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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.
Mary Brewster (c. 1569 – April 17, 1627) was a Pilgrim and one of the women on the Mayflower. [1]She was the wife of Elder William Brewster. [2] She was one of only five adult women from the Mayflower to survive the first winter in the New World, and one of only four such to survive to the "first Thanksgiving" in 1621, which she helped cook.
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 ...
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Circumstantial evidence of the love triangle also exists. Miles Standish and John Alden were likely roommates; [7] Priscilla Mullins was the only single woman of marriageable age. [6] The families of the alleged lovers remained close for several generations, moving together to Duxbury, Massachusetts, in the late 1620s. [8]
And it resulted in one of our favorite photos of the royal -- ever. Prince William, then 21, had just made cut as one of a 13-man group that was set to play in the Wales and Ireland Celtic challenge.
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.