Brouwer Genealogy: Brewer Records in Wyandot County, Ohio

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Brewer Records in Wyandot County, Ohio

Wyandot County, Ohio was formed in 1845 out of parts of four Ohio counties, Marion, Crawford, Hardin and Hancock. We know that Daniel Brewer was in Marion County, Ohio in late 1838, and perhaps he lived in that part of Marion County that became Wyandot County. On the 1850 U. S. census he is in Wyandot County (see the November 3rd post).

Wyandot Land Records have been filmed by the Family History Library, and digital images are online. Here we are looking at image 299 of FHL film #007209574, Grantor Index v. A-G 1846-1926. This page begins the entries for those whose surname begins with BRE. It continues on for a few more images. There are a lot of Brewer deeds here (and this is just the grantor index), but we'll just look at those that concern Daniel Brewer and those who are likely a part of his family. Links to digital images of all the Wyandot County Land Books are found on this page.

Volume 1, p. 194. Daniel Brewer and "Sary" Brewer, wife of said Daniel Brewer, of the County of Marion and State of Ohio in consideration of the sum of six hundred dollars in hand paid by Paris C. Brewer of the State of Ohio and County of Wyandot. Daniel and Sary (Sarah) convey property in Wyandot County and Pitt Township. More specifically described are two lots in the Town of Little Sandusky, lots numbers 75 and 76, containing ten thousand square feet with fronting on Madison Street, extending west two hundred feet to "Munro" Stret (sic). Jacob A. Brewer is a witness to the deed. Dated 20 May 1845.

As mentioned previously, Daniel Brewer and P. C. Brewer are both found on the 1840 U. S. census at Salt Rock, Marion County, Ohio. In 1850, Paris Brewer, recorded as Parrish C. Brewer, is in Pitt, Wyandot Co., age 37, born in New York. His wife (although explicitly stated in 1850) was "Roene" (the Ancestry.com transcription) actually Roxanna, age 31, born in New York. There are two girls, Mary, age 10 and Ann E., age 5, and also Marvin M. Brewer, age 19, born in New York (certainly too old to be a son of Paris and Roxanna, but perhaps a younger brother, but more likely a nephew).

U.S. Census, 1850, Pitt, OH (Paris Brewer household) (NARA via Ancestry.com)

Paris C. Brewer died prior to 23 September 1852, when Roxanna Brewer, administrator of his estate, is recorded in the Wyandot County Probate Court (Wyandot Co. Administration Dockets 1:240). Those securing the bond of $6000 are H. H. Holdridge, James Brewer and Cornelius Brewer. The inventory of Paris' estate was recorded 29 November 1852 (Wyandot Co. Inventories and Appraisements 1:254). The account of H. H. Holdridge, guardian of Mary L. Brewer (age 14) and Ann Eliza Brewer (age 9) is recorded on 21 October 1854 (Wyandot Co. Administration Dockets 1:326).

In Wyandot County Deeds, vol. 6, p. 171, we have a deed from Emery Brewer of Fulton County, New York to Clark Shepherd for a parcel of land in Wyandot County (see deed for description). It is dated 31 December 1847. The 1850 U. S. census has Emery Brewer in Crane, Wyandot Co., Ohio. He is age 27, born in New York. In the household are Lucinda Brewer (age 18) and Elson Brewer (age 4/12, i.e. 4 months). Elson is a female. There is a Find-A-Grave memorial (with a photo of the headstone) for Alison F. Brewer, died 24 September 1850, daughter of Emery and Cynthia Brewer. It appears that Lucinda and Cynthia are one and the same (see the deed below). There are Find-A-Grave memorial for Emery (with a biographical sketch), Cynthia (Lapham) his wife, and other children.

Wyandot County Deeds, vol. 3, pp. 215-216. Hannah Brewer of Wyandot County conveys to Peter Brewer, for $114, a parcel in Wyandot County, "beginning in the North West fraction of the South West quarter of section No. 30 in Township No. 3, South of Range No. 15, East of the Wyandot Reservation," containing 42 aces. Dated 17 August 1848. Hannah Brewer signs with her mark. No family relationship is mentioned between Hannah and Peter in the deed. On the 1850 U. S. census I find a Hannah Brewer, age 58, born in New Jersey, at Antrim, Wyandot County. In the household are Peter Brewer, age 25, born in Ohio, a farmer with real estate valued at $400, and William Brewer, age 22, born in Ohio, a laborer. There is nothing here that implies that this household came to Ohio from Fulton County, New York.

Wyandot County Deeds, vol. 5, pp. 92-93. George D. Stinebaugh and Rachel Stinebaugh, his wife, of Crawford Co., Ohio, convey to Emery Brewer of Wyandot County, for $120, "premises" in Wyandot County, "being in Lot number three hundred and thirteen (313)," in the town of Upper Sandusky. Dated 6 May 1850. This is followed on pages 93-94, by a deed from Emery Brewer and Cynthia Brewer, his wife, of Wyandot County, to Samuel Smith of the same place, for $125, the same lot Emery had bought of the Stinebaughs. Dated 5 March 1851.

Wyandot County Deeds, vol. 8, p. 383. Jacob A. Brewer and Susannah Brewer, his wife, for $1 paid by William Simmons, quit claim to William Simmons a parcel of land in Wyandot County, "being part of the north half of the south east quarter of section twenty-four in the Township of Pitt, containing fifty-nine and fifty-three hundredths of an acre." Dated 18 March 1854. Jacob A. Brewer witnessed the 1845 deed of Daniel Brewer and Sary his wife to Paris C. Brewer (above). Jacob A. Brewer, age 35, born in New York, and Susannah Brewer, age 34, born in Pennsylvania, are found on the 1850 U. S. census in Pitt Towship. There are six children in the family ranging in age from one month to thirteen years. The household is enumerated next to that of John Simmons, age 56, who was born in New York, which includes William Simmons, age 22, born in New York. Jacob A. Brewer (the A is for Anthony, as per his marriage record) has a good number of descendants. He and his son Cornelius are found frequently in the grantor index. His ancestry does not appear to be known beyond his parents who are claimed to be a Jacob A. Brewer Sr. (1787-1832) and Hannah Stall (1792-1853). Jacob A. Brewer may be a key to identifying the family of Daniel Brewer (b. ca. 1771). We'll have to come back to Jacob A. Brewer at look at him in more depth.

U.S. census 1850, Pitt, OH, p.475 (NARA via Ancestry.com)

Wyandot County Deeds, vol. 10, p. 320. Hiram H. Holdings of Wyandot Co., guardian of the minor heirs of Paris C. Brewer, late of Little Sandusky, Wyandot County, deceased, conveys to Russel A. Kenyon of Kalamazoo County, Michigan, two certain town lots in the village of Little Sandusky. The minor heirs are named as Mary L. Brewer and Ann Eliza Brewer. Dated 17 May 1856. (See Paris C. Brewer above). Apparently Paris C. Brewer's widow, Roxanna (called Miller in trees on Ancestry.com) remarried this Russell A. Kenyon and they ended up in Logan County, Illinois where she died in 1880.

There are numerous deeds involving Brewers as the grantors, from later years in the 1800s, found on this page of the Wyandot County grantor index. For now, I'll leave them for any interested readers to explore.