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| Research Notes -- David G Brewer |
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER
There is strong circumstantial evidence that Henry was the father of George W. Brewer and the other
children listed here, due to the parcelling of his estate after his death.
There is weak circumstantial evidence that Henry was the son of Lanier Brewer, Jr. due to his
residence in Moore County, North Carolina at the same time as Lanier Brewer, Jr., and due to family
stories handed down by those who are supposed to be his brothers that they were sired by a Lynn or
Lynnear Brewer who had numerous children. DNA evidence shows a strong correlation between those
descended from Henry Brewer and those who are descended from somewhat more strongly documented
children of Lanier Brewer, Jr.
I include Henry as a child of Lanier Brewer, Jr. in this repository for purposes of convenience for
researchers and as the current leading hypothesis of his parentage. See nots by Garry Wayne Brewer
below.
1830 - Census Tennessee Wayne County 299
Brewer, Henry 21100001 - 0021001
Cantrell, Noah 000011 - 000001
1836 Tax List - Wayne County, Tennessee
(See Wayne County 1836 District Map Here: http://www.netease.net/wayne/1836cdmap.htm)
District #6
Name Acres White Poll
BREWER, Abraham S. 1
BREWER, George 15
BREWER, George 35
District #11
Name Acres White Poll
BREWER, Solomon 1
BREWER, Henry 1
BREWER, Jonas 1
BREWER, William 1
BREWER, George 40 1
BREWER, Wiley 50
BREWER, Enoch 20 1
BREWER, King 20 1
BREWER, Henry Sr. 40
BREWER, Jackson 1
District #12
BREWER, Solomon 15
BREWER, Sampson 1
BREWER, Willey 1
1838 Tax List - Wayne County, Tennessee
District #6
Name Acres White Poll
BREWER, A.S. 1
BREWER, George 35
BREWER, William 1
BREWER, John 1
BREWER, Howel 1
District #11
BREWER, Solomon 15
BREWER, Wiley 1
District #12
BREWER, Hiram 1
BREWER, George W. 40 1
BREWER, Henry 1
BREWER, Wiley 50
BREWER, Enoch 20 1
BREWER, Jackson 1
BREWER, William 1
BREWER, King 25 1
BREWER, Jonas 1
1840 Census - Wayne County, Tennessee
Henry Brewer
1 Male 10-14
1 Male 15-19
1 Male 50-59
1 Female 10-14
1 Female 50-59
1850 Census - Wayne County, Tennessee - District 11
452 456
Henry Brewer 47 M Farmer 400 N.C.
Elizabeth 47 F Tennessee
Sarah 17 F "
Henry 16 M "
Malitia 14 F "
Salemen 11 M "
Disus 7 F "
453 459
King Brewer 40 M N.C.
Narsisus 21 F Tennessee
William 18 M
Emoline 16 F
Caroline 12 F
Eliza 14 F
Wiley 11 M
John 9 M
George 4 M
Arigent 4 F
Jansey 3 F
Elizabeth 1 F
455 439
Sampson Brewer 34 M Farmer 300 N.C.
Marry 32 F Tennessee
John W. 14 M
Elvina 12 F
William 11 M
Henry H. 9 M
Thomas W. 5 M
Elizabeth 1 F
458 442
Wiley Brewer 37 M Farmer 600 Tennessee
Catherine 37 F Tennessee
Erline 13 F Tennessee
John 11 M Tennessee
Willie 8 M Tennessee
Margaret 7 F Tennessee
Jason(?) 5 M Tennessee
Sarah 3 F Tennessee
Elzannah 1/12 F Tennessee
461 445
Elias Brewer 35 M Tennessee
Lulata 38 F Tennessee
Elizabeth 13 F Tennessee
Joseph 10 M Tennessee
Sarah 8 F Tennessee
James 3 M Tennessee
462 446
Joseph Brewer 34 M Farmer 700 N.C.
Elizabeth 30 F Tennessee
Solomon 12 M Tennessee
Davis 11 M Tennessee
A.L. 8 M Tennessee
John 6 M Tennessee
Docter 4 M Tennessee
Joseph 1 M Tennessee
Archiable Robinson 28 M Tennessee
Alassen 17 M Tennessee
463 447
George Brewer 35 M Farmer Tennessee
Izabella 34 F Tennessee
Jane 11 F Tennessee
Jonus 8 M Tennessee
Marry 6 F Tennessee
Sampson 4 M Tennessee
Wily 1 M Tennessee
Jane Brewer 70 F N.C.
464 448
Jonus A. Brewer 44 M Farmer 400 N.C.
Margaret 36 F N.C.
Sarah 15 F Tennessee
Elizabeth 12 F Tennessee
Marry J. 10 F Tennessee
A. V. 7 M Tennessee
Ambrose 5 M Tennessee
James 3 M Tennessee
Joseph 2 M Tennessee
William M. Robinson 20 M Tennessee
466 470
Solomon Brewer 65 M Farmer 300 N.C.
Sarah 65 F Tennessee
James N. 24 M Tennessee
Marry 7 F Tennessee
528 531
Brewer, George W. 47 M - 1500 N. Carol.
Harriet M. 40 F S. Carol.
Lewis A. 19 M Tenn
Martha J. 15 F Tenn
Nancy E. 13 F Tenn
James H. 8 M Tenn
Richard 7 M Tenn
532 537
Solomon Brewer 35 M Farmer 675 N.C.
Elender 31 F Tenn
Elizabeth 9 F Tenn
Marry J. 7 F Tenn
Margaret 5 F Tenn
Elizabeth Brewer 18 F Tenn
Henry P. 12 M Tenn
533 538
Brewer, Henry J. 24 M Farmer 250 TN
Martha 18 F TN
Martha J. 1 F TN
535 540
A. J. Brewer 35 M Farmer 800 Tennessee
July Ann 33 F Tenn
Mary 13 F Tenn
William 12 M Tenn
Louisa 9 F Tenn
John 8 M Tenn
Thomas 6 M Tenn
Henry 16 M Farmer Tenn
548 552
Wiley Brewer 65 M Farmer 1000 Tenn [Blind]
Margaret 56 F N.C.
Levis 18 M N.C.
Martha J. 18 F Tenn
Nancy 15 F Tenn
Margarett 12 F Tenn
549 553
John Brewer 24 F (Really) Farmer Tenn
Laina 25 F Tenn
Francis 3 F Tenn
550 554
Wiley J. Brewer 22 M Farmer Tenn
Lealy 19 F Tenn
Wm. M. 2 M Tenn
551 555
Henry Brewer 70 M 300 Kentucky
Mary 69 F Tenn
Anner 39 F N.C.
Jasper 14 M N.C.
1853 - Wayne County, Tennessee County Court Minutes
September 1848 - June 1854
Special Thanks to Edgar D. Byler for transcription
[page 332] Monday March 7, 1853
It appearing to the Court here that Henry BREWER late of said County is dead and that
application being made by Henry J. BREWER to have Letters of Administration granted to
him upon said Estate It is therefore ordered by the Court that Letters Issue to said
Henry J BREWER upon said Estate and the said Henry J. BREWER came into Court and
entered into bond in the sum of five hundred dollars with Andrew J BREWER his security
which was approved of by the Court and the said Henry J BREWER and Andrew J BREWER
acknowledged the execution of said bond in open Court And whereupon the said Henry J BREWER
took the necessary oath for his qualification.
1860 Census - Wayne County, Tennessee - District 11
605 605
H. J. Brewer 34 M Farmer 2000 1600 Tenn
Martha 28 F Tenn
Martha J 11 F Tenn
John J. 9 M Tenn
Thomas H 6 M Tenn
Mary A. 10/12 F Tenn
Mary Brewer 78 F N.C.
1880 Census - Wayne County, Tennessee
District #11 - 3 June 1880
15 19
Brewer, Henry J. W M 56 Farmer Tenn N.C. N.C.
Martha W F 54 Wife Keeping House Ark
William G. W M 12 Son Tenn Tenn Ark
George W. W M 9 Son Tenn Tenn Ark
[This record is included here to show where Henry J. Brewer thinks his parents were born]
From Garry Wayne Brewer:
Henry Brewer was born 1780 in North Carolina. We know little about his early life or who his parents
were. We suspect that he was the son of Lanier Brewer Jr. who was supposed to have sired 30 sons
during his lifetime. Proof of this theory has not been found. A Henry Brewer in the 1810 Moore Co.
NC Census closely matches what we know of the family of our subject. This fact gives credence to the
Lanier Brewer theory because Lanier lived in Moore County during this era; and in fact, was still
living there when the 1820 census was taken. If Henry was the son of Lanier, then probably most of
the early Brewers who came to Lawrence & Wayne Counties Tennessee from 1818 to 1840 were brothers. We
have testimony that a George Brewer who lived in Wayne County in this time period was a son of
Lanier. Henry M. Brewer was married to Mary Cockman, born 1781. We know her two sisters, Margaret &
Sarah both married Brewer, brothers of Henry, their names were Solomon & Julius. Mary Cockman Brewer
was living with her youngest son, Henry Jefferson Brewer on Butler Creek in Wayne County, in the year
1860. she was 78 years old. Mary must have died before 1879, because she didn't appear there at that
time. The first known record of Henry M. Brewer is in the Lawrence County, Tennessee court records.
He served on a jury on May 4th 1818, which is the earliest mention of him in the records. He is
mentioned numerous times in these records until the last on January 7, 1822. He was listed in the
1820 census of Lawrence County as well as in a special county census conducted by the Squires in
1819. At that time he was living in the Shoal Creek area of the county along with Wiley Brewer, who
was younger and believed to be a brother of Henry M. Evidently, Henry Brewer moved to Butler Creek
in Wayne County in the 1820s, because he show up in the 1830 census in that county. The censuses
continue to show him in that area until his death in 1855. He left no will, but a settlement of his
estate administered by his youngest son, H.J.Brewer is very revealing of the members of his family
when studied closely. The estate was divided into nine parts, indicating that he had nine children
who either survived him or had issue who did. Five of the parts are paid to the surviving children or
their husband---A.J.Brewer, H.J.Brewer, Thomas Cash, A.J.Risner and William Martin. From the census
records, the wives of Cash, Risner and Martin are found to be Nancy, Elizabeth and Sarah
respectively. One part is divided into fifths and paid to L.A.Brewer (3/5) W.L.Hardwick and
J.P.Bromley. Lewis A. Brewer was the eldest son of George W. Brewer, born North Carolina 1803 and
died about 1852. Hardwick and Bromley married Nancy and Martha J., daughters of George W. Brewer. Two
other sons of George W. Brewer were minors at this time, James H. and Richard M.J. L.A.Brewer was
their guardian: an, therefore was paid their parts along with his. Thus, no doubt George W. Brewer
was a son of Henry M. Brewer. Approximately one child's part was distributed to the administrators
of Enoch Brewer's estate. Enoch outlived Henry but died before the estate was settled, in late 1855
or early 1856. Sanders Brewer, son of Enoch, and Joseph Cockman were administrator's of Enoch estate.
Sanders received $40.00 and Cockman $5.50. These payments appear to confirm that Enoch was a son of
Henry M. Brewer. Another child's part of the estate of Henry Brewer was divided into eighths and
paid to P.M.Hensley, L.P.Hensley, W.G.Hensley, B.W.Hensley,Martha Brewer, Permelia Prichard, and to
"interest of May". one eighth part was not paid. From this information, one can surmise that a
daughter of Henry and Mary Cockman Brewer married a Hensley and had eight children, but neither she
nor her husband survived her father. In the 1850 Wayne County census, four Hensley children are
living with the Samuel Bromley family, namely Porter, Perry, Benjamin and Tennessee. Bromley's wife
was Parenthia Hensley, daughter of Lemuel Hensley Sr. and possibly an aunt of the children. The
three Hensley boys are believed to be the P.M. L.P. and B.W. mentioned above. A Wesley G. Hensley is
found in the 1850 Wayne County Census living in the household of Bery Rush, He is believed to be the
W.G. of the estate settlement. A.J.Brewer was appointed guardian of Tennessee Hensley, minor heir of
Mary Hensley about 1852. Tennessee Hensley died about 1867. Although over 21, for some reason she was
still under guardianship. When her estate was inventoried, two item of note were: (1) Acct. on A.J.
Brewer-$97.67(evidently due from the guardianship):(2) Acct on H.J.Brewer-$5.50(the exact amount of
the remaining 1/8 child's part that was never paid in the Henry Brewer settlement). Regarding the
cryptic"interest of May", in the 1850 Wayne County census, on Butler Creek, was a William J. May with
wife Rachel and children, William J. Henry C. and Mary A. May. By 1860 apparently both parents had
died leaving the children were placed under the guardianship of Lenoir W. Cantrell. The guardianship
stated that these are "minor heirs of Milly May". Perhaps Milly was the name by which Rachel May was
called. This is not proof that Rachel May was the daughter of Mary Brewer Hensley, but circumstances
point in that direction. The other two eighth parts went to Martha Brewer and Permelia Prichard.
Evident they were daughters of Mary Brewer Hensley who had married a Brewer and a Prichard
respectively. These heirs are not found in Wayne County census Records in 1850 or 1860 and were
probably living out of state. Only one clue exists as to the identify of Mary Brewer Hensley's
husband. The 1830 Wayne County census list a John Hensley with a son of the right age to be Wesley
and a wife of the right age to be Mary. The other children were not born at that time. The last
child's part was divided into thirds and paid to G.W.Brewer, J.N.Brewer and G.W.Ray, suggestion a
family of a son of Henry and Mary with three surviving Children, two sons and a daughter. A William
Brewer died in Wayne County in 1849 and was survived by a widow and four children. The name of only
one child has been found. The estate was administered by A.J. Brewer, who could have been a brother
to the Deceased. 1/4 of William Brewer's estate was paid to a guardianship of a minor son, Joseph.
H.G. Brewer, son of Wiley Brewer was appointed guardian of Joseph. He appears in the 1850 census in
the Henry G. Brewer household at age 18. The disposition of the other 3/4 of this estate has not
been found. The G.W. of the Henry Brewer settlement is believed to be the George Brewer, age 21,
with Elizabeth in the 1850 Wayne County census and also the Geo. W. Brewer, age 29, with wife Mary.
in the 1860 Wayne County, This is possible because, obviously, the wife, age 19, in the 1860 census
is not the mother of the three children ages 11,9 and 6. Possibly Elizabeth died between 1850 and
1860 and George married again. J.N. , could be the Joseph or another brother, if not Joseph, then
Joseph must have died between 1850 & 1855 when most of the payments against Henry M. Brewer's estate
were made. The other part was paid to G.W.Ray. G.W.Ray, in the Wayne County census, had a wife,
Rachel. Therefore, of the nine children of Henry M. and Mary Cockman Brewer, six can be identified
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