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T~Jis neHslette is -)ublished in th the hope that pith er()ucr interest some one uill send in thE necessary information to fill Jut ltell the )lon1 sJaces in Jl011er-Br~Npoundr-Brouwer lines clear ja~l- tc the countries in Europe vJhen HE all originated from At the resnnt ti1C there are Q lot of un2llsrercd questions

AnyonE haYinc 3roVTer lL1GaGC Y1ay have their lines _uli 5~od here as long as th(y sen in D 1ilcasc uthorizinf slcr ~lU1Jlication Q11gt1es arc Tlcr)~lCC~ as Hell The cost is JCinG 1 rr ) thE ~)uJlisrer in c11cr to _( ntrll( intJcrcst in the BrFGr line S f~ yCJI 1in([0 tc

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For those of you lITho like to tracc your lineJ[c but arc too busy to do it themselves the people listed below will and uo this sort of thing and are professional gonealogists

Mr Ray Bakehorn RR 3 Kokomo Indiana 46901

J1rs Horace D Cook The 11imni County Historical Society 11 North Huntington Street Peru Indiana 46970 shy

In Preblc County Ohio write to the Archives co of Hrs Audrey Gilbert RR 2 Dox 399 West AICXflIldria Ohio 45301 Donations to The Archives viII bo accepted HIS Gilbert has sent along the list of tl1C people that lie in the Drawer cemetery in llest Alexandria alone lith other information from Preble County This list starts on p3fe 14 of this publicationbull

Starting on page No 3 thru 13 c02ied as it cune tc me from the East Coast c1td 1937 is a list cf 13r0i-JCrs It is from the Institute of iJmerican GcncaloGr nne srows 3rmmr lineGc that is elici)lc f0r the Huguenot Society For thcseuro)f yCu 1~hc Henrior Jhy this mit ~~c of interest in Br)1-l0r lineago r011Gnber that sevornl ilrower l~s ~re from France mj they (SCJIi1S ui them) loft Frcmce during the St 3iIclomeu MQSsacrc from 24 AUf thru 3 Oct 1572 Some 50000 HUFucr~(Jts (7rench Protest~l1ts) Hors lrilled in Paris cmc1 the provinces nt t~c ~istilZation of Ctherine de I1edici

Our Keystone Funilics ll Thich is a column in a noJs~~cr J-s many intcresting i terns to those tracing their linc~ co in tgt ~ st--tc cf Pa Those interested may write t~ 11r Schuylor- C 3r ~s-~n Box 43 Rehrersburg Pa 19550

You Till not find the names of any of these 3r ~T3 ill the history books of our country but you will see the histclry tlc- Le _~ ~_s they passed along the vmy is the history 0 f this country

To forLet nnc S ilnCGStors is to )e a brook wi thut il source a tree 1Jithout n root it man I7ho forcets his PQst loses his soulbullbull

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Anyone has an old family bible th~t lists Browers is urGed to send in to us the entries so thtt they c-m be published for all to use

Any old pictures of Drawers please send Qlong well nlake n nCGntive Qnd send your originals bilck to you safe and sound Plcase idGntify on the back of the picture with your name and address as well as the name of individuilsl in thc jJicture

Mrs Lloyd Rusk (Hilma) md her husbmd visited us during the month of August They aro from 3rinChurstJ Indiana

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BROWER - FAMILY HISTORY

Carne to us with letters from the French Church David DeMaree

son of Jan with his wife Antie Slode 5 April 1696

(Hackensack Church p 2)

Issue

I Jacquemintie - bapt September 1696 sponsors JanPieterse Jan DeMaree Jr Abeltie Pieterse Sloth (Ibid p 78)

II Lea - bapt 26 November 1699 sponsors Lea DeMaree (Ibid p 81)

Jan Pieterse Sloth and

III David - bapt 9 November 1701 sponsors Samuel DeMaree cnd Mary his wife named in the will of his grandfather Jan DeM3Hmiddot 29 Mar~h 1714 as grandson David Eon of deceased elde~t onJ

David Defliaree (Baptism Hackensack p 84)

IV Rachel - bapt 10 Dec-en-ber 170) sponsors Louwerens Var=~sshyerck and Hendriktie hts wife (Ibid p 87) MarTiec _l~sectpound Brouwer

NOTE On 9 August 1696 - Jacobus Sloth and r~ary DeIiareE middot~fe had

a son Petrus baptized in Hackens3ck sponsors Davii middot~ee son of

Jan and his wife Antie Pieterse Sloth were spons) ~Ibid p 77)

TOHN BROUWER

tfJob3n Brewer and Catharlne VerHey rnarrle0 th license dated

24 December) 25 December 1757 (New York Dutch Church Marriages p

Issues

I Isaac - b3ptlzed 22 Ncvember 1758 spomorC Isaac Brouwer and his wife Rachel DeMaree (NY Dutch Chcrch) married 1 SeptemJer )782 Isaac Brouwer van New York n1d Agnes Gilmore van Westchshyester (NY Dutch Church p 251)

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Isaac Brower and Egje (Agnes ) Brower were sponsors a-c the baptshyism of Catharine daughter of Uzal ani lIl(~hel (Brower) Ward

Issue

I Catharine - baptized 31 August 178) sponsors~ John Brower and Catarina Brower his wife (grandparents of the child)

II Robert - born 3 February baptized 6 March 1785 sponsors laurence Brower and Rachel Wam (paternal uncle and aunt of the child) (New York Dutch Church p 369)

The Federal Census of New York (1790) lists Isaac Brower as livshylng in the West- Wad with t male head of family 1 male under 16 and 2 females including wife

Tryntie (Catharine) - batlzed 25 Avgust 1760 sponsors Pieter

6~~~)~ry~t~D~~~e ~~ wuwr~~ Ve~ey (N_ew York D~~~~ -

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Johannis - baptized 26 May 1762 sponsors Jan Ummet art A_middot~l3 Brouwero (New York Dutch Church)

Rachel - mptized 19 October 1763 sponsors Isaac Br()~J and Rachel DeNaree his wtfe (N Y Dutch ~hurch) M~rrl -1 Wam See 3 on Chart

Ioullrens - 1aptized 13 October 165~ ~m5)rs Hejmiddot arit Aaltje Aklterrnan his wie (Np~ YOjyen Dutcr~ C~ J~-Led uLawrence Brower and Mary Dobbs ma~ed 3 D(Gc ()14I

York Dutch Church)

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L Tohn - born 15 August baltizet~_ ~G Alst- 1gt )middot_lor-middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot1ishy

were John Brower and Catharine lmiddotower (6- l Gt-f- ~j the child)(New York Dutch Churmiddot~i1 p )~~~)

II Catharine ~ mntized 2 November 1middot~gt3~ ~l l3 October 1788 (Ibid P 395)

III Ann - born 14 February 1790 mpti~jcd lt FebrlaiY t 71- sponsors Andrew BlaJk and Ann Gord0n lrinity Churc~ j

205)

IV Mary - born 3 ~11Y 791J mF~ized 3 July 1791 (Trlnity Chr~h p 215) 0

v Catharine - born 9 Apl~l~ baptiz~l 9 June 1793 sponsors Andrew Blank and r1ary Blank his wife (Trlni_ty p 228)

VI lawrence - born 24 December 1795 mptized 6 March 1796 sponsors James and Jane Shadwick~ tTrinity p 245)

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VI Jan - baptized 4 November 1767 sponsors Jan VanSlyven and Maria Akkerman his wife (New York Dutch Church)

VII Maria (Mary) - baptized 10 June 1770 sponsors Arent deVoe and Marytie Verwey his wife married Andrew Blank 10 April 1787 (New York Dutch Church p 261) they were sponsors at various baptismS of memberS of the family

Issuet

I Frances - born 21 February 1790 baptized- 21 March 1790 sponsors Lawrence Brower and Fanny Holloway (Trinity Church p 205)

II Catharine born 11 April 1802 baptized 18 July 1802 the sponsors were David Brower and Catharine Loven

VIII Da~i~ - baPtA~gUst 17~on~~rs~~~id B~~er and Arriaantje Stymets his wifeJmarried Mary (1) - I

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I Ann - born 2 March 1794 baptized 6 April 1794 sponsors Uzal llard and Rachel Brower (Trinity Church)

II Edward - born 11 November 1795 baptized 6 Decembe~ i795 sponsors Uzal Yard and Rachel Brower (TrinH~ ~1 p 244) Died - 30 December 1797- the wife oft drower (New York Dutch Church p 152) He married c - time 21 April 1798 Elizabeth Banta (New York Dutcl- 1~-~1)

IX Sarah - baptism net found married Garret Benson

Issuea

I John - baptized 19 November 1797 born 8 Olib~ri797 sponsor Rachel Ward (New Y~rkDutch Churc~ p 464)

II Garret - born 11 March 1799 baptized 2 April 1799 (Ibid page 477)

Wife of John Brower died 17 September 1790 (New York Dutch Church p 151)

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JOHN BROWER was a Sf m Of ttT Rlak HtUlC jm born Bergen and

Rachel DeMaree jd born Ackinsack (Hackensack) both living in Ackshy

insack married 8 December 1722 It

(Hackensack Churchp 4)- --

Issue

I Ester - baptized 6 October 1723sponsors~ Abram Huldrikse Brouwer and Mary DeMaree (Hackensack p 137)

NOTEs The fathers name is given as Isaack Huldrikse Brouwer which mean~ I~aac son of Huldr1k Brouwer ~

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II David - baptized 8 October1727 sponsors Matthias Cornellisse and MarytjEj DeMarest (Ibidp 153) L _- f _ - - i

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III Jan -_baptized 8MaY 136~ spo~sorSJa~~s Chrlst~nd Magshydalena DeMaree his wife (Schaalenburgh page 81) Married to Catharine Verwey

IV Annaetjen- born 26 November 1739 baptized 10 February 1740 sponsors Johannes Slot and wife (Hackensack page 180)

V Marytje - ooptized 6 February 1743 ~ponsors Adoll ad ~Ershygriet Secoort (Paramus Church Bergen County page ~~

Where Catharine Verwey was baptized

ISAAC BROWER who married Rachel DeMarest was son of ~Ulrick

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lluldrick Brouwer jm born Schoonegte (Schn~~ljy) and Hester

DeVouw jd born New Haerlem married in Hackensad~ 5 f~ovember 1698

(Hackensack Church p 26)

Issue

I Son - unnamed - baptized 23 January 1700 (Bergen Church p 346) newly born infant of Uldrlck Brouwer died 12 February 1700 (Bergen Church p 163)

II Abraham - baptized 30 March 1701 (Bergen Church page 357) he acted as sponsor at the ooptism of his brother Isaacs daughter Ester 5 October 1723 (Hackensack Church page 137)

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III Isaac - laptized 5 April 1703~ sponsors Thomas Fredickse jm and Jannetje Stynmets jd (Bergen Church page 373) Married to Rachel DeMarest

IV Jacob - laptized 8 Oatober 1704 sponsors Jacob Swaan Annatje

Jacobs wife of -l111iam Day (Bergen Church pag~ 404)

Esther DeVouw wife of Uldrick Brouwer died 19 May buried on 21 May 1710 ttl34th~ buried with a pall (Bergen Church page 215)

Ulrig Brouwer and Ariaante Pieterse married 19 January 1711 with a certificate from Bergen with intention dated 24 December 1710 (New York Dutch Church page 114) --

Child of Uldrick Brouwer and Adriaantje Pieters died 11 January 1712 (Bergen Church page 225) bull ~ f~

Adriaantje Pieters wife of Ulrig Brouwer joined the -Bergen Church on 5 April 1712 (Bergen Church page 918)

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Uzal Ward van Nieuw York and Rachel Brouwer van de zelfde

pladts (from the same place)~ Married 6 September 1783 tt

(New York Dutch Church Records-fiJarri~ page 254)

Issue

I Catherine - born 25 November 1284 laptized28December1784 sponsors Isaac Brower and Egje Brower (New York Dutch Bapshytisms page 359) shy

II John - OOptized 10 September 1786 no sponsors ~(Ibid page 379)

III Jemima - lapti70ed 7 November 1788 sponsors Andrew Blanck and Mary Blanck (Trinity Church Records page 192)

IV fiery B - laptized July 1793 sponsors David Brower and Mary Brower (Ibid page 229)

V Martha - about 1795

VI Uzal Pierson - 1798 laptized Old Dutch Church

Uzal Ward buried 22 April 1800 (Dutch Church Burials page 209) Holland Society Year Book (1899)

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Administrations - Estate of UZAL WARD a~nistered by wife

Rachel Ward 30 December 1800 -URachel Ward of City of New York widow

of Uzal Ward late of the same place decea~ed granted ~etters It Heirsshy

John Uzal P Catharine Jemia and Mary Ward infants (Liber 7 page

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1 May 1835 - Uzal P Ward and Jane his wife of the 1st part

and William Post of the same place of the 2nd Part for $2100 land

in the 9th Ward Recorded 16 May 1835

23 January 1844 - Mary Emmons of the City of NeW York widow of

Isaac Emmons gentlemandec~Sed~ late of the City ofNewYork Isaac

Emmons Jr of Greenwich Conn and Mary E his wifeJ John Emmons and

Eliza his wife William SMoore and Maria his wife Francis Emmons

and Catharine his wife James C~ MacGregor and Rosanna his wife Fredshy

erick S Pelton and Catharine Ann his wife William Emmons Pmiddot- Jane

his wife Israel A Cromwell and Eliza his wife UZAL P tl~ for himshy

self and as guardian for the infant children of his late wIfe Jane bull bull __ I

Ward formerly Emmons viz Mary Ward and Jane Emmons Ward having been

duly appointed qy decree of the Court 30 April 1839 the above being

all of the legal heirs of Isaac Emmons gentleman deceased all of the - shy

first part and John Jack grocer of the City of iIiw York for $3300

land in the Sxth Ward Recorded 20 March 1844 (Liber 444 page 353)

30 April 1839 - Catharine Ann Emmons of New York single woman

UZAL P WAm 1aker of the same place the husrend of the late Jane

Emmons thd said Jane being now deceased James C MacGregor of the

city gen~leman and Rosanna his Wife Francis Emmons accountant and

CatharlDd his wife Israel Cromwell of the same place clothier and

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Eliza his wife~Wil1iam Emmqns of the same place gentleman single

man Isaac Emmons Jr and Mary E his wife of Saw Pits in the County

of Fairfield state of Connecticut in an individual capacity and as the

Trustee for Rosanna McGregor William S~ Moore of New Providence in it ~ ~ ~ gt ---f

EssexCounly -New Jersey farmer and Mariahis wifer Johil-Emnions of - --

Livingston in the Countymiddotof Essex and state of New Jersey and Eliza

his wife all of the first part the said Catharine Ann Jane deceased ~A 1

Rosanna Francisi Eliza middotvilli~m Isaac Jr Marlaard John being the -~amp _ r -1lt rshy

- children Of Isaac Emmons Iateof the -Oity of New York~middotmiddotgentiemaiimiddot deshy

ceased and Cornelius V ~B~ Ostrpoundllae~ of thi~cit tkJ odti+-~~chant of the secondpart~ all that dwelling hDuse in the-Sixtttwiiu lie the

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Seventh Ward Recorded 1 M9y 1839~ (Liber 395page 471)

_ 12 May 1848 - Uzal P Wa~ of Harlem in the Twelfth Ward of the

City of New York 1aker and Laura M~ his Wife of the firs-~ 1rt and

Henry P McGown of the second part for $4500 in land in t- l~elfth

iard Recorded 27 May 1848 (Liber )01 page 499)

( - his second wife)

12 May 1848 - Uzal PWard of-the City of New York~ ooker~ and

laura M his wife of the first partiand Caroline C~ttJn ~if~l (widow)

0 the second part for $1900 land -on 129th Str~et betw~en 4tb- ~rrl 5th

Nenues Recorded 13 June 1848 (Liber 508 page 62)

UZAL P WARD was a whole~ale flour and cracker dealer

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The Will of SARAH (OGDEN) JOHNSON dated 24 June 1767 proved

8 August 1778 names Sarah WaId and J emma Ward daughters of my son

Uzal Ward by my lately deoeased daughter Martha

Trinity Church reoordsof Ne~ York City reoordthed~th of ~ -- -shy

JEMIMA daughter ofUZAL WARD It No date is given -merelythedeath - r t -

reoorded (Trinity Churoh Records p 72)About1782(~)aooord1ng to

Reoords Membership List bull ~~L ~ ~

Will of Nathaniel Johnson of Newanik NJ - Wife Sarah J 100

and furniture Son Stephen the orchard and land which I bought of my ~

brother Ellphalet Johnson Daughter Martha Ward one-h-ltof the reshy

sidue of the personal estate daughter CatharineBanksthe other oneshy ~ ~ _ ~ T ~ - shy

half My grandson Stephen Johnson house and land wher~he lives -- - -

which I bought of Captain Nathanial Wheeler he allowing his mother a

room and 1) of the land d~ng her widowho~d Grandson Nat~r1el

Johnson the house and lam whioh I bought of Zophar Beach randson

Jotham Johnson land above the Two Mile Brook which I bought of Col

Joseph Tuttle Grandsons Nath8niel and Jotham Johnson 1ampnd I bought

of Deacon Tuttle and the land I bought of Josiah Lyon they to pay

Mary Johnson 1 60 Son David Johnson the homestead andthe meadow - -

below the Indian Corner Children David Stephen MARTHA WARD Cathshy

arine llanks and my grandson Stephen son of Thomas deoeased 23 of

my claim in all lands lately belonging to my brother Ellphalet Johnshy

son deceased and the other 13 I give to the children of my brother

Timothy and the children of my brother John Johnson~ Executors son

David and sons-in-law UZAL WARD and James Banks Proved 15 April 1765

(lew Jersey Wills Vol IV page 222)

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Catharine Verwey wife of JOHN BROWER was a daughter of ttLoushy

rens Verwey jm born Paramus and Trientje (Catharine) DeMaree born

Ackinsack (Hackansack) married 9- May 1737 tl

(HackansackDhurch~ _56)

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I Maria - born 4 April b3ptized 29 April 1739 sponsors Pieter DeMarest and Marytje his wife (Schraalenburgh Dutch Church p 85) (_ --

II Catryntie OOptized 25 Feb~ry174i (Para~us Ch~h page 1) married 25 December 1757 JOHN BROWERbull -

111 Petrus - ooptized 17 April 1743 sponsors Joannes Akkerman and wife (Hackensact Church page 188) - ~

IV Geertje - b3ptized 27 September 1747sponsors Isaak Stegh and Augenietje Romyn his wife (New York Dutch page 136)

V Louwerens - b3ptized 25 September 1751 sponsors LouwGrens VanderHoef and Augenetie Allen his wife (New York ]ptd page 170) shy

VI Lourens - born 25 October baptized 2 December 1753 Sonsors William Rutan and Marytie his Wife (Schaalenburgh Dutch Chuch page 126)

LOwrence Verwey died j july 1759 (New- York Dutch Burials)

Widow of Lowrenc~ Ve~ey died 15 June 1795 (New York Dutch Burials)

lawrence Verwey was the son of Jan Cornelese Verwey jm born

Lorg Island and Catryn Louwerense Akkerman jd born Ackinsack both

lving here roamed 15 February 1707

(Hackensack Church p 31)

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I Hendrick - b3ptized 18 January 1708 sponsors Gerrit VanDien and Hendriktie VanG1esen (Hackensack page 93)

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II Elisabeth - baptized 9 October 1709 sponsors Egbert Ackerman and Elisabeth Ackerman (Ibid page 97)

III Geertie - baptized 4 November 1711 sponsors Sander Egbertse and Vrouwtie Verwey~ Ibid page101)

IV Cornelius -13 Junei714 sponsors Jan Stegge and Neeltie his wife (Ibid page 106)

V Louwerens - baptized 8 July 1716 sponsors Abram Ackerman and Elisabeth Breyaudt wife of Egbert Ackerman (Ibid page 112)

VI Annatie - baptized 24 May 1719 sponsors Jacobus Ackermans and Antie Verwey widow of Miggiel Tatus (Ibid llage 127)

VII Jacobu~ -baptiZed 7 ~() 1721 sponsors Jaco~~Louwerense Ackerman and Hendrikie DeGraeuw (Ibid page 127) ~

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VIII David - baptized 25 December 1733 sponsors Hemtfck Kip and Geertruy VanDien (Ibid page 16~)0

NOTE I Jan Cornelese Verwey was asori6f CorneliusVerw~yand Hendshy

rickje Buys and a grandson of Laurens Verwey skipper of the

Breuklin 1660

(Holland Dames and Huguenot Society Eligibility)

Tryntje DeMaree (DeMarest)wife of Lourens Verwey was a daughshy

ter of Pieter DeMaree jm and Maritie Meet jd both born and living

in Ackinsack (Hackensack) married 14 May 1709 tr - ~

(Hackensack p 32)

Issues

I Jacuemina - baptized 24 May 1710 sponsors Jan DeMaree and Ivlagdalena his wife (Hackensack page 98)

II Maria - baptized 15 February 1711 sponsors Incries Bouwer and Gerretie Mandeville (tbid page 10)

III Lea - baptized 30 August 1712 sponsors Abram Brouwer and Lea his wife (Ibid page 104)

Iv Petru3 - baptized 20 March 1715 sponsors liert liertse Banta and Marie DeMaree his wife (Ibid page 109)

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V Rachel - baptisms 2~ December 1716 sponsors Jaem Cristen and Magdalena DeMaree his wife (Ibid page 114)

VI Tryntie - baptized 31

August 1718 sponsors Hendrick Wiertse Banta Trintie Pouwer ~(Ib1d page 118) Married to Lourens Verwey

yeno___ - - VII Sara - baptized 19 June 1720 sponsors Fieter DuRy and Judick

his wife (Ibid page 124) _ - -~

NOTES Pieter DeMaree and his wife Marie Meet accepted on confession (Ibid page 6) 6 July 1712

Jeems Cristen (James Christie) and Magdaleena DeMaree had a son William baptized 28 August 1720 William Vanlmbrugh and Maritie Meet wiIeof Pieter DeMaree were sponsorsbull (Ibid page 125)

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Maria (Meet) DeMaree died soon after as on 15 october 1722 -Pieter DeMaree widower of Marittie Meet and Maria-Batton jd middotmiddot~m and living in Ackinsack were married (Ibid page 4~ ~ ~ ~ JI shy

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Jan de Mare jm van Walcheren in Zeelandt en Jacomyn Dreuns

van Bylanderzy in Heuegouwe ~arri~d 9 S~ptember 16689~

(New York Dutch Church p 33)

Issue

1 David - baptized 18 July 166970 (Old Style and New Style) sponsor David de Maartz (New York Dutch Church page 95) was married to Antie Slade (Sloth)

II Johannes - baptized 18 June 1671 sponsors David DeMareets de Jon~e and Magdaleentie de Temen (New York Dutch Church page 102)

III Mary - baptized in ___() 1673

IV Sara - baptized 12 October 1675 sponsors Samuel deMareetz and ~is wife (Ibid page 120)

V Dimon - baptized 22 November 1677 sponsors Samuel deMareetz ~d Magdalena Fonteyn (Ibid page 130)

VI Rachel - baptized _____()

VII~ Jacomyntie - baptized 21 April 1680 sponsors Hoses LaContre and Maria Dreune (Ibid page 141)

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VIII Samuel - baptized 13 November 1687 sponsorsmiddot Pieter LeGrande and Janneken de Windel (Ibid page 182)

IX Lea - baptized 18 April 1682 sponsors Gerr1tTYsen andAnnetshyjen Ackermans (Bergen Church page 101)

X Peter - born __() 1683 (family record) _ 7 - XI Magdalin~ ~ ~rn _~_J) 168 (family record)

Will of John desMarets dated New Barbadoes Bergen County 29

March 1714 WifeMagdalena (second wife) Children bull ~John of

ApoghQu1nimy Penna Peter (baptism notYound ) of New ~rbadoes ~l

Maria (baptism not found) wife of Jacobus Sloth Sarah wife of Abrashy t

ham Cannan of RichmondCountyNew York Rachel (baptism~t found) wife

ofThomas Hyer of Apoghquinimy Jacomyntie wife of John Steward of

Chester County Penna Lea wife of Abraham Brouwer Magdalena wife

of James Christy grandson David son of eldest son ~v1d deceased

Executors sons John and Peter Codicil dated 4 December 1717 makes

son-in-law ABRAHAM BROUWER an executor in place of son 1 Proved

10 November 1720 He died 16 October 1720 (DeMarest Farrily page is)

(Liber A page 137 New Jersey Wills)

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The Church of the Brethren

This Church was orcanized in Germany in 1700 by Alexander Hack The group was persecuted in Germany and the Church liaS reorganized in America in 1719 at Germantcmn Pa The religion spread through Pa the Shenandoah Valley and westward to the Pacific Coast The Church has sponsored mission work in India China Nigeria and Ecuador~ and service work in Europe Puerto Rico the Near East and th~ Far East The Church cf the Brethren operates six colleges and a seminary The denomination has headquarters in Elgin Ill and the church is a member of both the -Jorl0 Council of Churches and its national organization in the United States

A princi]le of the Group is baptism qy trine or triple immersion and they are sometimes called Dunkers (from the German tunken to immerse) Brethren believe in peace brotherhood temperance and simple living They teach the way of alternative service in place of militclrY conscription

The headquarters has a historicfJ library with church histozy beaks and some genealogical records Listod below are some of the ministers of the Church and the locations

1071 David Brolier South English Iowa Israel Brower Dayton Ohio Daniel Drawer Lima Ohio John Brawer Hermitage Virginia Enoch Brower VIaynesboro Virginia Jacob Brov-rer South English Iowa Daniel Brower aynesboro~ Virginia (Di-G that year)

1801

Daniel Brower Beechmeyer Union CO bull s 2-middot2na Dpvid Brower Salem Marion Co bull Ore - Jacob Brower South EnglishJ Keokuk ( lt- Iowa E L Brower vJaynesboro Au[Usta G___ Virginia John Brower HerimateJ Augusta Cc 4 ) Yirginia David Brower LimaJ Allen Co 0 Israel Brower Dayton Ohio Isaac Broler Seitzlerts StorG ClGster Co Pa Christ Brower South EnGlish =_ _ C M Brower South English ~_a

In 1091 there still nine ministers with the nmnc -IJCrj in 1901 there were six

The Church of the Brethren 1451 Dundce Ave Elgin Illinois 60120 Phone Number ismiddot 312-742-5100

The Brower cemetery in West Alexandria Ohio is located near a small clump of trees on a small rise at the corner of Carlton and Enterprise Road Most of the stones are gone or buried but a few remain inside an iron fence Cattle have been allowed to graze and not much is left John Draw er sold the 12nd to the German Baptist Church on 22 Sep 113313 He was the bishop at th1t time On 20 Sop 11358 Henry and Mary Shively sold the trustees 0 f the church (Jacob Eikenberry and Henry Brubaker) an acre of ground probably to enlarge the cemeterr

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On 13 July 11374 for ~p237 00 the trusteos sold the l~nd to Frllnklin FuclrC The buildinG remninod [lnd was used by the lkthoCJsts for n while and then as n rcsictvnce (Not preved) No rCPrins of )uildinG sholtJ todry The German Doptist CrOUD bullt another church a)out 2 mile south of this one but it was dest~oyed in the 1913 flood In November of the yoar 19613 11rs Joy 11innich ond 1-lrs Don Short took the follOl-nn inscriptions

DrowerJ John

Holderman Hester

filler StGphen

Wise Sarah Ann

Yost Hllrvey

Miller Christena

Karn Sarah

Baker Clarence

Yost

Holdeman Rebecca

Petry D

Holctermlt1n IIuldoh

Aybell D

HolderIlkn Lewis

Di~nah

Shively Jo1m

Yost Hah21a

Mishler Cathnrine

Brrn~e(r) Israel

Miller IIOliard Kester

Eikenbery Diannah

Mishler~ Dovid

Eby Christian

d 27 April 1063 alIed OOy lJm Od He was a minister and bishop of the German Baptist ChurCh 12 June 1074 aged 9Jy lJm 2d rlife of Christian Holcerman 13Jan 1051 aged 75ylOm 5d

d 25 Sep 1055 aged 34Y Om lUd rIife of Jacob vJise

d 22 May 1051 aed 9months DaUGhter of Jacob and Elizaboth

c 14 Nov 105-(broken) aged 1 clay Son of John and Mary

d 12 Nay 1049 aged 25y 11 3d tlife of Cornelius

d 22 Aug 1039 b 25 July 1030

d 15 AUG 1051 ai~ed 3D 21d Son of B F and N

d 21 Dec 1054 Infant c~u cf John ltmd Hu-y

d 11 Feb 11355 ClCed -7 -11 Id

d 3 Nov 11361 _ 3m 27d Daughter cf cl Elizabeth

d 2 June 1341 2y 3m 7d~ Son cf John rt11 E _ 19 L Ue lrl41 ~~ cd 10m 3d Dauhtcr f E ~d (L)

d Sop Ij4- ()roken) Son of Henry nd Mn17

d 15 July 18-- aged 3m 4d Dau[j1tcr of J and H

d 3 Oct 1051 aged 35y 10m ~Tife of Dovid

4 ~ 106-(broken)

6 VlOr 1072 aed 5y 10m 14d Son of DS and DJ

d 12 Feb 1055 aced 49Y 6m and lld

d 5 Oct 1052 aged 101 11m 20d

d 10 Dec 1359 aged D~ 11m 12d

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-------Susannah wife of Christnin d 11 May1D66 aged D5y 1m Id

The Eb7 stones are enclosed by a black-iron fonce Footstones are as follows ES bull1 H~HlIKMI HY bull CbullFYbull 1 JE JVJ Evl

Susanah~ wite of-(rost -of stone is gone) Could be ~Dr-o-we--r-Wlmiddot-fe-of Israel oed in 1l63

From other sources Mrs Gilbert found thtl1- -israel Drawer ron of John nnd Rebecca died in 1079 His mfe~ Susrumah Swihart Drower4ied in 1063 and is probably buried_thore lilso (See above)

Rebecca Harter Drawer Wife of John died in lD50 and since he lies in this cemetery nnd_ thephurch was active at that time Mrs Gilbert feels certain-thut she-is also buried thDre ~--

Military records and historical records indictlte that Jacob nnd Anna Lesh were buricd near Enterprise laquoSince they nrc-Germanmiddot Daptist-it must be in this cemetery~~~~o1) ltlS ~R_cv viir V~~erm- _ ~2~S~gt~

From a military record in theRecorder1s office DaVid Brower b 1772 in Englund died in ID32 fowllt in the vbI of 1012 nnd1ies in the Brower Ccmeterr

A group hve been workine on listin[ the tombstones for Preble County and the first book will be out in Sep 1976 It will contain the small disappearine cometeries If the first one sells they plnn to publish four books for the entire county The group now htlve the census film for Preble County from 1020 thru 1070 1000 is due in shorJr They hve Montgomcrr County for 1060 1070 and 10DO nnd DarJrcCounty

for 10601 ID70 rnd 1000middot~ _-

From the editor I noticed on the map sent by Mrs Gilbert thct there is a Drawer Rd and Aukermnn Creek and a Halderman Rd

Comes now Mr Arthur ilrower Shaw of 411 East Israel Struot in Eaton Ohio 45320 tmd his letter is dtd 16 Aug 1976 He has authorized the publication of his lineage

Descendnntsof Jacob Drower

Jacob ]rower IIenrr Drower (One of 4 sons of the above) vamtll (son of above -b bull d 20~lY 1062 m Sarnh Flora who W-lS

b~ d 2 Oct 1071 _ Their cnildren wereJohn~ Elizabeth~ Lydia Sophia~ Joel Jacob~ Calreine Sarnh andDarbara John Drower (above) IJyenlIlied Elizabeth Sharkey

- b 0 Apr tOtO dbull 12 Sep -1901 b 13 Dec 1026 end d 15 Mar 1917 They-were marrieqop ~Q April ID45

Their ehildren were Dtlniel Marcus Delilah and Willinm

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Dmiol (above) wns 1J 4 AUG ID47 gtnrJ d 0 Aug 1931 lIe muTied Eldora IIildebolt and she vms b 17 Nov 1055 end d 15 Sap 1092 They were married on 28 JIIIny 1004 Their children were Vera Dlld Orvn

Vera IlrJwer (aove) middotwas 1J bullbull 19 kpr 1085 nne d

30 ~Jjily 1936bull She mnrried vlalter Shaw on 12 Feb 1900 111ter Shaw was b 6 May 1004 mel d 9 Oct 1960 Their chileren were Arthur 3rower Shaw b~ 15 Nov-t1909- H~--married Reba Chcrles whc was born 2 Apr 1913 They were mnrried on 7 O-ct 1936 Their child Sharon J Shaw was born 22 Jan 1940 She lTUlITied RGlberl

Dnrnes on 30 June 1962 He wnsborn 14 July 19147 - ~r= ~ Their chilren are Drian Robert Dnrnes who wns born2Q July 1965mel Stephen llrthur Dnrnes who was born 29 A)ril 1970

The Jacob Drower is believed to be correct bu~ there is a guestion about the Henry InfoIJllCltion on themiddot Jacob BrOlver is from a Georrco Drawer of Preble County Ohio bull ~~bull __ _ r_

_ 1r- _ - bull ~1

There appewr to be thiee branches of DraWers in Preble County Ohiobull One _ inEastem Pre31eCounty around vlest Itlexltmdria and east-into Montgomery

County Thena linecfDmiel h-ower southwest of Eatorrabout five miles There is mother line in Western Prele County _-

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From the Eaton Registel IIera1dclid i-ledncsdqv19 AU8193i~Sent by Mrs Gilbert) bull

DlIliel N Drower

Dnniel M Drower l-TaS born the fourth dny of AUtUst 1047 dnd di~dllU~st the eighth 1931 u~ed 04 years nnd 4 dltys He was the eldest cffour chilc1ron born to John nnd Elizabeth Drovror His entire life wis -sn ent in this commurrltyJ huvin[ been bornmiddot nnd rG2Iedupon his father s f~ adjoining his own ~nd upon which he lived until his death

He attended school at the Dooley district school 2nd in his 1nt yems took greot pride in recnlline the mnny llecsnt memoriqs of th~t time nnd looked forward to the annual reunion of teachers nd DUpils of the school - clt~ i_ ~- ~ ~ 7 1_

_ t ~ ~ bullbull - _ ~ - - 1 - -1 r bull lri~gt _ ~ ~~ __ ~t~

On May 28 1884 he was united in maITiaee~to-Dou nildebolt~ wh(raied in Sep 1092 To this unin were born two dauhters On June 6 1894 he wns married to Emma Clarkwho preceded him in death on Sep 8 1926 After her death rnany hours ortis time were s~)ent in 1rritinC Several poems were printed in the newsppers nnd receimiddotred mmlY favornJle comments poundrom far and ncar His Inst poem dedicated tu his surviving schoollnDtes entitled liThe Passinpound Ye2Is or the Last Milestone11 he had justcompleted and typed f()ur days previous to his death rud had intended to present it to thom at the cOminG reurrlon of the Dooley school district

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He is surviod by his bull two daughtGrs ~Mrs WaJter Shnw of amprton mid Mrs ~

Glenn Spacht of Philadeliliin Pa-l two aran~onsArthur Shaw and Drower Spncht anel n host of rolatives nncf friendS who mourn- his loss

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Miscellaneous Notes----shyFrom tho Po Truve1er Pa Colonists Philip Frederick Eichonberger obtoined land warrunt in 1743 from the Projrietors of Pennsylvania 175 ucres in LnncusterCounty

morried (1) married (2) Mary Magdo1ene 1736

Their con Jacob 1746-1811

Jacob Broucher may of beon n Justice of the Peace in JenninGS County Ohio 3 March 1025

An Isuac Drower~ probw)ly a JP)rcsicned on 15 April 1821 ~s he roqJected to leave the state LnwrenceburCh) Indinnn Dcnrborn County These Drmvers were possibly from Kentuc~ (not proved) A number of families moved from Now Jersey to York County Pa and in the 1utter part of the 10th Centurv thqy moved on to Kentucky Brawers Dantos etc Sec the records If the Old Mud Meeting House Mercer County) Kentucky

There is a Jones Family chart in the Indimamiddot S1P3te Librnry which records an Abrnham Jrower vrho wus born 1 l~nril 1746 md died 1 Oct 1305 He lias

of Parkers Ford Chester County)4 puund 0 bgcla1enn DucIDialter b 29 Mnr 1745 and who c~ed on 29 Sep 1031

HeIlTlUn UpdebTaf~ Isaac Upc1egraf1 Syntje Upderaph3

Syntje mnrriedNo 1 to Jun (John) Krey their children

Debora m Jacob Overholtzer Susarma Never married John Krey No record Catherine m Christim Halderman

Syntje morried No 2 to Hubert Cassel their children

YeDis b 29 11nr 1722 m Eliza lOth Henry m Hurg Godshall 11brnham m Fieelt Grimsley Muy m Not married Elizabeth b cn 1723 m ca 1730 to Nicho1lS

Ha1dernkUl Jr he a brother of Christian their issue

Christian Halderman b 1742 d 1032 in Preble

County Ohio He married cal770 to Elizabeth Drot-Jer the dauGhter of John and SusaIma Drawer of Chester County Pa

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NOTE The Halderl1kUlS were in Botetourt County Virpoundinic by 1790 mel to Preble County Ohio cn1005

NOTE The 3rowers married Longacre-Moyer-Hiller 111 these in SW Ohio nnd Virginia

A Jacob Iiller b 1735 in Lnncastor County Pa becurle an Elder in the Bnpt Church in 1765 in Somerset~ Pa~ went to Frcmklin Co Va stayed a while at I3eaverdcun Frederick County Mnrylnnd ltmd he is also listed in the migration of aout 100 families to Kentucky in 1705 via Naryland and New Mnrkct Virginia He vms in Frcmklin County Virginia then Dec1ford County Va ca1776 A Montgomory County Ohio states he crone there in 1000 and d 1015 He had a som Tobias Perhaps he also had a brother of that name who marriGd Barbara Drawer

Some of thG fDmilies went south abuut 1760 John George Ley s brother John to Frederick County Maryland~ another Ley to Drnnge County JiIorth Carolina cal760

)romr N~illle Mentioned

Coshocton Coun~ Ohio

Drower Jos b Pa 1011-1076 Wife Po~

Leesville Cemetol

Drmver Joseph 1070 aeed 67 Drovmr Po~ (vife) 1000 aged Do Drower JolID 1877 No ace given

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Querie

Brower~ Daniel b d bull Married Sarah McMANUS between bull iU35 ancfTIT4l He was accidently killotil six months after their marriage- All of this probably took place in Preble Coun1y Ohiobull Iam interested in when and where he was born~ married and died pisparents names and the Circumstances of

his -death Mrs Cecil Holland cFilley Neb~aska 913357~

of a -Swiss Memnonite family~ christian PLEAM - b i-Mayen 1767~ and died 9 DEC 1846 He married Susanna BReMER b 15 DEC 1767 and d 15 mc 1836 She was a daughter of Daniel and MaryBrower Mary ])rower was b 23 DEC 1000 G1ld d 12 Sop 1860 She vus a daughter of Christian and Susanna (Brower) PIeron She married 1023 in-Pa wAmos Hudson Lewis of Union Tmmship Berks Co Pa- Need f1Jrther information on the PLEAM family listed uboy-e MrsR A ~blemiddot 1790 EucaJJ1Iytus Ave~ S~~si~e CP 93955 ~ _ -=

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What place in Iawa did-Abrahain BROwERand1us wife13arbar~~liemiddot between 1058 anaaJ070 TheymiddotwerefuRichnrd~onmiddotGounty~ Nebraska in the 1880 census with their oldest son NelsonffiGlER who was torn in Ohio and their youngest son who w~ born in-Indiana in 1050 0

They were allliving at home of George PETTY who married dnughter Livia ]RCMER I believe this was the same George PETTY who is listed in the Miami Counbr Indiana history These families [-Lst of kept in tauch as BROlEPwS were in DeKaJb County~ Inc1iU1a ZIl PETTYS in Miami County Indianabull When nndwhere did Abraharl id Barbara BRaNER die Mrs Walter Kiesling 314 East Linden 1-- Logansport Indiana 46947

Bible Record-Elizabeth Brower Chester COlL1ty

Daniel Drower b 2 May 1757 d 2 April 1009 111 Fances Rife on 23 May 1779 She was born 26 April 1758 and diod 7 Oct 1822

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Henry llr-mver b 3 May 1700 111 Elizabeth Naris irCSep 1003 Darbara b 3 Jan 1702 111 John Hurst in Feb 1001 Frances b 1 Jun 1703 m Nathan PerLI1Ylicer - Mar 1003 Christian b II or 14 DEC 1783

m Catherine Price in Mar 1014 Abraham b 22 May 1787 m Margaret Crawford 4 Mar 1013 Mary b 13 Oct 1700 m Abraham Beitler in Mar lOll Elizabeth b 3 Nov 1790 m Nathan Pennytacker

(His second wife) in 1024 Sarah b 15 Aug 1793 Daniel R b 22 Aug 1796 Catherine b 23 Jan 1799 m Henry Longacre II Jun 1016 Ann b II Oct 1001 m John H Umstad 1029

(Became a German Dap Minister)

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NOTE Frances 3rower vufe of Daniel Drawer llas the cbughter of A~raham Reiff and gran1daughtcr of Christian 3(aber) (Bitner) Meyer The D(aber) or Darbara

Decths Sn1le bible entries

Daniel middotJrowerl Sr departed this life on 2 April lD09 aged 52 years Frances DrdWer departed this life 7 Oct 1822 aged ~4 years Frances Pennypacker-departed this life 28 Sep 1022 aged 40 years Wathm Pennypacker departed this life 9 Ju1y AJ 1833 6(47) years

_ (Diff handwriting)~ ~ Catharine Longacre depnrted this lifel Dec 1060 aged 6lyrs lOmo Gdovs

(Diff handwriting) Ifury JeitIer depcrted this 1ife 13 Mar 1052 aged 63 yrs 7 mo 13 days Deniel R Drawer departea this life aged 69yrs middotlOmo Dda Sarah nt-awer departed this life 1 Aug 18615 aged -7~ ilmo27~YS Ann Umstad del)artca this life 12 Jan 1371 afed 69yrs 3mo 1 day~~ Christian Drawer depavted this life June 1069 aged 04 years Ahraham Drower departed this life 14 Feb 1073 aged 05 yrsOmo23days Joseph D Pennypacker~departed this life 27 J~ 1050 aged53 years Jacob Pennypackerdepaned this life 16 March Jl372 aged ~OyrS 9no 4 days Nathan Pennypacker departed this life 9 J~ 1033 lt~~ -~

ElizabothDrov-rer Pennypacker departed this lifO t May 1374 aged Li3 years5 months

Births

Jacob Pennypacker b 21 Ju1y 1003 Joseph Pe~)acker b 21 Nov 1004 Ann PCnDyacker b 31 May 1025

T 1 bull NOTE Jible records from Mrs Ruth Kiesling of Loganspcr- _lcuana

This Pel1flY1gtacker family from which orie of them becamo t1e overnor of the state of Pennsylvania I believe it wa~ middotNatJun JciJ

Several people have sent us their lineages but did nmiddottgive the _ OK for publicntion Pe ase do so if you wnnt tliem )rinted far

circulotion All for now JIm

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