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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-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.
1. William Sherman on December 25, 1667 in Marshfield and had six children. He died in 1679. 2. Israel Holmes on November 24, 1681 in Marshfield and had two children. He drowned in 1684. 3. Alexander Standish by 1689 and had three children. His father was Pilgrim Myles Standish. His first wife Sarah was a daughter of Mayflower passenger John Alden.
Governor William Bradford recalled of that time, "Mr. Richard Warren, but his wife and children were lefte behind, and came afterwards." [6] The Mayflower departed Plymouth, England on 6/16 September 1620. The small, 100 ft (30 m) ship had 102 passengers and a crew of about 30–40 in extremely cramped conditions.
Court records from 1607 show that English county officials caught up with the services taking place at Brewster's home and "came after him" and the other Separtists. “Your 13th great-grandfather ...
Painting of John Smith and colonists landing in Jamestown. On 4 May [O.S. 14 May] 1607, 105 to 108 English men and boys (surviving the voyage from England) established the Jamestown Settlement for the Virginia Company of London, on a slender peninsula on the bank of the James River.
William Eugene Smith (December 30, 1918 – October 15, 1978) was an American photojournalist. [1] He has been described as "perhaps the single most important American photographer in the development of the editorial photo essay."
Punky Brewster was the story of a 7-year-old girl, who after being abandoned by her parents gets adopted by a grumpy, lonely man named Henry Warnimont. George Gaynes The role of Henry was played ...