Our 11th-great-grandfather, William Brewster, was born c. 1566 in Scrooby, England, and died 10 April 1644 in Plymouth Colony. He married c. 1592 in England, Mary (—), who was born c. 1568, and died 17 April 1627 in Plymouth.
Tim & I are 12th cousins, both of us descend from our common ancestors, William Brewster and Mary, his wife, who arrived in America on the Mayflower in 1620 with their two youngest children, Love and Wrestling. Mary survived the first winter and was present at the first harvest feast in 1621. Biographical sketches of this couple can be found here and here, on Caleb Johnson’s wonderful Mayflower History website.
Mary & William were the parents of six children:
1. Jonathan Brewster (Tim’s 10th-great-grandfather), born 12 August 1593 in Scrooby, died 7 August 1659 in Preston, Connecticut. Jonathan arrived in 1621 on the Fortune. He married 10 April 1624 in Plymouth, Lucretia Oldham, who was baptized 14 January 1600 in Derby, England, and died 4 March 1671 in Preston, daughter of William & Philippa (Sowter) Oldham.
2. Patience Brewster (my 10th-great-grandmother), born c. 1600, died before 12 December 1634 in Plymouth. Patience arrived in 1623 on the Anne. She married (as his first wife) 5 August 1624 in Plymouth, Gov. Thomas Prence, who was born c. 1600, and died 29 March 1673 in Plymouth, son of Thomas Prence.
3. Fear Brewster, born c. 1605, died before 12 December 1634 in Plymouth. Fear arrived in 1623 on the Anne. She married (as his second wife) c. 1625, Isaac Allerton (my 10th-great-grandfather), who was born c. 1586, and died before 12 February 1659. *Isaac was the widower of my 10th-great-grandmother, Mary Norris.
4. an unnamed child, born and died before 20 June 1609 in Leiden, Netherlands.
5. Love Brewster (my 10th-great-grandfather), born c. 1614, died before 31 January 1651 in Duxbury, Massachusetts. He married (as her first husband) 15 May 1634 in Plymouth, Sarah Collier, who was baptized 30 April 1616 in Bermondsey, England, and died 26 April 1691 in Plymouth, daughter of William & Jane (Yates) (Clark) Collier.
6. Wrestling Brewster, born c. 1614, died young, unmarried.
Last Revised: 15 September 2024