Mary, wife of Wrestling Brewster (mtDNA)
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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
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.
First Generation
According to her age on her death record in Kingston[1] Mary was born about 16 Nov 1661 and died 12 Nov 1742 aged 80 yrs., 11 mos. and 27 dys. She was married twice, first by 1678[2] 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 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) and Keziah (1719).
Sarah Brewster was born about 1681 and died before Oct 1732.[3] She married Duxbury 4 Mar 1705/6 Caleb Stetson[4] 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.[5] She married Duxbury 28 Oct 1707 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 Benjamin Alden and they had eight children (Duxbury): Mary (1710/1), Sarah (1712), Elizabeth (1714), 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 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:
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:
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:
Keziah Holmes
Elizabeth Stetson
Sarah Stetson
Egloth Stetson
Zerish Stetson
Hopestill Stetson
Mary Alden
Sarah Alden
Elizabeth Alden
Anna Bradford
Elizabeth Bradford
Abigail Bradford
Lusannah Bradford
Ruth Bradford
- ↑ www.findagrave.com buried Old Burying Ground in Kingston
- ↑ First child born Duxbury 10 Feb 1678/9.
- ↑ Widow filed marriage intentions 21 Oct 1732.
- ↑ He married second Deborah Morton.
- ↑ Kingston Town Records.
DNA results
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
- Anderson, Robert Charles, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633), New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA 1995
