Lemuel Brewster (1729 - bef. 1774)

Born 28 Jun 1729 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail Brewster — married 29 Jan 1756 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died before 18 Apr 1774 before age 44 in Kingston, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

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Biography

Lemuel, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Turner) Brewster, was born at Duxbury, MA on June 28, 1729. He married Abigail Brewster at Kingston, MA on January 29, 1756. He died before April 18, 1774 when letters of administration of his estate were issued.

Children

Lemuel and Abigail (Brewster) Brewster had the following (6) children:^[1]

1. Elizabeth, born 19 December 1758; married Samuel Walker
2. John, born 13 February 1761; died young
3. Ariel/Royal, born 11 June 1765; married Fear Cobb
4. Rebecca, born about 1767
5. Joseph, born about 1769; married Susanna Bradford
6. John, baptized 9 May 1773

Probate

Lemuel Brewster of Kingston, laborer died intestate and on 18 April 1774, his widow Abigail Brewster was granted the administration of his estate.^[2]

His inventory was taken on 25 April 1774 in Plymouth. Abigail was the administrator of his estate. An account of his estate by Abigail Brewster was recorded which included necessaries to the widow, and administration fees. There was no estate remaining.^[3]

In 1786, his estate was represented as insolvent.^[4] Timothy Walker of Wilmington was granted the administration of his estate after the death of his widow, Abigail.^[5]

In 1787, a second inventory was taken. Timothy Walker gave oath to the inventory. His estate was represented as insolvent. A list of claims and creditors was recorded. An account of his estate by Timothy Walker was recorded which included legacies paid, interest paid, and administration fees.^[6] A second account of his estate included the sale of real estate, balance from the former account, and administration fees. The balance was proportioned to pay the creditors.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Mayflower Families Through Five Generations Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in December 1620, Volume Twenty-Four, Part 3, The Descendants of Elder William Brewster Through His Children Patience, Fear, and Love, Generations 5 and 6, by Barbara Lambert Merrick, edited by John Bradley Arthaud, previewed by Peggy M. Baker, published in 2019 by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 4 Winslow Street, Plymouth, MA 02360, page 183
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-8HB1 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1771-1778 vol 21-23 > image 629 of 827; State Archives, Boston.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-84YM : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1771-1778 vol 21-23 > image 218 of 827; State Archives, Boston.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-8CZN : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1785-1792 vol 30-31 > image 33 of 639; State Archives, Boston.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-X7KJ : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1778-1794 vol 26-27 > image 531-532 of 549; State Archives, Boston.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-8CWL : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1785-1792 vol 30-31 > image 88-89 of 639; State Archives, Boston.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-8Z5Y : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1785-1792 vol 30-31 > image 112 of 639; State Archives, Boston.

• Barbara Lambert Merrick, comp., E. Virginia Hunt, ed., Mayflower Families In Progress, William Brewster and the Fifth Generation Descendants of his son Love, (Plymouth: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2003), pp. 63-65

• Vital Records of Duxbury Massachusetts to the year 1850, (Plymouth: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911), p. 34 (birth)

• Vital Records of Kingston Massachusetts to the year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1910), p. 184 (marriage)

• Mayflower Society Application Database: "Community Trees," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:QVQY-76P : accessed 26 June 2021), entry for Lemuel Brewster, cites sources; "Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies" file (2:2:2:MMXD-DP8), submitted 24 February 2020 by FamilySearch.