"The provost of Derby Cathedral, Mr. R. A. Beddoes, has just furnished a baptismal certificate as follows:
"'Baptism solemnized in the Parish of All Saints in the Diocese of Derby and County of Derby in the year 1600. Lucretia, Daughter of William Ouldham, Baptized fourteenth January 1600 by Edward Bennett (Minister).'
"From the published registers of All Saints:
'Married 17th November 1588, William Ouldham and Philippa Sowter.
'Married 19 May 1560, Thomas Sowter and Alice Turnar.'
Arlington, VA. John G. Hunt."
Lucretia was baptized on January 14, 1601, at the Parish of All Saints, Derby, Derbyshire, England.[1] She was a passenger on the ship "Anne," in 1623, along with two members of her family, her brother John Oldham, and his wife. [2]
Lucretia Oldham, sister of John Oldham the trader, married Jonathan Brewster, son of William Brewster of the Mayflower, on April 10, 1624, at Plymouth, Plymouth Colony.[1] They had eight children, three sons, and five daughters,
John Oldham, Lucretia's brother with whom she came to New England, made a good living trading with the Indians, but he was killed by them in 1636.[2] His shallop was discovered off the northern tip of Long Island, manned by Indians.[2]
Lucretia's husband Jonathan Brewster died in 1659.
Lucretia (Oldham) Brewster died on March 4, 1678/9 at Preston City, New London, Connecticut.[3][4]
Children
William Brewster b March 9, 1625
Mary Brewster b April 16, 1627
Jonathan Brewster, Jr. b July 17, 1629
Ruth Brewster b October 3, 1631
Benjamin Brewster b November 17, 1633 d September 14, 1710
Elizabeth Brewster b May 1, 1637
Grace Brewster b November 1, 1639 d April 22, 1684
Jonathan Brewster is thought to have been briefly married at a young age in the Netherlands, but his wife and their baby both died there. This would make his marriage to Lucretia a second marriage, but he had no children surviving from his first marriage.
Death Year Discrepancy
The Brewster Book indicates that Lucretia died in 1671.[6] A memorial headstone erected long after her death indicates she died in 1671.[7]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 Anderson, Robert Charles, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, page 228
↑ 2.02.12.2 Anderson, Robert Charles, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, pages 1351, 1353
↑ Jonathan Brewster, "The Brewster Book"; George Ernest Bowman, The Mayflower Descendant, 1:168 (Boston: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899); image of p. 168 available InternetArchive.org.
↑ "Ashley Judd." Who Do You Think You Are (US) (Season 2 Episode 8). NBC. 25 March 2011 - Note: She is viewing a family tree provided by D. Joshua Taylor, a genealogist, while visiting the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston, MA
↑ Jonathan Brewster, "The Brewster Book"; George Ernest Bowman, The Mayflower Descendant, 1:168 (Boston: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899); image of p. 168 available InternetArchive.org.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (: accessed 04 January 2023), memorial page for Lucretia “Lucy” Oldham Brewster (14 Jan 1600–4 Mar 1671), Find A Grave: Memorial #13982007, citing Brewster's Neck Cemetery, Preston, New London County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Kay Cynova (contributor 47064119).
See also:
The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). William Brewster, page 228i (wife of Johnathan Brewster)
The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). John Oldham, page 1328 (sister of John Oldham)
The Brewster Genealogy, 1566-1907: a record of the descendants of William Brewster of the "Mayflower." ruling elder of the Pilgrim church which founded Plymouth colony in 1620 by Emma C. Brewster Jones (The Grafton Press, New York, 1908) p 11 https://archive.org/stream/brewstergenealog190801jone#page/11/mode/1up
Merrick, Barbara Lambert, Mayflower Families in Progress William Brewster of the Mayflower and his Descendants for Four Generations, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Revised 3rd Edition, 2000
U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com
Thanks to you all for the wonderful biographies on Lucretia Oldham and Jonathan Brewster! They are my 9th great grandparents. Their daughters Grace & Hannah are my 8th great grandmothers.
Connecticut Headstone Inscriptions Vol 41, Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut available on Ancestry has death date 1671.
Lucretia Oldham arrived about Jul 10 1623, ship, Anne, William Peirce, Master with 60 passengers, entire company settled at Plymouth, pp 52-55, p55 Patience and Fear Brewster listed. My copy #67 of 787 numbered copies, 231 pages, The Planters of the Commonwealth and the ships that brought them 1620-1640, by Charles Edward Banks, Riverside Press, Cambridge 1930.
Actually I DO have reasons to reject merges Vic; nearly every time I allow a merge now, ALL of my pages after that merge disappear! I have to then go back, and re-enter the information for each page ONE-BY-ONE, sometimes re-researching the information that was lost!
Oldham-822 and Oldham-1 do not represent the same person because: Because someone keeps requesting merges on my behalf, when I had nothing to do with it!
Oldham-822 and Oldham-1 are not ready to be merged because: Because previous merges have corrupted the line of ascension as I move back through my lineage. I have completely lost pages (individual) and untold man-hours of work as well, and had to start some projects from scratch; So, Im not sure if Im going to allow merges or not at this time.
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