Family register
Elder William Brewster
- Mayflower passenger
Mayflower passengerElder William Brewster (1566 – 10 April 1644) was born in England. He married Mary Brewster. His child was Jonathan Brewster. He died in 1644, in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Early life
Elder William Brewster was born in England in 1566/67, according to a 1609 Leyden affidavit cited in the Brewster genealogy.[1] He lived at the Scrooby manor-house from 1588 to 1608.[1]
Marriage and family
William Brewster was the father of Jonathan Brewster, his eldest son.[1][2] Mary Brewster was the wife of Elder William Brewster and was named in the Brewster family Bible.[3] A 1609 Leyden affidavit recorded William, his wife Mary and son Jonathan as aged 42, 40 and 16 years respectively.[1] Mary Brewster died at Plymouth in New England on 17 April 1627.[3] Jonathan Brewster came in the ship Fortune in November 1621.[2]
Mayflower and Plymouth
The Brewster genealogy describes William Brewster as a Mayflower passenger and ruling elder of Plymouth.[1]
Later life and death
William Brewster died at Plymouth in New England on 10 April 1644.[1]