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Henry Brua¹

• Father*: Gustavus Brua¹ b. c 1736, d. b 12 Apr 1815
• Mother*: Magdalena¹

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Henry Brua was born between August 1760 and August 1761 at Stouchsburg, Berks Co., Pennsylvania, "probably a twin of his sister Mary."¹
• He married first on 14 March 1787 Anna Maria Stub, daughter of Martin Stub.²
• Henry Brua married second on 17 November 1793 Catherine Schmidt.²
• Henry Brua died on 24 August 1837 at Washington Co., Maryland; of "dropsy."²
• He was buried at St. Paul's Reformed Cemetery, Clearspring, Washington Co., Maryland.²

• He was found on the tax list at Conococheague Hundred, near Clearspring, Washington Co., Maryland, in 1803 with 100 acres in Mountain of Wales and 200 at Muddy Pond, no slaves, 7 horses and 30 cattle.²
• The will of Henry Brua was was probated on 29 August 1837 gives his son Henry 156 acres of land in Warren Twp., Franklin Co., Pennsylvania, and says son George has already received land. He released his slave Polly and gave her $100, and freed two boy slaves, Otho and Joseph, but they were to be kept by his sons until they reached the age of 25.²

Henry Brua¹

• Father*: John Peter Brua¹ b. 19 Feb 1771, d. 1 Jan 1842
• Mother*: Catherine Rupley¹ b. 1773 or 1777, d. 19 Jan 1833

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Henry Brua was born on 2 October 1808 at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.¹
• He died on 5 July 1811.¹
• He was buried at Salem Reformed Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.¹

Ida May Brua¹

• Father*: John Ankeney K. Brua¹ d. 1889
• Mother*: Leah Hewitt¹

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Ida May Brua was born at Washington Co., Maryland.¹
• She married McCardell.¹

Jacob Brua¹

• Father*: Hans Jacob Brua¹ b. 26 Jul 1722, d. 8 Apr 1800
• Mother*: Jenny Ferree¹ b. b 1730

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Jacob Brua was born in 1748 at Strasburg Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.¹
• He married Esther Longeacker at Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, on 8 August 1779.²
• Jacob Brua died in October 1837 at Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.²

• Also known as Jacob Brewer (Revolutionary War rolls).²
• He served during at Revolutionary War. Listed as Jacob Brewer as a private in the Fifth Co., First Batt. of Lancaster Co. Militia. His brother John is in the same unit.²
• He was found on the tax list at Strasburg Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, in 1779 assessed on 70 acres.²
• He appeared on the census in 1790 at Lampeter Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, as Jacob Brewah, with a household of 5 males over 16, 2 males under 16 and 4 females.²
• In 1790 Jacob Brua resided at Lampeter Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; where he was a blacksmith. This same year Jacob bought land on Pequea Creek, partly in Strasburg Twp. and partly in Lampeter Twp., from Abraham Langnecker.²
• His will was dated on 11 June 1832 leaves most of everything to his eldest son Samuel, with instructions that his younger son, Daniel, be given $700 from the estate. Daniel had left the area 19 years before to settle in Huntingdon County, which is now Blair County, Pennsylvania.²

Jacob Brua¹

• Father*: Johann Peter Brua¹ b. 9 Feb 1729, d. 1 Oct 1808
• Mother*: Anna Maria¹ b. 1731, d. 13 Feb 1804

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Jacob Brua was born on 23 February 1765 at Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., Pennsylvania.¹

• He was confirmed in 1780 at Christ Lutheran Church, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., Pennsylvania; on Whitsunday.¹

Jacob Brua¹

• Father*: John Peter Brua¹ b. 19 Feb 1771, d. 1 Jan 1842
• Mother*: Catherine Rupley¹ b. 1773 or 1777, d. 19 Jan 1833

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Jacob Brua was born circa 1809 at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.¹
• He died on 3 July 1847 at Perote, Mexico; from wounds received during the Mexican War. He never married.¹

• He served during at Mexican War. Enlisted as a private, became a Lieutenant in the Cameron Guards.¹

Jacob Brua¹

• Father*: Daniel Brua¹ b. 13 Jan 1776, d. bt 4 Jun 1805 - 4 Jul 1809
• Mother*: Elizabeth¹

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Jacob Brua was born on 24 November 1793 at near Clearspring, Washington Co., Maryland.¹
• He married Harriet Welsh at Washington Co., Maryland, on 12 May 1821.²
• Jacob Brua died before 1863.²

• Also known as Jacob Brewer.
• Jacob Brua and Harriet Welsh resided at Clearspring, Washington Co., Maryland.²

Jacob H. Brua¹

• Father*: John Ankeney K. Brua¹ d. 1889
• Mother*: Leah Hewitt¹

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Jacob H. Brua was born on 9 October 1836 at Washington Co., Maryland.¹
• He possibly married Margaretha M. Biays on 24 December 1859 (Lynn Austin Brua (1986) claims two marriages for Margaretha to two different Jacob H. Brewers, on the same date).¹

Jean Brua¹

• Father*: Jean Brua² b. b 1621, d. b 1661
• Mother*: Margret Meyel² b. b 1621

• Jean Brua was born circa 1641.¹
• He married Ottilia Fischer, daughter of Lorenz Fischer, on 17 June 1664.¹

• In his early life he was a shoemaker. On 8 Dec 1683, "Hans Brua, citizen and burgher of Hirschland acquired the Ischermule for the sum of 100 gulden. The property remained in the family for the next 195 years. It is a grist mill on a stream called the Isch (Ash) about two miles outside the village of Hirschland. The Ischermule remained with the Brua family until 1878 and continued to mill grain until 1923. On 25 and 26 November 1944 it was damaged by American tanks and artillery, and African American troops from Selma, Alabama slept there.¹

Jean Brua¹

• Jean Brua was probably born before 1621 in the Alsace region of France.
• He married Margret Meyel, daughter of Diebold Meyel, at Finnestangen (Fénétrange), present day Moselle Dept., Lorraine, France, in 1641 according to the Evangelical Church records. He is called "Jean Brua of Wolfskirchen" (five miles north of Kirrberg, Alsace, France), she was a widow from Hirschland.¹
• Jean Brua died before 1661.¹

• He is the earliest known ancestor of the Brua/Bruaw/Bruah/Brewer family that came to Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ca. 1739. The family is of German or Alsacian ethnicity, although the area of their origins is found in present day northeastern France.

Johan Adam Brua¹

• Father*: Jean Brua² b. c 1641
• Mother*: Ottilia Fischer² b. c 1644

• Johan Adam Brua was born on 15 June 1679 at Hirschland, present day Bas-Rhin Dept., Alsace, France.²
• He married first at Assweiler, present day Bas-Rhin Dept., Alsace, France, circa 1697 Anna Catharina Stroh.¹
• Johan Adam Brua married second on 4 May 1734 Elizabetha Carl.¹
• Johan Adam Brua and Elizabetha Carl were divorced in 1750.¹
• Johan Adam Brua died on 18 December 1757 at Hirschland, present day Bas-Rhin Dept., Alsace, France.¹

• A record of his baptism is at Wolfskirchen, by Pfaner Holler. The Reformed Church baptismal records for Hirschland contain "many dozens" of entries with Johan Adam Brua as a sponsor. No will has been found for him although there are "voluminous documents" in the Archives in Strasbourg which deal with the distrubution of his "estensive estate." They are written in Gothic German, the first dated 29 Dec 1757, eleven days after his death. Among these documents is the evidence that links the American Brua emigrants to this family. Theobald Brua and Lorenz Brua, who emigrated 20 years ago, are mentioned.¹

Johann Georg Brua¹

• Father*: Johan Adam Brua¹ b. 15 Jun 1679, d. 18 Dec 1757
• Mother*: Anna Catharina Stroh¹ b. c 1680, d. 4 Oct 1733

• Johann Georg Brua was born on 17 April 1707 at Hirschland, present day Bas-Rhin Dept., Alsace, France.¹
• He married Maria Catherina.¹
• Johann Georg Brua died before 1758.¹

Johann Jacob Brua¹

• Father*: Johan Adam Brua¹ b. 15 Jun 1679, d. 18 Dec 1757
• Mother*: Anna Catharina Stroh¹ b. c 1680, d. 4 Oct 1733

• Johann Jacob Brua was born on 1 March 1699 at Hirschland, present day Bas-Rhin Dept., Alsace, France.¹
• He married first Anna Christina Dietrich.¹
• Johann Jacob Brua married second Anna Ottilia Wilhelm.¹
• Johann Jacob Brua died on 6 November 1767.¹

Johann Jost Brua¹

• Father*: Johan Adam Brua¹ b. 15 Jun 1679, d. 18 Dec 1757
• Mother*: Anna Catharina Stroh¹ b. c 1680, d. 4 Oct 1733

• Johann Jost Brua was born on 12 May 1715 at Hirschland, present day Bas-Rhin Dept., Alsace, France.¹
• He died on 16 May 1715.¹

Johann Nicolaus Brua¹

• Father*: Johan Adam Brua¹ b. 15 Jun 1679, d. 18 Dec 1757
• Mother*: Anna Catharina Stroh¹ b. c 1680, d. 4 Oct 1733

• Johann Nicolaus Brua was born on 20 August 1700 at Hirschland, present day Bas-Rhin Dept., Alsace, France.¹
• He died before 1758.¹

Johann Peter Brua¹

• Father*: Johann Theobald Brua¹ b. 1698, d. bt 11 Dec 1755 - 27 Feb 1756
• Mother*: Anna Margaretha Schmidt¹ b. c 1700

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Johann Peter Brua was born on 9 February 1729 at Hirschland, present day Bas-Rhin Dept., Alsace, France.¹
• He married Anna Maria at probably Berks Co., Pennsylvania, circa 1762.²
• Johann Peter Brua died on 1 October 1808.¹
• He was buried at Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., Pennsylvania; with his wife and children Henry and Regina.²

• Also known as Peter Brua.
• He was 12 years old when he came to America with his parents, and made his mark on the "renunciation list." In 1753 he appears on the tax list of Heidelburg Twp., Berks Co., Pennsylvania with his name spelled as Bruah. In 1768 he had 40 acres in Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., Pa., and was there in 1779 with 139 acres and in 1780 with 140 acres. He was a farmer. During the Revolutionary War he served in Capt. John Lesher's Company of Berks County Militia.³
• Will proved on 31 October 1808 with son-in-law Martin Emmert as administrator.²

Johann Theobald Brua¹

• Father*: Johan Adam Brua² b. 15 Jun 1679, d. 18 Dec 1757
• Mother*: Anna Catharina Stroh² b. c 1680, d. 4 Oct 1733

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Johann Theobald Brua was born in 1698 (the only one of sixteen children for whom no baptism record is found).¹
• He married Anna Margaretha Schmidt on 12 February 1719.¹
• Johann Theobald Brua died between 11 December 1755 and 27 February 1756 at Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.¹

• Also known as Johann Dewalt Brua (Dewalt, or Diebold, being an equivanlent of Theobald).
• Also known as Theobald Brua.¹
• Theobald was confirmed at Hirschland on 26 May 1711 (confirmation generally takes place at age 13 or 14 years). He arrived in America in 1741, age given as 43.¹
• The baptism record of one of his children calls Theobald a blacksmith, and on the well maintained records of the church, the original baptism records are lightly crossed out with the entry "Sind nach Amerika gezogen" (Gone to America) entered by the minister. Theobald was not the first of his family to come to America. In 1739, his younger brother, Lorenz, age 25 and unmarried, came on his own. On 11 Apr 1741, Theobald sold his share of inherited land to his brother Jacob, and signed a letter waiving any further claim to his father's real estate in favor of Jacob. Theobald and his family traveled aboard the ship Lydia and arrived in Philadelphia on 29 Sep 1741. The family consisted of Theobald, his wife Anna Margaretha, two daughters, and seven sons aged from two to twenty years. The family settled in Strasburg Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.¹
• His will was dated on 11 December 1755 probated 27 Feb 1756, names his sons Jacob and Peter Brua as executors.³

Johann Theobald Brua¹

• Father*: Johann Theobald Brua¹ b. 1698, d. bt 11 Dec 1755 - 27 Feb 1756
• Mother*: Anna Margaretha Schmidt¹ b. c 1700

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Johann Theobald Brua was born on 19 June 1727 at Hirschland, present day Bas-Rhin Dept., Alsace, France.¹
• He married Eva Barthela Bach at Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, on 2 April 1750.¹

• Also known as Dewalt Brua.¹
• He came to America with his parents in 1741 and settled with the family at Strasburg, Lancaster Co. Pa. where he and his brother Jacob were baptized at St. Michael's Lutheran Church between 1745 and 1748. There is no other record of him after his marriage, however, there are other Bruas in the area in subsequent years who's parents have not been identified. They may belong to Theobald/Dewalt and his wife.¹

Johannes Brua¹

• Father*: Johan Adam Brua¹ b. 15 Jun 1679, d. 18 Dec 1757
• Mother*: Anna Catharina Stroh¹ b. c 1680, d. 4 Oct 1733

• Johannes Brua was born on 21 February 1706 at Hirschland, present day Bas-Rhin Dept., Alsace, France.¹
• He married Susanna Margaretha Muller.¹

• Johannes Brua was living in 1758.¹

John Brua¹

• Father*: Hans Jacob Brua¹ b. 26 Jul 1722, d. 8 Apr 1800
• Mother*: Jenny Ferree¹ b. b 1730

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• John Brua was born on 1 November 1747 at Strasburg Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.¹
• He married Catherine circa 1772.²
• John Brua died before 5 March 1800; (mentioned as deceased in his father's will).²

• Also known as John Brewer (Revolutionary War rolls).²
• He served during at Revolutionary War. Listed as John Brewer as a private in the Fifth Co., First Batt. of Lancaster Co. Militia. His brother Jacob is in the same unit.
• He was found on the tax list at Strasburg Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, in 1779 with 179 acres, but in 1782 he has only 1.5 acres.²

John Brua¹

• Father*: Gustavus Brua¹ b. c 1736, d. b 12 Apr 1815
• Mother*: Magdalena¹

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• John Brua was born on 28 June 1766 or 28 July 1766 at Bethel Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.¹
• He married Maria Anna Angle before 1792.²

• Also known as John Brewer (when he signed as executor of his father's will).³
• His will was dated on 4 June 1832 names his nine children and a grandson. Witnesses were son Adam Brewer and Peter Brewer. The Clerk of Wills added the notation "Brewer in German," indicating that the names had been signed as Brua or Bruah.³

John Brua¹

• Father*: Daniel Brua¹ b. b 1770, d. 1837 or 1838
• Mother*: Catharina Miller¹ b. b 1780, d. c 1804

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• John Brua was born on 12 October 1800 at Newberry Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania.¹

John Ankeney K. Brua¹

• Father*: Daniel Brua¹ b. 13 Jan 1776, d. bt 4 Jun 1805 - 4 Jul 1809
• Mother*: Elizabeth¹

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• John Ankeney K. Brua married Leah Hewitt on 1 April 1835.²
• John Ankeney K. Brua died in 1889 at Washington Co., Maryland.²

• John Ankeney K. Brua resided at Washington Co., Maryland; his entire life.²

John Daniel Brua¹

• Father*: John Ankeney K. Brua¹ d. 1889
• Mother*: Leah Hewitt¹

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

John George Brua¹

• Father*: Gustavus Brua¹ b. c 1736, d. b 12 Apr 1815
• Mother*: Magdalena¹

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• John George Brua was born on 31 August 1759 at Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.²
• He was baptized on 15 September 1759 at First Reformed Church of Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.¹
• He died before 18 March 1806.

• His will was dated recorded 18 March 1806 names his wife Mary but does not mention any children. He was living in Manchester Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania at the time of his death. Administrators were his brother Daniel and Joseph Sturgis, Jr.²

John Peter Brua¹

• Father*: Johann Peter Brua¹ b. 9 Feb 1729, d. 1 Oct 1808
• Mother*: Anna Maria¹ b. 1731, d. 13 Feb 1804

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• John Peter Brua was born on 19 February 1771 at Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., Pennsylvania.¹
• He was baptized on 3 March 1771 at Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., Pennsylvania.²
• He married Catherine Rupley.²
• John Peter Brua died on 1 January 1842 at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.³

• He was confirmed in 1786 at Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., Pennsylvania; on Whitsunday.²
• After his marriage he lived in Berks Co. where he was a carpenter until 1792 at which time he moved his family to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and lived at Second and Walnut Streets. He was Director of the Poor from 1818 until 1821 and was a member of the Harrisburg Borough Council in 1824, 1826 and 1829. He was a County Commissioner from 1827 to 1829, and was "a prime mover in establishing the Lancastrian system of education which preceded that of the common schools."²

John Peter Brua¹

• Father*: John Peter Brua¹ b. 19 Feb 1771, d. 1 Jan 1842
• Mother*: Catherine Rupley¹ b. 1773 or 1777, d. 19 Jan 1833

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• John Peter Brua was born in 1813 at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.¹
• He died on 26 May 1888.¹

• He never married. He was a lieutenant colonel and paymaster in the U.S. Army during the Civil War. He gave Brua Chapel at Gettysburg College in memory of his mother. It was dedicated on 16 May 1889 and in about 1980 was converted into a dramatic arts center.¹

Leah Jane Brua¹

• Father*: John Ankeney K. Brua¹ d. 1889
• Mother*: Leah Hewitt¹

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

Lorenz Brua¹

• Father*: Johan Adam Brua¹ b. 15 Jun 1679, d. 18 Dec 1757
• Mother*: Anna Catharina Stroh¹ b. c 1680, d. 4 Oct 1733

• Lorenz Brua was born on 21 January 1714 at Hirschland, present day Bas-Rhin Dept., Alsace, France.¹

• Also known as Laurentius Brua.¹
• Lorenz was the first Brua to come to America, immigrating in 1739 at age 25, unmarried. He traveled on the ship Robert and Alice and arrived on 3 Sep 1739 from Rotterdam via Deal, England. The signature of Lorentz Brua is found on the oath of allegiance list, but after that no other positive record of him has been found. It is thought that he probably went to Virginia through the Shenandoah Valley as did many other Palatine pioneers of his time.
  There is a place on the Staunton River near where it flows into the Roanoke River called Brua's Ford. In Feb 1759 the Virginia House of Burgesses authorized a ferry "from the land of Richard Blanks/Black in the County of Lunenburg on the Staunton River, at a place called Brua's Ford. to the land on the opposite side in the County of Halifax; the price for a man three pence, and for a horse the same." It is not known what other Brua this ford could be named for. In 1758, when his father's estate was being distributed, his family stated that Lorenz had not been heard from in many years, and was presumed dead.²

Lucetta Brua¹

• Father*: John Peter Brua¹ b. 19 Feb 1771, d. 1 Jan 1842
• Mother*: Catherine Rupley¹ b. 1773 or 1777, d. 19 Jan 1833

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Lucetta Brua was born circa 1800.
• She married Jacob Hoyer on 21 March 1818.¹
• Lucetta Brua died in 1860 at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.¹

Lucretia Brua¹

• Father*: Emanuel Brua¹ b. 30 Oct 1795, d. 22 Jan 1839
• Mother*: Catherine Zacharias¹ b. 11 Apr 1799, d. 8 Jan 1843

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Lucretia Brua was born on 16 January 1827 at Clearspring area, Washington Co., Maryland.¹

Magdalena Brua¹

• Father*: Daniel Brua¹ b. 13 Jan 1776, d. bt 4 Jun 1805 - 4 Jul 1809
• Mother*: Elizabeth¹

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

Margaret Brua¹

• Father*: John Peter Brua¹ b. 19 Feb 1771, d. 1 Jan 1842
• Mother*: Catherine Rupley¹ b. 1773 or 1777, d. 19 Jan 1833

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Margaret Brua was born circa 1803 (age 47 in 1850).²
• She married Simon Cameron before 1826.¹

Margaret Ankeney Brua¹

• Father*: John Ankeney K. Brua¹ d. 1889
• Mother*: Leah Hewitt¹

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

Margaret Ann Brua¹

• Father*: Jacob Brua¹ b. 24 Nov 1793, d. b 1863
• Mother*: Harriet Welsh¹

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Margaret Ann Brua was born on 5 October 1823 at Washington Co., Maryland.¹

Maria Margreta Brua¹

• Father*: Hans Jacob Brua¹ b. 26 Jul 1722, d. 8 Apr 1800
• Mother*: Jenny Ferree¹ b. b 1730

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Maria Margreta Brua was born on 22 December 1751 at Strasburg Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.¹
• She married George Rocky.¹

Martha J. Brua¹

• Father*: Peter Brua¹ b. 31 Jan 1757, d. 5 Sep 1834
• Mother*: Mary Magdalena Graf¹ b. 1 Jun 1765, d. 2 Jan 1845

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Martha J. Brua was born on 16 January 1801 at Clearspring, Washington Co., Maryland.¹
• She married David Boyers, son of John Boyers, at Washington Co., Maryland, on 1 March 1824.¹
• Martha J. Brua died on 15 March 1875.¹
• She was buried at Old Cemetery at Williamsport, Washington Co., Maryland.¹

Martha Magdalena Brua¹

• Father*: Henry Brua¹ b. bt Aug 1760 - Aug 1761, d. 24 Aug 1837
• Mother*: Anna Maria Stub¹ b. b 1770, d. b Nov 1793

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Martha Magdalena Brua was born on 22 July 1793 at near Clearspring, Washington Co., Maryland.¹
• She was baptized on 7 August 1793.¹
• She married Jacob Troxell on 22 November 1806.¹

Mary Brua¹

• Father*: Hans George Brua¹ b. 25 Aug 1730, d. 28 Dec 1784
• Mother*: Anna Maria¹ b. bt 1730 - 1740

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Mary Brua was born in 1778 at Strasburg Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.¹
• She married Henry Matthias.¹

Mary Brua¹

• Father*: John Brua¹ b. 1 Nov 1747, d. b 5 Mar 1800
• Mother*: Catherine¹ b. Mar 1757

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Mary Brua was born on 5 March 1783 at Strasburg Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.¹
• She married John Hess at Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, on 29 July 1798.¹

• Mary Brua was baptized as Mary Brewer.¹

Mary Brua¹

• Father*: John Peter Brua¹ b. 19 Feb 1771, d. 1 Jan 1842
• Mother*: Catherine Rupley¹ b. 1773 or 1777, d. 19 Jan 1833

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Mary Brua was born before 1798.
• She married Isaac McCord on 15 September 1815.¹

Mary Brua¹

• Father*: Daniel Brua¹ b. b 1770, d. 1837 or 1838
• Mother*: Catharina Miller¹ b. b 1780, d. c 1804

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Mary Brua was born on 26 January 1803 at Newberry Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania.¹
• She was baptized on 28 August 1803.¹
• She married Samuel Fetrow on 11 March 1830.¹

Mary Brua¹

• Father*: Peter Brua¹ b. 31 Jan 1757, d. 5 Sep 1834
• Mother*: Mary Magdalena Graf¹ b. 1 Jun 1765, d. 2 Jan 1845

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Mary Brua was born on 21 February 1794 at Clearspring, Washington Co., Maryland.¹
• She married Frederick Sowers in March 1833.¹
• Mary Brua died on 6 January 1872.¹
• She was buried at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, near Clearspring, Washington Co., Maryland.¹

Mary Ann Brua¹

• Father*: Gustavus Brua¹ b. c 1736, d. b 12 Apr 1815
• Mother*: Magdalena¹

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Mary Ann Brua was born in 1761 at probably Bethel Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.¹
• She married Jacob Kerschner, son of Philip Kerschner.¹
• Mary Ann Brua died on 23 November 1835 or 1841.¹

Mary Ann Brua¹

• Father*: John Brua¹ b. 28 Jun 1766 or 28 Jul 1766
• Mother*: Maria Anna Angle¹ b. 1769, d. 5 Feb 1834

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Mary Ann Brua was born before 1812 at near Clearspring, Washington Co., Maryland.
• She married William Beard on 11 February 1832.¹

Mary Catherine Brua¹

• Father*: John Ankeney K. Brua¹ d. 1889
• Mother*: Leah Hewitt¹

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua (#1), Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua (#2)

• Mary Catherine Brua was born on 1 February 1847 at Washington Co., Maryland.¹
• She married Peter Augustus Witmer, son of John Witmer and Rosanna Brua, in 1867.¹
• Mary Catherine Brua died before 1918.¹

Mary Magdalena Brua¹

• Father*: Gustavus Brua¹ b. c 1736, d. b 12 Apr 1815
• Mother*: Magdalena¹

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Mary Magdalena Brua was born circa 1779 at Washington Co., Maryland.¹
• She married Joseph Feight at probably Pennsylvania.¹

Matilda Brua¹

• Father*: John Brua¹ b. 28 Jun 1766 or 28 Jul 1766
• Mother*: Maria Anna Angle¹ b. 1769, d. 5 Feb 1834

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Matilda Brua was born in 1814 at near Clearspring, Washington Co., Maryland.¹
• She died on 9 March 1834; of "inflammatory bilious fever." Unmarried.¹

• She is called Tilly in her brother Adam's will. He asks his brother John to find a house on the farm for her and leaves her a negro girl slave.¹

Peter Brua¹

• Father*: Gustavus Brua¹ b. c 1736, d. b 12 Apr 1815
• Mother*: Magdalena¹

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Peter Brua was born on 31 January 1757 at Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.¹
• He was baptized on 13 February 1757 at Christ Lutheran Church, Stouchsburg, Berks Co., Pennsylvania.¹
• He married Mary Magdalena Graf at Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland, on 5 January 1785.²
• Peter Brua died on 5 September 1834 at Clearspring, Washington Co., Maryland.²
• He was buried at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Clearspring, Washington Co., Maryland.²

• Also known as Peter Brewer.
• He went to Washington Co., Maryland in the mid 1770's with his parents and it is believed he served as a Captain during the Revolutionary War, although this has not been confirmed.²
• He was found on the tax list at Conococheague Hundred, (near present Clearspring), Washington Co., Maryland, in 1803 owning 340 acres in the Muddy Pond, Mountain of Wales and Philadelphia areas.²
• His will was dated on 27 August 1834 names all his children and his wife Mary.²

Peter Brua¹

• Father*: Daniel Brua¹ b. b 1770, d. 1837 or 1838
• Mother*: Christina¹

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Peter Brua was born on 29 May 1811 at Newberry Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania.¹
• He was baptized on 4 July 1813.¹

• No further record.¹

Regina Brua¹

• Father*: Johann Peter Brua¹ b. 9 Feb 1729, d. 1 Oct 1808
• Mother*: Anna Maria¹ b. 1731, d. 13 Feb 1804

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Regina Brua was born in 1767 at Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., Pennsylvania.¹
• She married John George Emmert they had five children (Emmert/Emmett): Joseph, Catherine, George, Mary and Peter.¹
• Regina Brua died before 1804.¹
• She was buried at Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., Pennsylvania.¹

Rosanna Brua¹

• Father*: Peter Brua¹ b. 31 Jan 1757, d. 5 Sep 1834
• Mother*: Mary Magdalena Graf¹ b. 1 Jun 1765, d. 2 Jan 1845

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Rosanna Brua was born on 10 March 1799 at Clearspring, Washington Co., Maryland.¹
• She married John Witmer, son of John Witmer, at Washington Co., Maryland, on 31 January 1820.¹
• Rosanna Brua died on 4 June 1861.¹
• She was buried at St. Paul's Reformed Cemetery, Clearspring, Washington Co., Maryland.¹

• Also known as Susanna Brewer.²

Salome Brua¹

• Father*: Henry Brua¹ b. bt Aug 1760 - Aug 1761, d. 24 Aug 1837
• Mother*: Catherine Schmidt¹ b. b 1775, d. 10 May 1827

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Salome Brua was born on 10 November 1797 at near Clearspring, Washington Co., Maryland.¹
• She married Harshburger.¹
• Salome Brua died before 1837.¹

Samuel Brua¹

• Father*: Jacob Brua¹ b. 1748, d. Oct 1837
• Mother*: Esther Longeacker¹

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Samuel Brua was born on 31 December 1789 at Lampeter Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.¹

Samuel Crum Brua¹

• Father*: John Ankeney K. Brua¹ d. 1889
• Mother*: Leah Hewitt¹

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Samuel Crum Brua was born on 6 April 1843 at Washington Co., Maryland.¹

Sarah Brua¹

• Father*: Hans Jacob Brua¹ b. 26 Jul 1722, d. 8 Apr 1800
• Mother*: Jenny Ferree¹ b. b 1730

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Sarah Brua was probably born between 1755 and 1765 at Strasburg Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.
• She married Daniel Ferree.¹

• Also known as Sally Brua.¹

Sarah Brua¹

• Father*: Daniel Brua¹ b. b 1770, d. 1837 or 1838
• Mother*: Catharina Miller¹ b. b 1780, d. c 1804

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Sarah Brua was born on 11 August 1798 at Newberry Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania.¹
• She was baptized on 27 January 1799.¹
• She married George Aughenbaugh in December 1823.¹

Sarah Brua¹

• Father*: Peter Brua¹ b. 31 Jan 1757, d. 5 Sep 1834
• Mother*: Mary Magdalena Graf¹ b. 1 Jun 1765, d. 2 Jan 1845

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Sarah Brua was born on 8 August 1795 at Clearspring, Washington Co., Maryland.¹
• She married Henry Masters before 1824.¹
• Sarah Brua died on 24 April 1852.¹
• She was buried at St. Paul's Reformed Cemetery, Clearspring, Washington Co., Maryland.¹

Susanna Brua¹

• Father*: Hans Jacob Brua¹ b. 26 Jul 1722, d. 8 Apr 1800
• Mother*: Jenny Ferree¹ b. b 1730

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Susanna Brua was born on 9 December 1764 at Strasburg Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.¹
• She married George Wolf on 12 June 1794.¹
• Susanna Brua died on 6 February 1830.¹

• Also known as Hannah Brua.¹

Susanna Brua¹

• Father*: Hans George Brua¹ b. 25 Aug 1730, d. 28 Dec 1784
• Mother*: Anna Maria¹ b. bt 1730 - 1740

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Susanna Brua was born before 1770 at Strasburg Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.¹

Susanna Brua¹

• Father*: Gustavus Brua¹ b. c 1736, d. b 12 Apr 1815
• Mother*: Magdalena¹

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Susanna Brua was born circa 1774 at probably Bethel Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.¹
• She married David Flanner at Washington Co., Maryland, in 1792.¹
• Susanna Brua died on 21 February 1858 at Ohio.¹

• Susanna Brua and David Flanner moved to at Ohio circa 1800.¹

Susanna Brua¹

• Father*: John Brua¹ b. 28 Jun 1766 or 28 Jul 1766
• Mother*: Maria Anna Angle¹ b. 1769, d. 5 Feb 1834

• Charts: Descendants of Johan Theobald Brua

• Susanna Brua was born on 4 March 1794 at near Clearspring, Washington Co., Maryland.¹
• She married Adam Hanes on 19 May 1815.¹

Permelia Bruce¹

• Permelia Bruce was born in 1801 or 1802.¹
• She married first Folger.¹
• Permelia Bruce married second at Broadalbin, Fulton Co., New York, on 19 August 1849 Samuel Demarest, son of Petrus Demarest and Sara Demarest, (no children).¹
• Permelia Bruce died on 29 July 1866.¹
• She was buried at Broadalbin, Fulton Co., New York.¹

Ann E. Bruer¹

• Father*: John Horsful Bruere¹ b. 22 Feb 1802, d. 30 Dec 1881
• Mother*: Unity Miers² b. 9 Jan 1809, d. 3 Aug 1847

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Bruere

• Ann E. Bruer was born on 22 May 1836 at Allentown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey.³
• She married Elwood Bunting on 22 February 1855.³

• Also known as Anna Elizabeth Bruere.³
• Ann E. Bruer appeared on the census on 6 August 1850 at Upper Freehold, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, as Ann E. Bruer, age 14, born in New Jersey.¹
• She was named in her father's will dated on 18 February 1875.⁴

Benjamin Bruer¹

• Father-Poss.*: I. Benjamin Brewer b. bt 1790 - 1800

• Benjamin Bruer was born circa 1824 at New Jersey.¹

• He appeared on the census of 10 August 1850 in the household of Daniel Havens at Upper Freehold, Monmouth Co., New Jersey; Daniel Havens, age 56, born in New Jersey. A farmer, with real estate valued at $12,000. In the household are his wife, Amy; children Elizabeth, Mary, Benjamin, Rachel, Daniel, Mary Ann, Mariam, James S.L., and John; and Benjamin Bruer, age 26, a farmer.¹

Catharine Bruer¹

• Catharine Bruer was born before 1818.
• She married Joseph Smith at Essex Co., New Jersey, in April 1836.¹

Daniel Bruer¹

• Also known as Daniel Brewer.¹

George W. Bruer¹

• Father*: Stephen H. Bruer¹ d. b Apr 1852

• George W. Bruer was born between 1830 and 1838 at Monmouth Co., New Jersey.²

• Stephen Hunt Bruere was appointed guardian of George W. Bruer in April 1852 at Monmouth Co., New Jersey, "George W. Bruer, a minor, over the age of 14 yrs., child of Stephen H. Bruer dec'd., requested that Stephen H. Bruer be appointed his guardian."¹

Mary Cornelia Bruer¹

• Mary Cornelia Bruer was born in May 1829 at Massachusetts.²
• She married Daniel Herbert at Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, on 28 May 1858.¹

• Mary Cornelia Bruer appeared on the census on 14 June 1860 at East Brunswick, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, as Mary C. Herbert, age 31, born in Massachusetts.³
• She appeared on the census on 11 June 1900 at East Brunswick, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, as Mary C. Herbert, age 71, born May 1829 in Massachusetts. Both parents born in Massachusetts. Married for 42 years. She has had no children.²

Rachel Bruer¹

• Rachel Bruer was born on 17 November 1763 at Somerset Co., New Jersey.¹
• She married Henry Beekman, son of Hendrick Beekman and Phoebe Bloomfield, circa 1787.¹
• Rachel Bruer died on 11 June 1830 at Somerset Co., New Jersey.¹

• Surname is also spelled Brower.