His will names ten children by his wife, Sarah; they were: William, Oliver, Henry, Nathaniel, Sarah, Lanier, George,Jr. Nicholas, John, and Howell.
Sarah died between 1724 and 1729.
5 Sarah
Lanier
1686 - Abt 1727
+George Brewer
1685 - 1744
6 William Brewer Abt 1706 -
+Ann ???
6 Oliver Brewer Abt 1708
- 1792
+Rebecca Smith
7 George
Brewer
7 Oliver
Brewer
7
Christopher
Brewer
7 Frances
Brewer
7 Hannah
Brewer
+??? Edwards
7 William
Brewer 1752 -
+[Unknown]
8 Thomas Brewer Abt 1765 -
+Lucretia ???
8 Joseph Brewer Bef 1775 -
8 James Brewer Bef 1775 -
8 Stephen Brewer Abt 1775 -
8 George Brewer Abt 1775 -
8 William Brewer 1780 -
8 Oliver Brewer 1785 -
+??? First wife unknown
9 Henry Brewer 1799 - 1875
9 Elizabeth Brewer Aft 1800 -
*2nd Wife of Oliver Brewer:
+Mary "Polly" Henderson 1787 - 1827
9 Henderson Brewer 1804-
9 William Lewis Brewer 1809-1871
+Elizabeth Sorrells
10 John Oliver Brewer 1834 -
+Sarah Louise Council 1820-1913
9 James Stephen Brewer 1811 -
9 Lucinda Brewer 1813 -
+John M. Dixon
*2nd Husband of Lucinda Brewer:
+Abijah Davis
9 Rebecca Brewer Abt 1815 -
+-?- Sorrells
*2nd Husband of Rebecca Brewer:
+-?- Griffin
*3rd Husband of Rebecca Brewer:
+Andrew B. Orrick
10 Celia Ann Orrick
+Abijah Barentine
11 William Henry Barentine
+Martha Sfrona Campbell
12 Lenora Bell Barentine
+Alexander Wesley Bright
13 Leonard Arnold Bright
+Gertrude Edith Gibson
14 Charles Leonard Bright
+Vicki Lyn Lindsey
(Information regarding Rebecca Brewer's marriage to Andrew Orrick
provided courtesy of Vicki Bright.)
*4th Husband of Rebecca Brewer:
+-?- Barentine
9 Mary Brewer 1820 - 1841
9 Mathilda Brewer 1823 - 1841
9 Luvisa Brewer 1825 -
+William H. Preston Abt.1814 - 1873
10 D. G. R. Preston Abt. 1844
10 James P. Preston Abt. 1846
10 John H. Preston Abt. 1848
10 Joseph Reed Preston 1860 - 1925
+Minnie Alice Stevens 1868 - 1948
11 Emma Kate Preston 1888 - 1973
11 Lillian Anna Preston 1891 -
11 Robert Lee Preston 1894 -
11 Wayne Grant Preston 1897 - 1990
(Information regarding Luvisa Brewer and William H. Preston
provided courtesy of Charles F. Wilson)
7 Henry
Brewer 1760 -
7 Rebecca
Brewer 1760 -
+William Edwards
7 Edward
Brewer 1762 -
+Mary Strickland
Edward Brewer was a
Revolutionary
Soldier. The D. A. R. lineage books carry
his record as Edward
Brewer 1762-1845. His wife's record as 1760-1833, lived
in Randolph County,
North Carolina 1834, DAR #172865.
8 Edward Brewer, Jr. 1786 - 1862
+Connie Lang 1784 - 1872
9 Frances Brewer
+Eli Spinks Hamilton
10 Oliver Clark Hamilton 1839 - 1918
+Lilla Kirk 1859 - 1914
6 Henry Brewer Abt 1710 -
+Mary ---
Henry Brewer's will was written September 2, 1778,
proved February Court 1779 and witnessed by James
Smith and Moses Smith. He patented land in North
Carolina in 1756 and in 1759; he was in the poll
tax for 1755 in Orange County, N. C. His will
is on file in Pittsboro.
7
George
Brewer
7 Henry Brewer
7 Hubbard
Brewer
+Esther ---
7 Isaac
Brewer
7 Oliver
Brewer
7 Sarah
Brewer
7 Amanda
Rebecca Brewer
7 Frances
Brewer
7 Mary
Brewer
7 Ann
Brewer
+ --- Parker
7 Allison
Brewer
6 Nathaniel Brewer Abt 1712 -
+[Unknown]
7 David
Brewer
7
Nathaniel
Brewer
6 Sarah Brewer Abt
1714 -
+ Matthew Vick
6 Lanier Brewer Abt 1716
-
+Joanna ---
7 Lanier
Brewer, Jr. Abt 1746 -
+[unknown]
(The
following are believed to be 7 of the 30 sons of Lanier Jr, but only
George and Solomon are known to be his sons.)
8 John Brewer
1770
- Aft 1850
8 George Brewer Abt 1775 -
+Jane
Butler
1780 - During 1850s
9 Henry Brewer 1803 -
+Elizabeth [Unknown]
10 Sarah Brewer 1833 -
10 Henry Brewer 1834 -
10 Matilda Brewer 1836 -
10 Solomon Brewer 1839 -
10 Dicus Brewer 1843 -
9 Charity Brewer
+Bassel Kimbrel
9 Jonas Brewer 1806 -
+Margaret Brewer 1814 -
9 Sally Brewer
9 Wiley Brewer 1813 -
+Catherine [Unknown] 1813 -
10 John Brewer 1839-
11 William Burton Solomon Brewer 1861
12 Myrtle Ellen
Brewer
1894
+Jackson Phylander Krigbaum
13 Opal Lavada Krigbaum
1925-1974
+ Leon
Helton
Private
14 Jo Ann Helton Private
9 George Brewer 1815 -
+Isabella --- 1816 -
10 Jane Brewer 1839 -
10 Jonas Brewer 1842 -
10 Mary Brewer 1844 -
10 Sampson Brewer 1846 -
10 Wiley Brewer 1849 -
9 Sampson
Brewer
1816 -
+Mary Polly Cockman
1818
-
9 Mary Ann Brewer 1819
-
+Timothy M. Wallis 1817 -
10 James Wiley Wallis 1836 - 1923
+Unknown
11 Thomas M. Wallis ????-????
11 Arthur
Wallis
1904-????
(Information regarding Wiley Brewer's descendents courtest of Jo Ann Helton)
8 Henry M. Brewer 1780 - 1855
+Mary Cockman
9 George W. Brewer Abt 1803 -
1852
+Elizabeth Wilson
10 Lewis A.
Brewer
1831 -
+Nancy Lackey
10 Martha J.
Brewer
1835 -
+Jasper P. Bromley
2nd husband of Marta J Brewer:
+William Swinea
10 Nancy E.
Brewer
1837 -
+W. L. Hardwick
10 James H.
Brewer
1842 -
+Louisa (Hollis) Gibson
10 Richard M. Johnson Brewer 1843 -
+Sarah Lackey
9 Enoch Brewer 1810 - 1855
(Married 3 times; last wife [Unknown] Cantrell; no children by last
wife)
10 Sanders Brewer 1832 -
+Mary Duff
10 Henry P. Brewer 1834 -
+Lucinda E. Kelley
10 Eliza Jane Brewer 1835 -
10 William Riley Brewer 1836 -
+Nancy Hensley
10 Sarah Ajaline Brewer 1838 -
+Wesley B. Reynolds
10 John W.
Brewer
1840 -
+Ceneth Haddock
10 Mary Emaline Brewer 1842 -
+James R. Haddock
10 George Miron Brewer 1843 -
+Easter B. Smith
9 William Brewer Abt 1810 - ????
+Annie [Unknown]
10 George W. Brewer 1829 -
+Mary J. [Unknown]
10 Joseph W. Brewer 1832 -
10 Rachel
Brewer
1832 -
+G. W. Ray
10 Jasper
Brewer
1836 -
9 Mary Brewer 1811 -
+Lemuel Hensley
10 Martha Elizabeth Hansley
1827
-
+Lewis S. Brewer
10 Wesley Green
Hensley
1829 -
+Nancy May
10 Permelia C.
Hensley
1831 -
+Thomas Pritchard
2nd husband of Permelia C. Hensley:
+Samuel Bromley
10 Perry Lemuel
Hensley
1833 -
+Nancy Broadstreet
10 Porter Marion
Hensley
1835 -
+Mary Christy
2nd wife of Porter Marion Hensley:
+Sarah Helen Snow
10 Benjamin White
Hensley
1837 -
+Mary P. Dean
2nd wife of Benjamin White Hensley:
+Mary Isabel Hollis
10 Tennessee
Hensley
1839 -
10 Rachel
Hensley
???? -
9 Nancy Brewer 1812 -
+Thomas Cash
10 Mary E.
Cash
1834 -
+M. H. Shelton
10 Sarah J.
Cash
1836 -
+Andrew J. Hill
10 Elizabeth
Cash
1837 -
10 James W. Cash
1838 -
10 John H.
Cash
1844 -
10 Henry J.
Cash
1844 -
10 Thomas M. Cash 1847 -
+M. E. Hayes
10 Nancy Caroline Cash 1849 -
2nd husband of Nancy Brewer:
+Abraham Fox
9 Andrew Jackson Brewer 1815 -
+Julia Ann Markham
10 Mary Elizabeth Brewer
1838?
-
+Archibald Robertson
10 William Alfred
Brewer
1840 -
+Julia Frances Smith
10 Louisa Jane
Brewer
1841 -
+[Unknown]
2nd husband of Louisa Jane Brewer:
+Leonard Danley
10 John R. N.
Brewer
1842 -
+[Unknown] Pruitt
2nd wife of John R. N. Pruitt:
+Vasti Pullen
10 Thomas Henry Brewer 1844 - (AKA "Mean Tom")
2nd
wife of Andrew Jackson Brewer:
+Jane Wilson Smith
9 Elizabeth
Brewer
1818 -
+Andrew Jackson Risner
10 Alfred
Risner
1836 -
+Elizabeth Early
10 Thomas
Risner
1838 -
+Louisa Earls
10 Enoch
Risner
1839 -
+Sarah Owens
2nd wife of Enoch Risner:
+Elizabeth Brewer
10 William
Risner
1843 -
+Rebecca [Unknown]
10 Elizabeth
Risner
1846 -
10 Harriet
Risner
1847 -
10 John
Risner
1851 -
10 Sarah
Risner
1853 -
10 Martha
Risner
1855 -
10 Wayne
Risner
1859 -
9 Sarah C.
Brewer
1820 -
+William Martin
10 John A.
Martin
1844 -
10 William H.
Martin
1846 -
10 Eliza J.
Martin
1848 -
+Mitchell White
10 Lewis Taylor
Martin
1850 -
+Susanna Brewer
10 Thomas George Martin ???? -
10 Samuel
Martin
1855 -
+Sarah Reed
9 Henry Jefferson Brewer 1825 -
+Martha Pritchett
10 Martha J.
Brewer
1849 -
+Thomas Risner
10 John J.
Brewer
1851 -
+Eliza Daniel
10 Thomas H. M. Brewer 1854 -
+Martha Reed
10 Mary A. M. Brewer 1860 -
+Green Newman
10 Sarah (Sallie) V. Brewer 1863 -
+John V. Brewer
10 William B.
Brewer
1868 -
+Fannie Hensley
10 George W.
Brewer
1873 -
+Sadie Hodge
2nd wife of George W. Brewer:
+Laura Dixon
8 Wiley
Brewer
1785 - 1868
+Margaret Cockman
8 Solomon Brewer, Sr. 1886 - 1862
+Sarah Cockman
2nd wife of Solomon Brewer,
Sr.:
+Sarah Cantrell
8 Cornelius 1790 - ????
+Mary Polly Staggs
8 Julius Brewer 1794
+[first wife Unknown]
2nd wife of Julius Brewer:
+: Martha Gist
6 George Brewer,
Jr.
Abt 1718 - 1757
+Mary ---
7
Rawle Brewer
7
George Brewer III
7
Matthew Brewer
7
John Brewer
6 Nicholas Brewer Abt 1720 -
+Sarah ---
7
William Brewer ????-1833
+Dorothy -?- -Aft 1833
6 Howell Brewer Abt 1722
-
+Marian [Unknown]
2nd wife of Howell Brewer:
+[Unknown]
6 John Brewer
Abt 1724 -
+Mary [Unknown}
Second wife of George Brewer:
+Alice Burrell
(Appreciation to Jo Ann Helton for many contributions to this page.)
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