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William Brewster 1566 – 1644 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Bet. 1566–1567

Birth Location: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 10 Apr 1644

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Brewster

Mother: Prudence Unknown

Spouse(s): Mary Unknown

Children(s): Jonathan Brewster, Patience Brewster, Fear Brewster, Love Brewster, Brewster None, Wrestling Brewster

William Brewster was born in 1566 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of William Brewster and Prudence Unknown. William Brewster married Mary Unknown, and had children including Jonathan Brewster, Patience Brewster, Fear Brewster, Love Brewster, Brewster, Wrestling Brewster. William Brewster passed away in 1644 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • William Brewster was born in 1566 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of William Brewster and Prudence Unknown.
  • William Brewster married Mary Unknown, and had children including Jonathan Brewster, Patience Brewster, Fear Brewster, Love Brewster, Brewster, Wrestling Brewster.
  • William Brewster passed away in 1644 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Brewster's Ancestors

Self
William Brewster
1566 – 1644
Birth Place: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
William Brewster
– 1590
Prudence Unknown
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Brewster's Descendants

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William Brewster (Bet. 1566–1567 – 10 Apr 1644) m. Mary Unknown (Bef. 1578 – 17 Apr 1627)
  1. 1. Jonathan Brewster (12 Aug 1593 – 04 Mar 1678) m. Lucretia Oldham (14 Jan 1600 – 04 Mar 1671)
    1. 1. William Brewster (09 Mar 1625 – )
    2. 2. Mary (Turner) Brewster (16 Apr 1627 – Aft. 23 Mar 1697/98)
    3. 3. Jonathan Brewster (17 Jul 1629 – )
    4. 4. Ruth (Pickett) Brewster (03 Oct 1631 – 01 May 1677)
    5. 5. Benjamin Brewster (17 Nov 1633 – 14 Sep 1710)
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Bradley) Brewster (01 May 1637 – Feb 1708)
    7. 7. Grace Brewster (01 Nov 1639 – 22 Apr 1684)
    8. 8. Hannah (Starr) Brewster (03 Nov 1641 – 25 Nov 1691)
    9. 9. Brewster
  2. 2. Patience Brewster (1600 – 1634) m. Thomas Prence (Abt 1600 – 12 Dec 1671)
    1. 1. Thomas Prence (22 May 1627 – Bef. 13 Mar 1672) m. Prence Unknown
      1. 1. Susanna Prence
    2. 2. Rebecca (Freeman) Prence (22 May 1627 – Bef. 22 Apr 1646) m. Edmund Freeman ( – Bef. 05 Jan 1703/04)
    3. 3. Mercy (Freeman) Prence (1631 – 28 Sep 1711) m. John Freeman ( – 28 Oct 1719)
    4. 4. Hannah Prence (1629 – 23 Nov 1698) m. Nathaniel Mayo (1627 – 04 Mar 1662)
      1. 1. Thomas Mayo (07 Dec 1650 – 22 Apr 1729) m. Barbara Knowles (28 Sep 1656 – 23 Feb 1714/15)
        1. 1. Thomas Mayo (03 Apr 1678 – Abt. 1773)
        2. 2. Theophilus Mayo (31 Oct 1680 – 06 Oct 1763)
        3. 3. Mary Mayo (06 Aug 1683 – 1777)
        4. 4. Maria Mayo (19 Jan 1685 – )
        5. 5. Mercy Mayo (19 Jan 1685 – 06 Mar 1765)
        6. 6. Ruth Mayo (1688 – 14 Jan 1726)
        7. 7. Judah Mayo (1691 – 1761)
        8. 8. Lydia Mayo (12 Jun 1694 – 30 Apr 1740) m. Joshua Myrick (Abt. 1680 – 25 Apr 1740)
        9. 9. Richard Mayo (13 Jan 1696 – 1744)
        10. 10. Israel Mayo (12 Aug 1700 – 30 Oct 1771)
      2. 2. Nathaniel Mayo (16 Nov 1652 – 30 Nov 1709)
      3. 3. Samuel Mayo (12 Oct 1655 – 29 Oct 1738)
      4. 4. Hannah Mayo (17 Oct 1657 – 15 Jun 1676)
      5. 5. Theophilus Mayo (17 Dec 1659 – 15 Jun 1676)
  3. 3. Fear Brewster (1606 – 12 Dec 1634)
  4. 4. Love Brewster (1611 – 31 Jan 1651) m. Sarah Collier ( – 26 Apr 1616)
    1. 1. Sarah Brewster
    2. 2. William Brewster
    3. 3. Wrestling Brewster
    4. 4. Nathaniel Brewster ( – 1676)
  5. 5. Brewster ( – 1609)
  6. 6. Wrestling Brewster ( – Aft. 22 May 1627)

William Brewster's Timeline

2 Records

1566
Bet. 1566–1567
Birth of William Brewster in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
1644
10 Apr 1644
Age 78
Death of William Brewster in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bet. 1566–1567
    Event Place: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1621

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, v. 129 #4; October 1970; pp. 250-254

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Elder William Brewster and the Brewster Family of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, pp 21-23 p.xxv-xxvii

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Founders of Early American Families - Emigrants from Europe 1607-1657, p.44

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Mayflower Ancestral Index, v.1 p.85

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Weis, Frederick L., compiler, The Socity of the descendants of the colonial clergy. The first record book of the Society, pg. 51, accessed 30 Sept. 2023

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Mayflower Deeds and Probates, 1600-1850

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1644
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Graves of Myles Standish and Other Pilgrims, The, p. 188 - 192

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