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William Brewster

Male 1489 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Brewster was born in 1489 in Scrooby, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom; and died.

    William married Prudence Perkins in 1508 in Bentley, Arksey, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Prudence was born in 1590 in Bentley, Arksey, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. William Brewster  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1510 in Scrooby, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom; died in 1558 in York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Brewster Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1510 in Scrooby, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom; died in 1558 in York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Stories and Notes: 1542, Bentley, Arksey, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; Was Taxed

    Notes:

    Died:
    Said to be buried in Kent, England

    William married Maude Mann in 1535 in Bentley, Arksey, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Maude was born in 1510 in Scrooby, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom; died on 11 Oct 1558 in , , England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Henry Brewster  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 4. William Brewster, II,of Scrooby  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1535 in Scrooby, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom; was christened in 1535; died on 10 Aug 1608 in Scrooby, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Henry Brewster Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1)

  2. 4.  William Brewster, II,of Scrooby Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1) was born in 1535 in Scrooby, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom; was christened in 1535; died on 10 Aug 1608 in Scrooby, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Old Address: 1564, Scrooby, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

    William married Prudence PeckScrooby, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom. Prudence (daughter of Edward Peck and Prudence) was born in 1538 in Scrooby, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom; died in Jul 1590 in Scrooby, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    William married Mary Smythe in 1560 in Scrooby, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom. Mary (daughter of William Smythe) was born in 1534 in Stainford, Hatfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; died in 1567 in Scrooby, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Reverend Elder William Brewster  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jan 1566 in Scrooby, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom; died on 10 Apr 1644 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; was buried in Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.


Generation: 4

  1. 5.  Reverend Elder William BrewsterReverend Elder William Brewster Descendancy chart to this point (4.William3, 2.William2, 1.William1) was born on 24 Jan 1566 in Scrooby, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom; died on 10 Apr 1644 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; was buried in Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: University of Cambridge, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom; Hhe studied briefly at Cambridge, the only Pilgrim Father to have some university training.
    • Occupation: Printer
    • Occupation: Reverend Elder of the Pilgrim's church at Plymouth
    • Immigration Information: Came over on the Mayflower
    • Stories and Notes: Mayflower Passenger
    • Stories and Notes: 12 Jun 1609, Leiden, , Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; See Notes

    Notes:

    Stories and Notes:
    Came over on the Mayflower - Published many Religious pamplets which made him a fugitive from the King of England. Was the Oldest Mayflower Passenger to be at the First Thanksgiving, he was in his Fifies.
    Was a leader of the PILGRIMS, who established Plymouth Colony.
    A member of the local gentry in Scrooby, Yorkshire, he helped organize a separatist religious congregation in 1606 and financed its move to Holland in 1608. His influence was instrumental in winning the approval of the Virginia Company for the p roposal to resettle the congregation in America, and he was one of the few original Scrooby separatists who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620.
    As the church's ruling elder in Leyden and then in Plymouth, Brewster shared with William Bradford and Edward Winslow in the leadership of the Pilgrim enterprise

    Stories and Notes:
    A Leyden record shows that William Brewster and Ann Peck gave power of attorney to Thomas Simkinson, merchant of Hull. Presumably Thomas Simkinson has some relation to Brewster's mother's first husband John Simkins

    William married Mary Wentworth in 1592 in Scrooby, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom. Mary (daughter of Sir Thomas Wentworth) was born in 1565 in Scrooby, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom; died on 17 Apr 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; was buried in Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Jonathan Brewster  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Aug 1593 in Scrooby, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom; died on 7 Aug 1659 in New London, New London, Connecticut, United States.
    2. 7. Patience Brewster  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1600 in Scrooby, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom; died on 12 Dec 1634 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; was buried in 1634 in Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
    3. 8. Fear Brewster  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1606 in Scrooby, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom; died on 12 Dec 1634.
    4. 9. A. Child Brewster  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1609 in Leiden, , Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died in 1609 in Leiden, , Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
    5. 10. Love Brewster  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1611 in Leiden, , Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died on 6 Oct 1650.
    6. 11. Wrestling Brewster  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1614 in Leiden, , Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died in 1644.