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Elder William Brewster

Elder William Brewster[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26]

Male 1566 - 1644  (78 years)


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  • Name William Brewster 
    Prefix Elder 
    Birth 1566  Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 6, 15, 27, 28
    • "First Settlers..." says he was born in 1563 or earlier. Torrey Supplement has ?1557. A date of 1566/7 doesn't display well here.
    Gender Male 
    Migration 6 Sep 1620  From Plymouth, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 18, 23, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110
    To Northern Virginia
    aboard Mayflower 
    • The ship anchored off Cape Cod on 11 Nov 1620 - almost 200 miles further north than planned.
    • Role: Family2
    Copy of original Mayflower passenger list
    Copy of original Mayflower passenger list
    Passenger list
    Passenger list
    at the National Monument to the Forefathers in Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Event 11 Nov 1620  [26, 50, 56, 71, 76, 89, 90, 92, 99, 102, 111, 112, 113
    signed
    the Mayflower Compact 
    • Role: Signer
    The_Mayflower_Compact_1620_cph.3g07155.jpg
    The_Mayflower_Compact_1620_cph.3g07155.jpg
    Member Dec 1620  Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    listed
    the "meersteads & garden plots of which came first layed out 1620" 
    • Mr. W[illia]m Brewster is on the south side of the street, at the corner of the highway, and next to John Goodman.
    Property 1623  Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    received six acres
    Event:
    division of land
    • as a passenger on the Mayflower.
    • "Pacience & Fear Brewster" received two acres as passengers on the Anne.
    Taxed 25 Mar 1633  Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Taxed 27 Mar 1634  Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Death 10 Apr 1644  Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6, 9, 17, 20, 28, 29, 114, 115
    Inventory 18 May 1644  [6
    • It totalled £150 7d., with no real estate included.
    Administration 5 Jun 1644  [6
    Love Brewster, administrator
    Jonathan Brewster, administrator
    President From 4 Mar 1849 to 9 Jul 1850  United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [116, 117
    12th
    Zachary Taylor
    • Role: Ancestor
    Occupation teacher and printer  [6, 27]
    Person ID I13944  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2019 

    Father William Brewster,   b. Abt 1535   d. 1590 (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Mother Mary Smythe 
    Marriage Abt 1564  [2, 11, 12, 15, 19
    Family ID F4973  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Wentworth,   b. Abt 1569, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Apr 1627, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 58 years)  [23, 26, 118, 119, 120, 121
    Marriage Bef 1593  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6, 14, 15, 29, 114, 122
    Children 
    +1. Jonathan Brewster,   b. 12 Aug 1593, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Aug 1659, New London Village, New London, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    +2. Patience Brewster,   b. Abt 1600, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1634, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 34 years)
    +3. Fear Brewster,   b. Abt 1606, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 12 Dec 1634, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 28 years)
     4. child Brewster,   b. 1609, Leyden, Holland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jun 1609, Leyden, Holland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +5. Love Brewster,   b. Abt 1611, Leyden, Holland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Oct 1650, Duxbury, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 39 years)
     6. Wrestling Brewster,   b. Abt 1614, Leyden, Holland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1644 (Age ~ 29 years)
    Family ID F4902  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1566 - Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Bef 1593 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMigration - To Northern Virginia,aboard Mayflower  - 6 Sep 1620 - Plymouth, Devonshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMember - listed,the "meersteads & garden plots of which came first layed out 1620"  - Dec 1620 - Plymouth, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - received six acres,Event:
    division of land - 1623 - Plymouth, British America
    Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsTaxed - 25 Mar 1633 - Plymouth, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsTaxed - 27 Mar 1634 - Plymouth, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Apr 1644 - Plymouth, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPresident - 12th,Zachary Taylor - From 4 Mar 1849 to 9 Jul 1850 - United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Coats of Arms
    Brewster Coat of Arms
    Brewster Coat of Arms

    Signatures
    William Brewster signature
    William Brewster signature

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