Thomas Prence

M, #2866, b. circa 1600, d. 29 March 1673
Thomas Prence|b. c 1600\nd. 29 Mar 1673|p192.htm#i2866|Thomas Prence||p192.htm#i2867|Elizabeth Todlerby||p192.htm#i2868|||||||||||||
  • Birth*: Thomas Prence was born circa 1600 in Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England, son of Thomas Prence and Elizabeth Todlerby.1
  • Marriage*: Thomas married first, Patience Brewster, daughter of Elder William Brewster and Mary (?), on 5 August 1624 at Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, New England, (the ninth marriage recorded in the colony).2,1
  • Marriage*: Thomas married second, Mary Collier, age 23, daughter of William Collier and Jane (?), on 1 April 1635 at Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, New England.1
  • Marriage*: Thomas married third, Apphia Freeman before 8 December 1662 (this marriage is proven by deed, dated 8 Dec 1662, in which Thomas Prence made a gift of house and land "unto my [step] sonne Samuel Freeman and Mercye his wife").
  • Marriage*: Thomas married fourth, Mary Howes after 26 February 1665/66.
  • Death*: Thomas Prence died on 29 March 1673 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, New England,, Plymouth VR:668 contains the following passage, regarding the death of Thomas Prence: "Thomas Prence Esquire Govr. of the Jurisdiction of New Plymouth died the 29th of March 1673 and was interred the 8th of April following, after he had served God in the office of Governor sixteen yeares or near [thereunto] he finished his course in the 73 years of his life; he was a worthy gentleman, very pious and very able for his office and faithful in the discharge [thereof], studious of peace, a wellwiller to all that feared God, and a terror to the wicked; his death was much lamented, and his body honorably buried at Plymouth the day and year abovementioned."1,3
  • Burial*: He was buried on 8 April 1673 at Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, New England.1,3
  • Name Variation: After 1632, Thomas was also known as Gov. Thomas Prence.

Parents:

Father: Thomas Prence1
Mother: Elizabeth Todlerby1

Family 1:

Patience Brewster b. c 1600, d. b 12 Dec 1634

Children:

Mercy Prence+
Rebecca Prence+ b. b 22 May 1627, d. b 18 Jul 1651

Family 2:

Mary Collier b. 18 Feb 1611/12, d. b 8 Dec 1662

Family 3:

Apphia Quick
  • Marriage*: Thomas married third, Apphia Freeman before 8 December 1662 (this marriage is proven by deed, dated 8 Dec 1662, in which Thomas Prence made a gift of house and land "unto my [step] sonne Samuel Freeman and Mercye his wife").

Family 4:

Mary (?) d. 9 Dec 1695
  • Marriage*: Thomas married fourth, Mary Howes after 26 February 1665/66.

Citations:

  1. [S131] Barbara Lambert Merrick, MFIP - William Brewster, Pg. 8.
  2. [S65] A. L. Bowerman, BFH, Pg. 240 [citing WB 8]; "Governor Thomas Prence gentleman ... m 1st [Patience Brewster] 5 Aug 1624 Plymouth."
  3. [S85] Lee D. van Antwerp, Plymouth VR, Pg 668; "Thomas Prence Esquire Govr. of the Jurisdiction of New Plymouth died the 29th of March 1673 and was interred the 8th of April following..."

Thomas Prence

M, #2867

Family:

Elizabeth Todlerby

Children:

Thomas Prence+1 b. c 1600, d. 29 Mar 1673

Citations:

  1. [S131] Barbara Lambert Merrick, MFIP - William Brewster, Pg. 8.

Elizabeth Todlerby

F, #2868
  • Marriage*: Elizabeth married Thomas Prence.
  • Married Name: Her married name was Elizabeth Prence.

Family:

Thomas Prence

Children:

Thomas Prence+1 b. c 1600, d. 29 Mar 1673

Citations:

  1. [S131] Barbara Lambert Merrick, MFIP - William Brewster, Pg. 8.

Patience Brewster

F, #2869, b. circa 1600, d. before 12 December 1634
Patience Brewster|b. c 1600\nd. b 12 Dec 1634|p192.htm#i2869|Elder William Brewster|b. c 1566\nd. 10 Apr 1644|p192.htm#i2870|Mary (?)|b. c 1568\nd. 17 Apr 1627|p192.htm#i2871|William Brewster|b. c 1535|p193.htm#i2887|Mary Smythe||p193.htm#i2888|||||||
  • Birth*: Patience Brewster was born circa 1600 in prob. Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England. No birth record has been found for Patience Brewster, however, her year of birth has been ascertained from the fact hat she was a witness to the betrothal banns of Anna Crackstone and Thomas Smith, entered 7 December 1618 at Leydon, Holland. It is presumed she was at least 18 years of age at that date.2,3
  • Marriage*: Patience married Thomas Prence, son of Thomas Prence and Elizabeth Todlerby, on 5 August 1624 at Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, New England; (the ninth marriage recorded in the colony).4,5
  • Death*: Patience Brewster died before 12 December 1634 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, New England,, of "pestilent feaver."6
  • Married Name: Her married name was Patience Prence.

Parents:

Father: Elder William Brewster1 b. c 1566, d. 10 Apr 1644
Mother: Mary (?) b. c 1568, d. 17 Apr 1627

Family:

Thomas Prence b. c 1600, d. 29 Mar 1673

Children:

Mercy Prence+
Rebecca Prence+ b. b 22 May 1627, d. b 18 Jul 1651

Citations:

  1. [S65] A. L. Bowerman, BFH, Pg. 237.
  2. [S65] A. L. Bowerman, BFH, Pg. 236; "Children, surname Brewster, first three probably born Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England ... Patience (m Thomas Prence) b c 1600..."
  3. [S131] Barbara Lambert Merrick, MFIP - William Brewster, Pg. 8, 9 [Plymouth Church Records 1:53; MD 1:12, 148-154; Ply. Col Deeds 1:50-57; Bradford's 'History" 535;] "Patience Brewster born England circa 1600..."
  4. [S65] A. L. Bowerman, BFH, Pg. 240 [citing WB 8]; "Governor Thomas Prence gentleman ... m 1st [Patience Brewster] 5 Aug 1624 Plymouth."
  5. [S131] Barbara Lambert Merrick, MFIP - William Brewster, Pg. 8.
  6. [S131] Barbara Lambert Merrick, MFIP - William Brewster, Pg. 8 [MD 30:97-98 (John Winthrop Letter] "Patience Brewster ... died Plymouth, Mass., before 12 December 1634, of 'pestilent feaver.' "

Elder William Brewster

M, #2870, b. circa 1566, d. 10 April 1644
Elder William Brewster|b. c 1566\nd. 10 Apr 1644|p192.htm#i2870|William Brewster|b. c 1535|p193.htm#i2887|Mary Smythe||p193.htm#i2888|William Brewster||p223.htm#i3342||||William Smythe||p223.htm#i3345||||
  • Birth*: Elder William Brewster was born circa 1566 in prob. Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, son of William Brewster and Mary Smythe.1,2,3,4,5
  • Marriage*: William married Mary (?) circa 1593 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England. [Date based on birth of first child]6
  • Death*: Elder William Brewster died on 10 April 1644 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, New England. [BFH states Place of Death as Duxbury; Col. Clergy shows death date as 16 Apr 1644]7,8
  • Probate: Letters of adminstration on the estate of Mr. Willliam Brewster, late of Plymouth, gentleman, deceased, were granted to Jonathan and Love Brewster. on 5 June 1644 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, New England, In the settlement of the estate by the "onely two sonnes surviveing," [Plymouth Colony Deeds I:198 (Jonathan and Love Brewster)] the estate was divided in half between Jonathan and Love Brewster and jonathan was directed to pay Love "for the dyett of Isaack Allerton, a grandchild of the said William, which he had placed with his sonn Love to table..."9
  • School*: On 3 December 1580, he enrolled at Peterhouse, Cambridge University at England however, he did not graduate.10,11
  • Employment*: William was employed between 1584 and 1587 at England and Holland as an assistant to Sir William Davison, who in 1585 went to the Low Countries (Holland, etc.).12,13
  • Employment: William was employed between 1590 and 1607 at Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, as "Post" or postmaster, responsible for the relays of horses on the post road.14,15
  • Research Notes*: Research Note:  The name of Mary Wentworth has been proposed for the wife of Wiliam Brewster. Articles published in TAG 41:1-5, 63; MQ 36:55-57, and NEHGR 124:250-254, confirm that additional research must be done before accepting this surname as a fact. In addition, a privately published pamphlet by John G. Hunt, "Of Mary Brewster, Wife of Wiliam Brewster of the Mayflower, from Plymouth, England to New Plymouth, New England" (1985), suggests that William Brewsters wife was named Mary Wyrall of Loversall, near Doncaster. This has yet to be proved. , confirm that additional research must be done before accepting this surname as a fact. In addition, a privately published pamphlet by John G. Hunt, "Of Mary Brewster, Wife of Wiliam Brewster of the Mayflower, from Plymouth, England to New Plymouth, New En, confirm that additional research must be done before accepting this surname as a fact. In addition, a privately published pamphlet by John G. Hunt, "Of Mary Brewster, Wife of Wiliam Brewster of the Mayflower, from Plymouth, England to New Plymouth, New England" (1985), suggests that William Brewsters wife was named Mary Wyrall of Loversall, near Doncaster. This has yet to be proved. , confirm that additional research must be done before accepting this surname as a fact. In addition, a privately published pa.[Source: MFIP-Brewster:5 (Note a)]
  • Emigration*: He and Mary (?) emigrated in 1608 from Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, Leydon, Holland, where "he became elder and teacher of their church at Leydon."16
  • Occupation*: Between 1608 and 1620, William was employed or working as a teaching English and from 1616-1619, was a partner of the printer, Thomas Brewer. They secretly printed, for sale in England, books which were banned by the English Government at Leydon, Holland.12,17
  • Affidavit*: William made an affidavit on 25 June 1609 at Leydon, Holland, of declaration before the magistrates of Leydon, Holland, in which "William Brewster of St. Ursualsteeg, Englishman, aged 42 years, Mary Brewster, his wife, aged 40 years, and their son Jonathan Brewster, aged 16 years" acknowledged reciept of cloths from Bernard Rosse of Amsterdam, Englishman - thus establishing their approximate dates of birth.18
  • Emigration: He and Mary (?) emigrated in 1620 from Leydon, Holland, to Plymouth, New England on the ship Mayflower, and founded Plymouth Plantation.16,19,20
  • Residence*: Elder William Brewster lived at Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, New England, between 1620 and 1632.21
  • Residence: He lived at Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, New England, between 1632 and 1637.22
  • Freeman*: Elder William Brewster was on a list of freemen dated 1633 in Plymouth Colony, Plymouth, MA, New England.23
  • Appointment*: Elder William Brewster was appointed in 1636 at Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, New England, as Deputy to the General Court.24
  • RsrchNote*:
          Research Note: He was the ruling "elder" on the Mayflower and at Plymouth in New England.25,26

Parents:

Father: William Brewster b. c 1535
Mother: Mary Smythe

Family:

Mary (?) b. c 1568, d. 17 Apr 1627
  • Marriage*: William married Mary (?) circa 1593 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England. [Date based on birth of first child]6

Children:

(?) Brewster
Jonathan Brewster b. 12 Aug 1593, d. 7 Aug 1659
Patience Brewster+27 b. c 1600, d. b 12 Dec 1634
Fear Brewster b. c 1605, d. b 12 Dec 1634
Love Brewster b. c 1607
Wrestling Brewster b. c 1614, d. b 1644

Citations:

  1. [S59] New England Historical and Genealogical Society NEHGR, 18:18-20; "born probably Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, circa 1566/7."
  2. [S131] Barbara Lambert Merrick, MFIP - William Brewster, Pg. 1 [citing NEHGR18:18-20 (Registry of Affidavits, Letter k. Fol. 26; MQ 36:57; Dexter 253,605]: "... born probably Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, circa 1566/67" [Note: Dexter has not been verified by me personally].
  3. [S133] Eugene Aubrey Stratton, Plymouth Colony, Pg. 251: "For all that we know about him, there is much more that we do not know; for example, we do not know the dates of his birth and death. Various accounts differ showing birthdates in 1560, 1563, 1564, or 1566-67, and death dates ca. 18 April 1643, or ca. 16 April 1644. Dexter. 'The True Date of the Birth and Death of Elder William Brewster,' NEHGR 18:18, gives good reasons for believing he was born in 1566 or 1567, and that he died in April 1644."
  4. [S135] Frederick Lewis Weis, Colonial Clergy, Pg. 39; "William Brewster, b. Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, Eng., 1566/7, son of William and Prudence Brewster..." [Note: Mother is incorrectly identified in this source, as is birthplace]
  5. [S65] A. L. Bowerman, BFH, Pg. 235 [citing NEHGR 18:18-20 and MQ 36:57]; "born probably Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, circa 1566/7."
  6. [S65] A. L. Bowerman, BFH, Pg. 235 [citing 'WB 4']; "He married by 1593 (birth of first child) to Mary, surname unknown..."
  7. [S65] A. L. Bowerman, BFH, Pg. 236 [citing MD 1:7 citing "The Brewster Book"].
  8. [S135] Frederick Lewis Weis, Colonial Clergy, Pg. 40; "William Brewster... d. Plymouth, Apr 16, 1644."
  9. [S131] Barbara Lambert Merrick, MFIP - William Brewster, Pg. 1 [citing PCR 2:101; Plymouth Colony Wills, 1:53; MD 3:15-27(Administration) and Plymouth Colony Deeds I:198 (Division of Estate)].
  10. [S65] A. L. Bowerman, BFH, Pg. 235 [Citing GMB 1:227 citing Venn 1:213; Morison 368]; "3 December 1580 he entered Peterhouse, Cambridge University but did not graduate."
  11. [S135] Frederick Lewis Weis, Colonial Clergy, Pg. 39; "William Brewster... matric at Peterhouse, Camb., 1580, but did not grad..."
  12. [S65] A. L. Bowerman, BFH, Pg. 235.
  13. [S135] Frederick Lewis Weis, Colonial Clergy, Pg. 39; "William Brewster... served under William Davidson, ambassador and and Secretary of State to Queen Elizabeth, 1584-1587."
  14. [S65] A. L. Bowerman, BFH, Pg. 235.
  15. [S135] Frederick Lewis Weis, Colonial Clergy, Pg. 39-40; "William Brewster... Postmaster at Scrooby, 1587-1602."
  16. [S65] A. L. Bowerman, BFH, Pg. 235 [citing GMB 1:227 citing Morison 368].
  17. [S135] Frederick Lewis Weis, Colonial Clergy, Pg. 40; "William Brewster... with the Pilgrims in Holland."
  18. [S65] A. L. Bowerman, BFH, Pgs. 235-6.
  19. [S65] A. L. Bowerman, BFH, Pg. 236; "In 1620, William and Mary with two of their young sons, Love and Wrestling, set sail for the New World on the Mayflower with the group of "Pilgrims" which founded Plymouth Plantation.
  20. [S135] Frederick Lewis Weis, Colonial Clergy, Pg. 40; "William Brewster... came in the 'Mayflower,'" 1620, to Plymouth; sett. Plymouth (Ruling Elder), 1620-1629."
  21. [S135] Frederick Lewis Weis, Colonial Clergy, Pg. 40; "William Brewster... sett. Plymouth (Ruling Elder), 1620-1629, as the first minister."
  22. [S135] Frederick Lewis Weis, Colonial Clergy, Pg. 40; "William Brewster... settled Duxbury, 1632-1637, as the first minister."
  23. [S65] A. L. Bowerman, BFH, Pg. 236 [citing GMB 1:227 citing PCR 1:3].
  24. [S135] Frederick Lewis Weis, Colonial Clergy, Pg. 40; "William Brewster... Deputy to the Gen. Ct., 1636."
  25. [S87] Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants, MD, 124:251.
  26. [S65] A. L. Bowerman, BFH, Pg. 235 [Citing MD 124:251].
  27. [S65] A. L. Bowerman, BFH, Pg. 237.

Mary (?)

F, #2871, b. circa 1568, d. 17 April 1627
  • Birth*: Mary (?) was born circa 1568 in England.
  • Marriage*: Mary married Elder William Brewster, son of William Brewster and Mary Smythe, circa 1593 at Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England; [Date based on birth of first child].1
  • Death*: Mary (?) died on 17 April 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, New England.2
  • Married Name: As of circa 1593, her married name was Mary Mary Brewster.
  • Emigration*: She and Elder William Brewster emigrated in 1608 from Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, Leydon, Holland, where "he became elder and teacher of their church at Leydon."3
  • Emigration: Mary (?) and Elder William Brewster emigrated in 1620 from Leydon, Holland, to Plymouth, New England on the ship Mayflower, and founded Plymouth Plantation.3,4,5

Family:

Elder William Brewster b. c 1566, d. 10 Apr 1644

Children:

(?) Brewster
Jonathan Brewster b. 12 Aug 1593, d. 7 Aug 1659
Patience Brewster+ b. c 1600, d. b 12 Dec 1634
Fear Brewster b. c 1605, d. b 12 Dec 1634
Love Brewster b. c 1607
Wrestling Brewster b. c 1614, d. b 1644

Citations:

  1. [S65] A. L. Bowerman, BFH, Pg. 235 [citing 'WB 4']; "He married by 1593 (birth of first child) to Mary, surname unknown..."
  2. [S65] A. L. Bowerman, BFH, Pg. 236 [citing MD 1:7 citing "The Brewster Book"].
  3. [S65] A. L. Bowerman, BFH, Pg. 235 [citing GMB 1:227 citing Morison 368].
  4. [S65] A. L. Bowerman, BFH, Pg. 236; "In 1620, William and Mary with two of their young sons, Love and Wrestling, set sail for the New World on the Mayflower with the group of "Pilgrims" which founded Plymouth Plantation.
  5. [S135] Frederick Lewis Weis, Colonial Clergy, Pg. 40; "William Brewster... came in the 'Mayflower,'" 1620, to Plymouth; sett. Plymouth (Ruling Elder), 1620-1629."

Edmond Freeman

M, #2872

Family:

Alice Coles

Children:

Edmund Freeman , Sr.+

Alice Coles

F, #2873
  • Marriage*: Alice married Edmond Freeman.
  • Married Name: Her married name was Alice Freeman.

Family:

Edmond Freeman

Children:

Edmund Freeman , Sr.+

John Hodsoll

M, #2874

Family:

Faith Gratwick

Children:

Bennett Hodsoll+

Faith Gratwick

F, #2875
  • Marriage*: Faith married John Hodsoll.
  • Marriage*: Faith married (?) Bacon.
  • Married Name: Her married name was Faith Bacon.
  • Married Name: Her married name was Faith Hodsoll.

Family 1:

John Hodsoll

Children:

Bennett Hodsoll+

Family 2:

(?) Bacon

(?) Bacon

M, #2876

Family:

Faith Gratwick

Myrtle Joyce Olive Anholt

F, #2877
Myrtle Joyce Olive Anholt||p192.htm#i2877|Kasper Anholt||p196.htm#i2938|Anna Anderson||p196.htm#i2939|||||||||||||
Charts:
Direct Descendants of Thomas and Hannah (Annable) Bowerman

Parents:

Father: Kasper Anholt
Mother: Anna Anderson

Family:

David Ward L. Bowerman

Children:

Donald Anderson Bowerman
Grant David Bowerman
Van L. Bowerman
Patricia Joy Bowerman+
Reginald Ward Bowerman

Citations:

  1. [S198] Certificate, David Bowerman and Myrtle Anholt marriage of June 10, 1950.

Patricia Joy Bowerman

F, #2878
Patricia Joy Bowerman||p192.htm#i2878|David Ward L. Bowerman||p189.htm#i2835|Myrtle Joyce Olive Anholt||p192.htm#i2877|Edward L. Bowerman|b. 2 Jun 1892\nd. 17 Feb 1977|p186.htm#i2790|Laura R. Anderson|b. 3 Mar 1894\nd. 20 Aug 1991|p187.htm#i2791|Kasper Anholt||p196.htm#i2938|Anna Anderson||p196.htm#i2939|
Charts:
Direct Descendants of Thomas and Hannah (Annable) Bowerman

Parents:

Father: David Ward L. Bowerman
Mother: Myrtle Joyce Olive Anholt

Family:

Robert Dale Jobe

Children:

William George Lee Jobe
Matthew Ammon Jobe

Citations:

  1. [S197] Certificate, Robert Jobe and Patricia Bowerman marriage of 26 June 1982.

Robert Parker

?, #2879
  • LandTrans: Robert Parker purchased his farm, for £78 from Thomas Bowerman on 28 October 1662 at Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA, New England.

Henry Bourne

?, #2880
  • Appointed: Henry and Thomas Bowerman were appointed on 8 June 1655 at Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA, New England, as "Surveyor of Highways."1

Citations:

  1. [S61] Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, PCR III, :79; In this same record, Thomas Boardman of Yarmouth (with whom records about "our" Thomas are often confused), appears as being appointed Constable of Yarmouth.