Suffolk, England d. 29 Jun 1593, Wrentham, Suffolk, England (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Foster, Alice,   b. Abt 1530, Gobdoke, Suffolk, England d. 8 Sep 1611, Wrentham, Suffolk, England (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	1553	Wrentham, Suffolk, England
  Family ID	F20	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Snelling, Elizabeth,   b. 1568, Bristol, Somerset, England d. 3 Jul 1638, Bristol, Somerset, England (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	1586	St. Peter Parish, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
  Children	1. Brewster, Doctor Francis C II,   b. 1589, Castle Bristol, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England d. 30 Dec 1646, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F22	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 1586 - St. Peter Parish, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Arrival - Between 1620 and 1650 - New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Residence - Between 1625 and 1630 - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Francis Brewster of the Castle of Bristol, England m. ca. 1586, St. Peter Parish, Bristol, England to Elizabeth Snelling , daughter of Robert Snelling , b. 1568, Bristol, Somerset, England. Francis & Elizabeth (Snelling) Brewster divorced. John Brewster , b. 1600, Bristol , Somerset , England Gillian Brewster , b. 1602' chr. 6 Apr 1602, Bristol , England . Dr. Francis Brewster , b. ca. 1589, Wrentham, Suffolk , England ; d. 1646, lost at sea. Robert Brewster , b. ca. 1587, Wrentham, Suffolk , England ; d. ca. 1663 Collector of rents in the service of Sir John Stafford, who had received a grant of the 'Castle of Bristol' from Queen Elizabeth in 1600 as a reward for his valor, granting him the constableship of Bristol Castle. SirJohn Stafford died Sept1624 Sir John Stafford seem to have been an absentee landlord; neglecting the property permitting it to fall into disrepair. Rents were collected by an agent, who had no authority to improve the property. It is unk when Francis Brewster became resident steward. King Charles I granted Brewster a lease of the Castle, its tenements and other property, on August 23 1626 "for 80 years from Michaelmas next if John Brewster, Gillian Brewster and Nathaniel Brewster, so long live" at an annual rental of one hundred pounds Condition of the Castle was disliked by the City of Bristol, which presented a petition to the King stating that 200 persons dwelled within the precincts of the Castle: most of them lived by begging, were outlawed, excommunicated and other lewd offenders. October 26 1630, King Charles sold the Castle and Brewster's lease to the city in trust. Thereafter Brewster paid his lease to the City of Bristol until his death, at which time the lease came directly to John Brewster.

  
  

• Reference

  Charles Banks. "Brewster, Francis I". The families of Charles Banks and Jon Ray. https://familytree.banksray.com/getperson.php?personID=I30&tree=banksray (accessed April 25, 2026).