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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 ).
In 1623, he received six acres with his family as passengers on the Mayflower; son Jonathan received one acre as a passenger on the Fortune; and daughters Patience and Fear each received one acre as passengers on the Anne. In the 1627 Cattle Division, William Brewster’s group included his sons, Love, Wrestling and Jonathan Brewster; Jonathan’s wife, Lucretia; and grandchildren, William and Mary Brewster.
April 1644, Plymouth, Massachusetts [U.S.] (aged 77) William Brewster (born 1567, England—died April 1644, Plymouth, Massachusetts [U.S.]) was a leader of the Plymouth Colony in New England. Brewster spent his early life at Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, and acquired his first Separatist ideas while at Peterhouse College, Cambridge, which he ...
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Nov 16, 2020 · William Brewster (l. 1568-1644 CE) was an elder of the Leiden congregation of separatists (later known as pilgrims) and their spiritual leader while onboard the Mayflower and later after the establishment of the Plymouth Colony. The pastor of the congregation, John Robinson (l. 1576-1625 CE), remained behind in Leiden, the Netherlands with the ...
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Sep 15, 2020 · The Life and Legacy of William Brewster. As the Pilgrims made their way to America on the Mayflower in 1620, William Brewster served as a leader instrumental in establishing Plymouth Colony’s government and church services. In fact, were it not for William Brewster, the Pilgrims may not have even made the trip in the first place.
COMMENTS: In his list of passengers on the Mayflower Bradford included "Mr. William Brewster, Mary, his wife, with two sons, whose names were Love and Wrestling" [Bradford 441]. In the accounting of 1651 we find that "Mr. Brewster lived to very old age; about 80 years he was when he died, having lived some 23 or 24 years here in the country.
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Jun 14, 2022 · Plymouth Colony. When the passengers of the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Colony, Brewster became the senior elder and so served as the religious leader of the colony; in the colony, he became a separatist leader and preacher and, eventually, an adviser to Governor William Bradford. Brewster's son Jonathan joined the family in November 1621 ...
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