Who was Col. William Brewster III?
Q: Who was Col. William Brewster III?
A: Col. William Brewster III (1566 – April 10, 1644) was an English official who was a passenger on the Mayflower in 1620. He was a religious leader both in Europe and in Plymouth Colony, and one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact.
Q: What did Brewster study at Peterhouse, Cambridge?
A: At Peterhouse, Cambridge, Brewster studied with people who wanted to change the Church of England. These people were called Separatists.
Q: What did Brewster do when he returned home to Scrooby?
A: When he returned home to Scrooby, Brewster became a postmaster and started a Separatist church in his house.
Q: Why did they leave England for Netherlands?
A: They left England for Netherlands because they hoped that would be able to practice their religion there without persecution or punishment from the Church of England or King James I.
Q: What did Brewster do while living in Leiden?
A: While living in Leiden, Brewster taught English and worked as a printer making religious books for sale in England. In 1619 he also published a religious booklet which disagreed with King James I and the Church of England.
Q: How did Brewster escape arrest by King James I? A: With help from Robert Cushman, Brewster escaped arrest by King James I and was able to get aboard the Mayflower with their friends before being arrested again.
Q: Who accompanied him on board the Mayflower? A:Brewster's wife and two sons - Love and Wrestling - accompanied him on board the Mayflower when they left Leiden for America
