Elder William Brewster

1567 - 1644  (77 years)

• Name	William Brewster
  Prefix	Elder
  Born	1567	Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
  Gender	Male
  Move	1620	Plymouth Colony, Plymouth, MA, USA   [1]
  Notable	was the Pilgrim religious leader who sailed to America on ship Mayflower in 1620
  _UID	7634BDFC2965D84FAAEE10E173D31EB2B7D2
  Died	10 Apr 1644	Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, USA
  Buried	Burial Hill Cemetery: Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, USA
  Person ID	I771	Irving Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2010

  
  

  Father	William Brewster,   b. 1535, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, UK ,   d. 10 Aug 1608, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, UK  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Prudence Peck,   b. 1538, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, UK ,   d. Jul 1590, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, UK  (Age 52 years)
  Married	1560	Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
  _STAT	MARRIED
  _UID	77A947B0C9F8064A8C709EAD4672C5B6A246
  Family ID	F422	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Unknown,   b. Bef 1567, , , England, UK ,   d. 17 Apr 1627, Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, USA  (Age > 60 years)
  Married	Bef 1593	Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, UK   [2]
  _STAT	MARRIED
  _UID	47452FF7E7269D4FBF6F0CA46FCFD59430DB
  Children	1. Jonathan Brewster,   b. 12 Aug 1593, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, UK ,   d. 7 Aug 1659, Norwich, New London, CT, USA  (Age 65 years)   2. Patience Brewster,   b. Abt 1600, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, UK ,   d. 1634, Duxbury, Plymouth, MA, USA  (Age ~ 34 years)   3. Fear Brewster,   b. Abt 1606, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, UK ,   d. Bef 12 Dec 1634, Plymouth Colony, Plymouth, MA, USA  (Age ~ 28 years) + 4. Love Brewster,   b. Abt 1611, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, UK ,   d. 31 Jan 1650, Duxbury, Plymouth, MA, USA  (Age ~ 39 years)   5. Wrestling Brewster,   b. Abt 1614, Leyden, Holland ,   d. Bef 20 Aug 1645, Plymouth Colony, Plymouth, MA, USA  (Age ~ 31 years)
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2016
  Family ID	F421	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1567 - Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, UK Married - Bef 1593 - Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, UK Move - 1620 - Plymouth Colony, Plymouth, MA, USA Died - 10 Apr 1644 - Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Pilgrim religious leader, sailed to America on ship Mayflower in 1620 The passenger list for the Mayflower includes: Brewster, William Brewster Mary, wife Brewster Love, son Brewster Wrestling, son His son, Jonathan, arrived at Plymouth, MA on the ship Fortune in 1621. Two daughters (Patience and Fear) sailed later on the ship "Anne" arriving in 1623. One un-named child of William and Mary born and died about 1609 at Leiden, Holland William joined the Separatists (Puritan) religious group who were critical of the Church of England, while at Cambridge University. William was the only member of the Plymouth Colony who attended university. He returned, from Cambridge, to Scrooby and lead a Puritan congregation. He lead the group to Holland in about 1608. In 1620 they decided to emigrate to America on two ships Mayflower and Speedwell via England. The Speedwell was not sea worthy and had to return to England. A small company of settlers who could fit on the Mayflower (including William) had to endure until the rest of the Puritans could get to America on other ships. William is often refered to as Elder (or Deacon) Brewster.

  
  

• Sources

  [S364] Pilgrim Ship Lists, (http://www.mayflowerfamilies.com/mayflower/mayflower_passenger_list.htm) (Reliability: 2). [S259] CD-New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Torrey, Clarence A., Record No. 4,233 (Reliability: 2). BREWSTER, William (?1567-1644) & Mary [WENTWORTH?] (-1627); in Eng, by 1593; Plymouth {Brewster 11; Sv. 1:245; Dawes-Gates 2:154; Munsey-Hopkins 744; Williams (#16) 211; Winthrop-Babcock 74; Ludington-Saltus 94; Blake-Torrey 126; Bassett-Preston 44; Ill. Mayflower (1925) 127; Linnell-Snow 54; Moore Anc. 137; Newell Anc. 102; LBDF&P #283; Booth (1923) 58; Fulton Anc. 345; Farwell (1929) 545; Avery Anc. (1926) 27; MD 1:7, 2:125, 4:174; Reg. 1:51, 53:110, 113:69; Briggs-DeGroff 483; Reed (1956); Ackley-Bosworth 33}