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- 1609: Elder William Brewster, aged about 42 years, came before the aldermen at Leiden, Holland 12 June 1609, as guardian of Ann Peck, native of Launde, when they granted to Thomas Simkinson, merchant of Hull (he probably was son of John and Mary (Smythe) Symikinson and half-brother of Elder William Brewster), Power of Attorney to receive 7 pounds sterling that Ann had left with Rev. William Watkin, pastor of Clarborough when she left England. [3][4]
1616: Pilgrim Records in the Archives of the City of Leiden, The Netherlands contain the following entry "9 Dec 1616 Jan Spoenaert, lintier, nit Engelant, wedr. van Sussanna Benijt verger, van Samuel Leee met Anna Peck, jd. nit Engelant, verges. met Lisbeth." which apparently translates to: "9 Dec 1616. John Spooner, linen-worker from England, widower of Susanna Bennet, accompanied by Samuel Lee, [is married] with Anna Peck, young woman from England, accompanied by Elizabeth Spalding her acquaintance." Some have interpreted linen-worker as ribbon maker which is a line of work Jonathan Brewster was in for a period in Leiden.[3][4] John Spooner was at the time residing at the Douver House, a local house for bachelors in Leiden (Douver House still exists today). John Spooner died 6 Jul 1628 in Leiden.[4]
In 22 Jan 1630 Ann Peck of Leyden was witness to the marriage of Henry Parkgus and Margaret Woodwek.
In 1637 an Ann Spooner joined the Salem Church with a Thomas Spooner. Thomas Spooner had a wife Elizabeth.[5] Savage lists Ann as a first wife of Thomas but the original records give no evidence that she was his wife. It is possibly that Ann Spooner was Ann (Brewster) Spooner widow of John Spooner of Leyden and step-mother or mother of Thomas Spooner. A William Spooner also arrived in 1637 in Plymouth as an indentured servant. This may imply that he was still a minor and possibly a 2nd child of this family.[6]
HOWEVER, the identity of Ann Spooner of Salem is not yet conclusive.
SOURCES: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Brewster-101
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On December 24, 1616, "John Spooner, widower of Suzanna Bennet, ribbonmaker, England. dwelling in the house of Douver" married "Ann Peck, spinster, England", daughter of Robert Peck and Prudence Brewster, William's sister. Witnesses were Samuel Lee and Elisabeth Spalding. The marriage certificate is also on file with the Pilgrim Archive. This important genealogical document confirms that John was widowed from Suzanna Bennett, and that he was residing at the Douver House, a local house for bachelors in Leiden (the Douver House still exists today). Ann was born ca. 1598 in Scrooby, England, and had migrated to Amsterdam and then to Leiden with the original Pilgrim contingent lead by her uncle and John Robinson, their minister.
John died in Leiden, Holland on July 6, 1628. His death certificate is on file in the Archive, though it is not available on their website, as it has not yet been translated.
In 1637, Ann and her 2 sons, Thomas and William, left Leiden on a ship for the new world. Ann first settled in Salem, where William was apprenticed to John Holmes of New Plymouth.
Ann died c.1650 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
From the Pilgrim Archives, Leiden, Netherlands.
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1597 - 1650 (53 years)
