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William Brewster

Male Abt 1535 - 1590  (~ 55 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Brewster was born about 1535 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England; died in 1590.

    Notes:

    Appointed by Archbishop Sandys, in Jan 1576, receiver of Scrooby and bailiff the manor house belonging to the Archbishop, to have life tenure of both offices. [Lucy Hall Greenlaw, "Early Generations of the Brewster Family", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 53:109, 1899.]

    He was addressed as Mr.

    Family/Spouse: Mary Smythe. Mary (daughter of William Smythe) died after 1566. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. William Brewster  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1567 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 10 Apr 1644 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Brewster Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1567 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 10 Apr 1644 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: Abt 1566, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
    • Alternate birth: Between Jun 1566 and Jun 1567, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England

    Notes:

    Emigrated 1620 to Plymouth, Massachusetts, on the Mayflower. Senior elder and (until the arrival of pastor Ralph Smith in 1629) religious leader of the Plymouth colony. The only Mayflower passenger with a university education and with political and diplomatic experience. Extensive Wikipedia article here.

    William Brewster (~1566-1644) = Mary (d. 1627)
    Fear Brewster (~1606-1634) = Isaac Allerton (~1586-1659)
    Isaac Allerton, Jr. (~1629-1702) = Elizabeth Willoughby (~1635->1672)
    Sarah Allerton (~1670-1731) = Hancock Lee (~1653-1729)
    Elizabeth Lee (~1708-~1750) = Zachary Taylor (1707-1768)
    Richard Taylor (1744-1829) = Sarah Dabney Strother (~1760-1822)
    Zachary Taylor (1784-1850), 12th President of the United States

    William Brewster (1566-1644) = Mary (d. 1627)
    Jonathan Brewster (1593-1659) = Lucretia Oldham (1600-1678)
    Benjamin Brewster (1633=1710) = Ann Addis (1628-1709)
    William Brewster (1669-1728) = Patience (d. 1740)
    Patience Brewster (b. 1699) = Matthew Dewolfe (1697-1783)
    Edward Dewolfe (1735-1790) = Elizabeth (d. 1787)
    Edward Dewolfe (1768-1835) = Sarah Bill (1768-1854)
    Charles De Wolf (1794-1870) = Betsy Putnam (1794-1881)
    John Archelous De Wolf (1833-1901) = Louise Doty (1835-1879)
    Ida Corinne De Wolf (1863-1944) = LaFayette Waterbury (1864-1931)
    Ledora May Waterbury (1885-1959) = Harry Ross Hubbard (1886-1975)
    Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (1911-1986)

    Other descendants of William Brewster include Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Commodore Matthew C. Perry, Oliver Hazard Perry, John Batterson Stetson, George B. McClellan, Clarence Day, Archibald MacLeish, Admiral William Halsey, Mamie (Doud) Eisenhower, Thomas Pynchon, Allen Dulles, John Foster Dulles, Nelson Rockefeller, Katherine Hepburn, Bing Crosby, Bette Davis, Julia Child, Glenn Close, Norman Rockwell, Ted Danson, Pete Seeger, Orrin Hatch, Brewster Kahle, Annie Proulx, Bill Richardson, Richard Gere, Howard Dean, Chevy Chase, and James Taylor.

    William married Mary before 1593 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England. Mary died on 17 Apr 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Jonathan Brewster  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Aug 1593 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 7 Aug 1659 in New London, New London, Connecticut; was buried in Preston, New London, Connecticut.
    2. 4. Patience Brewster  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1603 in England; died in 1634 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
    3. 5. Fear Brewster  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1605; died before 12 Dec 1634 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
    4. 6. Love Brewster  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1607; died between 6 Oct 1650 and 31 Jan 1651.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Jonathan Brewster Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1) was born on 12 Aug 1593 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 7 Aug 1659 in New London, New London, Connecticut; was buried in Preston, New London, Connecticut.

    Notes:

    He moved with his family to Leiden, Holland in 1608, where he became a merchant and a ribbon maker. Unlike his brothers Love and Wrestling, he stayed behind when the Mayflower sailed; he arrived at Cape Cod on the Fortune in November 1621. In 1630 he and his family moved to Duxbury, where he became a trader, working the coast as far south as Virginia. In 1635-36 he was in Windsor, Connecticut. In 1649 he settled in the New London area, where he spent the rest of his life.

    From Kristen Wands, at the Windsor Historical Society site:

    During his time in Windsor, Brewster began corresponding with John Winthrop, Jr., with whom he shared an interest in alchemy. Brewster had an alchemical laboratory in his home at Brewster's Neck. In 1656, he believed he was close to discovering the universal cure, a common goal among alchemists. He shared the progress of his experiments with Winthrop, saying, "I ffeare I shall not live to see it finished, in regard partly of the Indianes, who I feare will raise warres; and also I have a conceite that God sees me not worthy of a blessing by reason of my manifold miscariadges." Brewster worried not only that his life might be in jeopardy, but also that some accident would upset his experiments, which needed to sit undisturbed for years at a time. Typically Puritan, he worried that he was not Christian enough to receive the divine alchemical secrets he sought. Writing that he trusted Winthrop with his research more than his own children, Brewster promised he would "shortly write all the whole worke in few words, plainly ... & sealle it vp in a littel box, & subscribe it to your selfe... that if it please God I should suddainly be taken away, you may call for it." Ultimately, it appears Brewster's experiments were unsuccessful. His letters to Winthrop, however, provide a fascinating window into the minds of our New England forefathers.

    While Jonathan Brewster's encounters with Native Americans do not seem to have affected his alchemy, later events suggest he was right to be nervous about his family's safety. In early March of 1659, while Brewster was away in Hartford, "12 [Narragansett] Indians came suddainly out of the bushes" surrounding Brewster's farm, and ran toward Mrs. Brewster, who was working in a field with one Mohegan and two English servants. Seemingly to shield her from the attack, the Mohegan ran toward "Mrs. Brewster, and held fast about hir, the other Indians pulled him by force from hir and presently killed him and cutt of his hand and fledd away." Apparently, the Narragansetts were upset that Brewster had been supplying his Mohegan allies with firearms, and the attack, which resulted in the death of the Mohegan servant, was in retaliation. Though no member of Brewster's family was physically harmed, the incident was a tremendous fright to all of the English settlers in the region.

    When Brewster's death came, it was the result of an illness rather than an act of violence. He passed away in August of 1659, at 66 years of age. He was buried in Brewster's Neck Cemetery, which is all that remains of the family's home and trading post there.

    Jonathan Brewster (1593-1659) = Lucretia Oldham (1600-1678)
    Benjamin Brewster (1633=1710) = Ann Addis (1628-1709)
    William Brewster (1669-1728) = Patience (d. 1740)
    Patience Brewster (b. 1699) = Matthew Dewolfe (1697-1783)
    Edward Dewolfe (1735-1790) = Elizabeth (d. 1787)
    Edward Dewolfe (1768-1835) = Sarah Bill (1768-1854)
    Charles De Wolf (1794-1870) = Betsy Putnam (1794-1881)
    John Archelous De Wolf (1833-1901) = Louise Doty (1835-1879)
    Ida Corinne De Wolf (1863-1944) = LaFayette Waterbury (1864-1931)
    Ledora May Waterbury (1885-1959) = Harry Ross Hubbard (1886-1975)
    Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (1911-1986)

    Jonathan married Lucretia Oldham on 10 Apr 1624 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Lucretia (daughter of William Oldham and Phillipa Sowter) was born before 14 Jan 1601; was christened on 14 Jan 1601 in All Saints, Derby, Derbyshire, England; died on 4 Mar 1679 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Mary Brewster  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Apr 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died after 23 Mar 1698 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

  2. 4.  Patience Brewster Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1) was born about 1603 in England; died in 1634 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: Abt 1600, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England

    Notes:

    Emigrated July 1623 to Plymouth, Massachusetts, on the Anne. Died in the smallpox epidemic of 1634.

    Patience married Thomas Prence, Governor of the Plymouth Colony on 5 Aug 1624 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Thomas (son of Thomas Prence) was born about 1600 in Lechlade, Farindon, Gloucestershire, England; died on 29 Mar 1673 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; was buried on 8 Apr 1673 in Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachussets. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Rebecca Prence  Descendancy chart to this point died about 1650.
    2. 9. Hannah Prence  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 22 May 1627 and 12 Dec 1634 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died before 23 Nov 1698 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
    3. 10. Mercy Prence  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1631 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 28 Sep 1711 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

  3. 5.  Fear Brewster Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1) was born about 1605; died before 12 Dec 1634 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: Abt 1603, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
    • Alternate death: Aft 22 May 1627, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts

    Fear married Isaac Allerton between 1623 and 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Isaac (son of Bartholomew Allerton and Mary) was born about 1587 in East Bergholt, Sussex, England; died between 1 Feb 1659 and 12 Feb 1659 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 6.  Love Brewster Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1) was born about 1607; died between 6 Oct 1650 and 31 Jan 1651.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: Abt 1614

    Notes:

    Arrived with his parents in 1620 on the Mayflower.

    Love married Sarah Collier on 15 May 1634 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of William Collier and Jane Yates) was born before 30 Apr 1616; was christened on 30 Apr 1616 in St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey, England; died on 26 Apr 1691 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Sarah Brewster  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1635 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died between 5 Mar 1668 and 21 Jan 1679.


Generation: 4

  1. 7.  Mary Brewster Descendancy chart to this point (3.Jonathan3, 2.William2, 1.William1) was born on 16 Apr 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died after 23 Mar 1698 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

    Mary married John Turner on 10 Nov 1645 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony. John (son of Humphrey Turner and Lydia Gaymer) was born before 24 Mar 1621; was christened on 24 Mar 1621 in Terling, Essex, England; died between 4 Mar 1695 and 20 May 1697 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Ezekiel Turner  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Jan 1651 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts; was christened on 19 Jan 1650 in Second Church of Scituate, Scituate, Massachusetts; died on 19 Jan 1704 in New London, New London, Connecticut.
    2. 13. Ruth Turner  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 17 May 1663; was christened on 17 May 1663 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

  2. 8.  Rebecca Prence Descendancy chart to this point (4.Patience3, 2.William2, 1.William1) died about 1650.

    Rebecca married Edmund Freeman on 22 Apr 1646 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Edmund (son of Edmond Freeman and Bennett Hodsoll) was born before 26 Nov 1620 in Billingshurst, Sussex, England; was christened on 26 Nov 1620 in Billingshurst, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Patience Freeman  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1647; died before 16 Mar 1715.

  3. 9.  Hannah Prence Descendancy chart to this point (4.Patience3, 2.William2, 1.William1) was born between 22 May 1627 and 12 Dec 1634 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died before 23 Nov 1698 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: Abt 1629

    Hannah married Nathaniel Mayo on 13 Feb 1650 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Nathaniel (son of Rev. John Mayo and (Unknown first wife of the Rev. John Mayo)) was born before 1627 in England; died after 19 Dec 1661 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Samuel Mayo  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Oct 1655 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 29 Oct 1738 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was buried in Orleans Cemetery, Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

    Hannah married Jonathan Sparrow between 1677 and 1681. Jonathan (son of Richard Sparrow and Pandora) was born about 1629; died on 21 Mar 1707 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 10.  Mercy Prence Descendancy chart to this point (4.Patience3, 2.William2, 1.William1) was born about 1631 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 28 Sep 1711 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

    Mercy married Maj. John Freeman on 13 Feb 1650 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts. John (son of Edmond Freeman and Bennett Hodsoll) was born before 28 Jan 1627; was christened on 28 Jan 1627 in Billingshurst, Sussex, England; died on 28 Oct 1719 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Mercy Freeman  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jul 1659 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 19 Jun 1737 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was buried in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
    2. 17. Hannah Freeman  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1664 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 15 Feb 1744 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
    3. 18. Bennett Freeman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Mar 1671 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 30 May 1716 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

  5. 11.  Sarah Brewster Descendancy chart to this point (6.Love3, 2.William2, 1.William1) was born about 1635 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died between 5 Mar 1668 and 21 Jan 1679.

    Sarah married Benjamin Bartlett between 4 Apr 1654 and 8 Aug 1655. Benjamin (son of Robert Bartlett and Mary Warren) was born about 1629; died between 29 Aug 1691 and 28 Aug 1691 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Benjamin Bartlett  Descendancy chart to this point was born after 1654 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died between 10 Apr 1722 and 10 Apr 1724.


 

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