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Elizabeth Brewster 1584 – 1666 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 July 1584

Birth Location: Bishop's Stortford, Herts, England

Death Date: About 1666

Death Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: William Brewster

Mother: Mary Wentworth

Spouse(s): Thomas Emerson

Children(s): Joseph Emerson

In 1584, Elizabeth Brewster , Mayflower passenger entered the world in Bishop's Stortford, Herts, England, born to William Brewster and Mary Patience Love Wentworth. Elizabeth Brewster , Mayflower passenger married Thomas Frederic Emerson, and had children including Joseph Emerson. Elizabeth Brewster , Mayflower passenger passed away in 1666 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1584, Elizabeth Brewster , Mayflower passenger entered the world in Bishop's Stortford, Herts, England, born to William Brewster and Mary Patience Love Wentworth.
  • Elizabeth Brewster , Mayflower passenger married Thomas Frederic Emerson, and had children including Joseph Emerson.
  • Elizabeth Brewster , Mayflower passenger passed away in 1666 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Brewster
1566 – 1644
Birth Location: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Wentworth
1569 – 1627
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England
MW

Spouses(s)

Thomas Emerson
1591 – 1660
Birth Location: En
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Children(s)

Joseph Emerson
1620 – 1680
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
JE

Elizabeth Brewster's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Brewster
1584 – 1666
Birth Place: Bishop's Stortford, Herts, England
Parents
William Brewster
1566 – 1644
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Patience Love) Wentworth
1569 – 1627
Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
William Brewster
1535 – 1590
Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
Lady (Mary Prudence) Smythe
1540 – 1590
Stratford On Avon, Warwickshire, England
Lord (Sir Thomas Henry de) Wentworth
1529 – 1554
South Kirby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Grace Margaret) Gascoigne
1522 – 1574
Lansingcroft, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lord Smythe
1505 – 1560
Lady Rawls
1510 – 1585
Lord Wentworth
1503 – 1549
Margaret Fortescue
1502 – 1551
John Gascoigne
1490 – 1577
Lady Vavasour
1491 – 1554
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Smythe
1480 – 1508
Alice Bull
1485 – 1545
Sir Wentworth
1475 – 1528
Lady Tyrrell
1480 – 1534
Adam Fortesque
1476 – 1539
Anne Stonor
1480 – 1518

Elizabeth Brewster's Descendants

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Elizabeth Brewster (26 July 1584 – About 1666) m. Thomas (Frederic) Emerson (1591 – Jan 1660)
  1. 1. Joseph Emerson (25 June 1620 – 3 Jan 1680) m. Elizabeth Woodmansey (1638 – 24 December 1654)
    1. 1. James Emerson (1649 – 1756) m. Sarah Ingersoll (1657 – 13 Oct 1732)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Emerson (1687 – 10 Mar 1760) m. Captain (Joseph) Taft (1680 – 18 July 1747)
        1. 1. Lieutenant (Moses) Taft (30 January 1712 – 13 Jul 1788) m. Priscilla Thayer (1720 – 1790)

Elizabeth Brewster's Timeline

7 Records

1584
26 Jul 1584
Birth of Elizabeth Brewster , Mayflower passenger in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
1584
26 July 1584
Birth of Elizabeth Brewster , Mayflower passenger in Herefordshire, England
Herefordshire, England
1584
26 July 1584
Birth of Elizabeth Brewster , Mayflower passenger in Bishop's Stortford, Herts, England
Bishop's Stortford, Herts, England
1638
10 Aug 1638
Age 54
Death of Elizabeth Brewster , Mayflower passenger in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
1638
10 Aug 1638
Age 54
Death of Elizabeth Brewster , Mayflower passenger in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
1666
1666
Age 82
Death of Elizabeth Brewster , Mayflower passenger in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1666
About 1666
Age 82
Death of Elizabeth Brewster , Mayflower passenger in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1584
    Event Place: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 July 1584
    Event Place: Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 July 1584
    Event Place: Bishop's Stortford, Herts, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1638
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1666
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1638
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: About 1666
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
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