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

Birth Date: 24 Jan 1535

Birth Location: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 10 Aug 1590

Death Location: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: Sir *

Mother: Maude Brewster

Spouse(s): Lady Smythe, Mary Smythe

Children(s): William Brewster

In 1535, William Brewster (Pilgrim elder) Burnham 111\father of Wm Brewster of the Mayflower Compact entered the world in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England, born to Sir William, Archbishop of York, BREWSTER of Hatfield II * and Maude Brewster. William Brewster (Pilgrim elder) Burnham 111\father of Wm Brewster of the Mayflower Compact married Lady Prudence Maud Marye Smythe, Mary Prudence Smythe, and had children including William "Elder", Queen's Ambassador To The Low Countries, Mayflower Pilgrim Brewster. William Brewster (Pilgrim elder) Burnham 111\father of Wm Brewster of the Mayflower Compact passed away in 1590 in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1535, William Brewster (Pilgrim elder) Burnham 111\father of Wm Brewster of the Mayflower Compact entered the world in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England, born to Sir William, Archbishop of York, BREWSTER of Hatfield II * and Maude Brewster.
  • William Brewster (Pilgrim elder) Burnham 111\father of Wm Brewster of the Mayflower Compact married Lady Prudence Maud Marye Smythe, Mary Prudence Smythe, and had children including William "Elder", Queen's Ambassador To The Low Countries, Mayflower Pilgrim Brewster.
  • William Brewster (Pilgrim elder) Burnham 111\father of Wm Brewster of the Mayflower Compact passed away in 1590 in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England.

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William Burnham's Ancestors

Self
William Burnham
1535 – 1590
Birth Place: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Sir William, Archbishop of York, BREWSTER of Hatfield II *
1510 – 1558
Arksey, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Maude Brewster
1510 – 1558
Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
William ((Sir Knight)) Brewster
1470 – 1510
Rushmere, Suffolk, England
Mary ((Lady)) Harvey
1470 – 1510
Olton, Suffolk, England
Sir (John Thomas Mann of Stanley) (Knight)
1475 – 1543
Ormesby, Middlesbrough Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth ('Maude' Cornwall Booth Mann) *
1472 – 1522
Ormesby, Middlesbrough Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Burnham's Descendants

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William (Brewster (Pilgrim elder)) Burnham (24 Jan 1535 – 10 Aug 1590) m. Lady (Prudence Maud Marye) Smythe (1535 – 17 Apr 1627) m. Mary (Prudence) Smythe (1532/35/38 – 1567/10 Apr 1644)
  1. 1. William ("Elder", Queen's Ambassador To The Low Countries, Mayflower Pilgrim) Brewster (1566 – 16 Apr 1644) m. Mary (11GGM Love Wentworth) Brewster (1569 – 17 Apr 1627)
    1. 1. Fear ("On The ANNE" SHE CAME OVER AFTER THE MAYFLOWER Brewster 2nd) wife (1606 – 12 Dec 1634) m. Isaac (I "Mayflower Compact" Allerton 1611 Mary Norris; 1627 Fear) Brewster; (1586 or 1583 – 12 Feb 1658)
      1. 1. Lady (Rose) Allerton (01 Jul 1629 – 28 Jul 1697) m. John (Thomas) Tucker (8 Sept 1626 – 5 May 1671)
        1. 1. Captain (Robert) Tucker (7 May 1652 – 26 Sep 1704) m. ELIZABETH COLEMAN (16 Oct 1657 – 1693)

William Burnham's Timeline

4 Records

1535
24 Jan 1535
Birth of William Brewster (Pilgrim elder) Burnham 111\father of Wm Brewster of the Mayflower Compact in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
1556
1556
Age 21
William Brewster (Pilgrim elder) Burnham 111\father of Wm Brewster of the Mayflower Compact was married in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
1559
1559
Age 24
William Brewster (Pilgrim elder) Burnham 111\father of Wm Brewster of the Mayflower Compact was married in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1590
10 Aug 1590
Age 55
Death of William Brewster (Pilgrim elder) Burnham 111\father of Wm Brewster of the Mayflower Compact in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1590
    Event Place: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England

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