View source for Mary, wife of Wrestling Brewster (mtDNA)

==Status summary==

===Completed as of Aug 2, 2022: ===
* Recruiting additional matrilineal (direct female-line) Mary, wife of Wrestling Brewster descendants for full mtDNA testing  - anyone interested in submitting their DNA for testing should contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com

==Biography==
For further information see Merrick, Barbara Lambert, ed. Scott Andrew Bartley, ''Mayflower Families through Five Generations... vol. 24 (Brewster), part I (Gen. 1-4)'', General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA 2014.
===First Generation===
According to her age on Mary's<ref>While some old sources give a maiden name of Holland to Mary, wife of Wrestling Brewster (and later wife of John Partridge), no evidence can be found for '''any''' maiden name for Mary.</ref> death record in Kingston<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39826748/mary-partridge www.findagrave.com buried Old Burying Ground in Kingston]</ref> [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-390677 she] was born about 15 Nov 1661 and died 12 Nov 1742 aged 80 yrs., 11 mos. and 27 dys. She was married twice, first by 1678<ref>First child born Duxbury 10 Feb 1678/9.</ref> [[Brewster (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Wrestling Brewster]] and second, Duxbury 23 May 1700 John Partridge (two children, but no ''Mayflower'' link). By her first husband, Mary had eight children (Duxbury): Mary (1678/9), Jonathan (c1682), Sarah (c1684), Abigail (c1686), Hannah (1688), Elizabeth (c1690), John (c1692) and Wrestling (1695).

===Second Generation all born Duxburrow (now Duxbury)=== 
Mary Brewster was born 10 Feb 1678/9 and died Kingston 17 Apr 1761. She married about 1697 [[Holmes (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Joseph Holmes]] and they had ten children: Joseph (1697), Wrestling (1698/9), Ephraim (1700), Mary (1701), Sarah (1703), Abigail (1705), Jonathan (1709), Micah (1714), Lydia (1717, d.y.) and Keziah (1719).

Sarah Brewster was born about 1681 and died before Oct 1732.<ref>Widow filed marriage intentions 21 Oct 1732.</ref> She married Duxbury 4 Mar 1705/6 [[Stetson (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Caleb Stetson]]<ref>He married second Deborah Morton.</ref> and they had eight children: Abisha (son, 1706/7), Elizabeth (1709), Barzillai (1711), Joshua (1714), Jerusha (1716), John (1718 prob. d.y.), Jedediah (1721) and a child (1722, likely d.y.)

Abigail Brewster was born about 20 Mar 1683 and died Kingston 6 May 1761 aged 78 yrs. 1 mo. 16 dys.<ref>Kingston Town Records.</ref> She married Duxbury 28 Oct 1707 [[Stetson (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Elisha Stetson]] and they had five children: Sarah (1708), Egloth (dau, 1710), Zerish (dau, 1712), Hopestill (dau, 1715) and Elisha (1719).

Hannah Brewster was born about Sep 1688 and died Duxbury 8 Jan 1763. She married Duxbury 1707 [[Alden (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Benjamin Alden]] and they had eight children (Duxbury): Mary (1710/1), Sarah (1712, likely d.y.), Elizabeth (1714-1771 unm.), David (1716/7), Ichabod (1719), Bezaliel (1722), Wrestling (1724) and Abiather (1731).

Elizabeth Brewster was born Dec 1690 and died Kingston 5 Dec 1741. She married 13 Feb 1709/10 [[Bradford (Y-DNA)#Third Generation |Ephraim Bradford]] and they had fourteen children: Deborah (1712-1732 unm.), Anna (1715), Elizabeth (1717), Ephraim (1718/9), Abigail (1719/20), Lusannah (1721), Elijah (1723), Ruth (1725), Ezekiel (1728), Simeon (1729), and Wait (son, c1730).

===Third Generation===
Mary Holmes was born Kingston 7 Jun 1701 and died Duxbury 13 Aug 1798. She married (int. Kingston 13 Jan 1726) Jacob Dingley and they had seven children: Jacob (1727), Joseph (1729 d.y.), Abner (1731), Joseph (1733), Mary (1735 m Simeon Cooke), Sarah (1742-1747) and Abigail (1745-1747).

Sarah Holmes was born Kingston 11 Apr 1703 and died there about 1761. She married Plymouth 12 May 1720 John Bearce and they had thirteen children: Joseph (1721), Gideon (1723), John (1724), Lydia (1728 m Zaccheus Fish), Mary (1730 m ___ Hall), Sarah (1732 m Nathaniel Hathaway), Deborah (1735 m Abner Wood), Jerusha (1738 unk. if marr.), Asa (1740), Keziah (1743 m ___ Jennings), Lurania (1745 m ___ Randall), Levi (1748 d.y.) and Levi (1750).

Abigail Holmes was born Kingston about 18 Jun 1705 and died about 24 Oct 1787. She married Kingston 2 Jan 1730 Israel Turner and they had nine children: Deborah (1731 m Israel Cowen), Jonathan (1732), Abigail (1735-1748), Priscilla (1736 m Isaac Phillips), Betty (1739 m Robert Barker), Christiana (1741 m Poole Spear), Israel (son, 1743), Daniel (1744/5) and Elisha (c1747).

Keziah Holmes was born Kingston 23 Mar 1719 and died 22 Jun 1787. She married Kingston 3 Oct 1745 Isaiah Thomas and they had six children: Micah (1746), Isaiah (1747-1753), Keziah (1751 unk. if marr.), Isaiah (1753), Holmes (1755) and Spencer (1758).


Elizabeth Stetson was born Plymouth 14 Oct 1709 and died Norton 12 Mar 1766. She married aft 9 Jan 1731 [[Cooke (Y-DNA)#Fifth Generation |Silas Cooke]] and they had six children: Sarah (1731 m Joseph Hart), Elizabeth (1735 m Samuel Lane), Deborah (1737 m Zebediah Shepherdson), Ruby (1740 likely d.y.), Eunice (1742 ''poss.'' m [Rev.] William Conant) and Joshua (1744).


Sarah Stetson was born Plymouth 26 Aug 1708 and died Kingston 23 Feb 1792. She married Kingston 4 Nov 1726 [[Bradford (Y-DNA)#Fifth Generation |(Capt.) Robert Bradford]] and they had twelve children: Peleg (1726/7), Zilpha (1728 m Thomas Loring), Rebecca (1730 m Micah Holmes), John (1732), Elethea (1732-1737), Orpha (1736 unm.), Stetson (1739), Robert (1741), Sarah (1742-1747), Consider (1745-1747), Sarah (1748 unm.) and Robert (1750).

Egloth Stetson was born Plymouth 7 Oct 1710 and died there 18 Nov 1792. She married Kingston about 1732 Ephraim Washburn and they had eight children: Ezekiel (1733), Deborah (1735 unk. if marr.), Marcy (1738 m David Shaw no known ch.), Ephraim (1741), Alithea (1743 m Ichabod Shurtleff), Eunice (1746 m Elijah Chandler), Nehemiah (1749-1751) and Sarah (1752 unk. if marr.) 

Zerish Stetson was born Plymouth 29 Nov 1712 and died Kingston 6 Apr 1763. She married Kingston aft 18 Dec 1731 [[Bradford (Y-DNA)#Fourth Generation |Benjamin Bradford]] and they had eight children: Thomas (1732/3), Michael (1735), Peris (1736-1748), Lydia (1739-1748), Benjamin (1742-1748), Mary (1745-1745), Lemuel (1747-1748) and Lydia (1749 m Levi Holmes).

Hopestill Stetson was born Plymouth 21 May 1715 and died Kingston before 1752. She married Kingston 21 Oct 1736 [[Simmons (Y-DNA) |John Simmons]] and they had four children: Faith (1738 m Thomas Garnett), Noah (1740), Eunice (1743 m Obed Southworth) and John (1746).


Mary Alden was born Duxbury 1 Jan 1710/1 and died there 4 Apr 1789. She married Duxbury 31 Dec 1734 John Wadsworth and they had four children: Mercy (1736 m Joshua Cushman), John (1739), Salumith (1741 m Ezra Weston) and Sarah (1744 m John Neal).


Anna Bradford was born Plymouth 25 Jul 1715 and died after 12 Jun 1757. She married Kingston 23 Feb 1737 Ebenezer Chandler and they had seven children: Lydia (1740/1 m Abraham Everson & Josiah Waterman), Zilpah (1741/2 unm.), Simeon (1744), Anna (1746 n.f.r.), Judah (son, 1751), Nathaniel (1753) and Sceva (son bp1757).

Elizabeth Bradford was born Plymouth 3 Nov 1717 and died after 30 Sep 1772. She married Kingston 12 Jul 1753 Azariah Whiton/Whiting and they had four children: John (1754), Ephraim (1757), Patience (1757 m John Chamberlin) and Elizabeth (1759 m Jonathan Cushman).

Abigail Bradford was born Plymouth 28 Feb 1719/20 and died Yarmouth, Nova Scotia 13 Sep 1790. She married Kingston 7 Oct 1740 Peleg Holmes and they had eleven children: Abigail (1741-1742), Deborah (1743-1748), Abigail (1746 m Cornelius Rogers), Peleg (1749), Elizabeth (1751 m James Winslow [III]), Lydia (1753 m John Cushing), Nathaniel (1755), Mary (1758 m Samuel Kimball & Elishama Eldridge), Sarah (1760 m Joseph Sanford Bailey [II]), Lucy (1762 m Elkanah Clements) and infant daughter (1767-1767).

Lusannah Bradford was born Plymouth 3 May 1721 and died Kingston 8 Dec 1805. She married Kingston 28 Apr 1752 Seth Everson and they had five children: Hannah (1753 m James Lincoln), James (1754), Oliver (1757), Lydia (1759 unk. if marr.) and Seth (1761).

Ruth Bradford was born Kingston Jul 1725 and died Duxbury 26 Aug 1767. She married Kingston 3 Aug 1749 Nathan Chandler and they had eight children: Ephraim (1750), Lucy (bp1756 unk. if marr.), Selah (bp1756 unk. if marr.), Hannah (bp1757 unk. if marr.), infant daughter (1760-1760), Ruth (1762 m Joshua Brewster), Sarah (1764-1764) and Deborah (1766-1767).


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==DNA results '''''TBD'''''==
===Previous mtDNA testing===
To date, no one who has identified themselves as being a matrilineal (all female line) descendant of Mary, wife of Wrestling Brewster has publicly revealed they have mtDNA testing. This testing may help identify some branches of the family.

==References & External Links==
* Merrick, Barbara Lambert, ed. Scott Andrew Bartley, ''Mayflower Families through Five Generations... vol. 24 (Brewster), part I (Gen. 1-4)'', General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA 2014.
* Anderson, Robert Charles, ''The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633), New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA 1995