Jonathon Brewster

Jonathan was Elder William Brewster's oldest child and our direct ancestor. This was their home in Scrooby. William was postmaster, a position he inherited from his father. The Separatists sect of Puritans, later known as the Pilgrims, met secretly in this home for a while. It was against the law to attend any church except the Church of England. William wrote scathing articles criticizing The Church of England as being anti-Christ. Church leaders, including Queen Elizabeth I, wanted to execute him, but he successfully eluded them. His Puritan ideals began while he was a student at Cambridge. Some of his Puritan classmates were executed.

Jonathan did not go to America on the Mayflower with William, but came later with his wife.

Pictured is his home in Scrooby, Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom