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William and Mary (Smythe) (Simkinson) Brewster. William Brewster (c. 1566/67 – 10 April 1644) was an English official and Mayflower passenger in 1620. He became senior elder and the leader of Plymouth Colony, by virtue of his education and existing stature with those immigrating from the Netherlands, being a Brownist (or Puritan Separatist).
William Brewster, was the son of William and Mary (Smith) (Simkinson) Brewster, born probably at Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, between June 1566 and June 1567. The family lived at Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, when William, Sr. was appointed by the Archbishop of York as the receiver and bailiff of Scrooby Manor on 4 January 1575.
April 1644, Plymouth, Massachusetts [U.S.] (aged 77) William Brewster (born 1567, England—died April 1644, Plymouth, Massachusetts [U.S.]) was a leader of the Plymouth Colony in New England. Brewster spent his early life at Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, and acquired his first Separatist ideas while at Peterhouse College, Cambridge, which he ...
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Jun 14, 2022 · Brewster's mother, Mary Smythe, was married previously to John Sympkinson, and the two had four children before his death in 1562. She then remarried William's father, William Brewster Sr. William Brewster would be the only child of his parents. His mother would pass away the following year, and his dad would remarry Prudence.
Nov 16, 2020 · William Brewster (l. 1568-1644 CE) was an elder of the Leiden congregation of separatists (later known as pilgrims) and their spiritual leader while onboard the Mayflower and later after the establishment of the Plymouth Colony. The pastor of the congregation, John Robinson (l. 1576-1625 CE), remained behind in Leiden, the Netherlands with the ...
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Sep 9, 2021 · Brewster Family. William Brewster (1566 - 1644) - Elder of the congregation and one of the more educated who arrived on the Mayflower. He would serve the colony faithfully until his death in 1644. Mary Brewster (1568 - 1627) - The only wife of William, whose maiden name is unknown. She died in 1627, seven years after arriving at Plymouth.
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When the Mayflower landed in North America, Brewster became the senior Elder and served as the religious leader of the colony. He became a separatist leader and preacher and, eventually, an advisor to Governor William Bradford. Brewster's son, Jonathan, joined the family in November 1621, arriving at Plymouth on the ship Fortune, before his ...
