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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: 1566 1644 Colonial leader and preacher G. B. Caird: 1917 1984 Biblical scholar and churchman Thomas Campion: 1567 1620 Composer and poet Steph Cook: 1972 Gold medal Olympian in pentathlon Richard Crashaw: 1613 1649 Poet Richard Eyre: 1943 Film and theatre director Robert Foley: 1949
William E. Brewster (1858–1945), American banker, merchant, and politician from Maine; William N. Brewster (1864–1917), American Protestant Christian missionary to China; William R. Brewster (1828–1869), American Civil War general; Willie Brewster (died 1965), whose murder was the first time in the history of Alabama that a white man was ...
Jones, Emma C. Brewster. The Brewster Genealogy, 1566–1907: a Record of the Descendants of William Brewster of the "Mayflower," ruling elder of the Pilgrim church which founded Plymouth Colony in 1620. New York: Grafton Press. 1908; Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie: Issue 40 of Sesame booklets; BiblioBazaar, LLC, 2008.
William Johnson: Labourer George Kendall: Councillor and Captain: 1607–12–01 Execution by firing squad for "mutiny" [15] Ellis Kingston: Gentleman E. Kiniston or Kinnistone 1607–09–18 "Starved to death with cold" [16] John Laydon: Carpenter and Labourer Leyden arrived on the Susan Constant [17] William Laxon: Carpenter Laxton, W ...
She was a daughter of Gov. Thomas Prence and Patience Brewster, a daughter of Elder William Brewster (pilgrim), (c. 1567 – April 10, 1644), the Pilgrim leader and spiritual elder of the Plymouth Colony and a passenger on the Mayflower. John and Mercy (Prence) Freeman are buried in the Cove Burying Ground in Eastham.
The Brewster Genealogy, 1566–1907: a Record of the Descendants of William Brewster of the "Mayflower," ruling elder of the Pilgrim church which founded Plymouth Colony in 1620. New York: Grafton Press. OCLC 1611642; Kabaservice, Geoffrey. (2004). The Guardians: Kingman Brewster, His Circle, and the Rise of the Liberal Establishment. New York ...
Robert Cushman returned to England alone, leaving Thomas as a ward of Governor William Bradford. [1] In 1649 Thomas succeeded William Brewster as Ruling Elder and held that position for over 40 years until his death. Over his long life Cushman became a person of note in the colony being involved in numerous important activities.