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James Hurst

 

Immigrant Ancestor see FAMILY TREE
Born: Abt 1590 Possibly in Leiden, Holland

 

   
Married: 04/Oct/1608

 

   
Died: 10/Dec/1657 Plymouth, Plymouth, MA    

 

WIFE Gertrude Bennister

 MARRIAGE: Amsterdam, Holland, 4 October 1608 [NS] Gertrude Bennister ("Jacobus Hurste from Rekfort (Retford), bombazine-weaver, 26 years, and Geertrud Bennister from Rekford (Retford), 23 years" [J. deHoop Scheffer, History of the Free Churchmen ... (Ithaca, New York, n.d.), p. 190]. She died before 30 May 1670 when her inventory was taken.
FROM THE GREAT MIGRATION BEGINS

 

CHILDREN

Patience Hurst

From The Great Migration Begins

"In his will, dated 10 December 1657 and proved March 16 1657 (/8) 'James Hurst of Plymouth' bequeathed to 'wife Garteud Hurst my dwelling house at Plymouth with all my land thereunto belonging and all outhousing' for her life, 'and at her decease all the abovesaid particulars I bequeath to my grandchild John Cobb'; 'my wife (to) have and enjoy all my goods and cattles'; to 'my grandchild Gershom Cobb --- all my right of land at Punckatessett'; to 'my grandchild John Cobb forty acres of my land at Coaksett or Cushenett and to my grandchildren James cobb, Gershom Cobb & Eliezer Cobb twnety acres apiece of my land at Coaksett or Cushenett'; to 'my three granchildren Mary Dunham, Hannah Cobb and Patience Cobb 20s. apiece'; 'my wife' sole executrix; 'my loving friends Mr. Cushman and Gyles Richard Senior' superviors.

 

James Hurst was a tanner in Plymouth by 1632.

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