Descendants of William Brewster

(note: my husband's direct lineage is blue)

1 William Brewster b: Abt 1510 Yorkshire, England d: Abt 1558

....+Maud Mann b: Abt 1510 Scroby, Nottingham, England m: Bef 1558

.....2 William Brewster b: 1535-1545 Scroby, Nottingham, England d: 1590

• Notes: Sources: 1. The Mother of Elder William Brewster NEHGR 125:250 (1970). 2. The American Genealogist 41:1-5, 63, Jan 1965. 3. NEHGR 111:319-20, Oct 1957.

...........+Prudence Perkins d: Aft 1590

.............3 James Brewster b: Abt 1568

.............3 Prudence Brewster

.............3 John Brewster

.....*2nd Wife of William Brewster:

...........+Mary Smythe m: Aft Dec 25, 1562 d: Abt 1566

.............3 Elizabeth Brewster

.............3 William I Brewster b: 1566/67 Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England d: Apr 10, 1644 Plymouth, MA

• The following is from the Dictionary of American Biography Vol. 2, pg. 29-30:
• Pilgrim father, was an Elder of the Pilgrim Church, first in importance during the Scrooby period, second in importance during the Leyden and Plymouth periods.
• A deposition of his at Leyden finally settles the dispute about the date of his birth and fixes it in the winter of 1566/67, probably in January.
• He came to Scrooby in 1571 with his father and mother; his father in 1575 became baliff of the Manor of Scrooby, one of the exempt estates of the Archbishop of York, and in 1588 was appointed postmaster by Queen Elizabeth when Scrooby was made a post-house on the road between London and York. These positions made the father a man of great importance in the district and provided him with a considerable income. The boy was somehow prepared for the university and entered Peterhouse, Cambridge, in December 1580, where he himself later declared that he acquired his first Separatist ideas. He did not take a degree and perhaps remained at Cambridge only a few months.
• In the autumn of 1583 he became a member of the household of William Davidson, then important in administrative and diplomatic life at the court of Elizabeth, and, becoming one of his trusted retainers, accompanied him on missions to the Netherlands in 1584 and in 1585-86. Despite the disgrace of Davison in 1587 as a result of his part in the execution of Mary Stuart and his consequent retirement from public life, Brewster remained in his service until news of his father's serious illness caused his return to Scrooby in 1589. He served as his father's deputy until the latter's death in 1590 and then was himself appointed to the positions of baliff and postmaster, retaining both until the exodus to Holland in 1608.
• He married in 1591 Mary (---), by whom he had before 1620 six children. Gradually he became the protector and then the principal member of a little congregation of Puritans, gathered from Scrooby and the near-by villages. But they did not "separate" from the Established Church until the autumn of 1606 and it was not until a year later that John Robinson joined them. After some investigation of their proceedings by the High Commission of York, which certainly did not amount to persecution, they decided to leave so ungodly a land and finally succeeded in emigrating to Holland in 1608. Finding Amsterdam also uncongenial, they settled at Leyden in 1609. Here, if not earlier, Brewster became elder and teacher of the new church. To earn a living for his family, he became a printer of Puritan books, written by the leaders in England, and shipped back to them for sale and distribution at home.
• In 1617 the initiation of the plan for emigration to America took him and others to England where he interviewed officers of the Virginia Company and various royal officials to secure permission to colonize and a grand of land. Beyond much doubt he was the principal envoy. Returning to Leyden, he printed in 1618 or 1619 a book which gave great offense to James I. Of this the English government complained to the Dutch authorities in 1619 with such effect that Brewster felt it wiser to discontinue the press altogether and to return with his family to England where he seems to have lived unmolested until the Mayflower sailed in 1620. He played therefore no part in the final steps at Leyden for the emigration to America and was not present when the decision was reached, in April 1620, that the majority should remain at Leyden with Robinson their minister, while the minority should attempt the venture with Brewster himself as their leader. It also seems probable that he played no important part in organizing the company which sailed for America direct from England, being fearful of royal interference with his own emigration.
• He embarked on the Mayflower at London with his wife, two sons, and two boys "bound out" to him. At Plymouth, Brewster was the only church officer until 1629, but held services of prayer and praise only; he expounded the Scripture at length, but was forbidden by the rules to preach, baptize, or celebrate the communion. Though he was therefore never a minister in the Pilgrim sense of the word and though they "called" Smith, Roger Williams, Chauncey, and Reynor as their ministers later, he remained throughout his life the real leader of the church at Plymouth and the man chiefly responsible for its doctrines, observances, and worship. Administrative position was foreclosed to him by his position in the church but he was active in counsel and played a part second only to Bradford in all decisions, great and small. He became one of the Undertakers in 1627 who assumed the Pilgrim indebtedness.
• His library (Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society 2nd ser., III, 261-74; V, 37-85) proves him to have been read in history, philosophy, and religious poetry and shows that he continued to buy books throughout his life. We have no idea of his personal appearance but we do know from the inventory of his property (Mayflower Descendant III:15-27) that he wore a violet colored cloth coat, black silk stockings, a ruff, and other clothing, of impeccable modesty, but less severe than the popular tradition attributes to the Pilgrims. Social life at Plymouth was undoubtedly quiet in the extreme but in it Brewster played a very important part, being, says Bradford, "of a very cherful Spirite, very sociable and pleasante amongst his friends."
• He died Apr. 10, 1644, at Plymouth, possessed of a house, lands, cattle, and personalty worth 107 pounds.

...................+Mary

• Her maiden name and parentage are unknown and unproven. In fact, it is really not known whether Mary of the Mayflower was his first and only wife and mother of his children, or if she was a second wife. As to her identity, a number of theories exist.

....................4 Fear Brewster d: Dec 12, 1634 Plymouth, RI, USA

..........................+Isaac Allerton m: May 22, 1627 Plymouth, RI, USA d: Feb 10, 1657/58

............................5 Isaac Allerton d: Bef Dec 30, 1702

....................4 Patience Brewster d: Bef Dec 12, 1634

..........................+Thomas Prence b: 1600-1601 Lechdale, England m: Aug 05, 1624 Plymouth, MA d: Mar 29, 1673 Plymouth, MA

............................5 Rebecca Prence b: Bef May 22, 1627 d: Bef Jul 18, 1681

............................5 Thomas Prence b: Bef May 22, 1627 d: Bef Mar 13, 1671/72

............................5 Mercy Prence b: Jan 04, 1630/31 d: Sep 28, 1711

............................5 Hannah Prence b: Bef 1635 d: Bef Nov 23, 1698

....................4 Wrestling Brewster d: 1627-1643

....................4 Brewster b: Aft 1591 d: Bef Jun 20, 1609

....................4 Jonathan II Brewster b: Aug 12, 1593 Scooby, Nottinghamshire, England d: Aug 07, 1659 CT

..........................+Lucretia Oldham b: Darby, England m: Apr 10, 1624 Plymouth, MA d: Mar 04, 1677/78

............................5 Mary Brewster

....................4 Dii Brewster b: 1608-1609 d: Jun 1609 Holland, Europe

....................4 Love Brewster b: 1610-1614 Leyden, Holland, Europe d: Bef Feb 10, 1650/51 Duxbury, MA

• Per MAYFLOWER INCREASINGS by Susan Roser probably born in Holland died between 1 Oct 1650-31 Jan 1650/51
• On the Mayflower, age abt. 7.
• Death: The exact date of his death is not known, but it is certainly between the date of his will (dated 11 Oct 1650) and the date his will was probated (10 Feb 1651). Given the way pilgrims did things, his death almost certainly occurred a few days before 10 Feb 1651, or at the earliest, in late January.
• Birth: From Robert M. Bartlett, The Faith of the Pilgrims: An American Heritage, United Church Press, NY & Philadelphia, 1978, p. 159.

..........................+Sarah Collier b: 1610-1618 m: May 15, 1634 Plymouth, MA d: Apr 26, 1691 Duxbury, MA

............................5 Nathaniel Brewster d: Bef Nov 01, 1676

..................................+Sarah North

............................5 Wrestling II Brewster d: Jan 01, 1696/97

..................................+Mary b: Nov 15, 1661 d: Nov 12, 1742

...................................6 Abigail Brewster

...................................6 Elizabeth IV Brewster

...................................6 Hannah IV Brewster

...................................6 John IV Brewster

...................................6 Jonathan Brewster

...................................6 Mary IV Brewster b: Feb 10, 1677/78 Kingston, MA

...................................6 Sarah IV Brewster b: 1680 Kingston, MA

...................................6 Wrestling IV Brewster b: Aug 04, 1695 d: Jan 01, 1767

............................5 Sarah Brewster b: Abt 1636 Plymouth, MA d: 1668-1679 Duxbury, Plymouth, MA

..................................+Benjamin Bartlett b: Abt 1632 Duxbury, Plymouth, MA m: Abt 1656 Duxbury, Plymouth, MA d: Aug 21, 1691 Duxbury, MA

...................................6 Benjamin Bartlett b: Jun 27, 1658 d: Bef Apr 10, 1724

.........................................+Ruth Pabodie b: Jun 27, 1658 m: Nov 1678 Duxbury, Plymouth, MA d: Bef Mar 27, 1725

...........................................7 Robert Bartlett b: Dec 06, 1679 d: Bef Dec 1717

...........................................7 Sarah Bartlett b: Abt 1681 d: Apr 1761

...........................................7 Rebecca Bartlett

...........................................7 Ruth Bartlett

...........................................7 Mercy Bartlett b: Abt 1694 d: Oct 06, 1757

...........................................7 William Bartlett d: 1716-1717

...........................................7 Priscilla Bartlett b: Jan 1696/97 d: Jul 07, 1758

...........................................7 Deborah Bartlett d: Aft Oct 25, 1750

...........................................7 Abigail Bartlett b: Abt 1703 d: Aug 30, 1776

...................................6 Rebecca Bartlett b: Bef 1664 d: Dec 14, 1741

.........................................+William Bradford b: Mar 11, 1654/55 m: Abt 1679 d: Jul 05, 1687

...........................................7 Alice Bradford b: Jan 28, 1679/80

...........................................7 William Bradford b: Bef Dec 18, 1686

...........................................7 Sarah Bradford b: Abt 1686

...................................*2nd Husband of Rebecca Bartlett:

.........................................+Robert Stanford m: 1692 d: 1722

...........................................7 Robert Stanford b: Abt 1693

...................................*3rd Husband of Rebecca Bartlett:

.........................................+Caleb Samson b: 1658 m: Jan 30, 1728/29 Duxbury, Plymouth, MA d: Aft Jul 09, 1744

...................................6 Samuel Bartlett b: Bef 1666 d: Bef Mar 25, 1716

.........................................+Hannah Pabodie b: Oct 15, 1662 m: Aug 02, 1683 Duxbury, Plymouth, MA d: Apr 29, 1723

...........................................7 Benjamin Bartlett d: Bef Feb 06, 1726/27

...........................................7 Hannah Bartlett

...........................................7 Joseph Bartlett b: Apr 12, 1686 d: Jan 09, 1764

...........................................7 Samuel Bartlett b: Abt 1691 d: Mar 09, 1749/50

...........................................7 Ichabod Bartlett b: 1693 d: Oct 11, 1767

...........................................7 Elizabeth Bartlett b: 1693-1700 d: Jan 10, 1773

...........................................7 Lydia Bartlett b: Aft Apr 19, 1700

...........................................7 Sarah Bartlett b: Aft Apr 19, 1700

...................................6 Sarah Bartlett b: Bef 1670 d: Feb 20, 1686/87

.........................................+Robert Bartlett b: Abt 1663 m: Dec 28, 1687 Plymouth, MA d: Jan 03, 1717/18

...................................6 Ebenezer Bartlett b: Bef Aug 1670 d: Bef Mar 01, 1697/98

.........................................+Hannah

...........................................7 Ebenezer Bartlett

...................................6 Ichabod Bartlett b: Aft Sep 1670

.........................................+Elizabeth Waterman

...........................................7 Joseph Bartlett

...................................*2nd Wife of Ichabod Bartlett:

.........................................+Desire Arnold m: Nov 14, 1709 Duxbury, Plymouth, MA

...........................................7 Sarah Bartlett

............................5 William II Brewster b: Abt 1645 d: Nov 03, 1723 Duxbury, MA

• Was a Deacon

..................................+Lydia Partridge b: Bef 1660 Duxbury, Plymouth, MA m: Jan 02, 1671/72 Duxbury, MA d: Feb 02, 1741/42 Duxbury, Plymouth, MA

...................................6 Sarah IV Brewster b: Apr 25, 1674 Duxbury, MA

...................................6 Nathaniel Brewster b: Nov 08, 1676 Duxbury, MA

...................................6 Lydia Brewster b: Feb 11, 1679/80 Duxbury, MA

...................................6 William III Brewster b: May 04, 1683 Duxbury, MA d: Lebanon, CT

.........................................+Hopestill Wadsworth b: 1687 m: May 20, 1707 Duxbury, MA d: Mar 25, 1773 Lebanon, CT

...........................................7 Oliver Brewster b: Jul 16, 1708 Duxbury, MA d: Barnardstown, MA

.................................................+Martha Wadsworth m: Mar 22, 1731/32 Lebanon, CT

..................................................8 Ruby Brewster b: Jan 05, 1732/33 Lebanon, CT

..................................................8 Wadsworth Brewster b: Apr 14, 1737 Lebanon, CT d: Mar 30, 1812 Columbia, CT

........................................................+Jerusha Newcomb b: Jan 06, 1740/41 Lebanon, CT d: Feb 09, 1813 Lebanon, CT

..........................................................9 Oliver Brewster b: Apr 02, 1760 Lebanon, CT

..........................................................9 Sabra Brewster b: Dec 06, 1761 Lebanon, CT d: Mar 20, 1842

..........................................................9 Joseph Wadsworth Brewster b: Dec 13, 1763 Lebanon, CT

..........................................................9 Silas Brewster b: Feb 12, 1767 Lebanon, CT

..........................................................9 Jasper Brewster b: Jun 22, 1769 Lebanon, CT

..........................................................9 Lydia Marie Brewster b: Jun 22, 1769 Columbia, CT

..........................................................9 Ruby Brewster b: Jul 16, 1776 Columbia, CT

..........................................................9 Jerusha Brewster b: Aug 10, 1779 d: Apr 03, 1864 Casenovia, CT

................................................................+Seba Loomis b: Aug 23, 1777 Coventry Co, CT d: Feb 08, 1870 Casenovia, CT (click on the above link for additional information on the Loomis lineage)

.................................................................10 Jerusha Brewster Loomis b: Apr 11, 1807 Andover, CT d: Dec 17, 1872 Galesburg, Knox Co., IL

.......................................................................+Eli Farnham b: Dec 01, 1803 Pompey, Onida Co., NY m: May 01, 1834 Casanovia, NY d: Oct 10, 1872 Galesburg, Knox Co., IL (click on the above link for additional information on the Farnham lineage)

• Eli and Jerusha joined the colony of New York and New England people who emigrated to Illinois between 1836-1837 and founded the town and the city of Galesburg, where they established Knox College.

.................................................................10 Silas Lathrop Loomis b: Mar 28, 1809 Andover, MA

.................................................................10 Mary Ann Loomis b: Apr 05, 1811 Andover, MA

.................................................................10 Martha Wadsworth Loomis b: Oct 26, 1813

.......................................................................+X Gaston

.................................................................10 Augustus Ward Loomis b: Sep 04, 1816 Andover, MA

• Was a Reverend

.................................................................10 Dii Loomis b: 1819

.................................................................10 Edwin Dwight Loomis b: Apr 28, 1820 Casenovia, NY

.................................................................10 Sara Amanda Loomis b: Jan 04, 1823 d: Jul 13, 1824

..........................................................9 Elias Brewster b: Dec 30, 1782 Columbia, CT

..........................................................9 Sardius Brewster b: Sep 03, 1785 Columbia, CT

...........................................7 Ichabod Brewster b: Jan 15, 1710/11

...........................................7 Naomi Brewster

...........................................7 Elisha Brewster b: Oct 29, 1715

...........................................7 Seth Brewster b: Dec 20, 1720

...........................................7 Lot Brewster b: Mar 25, 1723

...........................................7 Huldah Brewster b: Feb 20, 1725/26

...................................6 Mercy Brewster b: Dec 07, 1685 Duxbury, MA

...................................6 Benjamin Brewster b: Jul 07, 1688

...................................6 Joseph Brewster b: Mar 17, 1692/93 Duxbury, MA

...................................6 Joshua Brewster b: Abt 1698 Duxbury, MA

.....2 Henry Brewster b: Abt 1537 d: Abt 1600

...........+Agnes d: Bef Mar 15, 1597/98

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