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Into Our Past, A Genealogy of the Parsons, Smith and Associated Families, Vol. 1
�1996, Judy Parsons Smith
William Brewer
William
Brewer, b. 1520; d. 1618; m. Deannes Baker, d. 1614.. William
& Deannes (Baker) Brewer had
a son:
Thomas Brewer
Thomas
Brewer, son of William & Deannes (Baker) Brewer, b. 1540; d. 1637. Thomas Brewer lived in
Chard, England later moving to London. Thomas Brewer had a
son:
John Brewer I
John
Brewer, son of Thomas
Brewer, b. 1565; d. 1635; m. Mary
Grove.
John & Mary Brewer left England in 1624
for Virginia. John Brewer owned a plantation here in Virginia
which was called, “Brewer’s Burrough”. John
was active in the colonial government. His service included:
1629 -1630 Served in the Virginia House
of Burgess
1632 - 1634 He served on the governor’s council.
John & Mary (Grove) Brewer had a son:
John Brewer, II
John
Brewer, II son of John & Mary (Grove) Brewer, m. Anne (Unknown).
John Brewer II followed in his
father’s footsteps serving as a member of the House of
Burgesses from 1637 to 1658.
John & Anne (Unknown) Brewer had
several sons, including:
John Brewer, III
John
Brewer, III, son of John & Anne (Unknown) Brewer, b. 1635; d. 1701, Isle of Wight Co., VA. It is not
known who he married. The only known child of John Brewer, II
is:
George Brewer I
I.
George Brewer I, son of John Brewer, III, b. 1680,
Isle of Wight Co., VA; d. 1744, Brunswick Co., VA; m1st.
Sarah Lanier, b. 1686; d. 1729; m2nd ca. 1729 to Alice
Burwell, b. 1700??; d. 1744. George and Sarah (Lanier) Brewer
I had nine (9) children:
A. William, b. 1705??
B. Oliver, b. 1707??
C. Henry, b. 1710??
D. Nathan, b. 1710??
E. Lanier, b. 1714??
F. George, II, b. 1715??
G. Nicholas,, b. 1717??
H. John, b. 1718??
I. Howell, b. ca. 1722, Surrey Co., VA
George and Alice (Burwell) Brewer I had two
(2) children:
J. Burwell, b. 1730??
K. Joseph, b. 1732
Howell Brewer
I.
Howell Brewer, son of George and Sarah (Lanier) Brewer I, b. ca. 1722, Surrey Co., VA; d. in Western
Tennessee; m1st. ca. 1757 to Marian (May?), b. 1725??; m2nd
to Rebecca (Unknown). Howell wandered
all over the state of North Carolina. The children of Howell
& Marian (May?) Brewer may have included:
1. James, b. 1755??
2. Orville, b. 1757??
3. Polly, b. 1759??
4. Ambrose, b. 1753??
5. Howell Cobb, b. 1762??
6. Issac Brewer, b. 1764??
7. Simon, b. 1765??
Other possible children:
8. Ann
9. Reuben
10. George
Ambrose Brewer
4.
Ambrose Brewer, son of Howell Brewer, b. 1753,
Brunswick Co., Virginia; d. 1873, Hancock Co.,
Tennessee; bur. Close to the Cool Branch Church in Hancock
Co., TN; m1st to ______ Russell; m2nd to
Oma Richardson. Revolutionary Service: Ambrose Brewer was a
Revolutionary War soldier. He served under Colonel Cleveland
at the Battle of King’s Mountain in Catawba Co., NC.
Children of Ambrose Brewer and his wives:
a. Joab, b. 1780's?
b. Frederick, b. 1780's?
c. Howell
Cobb, b. 1790
d. Pettymany, b. 1790's
e. Ambrose, b. 1798
f. Millenton, b. 1800
g. Pleasant, b. 1800
h. Lucinda, b. 1802??
i. Ona, b. 1804??
j. George, b. 1806??
k. Samuel, b. 1808??
Howell Cobb Brewer
c.
Howell Cobb Brewer, son of Ambrose Brewer and his first wife(?), b. 20 Oct 1790, Moore Co., NC; d.
19 Apr 1886, Sturgeon, Owsley Co., KY; m1st. 10 Sept 1810,
Moore Co., NC to Nancy Short, d. 22 Aug
1834; m2nd- 12 Sept 1834, Hawkins Co., TN to (unknown).
Howell C. and his first wife had eleven (11)
children. There were no children by his second marriage.
c1. Nancy Brewer, b. 1816,
Hawkins Co., TN; d. 1891, Hancock Co., TN.
c2. Mary “Polly”
c3. Joab
c4. Ambrose
c5. Howell P.
c6. Sarah
c7. James
c8. George
c9. William
c10. Orville
c11. Martha
Nancy Brewer
c1.
Nancy Brewer, daughter of Howell C. Brewer and his first wife, b. 1816, Hawkins Co., TN; d. 1891,
Hancock Co., TN; m. 4 Jul 1832, Hawkins Co., VA to Samual Seal, son of Peter Seal and his first wife,
b. 1815, Hawkins Co., TN; d. 1891. Samual and Nancy (Brewer)
Seal had seventeen (17) children of
those eleven (11) lived to marry:
c1a. Pleasant, b. 1833; m. Elizabeth
Greene
c1b. LuCinda
' Lucy', b. 1836; m. James L. Vaughan
c1c. Elizabeth "Betty", b. 1839; m. Wm.
"Billy" Drinnon
c1d. Mary J. "Polly", b. 1841; m1st- David
Greene; m2nd- Woodson T. Trent
c1e. Zannie, b. 1843; m. James Madison "Black
Matt" Trent, b. 1841.
c1f. Sarah "Sally, b. 1845; m1st- Houston Greene;
m2nd- Joe Buttry
c1g. Nancy, b. 1847; m. Wm. Harve Trent
c1h. Merniva, b. 1851; m. John Greene
c1i. Martha "Patsy", b. 1853; m. Robert A.
Greene
c1j. Samual, Jr., b. 1854; m. Jane Odom
c1k. Liza, b. 1858; m. John Westly Davis