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Brewster, William (1567–1644)| American colonist, one the Pilgrims. In 1620 he sailed in the Mayflower, and helped to found the Plymouth colony. |
| He was born in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, where he became postmaster, responsible for relays of horses. In 1606 he helped to form a separatist Protestant church. He suffered persecution, but eventually obtained a land patent from the Virginia company. |
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