William BREWSTER
1567 - 1644 (77 years)
1. William BREWSTER was born on 24 Jan 1566/1567 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England (son of William John BREWSTER and Mary SMYTHE); died on 10 Apr 1644 in Plymouth Colony, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Other Events:
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Notes:
Immigrant: In 1580 William studied at Cambridge University, but did not get a degree.He was bailiff and Postmaster of Scrooby, Eng. for 17 years. He became one of the leaders of a group of Seperatists with whom he escaped to The Netherlands in 1608. He served there as a ruling elder and a Printerin Layden, Holland, printing religious books that displeased King James I of England. He came to America on board the "Mayflower" in 1620. Brewster founded the Congregational Church in Plymouth and became the religious head of the church in Mass. until a minister arrived.
William married Mary WENTWORTH about 1591 in England. Mary (daughter of Thomas WENTWORTH and Grace GASCOIGNE) was born about 1569 in England; died on 17 Apr 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Patience BREWSTER was born about 1600 in England; died in 1634 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
- Love BREWSTER died in 1650.
- Jonathan BREWSTER was born on 12 Aug 1593 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 7 Aug 1659.
2. William John BREWSTER was born about 1535 in Yorkshire, England (son of William BREWSTER, Sr and Maude MANN); died in Jun 1590 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England. Other Events:
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Notes:
wife Mary (widow of John Simpkinson) may not be te mother of William.
William married Mary SMYTHE about 1565 in Of Scrooby, , Northampton, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Mary SMYTHE (daughter of William SMYTHE and Mrs-William SMYTH). Other Events:
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Children:
- 1. William BREWSTER was born on 24 Jan 1566/1567 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 10 Apr 1644 in Plymouth Colony, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
Generation: 3
4. William BREWSTER, Sr was born about 1510 in Yorkshire, England; died in 1558 in York, Yorkshire, England (or Scrooby, Nottingham, England). Other Events:
- _UID: 81905326B61A8C49AEFBD873904FD76F488D
William married Maude MANN in Mar 1538 in Bentley With Arksey, Yorkshire, England. Maude was born in 1510 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England; died after 11 Oct 1558 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Maude MANN was born in 1510 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England; died after 11 Oct 1558 in England. Other Events:
- _UID: 670CE42749858A44B919B03F3BD0AFC156CF
Children:
- 2. William John BREWSTER was born about 1535 in Yorkshire, England; died in Jun 1590 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England.
6. William SMYTHE was born in 1505 in Stanforth Parish, Hatfield, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 2 May 1560 in Stanforth Parish, Hatfield, Nottinghamshire, England. Other Events:
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William married Mrs-William SMYTH about 1542 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Mrs-William SMYTH Other Events:
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Children:
- 3. Mary SMYTHE