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William M. Brewer

William M. Brewer

Male 1793 - 1881  (87 years)

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  • Name William M. Brewer 
    Born 3 Nov 1793 
    Gender Male 
    _MILT War of 1812 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 7 Jun 1881 
    Buried Moore County, NC at Brown's Chapel Christian Church Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1812-1815 -- North Carolina Militia Muster Roll
      William Brewer Jun. was listed in the 2nd Regiment from Moore County

      1815, Oct 24 -- Land Grant #2256, Moore County, NC
      John Dunlap Junr. received 80 acres located south of Bear Creek adjoining his own line (formerly Bullock), Thomas Williams (formerly Francis Bullock) and Brown. William Brewer and Isaac Cagle were chain carriers.

      1818-1823 -- Tax List, Moore County, NC
      William Brewor listed 100 acres valued at $100

      1820 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 304
      Wm. Brewer
      (26-45) 1M 1F
      (0-10) 3M

      /and/or/

      1820 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 312
      William Brewer
      (26-45) 1M 1F
      (0-10) 4M

      1821, Jun 10 -- Land Grant #2644, Moore County, NC
      Neil McLeod received 100 acres located on Yadkin Road and south prong of Bear Creek adjoining Bullock and Allison. Wm. Brewer and Wm. Williamson were chain carriers.

      1823, Jan 1 -- Land Grant #2646, Moore County, NC
      Neil McLeod received 100 acres located southwest of Bear Creek adjoining Jerry Autery, Bullock, Jeremiah Williams, William Brewer, and his own line. Wm. Brewer and Jeremiah Williams were chain carriers.

      1824, Feb 17 -- 1823-1831 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Moore County, NC Page 25
      Ordered that John Kennedy overseer of the road from Bear Creek to William Williamsons have the following additional hands to work: William Waddell's hands, Thomas Person and hands, Tabitha Person's hands, Major Johnson, Archd. McDonald, William Brewer and Robert Kennedy's hands.

      1830 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 455
      Wm. Brewer, Esq.
      (30-40) 1M 1F
      (20-30) 1M
      (10-15) 1M 1F
      (5-10) 1F
      (0-5) 1M 1F

      1850 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 233-B
      1860 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 212-B
      1870 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 597
      1880 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 354-B

      1878, May 9 -- War of 1812 Pension, File 32707, William Brewer
      William Brewer [age 85], resident of Carters Mills Post Office and Moore County, NC, applied for a pension in Moore County, NC. Brewer stated that he served under Captain William Dowd and was drafted in Aug 1814 and discharged in March 1815. He was born Mar 3, 1793 and married Elizabeth Stutts January 1811 in Moore County, NC. His wife died Jan 19, 1876. A.R. McDonald and Angus Currie witnessed his application.
    Person ID I01636  Moore County Wallaces
    Last Modified 12 May 2021 

    DNA Tests  60 DNA tests are associated with William M. Brewer 

    Father Harmon Brewer,   b. Between 1765 and 1774 
    Mother Janie Grubbs,   b. Between 1765 and 1774,   d. Between 1810 and 1820  (Age ~ 45 years) 
    Histories
    Brewer Family of Moore County, NC - Miscellaneous Records    		Brewer Family of Moore County, NC - Miscellaneous Records
    The enclosed is a timeline and accounting of early Brewer references in Moore County and Cumberland County.
    Street Brewer Genealogy    		Street Brewer Genealogy
    Genealogical Sketch by Street Brewer, March 31, 1910, Roseboro, Sampson Co., NC
    The writer, Street Brewer, was born at Gold Region, Moore Co. NC, then a little "gold mine" village.
    Family ID F1085  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Jennet Stutts,   b. 14 Feb 1793,   d. 29 Jan 1876  (Age 82 years)  [1] 
    Married 1810 
    Children 
    +1. John Brewer,   b. 10 Nov 1811,   d. 5 Jun 1896  (Age 84 years)
     2. Isom Brewer,   b. 4 Dec 1813
     3. Ransom Brewer,   b. 20 May 1816
    +4. Sampson Brewer,   b. 14 Dec 1818,   d. 31 Mar 1906  (Age 87 years)
    +5. Jennet "Jane" Brewer,   b. 21 Jan 1820,   d. 23 Jan 1908  (Age 88 years)
     6. Wincy Brewer,   b. 16 Feb 1822,   d. 3 May 1908  (Age 86 years)
    +7. Henry Brewer,   b. 10 Nov 1825,   d. 27 Mar 1902  (Age 76 years)
    +8. Celia Brewer,   b. 4 Jan 1828,   d. Dec 1886  (Age 58 years)
    +9. Harmon Brewer,   b. 9 Jan 1832, NC Find all individuals with events at this location
    +10. Martin Brewer,   b. 19 Jun 1834,   d. 12 Oct 1932  (Age 98 years)
    Last Modified 16 Oct 2010 
    Family ID F0579  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Moore County, NC at Brown's Chapel Christian Church Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    1815 Land Grant, Moore County, NC #2256 - John Dunlap Jr.    		1815 Land Grant, Moore County, NC #2256 - John Dunlap Jr.

    Headstones
    William M. Brewer    		William M. Brewer
    Husband of Elizabeth Jennet Stutts and son of Harmon Brewer and Janie Grubbs

    Histories
    1843 Petition, Moore County, NC    		1843 Petition, Moore County, NC
    1843, Jan 20 -- Petition, Nov 1842-Jan 1843 General Assembly Session Records
    The following citizens of Moore County petitioned the General Assembly for relief from debts due to economic hardship. They requested the General Assembly pass a law preventing creditors from buying defaulted property unless the debtors was allowed 2/3 the value of the land: J.J. Alston, Carroll Brady, Bradley Brady, Jesse Hedgepeth, W.D. Tyson, John Warner, Pitate Ivey, N.S. Marley, Neill Peterson, John Oats, Duncan McIver, William Underwood, E.Q. Sowell, Thos. Fry, John D. McDonald, John Patterson, D.M.R. McIntosh (Cpt.), John McIver (Cpt.), Eli R. Sowe;l, Jesse Stafford, Aaron A.F. Sowell, Lewis Lawhon, George Hunsucker, Hugh McKenzie, Jacob Stutts, Daniel Muse, Alexd. Camerson, Wm. Wadsworth, Peter Black, George D. Ritter, J.H. Muse, Mathew Williams, Jesse Sanders, Jno. McDonald, W.K. Benjamin, J. Thomas, D.M. McIntosh, Joab Cheek, Corn, Shields, Fannin Moore, Bryan Boroughs, George Stutts, Henry Stutts, William Sears, Robt. L. Purvis, Stephen Beryman, Benj. Shields, Neill McNeill, Danl. McRae, Hugh Mathis, A. Munroe, A. Stutts, Neill Mathis, Brinkly Phillips, Thomas Muse, Thomas J. Pervis, Daniel McNeill, John Tyson, Balaam Stewart, Henry Stutts Jr., Levi Wright, John Ritter, John Dunlap, J.J. Phillips, Dempsey Sowell, Joseph Upton, John Oliver, Neill McQueen, Angus McCaskill, William B. Williamson, A. Harper, Jesse B. Caddell, Angus McCaskill, James B. Muse, M. McLeod, Green B. Fields, Martin Hunsucker, Newton R. Bryan, Peter Cornelison, Benjamin Phillips, Charles Brady, Elijah Y. Rice [?], Norman D. McDuffie, Wm. Brewer, Martin Shefield, Patrick Shields, William Dannelly, Eli Phillips and L.W. Lawhon. [Editor's Note: Petition rejected by the NC House]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1112] Moore County Bible Project, Volume III, James Vann Comer, (1995, Moore County Genealogical Society, PO Box 1183, Pinehurst NC 28370), 7-8.
      Bible of William Brewer and Elizabeth Stutts, Henry Brewer and Delitha Cole, and Eli Brewer and Mary Colister Bailey
      In possession of William R. Burkholder, St. Petersburg, FL


  

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