William Freeman

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• FamilySearch ID: LVYR-RVJ
• Initiatory (LDS): 25 Apr 2002, IFALL

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• FamilySearch ID: LT4G-TFZ
• Initiatory (LDS): 31 Aug 1933, SLAKE

John married Mercy Prence on 14 Feb 1649 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. Mercy (daughter of Governor Thomas Prence, Jr and Patience Brewster) was born on 28 Sep 1631 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; died on 28 Sep 1711 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States; was buried in 1711 in Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LZJ5-7J8
• Initiatory (LDS): 1 Jul 1921

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• FamilySearch ID: L8SL-57Z
• Initiatory (LDS): 29 Nov 1933, LOGAN

Edmund + Bennett Hodsoll. Bennett (daughter of John Hodsoll and Faith Gratwick) was born on 25 Aug 1596 in Pulborough, Sussex, England; was buried on 12 Apr 1630 in Pulborough, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LZD7-W4H
• Initiatory (LDS): 31 Aug 1933, SLAKE

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• FamilySearch ID: 9MWV-FM6
• Initiatory (LDS): 24 Oct 1907, SLAKE

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Thomas Prence (c. 1601 – March 29, 1673) was an English born coloni s t w h o arrived in Plymouth in November 1621 on the ship Fortune. In 16 4 4 h e mo ved to Eastham, which he helped found, returning later to Plym ou th. For m any years he was prominent in Plymouth colony affairs and wa s c ol ony gove rnor for about twenty years covering three terms.

Thomas Prence came to Plymouth Colony on the ship Fortune in Novembe r 1 6 2 1 as a single man. In the 1623 division of land, Thomas Prence i s nam e d a s "holder of one akre of land".

Thomas married Patience Brewster on 5 Aug 1624 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Patience (daughter of Elder William Brewster and Mary) was born about 1600 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England; was christened in 1600 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 12 Dec 1634 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; was buried in 1634 in North Parish Cemetery, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KNZ2-1QV
• Initiatory (LDS): 13 Oct 1881, SGEOR

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SOURCE: Jones, Emma C. Brewster (The Brewster genealogy, 1566-1907)

SOURCE: Robert Charles Anderson, (New England Historic Genealogical Soci e ty, Boston, MA).

SOURCE: Barbara Lambert Merrick, (General Society of Mayflower Descendan t s).

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• FamilySearch ID: K422-P7S
• Initiatory (LDS): 11 Dec 1934, SLAKE

Edmund married Alice Coles on 1 Jan 1590 in Pulborough, Sussex, England. Alice (daughter of George Coles and Alice Jane Sargent) was born on 14 Feb 1575 in Petersham, Surrey, England; died on 14 Feb 1651 in Reigate, Surrey, England; was buried in Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Reigate, Surrey, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LRWV-M7Y
• Initiatory (LDS): 12 Jun 1997, ARIZO

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• FamilySearch ID: LB2G-CKS
• Initiatory (LDS): 17 May 1996, BOISE

John + Faith Gratwick. Faith was born about 1556 in East Grinstead, Sussex, England; died after 1 Aug 1617. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: L5TY-B81
• Initiatory (LDS): 18 May 1999, WASHI

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• FamilySearch ID: MRL4-4HT
• Initiatory (LDS): 12 Nov 2002, ARIZO

Thomas married Elizabeth Tolderby about 1596 in Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England. Elizabeth was born in 1575 in Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England; died on 14 Aug 1630 in Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: 224H-FPN
• Initiatory (LDS): 25 Jan 1997, LANGE

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• FamilySearch ID: LH2V-RD6
• Initiatory (LDS): 7 Sep 1894, SGEOR

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Mayflower - Pilgrim

SOURCE: Jones, Emma C. Brewster (The Brewster genealogy, 1566-1907)

SOURCE: Robert Charles Anderson, (New England Historic Genealogical Soci e ty, Boston, MA).

SOURCE: Barbara Lambert Merrick, (General Society of Mayflower Descendan t s).

William Brewster was born about 1566, the son of William Brewster. He w a s educated in both Greek and Latin and spent some time at Cambridge Uni ve rsity, although he never completed a full degree. He went into the ser vic e of William Davison, then Secretary of State, while his father bac k hom e maintained a position as the postmaster of Scrooby, Nottinghamshi re. Un der Davison, Brewster first traveled to the Netherlands. After Dav ison wa s removed as Secretary of State by Queen Elizabeth, Brewster work ed himse lf into his father's postmaster duties and maintained Scrooby Ma nor. Brew ster was instrumental in establishing a Separatist church wit h Richard Cl yfton, and they often held their meetings in the Manor house . Brewster an d the others were eventually found and forced out, and flee ing prosecutio n and persecution they headed to Amsterdam in 1608, and mo ved to Leiden , Holland in 1609. Brewster became the church's Elder, resp onsible for se eing that the congregation's members carried themselves pr operly, both he lping and admonishing them when necessary.

In Leiden, Brewster working with Thomas Brewer, Edward Winslow, and othe r s, began working a printing press and publishing religious books and pa mp hlets that were then illegally conveyed into England. Brewster also em plo yed himself teaching University of Leiden students English. By 1618 , th e English authorities were onto him and his printing press, and ha d the D utch authorities in pursuit of him. Thomas Brewer was arrested an d held i n the University of Leiden's prison, but Brewster managed to eva de the au thorities and went into hiding for a couple years.
When the Leiden church congregation decided to send the first wave of se t tlers to establish a colony that everyone could eventually move to, the i r pastor John Robinson decided to remain behind in Leiden with the majo ri ty of the congregation, intending to come later. The smaller group tha t w ent on the Mayflower desired the next highest ranking church official , El der Brewster, to go with them; so he agreed. He brought his wife Mar y an d two youngest children, Love and Wrestling, on the Mayflower with h im.

Brewster continued his work as Church Elder throughout his life at Plymo u th Colony. His wife Mary died in 1627, and he never remarried. He live d t o be nearly 80 years old, dying in 1644. His estate inventory lists t he t itles of several hundred books that he owned. Shortly after he died , Will iam Bradford wrote a short but concise biography of Brewster in hi s histo ry of Plymouth Plantation, though he erroneously filed it under 1 643 inst ead of 1644.

William married Mary before 1593 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England. Mary was born about 1569 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 17 Apr 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; was buried in Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LH5W-4T5
• Initiatory (LDS): 24 Nov 1922, SLAKE

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Mayflower - Pilgrim

SOURCE: Jones, Emma C. Brewster (The Brewster genealogy, 1566-1907)

SOURCE: Robert Charles Anderson, (New England Historic Genealogical Soci e ty, Boston, MA).

The English origins of Mrs. Mary Brewster are not known. A number of the o ries have been proposed over the years, including maiden names such a s We ntworth, Love, Wyrall, and others. However, no proof to support an y of th ese hypotheses has been found.

We know that Mary was born about 1569 because she stated she was 40 yea r s old in an affidavit filed in Leiden, Holland on 25 June 1609. She wa s p resumably from the vicinity of Doncaster, Yorkshire or Scrooby, Notti ngha mshire, as she married William Brewster in that area about 1592 an d had t heir first son Jonathan in Scrooby a year later. She next had a d aughte r Patience, born about 1600 or somewhat earlier. About 1606, the c hurch c ongregation began more formally meeting at the Scrooby manor, whe re she a nd husband William resided. About this time, pressure from the E nglish au thorities was mounting, and the meetings became more and more s ecretive . She gave birth to another daughter at this time, which they na med Fear . The couple fled just over a year later for Holland with the ot her membe rs of the congregation, and in Leiden they buried an unnamed ch ild: presu mably one that had died in infancy. In 1611, she gave birth t o a son the y named Love, and two or three years later gave birth to thei r last son , whom they named Wrestling.

Mary came to Plymouth on the Mayflower in 1620 with husband William, a n d her two youngest children Love and Wrestling. Mary was one of only fi v e adult women to survive the first winter, and one of only four wome n t o survive to the so-called "First Thanksgiving" in 1621. Son Jonatha n Bre wster joined the family in November 1621, arriving at Plymouth on t he shi p Fortune. Daughters Patience and Fear came on the ship Anne in 16 23. Mar y died in 1627 at Plymouth, having reached about the age of 60. H usband W illiam survived her, and would live another 17 years before he d ied.