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William and Mary had three sons, but their son, Wrestling never married. Thus the Y-DNA descent comes down through their two sons Jonathan & Love. Y-DNA STR testing has been done on both lines, and they match up, thus proving the Y-DNA signature for William Brewster. | William and Mary had three sons, but their son, Wrestling never married. Thus the Y-DNA descent comes down through their two sons Jonathan & Love. Y-DNA STR testing has been done on both lines, and they match up, thus proving the Y-DNA signature for William Brewster. | ||
Revision as of 12:32, 5 December 2016
Contents
Status summary
As of December 30, 2015:
- Brewster surname project contacted
- Recruiting Brewster for Y Elite test
Background
Paper trail
Elder William Brewster was born circa 1566[1]" in or near Scrooby, Northamptonshire, England, the son of William (II) Brewster & Mary SMYTHE Simkinson. He is said to be the grandson of William (I) and Maud Mann. He died at Plymouth on 10 Apr 1644[2], and Bradford called him "nere fourskore years of age" (ie nearly age 80).
Brewster married about 1592[3] to Mary _____ (maiden name unknown despite an extensive search). They had one child who died shortly after birth, two daughters and three sons: Jonathan, Love & Wrestling (who never married). Y-DNA descendants of both Jonathan and Love have completed DNA testing and verified the Y-DNA of Elder William.
Previous Y-DNA testing
Previous Y-STR testing through the Mayflower Society[4] and the Brewster surname DNA project[5] has indicated that the Brewster lineage belongs to the Y haplogroup I-M253, which is quite common in Northern Europe and Northwestern Europe. Details of previous findings are summarized here (a 2007 posting to ancestry.com Brewster surname board). Y Elite test results will be able to place the Brewster lineage more precisely within the broader I-M253 group.
Y-DNA Descendants
Second Generation
William and Mary had three sons, but their son, Wrestling never married. Thus the Y-DNA descent comes down through their two sons Jonathan & Love. Y-DNA STR testing has been done on both lines, and they match up, thus proving the Y-DNA signature for William Brewster.
Third Generation Jonathan - Three sons, but the two oldest (William and Jonathan) are believed to have emigrated back to England, and their further history is unknown. This line continues through son Benjamin.
Love - Three sons, but eldest son (Nathaniel) had no children. This line continues through sons (Deacon) William & Wrestling.
Results
(to be added)
Summary of findings
(to be added)
References
- ↑ Brewster deposed in a Leyden affidavit dated 25 Jun 1609 that he was then "aged about forty two years, NEHGReg 18:20
- ↑ Gov. Bradford erred, when he stated Brewster died about 18 April. The "Brewster Book" (written by his son Jonathan) stated William died 10 April 1644. See also NEHGReg 18:18-20
- ↑ Jonathan Brewster is believed to be the eldest son. He recorded his birthdate in a bound volume now called the "Brewster Book" where he states he was born 12 Aug 1593. See MD 1:Frontspiece as well as article 1-ff.
- ↑ https://www.familytreedna.com/public/mayflowersociety/default.aspx?section=ycolorized
- ↑ http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/brewster/ and https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/brewster/about/background
