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Descendants of Daniel Brewer

Generation One

432. Daniel1 Brewer;273 born circa 1600 at Eng;273 married Joanna Unknown before 1624;273 died 28 Mar 1646 at Roxbury, MA.273

He " Daniel Brewer1 came in the ship Lyon from England in 1632. Governor John Winthrop recorded the arrival in Boston of the vessel Lyon piloted by its celebrated master William Peirce: "1632 Sept. 16 being the Lord's day. In the evening Mr. Peirce, in the ship Lyon, arrived and came to an anchor before Boston. He brought one hundred and twenty-three passengers whereof fifty children, all in health; and lost not one person by the way, save his carpenter, who fell over board as he was caulking a post. They had been twelve weeks aboard and eight weeks from Land's End. He had five days east wind and thick fog, so as he was forced to come, all that time, by the lead; and the first land he made was Cape Ann."

Daniel Brewer took the oath of allegiance before leaving England and brought to America with him his wife Joanna and three older children. They soon joined the Roxbury church and May 14, 1634, Daniel was sworn a freeman. He had a home lot, an orchard and some 95 acres. Roxbury was described as a "faire and handsome countrey town, the inhabitants of it being all very rich." Later, "they have goodly fruit trees, fruitful fields and gardens, their heard of cows, oxen and other young cattell....their streets are large and some fayre houses yet they have built their house for church assembly destitute and unbeautiful.." Daniel did jury duty in December 1640, each jury member receiving one shilling. He was one of about sixty citizens who subscribed annually to the support of the Free Schools in Roxbury; the annual payment in 1645 was five shillings. A husbandman, Daniel, in his will dated January 12, 1646, named his wife executor and arranged that she have during her life "the use of the house, half of the barn and other outhouses, timber for repairs, firewood, a red steer, all the swine, three Cowes, sufficient hay, fresh and salt, for the keeping of three Cowes, and the plowing and soweing of the said home lott, etc." On March 28, 1646, "Brother Brewer dyed of an Ulcer in his longes which pced through into his bowels & emptyed thither to his great swelling and torment." His widow died February 7, 1689, aet 87.

Children

1. Daniel2, born in England ca 1624, married November

5, 1652, Hannah, daughter of Isaac Morrill,

one of the four richest men of Roxbury, maker of

armor, weapons and a variety of metal objects.

Daniel died January 9, 1708, his widow October

6, 1717.

Children born in Roxbury:

i. Infant3, b. and d. Mar. 9, 1660.

ii. Hannah, b. July 5, 1665.

iii. Daniel, Rev., b. Feb. 7, 1669, H.C. grad.

1687, A.B.A.M.; ordained May 16, 1694;

minister at Springfield Ma.; m. Catherine

Chauncey; d. 1733.

2. Anne2, named in her father's will, became a member

of Roxbury chur. ca 1647; d. Mar. 15, 1658.

3. Joanna2, named in her father's will.

4. Nathaniel2, born at Roxbury May 1, 1635; sworn a

freeman in 1674; died February 26, 1693, in Roxbury.

He married (1) by 1660, Elizabeth Kingsbury

who died June 25, 1661; married (2) December 6,

1661, Elizabeth Rand.

Child, 1st marriage, Roxbury:

i. Elizabeth3, b. May 22, 1661.

Children, 2d marriage, Roxbury:

ii. Joanna, b. Jan. 20, 1663.

iii. Nathaniel, b. July 16, 1667; m. Mar. 17,

1690, Margaret Weld (d. of Thomas of Roxbury).

5. Sarah2, born March 10, 1638, in Roxbury; married

there November 19, 1656, John May of Roxbury; 12

children born there.

6. George2, died in 1646, probably bef. his father."

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Children of Daniel1 Brewer and Joanna Unknown were:

Generation Two

433. Sarah2 Brewer (Daniel1);61 born 8 Mar 1638 at Roxbury, MA;61 married John May, son of John May and Unknown Unknown, 19 Nov 1656 at Roxbury, MA;61 died after 1660.61

Children of Sarah2 Brewer and John May were:




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