Elder william brewster biography books

It was written in the s with that dialect, so sometimes I had to read things multiple times. Other than that, great info on the life of William Brewster and the truth of the Mayflower. I am hoping to find deeper content on his authorship of the Mayflower Compact. Lynnae Pulsipher.

Elder william brewster biography books

What an honor, when I read what he and his fellow Mayflower passengers sacrificed in order to practice their religion in freedom. James R. It was a hard read due to language used Old English, I believe , but because it was about my 11th Great Grandfather it was an interesting read. Join the discussion. William Brewster was born about , the son of William Brewster.

He was educated in both Greek and Latin and spent some time at Cambridge University, although he never completed a full degree. He went into the service of William Davison, then Secretary of State, while his father back home maintained a position as the postmaster of Scrooby, Nottinghamshire. Under Davison, Brewster first traveled to the Netherlands.

After Davison was removed as Secretary of State by Queen Elizabeth, Brewster worked himself into his father's postmaster duties and maintained Scrooby Manor. Brewster was instrumental in establishing a Separatist church with Richard Clyfton, and they often held their meetings in the Manor house. Brewster and the others were eventually found and forced out, and fleeing prosecution and persecution they headed to Amsterdam in , and moved to Leiden, Holland in Brewster became the church's Elder, responsible for seeing that the congregation's members carried themselves properly, both helping and admonishing them when necessary.

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