The Date Of Governor Bradford's Passenger List by George Ernest Bowman
As the exact date of Love Brewster's death is not known, I examined the probate records at Plymouth, and found that his will was dated October 11, 1650, new style, and his inventory was taken, by William Collier (his father-in-law) and Myles Standish, February 10, 1651, new style. The latter date is important, because the Pilgrims usually took an inventory of a man's property within a very few days after his death, and as Love Brewster's inventory was not taken Until the tenth of February, it is probable that he died very late in January, or even after the first of February.
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Will of Love Brewster - The last Will and Testament of Love Brewster Deseassed exhibited at the generall Court holden at New Plym: the 4th of March 1650 upon the oath of Captaine Miles Standish Witnesseth these psents that I Love Brewster of Duxburrow in New England and in the goverment of New Plym: being in pfect memory doe ordeaine & appoint this to bee my last will and Testamente And first my will is that if the lord shall please to take mee out of this life that my body bee buried in a decent mannor and that my funerall expences bee taken out of my whole estate; Next my will is; That all my Just and lawfull debts bee paied out ofthe Remainder of my said estate allso I give unto my Children that is to say Nathaniell Willam Wrasteling and Sara each of them a kettle and further my will is that my three sonns shall have each of them a peece that is to say a gun; allso I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Sara Brewster all the Residue of my whole estate both goods and Chattles and land at Duxburrow for her bringing up of her and my Children the time of her life and after her decease I doe give the aforsaid lands to my eldest sonn and heire apparent Nathaniell Brewster and in Case gods hould youngest sonn Wresteling Brewster; And for those books I have that my wife would destribute them to herselfe and Children at her discresion all so my will is and I doe by the same give unto my three sonns equally to be devided amongst them all such land as of Right dueto mee by Purchase and first coming into the land Which was in the yeare 1620 allso I doe make Constitute and appoint my beloved wife Sara Brewster sole executrix of this my last willand Testament in Witnes Wherof I have put to my hand and Seale this sixt of october 1650 Witness heer unto Love Brewster Myles Standish ==========================================================