James, son of Zebedee James, son of Zebedee James, son of Zebedee (Hebrew: , "Yaʿqob"; Greek: Ἰάκωβος; ; died 44 AD) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally considered the first apostle to be martyred. The son of Zebedee and Salome is James, styled "the Greater", to distinguish him from the Apostle James "the Less", with greater meaning older or taller, rather than more important. He was the brother of John the beloved disciple. James is described as one of the first disciples to join Jesus. The Synoptic Gospels state that James and John were with their father by the seashore when
James Webber Smith James Webber then became the stepson of his probable father, who in his will left him a fortune provided he took the name and arms of Smith. His legal father's brother, the Reverend William Webber (1724–1790), Canon Residentiary of Chichester Cathedral, was the husband of Anne Smith (1731–1806), his probable father's sister, and these two were parents of his first cousin, the Reverend Charles Webber who became Archdeacon of Chichester. Smith received his commission as first lieutenant on 3 October 1795. He was promoted to captain cieutenant in 1802, to second captain in 1804, and to captain in 1806. He