Francis Brewster, Jr.

Francis Brewster, Jr.[1, 2]

Male 1598 - 1646  (48 years)


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  • Name Francis Brewster 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 1598  Castle Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 1598  Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 30 Dec 1646  at sea Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Name Francis Brewster 
    Death 30 Dec 1646  lost at Sea on Capt Lamberton's "Great Ship, " Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 16 Feb 1647  at sea Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I20401  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2023 

    Father Francis Brewster, Sr.,   b. Abt 1570, of Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1632, Taunton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Mother unk\w Francis Brewster(),   b. Abt 1573, of Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Bef 1598  Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8380  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lucretia Jones,   b. 14 Jan 1600, Bristol, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1669, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 5 Sep 1624  Bristol, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Rev Nathaniel Brewster, >,   b. Apr 1619, Castle Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 1690, Setauket, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     2. Mary Brewster,   b. 1631, New Haven, Connecticut River Colony, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Oct 1687, Stonington, New London, Connecticut River Colony, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    Family ID F2943  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 May 2025 

  • Notes 
    • [Brø derbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #0626, Date of Import: Jan 7, 2000]

      Came to New London, CT in 1640
      There is a discrepancy in the leineage of the Brewsters. Family notes indicate that Nathaniel Bewster was the son of Jonathon Brewster and Lucretia Oldham. Jonathon was the eldest son of Elder William Brewster. No record exists that Jonathon had a son Nathaniel. Nathaniel rather is the son of Francis Brewster - probably no relation to William.
      Francis was the first Brewster to come to America, He was one of the original settlers of the New Haven Colony and was a barber surgeon who was originally from Bristol, England. His wife was Lucy and in the colony wealth census of 1638, his household numbered 9 members which probably included servants. The family estate of 1,000 pounds sterling wasa great deal of money. Mark Simmons has determined 4 children to date, leaving 3 undetermined. Francis was a planter in the New World. In February 1646 a ship constructed during the winter under the direction of Capt. Lamberton left New Haven loaded with furs, crops, and other New World materials for England but was never heard from again. There was a sizable passenger list including Francis Brewster. Lucy subsequently married Dr. Thomas Pell and moved to New Jersey. Two of Francis's daughters testified at the New Haven witch trials.

      -- MERGED NOTE ------------

      [Although several early commentaries assigned a lineage to the Rev. Nathaniel Brewster which has him as a grandson or nephew of the Elder William Brewster of Plymouth Colony, this lineage has been disproved.]

  • Sources 
    1. [S476] , Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 (n.p: Release date: November 29, 1995, n.d) (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., Tree #0626.
      Date of Import: Jan 7, 2000

    2. [S2609] Hoyt-Cornelius, Hannah Brewster.