Dr. Francis Brewster was born 1598 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England to Francis Brewster (1556-1632) and Elizabeth Snelling (1568-1638) and died 1647 Lamberton's Phantom Ship, Atlantic Ocean of Lost at sea. He married Lucretia Jones (1599-1669) 5 September 1624 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
Vital Stats
- Son of Francis Brewster Sr (1556-1632) and Elizabeth Snelling (1563-1638)
- 1598 : Birth at Castle Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
- 1618 (Est) : Marriage in England
- 1638 : Migration to America
- 1646-Jan : Died Lamberton's Ship at Sea
Biography
Francis Brewster of London, probably came to New Haven in 1638 in the party of Eaton and Davenport.
Per Sibley, in his Harvard Graduates, Francis and his wife Lucy have family of nine heads.
1646 The Phantom Ship
1646, Francis Brewster was one of the passengers on the ill-fated ship built in New Haven and sailing under Captain Lamberton, the loss at sea is said to have been disclosed to the anxious inhabitants through the apparition of the phantom ship.
This shipwreck was made famous in a poem be Henry Longfellow:
- The Phantom Ship - WikiSource
Marriage & Family
Married to Lucretia "Lucy" Jones. Mrs. Lucy Brewster, married 2nd Dr. Thomas Pell and died in 1669.
- Nathaniel Brewster (1620-1690) - m. 1) Abigail Reymes and m. 2) Sarah Ludlow, born in England and settled on Long Island.
- Elizabeth Brewster (1621-1690)
- Hannah Brewster (1631-1690)
- Mary Brewster (1631-1690)
- Francis Brewster
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Nathaniel Brewster (1620-1690) | 1620 Bristol, Bristol, England, United Kingdom | 18 December 1690 Long Island, New York, United States | Abigail Reymes (1621-1654) Sarah Ludlow (1635-1695) |
Elizabeth Brewster (1621-1690) | |||
Hannah Brewster (1631-1690) | 1631 | 1690 | John Thompson (1609-1688) |
Mary Brewster (1630-) | |||
Frances Brewster (c1632-) |
Siblings
Vital Records
Will of Mr. Pell
In his 1669 will, Dr. Thomas Pell left legacies to his late wife Lucy’s grandchildren from her first marriage to Doctor Francis Brewster, II (died 1646):
WILLS OF EARLY RESIDENTS OF WESTCHESTER CO., N. Y., 1664-1784. I, Thomas Pell, "In the Name of God, Amen." " Yt hath pleased ye all wise God, for many years to exercise me with much weakness of body, and having lately taken to himself my beloved wife Lucy " I make my nephew John Pell, living in Old England, the only son of my only brother John Pell, Doctor of Divinity, sole heir of all my lands and houses. Mentions "my brother's daughters." Leaves legacies to Abigail wife of Daniel Burr, Francis French, Nathaniel French, Elizabeth White, Nathaniel White, " my ancient maid Katharine Ryster." "I give these poor men their debts, viz. Joseph Patten, James Evens, Tho. Bassett, Roger Percey." Makes Daniel Burr and John Banks, executors. Witnesses. Nathan Gould John Cabell Dated Sept. 21, 1669. Liber i. P. 39. [2]
References
- Ancestry of Francis Brewster
- Brewster Family of Long Island
- New York Genegraphical Record, Vol 46 - pg 5 : Thompson and Brewster - Google Books