Daniel Brewer, Pvt, Molyan’s Dragoons PA Line, Revolutionary War, July 5, 1719 – January 15, 1791. Old Mud Meeting House Cemetery, Mercer County, Kentucky.
Daniel Brewer, a Revolutionary Soldier, was a member of the Dutch Reformed Church, also known as the Old Mud Meeting House. He is buried in that cemetery, and has a beautiful bronze grave site, along with the other 30 other veterans buried there.
In his will Daniel names eight children, giving their names, as well as his daughters’ husband’s names. Such a treasure!
Will of Daniel Brewer
Mercer County Will Book 1, Pages 49-50
In the name of God, amen. I, Daniel Brewer, of the County of Mercer and District of Kentucky, being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, calling to mind that it is ordered for all men once to die, do make this my last will and testament as follows. Viz. I give and bequeath to my eldest son, Abraham Brewer, my Bible and a cow, to him and his heirs forever.
Item. I give and bequeath to my son, Daniel Brewer, my long gun, to him and his heirs forever.
It is further my will that the remainder of my estate, both real and personal as well as my lands in Pennsylvania, as my personal estate in Kentucky and Pennsylvania, be sold to the best and highest bidder by my executor, hereafter to be named, and the money arising there from
to be divided as followeth (viz.) To my daughter, Leah Stagg, wife of James Stagg, one eighth part to her and her heirs forever.
To my daughter, Susannah Demaree, wife of Samuel Demaree, one eighth part to her and her heirs forever.
To my son, Abraham Brewer, one eighth part to him and his heirs forever.
To my daughter, Rachel Commingo, wife of Henry Commingo, one eighth part to her and her heirs forever.
To my daughter, Mary Demaree, wife of Samuel Demaree, Jr., one eighth part to her and her heirs forever.
To my son, John Brewer, one eighth part to him and his heirs forever.
To my daughter, Phoebe Demaree, wife of Cornelius Demaree, one eighth part to her and her heirs forever.
To my son, Daniel Brewer, one eighth part to him and his heirs forever.
It is also my will that my wearing clothes be considered as excepted above and that my executor divide them equally between my sons, Abraham Brewer, John Brewer and Daniel Brewer, to them and their heirs forever. It is also my will that my two sons, Abraham Brewer and John Brewer, and Samuel Demaree, Sr., do execute this my last will and testament. In testimony where of I do here unto set my hand and affix my seal this fifteenth day of January one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one.
Daniel Brewer
Signed, sealed and acknowledged in the presence of us – Peter Demaree, Francis Monfort, John Demaree
At a Court held for Mercer County at the Courthouse on Tuesday, the 22nd day of February 1791
This last will and testament of Daniel Brewer, deceased, was exhibited into Court and proved by the oaths of Peter Demaree and Francis Monfort, two subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.
Teste. Thomas Allin, CC
Categories: Old Wills
this is our family…. Phyllis Brown again has featured them in her Kentucky Kindred post. Daniel, father of Leah who married James Stagg (also a soldier in the ARW). Their daughter Rachel married James Terhune….and so on until Mary Virginia Terhune married Henry Bohon Lucas. that’s us…
have a great weekend me
On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 5:00 AM, Kentucky Kindred Genealogy wrote:
> Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research posted: “Daniel Brewer, Pvt, > Molyan’s Dragoons PA Line, Revolutionary War, July 5, 1719 – January 15, > 1791. Old Mud Meeting House Cemetery, Mercer County, Kentucky. Daniel > Brewer, a Revolutionary Soldier, was a member of the Dutch Reformed > Church, also known as” >
I am related to the Brewer Family from my Father. Leah Brewer Stagg was my great Great Grandmother . My Grandmother was Leah Ella Vanarsdell Moore and I was named after her.
It was a smaller world during the revolution. My 4th great grandfather, James Larkins served as a Sgt., also in Col Stephen Moylan’s Pennsylvania 4th Regiment Light Dragoons. He engaged in battle at Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, and the capture of Cornwalis at Yorktown. James died, and is buried in Harrison County, Ohio in 1828.
He and Daniel Brewer, brothers in arms…
Daniel Brewer is my 6X Great Grandfather. I recently visited the Old Mud Meeting House Cemetery to view his marker. I am decended from his son Abraham to Daniel to Garrett to Matilda (who married Ephraim Marsh).