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William 12GGF Brewster (Pilgrim elder) Burnham 1535 – 1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 January 1535

Birth Location: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 10 August 1590

Death Location: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: Sir II

Mother: Margaret Mann

Spouse(s): Lady (Brewster)

Children(s): William Brewster

William 12GGF Brewster (Pilgrim elder) Burnham 111\father of Wm Brewster of the Mayflower Compact was born in 1535 in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of Sir William, Archbishop of York Brewster of Hattfield II and Margaret 'Maude' Mann. William 12GGF Brewster (Pilgrim elder) Burnham 111\father of Wm Brewster of the Mayflower Compact married Lady Mary Prudence Smythe (Brewster), and had children including William Brewster. William 12GGF Brewster (Pilgrim elder) Burnham 111\father of Wm Brewster of the Mayflower Compact passed away in 1590 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England.

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  • William 12GGF Brewster (Pilgrim elder) Burnham 111\father of Wm Brewster of the Mayflower Compact was born in 1535 in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of Sir William, Archbishop of York Brewster of Hattfield II and Margaret 'Maude' Mann.
  • William 12GGF Brewster (Pilgrim elder) Burnham 111\father of Wm Brewster of the Mayflower Compact married Lady Mary Prudence Smythe (Brewster), and had children including William Brewster.
  • William 12GGF Brewster (Pilgrim elder) Burnham 111\father of Wm Brewster of the Mayflower Compact passed away in 1590 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England.

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William Burnham's Ancestors

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William Burnham
1535 – 1590
Birth Place: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Sir William, Archbishop of York Brewster of Hattfield II
1510 – 1590
Arksey, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret ('Maude') Mann
1510 – 1558
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
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William Burnham's Descendants

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William (12GGF Brewster (Pilgrim elder)) Burnham (24 January 1535 – 10 August 1590) m. Lady (Mary Prudence Smythe) (Brewster) (1540 – 1 July 1590)
  1. 1. William Brewster (Abt. 1566 – 10 Apr 1644) m. Mary _____ (Abt. 1568 – 17 Apr 1627)
    1. 1. Patience Brewster (Abt. 1600 – )
      1. 1. Mercy Prence ( – 28 Sep 1711) m. MAJ. (Deac. John (The Immigrant)) Freeman (28 Jan 1626 – 28 Oct 1719)
        1. 1. Thomas Freeman (Sep 1653 – 9 Feb 1715/6) m. Rebecca Sparrow (30 Oct 1655 – 7 Feb 1740)

William Burnham's Timeline

2 Records

1535
24 January 1535
Birth of William 12GGF Brewster (Pilgrim elder) Burnham 111\father of Wm Brewster of the Mayflower Compact in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
1590
10 August 1590
Age 55
Death of William 12GGF Brewster (Pilgrim elder) Burnham 111\father of Wm Brewster of the Mayflower Compact in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 January 1535
    Event Place: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 August 1590
    Event Place: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England

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