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William Brewster 1535 – 1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jan 1535

Birth Location: scrooby, bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 10 Aug 1590

Death Location: scrooby, bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: William Brewster

Mother: Maude Mann

Spouse(s): Mary Smythe

Children(s): William Brewster

The story of William Brewster began in 1535 in scrooby, bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England. William Brewster married Mary Prudence Smythe, and had children including William Brewster. William Brewster passed away in 1590 in scrooby, bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Brewster began in 1535 in scrooby, bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England.
  • William Brewster married Mary Prudence Smythe, and had children including William Brewster.
  • William Brewster 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
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Maude Mann
1510 – 1558
Birth Location: scrooby, bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Smythe
1535 – 1567
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England
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Children(s)

William Brewster
1564 – 1644
Birth Location: scrooby, bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England
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William Brewster's Ancestors

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William Brewster
1535 – 1590
Birth Place: scrooby, bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
William Brewster
1510 – 1558
arksey, metropolitan borough of doncaster, south yorkshire, England
Maude Mann
1510 – 1558
scrooby, bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
William Brewster
1469 – 1521
rushmere, waveney district, Suffolk, England
Mary Hervey
1470 – 1510
Suffolk, England
John Mann
1475 – 1543
ormesby, middlesbrough unitary authority, North Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Cornwell
1479 – 1522
ormesby, middlesbrough unitary authority, North Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Brewster
1440 – 1505
Mary Harvey
1440 – 1504
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Brewster
1410 – 1443

William Brewster's Descendants

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William Brewster (24 Jan 1535 – 10 Aug 1590) m. Mary (Prudence) Smythe (1535 – 1567)
  1. 1. William Brewster (Jan 1564 – 10 Apr 1644) m. Mary (1568 – 17 Apr 1627)
    1. 1. Patience Brewster (1600 – 12 Dec 1634) m. Thomas Prence (1600 – 29 Mar 1673)
      1. 1. Mary (Mercy (Marcy)) Prence (4 Jan 1631 – 28 Sep 1711) m. John Freeman (28 Jan 1626 – 1719)
        1. 1. Nathaniel Freeman (1669 – 1760)

William Brewster's Timeline

2 Records

1535
24 Jan 1535
Birth of William Brewster in scrooby, bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England
scrooby, bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England
1590
10 Aug 1590
Age 55
Death of William Brewster in scrooby, bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England
scrooby, bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1535
    Event Place: scrooby, bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1590
    Event Place: scrooby, bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England
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