Sixth Generation

101. Mary Bedwell^61,68,69 was born about 1797 in Grayson County, Virginia. She was also known as Polly Bedwell.

Much of the information about Mary "Polly" Bedwell Brewer's descendants from June Brewer Welsch, jiwelsch

Mary Bedwell and Aaron Brewer were married on 19 Apr 1816 in Grayson County, Virginia.¹¹⁸ Aaron Brewer¹¹⁸ (son of Mastin Lewis Brewer and Agatha Holland) was born on 25 May 1794 in Grayson County, Virginia.¹¹⁸ He died on 16 Jun 1880 in Grayson County, Virginia.¹¹⁸

• 1850 Census for Stafford, Greene County, Indiana, shows Aaron Brewer, 56, as head of household living with: Jane Brewer, 39; Polly Brewer, 24; Julia A. Brewer, 16; Margaret A. Brewer, 15; James Brewer, 2; Sarah Brewer, 6/12; Uriah West, 15; John West, 13; Thomas West, 11; Joseph West, 7; and Jacob West, 5. Polly Brewer was born in Virginia, and all other children were born in Indiana.

• 1860 Census for Stafford, Greene County, Indiana, shows Aaron Brewer, 66, a farmer, as head of household consisting of: Jane Brewer, 48; James V.A. Brewer, 12; Sarah Brewer, 9; Franklin Brewer, 8; Minerva J. Brewer, 4; Thomas R. West, 20; Joseph West, 18; and Jacob West, 15. Everyone except Aaron and Jane were born in Indiana.

• 1870 Census for Stafford, Greene County, Indiana, shows Aaron Brewer, 76, a farmer, living with: James Brewer, 32, a farmer; Franklin Brewer, 17; and Minerva Brewer, 14. Mary Bedwell and Aaron Brewer had the following children:

+261	i.	Etha Linda Brewer.
+262	ii.	Lewis A. Brewer.
263	iii.	Elisha Brewer was born about 1826. This could be his Civil War record: Name: Elisha H Brewer , Residence: Campbellsburg, Indiana Enlistment Date: 19 August 1862 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE State Served: Indiana Unit Numbers: 618 618 Service Record: Promoted to Full Corporal Enlisted as a Private on 19 August 1862 Enlisted in Company B, 66th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 19 August 1862. Mustered out Company B, 66th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 03 June 1865 in Washington, DC 1850 Census for Stafford, Greene County, Indiana, shows Elisha Brewer, age 24, living in the household of his sister, Etha Page. This Elisha Brewer does not appear in any later census records.
+264	iv.	Polly Brewer.
+265	v.	Margaret Matilda Brewer.