Biography
William Brewster was born 22 March 1669 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States to Benjamin Brewster (1633-1710) and Anne Addis (1628-1709) and died 11 August 1729 Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, United States of unspecified causes. He married Elizabeth Read (1672-1692) 8 January 1692 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States. He married Patience White (1679-1740) 8 June 1692 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States.
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 [sic] 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, 19 Jan 2018)
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Samuel Brewster (1697-1776) | |||
| Patience Brewster (1700-1797) | |||
| Ebenezer Brewster (1701-1774) | |||
| Peter Brewster (1707-1802) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Benjamin Brewster (1655-1713) | |||
| Mary Brewster (1660-1750) | |||
| Anne Brewster (1662-1715) | |||
| Jonathan Brewster (1664-1704) | 30 November 1664 | 20 November 1704 Norwich, New London County, Connecticut | Judith Stevens (1670-1732) |
| Daniel Brewster (1666-1735) | 1 March 1666 Mohegan, New London County, Connecticut, United States | 7 May 1735 Preston, New London County, Connecticut, United States | Hannah Gager (1666-1727) |
| William Brewster (1669-1728) | 22 March 1669 Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States | 11 August 1729 Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, United States | Elizabeth Read (1672-1692) Patience White (1679-1740) |
| Ruth Brewster (1671-1734) | 16 September 1671 Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States | 22 August 1734 Norwichtown, New London County, Connecticut, United States | Thomas Adgate (1669-1760) |
| Elizabeth Brewster (1676-1744) | |||
References
- The Brewster Genealogy, 1566-1907 - a record of the descendants of William Brewster of the "Mayflower," ruling elder of the Pilgrim church which founded Hampshire colony in 1620;2 Volumes Paperback – September 7, 2010 by Emma C. Brewster Jones (Author). This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
- Brewster in New London County, Connecticut - first families
- William Brewster - disambiguation
Footnotes (including sources)
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