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Status summary

Completed as of May 6, 2021:

• Recruiting additional matrilineal (direct female-line) Lucretia (Oldham) Brewster descendants for full mtDNA testing - anyone interested in submitting their DNA for testing should contact Raymond T. Wing (email: wing.genealogist AT gmail DOT com)

Biography

First Generation

Lucretia Oldham was baptized at All Saints Church, Derby 14 Jan 1600/1, daughter of William Oldham and Philippa Sowter. Lucretia died at Brewster's Neck, Norwich (now Preston) 4 Mar 1678/9. She married at New Plimouth Colony 10 Apr 1624 Johnnathan Brewster and they had eight children: William (1624/5), Mary (1627), Johnnathan (1629), Ruth (1631), Benjamin (1633) , Elizabeth (1637), Grace (1639) and Hannah (1641).

Second Generation

Mary Brewster was born New Plimouth Colony 16 Apr 1627 and died Scituate aft 23 Mar 1697/8^[1] She married Plymouth 12 Nov 1645 John Turner "the Elder"^[2] and they had thirteen children (born Scituate): Jonathan (1646), Joseph (1647/8-1647/8), Joseph (1648/9), Ezekiel (1650/1), Lydia (1652/3), John (1654), Elisha (1656/7), Mary (1658), Benjamin (1660/1), Ruth (1663), Isaac (1665), Grace (1668) and Amos (1671).

Ruth Brewster was born Jones River (now Duxbury) 3 Oct 1631 and died New London, CT 1 May 1677. She married twice, first New London 14 Mar 1651 John Pickett and second 16 Jul 1668 New London Charles Hill. By her first husband, Ruth had six children (born New London): Mary (c1652), Ruth (c1654), John (1656), Adam (1658), Mercy (1660/1) and William (1670). By her second husband, Ruth had five more children (New London): Jane (1669 unm.), Charles (1671), Ruth (1673-1673), Jonathan (1674) and infant son (1677-1677).

Elizabeth Brewster was born Duxburrow (now Duxbury) 1 May 1637 and died New London, CT Feb 1706. She married twice, first 7 Sep 1653 New London, Peter Bradley and second abt 1676^[3] Christopher Christophers. By her first husband Elizabeth had at least four children (New London): Elizabeth (1654/5), Hannah (1656), Peter (1658), Lucretia (1661) and poss. William (c1662). By her second husband Elizabeth had: John (1668), infant (1673-4) and poss. Hannah (c1677).

Grace Brewster was born Duxburrow (now Duxbury) 1 Nov 1639 and died New London, CT 22 Apr 1684. She married New London 4 Aug 1659 (Capt.) Daniel Wetherell and they had nine children (born New London): Hannah (1659/60), Mary (1662-1662), infant/stillborn son (c1663), infant/stillborn son (c1664), infant/stillborn son (c1665), infant/stillborn son (c1666), Mary (1668), Daniel (1670/1) and Samuel (1679-c1680).

Hannah Brewster was born Duxburrow (now Duxbury) 3 Nov 1641 and died of Groton, CT Dec 1711. She married twice, first New London 23 Dec 1664 Samuel Starr and second New London bef 8 May 1690 James Morgan (II) (no children by this marriage). By her first marriage Hannah had four children (New London): Samuel (1665), Thomas (1668), Comfort (son 1671) and Jonathan (1673/4).

Third Generation

Lydia Turner Mary Turner Ruth Turner Grace Turner

Mary Pickett Ruth Pickett Mercy Pickett

Elizabeth Bradley Hannah Bradley Lucretia Bradley (poss.) Hannah Christophers

Hannah Wetherell Mary Wetherell

1. ↑ She acknowledged a deed on this date.
2. ↑ John had a brother John Turner "the Younger".
3. ↑ Elizabeth had two children by Christopher Christophers before his first wife died and they remarried.

DNA results

Previous mtDNA testing

To date, no one who has identified themselves as being a matrilineal (all female line) descendant of Lucretia Oldham has publicly revealed they have mtDNA testing. This testing may help identify some branches of the family.

References & External Links

• Anderson, Robert Charles, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633), New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA 1995