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William III Brewster 1535 – 1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: June 1535

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

Death Date: 10 August 1608

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

Father: William, Hatfield

Mother: Margaret Mann

Spouse(s): Mary Smythe

Children(s): William Compac

The story of William III Brewster began in 1535 in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. William III Brewster married Mary Prudence Smythe, and had children including William the elder Brewster IV (Immigrant, Mayflower Compac. William III Brewster passed away in 1608 in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William III Brewster began in 1535 in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • William III Brewster married Mary Prudence Smythe, and had children including William the elder Brewster IV (Immigrant, Mayflower Compac.
  • William III Brewster passed away in 1608 in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Brewster's Ancestors

Self
William Brewster
1535 – 1608
Birth Place: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William, Archbishop of York, Brewster of Hatfield
1510 – 1558
Arksey, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Margaret ('Maude') Mann
1510 – 1558
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Thomas Mann of Stanley) (Knight)
1470 – 1543
Ormesby, Middlesbrough Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Brewster's Descendants

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William (III) Brewster (June 1535 – 10 August 1608) m. Mary (Prudence) Smythe (1535 – 17 Apr 1627)
  1. 1. William (the elder Brewster IV (Immigrant, Mayflower) Compac (1560 – 16 April 1643) m. Mary (Love Mayflower Passenger) Wentworth (September 1568 – 17 April 1627)
    1. 1. Love Brewster (Abt 1566, probably at Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, son of William Brewster. – 1586) m. Sarah COLLIER (30 April 1612 – 26 Apr 1691)
      1. 1. Sarah Brewster (Abt. 1635 – 21 October 1691) m. Benjamin Bartlett (1638 – Aug 1691)
        1. 1. Benjamin Bartlett m. Ruth Pabodie (27 Jun 1658 – Bef. 27 Mar 1725)
      2. 2. Nathaniel Brewster (1637 – 1 November 1676)
      3. 3. Wrestling Brewster (1637 – 1 January 1696)
      4. 4. William Brewster (September 1645 – 3 November 1723)
      5. 5. Sarah Parke (1658 – 1699)

William Brewster's Timeline

2 Records

1535
June 1535
Birth of William III Brewster in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1608
10 August 1608
Age 73
Death of William III Brewster in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: June 1535
    Event Place: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Eletown, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 August 1608
    Event Place: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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