tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068447077581264936.post7921359840769066317..comments2024-02-25T06:58:41.332-05:00Comments on Brouwer Genealogy: Amasa Brower and Andrew Brower of Atlantic County, New JerseyChris Chesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357968881533223410noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068447077581264936.post-14238465106215143082012-08-25T16:09:37.376-04:002012-08-25T16:09:37.376-04:00Vicki, As you might have suspected, there are many...Vicki, As you might have suspected, there are many, many individuals named John Brower and Abraham Brower, including some brother combinations. Off the top of my head I cannot pick one pair out that meets your description. If you haven't already, you may want to consult the Brouwer Genealogy Database website and scroll through all of the John and Abraham Browers to see if you find one that might have some potential to research further. The best course, however, would be to start with the earliest known Brower ancestor and begin a search in the probate records and the property records (deeds) in the location where you know that person lived. As you know, census records prior to 1830, in New Jersey, were lost. The census prior to 1850 doesn't tell us much anyway, and for the period in which you are searching (early 1800s) the best sources for genealogical info in New Jersey are probate and land records.<br />A link for the Brouwer Genealogy Database website can be found in the column at the right, fifth link down from the top. Hope this at least gets you started.Chris Chesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357968881533223410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068447077581264936.post-73709117680802995132012-08-25T10:56:45.566-04:002012-08-25T10:56:45.566-04:00Hi Chris,
I've found Browers in 1830 in Gallow...Hi Chris,<br />I've found Browers in 1830 in Galloway Twp, Gloucester Cty, NJ. I found a John Brower, b. 1771-80 and an Abm (Abraham?) Brower, b.1781-90. In 1840,listed in Galloway Twp, Atlantic Cty, NJ are a John Browns, Andrew Browers and a Mace (Amasa?)Browns. (Looking at the census page, the handwriting clearly looks like Browers to me). Do you have any record of a John Brower with a brother Abraham? I'm helping a friend with her family tree and we've hit a brick wall at John Brower because of the lack of available census records prior to 1830. I hope to find out where Port Republic, NJ old birth records are kept. Maybe I can see them to shed some light on this.VickiHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00657483462257451670noreply@blogger.com