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Bookmark or Share- William Brewster (Mayflower passenger) - WikipediaWilliam 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).
- The Brewster Family - General Society of Mayflower DescendantsWilliam Brewster died at Duxbury, 10 April 1644 and his wife Mary died at Plymouth on 17 April 1627. Brewster was much respected throughout his life and his death was a blow to those around him; Bradford said that it was a “mater of great sadness and mourning to them all.”
- William Brewster Family Tree and the MayflowerWilliam Brewster, whose family had managed to survive the first terrible winter unscathed, lost two daughters, Fear and Patience, now married to Isaac Allerton and Thomas Prence, respectively. ( Wikipedia )
- William Brewster Biography | Mayflower Heritage and HistoryWith no minister at the Plymouth church for most of the years before Brewster's death, he was the lay leader and preached to the congregation regularly, and continued in this manner after his move to Duxbury.
- The Life and Legacy of William Brewster - FamilySearchWilliam Brewster, the only college-educated Pilgrim, most likely wrote the Mayflower Compact, and nearly all the men aboard the ship signed it. The document served as one of the first examples of self-governance in America. The first winter in Plymouth devastated the Pilgrims.
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