John Brewster (abt. 1571)

Born about 1571 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England

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John Brewster who in 1595 and 1613 was identified in the town of Myssen in Nottinghamshire, England^[1] where he was twice fined. After that he disappears.

Note that this son John is often conflated with Rev .John Brewster of Surrey and he is not identical. That John is related to the Strong family and has nothing to do with this family of Scrooby. Our John vanishes it would seem in the town of Myssen after 1613. This is last date and place we find evidence for him.^[2] The other John of Surrey is discussed by Mary Coffin Johnson in The Higleys and Their Ancestry, An Old Colonial Family.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Hunt, John G. "The Mother of Elder William Brewster of the Mayflower" in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Vol. 124 (Oct 1970) pages 250-254. (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-present). Online with subscription at AmericanAncestors.org.
2. ↑ York Fines IV p 31 (Yorkshire Archaelogical Society Record Series VIII); Will of Simon Fowe of Mayssen Notts, dated 1613 (York P&E will 30:121).
3. ↑ Mary Coffin Johnson, The Higleys and Their Ancestry, An Old Colonial Family (New York: D. Appleton and Company, MDCCCXCVI) Page 1 link