c 1644 John Brewer was born. [1]
1659 John Brewer surveyed land in the South River Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland. [2]
1667 John Brewer was a minor at the date of his mother's will in 1667. [3]
1667 John Brewer patented 300 acres of land in Maryland, exemption, [4]
1678 John Brewer patented 150 acres of land, Coliesby, in Maryland, exemption, [5]
1686 John Brewer patented 152 acres of land, Brewer's Chance, in Maryland, exemption, [6]
John Brewer and Sarah Ridgley, daughter of Colonel Henry Ridgley, "of Indian fame" and Sarah Warner, were married [7] [8].
1684 On 31 March, John Bruer was born to John and Sary Bruer in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. [9]
1688 On 20 August, Joseph Bruer was born to John and Sary Bruer in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. [10]
1690 On 26 October, Elizabeth Bruer was born to John and Sary Bruer in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. [11]
1690 John Brewer died, leaving a will dated 5 April and proved 1694 giving the 700 acre home plantation to son John and Eke my firstborn (?), excepting150 acres to an unborn child. "Brewington", 400 acres, to son Joseph. The will then refers to "either of my children", suggesting there were only two. Wife Sarah. Loving father Henry Ridgely was named executor "to discharge the duty of a father as well as executor". Wife Sarah was named executrix. Surety by widow Sarah Brewer, John Gray, and William Brewer. [12] [13] [14]
John Brewer died young and father-in-law Colonel Henry Ridgley became executor for his [John Brewer's] two sons John and Joseph, and one daughter, Elizabeth. [15]
Colonel Henry Ridgley made grandsons John and Joseph Brewer, his heirs. [16]
1691 Widow Sarah Brewer married Thomas Odell and they had children. [17]
1711 On 10 August, Ninian Magruder sold land to John and Joseph Brewer. "Wittnesseth th't whereas John Brewer late of Annard'll County dec'd father of ye above named John Brewer party to these presents did by his last will and testament give & bequeath unto ye child wherew'th his wife Sarah Brewer then went one hundred & fifty acres of land to be taken out of seven hundred acres of land by ye s'd will given to his s'd son J'n Brewer party hereto w'th S'd two hundred fifty acres of land was by ye s'd will to be taken from ye land next adjoining to ye line ' known by name of Edward Selbus line w'ch child above named is ye s'd Eliz'a wife to ye above s'd William Magruder, ordaining all in this s'd will that if either of his children die without issue ye s'd land to fall to ye next heir being ye above named Joseph Brewer as in & by ye s'd will ..." [18]
Research Notes:
1674/75 The Maryland Assembly "Read an Act Empowering Nathan Heathcote to make Sale of Land Willed to be sold by the Widdow Brewer Deced and the Same Disassented to by this house." [19]
See also, [20]
John Brewer, son of John and Elizabeth (Howard) Brewer, died April 5, 1690. He married, in 1685, Sarah, daughter of Colonel Henry and Sarah Ridgely, the former of whom came from England, and died in 1710. Colonel Ridgely was a justice of Anne Arundel county, 1679–94; burgess, 1692-93; captain of Foot Guard, Anne Arundel county, 1689; major, 1694; commissioned lieutenant-colonel, September 30, 1694.
See also: [21]
Research Notes about William Brewer.
1701 The account of William Brewer, relation unknown, was recorded in St. Marys County. [22] [23]
1715 The account of William Brewer, relation unknown, was recorded in Kent County. [24]
1719 The account of William Brewer, relation unknown, was recorded in St. Marys County. [25]
1735 The account of William Brewer, relation unknown, was recorded in Anne Arundel County. [26] [27] [28] [29] [30]
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[2] Elihu Samuel Riley, A History of Anne Arundel County in Maryland: Adapted for Use in the Schools (1905), 29, [GoogleBooks].
[3] Mary Selden Kennedy, Seldens of Virginia and Allied Families, Vol. 2 (1911), 518, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks].
[4] Mary Selden Kennedy, Seldens of Virginia and Allied Families, Vol. 2 (1911), 518, citing Maryland Liber 11, folio 135, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks].
[5] Mary Selden Kennedy, Seldens of Virginia and Allied Families, Vol. 2 (1911), 518, citing Maryland Liber 20, folio 68, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks].
[6] Mary Selden Kennedy, Seldens of Virginia and Allied Families, Vol. 2 (1911), 518, citing Maryland Liber 22, folio 194, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks].
[7] Mary Selden Kennedy, Seldens of Virginia and Allied Families, Vol. 2 (1911), 518, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks].
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[11] Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995, [FamilySearchRecord].
[12] Maryland Colonial Wills, 1669-1707, 2, 202, citing Liber 1B No ?4, [MD_Archives Will Book Catalog].
[13] James M. Magruder, Index of Maryland Colonial Wills, 1634-1777 (1933, reprinted 1967), 52, [GoogleBooks].
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[17] Mary Selden Kennedy, Seldens of Virginia and Allied Families, Vol. 2 (1911), 519, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks].
[18] Maryland Archives, County Deeds. Requires free login account. Select County=Anne_Arundel. "Jump to new volume" dialog: Book=PK. Page=399. Go. Underscore "_" denotes a space, of 399-404, [MD Archives Deeds].
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[22] Maryland State Archives, Probate Records, Colonial, Index, 1634-1777, MSA S1393, 20-120, [MD Archives].
[23] Maryland State Archives, Probate Records, Colonial, Index, 1634-1777, MSA S1393, 23-164, [MD Archives].
[24] Maryland State Archives, Probate Records, Colonial, Index, 1634-1777, MSA S1393, 14-261, [MD Archives].
[25] Maryland State Archives, Probate Records, Colonial, Index, 1634-1777, MSA S1393, 2-120, [MD Archives].
[26] Maryland State Archives, Probate Records, Colonial, Index, 1634-1777, MSA S1393, 13-214, [MD Archives].
[27] Maryland State Archives, Probate Records, Colonial, Index, 1634-1777, MSA S1393, 14-130 to 172, also Prince George's County?, [MD Archives].
[28] Maryland State Archives, Probate Records, Colonial, Index, 1634-1777, MSA S1393, 18-530, 20-536, [MD Archives].
[29] Maryland State Archives, Probate Records, Colonial, Index, 1634-1777, MSA S1393, 18-183, [MD Archives].
[30] Maryland State Archives, Probate Records, Colonial, Index, 1634-1777, MSA S1393, 26-295 to 487, [MD Archives].