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  1. 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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    He lived near St. Peter's church in Leiden with his wife and children. His son, Jonathan, was a ribbon weaver. William was chosen as an assistant and later as an elder to Pastor John Robinson. He was still an elder when he traveled to Plymouth Colonyin 1620. In Leiden, the group managed to make a living. Brewster had struggled for money in Amsterda...

    When the passengers of the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Colony, Brewster became the senior elder and so served as the religious leader of the colony; in the colony, he became a separatist leader and preacher and, eventually, an adviser to Governor William Bradford. Brewster's son Jonathan joined the family in November 1621, arriving at Plymouth on ...

    The William Brewster Family Tree can become a bit confusing when studying his mother and, to some extent, his wife. 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 h...

    Parents: 1. William Brewster (1535 - 1590) 2. Mary Smythe (1535 - 1567) Spouse: Mary Brewster (1568 - 1627)- Her maiden name is unknown, but she was listed as a passenger on the Mayflower with William. Children: 1. Jonathan Brewster (1593 - 1659) 2. Patience Brewster (1600 - 1634) 3. Fear Brewster (1605 - 1634) 4. Unnamed Brewster (1609) 5. Love Br...

  2. In the 1627 Cattle Division, William Brewster’s group included his sons, Love, Wrestling and Jonathan Brewster; Jonathan’s wife, Lucretia; and grandchildren, William and Mary Brewster. In Leiden, William had been chosen an Elder of the church, and he continued as such in Plymouth, often leading the church when they did not have a minister ...

  3. Nov 16, 2020 · Brewster was one of the most highly educated members of the congregation after John Robinson, having attended Cambridge (as did Robinson), and also the only one with any political experience as he had served under the diplomat William Davison (l. c. 1541-1608 CE), ambassador for England to the Netherlands and best known for his role in the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (l. 1542-1587 CE).

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  4. In the accounting of 1651 we find that "Mr. Brewster lived to very old age; about 80 years he was when he died, having lived some 23 or 24 years here in the country. And though his wife died long before, yet she died aged. His son Wrestling died a young man unmarried.

  5. 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 ...

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  7. William Brewster was born about 1566, the son of William Brewster. ... His wife Mary died in 1627, and he never remarried. He lived to be nearly 80 years old, dying ...

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