Ancestry of Admiral
William Halsey

U.S. Navy - World War II

Martin Brewster

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• • Great-grandfather of William Halsey — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 12 
  • Father:
  • Martin Brewster 
  • Mother:
  • Sarah Nye Drew   
  • Birth Date:
  • 6 Aug 1794 
  • Birth Location:
  • Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts 
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  • Death Date:
  • 1827 
  • Death Location:
  • at sea 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Betsey Foster Drew Russell
  • Marriage Date:
  • 17 Aug 1823 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts 
  • Child:

  James Drew Brewster (Ahnentafel No:6 )

  • Notes: 

  • Master of the ship Topaz

    Martin Brewster was killed by pirates in 1827 on a passage from Calcutta, India to Boston, Massachusetts.

• Sources for Martin Brewster

  • ¹ Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A014197 and #A033763.
  • ² General Society of Mayflower Descendants Membership Applications, 1620-1920, General No. 4107, Membership application for Mary Ann Buchanan Smith (Brewster) Clark.
  • ³ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 10/30/2020).