Elder William Brewster who landed from the Mayflower was the head of the Puritan church. In every picture of the Mayflower all who crossed the ocean on her are seen kneeling around Elder Brewster.

He seats himself at the head table on a “great chair,” which is slightly more elevated than the three-legged chairs on which sit the church elder William Brewster and his wife, Mistress Mary ...

“The elder William Brewster was born in England and came over on the Mayflower,” said Washingtonville Historian Linda Standish. “He settled in Long Island and eventually the family relocated ...

and Elder William Brewster established a new community on Duxbury’s shores. A ground radar scan revealed straight-line trenches that show a partial outline of a building that conforms to what ...

Was part of this ancient manuscript written by the Pilgrims' revered Elder William Brewster? If so, it would be the only surviving example of his personal writings other than his signature.

He was a direct descendent of Elder William Brewster, who was among those who landed in Massachusetts in 1620 and later was leader of the Plymouth Colony. His father, Harold L. Abell, a leader in ...

Elder William Brewster, Edward Doty and John Howland, who fell overboard during the crossing.Wicked Local Plymouth reported that other Mayflower passengers and many of their descendants are buried ...

He was born in Glen Rock, NJ on November 3, 1941 and was a descendent of Elder William Brewster of the Mayflower Pilgrims. Don graduated Duke University with a BA in History and served in the U.S ...