Sir Thomas Brewes

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C. Sir Thomas Hansard of Whittingham (Suffolk) & Ludborough (Lincolnshire) The following comes from Maddison's Lincolnshire Pedigrees (1906, Hansard of Ludborough). m. Thomasine Brus (b c1460, d 17.07.1496, dau/coheir of William Brus of Ludborough, son/heir of Sir Thomas)

Brews family of Topcroft: http://www.bigenealogy.com/suffolk/wenham_parva_parish.htm

Profile photo shows Wenham Hall which Thomas acquired. His son Robert was heir to Wenham and Topcroft as Robert's son Thomas was known to own Wenham and Topcroft. Robert's brother, William was heir to Ludborough, Fressingfield, and Stinton as he passed those on to his daughters, Ann Townshend, Thomasine Hansard and their husbands. See Thomas's son's profile: Robert Brews for more links to Wenham photos and information.

BELOW IS THE SPECIAL LINK TO SEE PHOTO ALBUM OF ALL SAINTS, INSIDE AND OUT WITH GREAT NOTES ON THE BREWES FAMILY. THE 1ST BREWES LORD OF LITTLE WENHAM, THOMAS b1407 AND HIS 2ND WIFE ELIZABETH DEBENHAM MARRIED 1456-7 ARE FEATURED IN THE FLOOR ENGRAVINGS AND BEAUTIFULLY DESCRIBED. THEN THEIR GT. GRANDSON SIR JOHN BREWES died 1585 APPEARS IN A SQUARE MARBLE PANEL KNEELING IN PRAYER. HIS WIFE CECILY WILTON ALSO IS MENTIONED IN THE LATIN DESCRIPTION BELOW SIR JOHN/JOHANNES, Click on the photo of the kneeling John and you will be taken to photo collection with the ability to enlarge and be able to read the words and see close detail of John. It says 1585 was the year but some disagree. Link: http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/lwenham.htm

Thomas married Elizabeth Debenham. Elizabeth's Debenham family was a known owner of Wenham Hall and Manor and so the Debenhams passed it on to Elizabeth and Sir Thomas Brews. Thomas also was heir to the Topcroft Estate from his own family. Quote from Rootsweb discussion on whether there was a Richard Wenham in Little Wenham whose family passed the Wenham manor on to the Brewse family or was it the Debenhams? "(Have a look at www.historyof parliementonline for their biographies). Her brother Gilbert was eventually convicted of treason after the uprising associated with Perkin Warbeck 1491-1495. I've seen a suggestion that she eventually paid to reclaim some of the family land.... So.... Was the Thomas who first came into Sussex in fact a DEBENHAM, but quite happy to be known as Thomas from Wenham until that name eventually was accepted as his family name?" This implies a theory that it was really a Debenham using the surname as Wenham to hide his identity. And then it was actually a daughter of the Debenhams who married Thomas Brewse as we have it now on this profile. The link to the Rootsweb discussion is at the profile of Richard Wenham born 1410. Richard Wenham

source: "The Reynolds of East Bergholt, Suffolk, England by Susan E. Clement © 1992 Reynolds Family Association"