Nicholas Brend
| Nicholas Brend | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1560 |
| Died | 12 October 1601 (aged 40–41) |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Strelley |
| Children |
Sir Matthew Brend John Brend Jane Brend Mercy Brend Frances Brend |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Brend, Margery (surname unknown) |
Nicholas Brend (c. 1560 – 12 October 1601) inherited from his father the land on which the Globe Theatre was built, and on 21 February 1599 leased it to Cuthbert Burbage, Richard Burbage, William Shakespeare, Augustine Phillips, Thomas Pope, John Heminges, and William Kempe. He died two years later, leaving the property on which the Globe was built to his infant son, Matthew Brend, who did not come of age until 6 February 1621.
Nicholas Brend, born between 22 September 1560 and 21 September 1561, was a younger son of Thomas Brend (c. 1516 – 21 September 1598) of West Molesey, Surrey, a London scrivener. Thomas Brend's social standing was initially modest; however in 1591 he had been granted a coat of arms.
Nicholas Brend was the son of his father's first marriage to a woman named Margery (d. 2 June 1564), whose surname is unknown. After his first wife's death, Thomas Brend married Mercy Collet (d. 13 April 1597), widow of Francis Bodley (d.1566) of Streatham, and daughter of Humphrey Collet.
Nicholas Brend had nine siblings of the whole blood by his father's first marriage, as well as eight siblings of the half blood by his father's second marriage. However when Thomas Brend made his will on 15 June 1597, Nicholas's only surviving siblings were his five sisters: Mary, who married Rowland Maylard and was widowed by 1601; Katherine, who married George Sayers or Seares; Anne and Judith, who died unmarried; and Mercy, who married Peter Frobisher, son of Sir Martin Frobisher.
When Thomas Brend died on 21 September 1598 at the age of eighty-one, Nicholas Brend inherited a substantial estate which included the manor of West Molesey, Surrey; a house called the Star and other properties in Bread Street, London; a house at St Peter's Hill in London, and several properties in Southwark, including the site of the Globe.
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