How many descendants of william brewster are alive today
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William Brewster
William Brewster was born at Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, probably between 1560 and 1566. As a young man, he attended Cambridge University but did not graduate. He then served as an assistant to William Davison, one of Queen Elizabeth I's secretaries of state, accompanying him on a diplomatic mission to Holland. After Davison fell from favor (due to the execution of Mary Queen of Scots), Brewster returned to Scrooby and served as postmaster.
William Brewster was one of the original members of the religious Separatist congregation at Scrooby that became the nucleus of the Pilgrim church. When the community first attempted to emigrate to Holland in 1607, Brewster and several others were jailed for a short time. He was released and successfully emigrated in 1608. After his arrival in Holland, Brewster served as Elder of the Pilgrim Separatist congregation.
To support his family, Brewster worked in Leiden as a printer in Leiden. Click here for information on the "Pilgrim Press."
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One man's journey from villager to Mayflower leader
He hailed from a sleepy village in England - but would go on to influence the future of one of the world’s biggest nations.
William Brewster was one of the elders in the new colony of Plymouth, but his history stretches back to a little church in Nottinghamshire.
Brewster was born in the 1560s, most likely in the tiny village of Scrooby, where in his early life he was inspired by the words of the radical preacher Richard Clyfton, based at the nearby All Saint's Church in Babworth.
The son of William Brewster, he was educated in both Greek and Latin and attended Cambridge University, though he never finished his studies.
Brewster went into the service of William Davison, then Secretary of State probably through family and University contacts. Under Davison, Brewster traveled to the Netherlands.
Inside All Saints Church, Babworth
After Davison was removed by Queen Elizabeth, Brewster managed to get his father's postmaster duties based at Scrooby Manor.
Brewster was instrumental in establishing a separatist church with
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BIRTH: About 1566, in the vicinity of Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, son of William and Mary (Smythe)(Simkinson) Brewster.
MARRIAGE: Mary (maiden name unknown), about 1592, probably in the vicinity of Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England.
CHILDREN: Jonathan, Patience, Fear, an unnamed child who died young, Love, and Wrestling.
DEATH: 10 April 1644 at Plymouth.
yDNA HAPLOGROUP: I-M253 (I-FT1754)
William Brewster was born about 1566, the son of William Brewster. He was educated in both Greek and Latin and spent some time at Cambridge University, although he never completed a full degree. He went into the service of William Davison, then Secretary of State, while his father back home maintained a position as the postmaster of Scrooby, Nottinghamshire. Under Davison, Brewster first traveled to the Netherlands. After Davison was removed as Secretary of State by Queen Elizabeth, Brewster worked himself into his father's postmaster duties and maintained Scrooby Manor. Brewster was instrumental in establishing a Separatist church with Richard
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