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Brewster, William (Elder William Brewster)
1560 - William Brewster was baptised in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire.
1584 - William junior studied briefly at Peterhouse, Cambridge before entering the service of William Davidson.
1585 - Davidson went to the Netherlands as an ambassador to the States-General.
1586 - He was appointed assistant to Queen Elizabeth's Secretary of State until Davidson lost the queen's favour.
1590 - He held the position of postmaster. As such he was responsible for the provision of stage horses for the mails.
1602 - Scrooby Manor, Brewster's home, became a meeting place for the dissenting Puritans.
1606 - They formed the Separatist Church of Scrooby.
1607 - He held the position of postmaster.
1608 - On its first attempt, the group was arrested at Scotia Creek, but Brewster and others left from The Humber.
1609 - He was selected as ruling elder of the congregation.
1620 - He joined the first group of Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower on the voyage to North America.
1644 - Brewster took the part of the colony's religious leader until a pastor, Ralph Smith. Died on the 10th of April.
1584 - William junior studied briefly at Peterhouse, Cambridge before entering the service of William Davidson.
1585 - Davidson went to the Netherlands as an ambassador to the States-General.
1586 - He was appointed assistant to Queen Elizabeth's Secretary of State until Davidson lost the queen's favour.
1590 - He held the position of postmaster. As such he was responsible for the provision of stage horses for the mails.
1602 - Scrooby Manor, Brewster's home, became a meeting place for the dissenting Puritans.
1606 - They formed the Separatist Church of Scrooby.
1607 - He held the position of postmaster.
1608 - On its first attempt, the group was arrested at Scotia Creek, but Brewster and others left from The Humber.
1609 - He was selected as ruling elder of the congregation.
1620 - He joined the first group of Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower on the voyage to North America.
1644 - Brewster took the part of the colony's religious leader until a pastor, Ralph Smith. Died on the 10th of April.
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