Jonathan Brewster

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Jonathan Brewster
Born	Jonathan Brewster (1593-08-12)August 12, 1593 Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Died	August 7, 1659(1659-08-07) (aged 65) New London, Connecticut, USA
Nationality	English Subject
Known for	Early American Settler
Spouse(s)	Lucretia Oldham
Children	William, Mary, Jonathan, Ruth, Benjamin, Elizabeth, Grace and Hannah
Parents	William Brewster, Mary Brewster

Elder Jonathan Brewster (August 12, 1593 – August 7, 1659) was an early American settler, the son and eldest child of elder William Brewster and his wife, Mary. Brewster had two younger sisters, Patience and Fear, and two younger brothers, Love and Wrestling along with an unnamed brother who died young.^[1]

Life

Brewster was born in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, on August 12, 1593. In around 1610, he accompanied his family to Leiden in Holland, where he married his first wife.^[2] Brewster did not join his family on the Mayflower in 1620, however. He stayed behind in Leiden instead with his wife, who died soon after, and their infant son, who also died. Brewster would have been 27 at the time. Brewster came to America on the ship Fortune in 1621.

On April 10, 1624 in Plymouth, Brewster married Lucretia Oldham, the daughter of William Oldham and Phillipa Sowter; her brother was Captain John Oldham, whose slaying led to the Pequot Indian war. Brewster and Oldham had eight children.

Brewster died on August 7, 1659 in New London, Connecticut, at the age of 65. He was buried in Brewster's Plain, Norwich, Connecticut.^[3]

Descendants

Jonathan Brewster married Lucretia Oldham, originally of Derby on 10 April 1624 in Plymouth^[4] their eight children were:

William Brewster (born March 9, 1625)
Mary Brewster (born April 16, 1627)
Jonathan Brewster, Jr. (born July 17, 1629)
Ruth Brewster (born October 3, 1631)
Benjamin Brewster (November 17, 1633 - September 14, 1710)
Elizabeth Brewster (born May 1, 1637)
Grace Brewster (November 1, 1639 - April 22, 1684)
Hannah Brewster (born November 3, 1641)

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Name	Brewster, Jonathan
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Date of birth	August 12, 1593
Place of birth	Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Date of death	August 7, 1659
Place of death	New London, Connecticut, USA

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