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William Brewster 1567–1644 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1567

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 10 April 1644

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: William Brewster

Mother: Mary Smythe

Spouse(s): Mary Mayflower

Children(s): Jonathan Brewster, Fear Brewster, Wrestling Brewster, Love Brewster, Patience Pence

William Brewster was born in 1567 in England, the child of William Brewster And Mary Smythe. William Brewster married Mary Brewster Of Mayflower, and had children including Fear Brewster, Jonathan Brewster, Love Brewster, Patience Brewster Pence, Wrestling Brewster. William Brewster passed away in 1644 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Brewster was born in 1567 in England, the child of William Brewster And Mary Smythe.
  • William Brewster married Mary Brewster Of Mayflower, and had children including Fear Brewster, Jonathan Brewster, Love Brewster, Patience Brewster Pence, Wrestling Brewster.
  • William Brewster passed away in 1644 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Brewster
1535–1590
Birth Location: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
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Mary Smythe
1535–1567
Birth Location: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Mayflower
1569–1627
Birth Location: England
MM

Children(s)

Jonathan Brewster
1593–1659
Birth Location: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
JB
Fear Brewster
1606–1634
Birth Location: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
FB
Wrestling Brewster
1611–1627
Birth Location: –
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Love Brewster
1611–1650
Birth Location: Leiden, Holland
LB
Patience Pence
1600–1634
Birth Location: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
PP

William Brewster's Ancestors

Self
William Brewster
1567–1644
Birth Place: England
Parents
William Brewster
1535–1590
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Mary Smythe
1535–1567
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
William (John) Brewster
1506–1558
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Maude Mann
1510–1558
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
William Smythe
1505–
Stanford Parish, Hatfield, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Brewster
1470–1510
Prudence PERKINS
1486–1544
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Brewster's Descendants

1.
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William Brewster (Abt 1567–10 April 1644) m. Mary (Brewster, Of) Mayflower (Abt 1569–17 Apr 1627)
  1. 1. Jonathan Brewster 1593–1659 m. Lucretia Oldham 1600–1679
    1. 1. Ruth (Pickett) Hill 1631–1677 m. John Pickett –1667
      1. 1. Jane Hill 1669–1710
      2. 2. Ruth Hill 1673–1673
      3. 3. Jonathan Hill 1674–1725
    2. 2. Elizabeth Christophers 1637–1708
    3. 3. Benjamin (BREWSTER) Capt. 1633–1710 m. Ann Addis 1628–1709
      1. 1. William (B) Brewster 1669–1728
      2. 2. Mary Brewster 1660–1725
      3. 3. Anne Brewster 1662–1715
      4. 4. Jonathan Brewster 1664–1704
      5. 5. Daniel Brewster 1667–1735
      6. 6. Ruth Brewster 1671–1734
      7. 7. Benjamin Brewster 1673–1755
      8. 8. Elizbeth Brewster 1676–1743
    4. 4. Hannah Morgan 1641–1711
    5. 5. Grace Wetherell 1639–1684
    6. 6. Mary Turner 1627–1698
    7. 7. William BREWSTER 1625–1651
    8. 8. Jonathan ((Yong Jo)) BREWSTER 1629–
  2. 2. Fear Brewster 1606–1634
  3. 3. Wrestling Brewster 1611–1627
  4. 4. Love Brewster 1611–1650
  5. 5. Patience (BREWSTER) Pence 1600–1634 m. Thomas Prence 1600–1673
    1. 1. Mercy Prence 1631–1711 m. John Freeman 1622–1719
      1. 1. John Freeman 1651–1721 m. Sarah Merick 1654–1696
        1. 1. John Freeman 1678–1767 m. Mercy Watson 1683–1744
        2. 2. Sarah Freeman 1676–1739 m. Edward Snow –1707
      2. 2. Thomas Freeman 1653–1716
      3. 3. Edmond Freeman 1657–1717 m. Ruth Merrick 1652–
        1. 1. Ruth Freeman 1680–1728
      4. 4. Nathaniel Freeman 1669–1760
      5. 5. Hannah Mayo 1664–1743
    2. 2. Rebecca Prence 1627–1711
    3. 3. Hannah (Prence) Sparrow 1629–1698

William Brewster's Timeline

5 Records

1560
Bet 1560 - 1566
Birth of William Brewster in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
1567
Abt 1567
Birth of William Brewster in England
England
1632
1632
Age 65
William Brewster resided here in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA
Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA
1644
10 Apr 1644
Age 77
Death of William Brewster in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
1644
10 April 1644
Age 77
Death of William Brewster in Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA
Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bet 1560 - 1566
    Event Place: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 02; Page: 1212
    [2] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 865.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GHK
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1567
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts; Year: 1620; Page Number: 35

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New England
    Record Source: Mayflower Deeds and Probates

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, North America
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1644
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 02; Page: 1212
    [2] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [3] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [4] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut; The Charles R. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 April 1644
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut; The Charles R. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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