Francis Brewster, Jr.^{[1, 2]}

1598 - 1646  (48 years)

• Name	Francis Brewster
  Suffix	Jr.
  Nickname	Immagrated 1638 New Haven, Ct
  Birth	1598	Castle Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
  Christening	1598	Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Dec 1646	lost at Sea on Capt Lamberton's "Great Ship, " Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia
  Burial	16 Feb 1647	at sea
  Person ID	I20401	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Francis Brewster, Sr.,   b. Abt 1570, of Bristol, Gloucestershire, England d. 16 Oct 1632, Taunton, Somerset, England (Age 62 years)
  Mother	unk\w Francis Brewster(),   b. Abt 1573, of Bristol, Gloucestershire, England d. Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
  Marriage	Bef 1598	Gloucestershire, England
  Family ID	F8380	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucretia Jones,   b. 14 Jan 1600, Bristol, Somerset, England d. 30 Sep 1669, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	5 Sep 1624	Bristol, England
  Children	1. Rev Nathaniel Brewster, >,   b. Apr 1619, Castle Bristol, Gloucestershire, England d. 18 Dec 1690, Setauket, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America (Age 71 years)   2. Mary Brewster,   b. 1631, New Haven, Connecticut River Colony, British America d. 4 Oct 1687, Stonington, New London, Connecticut River Colony, British America (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F2943	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  [Brø derbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #0626, Date of Import: Jan 7, 2000] Came to New London, CT in 1640 There is a discrepancy in the leineage of the Brewsters. Family notes indicate that Nathaniel Bewster was the son of Jonathon Brewster and Lucretia Oldham. Jonathon was the eldest son of Elder William Brewster. No record exists that Jonathon had a son Nathaniel. Nathaniel rather is the son of Francis Brewster - probably no relation to William. Francis was the first Brewster to come to America, He was one of the original settlers of the New Haven Colony and was a barber surgeon who was originally from Bristol, England. His wife was Lucy and in the colony wealth census of 1638, his household numbered 9 members which probably included servants. The family estate of 1,000 pounds sterling wasa great deal of money. Mark Simmons has determined 4 children to date, leaving 3 undetermined. Francis was a planter in the New World. In February 1646 a ship constructed during the winter under the direction of Capt. Lamberton left New Haven loaded with furs, crops, and other New World materials for England but was never heard from again. There was a sizable passenger list including Francis Brewster. Lucy subsequently married Dr. Thomas Pell and moved to New Jersey. Two of Francis's daughters testified at the New Haven witch trials. -- MERGED NOTE ------------ [Although several early commentaries assigned a lineage to the Rev. Nathaniel Brewster which has him as a grandson or nephew of the Elder William Brewster of Plymouth Colony, this lineage has been disproved.]

  
  

• Sources

  [S476] , Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 (n.p: Release date: November 29, 1995, n.d) (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., Tree #0626. Date of Import: Jan 7, 2000 [S2609] Hoyt-Cornelius, Hannah Brewster.