Samuel BREWSTER ⁵⁰³⁶

  General Notes:

Samuel, son of John Brewster, was born July 18, 1718, in Brookhaven, and died in New Windsor, Orange county, New York. he was among the original patentees of the town of New Windsor in 1751052, and was a member of the committee of safety during the Revolution. He was buried in the old graveyard at New Windsor, overlooking Newburgh Bay. He built a saw mill, forge and anchor shop, and assisted in forging the chain which was stretched across the Hudson River in the hope of checking the movement of British vessels up that stream. In 1775 he built a residence which tradition says sheltered Lafayette as a headquarters during the Revolution. His first wife bore the name of Mary. He married (second) Mary Wood, who survived him and died at New Windsor, February 3, 1807. Children: 1. Samuel. 2. Timothy. 3. Hannah, married Joseph Dubois. 4. Abigail, married Jonas Williams. 5. Susannah, married ---------- Moores.
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Samuel married Mary WOOD. (Mary WOOD died on 3 Feb 1807 ⁵⁰³⁶.)