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JOHN D. BREWER, deceased, who was among the most prominent and
substantial men of Johnson County, and who was a resident of Pleasant
Township for a period of forty-eight years, was born in Mercer County,Ky.,
May 20, 1807. He was the son of Daniel and Theodocia (Derland)Brewer, the
former of whom was born in New Jersey in 1770, and the latter was anative of
Mercer County, Ky. In 1786 Daniel Brewer accompanied his parents toMercer
County, Ky., where he married Theodocia Derland, and came with her toJohnson
County in 1834. They settled in Pleasant Township, and there spentthe rest of their lives. Daniel Brewer was the son of Abram and Sarah(Truax) Brewer, both of whom were natives of New Jersey, the formerbeing born in 1742, and was united in marriage on the 30th of June,1766. They both died in that county, the former in 1825. AbramBrewer was the son of Everardus and Cornelia (DeLanoy) Brewer, theformer of whom
was born in the vicinity of New York City, in 1689, and was marriedNovember 30, 1738. His entire life was spent in the vicinity of hisbirthplace. Everardus Brewer was the son of Jacob and Annette(Bogardus) Brewer, the former of whom was the son of Adam Brewer, andthe latter was the daughter of Anneke Jans, the owner of thecelebrated Anneke Jans estate in New York City. Adam Brewer was anative of Holland, but immigrated to America, and located on ManhattanIsland, in 1642. (Jacob Brewer and Annette Bogardus were married onJanuary 29, 1682.) The wife of Adam Brewer was Magdalena Verdon. JohnD. Brewer, the subject of this sketch, was reared on a farm in hisnative county. He spent several years as a boat-hand on the Kentucky,Ohio and Mississippi rivers. He came to Johnson County in 1833 andentered a quarter section of land in the southern part of PleasantTownship, upon which he built a cabin and immediately set aboutclearing his land. It was developed into a farm, and later on thiswas enlarged by purchases and other entries, until he finally owned afarm of 800 acres. He was married January 6, 1841, to Fannie Webb.She was born in Henry County, Ky., January 28, 1821, and was thedaughter of James and Hannah (Sanford) Webb, both of whom were nativesof Virginia. Her father was the son of William and Catharine Webb,and her mother the daughter of Lawrence and Fannie Sanford. John D.Brewer and wife became the parents of ten children: Samuel E., bornJune 28, 1842; Hannah S., January 8, 1845, deceased; the next was ason that died unnamed; Sarah D., November 12, 1849; Mary E., July 29,1851; Etha J., October 6, 1853; Fannie D., September 6, 1855; Belle,February 4, 1859; Maggie E., July 19, 1861; Tellie, June 22, 1863.Mr. Brewer was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and was a democratin politics. He died August 18, 1881. His surviving widow, who nowresides in Whiteland, is also a member of the Presbyterian Church.Transcribed by Cheryl Zufall Parker
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