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Caleb Brewster

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Caleb Brewster

Member of the Culper Spy Ring during the American Revolution


Who was Caleb Brewster?

Caleb Brewster was a member of the Culper spy ring during the American Revolutionary War. He commanded a fleet of whale boats from Black Rock Harbor, New York, and used these to run messages from the Culper Spy Ring to General George Washington. After the war he married Anna Lewis and became a large land owner and captain of a revenue cutter for the district of New York. He died in Black Rock in 1827.

The Culper Spy Ring is said to have been instrumental in the disclosure of the Benedict Arnold and John Andre plot to surrender West Point and the attempted capture of General George Washington in 1780.

Famous Kin

Caleb Brewster's ancestry can be traced back to a couple of Magna Carta Sureties which includes a connection to King Henry VIII and to today's British royal family including Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana. With his American revolutionary spy credentials, it seems only fitting that he is also related to a number of American patriots from that war. These include a fellow Culper Spy ring member, a number of signers of the Declaration of Independence, and his commander-in-chief General George Washington. Caleb Brewster is also a descendant of Thomas Ludlow and Jane Pyle, and through them to a number of notable Americans including General Robert E. Lee, both Presidents Harrison, Eleanor Roosevelt, and polar explorer Admiral Richard Byrd.


Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Caleb Brewster

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Amber Stevens West

TV and Movie Actress

10th cousin 8 times removed
via Sir Walter Blount

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Shadoe Stevens

Radio Disc Jockey

13th cousin 8 times removed
via Humphrey de Bohun

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Shadoe Stevens

Radio Disc Jockey

10th cousin 7 times removed
via Sir Walter Blount

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Angela Y. Davis

Civil Rights Activist
and former Black Panther

14th cousin 7 times removed
via Edward I, King of England

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Hal Holbrook

TV and Movie Actor

14th cousin 7 times removed
via Edward I, King of England

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Brewster H. Shaw

NASA Astronaut

6th cousin 7 times removed
via William Pyle

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David Crosby

Singer and Songwriter

13th cousin 8 times removed
via Humphrey de Bohun

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David Crosby

Singer and Songwriter

2nd cousin 7 times removed
via Rev. Nathaniel Brewster

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James Bowdoin

2nd Governor of Massachusetts

15th cousin 1 time removed
via Isabelle of Angoulême

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James Bowdoin

2nd Governor of Massachusetts

17th cousin 1 time removed
via Henry II, King of England

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James Bowdoin

2nd Governor of Massachusetts

20th cousin
via Aubrey de Vere

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James Bowdoin

2nd Governor of Massachusetts

19th cousin
via Maud de St. Liz

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James Bowdoin

2nd Governor of Massachusetts

19th cousin
via Robert de Beaumont

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James Bowdoin

2nd Governor of Massachusetts

16th cousin
via William de Braiose

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James Bowdoin

2nd Governor of Massachusetts

15th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir Humphrey de Bohun

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Douglas Trumbull

Film Special Effects Pioneer

14th cousin 7 times removed
via Edward I, King of England

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Theodore Roosevelt

26th U.S. President

17th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir William Marshal

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Theodore Roosevelt

26th U.S. President

18th cousin 3 times removed
via Sir Geoffrey FitzPiers

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Charlie Day

TV and Movie Actor

6th cousin 8 times removed
via William Pyle

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John Davis

14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts

17th cousin 4 times removed
via Henry II, King of England

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John Davis

14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts

17th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir Saher IV de Quincy

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John Davis

14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts

18th cousin 2 times removed
via John FitzGilbert (the Marshal)

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Steve McQueen

Movie Actor

14th cousin 5 times removed
via Edward I, King of England

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Steve McQueen

Movie Actor

16th cousin 5 times removed
via William de Braiose

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James C. Jones

10th Governor of Tennessee

14th cousin 2 times removed
via Edward I, King of England

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