Ancestry of
Mercy Brewster
(1765–)
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- Father of Mercy Brewster — 2nd Generation
- Ahnentafel No:
- 2
- Father:
- Benjamin Brewster
- Mother:
- Elizabeth Witter
- Birth Date:
- 10 Jun 1720
- Birth Location:
- Preston, New London, Connecticut
- Christening Date:
- 17 Jul 1720
- Christening Location:
- Preston, New London, Connecticut
- Death Date:
- 29 Jun 1801
- Death Location:
- Griswold, New London, Connecticut
- Burial Date:
- Burial Location:
- Brewster Cemetery, Griswold, New London, Connecticut
- Spouse Name:
- Anne Andrus
- Marriage Date:
- 25 May 1742
- Marriage Location:
- Children:
Simon Brewster
Elias Brewster
Joseph Brewster
Mercy Brewster (Ahnentafel No:1 )
- Notes:
Revolutionary War veteran
Simon Brewster was at Fort Griswold when it was attacked by the British who were being led by the American traitor Benedict Arnold in September 1781. Arnold's men overran the defenders and captured the fort. Simon Brewster survived the battle.
Simon Brewster
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Sources for Simon Brewster
- 1 New England Ancestors Magazine, 2002, Vol. 3.5, p. 35.
- 2 New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1982, Vol. 136, pp. 322, 329.
- 3 Jones, Emma C. Brewster, The Brewster Genealogy, 1566-1907: A Record of the Descendants of William Brewster of the "Mayflower" . . ., Vol. 1, New York: The Grafton Press Genealogical Publishers (1908), 58, 91-92.
- 4 Merrick, Barbara Lambert, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Vol. 24, Part 3, William Brewster, Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants (2019), 173-175.
- 5 Merrick, Barbara Lambert and Scott Andrew Bartley, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Vol. 24, Part 1, William Brewster, Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants (2014), 364.
- 6 Merrick, Barbara Lambert, comp., Mayflower Families in Progress: William Brewster of the Mayflower and His Descendants for Four Generations, 3rd edition, Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants (2000), 116.
- 7 Roberts, Gary Boyd, "#48 Royal Descents, Notable Kin, and Printed Sources: The Ancestry of Novelist Thomas Pynchon", (accessed 11/.28/2018).
- 8 Roberts, Gary Boyd, The Mayflower 500: Five Hundred Notable Descendants of the Founding Families on the Mayflower, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society (2020), 151, 178, 188, 570.
- 9 Wikipedia, "Fort Griswold", (accessed 04/28/2024).