Lt. John Brewer

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: say 1699; He served in the Colonial Militia.
• Land/House: 5 Feb 1699, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He bought a farm on 5 February 1699 in what would become Weston.
• Occupation: say 1700; He was listed as a carpenter and husbandman.
• Occupation: say 1701; He was employed in the building of the first church in Newton.
• Inventory: say 1710; His inventory was valued at £598 5/8d which included his farm and 216 acres of other land, a saw mill and a grist mill.
• Last Full Review: 9 Jan 2022

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Death: Ward (1858) gives his death place as Weston, Massachusetts, however Weston was not incorporated until 1737.

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John married Mary Jones on 5 Jul 1693 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Captain Josiah Jones and Lydia Treadway) was born on 10 Dec 1672 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 11 Apr 1729 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Name: Robinson (1903) gives her name as Mary and has Hannah an earlier marriage. Torry (1985) believes that the marriage record is incorrect, and that there is only one marriage, and that is to Mary Jones.

1. Captain John Brewer was born about 1698 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 31 Dec 1758 in Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
2. Mary Brewer was born about 1700 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
3. Josiah Brewer was born in 1702 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
4. Daniel Brewer was born on 4 Aug 1704 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
5. William Brewer was born in 1707 in Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
6. Submit Brewer was born on 18 Jul 1709 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Nov 1791 in Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Miscellaneous: 21 Apr 1676, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; During King Philip's War, when Sudbury was attacked John Brewer's losses amounted to £120.
• Probate/Proved: 1 Jan 1690/91; His will was proved 1 January 1690. The administration of his estate was granted his widow, 1 January 1690 and the estate divided 27 March 1693.
• Last Full Review: 23 Dec 2021

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Birth: His birth date was recorded as 10 (8) 1642.

John married Elizabeth Rice on Yes, date unknown. Elizabeth (daughter of Henry Rice and Elizabeth Moore) was born on 4 Aug 1648 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died in Feb 1693 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Inventory: 12 Mar 1693/94; On 12 March 1693/94 Elizabeth's estate was inventoried and valued at £292 8/.
• Last Full Review: 23 Dec 2021

Other Events and Attributes:

• Proprietor: 1644/45, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• History: 1676; He was one of the petitioners from Sudbury asking the Massachusetts General Court for redress from losses suffered in the attack by Indians on 21 April 1676. He received £200 as his share.
• Complier's Note: 1876; Savage and others list John as having a second wife, Mary Whitmore. She was the wife of John Brewer of Ipswich, Massachusetts, not this John.

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John married Anne. Anne died in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Probate/Proved: 29 Feb 1710/11, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Freeman: 1658, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Proprietor: say 1660; He was an early proprietor of Marlborough, and later removed to Framingham where he had a farm.
• History: 25 Jan 1667; He called himself 50 years old in a deposition to the court.
• Will: 3 Oct 1705, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Inventory: say 28 Feb 1710/11; His inventory was valued at £527 11/.

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Henry married Elizabeth Moore on 1 Jan 1643/44 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of John Moore and Elizabeth Whale) was born about 1626 in Henham, Essex, England; died on 23 Aug 1705 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Proprietor: 1639, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Immigration: Abt 1639, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; They settled in Sudbury, Massachusetts.
• Offices Held: 1639, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman. He served again in 1641 and later.
• Freeman: 13 May 1640, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Offices Held: 1646, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was appointed on of the Commissioners to End Small Causes.
• History: 3 Apr 1656; He deposed 3 (2) 1656 at the age of about 62 years.
• Moved to: say 1660, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He may have removed to Marlborough late in life as he signed the petition for incorporation of Marlborough.
• Estate Admin: 16 Jun 1663; His estate was signed 16 (4) 1663 by his widow, Mercy, eight elder and two younger children and was valued at £567 14/8d and the house at £170.

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Edmund married Thomasine Frost on 15 Oct 1618 in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England. Thomasine (daughter of Edward Frost and Thomasine Belgrave) was christened on 11 Aug 1600 in Stanstead, Suffolk, England; died on 13 Jun 1654 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried on 18 Jun 1654 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 26 Jul 1616, Stanstead, Suffolk, England; She was mentioned in her father's will.
• Immigration: Abt 1639, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; They settled in Sudbury, Massachusetts.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Deed: 1 Sep 1642, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He purchased a house from Edmund Rice.
• Will: 25 Aug 1668, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Probate/Proved: 7 Apr 1674, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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John married Elizabeth Whale about 1625. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]