Pilgrim William Brewster1

M, #18876, b. between 1566 and 1567, d. 10 April 1644
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Father*William Brewster2
Mother*Mary Smythe2
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Names and Titles

Titled: Pilgrim in 1620.
Pilgrim William Brewster was born between 1566 and 1567 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England.2 He was the son of William Brewster and Mary Smythe.2 Pilgrim William Brewster married Pilgrim Mary Wentworth about 1591.3 Pilgrim William Brewster died on 10 April 1644 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.2
He became the father of Fear Brewster between 1592 and 1608? Pilgrim William Brewster became the father of Patience Brewster between 1592 and 1608? Pilgrim William Brewster became the father of Pilgrim Wrestling Brewster between 1592 and 1620?2 Pilgrim William Brewster became the father of Jonathan Brewster on 12 August 1593.4 Pilgrim William Brewster became the father of Pilgrim Love Brewster between 1607 and 1611.1 Pilgrim William Brewster had servant(s) Pilgrim Mary More.2 Pilgrim William Brewster had servant(s) Pilgrim Richard More.2 Pilgrim William Brewster and Pilgrim Mary Wentworth emmigrated with Pilgrim Love Brewster and Pilgrim Wrestling Brewster in 1620 from in Leyden, Holland, on the Ship 'Mayflower'.5 Pilgrim William Brewster and Pilgrim Mary Wentworth immigrated with Pilgrim Love Brewster, Pilgrim Wrestling Brewster, Pilgrim Mary More and Pilgrim Richard More in November 1620 to in Plymouth, Plymouth County, New Plymouth Colony, on the Ship 'Mayflower'.2 Pilgrim William Brewster signed The Mayflower Compact on 11 November 1620 at Cape Cod. William's daughter was married at wedding of Fear Brewster and Pilgrim Issac Allerton in July 1623 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.1 William's son Jonathan Brewster was married to Lucretia Oldham on 10 April 1624 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, New Plymouth Colony.4 William's daughter was married at wedding of Patience Brewster and Thomas Prence on 5 August 1624 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.4 Pilgrim William Brewster became a widower with the death of his wife, Pilgrim Mary Wentworth on 17 April 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.2 William's daughter Fear Brewster died in 1634 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.1 William's daughter Patience Brewster died in 1634 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.4 William's son Pilgrim Love Brewster was married to Sarah Collier on 15 May 1634 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.2

Census

DatePlace
1627in Plymouth, Plymouth County, New Plymouth ColonyPilgrim William Brewster is head of household on the census of 22 May 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, New Plymouth Colony, as Willm Brewster Enumerated with him were Pilgrim Love Brewster, Pilgrim Wrestling Brewster, Jonathan Brewster, Thomas Prence, Lucretia Oldham, William Brewster, Mary Brewster, Patience Brewster, Rebecca Prence, Pilgrim Richard More, Pilgrim Henry Samson and Pilgrim Humility Cooper.6

References

Pilgrim William Brewster is described in The Great Migration Begins.

5 Children of Pilgrim William Brewster and Pilgrim Mary Wentworth
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Last Edited9 May 2002

Citations

  1. [S22] Mayflower Families Web site, online http://MayflowerFamilies.com. Hereinafter cited as Mayflower Families.
  2. [S132] Mayflower Passengers (on the Complete Mayflower Descendant CD), CD-ROM (n.p.: Broderbund Software). Hereinafter cited as Mayflower Passengers.
  3. [S92] Patricia Ann Scherzinger, Colonial American of Royal and Noble Descent (Bowle, Maryland: Heritage Books, Inc, 1996).
  4. [S141] Algernon A. Aspinwall, "Grandchildren of the Passengers on the Mayflower," NGS Quarterly, Vol 4, No 3 (Oct 1915): Vol 4, pg 40. Hereinafter cited as "Mayflower Grandchildren."
  5. [S130] Caleb Johnson's Mayflower Web Pages, online http://members.aol.com/calebj/, contingents.html. Hereinafter cited as Mayflower Web Pages.
  6. [S143] The Division of Cattle, 1627.
  7. [S130] Mayflower Web Pages, online http://members.aol.com/calebj/, anne.html.