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William Brewster, Elder 1566 – 1644 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1566

Birth Location: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 10 April 1644

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

Father: William II

Mother: Mary Smythe

Spouse(s): Mary Wentworth

Children(s): Jonathan Brewster

In 1566, William Brewster, Elder entered the world in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England, born to William Brewster\ II and Mary Smythe. William Brewster, Elder married Mary Wentworth, and had children including Jonathan Brewster. William Brewster, Elder passed away in 1644 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1566, William Brewster, Elder entered the world in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England, born to William Brewster\ II and Mary Smythe.
  • William Brewster, Elder married Mary Wentworth, and had children including Jonathan Brewster.
  • William Brewster, Elder passed away in 1644 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Elder's Ancestors

Self
William Elder
1566 – 1644
Birth Place: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
William Brewster\ II
1535 – 1590
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Mary Smythe
1535 – 1567
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
William Brewster
1510 – 1558
Bently, Arskey, York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Maude Mann
1510 – 1558
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Lord (William) Smythe
1505 – 1550
Stainforth, Hatfield, England, United Kingdom
Catherine Rawls
1510 – 1585
Stainforth Manor, Stainforth, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Mann
1470 – 1502
Maude Booth
1472 –
Sir STAFF
1460 – 1527
Alice Trafford
1485 – 1545
Sir Rawls
1480 – 1509
Lady Linke
1485 – 1510
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Elder's Descendants

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William (Brewster,) Elder (1566 – 10 April 1644) m. Mary Wentworth (1568 – 27 Apr 1627)
  1. 1. Jonathan Brewster (12 August 1593 – 7 August 1659) m. Lucretia Oldham (14 January 1600 – 1671)
    1. 1. Mary Brewster (16 Apr 1627 – 23 Mar 1698) m. John Turner (22 October 1620 – 28 June 1697)
      1. 1. Joseph Turner (12 January 1649 – 13 February 1724) m. Bathsheba Hobart (28 September 1640 – 14 Apr 1724)
        1. 1. Margaret Turner (20 September 1677 – 17 October 1732) m. Joseph Stockbridge (28 June 1672 – 11 March 1773)

William Elder's Timeline

3 Records

1566
1566
Birth of William Brewster, Elder in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
1632
1632
Age 66
William Brewster, Elder resided here in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA
Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA
1644
10 April 1644
Age 78
Death of William Brewster, Elder 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: 1566
    Event Place: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900
    [6] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
    [7] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [8] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
    [11] Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775
    [12] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Duxbury
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: History and genealogy of the Mayflower planters and first comers to ye olde colonie

    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, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Brewster genealogy, 1566-1907

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 April 1644
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
    [3] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
    [8] Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775
    [9] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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