Elder Love Brewster (c. 1611 – c. 1650) was an early American settler, the son of Elder William Brewster (c. 1567-April 10, 1644), the spiritual elder of the Plymouth Colony, and his wife, Mary Brewster. He was born at Leiden, Holland, circa 1611, although no birth records have been found. At age nine, he traveled with his father, mother, and brother (Wrestling) on the Mayflower, reaching what became the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts in 1620. Brewster had two sisters, Patience and Fear, and two brothers, Jonathan and Wrestling, along with an unnamed sister who died in infancy.
On May 15, 1634, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, he married Sarah Collier, who was baptized on April 30, 1616, at St Olave's Church, in the parish of Southwark St. Olave, an area of south-east London in the London Borough of Southwark, England. He was admitted a Freeman of the Colony on March 2, 1635/1636, which granted him the right to own land and to vote. Love and Sarah settled in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, around 1636/7, next door to his father. Love was a successful farmer through his adult life. He served in the Pequot War as a volunteer in 1637, and was a member of Captain Myles Standish's Duxbury Company in 1643. He served on the grand jury from Duxbury in 1648 and was one of the founders of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, although it is believed he never lived there. He died at Duxbury, Massachusetts, sometime between October 6, 1650, and the "last day" of January 1651. This latter date is based on the date of his will and when the inventory of his estate was taken. Governor William Bradford reported that "Love lived till this year 1650 and dyed, & left 4 children, now living." He was probably buried in Duxbury, but his place of burial is unknown.
After Love’s death, his widow Sarah married Richard Parke sometime after September 1, 1656, in Cambridge, Massachusetts; he died there in 1665. He gave her a life's interest in his estate, which was later sold to Thomas Parke in 1678. Sarah died April 26, 1691 at Duxbury, Massachusetts. Love Brewster and Sarah Collier had four children:
Sarah, born ca. 1635
Nathaniel, called "eldest son," born ca. 1637
William, born ca. 1645
Wrestling, died 1 January 1696/7
On May 15, 1634, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, he married Sarah Collier, who was baptized on April 30, 1616, at St Olave's Church, in the parish of Southwark St. Olave, an area of south-east London in the London Borough of Southwark, England. He was admitted a Freeman of the Colony on March 2, 1635/1636, which granted him the right to own land and to vote. Love and Sarah settled in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, around 1636/7, next door to his father. Love was a successful farmer through his adult life. He served in the Pequot War as a volunteer in 1637, and was a member of Captain Myles Standish's Duxbury Company in 1643. He served on the grand jury from Duxbury in 1648 and was one of the founders of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, although it is believed he never lived there. He died at Duxbury, Massachusetts, sometime between October 6, 1650, and the "last day" of January 1651. This latter date is based on the date of his will and when the inventory of his estate was taken. Governor William Bradford reported that "Love lived till this year 1650 and dyed, & left 4 children, now living." He was probably buried in Duxbury, but his place of burial is unknown.
After Love’s death, his widow Sarah married Richard Parke sometime after September 1, 1656, in Cambridge, Massachusetts; he died there in 1665. He gave her a life's interest in his estate, which was later sold to Thomas Parke in 1678. Sarah died April 26, 1691 at Duxbury, Massachusetts. Love Brewster and Sarah Collier had four children:
Sarah, born ca. 1635
Nathaniel, called "eldest son," born ca. 1637
William, born ca. 1645
Wrestling, died 1 January 1696/7
Elder Love Brewster (c. 1611 – c. 1650) was an early American settler, the son of Elder William Brewster (c. 1567-April 10, 1644), the spiritual elder of the Plymouth Colony, and his wife, Mary Brewster. He was born at Leiden, Holland, circa 1611, although no birth records have been found. At age nine, he traveled with his father, mother, and brother (Wrestling) on the Mayflower, reaching what became the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts in 1620. Brewster had two sisters, Patience and Fear, and two brothers, Jonathan and Wrestling, along with an unnamed sister who died in infancy.
On May 15, 1634, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, he married Sarah Collier, who was baptized on April 30, 1616, at St Olave's Church, in the parish of Southwark St. Olave, an area of south-east London in the London Borough of Southwark, England. He was admitted a Freeman of the Colony on March 2, 1635/1636, which granted him the right to own land and to vote. Love and Sarah settled in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, around 1636/7, next door to his father. Love was a successful farmer through his adult life. He served in the Pequot War as a volunteer in 1637, and was a member of Captain Myles Standish's Duxbury Company in 1643. He served on the grand jury from Duxbury in 1648 and was one of the founders of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, although it is believed he never lived there. He died at Duxbury, Massachusetts, sometime between October 6, 1650, and the "last day" of January 1651. This latter date is based on the date of his will and when the inventory of his estate was taken. Governor William Bradford reported that "Love lived till this year 1650 and dyed, & left 4 children, now living." He was probably buried in Duxbury, but his place of burial is unknown.
After Love’s death, his widow Sarah married Richard Parke sometime after September 1, 1656, in Cambridge, Massachusetts; he died there in 1665. He gave her a life's interest in his estate, which was later sold to Thomas Parke in 1678. Sarah died April 26, 1691 at Duxbury, Massachusetts. Love Brewster and Sarah Collier had four children:
Sarah, born ca. 1635
Nathaniel, called "eldest son," born ca. 1637
William, born ca. 1645
Wrestling, died 1 January 1696/7
On May 15, 1634, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, he married Sarah Collier, who was baptized on April 30, 1616, at St Olave's Church, in the parish of Southwark St. Olave, an area of south-east London in the London Borough of Southwark, England. He was admitted a Freeman of the Colony on March 2, 1635/1636, which granted him the right to own land and to vote. Love and Sarah settled in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, around 1636/7, next door to his father. Love was a successful farmer through his adult life. He served in the Pequot War as a volunteer in 1637, and was a member of Captain Myles Standish's Duxbury Company in 1643. He served on the grand jury from Duxbury in 1648 and was one of the founders of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, although it is believed he never lived there. He died at Duxbury, Massachusetts, sometime between October 6, 1650, and the "last day" of January 1651. This latter date is based on the date of his will and when the inventory of his estate was taken. Governor William Bradford reported that "Love lived till this year 1650 and dyed, & left 4 children, now living." He was probably buried in Duxbury, but his place of burial is unknown.
After Love’s death, his widow Sarah married Richard Parke sometime after September 1, 1656, in Cambridge, Massachusetts; he died there in 1665. He gave her a life's interest in his estate, which was later sold to Thomas Parke in 1678. Sarah died April 26, 1691 at Duxbury, Massachusetts. Love Brewster and Sarah Collier had four children:
Sarah, born ca. 1635
Nathaniel, called "eldest son," born ca. 1637
William, born ca. 1645
Wrestling, died 1 January 1696/7
