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Sir William Henry Brewster 1535 – 1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 January 1535

Birth Location: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 August 1590

Death Location: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: William Brewster

Mother: Margaret Mann

Spouse(s): Lady Smythe

Children(s): Millicent Brewster, Benjamin Brewster, Dorothy Brewster, Henry Brewster, Thomas Burnham, William Brewster, Jonathan Brewster, Prudence Brewster, Edward Brewster, James Brewster, Amy Brewster, John Brewster

Sir William Henry Brewster III was born in 1535 in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Brewster and Margaret 'Maude' Mann. Sir William Henry Brewster III married Lady Mary Prudence Smythe, and had children including Millicent Olive Brewster, Benjamin Brewster, Dorothy Brewster, Henry Brewster, Thomas Burnham, William Brewster, Jonathan Brewster, Prudence Brewster, Edward Brewster, James Brewster, Amy Brewster, John Daniel Brewster. Sir William Henry Brewster III passed away in 1590 in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Henry Brewster III was born in 1535 in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Brewster and Margaret 'Maude' Mann.
  • Sir William Henry Brewster III married Lady Mary Prudence Smythe, and had children including Millicent Olive Brewster, Benjamin Brewster, Dorothy Brewster, Henry Brewster, Thomas Burnham, William Brewster, Jonathan Brewster, Prudence Brewster, Edward Brewster, James Brewster, Amy Brewster, John Daniel Brewster.
  • Sir William Henry Brewster III passed away in 1590 in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Brewster
1510 – 1558
Birth Location: Arksey, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Margaret Mann
1500 – 1558
Birth Location: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Smythe
1535 – 1627
Birth Location: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Millicent Brewster
1552 – 1614
Birth Location: Fordington, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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Benjamin Brewster
1556 – 1586
Birth Location: Durham, Durham, England
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Dorothy Brewster
1557 – 1592
Birth Location: West Riding, Yorkshire, , England
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Henry Brewster
1558 – 1565
Birth Location: Of, Nottinghamshire, England
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Thomas Burnham
1558 – 1623
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
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William Brewster
1560 – 1644
Birth Location: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
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Jonathan Brewster
1562 – 1657
Birth Location: Co, Nottinghamshire, England
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Prudence Brewster
1576 – 1644
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England
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Edward Brewster
1568 – 1635
Birth Location: 1672973, Nottinghamshire, England
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James Brewster
1568 – 1613
Birth Location: Scrooby, Nottingham, England, England
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Amy Brewster
1571 – 1608
Birth Location: Sudbury, Suffolk, England
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John Brewster
1580 – 1657
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England
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Sir Brewster's Ancestors

Self
Sir Brewster
1535 – 1590
Birth Place: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Brewster
1510 – 1558
Arksey, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret ('Maude') Mann
1500 – 1558
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Knight William Brewster) I
1469 – 1521
Rushmere, Waveney District, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Prudence Perkins
1487 – 1590
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Sir (John Thomas Mann of Stanley) (Knight)
1475 – 1543
Ormesby, Middlesbrough Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth ('Maude') Cornwall
1485 – 1522
Ormesby, Middlesbrough Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Brewster's Descendants

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Sir (William Henry) Brewster (24 January 1535 – 10 August 1590) m. Lady (Mary Prudence) Smythe (1535 – 17 April 1627)
  1. 1. Millicent (Olive) Brewster (1552 – 23 May 1614) m. Thomas Eames (1548 – 25 June 1618) m. Thomas Hayme (1548 – 25 June 1618)
    1. 1. Alice Eames (1569 – 1575)
    2. 2. Anne (Rose) Eames (1569 – 1570)
    3. 3. John Eames (1569 – 1570)
    4. 4. John (Richard) Ames(Eames) (1 May 1576 – 19 February 1632)
    5. 5. Edward (Hayme) Hayne (1580 – 19 February 1606)
    6. 6. Phebe Ames (1587 – )
    7. 7. Richard Eames (1590 – 1634)
    8. 8. Mark Eames (1592 – 1624)
    9. 9. Anthony Eames (9 January 1595 – 6 Oct 1686) m. MARGERY ((1)) Pierce (30 Nov 1599 – 1662-12-31)
      1. 1. Millicent Ames\Eames (1611 – About 1676) m. Joseph Kingsbury (1600 – May 1676)
        1. 1. Joseph Kingsbury (1621 – 9 Apr 1741)
        2. 2. John SPRAGUE (23 May 1624 – 26 Oct 1683)
        3. 3. James Kingsbury (1632 – 30 May 1669)
        4. 4. Samuel Sprague (3 Jun 1632 – 3 Oct 1696)
        5. 5. Mary KINGSBURY (1 Jul 1637 – 18 Sep 1700)
        6. 6. Sarah Kingsbury (1 Feb 1635 – 1686) m. Robert (Thomas) Crossman (About 1621 – 27 Oct 1692) m. Sarah Kingsbury
        7. 7. Charles Sprague (3 Feb 1635 – 9 Jun 1684)
        8. 8. Anthony Sprague (2 Sep 1635 – 3 Sep 1719)
        9. 9. Mary Kingsbury (1 Sep 1637 – 1662)
        10. 10. Sarah Kingsbury (1 Sep 1637 – 9 Jun 1684)
        11. 11. Elizabeth Kingsbury (14 Sep 1638 – 25 Jun 1661)
        12. 12. Joseph Kingsbury (17 Feb 1639/40 – 16 Dec 1688)
        13. 13. Joseph Kingsbury (17 Feb 1640 – 16 Dec 1688)
        14. 14. Joseph Kingsbury (17 Feb 1640 – 9 Apr 1741)
        15. 15. Elizabeth Sprague (2 May 1641 – 1647)
        16. 16. John Kingsbury (15 May 1643 – 30 May 1669)
        17. 17. Persis Sprague (12 Nov 1643 – 1684)
        18. 18. Joanna Sprague (16 Dec 1644 – 11 Jul 1678)
        19. 19. Eleazer Kingsbury (17 Mar 1645 – 2 Feb 1723)
        20. 20. Jonathan Sprague (28 May 1648 – 10 Apr 1756)
        21. 21. Eleazer Kingsbury (26 Jan 1649 – 26 Feb 1722)
        22. 22. Nathaniel Kingsbury (25 Mar 1650 – 14 Oct 1694)
        23. 23. Sarah Kingsbury (1660 – 17 Dec 1712)
        24. 24. Mercy Kingsbury (10 Nov 1677 – 22 Jul 1741)
        25. 25. Frances Kingsbury
      2. 2. Anna Eames (1614 – 1 JUN 1684)
      3. 3. John Eames (24 Jan 1617 – 3 Nov 1641)
      4. 4. Thomas Eames (1618 – 25 Jan 1680)
      5. 5. Jonathan Eames (1618 – 1619)
    10. 10. Anne Ames (1597 – 1 September 1684)
    11. 11. Robert Eames (1600 – 25 April 1671)
    12. 12. Ralfe Ames (1602 – )
  2. 2. Benjamin Brewster (1556 – 1586)
  3. 3. Dorothy Brewster (1557 – 8 Aug 1592)
  4. 4. Henry Brewster (1558 – 1565)
  5. 5. Thomas Burnham (23 Oct 1558 – 1623)
  6. 6. William Brewster (24 Jan 1560 – 10 April 1644)
  7. 7. Jonathan Brewster (1562 – 23 Aug 1657)
  8. 8. Prudence Brewster (1576 – 10 April 1644)
  9. 9. Edward Brewster (1568 – 1635)
  10. 10. James Brewster (1568 – 14 Jan 1613)
  11. 11. Amy Brewster (1571 – 22 Jul 1608)
  12. 12. John (Daniel) Brewster (1580 – 23 Aug 1657)

Sir Brewster's Timeline

9 Records

1535
24 January 1535
Birth of Sir William Henry Brewster III in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1559
1559
Age 24
Sir William Henry Brewster III was married in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1565
1565
Age 30
Sir William Henry Brewster III was married in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1590
10 August 1590
Age 55
Death of Sir William Henry Brewster III in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
1590
10 August 1590
Age 55
Death of Sir William Henry Brewster III in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
1592
1592
Age 57
Sir William Henry Brewster III was married in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1608
10 Aug 1608
Age 73
Death of Sir William Henry Brewster III in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
1618
14 February 1618
Age 83
Death of Sir William Henry Brewster III in Eelstown, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Eelstown, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1634
25 May 1634
Age 99
Sir William Henry Brewster III was married in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 January 1535
    Event Place: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1592
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 May 1634
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 February 1618
    Event Place: Eelstown, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1608
    Event Place: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 August 1590
    Event Place: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 August 1590
    Event Place: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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