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LB_00 William Brewster - Pilgrim leader.
LB_01 Francis Brewster
LB_02 Francis Brewster LI -> Greenwich, NJ.
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LINKAGE BEGIN 00 William Brewster - Pilgrim leader.
William Brewster 62
bm ____ ___ __ to
n. lived at Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
n. 1575-6 appointed receiver of Scrooby and bailiff of the manor house there
belonging to Archbishop Sandys from whom he received appointment. He had
a life tenure of both offices.
mf ____ ___ __ Prudence _ 62
n. At the time of his death was postmaster of Scrooby, and it is said that
his father held the same office.
dm 1590 leaving a widow Prudence.
William Brewster 63
bm~1566 ___ __ to William Brewster 62 et ux _ (nee _ 62) Brewster probably in
Scrooby, England.
n. matriculated at Peterhouse, Cambridge, 1580 Dec 03, and is next found as a
"discreete and faithful" assistant to William Davidson, secretary of state
to Queen Elizabeth, accompanying him on his embassy to the Netherlands in
1585 August, and serving him at court after his return, until his
downfall in 1587. After the retirement of Davidson, Brewster returned to
Scrooby, where he lived "in good esteeme amongst his friends, and ye
gentlemen of those parts, espetially the godly & religious." He was
appointed administrator of the estate of his father, and through the
influence of Davidson, succeeded his father as postmaster of Scrooby,
continuing until 1607 Sep 30. He lived in the old manor house at Scrooby
and the members of the Pilgrim church were accustomed to meet there on
Sunday, where Brewseer "with great loue entertained them when they came,
making provission for them to his great charge." In 1607, when the
Pilgrims attempted to remove to Holland, Brewster was among those who
were imprisoned at Boston, England. After reaching Holland, he was
obliged to spend most of his means to support his large family, and
during the latter part of the twelve years he spent there augmented his
income by teaching, and by the profits from a printing press which he
set up in Leyden. He and his wife Mary and two sons sailed in the
"Mayflower,: landing at Plymouth, 1620 Dec 16. At Plymouth he was a
leader of the church and bore an important part in establishing the
colony. "When the church had no other minister, he taught twise euery
saboth and yt both powerfully and profitably, to ye great contentment of
ye hearers."
n. The Elder the Pilgrim
mf ____ ___ __ Mary _ 63
df 1627 Apr 17 in Plymouth
n. sailed with his wife Mary and two sons in the "Mayflower."
n. 1620 Dec 16 landing at Plymouth.
with Mary (nee _ 63) Brewster
Jonathan 64 Patience 64 Fear 64 child 64 Love 64
b15930812
Wrestling 64
Jonathan Brewster 64
bm 15930812 to William Brewster 63 et ux Mary at Scrooby, in Co. Notts,
on the road to Doncaster in Yorkshire from which is only 21 km etc.
Patience Brewster 64
bf ____ ___ __ to William Brewster 63 et ux Mary
Fear Brewster 64
bm ____ ___ __ to William Brewster 63 et ux Mary
child Brewster 64
bf ____ ___ __ to William Brewster 63 et ux Mary
Love Brewster 64
bm ____ ___ __ to William Brewster 63 et ux Mary probably in Holland,
possibly in England
n. sailed with his parents and brother Wrestling 64 in the "Mayflower."
n. 1620 Dec 16 landing at Plymouth.
n. Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families FWPL GEN 974.482 D p17
n. of Duxbury
mf 1634 May 15 Sarah Collier 64
bf ____ ___ __ to William Collier 63 et ux
wm 1650 Oct 01 shortly preceeded his death.
mm after 1656 Sep 01 Richard Parke[s] of Cambridge.
with Sarah (nee Collier 64) Brewster
Sarah 65 Nathaniel 65 William 65 Wrestling 65
Wrestling Brewster 64
bm ____ ___ __ to William Brewster 63 et ux Mary
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Sarah Brewster 65
bf ____ ___ __ to Love Brewster 64 et ux Sarah (nee Collier 64) Brewster
mm~1656 ___ __ Benjamin Bartlett 65
bm 1638 ___ __ to Robert Bartlett 64 et ux Mary (nee Warren 64) Brewster
n. of Duxbury
df
mf ____ ___ __ Cicely who is wife in 1678
with Benjamin Bartlett 65
Benjamin 66 Samuel 66 Ichabod 66 Ebenezer 66 Rebecca 66
b b b b b
Sarah 66
b
Nathaniel Brewster 65
bm ____ ___ __ to Love Brewster 64 et ux Sarah (nee Collier 64) Brewster
William Brewster 65
bm ____ ___ __ to Love Brewster 64 et ux Sarah (nee Collier 64) Brewster
mf ____ ___ __ Lydia Partridge
Wrestling Brewster 65
bm ____ ___ __ to Love Brewster 64 et ux Sarah (nee Collier 64) Brewster
LINKAGE END 00 William Brewster - Pilgrim leader.
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LINKAGE BEGIN 01 Francis Brewster
Francis Brewster 05
bm
n. brother to William?
n. buttermaker of Bristol, ENG.
n. information from Mary Burton Derrickson McCurdy at GSOP.
Francis Brewster 06
bm~1600 ___ __ to Francis Brewster 05
n. 1614 Mar 15, he was apprenticed to Edward Harris, barber surgeon, and
Joanna his wife in Bristol for seven years.
1622, he completed his apprenticeship.
mf~1622 ___ __ Lucie _ 06, and had a lot of children.
n. 1626 King Charles I leased to him the Castle of Bristol for 80 years, if
John, Gilliam and Nathaniel Brewster should live so long, following an old
n. 1641, he was in the New Haven, Connecticut Colony listed as having a
family of nine, estate of 1000, the only wealthier man being Theophilus
Eaton, the Governor.
dm 1646 ___ __ lost on Greson Lamberton's "Phantom Ship," built in New Haven
in 1646.
mm 1647 ___ __ Thomas Pell.
ld 1707 Jun 17 New Haven Land Records V3 P13, Hall of Records. NEH&GR 1936
V90 P202
with Lucie
Nathaniel 07 John 07 Gilliam 07
~1618 b b
Nathaniel Brewster 07
bm~1618 ___ __ to Francis Brewster 06 et ux Lucie
n. 1642 graduated Harvard.
n. Rev.
n. 1643 went to England as minister of the Presbyterian Church at Heatishead
and Irsted.
mf ____ ___ __ Abigail Reymes 07
bf ____ ___ __ to John Reymes 06 of Norfolk, ENG.
n. 1655 sent by Cromwell to Ireland.
mf~1657 ___ __ Sarah Ludlow 07
bf ____ ___ __ to Roger Ludlow 06 of Dublin, IRE.
wm 1695 May 03 will probated in Brookhaven. Wife Sarah, executrix. See
Muncy book for details.
with Abigail (nee Reymes 07) Brewster
Timothy 08 John 08 Abigail 08
b b b
with Sarah (nee Ludlow 07)
Sarah 08 Timothy 08 Daniel 08 Deborah 08 Dinah 08
b b b b b
Hannah 08
b
John Brewster 07
bm ____ ___ __ to Francis Brewster 06 et ux Lucie
Gilliam Brewster 07
bm ____ ___ __ to Francis Brewster 06 et ux Lucie
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Timothy Brewster 08
bm ____ ___ __ to Nathaniel Brewster 07 et ux Abigail (nee Reymes 07)
Brewster
John Brewster 08
bm ____ ___ __ to Nathaniel Brewster 07 et ux Abigail (nee Reymes 07)
Brewster
Abigail Brewster 08
bf ____ ___ __ to Nathaniel Brewster 07 et ux Abigail (nee Reymes 07)
Sarah Brewster 08
bf ____ ___ __ to Nathaniel Brewster 07 et ux Sarah (nee Ludlow 07) Brewster
mm ____ ___ __ Jonathan Smith 08
Timothy Brewster 08
bm ____ ___ __ to Nathaniel Brewster 07 et ux Sarah (nee Ludlow 07) Brewster
mf ____ ___ __ Mary Hawkins 08
Daniel Brewster 08
bm ____ ___ __ to Nathaniel Brewster 07 et ux Sarah (nee Ludlow 07) Brewster
mf ____ ___ __ Anna Jayne 08
Deborah Brewster 08
bf ____ ___ __ to Nathaniel Brewster 07 et ux Sarah (nee Ludlow 07) Brewster
Dinah Brewster 08
bf ____ ___ __ to Nathaniel Brewster 07 et ux Sarah (nee Ludlow 07) Brewster
mm ____ ___ __ Joseph Tucker 08
Hannah Brewster 08
bf~1669 ___ __ to Nathaniel Brewster 07 et ux Sarah (nee Ludlow 07) Brewster
mm~1685 ___ __ John Muncy 08
dm 1690
mm<1699 Apr __ Samuel Thompson 08
dm 1749 Jul 14 see Muncie book for details.
with John Muncy 08
John 09 Francis 09 Nathaniel 09
b b b
with Samuel Thompson 08
Jonathan 09 Sarah 09 Deborah 09 Susanna 09 Mary 09
b b b b b
Ruth 09
b
LINKAGE END 01 Francis Brewster
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LINKAGE BEGIN 02 Francis Brewster LI -> Greenwich, NJ.
Amy Brewster 10
bf 1702 Jun 20
mm ____ ___ __ Ebenezer Gould 10, Rev.
n. 1728 they came to Greenwich who became pastor of the Greenwich
Presbyterian Church.
df 1739 Jul 16 and was interred beneath the floor of the Presbyterian Church.
n. Rev. Gould removed to Massachusetts.
Francis Brewster 10
bm 1709 Mar 16
n. NJGenesis P785.
He moved from Brookhaven, Long Island, NY to Greenwich, NJ where he was
one of the principal residents, being a merchant owning a large farm near
the Head of Greenwich. His mansion stood on the place later called
"Hillside Farm" owned by the late Mary Bacon Watson.
Francis Brewster left several distinguished descendants; particulary in
Philadelphia.
with
Ebenezer 10 Francis G 10 Joseph 10
b17410426 b b
Ebenezer Brewster 10
bm 1741 Apr 26 to Francis Brewster 10 in Greenwich, Cumberland Co., NJ.
n. NJGenesis P785.
Ebenezer Brewster was never a well know man, but like his distinguished
relatives, he coould also claim descent from Elder William Brewster of
Mayflower fame. He had several children.
Some of these descendants are believed to have settled in Ohio. Another
one, recalled by the NJGenesis Editor, had a bread and cake route in
Bridgeton forty years ago.
with
James 11
b
Francis Gilbert Brewster 10
bm ____ ___ __ to Francis Brewster 10 in Greenwich, Cumberland Co., NJ.
n. NJGenesis P785.
Dr. Francis Gilbert Brewster, moved to Bridgeton and about 1810 built
the handsome dwelling still standing at the southwest corner of
West Commerce and Atlantic Streets.
Joseph Brewster 10
bm ____ ___ __ to Francis Brewster 10 in Greenwich, Cumberland Co., NJ.
n. NJGenesis P785.
Dr. Joseph Brewster lived in Deerfield.
dm 1814 Feb __ Dr. Joseph Brewster and his son, Dr. Horatius Brewster died
in an epidemic that swept through that place. Dr. Joseph Brewster left a
large estate for his time and place. NJGenesis P785.
with
Francis E 11 Horatius 11
b b
Francis E. Brewster 11
bm ____ ___ __ to Joseph Brewster 10
n. NJGenesis P785.
Francis E. Brewster, was Sheriff of Philadelphia County in the early
19th century.
Horatius Brewster 11
bm ____ ___ __ to Joseph Brewster 10
dm 1814 Feb __ Dr. Horatius Brewster died with his father in an epidemic
that swept through that place. NJGenesis P785.
James Brewster 11
bm ____ ___ __ to Ebenezer Brewster 10
mf 1805 Apr 21 Dorcas Nugent 11 Sutton 11 Shropshire 11 NJGenesis P785
bf ____ ___ __ to Richard Nugent 10
Benjamin Harris Brewster 12
bm ____ ___ __ to Francis E. Brewster 11
n. NJGenesis P785
Hon. Benjamin Harris Brewster was United States Attorney General under
President Arthur.
LINKAGE END 02 Francis Brewster LI -> Greenwich, NJ.
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Reference
1. Soundex B623 Brewster
2. Boston and Eastern Massachusetts FWPL GEN p1392-3
3. Brewster - by Mary Burton Derrickson McCurdy in notebook at the
Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
4. NJGENESIS P785
finis
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Index
Abigail Brewster 08 P5 Amy Brewster 10 P6
Benjamin Harris Brewster 12 P6 Daniel Brewster 08 P5
Deborah Brewster 08 P5 Dinah Brewster 08 P5
Ebenezer Brewster 10 P6 Fear Brewster 64 P2
Francis Brewster 05 P4 Francis Brewster 06 P4
Francis Brewster 10 P6 Francis E. Brewster 11 P6
Francis Gilbert Brewster 10 P6 Gilliam Brewster 07 P4
Hannah Brewster 08 P5 Horatius Brewster 11 P6
James Brewster 11 P6 John Brewster 07 P4
John Brewster 08 P5 Jonathan Brewster 64 P2
Joseph Brewster 10 P6 Love Brewster 64 P2
Nathaniel Brewster 07 P4 Nathaniel Brewster 65 P3
Patience Brewster 64 P2 Sarah Brewster 08 P5
Sarah Brewster 65 P3 Timothy Brewster 08 P5
William Brewster 62 P2 William Brewster 63 P2
William Brewster 65 P3 Wrestling Brewster 64 P2
Wrestling Brewster 65 P3
Index_Spouse
Bartlett, Benjamin 65 P3 Collier, Sarah 64 P2
Gould, Ebenezer 10 P6 Hawkins, Mary 08 P5
Jayne, Anna 08 P5 Ludlow, Sarah 07 P4
Muncy, John 08 P5 Nugent, Dorcas 11 P6
P3, L P3 P4, T P4
Reymes, Abigail 07 P4 Smith, Jonathan 08 P5
Thompson, Samuel 08 P5 Tucker, Joseph 08 P5
_, Lucie 06 P4 _, Mary 63 P2
_, Prudence 62 P2 after, mm 16 P2
in, Cicely 16 P3
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