1600 - 1634 (34 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Patience Brewster was born in 1600 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 12 Dec 1634 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Notes:
Birth: unknown
Scrooby
Nottinghamshire, England
Death: 1634
Plymouth
Plymouth County
Massachusetts, USA
Patience Brewster was born most likely in Scrooby, England, to Elder William Brewster and Mary (maiden name varies by source). Her birthdate ranges from 1595 to 1603.
She arrived in Plymouth aboard the "Anne" in 1623 along with her sister, Fear. Her parents and brothers, Love and Wrestling, arrived during 1620 on the Mayflower. Her other brother, Jonathan, arrived with her future husband, Thomas Prence, on the ship Fortune.
On August 5, 1624, she married Thomas Prence who would, on January 1, 1634, become the 4th Governor of the Colony. Together, they had four children, Rebecca, Thomas, Hannah and Mercy.
She died in 1634 of "a pestilent feaver", and is buried on Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Some SOURCES:
1. BOOK: Mayflower Families in Progress, WILLIAM BREWSTER of the Mayflower and his Descendant for Four Generations, revised edition, 2000 (MFIP Brewster #20).
2. A History of the Town of Duxbury, Massachusetts, With Genealogical Registers, by Justin Winsor, published online by Ancestry.com, The Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT, 2007. Originally published Boston, 1849, reprinted for Clearfield Company, Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1995.
3. The History of Cape Cod: The Annals of The Thirteen Towns of Barnstable County, Volume II], by Frederick Freeman, Published Boston 1862, published online by Google Books 2009, original publisher Geo. C. Band & Avery & Cornhill, Boston, Mass. 1858
4. Eugene Aubrey Stratton, Plymouth Colony: Its History and People, 1620-1691, (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Publishing, 1986), pp. 340, 341
Family links:
Parents:
William Brewster (1566 - 1644)
Mary Brewster (1570 - 1627)
Spouse:
Thomas Prence (1600 - 1673)*
Children:
Mercy Prence Freeman (____ - 1711)*
Hannah Prence Mayo Sparrow (1629 - ____)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Coles Hill Burial Ground
Plymouth
Plymouth County
Massachusetts, USA
Patience married Thomas Prence on 5 Aug 1624 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Thomas (son of Thomas Prence and Elizabeth Tolderby) was born on 6 Aug 1599 in Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England; died on 29 Mar 1673 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Sarah Prence
was born in 1622.
- 3. Elizabeth Prence
was born in 1624; died in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
- 4. James Prence
was born in 1625 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
- 5. Robert Prence
was born in 1626 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1692.
- 6. Thomas Prence
was born on 22 May 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 13 Mar 1672 in , , , England.
- 7. Rebecca Prence
was born on 22 May 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 18 Jul 1651 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
- 8. Hannah Prince
was born in 1628.
- 9. Mercy Prence
was born on 4 Jan 1631 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 28 Sep 1711 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
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Generation: 2
6. | Thomas Prence (1.Patience1) was born on 22 May 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 13 Mar 1672 in , , , England. |
7. | Rebecca Prence (1.Patience1) was born on 22 May 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 18 Jul 1651 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Rebecca married Edmund Freeman on 22 Apr 1646 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Edmund (son of Edmund Freeman and Bennett Hodsoll) was born on 26 Nov 1620 in Billingshurst, Sussex, England; died on 29 Mar 1673 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Patience Freeman
was born in 1647 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died on 16 Aug 1738 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
- 11. Rebecca Freeman
was born in 1650 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died on 16 Apr 1738 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
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9. | Mercy Prence (1.Patience1) was born on 4 Jan 1631 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 28 Sep 1711 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Mercy married Nathaniel Mayo on 13 Feb 1650 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Nathaniel (son of John Mayo and Tamisen Brike) was born in 1621 in Greater Middleton, Northamptonshire, England; died on 24 Feb 1661 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
10. | Patience Freeman (7.Rebecca2, 1.Patience1) was born in 1647 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died on 16 Aug 1738 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1738, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Patience married Joseph Burgess in Sep 1665 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Joseph (son of Thomas Burgess and Dorothy Waynes Goodman) was born on 10 Feb 1638 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died in Aug 1695 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Rebecca Burgess
was born on 17 Jan 1667 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died on 1 Apr 1734 in , Hanover, Virginia, USA; was buried in , Hanover, Virginia, USA.
- 13. Joseph Burgess
was born on 18 Nov 1673 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 5 Aug 1695 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
- 14. Benjamin Burgess
was born on 5 May 1681 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1724 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA.
- 15. Ichabod Burgess
was born in 1684 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 26 Apr 1725 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
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11. | Rebecca Freeman (7.Rebecca2, 1.Patience1) was born in 1650 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died on 16 Apr 1738 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. |
Generation: 4
12. | Rebecca Burgess (10.Patience3, 7.Rebecca2, 1.Patience1) was born on 17 Jan 1667 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died on 1 Apr 1734 in , Hanover, Virginia, USA; was buried in , Hanover, Virginia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
Family/Spouse: Paul Peter Harrelson. Paul (son of Peter Harrelson and Rebekka Mary Harrelson) was born in 1664 in , New Kent, Virginia, USA; died on 5 Apr 1734 in St Pauls Parish, Hanover, Virginia, USA; was buried in , Hanover, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 16. Peter Harrelson
was born in 1680 in , Hanover, Virginia, USA; died on 21 Jan 1733 in , Hanover, Virginia, USA.
- 17. Rebecca Harrelson
was born in 1690 in , New Kent, Virginia, USA; died on 21 Apr 1784 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA.
- 18. Dorothy Glover Harrelson
was born on 1 Jan 1690 in King William Parish, Goochland, Virginia, USA; died in 1767 in , Culpeper, Virginia, USA.
- 19. Judith Harrelson (Haralson)
was born in 1694 in , New Kent, Virginia, USA; died on 21 Sep 1742 in St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, USA.
- 20. Anna Harrelson
was born in 1699 in Saint Peter and Paul Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA; died on 20 Jun 1760 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA.
- 21. Mary Harrelson
was born in 1712; died in 1773 in , Rockbridge, Virginia, USA.
- 22. William Harrelson
was born in 1720 in , New Kent, Virginia, USA; died in 1792 in , , South Carolina, USA.
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13. | Joseph Burgess (10.Patience3, 7.Rebecca2, 1.Patience1) was born on 18 Nov 1673 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 5 Aug 1695 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. |
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