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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).
"The Pilgrim Maiden" statue, Brewster Gardens, Plymouth, Massachusetts. This statue by Henry Hudson Kitson is not of a particular Pilgrim, but the subject represented most closely fits Elizabeth Tilley and Mary Chilton in age. Elizabeth's parents both died the first winter, as did her uncle, Edward Tilley, and aunt, Ann.
William Brewster-In the 1580s, he was an assistant to William Davison, secretary to Queen Elizabeth I; Davison was a party to the 1587 execution of Mary Queen of Scots. About twenty years later, Brewster was among those prominent in the early English Separatist church, emigrating to Holland in 1608 where he became Ruling Elder of the Leiden church.
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
In the 1627 Division of Cattle she is listed with her husband George and young son "Zakariah" as " Mary Sowle." [ 24 ] Noted Mayflower researcher and author Caleb H. Johnson writes in The Mayflower Quarterly of December 2013 that the origin of Mary Buckett, wife of Mayflower passenger George Soule, has not been conclusively proven by his, or ...
Priscilla is last found in the records in 1650, but oral tradition states that she died only a few years before her husband (which would be about 1680). She lies buried at the Miles Standish Burial Ground in Duxbury, Massachusetts. The exact location of her grave is unknown, but there is a marker honoring her.
Gayle King will soon have a new daughter-in-law, and she has Oprah Winfrey to thank for helping her pull off the proposal. On Monday, the 69-year-old CBS Mornings anchor shared on Instagram that ...
Warren participated in some of the early explorations of Cape Cod, when a suitable settlement location was being searched for. [4]One such extensive exploration began on Wednesday, 6 December 1620 in freezing weather using the ship's shallop, a light, shallow-water boat with oars and sails which was navigated by two pilots, with a master gunner and three sailors.