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Elder William Brewster

Elder William Brewster

Male 1566 - 1644  (78 years)

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  • Name William Brewster 
    Title Elder 
    Born 24 Jan 1565/1566  Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Birth Abt Jan 1567  Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Death 10 Apr 1644  Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Died 20 Apr 1644  Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I54179  Day Family Tree
    Last Modified 28 Mar 2014 

    Father William Brewster,   b. 1535/45, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1590, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Mother Mary Smythe,   d. Abt 1566 
    Married Aft 25 Dec 1562  [2
    Family ID F19974  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Love,   b. 1570, Tunbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1627, Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married Abt 1591  Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Robert Brewster,   b. Abt 1592, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 20 Jun 1609  (Age ~ 17 years)
     2. Elder Jonathan Brewster,   b. 12 Aug 1593, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1659, Norwich, New London County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     3. Patience Brewster,   b. 1599, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1634, Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years)
     4. Robert Brewster,   b. 1599, Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1634  (Age 35 years)
     5. Fear Brewster,   b. 1600, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1634, Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
     6. Love Brewster,   b. 1601, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1649, Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     7. Wrestling Brewster,   b. Abt 1605, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1627, Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 22 years)
    Family ID F19962  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Jan 1565/1566 - Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt Jan 1567 - Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt 1591 - Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Another source gives his date of death as 16-Apr-1643. The famous Elder. Claimed of liberal Christians everlasting gratitude, as the earliest of distinguished Puritan laymen in England. Came in the Mayflower 1620 with wife, 2 younger sons, the wife of the eldest, and her son William. [4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S103] Ancestry.com.

    2. [S329] Chrisman Pedigree (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S329] Chrisman Pedigree (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S30] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England.