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WILLIAM BREWSTER IV, the Elder 1565–1644 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1565

Birth Location: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 10 Apr 1644

Death Location: Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Father: William Brewster

Mother: Mary Brewster

Spouse(s): Mary Wentworth

Children(s): Jonathan BREWSTER, Henry Brewster, Susan Crabbe, James Brewster, Elizabeth Brewster, William Brewster, Edward Brewster, Mary BREWSTER, Robert BREWSTER, Jonathan Brewster, Fear Brewster, Elizabeth Brewster, son Brewster, Wrestling Brewster, A Brewster, Love Brewster, Love Brewster, Patience Prence

The story of WILLIAM BREWSTER IV, the Elder began in 1565 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England. WILLIAM BREWSTER IV, the Elder married Mary Love Wentworth, and had children including A Colony Brewster, Edward Brewster, Elizabeth Brewster, Fear Brewster, Henry Brewster, James Brewster, Jonathan Brewster, Love Brewster, Mary Brewster, Patience Brewster Prence, Robert Brewster, Son Brewster, Susan Crabbe, William Brewster, Wrestling Brewster. WILLIAM BREWSTER IV, the Elder passed away in 1644 in Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of WILLIAM BREWSTER IV, the Elder began in 1565 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England.
  • WILLIAM BREWSTER IV, the Elder married Mary Love Wentworth, and had children including A Colony Brewster, Edward Brewster, Elizabeth Brewster, Fear Brewster, Henry Brewster, James Brewster, Jonathan Brewster, Love Brewster, Mary Brewster, Patience Brewster Prence, Robert Brewster, Son Brewster, Susan Crabbe, William Brewster, Wrestling Brewster.
  • WILLIAM BREWSTER IV, the Elder passed away in 1644 in Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

WILLIAM Elder's Ancestors

Self
WILLIAM Elder
1565–1644
Birth Place: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
William III John Brewster
1535–1590
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, ENG
Mary (SMYTHE Simkinson) Brewster
1535–1644
Stainforth, Hatfield, England
Grandparents
Archbishop (of York William) Brewster
1509–1558
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Maude Mann
1510–1558
Scrobby, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir I
1470–1485
Mary Harvey
1470–1501
John Mann
1495–1502
"Elizabeth" Cornwall
1497–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Brewster
1440–1505
Ann Harvey
1444–1504

WILLIAM Elder's Descendants

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WILLIAM (BREWSTER IV, the) Elder (1565–10 Apr 1644) m. Mary (Love) Wentworth (1569–4 July 1627)
  1. 1. Jonathan BREWSTER 1593–1659 m. Lucretia (Oldham) Brewster 1600–1671 m. Lucretia Oldham –1679
    1. 1. Capt (Benjamin) Brewster 1633–1710 m. Ann Addis 1628–1709
      1. 1. William Brewster 1669–1728 m. Patience Reed 1672–1740 m. Tabitha Baldwin 1699–1728 m. Elizabeth Read 1672–1692
        1. 1. Ebenezer Brewster 1701–1774 m. Elizabeth DeWolf 1701–1754
        2. 2. Comfort Brewster 1702–
        3. 3. William Brewster 1695–1728
        4. 4. Samuel Brewster 1697–1776
        5. 5. Patience Brewster 1700–1797
        6. 6. Peter Brewster 1707–1802
      2. 2. Jonathan Brewster 1664–1704
      3. 3. Ann Brewster 1662–1715
      4. 4. Mary (Anne) Brewster 1660–1750
      5. 5. Daniel Brewster 1667–1735
      6. 6. Ruth Brewster 1671–1734
      7. 7. Benjamin Brewster 1673–1755
      8. 8. Elizabeth Brewster 1676–1744
      9. 9. William (Darte) Brewster 1655–
      10. 10. Daniel Brewster 1667–1735
      11. 11. William Darte 1655–
    2. 2. William Brewster 1624–1651
    3. 3. Ann Brewster 1610–1715
  2. 2. Henry Brewster 1537–1600
  3. 3. Susan Crabbe 1556–1626
  4. 4. James Brewster 1568–1613
  5. 5. Elizabeth Brewster 1584–1638
  6. 6. William Brewster 1585–1608
  7. 7. Edward Brewster 1587–1635
  8. 8. Mary BREWSTER 1590–1627
  9. 9. Robert BREWSTER 1592–1634
  10. 10. Jonathan Brewster 1593–1719
  11. 11. Fear Brewster 1606–1634
  12. 12. Elizabeth Brewster 1608–1609
  13. 13. son Brewster 1609–1609
  14. 14. Wrestling Brewster 1614–1627
  15. 15. A (Colony) Brewster 1634–1650
  16. 16. Love Brewster 1595–1649
  17. 17. Love Brewster 1611–1650
  18. 18. Patience (BREWSTER) Prence 1600–1634

WILLIAM Elder's Timeline

2 Records

1565
1565
Birth of WILLIAM BREWSTER IV, the Elder in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
1644
10 Apr 1644
Age 79
Death of WILLIAM BREWSTER IV, the Elder in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA, USA
Duxbury, Plymouth, MA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900
    [4] Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2276.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1644
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, MA, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33
    [3] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [4] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Millennium File

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