Mary+Brewster

Mary Brewster Interview

 * Tell us about your life in England or the Netherlands.**

I was about 40 when I was in the Netherlands. I would do a lot of cooking. The reason I went to the Netherlands was for religious freedom. Yes, I was married to William Brewster. I had 7 children but one died. My husband, William Brewster went to collage so we had some money, but we could not worship God without being thrown into jail in England. I did not like the Netherlands. I could worship God and go to church on Sundays, and actually I could always go to the churches. (Those that secretly worshiped God the way we did in England would be put in jail or executed.) We left the Netherlands because we had low pay, we had to live in the city and speak Dutch. Some people stayed in the Netherlands but their children probably turned out to be like the Dutch, and probably went to parties instead of going to church. We also had to speak Dutch.

Mary Brewster

Mary Brewster
 * Why did you decide to go to the New World on the Mayflower? What was that voyage like?**

My name is Mary Brewster. I got on the Mayflower to worship God as I please. The voyage was terrible! But it was worth it cause now I can worship God. I also went with my husband William Brewster. There was terrible food the food couldn’t be hot. A single spark could make the whole ship burst into flames. We had stale bread. There was moldy cheese. The food was moldy, cold, dry or full of bugs! There was terrible weather and hardly any room. There were 102 other people on the ship. There was a huge storm that almost broke the middle mast. I thought the ship was going to sink and we would all die!




 * How did the land and climate of Plimoth compare to what you were used to in England or the Netherlands?**


 * What was the first year like? What was hardest about adjusting to life in a new place?**