William Brewster (1669-1729)



William Brewster (1669-1729) was the son of Benjamin Brewster (1633-1710) and Ann Addis (1635-1709). He was born March 22nd 1669 in Norwich, Connecticut when the town was a primitive colony. Norwich had been founded 1659 by Reverend James Fitch and others from Saybrook. Benjamin Brewster and his wife Ann came there from Plymouth. They had nine children including William Brewster. They were farmers.

Marriage and Children:   At the age of 22 William Brewster married Elizabeth Read, but she died the same year. Two years after this tragedy, he married Patience White (1679-1740, also of Norwich). They had eight children.

(this information is from ancestry.com - I do not have a written reference, so take it with a bit of suspicion -- Gordon Webb, 1/19/2018)