Brewster, Doctor Francis C II
1589 - 1646 (57 years)-
Name Brewster, Francis C Title Doctor Suffix II Birth 1589 Castle Bristol, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England 
Gender Male Arrival 1638 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Verified Yes - Research Occupation Chirurgeon, the modern day equivalent of a barber-surgeon Residence Between 1638 and 1857 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States _AMTID 122722688802:1030:207924248 _COLOR 1 _COLOR1 6 _FSFTID LR6F-634 _UID 20B03DEAB78242B2848F39D7E1BD9437B034 Death 30 Dec 1646 Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia Person ID I31 Charles Banks and Jon Ray Family Tree Last Modified 2 Apr 2022
Father Brewster, Francis I, b. 1556, Castle Bristol, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England d. 16 Oct 1632, Bristol, Somerset, England (Age 76 years) Mother Snelling, Elizabeth, b. 1568, Bristol, Somerset, England d. 3 Jul 1638, Bristol, Somerset, England (Age 70 years) Marriage 1586 St. Peter Parish, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Family ID F22 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Jones, Lucretia, b. 12 Jan 1599, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England d. 4 Mar 1671, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (Age 72 years) Marriage 5 Sep 1624 Christchurch, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Children 1. Brewster, Reverend Nathaniel, b. 1618, Castle Bristol, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England d. 18 Dec 1690, Setauket, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 72 years)2. Brewster, Elizabeth, b. 12 Oct 1628, Bristol, Somerset, England d. 14 Apr 1690, Mattabesett, Connecticut Colony, British Colony America (Age 61 years)3. Brewster, Hannah, b. 1630, Setauket, Suffolk, New York, United States d. Nov 1675, Setauket, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 45 years)Family ID F21 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Event Map 
Marriage - 5 Sep 1624 - Christchurch, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England 
Arrival - 1638 - New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Residence - Between 1638 and 1857 - New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States 
Death - 30 Dec 1646 - Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Dr. Francis Brewster, father of the Reverent Nathaniel Brester, was a chisurgeon by trade. Later, this title applied to the surgeon-barber. Francis was lost at sea in 1646 during a storm that threw Brewster overboard or it possibly wrecked. The Phantom, as it was called was under Captain Lamberton. According to a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the ship left New Haven during the fall or winter and endured rough seas. Most likely, as one researcher reported, Dr. Francis Brewster was lost at sea. Others were thrown overboard also.
Lost at sea in "Lamberton's Ship" or the Phantom Ship (at sea Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia)Lost at sea on the "The Great Shippe", off of the coast of Indonesia
Lost At Sea, enroute to England
Lost at sea near Fisher Island, England
On 12 Mar 1614/15 Francis Brewster was placed as an apprentice to Edward Harris of Bristol, England to study for seven years as a barber surgeon. Prior to being placed as an apprentice, he was a buttermaker in theCastle of Bristol. He completed his apprenticeship in March 1622. On 23 Aug 1626 he received a lease of the Castle of Bristol from King Charles I, for a period of 80 years if John Brewster, Gillian Brewster and Nathaniel Brewster so long live. It was the custom of the time that a property could only be leased during the lifetime of three people living when the lease was made.
Francis Brewster was credited with an estate valued at 1000 pounds. An inventory of his estate was taken on 30 Dec 1647. The only individual who was wealthier was the governor, Theophilus Eston .
Dr. Francis & Lucretia (Jones) Brewster had nine (9) children:
John Brewster (mentioned in castle lease)
Gillian Brewster (mentioned in castle lease)
Joseph Brewster, b. 12 Oct 1628, Bristol, Somerset, England ; chr. 12 Oct 1628, Bristol Somerset, England
Elizabeth Brewster, b. 1630, Bristol, Somerset, England
Mary Brewster, b. 1633, Bristol, Somerset, England
Nathaniel Brewster, b. ca. 1618, Bristol, England
Elizabeth Bunce Brewster, b. ca. 1625/1630, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1690, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Riverside Cem, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.
Two un-named children.
- Dr. Francis Brewster, father of the Reverent Nathaniel Brester, was a chisurgeon by trade. Later, this title applied to the surgeon-barber. Francis was lost at sea in 1646 during a storm that threw Brewster overboard or it possibly wrecked. The Phantom, as it was called was under Captain Lamberton. According to a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the ship left New Haven during the fall or winter and endured rough seas. Most likely, as one researcher reported, Dr. Francis Brewster was lost at sea. Others were thrown overboard also.