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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.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 February 2025. Mayflower passenger and New World colonist John Carver 1st Governor of Plymouth Colony In office November 1620 – April 1621 Preceded by Office established Succeeded by William Bradford Personal details Born before 1584 Kingdom of England Died April 1621 Plymouth Colony Resting place ...
Richard Clyfton, William Brewster, and John Robinson were the last to be released. The second attempt to flee to the Netherlands went wrong when the boat carrying the women and children got stuck in mud, horsemen came to seize the pilgrims, and the ship's captain fled, taking the men to Amsterdam alone.
Veterans Day in Brewster Brewster will honor veterans at 10 a.m. Nov. 11 at the Brewster Council on Aging, 1673 Main St. The ceremony will feature local leaders, guest speakers and a moment of ...
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 ...
Update 9/6/2022 3:28 p.m. ET: You don’t turn your back on family. Jordana Brewster honored her late Fast and Furious costar Paul Walker at her wedding to Mason Morfit.. After the ceremony, the ...
The Prince of Wales’s brother, the Duke of Sussex, has travelled back to America after jetting in to see their father following news of his diagnosis.