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William Brewster 1568 – 1613 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1568

Birth Location: Scrooby, Nottingham, England, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 14 January 1613

Death Location: Sutton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Burnham

Mother: Mary Brewster

Spouse(s): Mary Wentworth

Children(s): Jonathan Brewster, Patience Brewster, Elizabeth Brewster, Fear Brewster, Love Brewster, Wrestling Brewster, Mary Brewster, Jonathan Brewster, Innocence Brewster

William Brewster was born in 1568 in Scrooby, Nottingham, England, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William 12GGF Brewster (Pilgrim elder) Burnham and Mary Brewster. William Brewster married Mary Love Mayflower Passenger Wentworth, and had children including Jonathan Brewster, Patience Brewster, Elizabeth Brewster, Fear Brewster, Love Brewster, Wrestling Brewster, Mary Brewster, Jonathan Brewster, Innocence Brewster. William Brewster passed away in 1613 in Sutton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Brewster was born in 1568 in Scrooby, Nottingham, England, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William 12GGF Brewster (Pilgrim elder) Burnham and Mary Brewster.
  • William Brewster married Mary Love Mayflower Passenger Wentworth, and had children including Jonathan Brewster, Patience Brewster, Elizabeth Brewster, Fear Brewster, Love Brewster, Wrestling Brewster, Mary Brewster, Jonathan Brewster, Innocence Brewster.
  • William Brewster passed away in 1613 in Sutton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Burnham
1535 – 1590
Birth Location: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
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Mary Brewster
1535 – 1590
Birth Location: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
MB

Spouses(s)

Mary Wentworth
1568 – 1627
Birth Location: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
MW

Children(s)

Jonathan Brewster
1593 – 1659
Birth Location: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
JB
Patience Brewster
1600 – 1634
Birth Location: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
PB
Elizabeth Brewster
1603 – 1609
Birth Location: Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Pays-Bas
EB
Fear Brewster
1606 – 1634
Birth Location: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
FB
Love Brewster
1566 – 1586
Birth Location: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
LB
Wrestling Brewster
1614 – 1627
Birth Location: Leyden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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Mary Brewster
1590 – 1609
Birth Location: –
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Jonathan Brewster
1593 – 1659
Birth Location: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
JB
Innocence Brewster
1609 – 1609
Birth Location: Leiden, Leiden Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
IB

William Brewster's Ancestors

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William Brewster
1568 – 1613
Birth Place: Scrooby, Nottingham, England, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William 12GGF Brewster (Pilgrim elder) Burnham
1535 – 1590
Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
Mary Brewster
1535 – 1590
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
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
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Brewster's Descendants

1.
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William Brewster (1568 – 14 January 1613) m. Mary (Love Mayflower Passenger) Wentworth (September 1568 – 17 April 1627)
  1. 1. Jonathan Brewster (12 August 1593 – 7 August 1659)
  2. 2. Patience Brewster (1600 – 12 Dec 1634)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Brewster (1603 – 20 June 1609)
  4. 4. Fear Brewster (1606 – 12 Dec 1634)
  5. 5. 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)
        1. 1. Ruth Murdock (Abt. 1690 – 16 September 1756) m. John Murdock (8 Jun 1691 – 17 Sept 1756)
    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)
  6. 6. Wrestling Brewster (1614 – 22 May 1627)
  7. 7. Mary Brewster (1590 – 20 Jun 1609)
  8. 8. Jonathan Brewster (12 Aug 1593 – 7 Aug 1659)
  9. 9. Innocence Brewster (1609 – June 1609)

William Brewster's Timeline

24 Records

1566
Abt. 1566
Birth of William Brewster in England
England
1566
24 Jan 1566
Birth of William Brewster in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
1566
24 Jan 1566
Birth of William Brewster in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
1566
24 Jan 1566
Birth of William Brewster in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
1566
24 Jan 1566
Birth of William Brewster in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
1566
24 January 1566
Birth of William Brewster in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1568
1568
Birth of William Brewster in Scrooby, Nottingham, England, England
Scrooby, Nottingham, England, England
1568
1568
Birth of William Brewster in Scrooby, Nottingham, England, England
Scrooby, Nottingham, England, England
1568
1568
Birth of William Brewster in Scrooby, Nottingham, England, England
Scrooby, Nottingham, England, England
1568
1568
Birth of William Brewster in Scrooby, Nottingham, England, England
Scrooby, Nottingham, England, England
1568
1568
Birth of William Brewster in Scrooby, Nottingham, England, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Scrooby, Nottingham, England, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1584
1584
Age 16
William Brewster was married in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1588
1588
Age 20
William Brewster was married in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1613
14 Jan 1613
Age 45
Death of William Brewster in Sutton, Nottinghamshire, , England
Sutton, Nottinghamshire, , England
1613
14 Jan 1613
Age 45
Death of William Brewster in Sutton, Nottinghamshire, , England
Sutton, Nottinghamshire, , England
1613
14 Jan 1613
Age 45
Death of William Brewster in Sutton, Nottinghamshire, , England
Sutton, Nottinghamshire, , England
1613
14 Jan 1613
Age 45
Death of William Brewster in Sutton, Nottinghamshire, , England
Sutton, Nottinghamshire, , England
1613
14 January 1613
Age 45
Death of William Brewster in Sutton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Sutton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1644
10 Apr 1644
Age 76
Death of William Brewster in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1644
18 April 1644
Age 76
Death of William Brewster in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1644
18 April 1644
Age 76
Death of William Brewster in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1644
18 April 1644
Age 76
Death of William Brewster in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1644
18 April 1644
Age 76
Death of William Brewster in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1644
10 April 1644
Age 76
Death of William Brewster in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1566
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1566
    Event Place: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Scrooby, Nottingham, England, England
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1566
    Event Place: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Scrooby, Nottingham, England, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1566
    Event Place: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Scrooby, Nottingham, England, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1566
    Event Place: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 January 1566
    Event Place: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Scrooby, Nottingham, England, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Scrooby, Nottingham, England, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1584
    Event Place: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1588
    Event Place: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of MA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1644
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 April 1644
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1613
    Event Place: Sutton, Nottinghamshire, , England
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 April 1644
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1613
    Event Place: Sutton, Nottinghamshire, , England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 April 1644
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1613
    Event Place: Sutton, Nottinghamshire, , England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 April 1644
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 April 1644
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1613
    Event Place: Sutton, Nottinghamshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 January 1613
    Event Place: Sutton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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