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Descendants of Love Brewster

Generation No. 1

1. LOVE⁴ BREWSTER (WILLIAM³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) (Source: (1) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM), (July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996)., (2) Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 7, Ed. 1, (Release date: October 17, 1996), "CD-ROM," Tree #0231, Date of Import: Sep 12, 1998., (3) Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 7, Ed. 1, (Release date: October 17, 1996), "CD-ROM," Tree #1247, Date of Import: Sep 12, 1998., (4) Mayflower Families in Progress, 20.) was born 1611 in Leyden, Holland (Pilgrims by Mary Sherwood) (Source: (1) LDS Records for Mass., pg. 2578, NO244 "Brewsters Notebook", by Milton Terry, Pg 31, 117, (2) Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 7, Ed. 1, (Release date: October 17, 1996), "CD-ROM," Tree #0231, Date of Import: Sep 12, 1998.), and died 06 Oct 1650 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Ma, Wd; Or< 31Jan1650>. He married SARAH COLLIER (Source: (1) Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 12, Ed. 1, (Release date: July 28, 1997), "CD-ROM," Tree #1815, Date of Import: Sep 7, 1998., (2) Mayflower Families in Progress, 20.) 15 May 1634 in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA, daughter of WILLIAM COLLIER and JANE CLARKE. She was born 30 Apr 1616 in St.Olave,Southwark, Surrey, England, and died 26 Apr 1691 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA.

Notes for LOVE BREWSTER:
Source A: The Mayflower Decendents 1899, Boston 1899, Volume 1 and 2
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 8, Ed. 1, Tree #0110, Date of Import: Sep 7, 1998]
* Title: The Great Migration Begins; Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Vol.I Author: Robert Charles Anderson
Publication: Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995
"Burke's American Families", pg. 2578 LDS records for Mass., pg. 4,624, NO244 "Saints & Strangers" by Willison, pg. 453

"Brewsters Notebook", By Milton Terry, pgs. 2,3,7,8.
Estate Settlement of William Brewster of Plymouth      In [Shurtleff 12:115-117], a long agreement between Love Brewster and Jonathan Brewster is recorded (Plymouth Deeds). It reads, in part: "Whereas William Brewster late of Plym gent deceased left onely two sonnes surviveing viz. Jonathan the eldest and Love the yeonger And whereas the said William died intestate for ought can to this day appeare. The said Jonathan and Love his sonnes when they returned from the buriall of their father ..." agreed how to divide up the estate "wth an entire half part of the estate of the said Willm was given to the said Love and Sarah his wyfe upon a Covenant of Contract of marryage to be due at the death of the said Willm Brester now deceased. All wch was offerred to be prooved legally if neede require by solemne pmise though not in writing." Dated 20 Aug 1645.

Death: The exact date of his death is not known, but it is certainly between the date of his will (dated 11 Oct 1650) and the date his will was probated (10 Feb 1651). Given the way pilgrims did things, his death almost certainly occurred a few days before 10 Feb 1651, or at the earliest, in late january.
Birth: From Robert M. Bartlett, "The Faith of the Pilgrims: An American Heritage", United Church Press, NY & Philadelphia, 1978, p. 159.
Periodical: William BREWSTER of the Mayflower and His Descendants for Four Generations
Author: Barbara Lambert Merrick Publication: General Society of Mayflower Descendants
Will of Love Brewster
The last Will and Testament of Love Brewster Deseassed exhibited at the generall Court holden at New Plym: the 4th of March 1650 upon the oath of Captaine Miles Standish
      Witnesseth these presents that I Love Brewster of Duxburrow in New England and in the goverment of New Plym: being in pfect memory doe ordeaine & appoint this to bee my last will and Testamente And first my will is that if the lord shall please to take mee out of this life that my body bee buried in a decent mannor and that my funerall expences bee taken out of my whole estate; Next my will is; That all my Just and lawfull debts bee paied out of the Remainder of my said estate allso I give unto my Children that is to say Nathaniell Willam Wrasteling and Sara each of them a kettle and further my will is that my three sonns shall have each of them a peece that is to say a gun; allso I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Sara Brewster all the Residue of my whole estate both goods and Chattles and land at Duxburrow for her bringing up of her and my Children the time of her life and after her decease I doe give the aforsaid lands to my eldest sonn and heire apparent Nathaniell Brewster and in Case god should take him away out of this life without Issew I give and bequeath the said lands at Duxburrow to my second sonn Willam Brewster and in like case to my youngest sonn Wresteling Brewster; And for those books I have that my wife would destribute them to herselfe and Children at her discresion allso my will is and I doe by the same give unto my three sonns equally to be devided amongst them all such land as of Right due to mee by Purchase and first coming into the land Which was in the yeare 1620 allso I doe make Constitute and appoint my beloved wife Sara Brewster sole executrix of this my last will and Testament in Witnes Wherof I have put to my hand and Seale this sixt of october 1650 Witness heerunto      Love Brewster            Myles Standish

Plymouth Colony: Its History and People 1620-1691 Part Two: Topical Narratives
Chapter 12: Morality and Sex
xxx The event which apparently provoked these observations from the governor was mentioned very briefly in court records of 7 September 1642: "Thomas Graunger, late servant to Love Brewster of Duxborrow, was this Court indicted for buggery wth a mare, a cowe, two goats, divers sheepe, two calves, and a turkey, and was found guilty, and received sentence of death by hanging untill he was dead." The executioner was Mr. John Holmes, the Messenger of the court, and in his account he claimed as due him £1 for ten weeks boarding of Granger, and £2/10 for executing Granger and eight beasts. Bradford described Granger as about sixteen or seventeen years of age. Someone saw him in the act with the mare, and he was examined and confessed. The animals were individually killed before his face, according to Leviticus 20:15, and were buried in a pit, no use being made of them. Bradford relates that on examination of both Granger and someone else who had made a sodomitical attempt on another, they were asked where they learned such practices, and one confessed he "had long used it in England," while Granger said he had been taught it by another, and had heard of such things when he was in England.21 [p.200]

More About LOVE BREWSTER:
Born ?: Plimouth Plantation character says Amsterdam before they went to Leiden
Burial: Duxbury Cem, Duxbury, Plymouth, MA
Died ?: 31 Jan 1649/50, Duxbury, Plymouth Co, Mass. (Source: (1) LDS Records for Mass., pg. 2578, NO244 "Brewsters Notebook", by Milton Terry, Pg 31, 117, (2) Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 7, Ed. 1, (Release date: October 17, 1996), "CD-ROM," Tree #0231, Date of Import: Sep 12, 1998.)
DOB: 1595 or 1611
DOD: 01 Oct 1650, Source A: Vol. 1, p. 162 date of will
DOM: 15 May 1634, Source A: Vol. 2, p. 203
Emigrated: 1620, Passenger on the Mayflower with his parents William & Mary Brewster (Source: Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 7, Ed. 1, (Release date: October 17, 1996), "CD-ROM," Tree #1247, Date of Import: Sep 12, 1998.)
Mayflower Index: 4573
Will: 01 Oct 1650, Will Probated in Duxbury, Mass. (Source: Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 7, Ed. 1, (Release date: October 17, 1996), "CD-ROM," Tree #0231, Date of Import: Sep 12, 1998.)

Notes for SARAH COLLIER:
Plymouth Colony: Its History and People 1620-1691 Part Three: Biographical Sketches
Biographical Sketches Conant, Christoper
xxx Collier married Jane Clark at St. Olave, Southwark, 16 May 1611, and he and his wife had four daughters with them in Plymouth Colony: Sarah, who married (1) Love Brewster and (2) Richard Parke of Cambridge; Rebecca, who married Job Cole; Mary, who married Thomas Prence; and Elizabeth, who married Constant Southworth. Robert S. Wakefield.
"More on the Children of William Collier," TAG 49:215 and 51:58, identified eight other children in England (at least four having died young), and he showed that Collier had lived in St. Mary Magdalen Parish, Bermondsey, Surrey, and St. Olave Parish, Southwark. In the St. Olave register he was called a grocer. Bradford referred to a "brew-house of Mr. Colliers in London" (Ford 2:125).
On 7 June 1653 Mrs. Jane Collier made a claim on behalf of her grandchild, the wife of Nathaniel2 Warren (MD 3:141). The grandchild was Sarah (Walker) Warren, who was baptized at St. Olave, Southwark, 10 November 1622, the daughter of William Walker (TAG 51:92).
On 2 December 1661 William Collier of Duxbury, gentleman, with the consent of Mrs. Jane Collier, sold all his house and land that he was living on in Duxbury to Benjamin Bartlett, who was not to enter into possession until the death of both William and Jane Collier. Collier died before 5 July 1671, when men were appointed to administer his estate (PCR 5:68).
An excellent documented narrative of various aspects of his life is given in Moore Families, p. 196-205. (See also John Cole, above, and the Hunt article shown under Job Cole, above.) [p.269]
Saints & Strangers on Page 453 also gives this info on IX Merchant Adventurers

# Title: Will of Love Brewster, Testator: Miles Standish, Url: http://members.aol.com/calebj/will_brewster.html Publication: 4 Mar 1650
# Title: Jim and Selma Burrows Genealogy, 1630 - 1923, Location: 8 Howard Rd, Maynard, MA 01754, Url:http://www.eldacur.com/~selma/Genealogy/index.html Author: Jim & Selma Burrows

More About SARAH COLLIER:
Baptism: 30 Apr 1616, St. Olaves, Southwark, Eng
Burial: 06 May 1691, Burial Hill,Plymouth,MA
Mayflower Index: Mayflower Index 5067-5214
Misc: Source A: Vol. 2, p. 203
Name (Facts Page): also listed as Sara

Marriage Notes for LOVE BREWSTER and SARAH COLLIER:
Database: American Marriages Before 1699 BREWSTER, Love Collier, Sarah 25 May 1634 Plymouth,MA      iv LOVE, b. say 1607; m. Plymouth 15 May 1634 Sarah Collier [PCR 1:30], daughter of WILLIAM COLLIER.
* Title: Mayflower History and Genealogy Author: Caleb Johnson Publication: Copyright 1997 Media: Electronic
* Title: History of Stonington, Connecticut, 1649 - 1900 Author: Richard Anson Wheeler
Publication: New London, CT, Press of The Day Publishing Company, 1900 Media: Book Page: page 249


Children of LOVE BREWSTER and SARAH COLLIER are:

SARAH⁵ BREWSTER, b. 1632, Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. 28 Aug 1691, Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass; m. BENJAMIN BARTLETT, Abt. 1656, Plymouth, MA; b. 1632, Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. 28 Aug 1691, Duxbury, Plymouth, MA.

More About SARAH BREWSTER:
Mayflower Index: Mayflower Index 5166-5067

	ii.	NATHANIEL BREWSTER, b. Bet. 1634 - 1637, Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass.; d. 02 Nov 1676, Plymouth, Plymouth, Ma, Wp; m. SARAH NORTH, Bet. 1660 - 1665, Duxbury, Mass.
2.	iii.	DEACON WILLIAM BREWSTER, b. 1640, Duxbury, Plymouth Co, MA; d. 03 Nov 1723, Duxbury, Plymouth Co, MA.
3.	iv.	WRESTLING BREWSTER, b. 1644, Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. 01 Jan 1695/96, Duxbury, Plymouth, MA.

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