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William Brewster died at Duxbury, 10 April 1644 and his wife Mary died at Plymouth on 17 April 1627. Brewster was much respected throughout his life and his death was a blow to those around him; Bradford said that it was a “mater of great sadness and mourning to them all.”
This work contains the records of eleven generations of Elder William Brewster, through four of his grandsons: Benjamin Brewster, Isaac Allerton, William Brewster and Wrestling Brewster
Compare DNA and explore genealogy for William Brewster born abt. 1566 Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England died 1644 Duxbury, Plymouth Colony including ancestors + descendants + 17 photos + 81 genealogist comments + questions + Y-chromosome DNA + more in the free family tree community.
He was the son of William Brewster and Mary (Smythe) (Simkinson) Brewster and he had a number of step-brothers and step-sisters, including James, Prudence, Henry, George, and Edward Brewster. His paternal grandparents were William Brewster (1510–1558), and Maud Mann (1513–1558).
William Brewster was an influential character within the Leiden Congregation. Jump to: Life In England and Holland; Plymouth Colony; Brewster's Mother And Wife; William Brewster Family Chart; Life In England and Holland. He lived near St. Peter's church in Leiden with his wife and children. His son, Jonathan, was a ribbon weaver.
William Brewster and His Descendants. Many people today can trace their ancestors back to William and Mary Brewster, including Bing Crosby, Julia Child, Katharine Hepburn, Henry Longfellow, Seth Macfarlane, Sarah Palin, and Zachary Taylor.
The General Society of Mayflower Descendants published in its "Mayflower Families in Progress" series an accounting of the first four generations of descendants of William Brewster, prepared by Barbara Lambert Merrick, the third edition of which was published in 2000.
"This work contains the records of eleven generations of descendants of Elder William Brewster, through four of his grandsons, namely: Benjamin Brewster (son of Jonathan Brewster), Isaac Allerton (son of Fear Brewster), William Brewster and Wrestling Brewster (sons of Love Brewster"--P. xii.
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.
William Brewster was a Mayflower passenger. are direct descendants of William Brewster. by + or, ++ if both parents were descendants. m. Elizabeth Katherine Heathcote. m. Abigail Andrews 1691–1717. b. Oct 1673, New London, CT. b. Dec 1674, New London, CT. m. Mary Sharswood 1669–1744. m. Hannah Gager 166-1727. m. Jeradiah Williams 1702-1803. m.