Deeds found in Putnam County, New York for the years 1812-1850 are covered in the January 30, 2019 post. You will also find links to the index pages in that post, as well as a brief description of Putnam County. The abstracts below are arranged chronologically by date of the deed.
Deeds X:498. Dated 18 March 1852. John Brewer and Lucrecia his wife, of the Town of Kent, to Mary Kirk of the same place. For $50, a parcel of land lying in the town aforesaid, bounded as follows beginning at the north side of the road at a road with auger hole in it that leaving the corner of widow Philips lot, running with the said lot north...containing a quarter acre of land. Signed by John Brewer and Lucinda Brewer. [John Brewer had acquired this land from Tuenis Brinckerhoff and Abraham S. Post on 14 October 1845 (see Deeds S:312).
Deeds Z:531. Dated 20 January 1854. Clark Strang and Naomi his wife of the Town of Southeast, to Frederick Brewer of the Town of Somers, Westchester County. For $150, a parcel of land in South East, bounded as follows, beginning at a marked stone in the wall on the north east side of the Croton turnpike, thence north...containing one quarter of one acre of land.
Deeds 41:114. Dated 26 February 1855. Quit claim indenture. Frederick Brewer and Phebe his wife of the Town of Southeast, Putnam County to Nelson Strand of the Town of Somers, Westchester County. For $100, a parcel of land in the said Town of South East, bounded beginning at a marker stone in the wall on the north east side of the Croton Turnpike...containing one quarter of an acre of land. Frederick and Phebe Brewer sign with their marks.
Deeds 30:4. Dated 22 March 1855. John J. Barrett and Martha his wife of the Town of Carmel, to Daniel Brewer of the same place. For $300, a parcel of land in the town and county aforesaid, bounded beginning at a chestnut tree marked in the north east corner of said lot then westerly with the lands of Vincent Barrett to the land of Daniel Brewer then easterly by the land of said Brewer...east along Brewers line to a stump in the line of John T. Barrett's land...containing eighteen acres of land. Signed John J. Barrett, Martha Barrett (with her mark) and Sarah Barrett (her mark).
Deeds 39:445. Dated 9 April 1857. Daniel Brewer of the Town of Carmel and Elizabeth his wife, to Daniel Brewer, Jr.
of the same place. For $25, a parcel of land lying and being in the
place aforesaid bounded as follows beginning at a heap of stones in the
line of John Barrett then along the said Daniel Brewer Jr.'s land to a
stake and stone thence northerly along the same Brewer's land to a
butternut tree thence easterly along the lands of Hohanes Frost to the
lands of John Barrett, then a long the same to the place of the
beginning, containing two acres more or less. Daniel and Elizabeth
Brewer both sign with their marks.
Deeds 32:310. Dated 5 May 1857. Marcus Griffin and Jemima his wife of Phillipstown, to John Brewer of the same place. For Twenty(?) five hundred dollars, "that certain farm or tract of land situate in Phillipstown aforesaid..." The boundary description mentions the land of the late John Marcus, and land contracted to D. Denlysher. Containing 155 acres. Assigns the rights to all mines and minerals. There is a long detailed description of the boundaries here.
Deeds 38:25. Dated 26 April 1859. James Henry Offie and Henrietta Maria Offie both of the Town of Fishkill, Dutchess County, to John Brewer of the Town of Philipstown, Putnam County. For $3000, a piece of land in Philipstown which by the deed of Samuel Gouverner and Mary his wife dated 7 May 1832 subject to such reservations as are therein mentioned to John Crosher was conveyed in fee and which said farm is therein described as follows: beginning in the middle of the road leading to the old Post road near John Warren's... What follows is a long description describing physical boundaries and markers (stones, stumps, trees, brooks). Containing ninety eight and a half acres more or less. Mention of the use and privilege of the highway over the property.
Deeds 37:542 Dated 25 May 1861. John Shenton of the Town of Carmel and Annis his wife, to Ebenezer Brewer of the same place. For $225, a parcel of land in the Town of Carmel beginning at a point in the middle of the highway leading from Carmel Village easterly to Ebenezer Kelley's thence running northerly along a straight line along the lands of Wesley Bennet to a point on the bank of the north side of the brook thence westerly along the lands of the said Bennet to the lands of Frederick Vredenburgh, thence southerly along the lands of said Vredenburgh to the middle of the aforesaid highway, thence easterly along the middle of the said highway to the place of the beginning, containing by estimation one eight of an acre of land more or less.
Deeds 39:130. Dated 1 April 1863. Daniel Wright, David S. Wright and Matilda his wife all of the Town of Kent, to John Brewer of the same place. For $2000, a "piece or farm of land" in the Town of Kent, beginning at a birch tree standing in the corner of David C. Haines & co. land, being the southeast corner of the said farm that is now to be conveyed. The piece is bounded by the said Haines, the land of Daniel Wright, the land of David Wright, the land of Matilda Wright, the land of Ruth Ludlow deceased, the land of David Lockwood, the land of Peter Lockwood, the land of Freeman Smalley. containing 107 acres.
Deeds 41:63. Dated 3 March 1864. Allen Barrett of Carmel and Sarah his wife and John Barrett and Margaret his wife of Fishkill, Duthcess County, Simeon Barrett and Emily his wife of Cattauragus County, New York, Moseman Barrett and Cornelia his wife of Carmel, Isaac D. Barrett and Tamar his wife of Carmel of the first part, to Jeremiah Brewer of Carmel, Putnam County of the second part. For $2500, land in the Town of Carmel, bounded beginning at the southeast corner of the premises being here conveyed and at the corner of the land of Allen Barrett... (this is the property sold by Jeremiah and Rachel Brewer on 19 March 1867, Deeds 44:123 below).
Deeds 41:326. Dated 1 April 1865. Gideon Barrett of the Town of Carmel and Eunice his wife, to Fowler Brewer, of the above named place. For $600, a parcel of land being partially in Carmel and partially in Kent, beginning at the northwest corner at a walnut tree running easterly in company with Ferris Barrett's land to a chestnut tree thence running with William Barrett's land to a heap of stones and a stake by a spring then northeasterly to a rock, easterly to a chestnut tree, northeasterly in company with Daniel Coles land to a heap of stones, easterly to a birch tree, northerly in company with Peter Barrett's land to the land of Peter Barrett...along Ebenezer Barrett's land...containing 52 acres of land more or less. Also another piece bounded with John Barrett, Vincent Barrett and Gideon Barrett, containing 30 acres. Gideon Barrett signs with his mark.
Deeds 42:354. Dated 29 March 1866. Jeremiah Brewer of the Town of Carmel and Rachel Brewer his wife, to Daniel Brewer of the said town. For $1500, a parcel of land in the town aforesaid, commencing at a chestnut stump in corner of the land of Allen Barrett, easterly along Allen Barrett's land to the highway leading past the highway of said Barrett, along the highway easterly to the corner of Edward Barrett's land, then northerly along Edward Barrett's land to the land of John Barrett, then along said Barrett's land to a white oak tree, then northerly to Lockwood pond, then crossing the corner of said pond to a maple stump with stones piled thereon, then westerly to a stake and stones to the land of Sarah A. Barrett then along the same name westerly...containing 40 acres. A second piece of land follows the bounds of Allen Barrett, "westerly along the highway past the residence of Daniel Brewer deceased...containing twelve acres. Jeremiah Brewer and Rachel Brewer sign with their marks.
Deeds 42:356. Dated 29 March 1866 (same as above). Elizabeth Brewer (widow of Daniel Brewer, deceased) of the Town of Carmel, to Daniel Brewer of the same town. For consideration of one dollar, two certain parcels of land in the town of Carmel... The two described are the same as the two conveyed by Jeremiah Brewer to Daniel Brewer at Deeds 42:354, dated the same day. One of forty acres, the other of twelve acres. Elizabeth Brewer signs with her mark. Andrew White is the witness.
Deeds 42:368, Dated 30 March 1866. Mary Kirk of the Town of Kent, to Saura Ann Brewer, of the said town [Note: the grantee's name is indexed as Laura A. Brewer, but the name in the deed is not too clear, both with regards to the given name and surname]. For $250, a parcel of land in the said town, beginning at a large rock marked standing on the north of the highway at the corner of Widow Phillip's lot...containing one quarter of an acre of land more or less. [See Deeds X:498, above where John Brewer and Lucrecia (sic) his wife deed this same parcel to Mary Kirk back in 1852. This couple did have a daughter named Susan A. Brewer].
Deeds 44:85. Dated 14 March 1867. William M. Wright of the Town of Kent and Clarissa his wife, to Jeremiah Brewer of the Town of Carmel. For $2200, a parcel of land in the Town of Kent, beginning at a larger rock on the north side of the highway running from the late Moses Knapps to Farmer Mills adjoining Matilda Wrights land to the lands of Peter Lockwood, to the lands of James J. Tompkins, westerly along Tompkins to the black pond then with the pond to the outlet of said pond, thence with the lands of the late Absolam Lee to the lands of the said Moses Knapp, dec'd, thence with Knapps to the lands of Smith & Townsend, thence with Smith & Townsend to a white oak adjoining land of David L. Wright...(and on and on) containing 200 acres.
Deeds 44:123. Dated 19 March 1867. Jeremiah Brewer of the Town of Carmel and Rachel his wife, to Allen Barrett of the same place. For $2800, a parcel of land in the Town of Carmel, beginning at the southeast corner of the premises being conveyed and at the corner of the lands of Allen Barrett in the middle of the highway leading past the dwelling house of said Barrett thence westerly along said highway until it intersects a highway leading from Red Mills to Boyds, thence northerly along the last mentioned highway until it reaches Henry Barrett's land thence easterly along said Henry Barrett's to a corner, thence northerly along said Henry Barrett's land to a corner, thence easterly along said Barrett's to the lands of Daniel Brewer and stake and stones, thence southerly along said Brewer's land to a corner and land of Allen Barrett, thence westerly along said Barrett's land to a corner, thence southerly along said Barrett's land to the highway first mentioned and place of beginning containing seventy five acres more or less. A second piece, situate in Carmel, begins at the middle of the second highway and follows lines of Henry Barrett and Sarles Drew, then the land of Gideon Barrett, containing ten acres. Jeremiah and Rachel Brewer sign with their marks. Witnessed by Nathan A. Stokum.
Deeds 45:69. Dated 7 October 1867. Daniel Brewer of the Town of Carmel, to William Brewer of the same place. For $500, a parcel of land in the Town of Carmel, bounded, beginning at the end of a stone wall in the southeast corner thence northwesterly to a chestnut oak stump near the highway thence westerly to the highway near said Brewer's...containing twelve acres of land. Daniel Brewer signs with his mark.
Deeds 45:594. Dated 7 October 1867. Daniel Brewer of the Town of Carmel to John Barrett of the same town. For $200, a parcel of land in Carmel, beginning at the northeast corner of John Barrett's land on the south side of the road...containing three acres more or less being the same premises deeded by Obed E. Barrett and wife to the party of the first part (Daniel Brewer). Daniel Brewer signs with his mark.
Deeds 46:302. Dated 12 October 1868. Quit claim indenture. Hannah Roberson, Joseph Ferris, Mahala J. Denning, Asahel Bell, Mary Ann Haddan, Eliza Ann Christian, Clarissa Brewer, Lewis Bell, Mariah Bell and Leonard Ferris, Elina A. Baxter and Mary Jaycox of Putnam County, Selvenus Denning of Orange County, Isaac Denning, Catherine A. Foreman, Martha Denny, George Denny, Jerome Denny, Richard Denny, Peter Denny and John Denny all of Putnam County, of the first part, to Benjamin Forman of Putnam Valley of the second part. For the sum of one dollar, the parties of the first part quit claim to the party of the second part "our right title and interest individually and collectively and as heirs at law and descendants of Richard Denny deceased, Thomas Denny deceased or Abijah Pratt deceased late of Putnam County. The deed includes mineral rights. Description of boundary. Signed by all of the first part and the surname sometimes written as Denning in the deed is signed as Denny.
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Thursday, January 31, 2019
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Brewers Found In Putnam County, New York Deeds, 1812-1850
Putnam County, New York Deeds are indexed by Grantees and Grantors. The Brewers found in the index for Grantees A-K, 1812-1869 begins at page 171 (image 100). For Grantors, the Brewers are found in Grantors A-K, 1812-1869 beginning at page 171 (image 92). Putnam County was created in 1812 out of Dutchess County which lies directly to the north. There are six towns in Putnam County. Philipstown, Kent and Patterson lie west to east and border Dutchess County which is north. Philipstown, Putnam Valley, Carmel and Southeast lie west to east and border Westchester County to the south (Philipstown, which is sometimes recorded as "Philips") runs the N-S length of the county and is the westernmost town). Fishkill, East Fishkill and Pawling (W-E) are the Dutchess County towns that border Putnam County. Cortlandt, Yorktown, Somers and North Salem (W-E) are the Westchester County town that border Putnam County. You will find mention of some of these towns in the records that follow. Arranged chronologically by the date of the deed. [Although the correct spelling of Philipstown (Philips) is with one l, you will see it sometimes recorded with two ll's].
Deeds B:294. Dated 5 January 1825. Daniel Brewer and Elizabeth his wife, of Carmel, Putnam County, to Daniel D. Pierce of Fishkill, Dutchess County. For thirty-five dollars and five cents ($35.05), two tracts of land in the Town of Phillips, Putnam County. Boundaries are described. One contains five acres two rods, the other two acres two rods. Daniel and Elizabeth Brewer sign with their marks. Witnessed by Barnabas Carver who acknowledges on 8 January 1825.
Deeds E:494. Dated 18 March 1829. James Brewer and Sary his wife, of the Town of Philips, Putnam County, to Aaron Barhite of the same place. For $150, a parcel of land in the town and county aforesaid. Boundaries described. Contains eight acres. James Brewer signs with his mark. Witnessed by Phebe Ann Travis and Daniel D. Travis.
Deeds F:431. Dated 12 September 1830. "I Isaac Brewer of Philipstown in the County of Putnam, State of New York having become insolvent did in conjunction with so many of my creditors residing within the United States whose debts in good faith amount to two thirds of all debts owing by me to creditors residing within the United States present a petition to the Honorable Frederick Stone first judge of the county courts of the county of Putnam praying for relief pursuant to the provisions of the statue relating to voluntary assignment made pursuant to the application of an insolvent and his creditors." Isaac Brewer signs over to Levi Kelley of Philipstown "all my estate real and personal both in law and equity..." excepting wearing apparel, bedding, and my arms..."to hold the same to the said assignee to and for the use of all my creditors." Isaac Brewer signs with his mark. [The index entry notes that this is an assignment rather than a deed].
Deeds H:518B. Dated 2 April 1832. John Odell of Philipstown and Susannah his wife to Isaac Brewer of the same place. For $125, a piece of land in Philipstown, beginning at the south corner of said lot at the line of Robert Post's land on the west side of the brook and runs south to the brook runs until it comes to the lands of Robert Post then west with Post's lands until it comes to the lands of Elijah Bunnels then with said Bunnels lands north until it comes to the land of Robert Post then with said Post's lands east to the beginning containing four acres more or less.
Deeds I:45. Dated 6 March 1834. Joseph Forman and Maria his wife of Yorktown, Westchester County to Tunis Brewer of the Town of Philips, Putnam County. For $45, a parcel land in Philipstown, "beginning at a heap of stones in Tunis Brewer's line and corner of Elijah Morgan's land..." The boundary description mentions the lands of Mead Baremore, Caleb Pierce and Peter Banker, and returns to the heap of stones on said Brewer's land. Containing seven acres more or less. Henry Walters and Cyrus Chase are witnesses.
Deeds J:519. Dated 1 April 1835. Martin L. Strange and James Travis of Yorktown, and Caleb Green of Somers, Westchester County, and Joseph H. Osborn of the city and county of New York, executors of the last will and testament of John Conklin, deceased, of the first part, to Tunis Brewer of the Town of Philips, Putnam County. For $1000, a parcel of land lying in Philips Town..."beginning at a stake and stones corner of said Brewer's land thence north..." Bounding the property is the land of James Hall. Containing twelve acres more or less.
Deeds Q:453. Dated 18 November 1842. Job C. Austin and his wife of the first part of the Town of Carmel, to Mary A. Ketcham, Tamer Ketcham, Joseph Ketcham, Dennis W. Ketcham, Cornelius Ketcham, Enoch Ketcham, Joshua Ketcham, Isaac A. Ketcham, Fanny Brewer, and Charity Booth of the Town of Philipstown. For $100, a parcel of land in Philipstown, bounded on the north by the land of Dingy, on the east by the land of the said Dingy, on the south by the land of Chadwick, on the west by the land of Van Wyck, containing 50 acres more or less. Signed Job C. Austin and Hetty Austin. Peter Anderson, witness.
Deeds R:302. Dated 25 March 1844. Tunis Brewer of Putnam Valley, Putnam County and Phebe his wife, to Abraham Field of Yorktown, Westchester County. For $1000, a parcel of land in the Town of Putnam Valley, beginning at the southeast corner of the said lot of land and corner of James Hall's land. The parcel is bounded by the land of Dr. Fountain and the "Wde Christian" (the widow Christian). Also "Bargers land," and "Dennises land," and Caleb Pierce's land. Containing 84 acres more or less. Signed by Tunis (his mark X) Brewer and Phebe Brewer.
Deeds S:312. Dated 14 October 1845. Tunis Brinckerhoff of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, and Abraham S. Post and Matilda his wife of the Town of Kent, Putnam County, to John Brewer of the last mentioned place. For $30, a parcel of land in the Town of Kent, "beginning on the north side of the road at a road with an auger hole bored in it that being the corner of Widow Philip's lot and running with said lot north..." containing one quarter of an acre of land.
Deeds U:235. Dated 16 Apr 1846. Daniel Brewer of the Town of Carmel and Elizabeth his wife, to Daniel Brewer, Jr. of the place aforesaid. For $50, a piece of land in the place above mentioned, "beginning at the chestnut tree and heap of stones and runs a (?) line easterly to a whitewood tree...then along said bounds to John Barritts line..." containing four acres of land more or less. Daniel and Elizabeth Brewer sign with their marks.
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Deeds B:294. Dated 5 January 1825. Daniel Brewer and Elizabeth his wife, of Carmel, Putnam County, to Daniel D. Pierce of Fishkill, Dutchess County. For thirty-five dollars and five cents ($35.05), two tracts of land in the Town of Phillips, Putnam County. Boundaries are described. One contains five acres two rods, the other two acres two rods. Daniel and Elizabeth Brewer sign with their marks. Witnessed by Barnabas Carver who acknowledges on 8 January 1825.
Deeds E:494. Dated 18 March 1829. James Brewer and Sary his wife, of the Town of Philips, Putnam County, to Aaron Barhite of the same place. For $150, a parcel of land in the town and county aforesaid. Boundaries described. Contains eight acres. James Brewer signs with his mark. Witnessed by Phebe Ann Travis and Daniel D. Travis.
Deeds F:431. Dated 12 September 1830. "I Isaac Brewer of Philipstown in the County of Putnam, State of New York having become insolvent did in conjunction with so many of my creditors residing within the United States whose debts in good faith amount to two thirds of all debts owing by me to creditors residing within the United States present a petition to the Honorable Frederick Stone first judge of the county courts of the county of Putnam praying for relief pursuant to the provisions of the statue relating to voluntary assignment made pursuant to the application of an insolvent and his creditors." Isaac Brewer signs over to Levi Kelley of Philipstown "all my estate real and personal both in law and equity..." excepting wearing apparel, bedding, and my arms..."to hold the same to the said assignee to and for the use of all my creditors." Isaac Brewer signs with his mark. [The index entry notes that this is an assignment rather than a deed].
Deeds H:518B. Dated 2 April 1832. John Odell of Philipstown and Susannah his wife to Isaac Brewer of the same place. For $125, a piece of land in Philipstown, beginning at the south corner of said lot at the line of Robert Post's land on the west side of the brook and runs south to the brook runs until it comes to the lands of Robert Post then west with Post's lands until it comes to the lands of Elijah Bunnels then with said Bunnels lands north until it comes to the land of Robert Post then with said Post's lands east to the beginning containing four acres more or less.
Deeds I:45. Dated 6 March 1834. Joseph Forman and Maria his wife of Yorktown, Westchester County to Tunis Brewer of the Town of Philips, Putnam County. For $45, a parcel land in Philipstown, "beginning at a heap of stones in Tunis Brewer's line and corner of Elijah Morgan's land..." The boundary description mentions the lands of Mead Baremore, Caleb Pierce and Peter Banker, and returns to the heap of stones on said Brewer's land. Containing seven acres more or less. Henry Walters and Cyrus Chase are witnesses.
Deeds J:519. Dated 1 April 1835. Martin L. Strange and James Travis of Yorktown, and Caleb Green of Somers, Westchester County, and Joseph H. Osborn of the city and county of New York, executors of the last will and testament of John Conklin, deceased, of the first part, to Tunis Brewer of the Town of Philips, Putnam County. For $1000, a parcel of land lying in Philips Town..."beginning at a stake and stones corner of said Brewer's land thence north..." Bounding the property is the land of James Hall. Containing twelve acres more or less.
Deeds Q:453. Dated 18 November 1842. Job C. Austin and his wife of the first part of the Town of Carmel, to Mary A. Ketcham, Tamer Ketcham, Joseph Ketcham, Dennis W. Ketcham, Cornelius Ketcham, Enoch Ketcham, Joshua Ketcham, Isaac A. Ketcham, Fanny Brewer, and Charity Booth of the Town of Philipstown. For $100, a parcel of land in Philipstown, bounded on the north by the land of Dingy, on the east by the land of the said Dingy, on the south by the land of Chadwick, on the west by the land of Van Wyck, containing 50 acres more or less. Signed Job C. Austin and Hetty Austin. Peter Anderson, witness.
Deeds R:302. Dated 25 March 1844. Tunis Brewer of Putnam Valley, Putnam County and Phebe his wife, to Abraham Field of Yorktown, Westchester County. For $1000, a parcel of land in the Town of Putnam Valley, beginning at the southeast corner of the said lot of land and corner of James Hall's land. The parcel is bounded by the land of Dr. Fountain and the "Wde Christian" (the widow Christian). Also "Bargers land," and "Dennises land," and Caleb Pierce's land. Containing 84 acres more or less. Signed by Tunis (his mark X) Brewer and Phebe Brewer.
Deeds S:312. Dated 14 October 1845. Tunis Brinckerhoff of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, and Abraham S. Post and Matilda his wife of the Town of Kent, Putnam County, to John Brewer of the last mentioned place. For $30, a parcel of land in the Town of Kent, "beginning on the north side of the road at a road with an auger hole bored in it that being the corner of Widow Philip's lot and running with said lot north..." containing one quarter of an acre of land.
Deeds U:235. Dated 16 Apr 1846. Daniel Brewer of the Town of Carmel and Elizabeth his wife, to Daniel Brewer, Jr. of the place aforesaid. For $50, a piece of land in the place above mentioned, "beginning at the chestnut tree and heap of stones and runs a (?) line easterly to a whitewood tree...then along said bounds to John Barritts line..." containing four acres of land more or less. Daniel and Elizabeth Brewer sign with their marks.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Brewers Found In Putnam County, New York Probate Records
Digital images of the Will Books and other Probate Records for Putnam County, New York can be found online at (where else) FamilySearch.org, housed in their "New York Probate Records, 1629-1971" collection. There is a general index which includes other records in addition to wills. Those with the BREWER surname are found on page 19 (image 20), and page 20 (image 21), which takes us up to the year 1934. There are a couple more on the following pages from the 20th century, but that's beyond our scope of interest here. Below are abstracts with links to the images.
Daniel Brewer (1865). File Box 1646. Wills I:1; Letters Testamentary C:58; Letters of Administration B:540 Old Estates. See the post of January 28, 2019.
John Brewer (1871). The Index says: File Box 1939. Wills Old Estates C:69; Letters of Administration 4:102. Petition for Letters of Administration are found in Old Estates C:69. Petition of Clarissa Brewer of Philipstown, Putnam County, widow of John Brewer, deceased. States that John Brewer died 10 January 1871, at Philipstown, and the value of his estate did not exceed $3000. Surviving John Brewer are the petitioner, his widow and William Brewer, residing in the County of Westchester, New York, and Frederick Brewer, Alexander Brewer, Allen Brewer, Mary Brewer, Charlotte Brewer, Ezra James Brewer and Freeman Brewer, all residing in Philipstown, and Phebe Jane Kemble residing in Bergen County, New Jersey. All children are of full age except Allen, Mary, Charlotte, Ezra James and Freeman who are minors having no general guardian his only next of kin. Prior to his death, John Brewer was an inhabitant of Philipstown. Dated 17 January 1871. Also see Letters of Administration 4:102, where Clarissa Brewer, widow, and William J. Brewer, a son, are granted administration, 30 January 1871. [Note: I have not found a will].
Ebenezer Brewer (1883). File Box 2661. Letters of Administration 5:239. Dated 10 April 1883. Administration on the estate of Ebenezer Brewer of Carmel, granted to Elizabeth Morris, a daughter, and James H. Merritt of Carmel, a friend.
Fowler Brewer (1886). File Box 2819. Wills O:22; Letters Testamentary E:99. Will dated 20 September 1885. Names wife Betsie Anna Brewer. Appoints Silas A. Anderson, executor. No mention of children. Signs with his mark. Proved by Edward Barrett and Gideon Barrett, 9 Nov 1886. The will is also recorded in Putnam County Deeds 67:107. Administration on his estate was granted to Silas A. Anderson on 9 November 1886 (Letters Testamentary E:99).
Daniel Brewer (1890). File Box 3147. Letters of Administration 6:148. Administration on the estate of Daniel Brewer late of the Town of Carmel, granted to Mary E. Smith, a daughter, and Henry Barrett, a friend. Dated 9 April 1890.
Clarissa Brewer (1892). File Box 3256. Wills Q:149. Letters Testamentary E:260. Clarissa's will begins at Q:151. Clarissa Brewer of the Town of Philipstown, aged seventy three years and upwards... To son Freeman Brewer, all my farm and land situate in the town of Philipstown conveyed to me by Elijah Uekel and wife by deed dated April 30, 1879. Appoints son Freeman Brewer executor. Dated 8 November 1891. Clarissa Brewer sign with her mark. No other children named in the will. At Q:149, Freeman Brewer appears before the court on 9 January 1892. The appearance concerns Frederick Brewer "one of the heirs and next of kin" of the deceased. Frederick Brewer is deceased and is survived by his widow and eight children. The children are named as Laura Brewer, Marion Brewer, Sarah Brewer, Charles Brewer, Robert Brewer and Frederick Brewer, who are to be appointed with guardians. Administration on the estate was granted 18 March 1892 to Freeman Brewer, sole executor. [Clarissa Brewer is the widow of John Brewer above].
Betsey A. Brewer (1900). File Box 3761. Wills S:465. Letters Testamentary F:176. Administration of estate granted 27 March 1900 to Ezra Pinckney. Will dated 15 February 1889. Betsey A. Brewer of the Town of Carmel. All lawful debts are paid. To grandson Hubert S. Pinckney, the sum of one hundred dollars. Remainder of property to daughters Esther Barrett, Emma Adams and Jemima J. Pinckney to be divided equally among them. Appoints Ezra Pinckney of Carmel as executor. Signs with her mark. Witnesses: John Parker and Orlando V. Barrett. [Betsey A. Brewer was the widow of Fowler Brewer above].
The above is all that is presently available online through FamilySearch.org, "New York Probate Records, 1629-1921," Putnam County. Letters of Administration ends with volume 7. Letters of Testamentary ends with volume F. Wills ends with volume S. All at about 1900 to 1905. There are more Brewers found in the index, and some of the earlier 20th century records may be of value. Here are a few more entries that may be of interest:
William Brewer (1905). File Box 4144. Letters of Administration 8:57.
Bella Brewer (1924). File Box 5714. Letters of Administration 9:529.
Ezra J. Brewer (1932). File Box 6385. Wills 27:199. Letters Testamentary J:89.
The indexes for probate records only include the name of the testator or of the person whose estate is being administered. Of course there may well be other mentions of Brewers in many of the other records, yet their names are not indexed so it's more difficult to find them. There is one helpful source to remedy this, at least for some records, those up to 1835. AmericanAncestors.org, the website of the New England Historical and Genealogical Society, has a searchable database of William A. D. Eardeley's, Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships, 1787-1835, for New York State. They are arranged by counties, and as mentioned, it is searchable across every name, not just that of the subject of the record. Using this tool and then locating the record at FamilySearch.org, we also find:
Eliza Arden. Wills D:303-304. Eliza Arden of the City of Brooklyn (Kings Co.). Leaves legacies, after just debts are paid, to my nephew James Brewer ($500) and his sister, my niece, Sarah Ann Brewer ($500). Also to the children of my daughter Sarah Mary the wife of Daniel M. H. Butler. Nephew James Brewer and niece Sarah Ann Brewer are appointed executors with friends William Jennison(?) and Thomas R. Lee.
Also included in the Putnam County Probate Records collection are Guardianship, volumes 1-5, 1812 to 1898. These volumes are not indexed but looking at volume 1 I see that there is a list of infants and guardians. They are not listed alphabetically, but are listed in page number order. We'll have to explore these records in another post.
A little bit about Putnam County - Putnam County was created in 1812 out of Dutchess County. It is south of Dutchess County and north of Westchester County in southeastern New York State. It is on the east side of the Hudson River and to the west and southwest are Orange and Rockland Counties respectively It is a relatively small county in terms of land mass and is comprised of six towns - Carmel, Kent, Patterson, Philipstown, Southeast and Putnam Valley. The area of Putnam County is essentially the area that originally constituted the Philipse Patent.
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Daniel Brewer (1865). File Box 1646. Wills I:1; Letters Testamentary C:58; Letters of Administration B:540 Old Estates. See the post of January 28, 2019.
John Brewer (1871). The Index says: File Box 1939. Wills Old Estates C:69; Letters of Administration 4:102. Petition for Letters of Administration are found in Old Estates C:69. Petition of Clarissa Brewer of Philipstown, Putnam County, widow of John Brewer, deceased. States that John Brewer died 10 January 1871, at Philipstown, and the value of his estate did not exceed $3000. Surviving John Brewer are the petitioner, his widow and William Brewer, residing in the County of Westchester, New York, and Frederick Brewer, Alexander Brewer, Allen Brewer, Mary Brewer, Charlotte Brewer, Ezra James Brewer and Freeman Brewer, all residing in Philipstown, and Phebe Jane Kemble residing in Bergen County, New Jersey. All children are of full age except Allen, Mary, Charlotte, Ezra James and Freeman who are minors having no general guardian his only next of kin. Prior to his death, John Brewer was an inhabitant of Philipstown. Dated 17 January 1871. Also see Letters of Administration 4:102, where Clarissa Brewer, widow, and William J. Brewer, a son, are granted administration, 30 January 1871. [Note: I have not found a will].
Ebenezer Brewer (1883). File Box 2661. Letters of Administration 5:239. Dated 10 April 1883. Administration on the estate of Ebenezer Brewer of Carmel, granted to Elizabeth Morris, a daughter, and James H. Merritt of Carmel, a friend.
Fowler Brewer (1886). File Box 2819. Wills O:22; Letters Testamentary E:99. Will dated 20 September 1885. Names wife Betsie Anna Brewer. Appoints Silas A. Anderson, executor. No mention of children. Signs with his mark. Proved by Edward Barrett and Gideon Barrett, 9 Nov 1886. The will is also recorded in Putnam County Deeds 67:107. Administration on his estate was granted to Silas A. Anderson on 9 November 1886 (Letters Testamentary E:99).
Daniel Brewer (1890). File Box 3147. Letters of Administration 6:148. Administration on the estate of Daniel Brewer late of the Town of Carmel, granted to Mary E. Smith, a daughter, and Henry Barrett, a friend. Dated 9 April 1890.
Clarissa Brewer (1892). File Box 3256. Wills Q:149. Letters Testamentary E:260. Clarissa's will begins at Q:151. Clarissa Brewer of the Town of Philipstown, aged seventy three years and upwards... To son Freeman Brewer, all my farm and land situate in the town of Philipstown conveyed to me by Elijah Uekel and wife by deed dated April 30, 1879. Appoints son Freeman Brewer executor. Dated 8 November 1891. Clarissa Brewer sign with her mark. No other children named in the will. At Q:149, Freeman Brewer appears before the court on 9 January 1892. The appearance concerns Frederick Brewer "one of the heirs and next of kin" of the deceased. Frederick Brewer is deceased and is survived by his widow and eight children. The children are named as Laura Brewer, Marion Brewer, Sarah Brewer, Charles Brewer, Robert Brewer and Frederick Brewer, who are to be appointed with guardians. Administration on the estate was granted 18 March 1892 to Freeman Brewer, sole executor. [Clarissa Brewer is the widow of John Brewer above].
Betsey A. Brewer (1900). File Box 3761. Wills S:465. Letters Testamentary F:176. Administration of estate granted 27 March 1900 to Ezra Pinckney. Will dated 15 February 1889. Betsey A. Brewer of the Town of Carmel. All lawful debts are paid. To grandson Hubert S. Pinckney, the sum of one hundred dollars. Remainder of property to daughters Esther Barrett, Emma Adams and Jemima J. Pinckney to be divided equally among them. Appoints Ezra Pinckney of Carmel as executor. Signs with her mark. Witnesses: John Parker and Orlando V. Barrett. [Betsey A. Brewer was the widow of Fowler Brewer above].
The above is all that is presently available online through FamilySearch.org, "New York Probate Records, 1629-1921," Putnam County. Letters of Administration ends with volume 7. Letters of Testamentary ends with volume F. Wills ends with volume S. All at about 1900 to 1905. There are more Brewers found in the index, and some of the earlier 20th century records may be of value. Here are a few more entries that may be of interest:
William Brewer (1905). File Box 4144. Letters of Administration 8:57.
Bella Brewer (1924). File Box 5714. Letters of Administration 9:529.
Ezra J. Brewer (1932). File Box 6385. Wills 27:199. Letters Testamentary J:89.
The indexes for probate records only include the name of the testator or of the person whose estate is being administered. Of course there may well be other mentions of Brewers in many of the other records, yet their names are not indexed so it's more difficult to find them. There is one helpful source to remedy this, at least for some records, those up to 1835. AmericanAncestors.org, the website of the New England Historical and Genealogical Society, has a searchable database of William A. D. Eardeley's, Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships, 1787-1835, for New York State. They are arranged by counties, and as mentioned, it is searchable across every name, not just that of the subject of the record. Using this tool and then locating the record at FamilySearch.org, we also find:
Eliza Arden. Wills D:303-304. Eliza Arden of the City of Brooklyn (Kings Co.). Leaves legacies, after just debts are paid, to my nephew James Brewer ($500) and his sister, my niece, Sarah Ann Brewer ($500). Also to the children of my daughter Sarah Mary the wife of Daniel M. H. Butler. Nephew James Brewer and niece Sarah Ann Brewer are appointed executors with friends William Jennison(?) and Thomas R. Lee.
Also included in the Putnam County Probate Records collection are Guardianship, volumes 1-5, 1812 to 1898. These volumes are not indexed but looking at volume 1 I see that there is a list of infants and guardians. They are not listed alphabetically, but are listed in page number order. We'll have to explore these records in another post.
A little bit about Putnam County - Putnam County was created in 1812 out of Dutchess County. It is south of Dutchess County and north of Westchester County in southeastern New York State. It is on the east side of the Hudson River and to the west and southwest are Orange and Rockland Counties respectively It is a relatively small county in terms of land mass and is comprised of six towns - Carmel, Kent, Patterson, Philipstown, Southeast and Putnam Valley. The area of Putnam County is essentially the area that originally constituted the Philipse Patent.
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Monday, January 28, 2019
The Will and Probate Hearing of Daniel Brewer of Carmel, Putnam Co., New York, 1865
The will of Daniel Brewer, of Carmel, Putnam County, New York, followed by a lengthy record of the probate hearing, is found in Putnam County, New York Wills, Book I, beginning right at page 1 and ends on page 21.
Daniel Brewer (1865). File Box 1646. Wills I:1; Letters Testamentary C:58; Letters of Administration B:540 Old Estates. Will dated 6 June 1862, probated 13 March 1865. Daniel Brewer of the Town of Carmel. Son Jeremiah Brewer, all my land and personal property of whatever kind or nature provided he supports or causes to be supported my wife Elizabeth Brewer and my daughter Susan Brewer during their natural lives. This to be overseen by the executor of the estate. Should son Jeremiah Brewer refuse the above, the executor is to see that wife and daughter Susan Brewer "has their living upon my property above named (real and personal) or the use of the same during their natural lives..." After their decease, property to be sold and divided between "my five children," John Brewer, Daniel Brewer, Ebenezer Brewer, Fowler Brewer and Martha Barrett wife of John Barrett. Appoints Nathan A. Stokum as executor. Present at the probate hearing are Daniel Brewer, Fowler Brewer, John Brewer, Ebenezer Brewer and Martha Barrett. John H. Barrett was a witness to the signing. The probate hearing records a lengthy description by Nathan A. Stokum about who was present when Daniel wrote his will. On 23 May 1865 there was testimony of Andrew J. White which includes a description of Daniel Brewer's physical state at he time the will was written. He talks of Jeremiah Brewer whom he states is his brother-in-law, and often refers to him as "Jerry." This testimony (questions and answers) begins at I:3 and continues on to I:9 where it is followed by testimony (Q & A) from John H. Barrett, 26 years old, son of Gideon Barrett. Some of his testimony comments on Daniel Brewer's mental state. Nathan A. Stokum's testimony begins at I:13. He gives his age as 38 years. Jeremiah is referred to by the nickname "Hop," while Susan was "Sucky" and Daniel (the son), "Doctor." The case picks up on 29 June 1865 at I:17. The Judges conclude that the will was not executed in the manner required by law. That Daniel Brewer (the testator) was not of sound mind at the time the will was written. Isaac Barrett, of the Town of Kent, aged 64 years is called as a witness. "I have lived three years this spring where I now am before moving there I lived on the Hill about three fourths of a mile from residence of Daniel Brewer." He testifies that he had known Daniel Brewer since he was a "small boy," and gives testimony regarding Daniel Brewer's state of health. "I had not much conversation with the testator since he moved from Dutchess County until some eight years ago." Isaac Barrett's opinion is that Daniel Brewer was not mentally competent.
Letters of Testamentary C:58, dated 29 June 1865. Administration of the estate granted to Nathan A. Stokum.
Letters of Administration B:540. Petition of Nathan A. Stokum of the Town of Carmel. Lists the heirs and next of kin of Daniel Brewer, deceased, as Daniel Brewer, Ebenezer Brewer, Fowler Brewer, Jeremiah Brewer and Martha Brewer Barrett (wife of John H. Barrett son of Gideon), all of the Town of Carmel, Putnam County, and John Brewer residing at Ovid, Seneca County, his only surviving children, and Sarah Elizabeth Jewell, residing at Ovid, Seneca County, daughter of Dingee Brewer, deceased, who was a son of the said Daniel Brewer, deceased. Susan Brewer, who was named in the will, is not mentioned in the petition. Elizabeth Brewer, living in the Town of Carmel, is the widow of Daniel Brewer. The petitioner shows that the value of the estate does not exceed two thousand dollars. Dated 13 March 1865. [Note: this predates the testimony of the probate hearing above. Also note that this copy is a typescript and the inclusion in parenthesis of "wife of John H. Barrett son of Gideon" for Martha Brewer's husband is an assumption of the transcriber/typist and is incorrect. Martha's husband was John J. Barrett, a son of Ebenezer Barrett. John H. Barrett gave testimony in which he mentions John J. Barrett. John H. Barrett was not married to Daniel Brewer's daughter, Martha].
You will find only a very partial account of Daniel Brewer on the Brouwer Genealogy Database. Since this last edition was created I have looked into Daniel Brewer, and some other Brewers found in Putnam County a bit more. We'll present more records and the like on the Brewers found in Putnam County, New York in up coming posts, and then put together a more complete picture of Daniel Brewer. For now, all there is to mention is that his estate probate record is rather unusual in that it includes many pages of testimony from neighbors.
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Daniel Brewer (1865). File Box 1646. Wills I:1; Letters Testamentary C:58; Letters of Administration B:540 Old Estates. Will dated 6 June 1862, probated 13 March 1865. Daniel Brewer of the Town of Carmel. Son Jeremiah Brewer, all my land and personal property of whatever kind or nature provided he supports or causes to be supported my wife Elizabeth Brewer and my daughter Susan Brewer during their natural lives. This to be overseen by the executor of the estate. Should son Jeremiah Brewer refuse the above, the executor is to see that wife and daughter Susan Brewer "has their living upon my property above named (real and personal) or the use of the same during their natural lives..." After their decease, property to be sold and divided between "my five children," John Brewer, Daniel Brewer, Ebenezer Brewer, Fowler Brewer and Martha Barrett wife of John Barrett. Appoints Nathan A. Stokum as executor. Present at the probate hearing are Daniel Brewer, Fowler Brewer, John Brewer, Ebenezer Brewer and Martha Barrett. John H. Barrett was a witness to the signing. The probate hearing records a lengthy description by Nathan A. Stokum about who was present when Daniel wrote his will. On 23 May 1865 there was testimony of Andrew J. White which includes a description of Daniel Brewer's physical state at he time the will was written. He talks of Jeremiah Brewer whom he states is his brother-in-law, and often refers to him as "Jerry." This testimony (questions and answers) begins at I:3 and continues on to I:9 where it is followed by testimony (Q & A) from John H. Barrett, 26 years old, son of Gideon Barrett. Some of his testimony comments on Daniel Brewer's mental state. Nathan A. Stokum's testimony begins at I:13. He gives his age as 38 years. Jeremiah is referred to by the nickname "Hop," while Susan was "Sucky" and Daniel (the son), "Doctor." The case picks up on 29 June 1865 at I:17. The Judges conclude that the will was not executed in the manner required by law. That Daniel Brewer (the testator) was not of sound mind at the time the will was written. Isaac Barrett, of the Town of Kent, aged 64 years is called as a witness. "I have lived three years this spring where I now am before moving there I lived on the Hill about three fourths of a mile from residence of Daniel Brewer." He testifies that he had known Daniel Brewer since he was a "small boy," and gives testimony regarding Daniel Brewer's state of health. "I had not much conversation with the testator since he moved from Dutchess County until some eight years ago." Isaac Barrett's opinion is that Daniel Brewer was not mentally competent.
Letters of Testamentary C:58, dated 29 June 1865. Administration of the estate granted to Nathan A. Stokum.
Letters of Administration B:540. Petition of Nathan A. Stokum of the Town of Carmel. Lists the heirs and next of kin of Daniel Brewer, deceased, as Daniel Brewer, Ebenezer Brewer, Fowler Brewer, Jeremiah Brewer and Martha Brewer Barrett (wife of John H. Barrett son of Gideon), all of the Town of Carmel, Putnam County, and John Brewer residing at Ovid, Seneca County, his only surviving children, and Sarah Elizabeth Jewell, residing at Ovid, Seneca County, daughter of Dingee Brewer, deceased, who was a son of the said Daniel Brewer, deceased. Susan Brewer, who was named in the will, is not mentioned in the petition. Elizabeth Brewer, living in the Town of Carmel, is the widow of Daniel Brewer. The petitioner shows that the value of the estate does not exceed two thousand dollars. Dated 13 March 1865. [Note: this predates the testimony of the probate hearing above. Also note that this copy is a typescript and the inclusion in parenthesis of "wife of John H. Barrett son of Gideon" for Martha Brewer's husband is an assumption of the transcriber/typist and is incorrect. Martha's husband was John J. Barrett, a son of Ebenezer Barrett. John H. Barrett gave testimony in which he mentions John J. Barrett. John H. Barrett was not married to Daniel Brewer's daughter, Martha].
You will find only a very partial account of Daniel Brewer on the Brouwer Genealogy Database. Since this last edition was created I have looked into Daniel Brewer, and some other Brewers found in Putnam County a bit more. We'll present more records and the like on the Brewers found in Putnam County, New York in up coming posts, and then put together a more complete picture of Daniel Brewer. For now, all there is to mention is that his estate probate record is rather unusual in that it includes many pages of testimony from neighbors.
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Tuesday, January 22, 2019
A Brewer DNA Project Haplotree
The Brewer DNA Project is now in its fifteenth year of existence. As of this writing there are 340 members of the project distributed across twenty-one subgroups, many of which are defined by a known progenitor or Earliest Common Ancestor (EKA). Other subgroups have yet to be labeled in such a way and a bit more research is required before an EKA can be identified (you'll find these subgroups listed as "Under Consideration A," etc.). In addition there is a large contingent of "Ungrouped" members who presently do not match up with any of the other Brewers (Browers, Bruers, etc.) in the project. A fair number of members have taken advanced Y-DNA tests in the form of Family Tree DNA's BigY-500 test. A majority of these members have also submitted their test results to the company YFull, for further analysis and for placement on their growing YTree. Others have taken single SNP tests to determine with certainty whether or not they can be identified by a particular SNP. However, a majority of the members still are only identified by a "predicted" haplogroup, which means that no direct testing of SNPs has been conducted for these members. Their haplogroup is predicted based on STR marker matches with others whose haplogroups have been determined by testing. With fifteen years worth of data now on hand, I thought I'd just have a little fun with the identified SNPs found in the project by using my genealogy software program (TMG) to create a haplotree of the Brewer DNA Project's confirmed terminal SNPs, or haplogroups. Here is the Brewer DNA Haplotree online as a PDF.
A little bit about what you're looking at in the haplotree. The terminal SNPs (which define the haplogroups) are determined by SNP testing by Family Tree DNA (FTDNA). As mentioned, many of the test results were then uploaded to YFull for that company's analysis, and in some cases the terminal SNP identified by YFull differs from that identified by FTDNA. Many positions on the larger YTree are defined by numerous terminal SNPs, and YFull lists these additional SNPs on their YTree. FTDNA does have its own public hapltotree which it launched back in September of 2018 (see the post of September 29, 2018). However, it provides less information than the tree published by YFull, and does not include analysis of tests conducted by other companies, where as YFull does. FTDNA's tree doesn't offer any time frames or references, whereas YFull gives estimated times for when a haplogroup was formed, and for a "Time to Most Recent Common Ancestor" (TMRCA) for those found at a particular position. YFull's times are given as "Years Before Present" (ybp). They are estimates, and as such are certainly subject to change as more individuals are tested and analyzed. For know they do provide us with a way to see just how all the members of the Brewer DNA Project might be related to their fellow members through their direct paternal lines.
A few other points that should be mentioned. On the right hand column of this page you will find, under "Brewer DNA Project," links to positions on YFull's YTree for a few subgroups of the Brewer DNA Project. Click on one of these links, go to the YTree page where that particular subgroup is found, and you'll find at the top a line, or bar, of SNPs leading from right to left, backwards in time, to the earliest SNP (labeled A0-T). The chart I created does not include all of the SNPs that you see on this bar. I would have liked to have but to do so would have created a chart that would not fit on standard letter sized paper, which is what I primarily wanted. You can download the PDF and print it should you wish to do so. That would not have worked if I included all the intermediate SNPs. My interest here was to get each group's terminal SNP to fit on the page, and to include the node or branching points common to our various subgroups. I had to eliminate many intermediate SNPs (those between the terminal SNP and A0-T) to make this work. I tried to keep the more important ones, so to speak, but someone else creating such a chart may well choose others.
Secondly, I did include most of those found in the Ungrouped section on the Project's colorized chart page, however, I did not include those whose name is something other than Brewer (etc.) were not included. Additionally, there were one or two project member's whose terminal SNPs as identified by FTDNA, are not found on YFull's YTree (there is a search tool in the top right corner of each page of the YTree). I was therefore unable to include them.
Finally, I have also not included Time to Most Recent Common Ancestor (TMRCA) which you can find on the YFull YTree. The reason for this was simply that it would cluttered the chart and increased its size which would have forced me to eliminate a few intermediate branches that I wanted to include. TMRCA, none the less, is still important. You do want to know the time to a most recent common for those found within a haplogroup. It comes into play, in particular, with haplogroup I, mentioned below.
You can see from the haplotree and from the Brewer DNA Project's chart of Y-DNA test results, that all of the members of the project fall with one of four larger haplogroups, R, I, J, or E. Those interested in learning more about the formation and place origins of these haplogroups may wish to look them up online, perhaps starting with their respective Wikipedia pages. Here's the page for R, for an example. There are also pages on Wikipedia for many of the more recent haplogroups. Here is the entry for R-M269, which is found on the page for R1b (R-M343). The Wikipedia pages also include many references and links to research and papers on the various haplogroups. This in itself should be of interest to those who'd like to explore their "deep ancestry" further.
Relative to each other, which is what I was curious about, haplogroup E is more distantly related to R, I or J, with R being more distant to I and J than these two are to each other. The common node, or branch for all four haplogroups is found at the haplogroup called CT, which by YFull's estimates was formed 88,000 years before present (ybp). This would have been during the Middle Paleolithic, a subdivision of the Paleolithic (old stone age) period and before, what was previously widely believed, to have been the time when humans first migrated out of Africa. However, some recent findings are now questioning this belief, it appears that groups of humans first migrated from the African continent at a much earlier date. Within the Brewer DNA Project, all members, with the exception of one, who are within haplogroup E, are descendants of Adam Brouwer of Gowanus, Long Island. The sole member of member of the project who is in haplogroup E, but is not a descendant of Adam Brouwer, has been confirmed by testing as E-M96, which is the identifying SNP for haplogroup E as a whole. In other words, although he has a positive test for E-M96, those results are pretty broad. We know that he cannot be a descendant of Adam Brouwer from the results of his STR marker test, which does not match up well with the STR marker results from our known Adam Brouwer descendants. E, or E-M96, is estimated to have formed 65,200 ybp, still within the Middle Paleolithic, and most certainly in Africa.
65,900 years before present, haplogroup F (F-M89) is formed (possibly in South Asia) and (with a series of intermediate haplogroups between) haplogroup IJK was formed about 48,500 ybp. This page of YFull's YTree may be helpful for visualizing the relationship between the earlier haplogroups that I was not able to include on the chart. Haplogroup K is formed about 47,200 ybp, and a descendant of K, haplogroup R is formed about 30,700 ybp. Now we're in the Upper Paleolithic, or "Late Stone Age." Haplogroup R is thought to have arisen in Central or South Asia, or perhaps Siberia. 22,800 ypb we have the formation of two major (sub)haplogroups of R, namely R1a and R1b. The Brewer DNA Project has members descended from both of these haplogroups. Three of the projects subgoups, namely "John Brewer of Sudbury, MA," "Ambrose Brewer" and "Hubert Brower," as well as "Samuel Brewer of Kentucky" and "Under Consideration F," are descended from R1b. Overall the Project probably has more members who are of haplogroup R than any other haplogroup, which is also believed to be the most common haplogroup among present day European males. Many of the Project's members in R are "unplaced."The common ancestors for these subgroups (and those who are unplaced) however, was formed variously between 4500 and 13,300 years before present. So, while many of the living Brewers and Browers of these subgroups may be living today, in the United States, and perhaps in some cases within the same states, counties, maybe even towns, their common paternal ancestors can only be found way back before the period of recorded history. So much for the idea that just because two Brewers are found living at the same time, in the same county or town, "they must be related," which is something I've heard over the course of these past years from numerous individuals. They may not be related. In addition, the Project has one subgroup, "Under Consideration B" which is predicted as R-M512, and descended from R1a. Here you will have to go back to R1, formed 28,200 ybp to find a common ancestor with those in R1b.
The haplogroup IJ formed 47,200 ybp, and the descendant haplogroups I and J each formed about 42,900 ypb. This would also be during the Upper Paleolithic. Haplogroup I (I-M170) is thought to have originated in the Caucasus, Europe or Southwest Asia (the Middle East). It is the second most common haplogroup among present day European males, behind haplogroup R (above). The origins of haplogroup J (J-M304) are thought to be in "Western Asia," which is essentially synonymous with "Southwestern Asia." The "Arthur Brewer" subgroup, "Under Consideration J," and a few unplaced members are in haplogroup J. Haplogroup I includes the larger "Jan Brouwer of Flatlands" and "Lanier-Brewer" subgroups, as well as a few other subgroups with fewer members. The "Jan Brouwer" subgroup descends from I2 (I-M438) while "Lanier-Brewer" descends from I1 (I-M253), both of which formed some 27,500 years before present. If you look at the placement of these two haplogroups (I1 and I2) on YFull's YTree, you'll see that while the Time to Most Recent Common Ancestor (TMRCA) for I2 is 21,800 ypb, the TMRCA for I1 is only 4600 ybp. Haplogroup I1 is thought to have arisen in Northern Europe, while I2 may have arisen in Eastern Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean or Balkans. I1 is a much more recent haplogroup than I2. The Brewer DNA Project has other subgroups in the I haplogroup and I'll simply refer you to the chart to see where they fall.
A final caveat. Over the years since the advent of Y-DNA testing and the application of test results to the attempt to unravel the human tree in terms of male genomics the picture of the Y-DNA tree has changed considerably. I would expect to see this continue into the future and I would expect the same to apply with regards to the results, and this tree, for the Brewer DNA Project. So, in due time, maybe even in short order, the tree I present here will become obsolete. Keep that in mind. Enjoy, and have some fun exploring your "deep ancestry."
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A little bit about what you're looking at in the haplotree. The terminal SNPs (which define the haplogroups) are determined by SNP testing by Family Tree DNA (FTDNA). As mentioned, many of the test results were then uploaded to YFull for that company's analysis, and in some cases the terminal SNP identified by YFull differs from that identified by FTDNA. Many positions on the larger YTree are defined by numerous terminal SNPs, and YFull lists these additional SNPs on their YTree. FTDNA does have its own public hapltotree which it launched back in September of 2018 (see the post of September 29, 2018). However, it provides less information than the tree published by YFull, and does not include analysis of tests conducted by other companies, where as YFull does. FTDNA's tree doesn't offer any time frames or references, whereas YFull gives estimated times for when a haplogroup was formed, and for a "Time to Most Recent Common Ancestor" (TMRCA) for those found at a particular position. YFull's times are given as "Years Before Present" (ybp). They are estimates, and as such are certainly subject to change as more individuals are tested and analyzed. For know they do provide us with a way to see just how all the members of the Brewer DNA Project might be related to their fellow members through their direct paternal lines.
A few other points that should be mentioned. On the right hand column of this page you will find, under "Brewer DNA Project," links to positions on YFull's YTree for a few subgroups of the Brewer DNA Project. Click on one of these links, go to the YTree page where that particular subgroup is found, and you'll find at the top a line, or bar, of SNPs leading from right to left, backwards in time, to the earliest SNP (labeled A0-T). The chart I created does not include all of the SNPs that you see on this bar. I would have liked to have but to do so would have created a chart that would not fit on standard letter sized paper, which is what I primarily wanted. You can download the PDF and print it should you wish to do so. That would not have worked if I included all the intermediate SNPs. My interest here was to get each group's terminal SNP to fit on the page, and to include the node or branching points common to our various subgroups. I had to eliminate many intermediate SNPs (those between the terminal SNP and A0-T) to make this work. I tried to keep the more important ones, so to speak, but someone else creating such a chart may well choose others.
Secondly, I did include most of those found in the Ungrouped section on the Project's colorized chart page, however, I did not include those whose name is something other than Brewer (etc.) were not included. Additionally, there were one or two project member's whose terminal SNPs as identified by FTDNA, are not found on YFull's YTree (there is a search tool in the top right corner of each page of the YTree). I was therefore unable to include them.
Finally, I have also not included Time to Most Recent Common Ancestor (TMRCA) which you can find on the YFull YTree. The reason for this was simply that it would cluttered the chart and increased its size which would have forced me to eliminate a few intermediate branches that I wanted to include. TMRCA, none the less, is still important. You do want to know the time to a most recent common for those found within a haplogroup. It comes into play, in particular, with haplogroup I, mentioned below.
You can see from the haplotree and from the Brewer DNA Project's chart of Y-DNA test results, that all of the members of the project fall with one of four larger haplogroups, R, I, J, or E. Those interested in learning more about the formation and place origins of these haplogroups may wish to look them up online, perhaps starting with their respective Wikipedia pages. Here's the page for R, for an example. There are also pages on Wikipedia for many of the more recent haplogroups. Here is the entry for R-M269, which is found on the page for R1b (R-M343). The Wikipedia pages also include many references and links to research and papers on the various haplogroups. This in itself should be of interest to those who'd like to explore their "deep ancestry" further.
Relative to each other, which is what I was curious about, haplogroup E is more distantly related to R, I or J, with R being more distant to I and J than these two are to each other. The common node, or branch for all four haplogroups is found at the haplogroup called CT, which by YFull's estimates was formed 88,000 years before present (ybp). This would have been during the Middle Paleolithic, a subdivision of the Paleolithic (old stone age) period and before, what was previously widely believed, to have been the time when humans first migrated out of Africa. However, some recent findings are now questioning this belief, it appears that groups of humans first migrated from the African continent at a much earlier date. Within the Brewer DNA Project, all members, with the exception of one, who are within haplogroup E, are descendants of Adam Brouwer of Gowanus, Long Island. The sole member of member of the project who is in haplogroup E, but is not a descendant of Adam Brouwer, has been confirmed by testing as E-M96, which is the identifying SNP for haplogroup E as a whole. In other words, although he has a positive test for E-M96, those results are pretty broad. We know that he cannot be a descendant of Adam Brouwer from the results of his STR marker test, which does not match up well with the STR marker results from our known Adam Brouwer descendants. E, or E-M96, is estimated to have formed 65,200 ybp, still within the Middle Paleolithic, and most certainly in Africa.
65,900 years before present, haplogroup F (F-M89) is formed (possibly in South Asia) and (with a series of intermediate haplogroups between) haplogroup IJK was formed about 48,500 ybp. This page of YFull's YTree may be helpful for visualizing the relationship between the earlier haplogroups that I was not able to include on the chart. Haplogroup K is formed about 47,200 ybp, and a descendant of K, haplogroup R is formed about 30,700 ybp. Now we're in the Upper Paleolithic, or "Late Stone Age." Haplogroup R is thought to have arisen in Central or South Asia, or perhaps Siberia. 22,800 ypb we have the formation of two major (sub)haplogroups of R, namely R1a and R1b. The Brewer DNA Project has members descended from both of these haplogroups. Three of the projects subgoups, namely "John Brewer of Sudbury, MA," "Ambrose Brewer" and "Hubert Brower," as well as "Samuel Brewer of Kentucky" and "Under Consideration F," are descended from R1b. Overall the Project probably has more members who are of haplogroup R than any other haplogroup, which is also believed to be the most common haplogroup among present day European males. Many of the Project's members in R are "unplaced."The common ancestors for these subgroups (and those who are unplaced) however, was formed variously between 4500 and 13,300 years before present. So, while many of the living Brewers and Browers of these subgroups may be living today, in the United States, and perhaps in some cases within the same states, counties, maybe even towns, their common paternal ancestors can only be found way back before the period of recorded history. So much for the idea that just because two Brewers are found living at the same time, in the same county or town, "they must be related," which is something I've heard over the course of these past years from numerous individuals. They may not be related. In addition, the Project has one subgroup, "Under Consideration B" which is predicted as R-M512, and descended from R1a. Here you will have to go back to R1, formed 28,200 ybp to find a common ancestor with those in R1b.
The haplogroup IJ formed 47,200 ybp, and the descendant haplogroups I and J each formed about 42,900 ypb. This would also be during the Upper Paleolithic. Haplogroup I (I-M170) is thought to have originated in the Caucasus, Europe or Southwest Asia (the Middle East). It is the second most common haplogroup among present day European males, behind haplogroup R (above). The origins of haplogroup J (J-M304) are thought to be in "Western Asia," which is essentially synonymous with "Southwestern Asia." The "Arthur Brewer" subgroup, "Under Consideration J," and a few unplaced members are in haplogroup J. Haplogroup I includes the larger "Jan Brouwer of Flatlands" and "Lanier-Brewer" subgroups, as well as a few other subgroups with fewer members. The "Jan Brouwer" subgroup descends from I2 (I-M438) while "Lanier-Brewer" descends from I1 (I-M253), both of which formed some 27,500 years before present. If you look at the placement of these two haplogroups (I1 and I2) on YFull's YTree, you'll see that while the Time to Most Recent Common Ancestor (TMRCA) for I2 is 21,800 ypb, the TMRCA for I1 is only 4600 ybp. Haplogroup I1 is thought to have arisen in Northern Europe, while I2 may have arisen in Eastern Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean or Balkans. I1 is a much more recent haplogroup than I2. The Brewer DNA Project has other subgroups in the I haplogroup and I'll simply refer you to the chart to see where they fall.
A final caveat. Over the years since the advent of Y-DNA testing and the application of test results to the attempt to unravel the human tree in terms of male genomics the picture of the Y-DNA tree has changed considerably. I would expect to see this continue into the future and I would expect the same to apply with regards to the results, and this tree, for the Brewer DNA Project. So, in due time, maybe even in short order, the tree I present here will become obsolete. Keep that in mind. Enjoy, and have some fun exploring your "deep ancestry."
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Saturday, January 19, 2019
Updating The "Lanier-Brewer" Subgroup of The Brewer DNA Project
With 87 members, the "Lanier-Brewer" subgroup of the Brewer DNA Project continues to be the largest subgroup of members within the Brewer DNA Project. Many members of the subgroup have taken the advanced BigY-500 test and presently the group is identified by the terminal SNP (haplogroup) I-Y15031. Within the subgroup, the BigY-500 test has found further SNPs common to only some members of the larger subgroup but not to others. This has allowed for a further sub-dividing of the subgroup. Hank Graham, Administrator of the Brewer DNA Project, has recently brought this to the attention of the members of the Project with a post to the Project's Activity Feed.
The following is based on Hank's post:
Thursday, January 10, 2019
More Brower Deeds in Fulton County, New York
More Browers found in the land record books of Fulton County, New York. Quick links to the indexes can be found on this page of this website, and the post of October 30, 2018. Also see the post of November 13, 2018. Arranged chronologically. Some deeds with dates prior to 1838 are duplicated from the deed books of Montgomery County. Fulton County was created out of Montgomery County in 1838. There are a lot of deeds here and they only include those deeds found in the Grantor's index for Fulton County. An examination of the Grantee's index will have to be saved for a future post.
20 March 1819. Fulton Co. Deeds 4:494. Abraham Brower and Phylotha his wife, of the County of Montgomery, to Hammond Healy, for consideration of $700, a parcel of land in Magin's Patent in the Town of Oppenheim, part of Range number fifty-two...containing fifty acres. [Note: This deed was also recorded in Montgomery County (16:336) and is found on the post of November 13, 2018, where it was mistakenly placed with those deeds found only in Montgomery County. It is recorded in both Montgomery and Fulton Counties].
10 September 1819. Fulton Co. Deeds 4:514. William Brower and Asenith his wife, of the Town of Amsterdam, to James McKinley of the same place. For $600, a parcel of land in the town of Amsterdam being part of lot number 74 in the Sacandaga Patent. The boundary description includes mention of the land of Peter Robs. William Brower signs with his mark.
25 August 1821. Fulton Co. Deeds 5:492. John Brower and Phebe his wife, and John Brower, Junior and Elizabeth his wife, and Abraham G. Brower, all of the Town of Johnstown, Montgomery County, to John Holland of the same place, for $268, a parcel of land in the Town of Johnstown. [Also in Montgomery County (19:309) and in the post of November 13, 2018]. Also see the deed on page 493 of volume 5 involving John Holland and Agnes McKinley.
15 February 1840. Fulton Co. Deeds 1:447. John J. Brower and Dolly his wife of the Town of Mohawk, to Abraham Nivin of the same place. For $800, a parcel of 20 acres of land in Johnstown, bounded west by lands of Frederich Dockstader and Abraham Nivin, north by John V. Putman, east by Henry Wert and Benjamin Tenney and south by Peter Quilhut(?). Recorded 17 February 1840.
4 June 1843. Futon Co. Deeds 5:6. Cornelius Brower of the Town of Stratford, Fulton County, to Louisa Rogers of the same place. For the sum of five dollars...forever quit claim...ten acres of land in Stratford, beginning at the southwest corner of land deeded by Bradley Bennet to Harriet Bennett...land owned by Thomas Bennett... Recorded April 1744.
27 July 1853. Fulton Co. Deeds 17:403. Polly Brower of the Town of Stratford to Cornelius D. Brower of the same place. For $110, a parcel of land in Stratford, part of lot number thirty-nine in Lott and Lowes patent. The plot conveyed is one equal undivided sixth part of sixty-six acres off from the west and of the north half of the said lot, bounded on the north by the south by the line of lot number forty in Lott and Lowes Patent, on the south by the subdivision line between the north and south halves of said lot thirty-nine, on the west by the East Canada creek, and on the east by the line between 39 & 40 and the line between the north and south halves of said lot and far enough east so as to have sixty-six acres between that and the East Canada Creek. Recorded 2 August 1853.
27 July 1853. Fulton Co. Deeds 17:405. Cornelius D. Brower of the Town of Stratford to Audrey Carroll of the same place. For $1600, a piece of land in the Town of Stratford being the west end of the north half of lot number thirty-nine in the Lott and Lowes Patent, bounded on the north by the south line of lot number forty, on the east by the lands owned by Bradley Bennett, on the south by lands owned by Cornelius Brower and Jacob Dingman and on the west by the East Canada Creek, containing one hundred and thirty-eight acres. Recorded 5 August 1853.
5 March 1855. Fulton Co. Deeds 20:56. Jacob Brower and Phebe Brower his wife of Mayfield to Abraham Brower of the same place. For $100, a parcel of land in Mayfield known as being part of lot number two of the subdivision of great lot number thirteen in Glen Bleeker and Lansings Patent. Twenty acres to be taken from the north end of that part of said lot number two that was deeded to the said Jacob Brower by Edward Ellice on the first day of June 1849... Recorded 16 March 1855.
9 August 1855. Fulton Co. Deeds 20:347-48. Starts at the bottom of page 347. John Brower of the City of Utica, Oneida County has constituted and hereby appoints Grove Penny of the same place as "my true and lawful agent and attorney, for me and in my name, place and stead..." Recorded 10 August 1855.
10 August 1855. Fulton Co. Deeds 20:348. John Brower by his agent and attorney Grove Penny of Utica, Oneida County to Catharine Kibbie of Johnstown, Fulton County. For $175, a parcel of land in the Town of Johnstown, bounded on the east, south and west by lands of A(?) Kibbie from Catharine Kibbie, on the north by the road leading from Johnstown to Tribes Hill being two chains wide and five chains long containing one acre of land. Recorded 10 August 1855.
17 September 1860. Fulton Co. Deeds 27:457. Abraham Brower and Louisa his wife of Mayfield, to David Stewart of the same place. For $450, a parcel of land in the Town of Mayfield within the bounds of lands known as the Bleeks Lansings Patch...being lot number ten of the subdivision of Great Lot number eleven...containing one hundred acres of land more or less. Also one other piece of land situate in Mayfield being part of lot number two of the subdivision of Great Lot number Thirteen in the Glen Bleeks and Lansings Patent, twenty acres to be taken...as purchased by Jacob Brower of Edward Ellice on the first day of June 1849 (see the deed of 5 March 1855 above). Abraham and Louisa Brower sign with their marks in the presence of David Getman. Recorded 9 October 1861.
14 July 1862. Fulton Co. Deeds 28:523. David Brower and Betsey his wife and Jennett Brower, wife of Nathaniel Brower, to Sophronia M. Brower. For $1000, a piece of land in the Village of Gloversville, bounded commencing at the North West corner of a lot owned by Abram D. Brower or formerly owned by him on the east side of School Street running east to a lot owned by Oliver Collins, then northerly and westerly to the aforesaid School Street then southerly to the place of beginning. This the same lot conveyed by Nathaniel Brower to David Brower on 27 January 1858, recorded in Fulton County Deeds Book no. 23, page 408, on 28 January 1858. Recorded 23 January 1863.
22 February 1864. Fulton Co. Deeds 29:577. Abraham Brower and Louisa his wife of Mayfield, to Jacob Brower and Phebe Brower his wife of the same place. For $500, a parcel of land in the Town of Mayfield bounded on the north by the land of Alexander McClara, on the east by the land of William Witting, on the south by the lands of Mr. Esheler and on the west by the road running from Jackson's Saw Mill to Bennett Towmans containing sixty acres of land. Recorded 5 March 1864.
22 February 1864. Fulton Co. Deeds 29:577. Jacob Brower and Phebe Brower his wife of Mayfield to Abraham Brower of the same place. For $700, a parcel of land in the Town of Mayfield, bounded on the north by the lands of Alexander McClara, on the east by the lands of William Witting, on the south by the lands of Mr. Eshler, on the west by the road running from Isaac Jacksons saw mill to Bennett Towmans containing sixty acres of land being land bought by me of William Witting as agent of Mr. Ellis... Recorded 5 March 1864.
1 February 1865. Fulton Co. Deeds 31:91. Alonzo Brower and Emily his wife of the Town of Johnstown, to Thomas S. Easterly of the same place. For $1300, a parcel of land in the village of Gloversville known as part of Lot No. 117 in the eastern allotment of Kingsboro Patent and bounded as follows beginning on the west side of Bleeker Street at the north east corner of the Parsonage lot of the M. E. Church...containing about one fourth of an acre, subject nevertheless to a mortgage given by Alonzo Brower and Emily his wife to Austin Hassan for $700, dated March 18, 1861. Recorded 14 February 1865.
14 April 1865. Fulton Co. Deeds 31:284. A. D. Brower and Sophronia his wife of the Town of Johnstown, to Kate Fries of Warnerville, Schoharie County. For $1750, a piece of land in the village of Gloversville bounded as follows, commencing at the north west corner of a lot owned by Abraham D. Brower or formerly owned by him on the east side of School Street, running east to a lot owned by Oliver C. Collins, northerly and westerly to the aforesaid School Street, southerly to the beginning, more or less the same lot conveyed by David Brower and others to Sophronia M. Brower, July 14, 1862 and recorded in the Clerks Office of Fulton County in Book No. 28, page 523 on 23 January 1863 at 2 3/4 o'clock. Signed A. D. Brower and Sophronia M. Brower. Recorded 14 April 1865.
26 August 1865. Fulton Co. Deeds 35:315. Jacob Brower and Paulina Brower his wife of Mayfield, to Seth Hathaway and Ruth M. Shaw of the same place. For "one dollar and an exchange of property," a parcel of land in Mayfield bounded, beginning at the center of the highway heading from Mayfield & Vail Mills Plank road to Anthony's shop on the boundary line between the lands of said parties...Recorded 25 July 1867.
22 September 1865. Fulton Co. Deeds 32:157. Jeremiah Brower and Keziah Brower his wife, Henry C. Brower (and) Ruthelia A. Brower his wife, Joseph Brower and Rebecca Brower his wife, of the Town of Northampton, Fulton County, to Mary J. Gifford of Northampton. For the consideration of nine hundred and fifty dollars, a parcel of land in Northampton. The adjoining lands of James Patten, John Gorton and the heirs of Abraham Denton are mentioned, as is the highway from Osborn Bridge to the Fish House. Recorded 17 November 1865.
5 March 1866. Fulton Co. Deeds 32:471. Abraham Brower and Louiza Brower his wife of Mayfield, to Andres Andregg of the same place. For $1000, a parcel of land in Mayfield being a part of lot No. 111 in the Mayfield Patent. Bounded...containing 70 acres of land more or less. Recorded 6 March 1866.
17 December 1866. Fulton Co. Deeds 33:587. Frederick D. Brower and Lucy C. Brower his wife of the Town of Johnstown, to G. W. Green of Johnstown. For $700, a parcel of land in the town aforesaid being a part of what is known as the Gillett farm near the village of Kingsboro, being on the north side of the highway from the said Green's west to the Gloversville and Bleeker Plank road... Recorded 19 December 1866.
7 March 1868. Fulton Co. Deeds 36:137. William H. Brower of Gloversville, for consideration of the sum of one dollar paid by John A. Alexander of Johnstown, a parcel of land in the village of Gloversville...being the same lot and premised conveyed to said William H. Brower by Zina Case and Anna Maria Case by deed dated 27 April 1864 (Fulton Co. Deeds 30:154) being the same on which William H. Brower now resides. Recorded 7 March 1868.
14 March 1868. Fulton Co. Deeds 41:574. Abraham Brower and Louiza his wife of Mayfield, to John Eshler of the same place. "In consideration of the sum of Forty..." a parcel of land in Mayfield, part of the Glen Bleeker & Lansing Patent, bounded beginning at the north corner of great lot number fifteen of said patent... Both Abraham and Louiza sign with their marks. Recorded 26 August 1872.
29 March 1868. Fulton Co. Deeds 40:374. Nancy Ann Brower of the City and County of Albany to E. Jane Houghton of the Town of Stafford, Fulton County. For $700, a parcel of land in the Town of Stafford being a part of lot number thirty-nine in Lott and Lowes Patent being the south west part of the north half of said lot containing ten acres of land being the same ten acres of land which Cornelius Brower resided at the time of his death. Also fifty acres on the north part of the south half of said lot number 39 and bounded westerly by lands formerly owned by Peter Dingman...the said fifty acres being conveyed by Cornelius Brower to his daughter Louisa Rogers, and also eleven acres of land being part of sixty six acres willed by Thomas Bunnell to his daughter Polly Brower wife of said Cornelius Brower... Recorded 28 November 1870.
4 April 1870. Fulton Co. Deeds 39:107. John C. Brower and Catharine his wife of the Town of Ephralah (sic) to Nicholas Snell of the same place. For $2300, a parcel of land in the Town of Ephratah, bounded northerly by the highway, easterly by Willard Snell, southerly by Andrew Getman deceased and westerly by Thomas Edwards and Wade Tannery, containing six acres of land more or less. Recorded 6 April 1870.
28 September 1870. Fulton Co. Deeds 42:451. Alan Peck and Gitty Ann Peck his wife and Catharine A. Chase and John F. Chase her husband, Almyra Harris and John Harris her husband, Adaline Brower, David Blair, all of the Town of Broadalbin, to John L. Daggert of the Town of Amsterdam, Montgomery County. For $170...bargained, sold, remised and quit claimed...and assigns forever all right of dower and interest to all that certain lot of land situate in the town of Broadalbin...bounded on the south by land formerly owned by George Targee and now owned by John Sawyer, on the west by lands of Orin Fuller, on the north by lands of Shubal Tygert, on the west by lands of James Lasher and Leah Fuller, being the premises purchased by Sally Peck of George Mills by deed dated 6 April 1853 (Fulton Co. Deeds 20:185). Containing about 25 acres of land. Recorded 3 April 1872.
6 July 1871. Fulton Co. Deeds 41:155. Abraham Brower and Louiza his wife of Mayfield, to Hiram McClary of the same place. $2000, for land situate in the Town of Mayfield, a part of the subdivision of lot no. 3 in great lot no. 13 of the Glen Bleeker and Lansing Patent. Previously occupied by Christopher Hall. Both Abraham and Louiza sign with their marks. Recorded 13 October 1871.
21 May 1873. Fulton Co. Deeds 45:220. Robert Kelly and Helen J. Kelly his wife, Marion Shephard wife of Peter Shephard, Catharine Slater wife of George Slater, Gertrude Kelly, Fidelia Kelly, Jennet Brower wife of Nathaniel Brower, Andrew Kelly and Charles Kelly, of the first part, to Frederick Myers of Johnstown of the second part. For $900, a parcel of land in the village of Johnstown which was conveyed to Robert Kelly by deed from Samuel Maxwell and wife dated March 31, 1855 recorded in the Fulton County Clerks Office (book and page not stated). Bounds mentions the lands of Clinton Sheet (south), Marcellus Gilbert (north), a lot connected to Nathan Scott (west), a lot formerly owned by Charles Bell (east). Emma Brower and Nellie Barnum were witness to Jennet K. Brower's signature. Page 221 contains the acknowledgements. Jennet Brower's acknowledgement is from the Clerk's Office of Shiawassee County, Michigan. Recorded 5 May 1874 (p. 222). Another deed involving Kellys follows on page 222.
29 May 1873. Fulton Co. Deeds 43:325. Jacob Brower & Paulina Brower of Mayfield, to Mary Ann Berry of the same place. For $550, a parcel of land in the Town of Mayfield being a part of lot no. 38 in Mayfield Patent, bounded beginning at the center of the highway at the south west corner of the saw mill... containing three acres more or less. Recorded 13 June 1873.
21 October 1873. Fulton Co. Deeds 43:470. William Brower and Catharine his wife of the Town of Johnstown, to Norman B. Dodge of the same place. For $300, a parcel of land in Johnstown being a part of lot number thirty three of the Mayfield Patent, bounded and described as follows...containing twenty acres of land more or less. William Brower signs with his mark. Recorded 22 October 1873.
19 November 1873. Fulton Co. Deeds 50:68. Jacob Brower and Paulina his wife of Mayfield, to John Hollett of the same place. For $650, a parcel of land in the Town of Mayfield being a part of lot no. 248 in the eastern allotment of Kingsboro Patent, bounded beginning at the center of the highway near the school house...containing two thirds of an acre of land. Recorded 29 April 1876.
28 December 1873. Fulton Co. Deeds 45:483. A. D. Brower and Sophronia his wife of Johnstown, to the Corporation known as Gloversville and Kingsboro Street Railroad Corporation. For the sum of one dollar, "all my right title and interest in and to the following described street known as Main Street in the Village of Gloversville..." It appears that the Browers are granting and easement for the company to build a road to be used as a public highway. Recorded 25 February 1874.
18 June 1875. Fulton Co. Deeds 47:376. Jacob Brower of the Town of Mayfield and Paulina his wife of the same place, to the Corporation known as the Gloversville and Northville Railroad Company. For $110, a parcel of land in the Town of Mayfield, bounded and described as follows...a strip of land three rods in width... Recorded 14 July 1875.
1 January 1876. Fulton Co. Deeds 48:584. Jacob Brower and Paulina his wife of Mayfield, to Charles C. Peterson of the same place. For $50, a piece of land in Mayfield, being a part of lot number twenty nine in the Sacandaga Patent, bounded by lands of William Fosmire (north), land formerly of Richard Van Allen (north and east), land of Beroth Close (south and east), land of the Widow of Jacob Blecker (west). Containing six and one half acres, reserving land conveyed to the Gloversville and Northville Railroad. Recorded 29 March 1876.
29 March 1876. Fulton Co. Deeds 49:63. William Brower of the Town of Johnstown of the first part, to Anna D. Brower of the same place of the second part. For $1000, a parcel of land in Johnstown known as part of lot no. 33 in the Mayfield Patent bounded on the north by the land of Norman Dodge and land of William Mortimer, on the east by land of Philip Conlin, on the west by land of Norman Dodge and containing about seventy three acres more or less. William also conveys to Anna, all the cows, sheep, young cattle, farming utensils and "personal property of every name and description wheresoever," etc. Recorded 29 March 1876.
29 March 1876. Fulton Co. Deeds 49:64. Anna D. Brower of the Town of Johnstown of the first part, to Catharine Brower wife of William Brower of the Town and County aforesaid. For $1000, a parcel of land in the Town of Johnstown, being a part of lot no. 33 in the Mayfield Patent (same boundaries and area as the property described in the deed above on 49:63, bearing the same date). Also all cows, sheep, young cattle...personal property of every name and description...conveyed to her by her father William Brower... Recorded 29 March 1876.
10 February 1877. Fulton Co. Deeds 49:534. John McNabb as assignee of Abram D. Brower of Gloversville, to David Wilson and Melvin Green of the same place. For $200, a parcel of land in the village of Gloversville, beginning at the corner of a lot owned by Arthur Gillett on the west side of School Street... Recorded 14 February 1877.
10 October 1877. Fulton Co. Deeds 51:177. Catharine Brower and William Brower of the Town of Johnstown, to Frances Brower of the same place. For $1, a parcel of land in Johnstown being a part of lot no. 33 of the Mayfield Patent. [See the deed that follows, and the deeds of 29 March 1876 found above]. "Being the same premises conveyed by William Brower to Anna D. Brower and from Anna D. Brower to Catharine Brower and from Catharine Brower to Frances Brower." Recorded 11 October 1877.
10 October 1877. Fulton Co. Deeds 52:235. Francis Brower of Johnstown (party of the first part), to Catharine Brower & William Brower, her husband (party of the second part). For the sum of one dollar, a parcel of land in the Town of Johnstown, distinguished as part of lot no. 33 in the Mayfield Patent, bounded on the north by the lands of Norman Dodge and lands of William Martin, on the east by lands of Philip Carlon, on the west by lands of Norman Dodge and on the south by lands of Norman Dodge, estimated at 73 acres...and "being the same premises this day conveyed by Catharine Brower and William Brower to Francis Brower with the appurtences and all the estate title and interest of the said party of the first part therein this grant is intended as a security that the said Francis Brower will furnish and provide at her own cost and expense for the said Catharine Brower and William Brower and each of them from the date hereof for and during their natural lives or either of them all good and suitable board house room lodging fuel clothing washing medicines medical and other care and attendance which they may need and require..." [Francis/Frances Brower is a female, the name is spelled both as Francis with an i and Frances with an e, in the deed. I suspect that she is a daughter-in-law of William and Catharine, and was the wife of their son, Herman Brower]. Recorded 11 October 1877.
9 November 1877. Fulton Co. Deeds 51:207. Abram D. Brower and S. M. Brower his wife of Johnstown, to James C. Stewart of the same place. For $375, a parcel of land in the Village of Gloversville, commencing at a corner formed by Marshall Avenue and New Street...containing thirty-two rods of land. Recorded 10 November 1877.
16 September 1878. Fulton Co. Deeds 54:19. Jacob Brower & Paulina his wife of Mayfield, to Sechiel Johnston of the same place. For $900, a parcel of land in the Town of Mayfield, a part of lot no. 40 in the Mayfield Patent, beginning at the north corner of a piece of land in possession of David Stewart...containing about fifty-three ? of land more or less [the word after fifty-three is not clear, but this is a small piece with lengths of 190 feet and 186 feet]. Recorded 18 September 1878.
10 April 1879. Fulton Co. Deeds 54:315. Abram Brower and Louisa Brower his wife of Mayfield, to David Betler of Mayfield. For $775, a parcel of land in Mayfield, bounded on the north by land formerly owned by Alexander McClara, on the east by lands formerly of William Wilkins, on the south by lands of Mr. Eshler, on the west by the road running from the saw mill to lands formerly of Bennet Toman, containing sixty acres, being the land sold by William Wilkins as agent of Mr. Ellis. Recorded 29 May 1879.
9 September 1879. Fulton Co. Deeds 54:439. William Brower of the Town of Northampton, Fulton County, to Mary J. Gifford of the town and county aforesaid. For $500, a parcel of land in the Town of Northampton lying on the highway from the Fish House to Dentons Corners...said lot to contain one acre of land be the same more or less. Recorded 20 October 1879.
26 September 1879. Fulton Co. Deeds 56:345. Eliza Allen, Nathaniel Brower & Jennet his wife, Alonzo Brower & Emily his wife, Angeline Wane, Abram D. Brower and Sophronia his wife, and Wm. H. Brower and Alvira his wife, heirs of David Brower deceased of the first part, to Dudley P. Smith of Johnstown of the second part. For $1500, a parcel of land situated in the Village of Gloversville, bounded on the east by lands owned by Mary and Maga Obrine, on the south by lands of Michael McDonaugh, on the west by lands owned by David Schoonmaker and on the north by the Street called Washington...being the same that David Brower received by deed from David Corwin and wife dated 27 March 1867 (Fulton Co. Deeds 34:436). Acknowledgement of Nathaniel and Jennet Brower was taken at Shiawassee Co., Michigan. The others acknowledged in Fulton County, New York. Recorded 3 November 1879.
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20 March 1819. Fulton Co. Deeds 4:494. Abraham Brower and Phylotha his wife, of the County of Montgomery, to Hammond Healy, for consideration of $700, a parcel of land in Magin's Patent in the Town of Oppenheim, part of Range number fifty-two...containing fifty acres. [Note: This deed was also recorded in Montgomery County (16:336) and is found on the post of November 13, 2018, where it was mistakenly placed with those deeds found only in Montgomery County. It is recorded in both Montgomery and Fulton Counties].
10 September 1819. Fulton Co. Deeds 4:514. William Brower and Asenith his wife, of the Town of Amsterdam, to James McKinley of the same place. For $600, a parcel of land in the town of Amsterdam being part of lot number 74 in the Sacandaga Patent. The boundary description includes mention of the land of Peter Robs. William Brower signs with his mark.
25 August 1821. Fulton Co. Deeds 5:492. John Brower and Phebe his wife, and John Brower, Junior and Elizabeth his wife, and Abraham G. Brower, all of the Town of Johnstown, Montgomery County, to John Holland of the same place, for $268, a parcel of land in the Town of Johnstown. [Also in Montgomery County (19:309) and in the post of November 13, 2018]. Also see the deed on page 493 of volume 5 involving John Holland and Agnes McKinley.
15 February 1840. Fulton Co. Deeds 1:447. John J. Brower and Dolly his wife of the Town of Mohawk, to Abraham Nivin of the same place. For $800, a parcel of 20 acres of land in Johnstown, bounded west by lands of Frederich Dockstader and Abraham Nivin, north by John V. Putman, east by Henry Wert and Benjamin Tenney and south by Peter Quilhut(?). Recorded 17 February 1840.
4 June 1843. Futon Co. Deeds 5:6. Cornelius Brower of the Town of Stratford, Fulton County, to Louisa Rogers of the same place. For the sum of five dollars...forever quit claim...ten acres of land in Stratford, beginning at the southwest corner of land deeded by Bradley Bennet to Harriet Bennett...land owned by Thomas Bennett... Recorded April 1744.
27 July 1853. Fulton Co. Deeds 17:403. Polly Brower of the Town of Stratford to Cornelius D. Brower of the same place. For $110, a parcel of land in Stratford, part of lot number thirty-nine in Lott and Lowes patent. The plot conveyed is one equal undivided sixth part of sixty-six acres off from the west and of the north half of the said lot, bounded on the north by the south by the line of lot number forty in Lott and Lowes Patent, on the south by the subdivision line between the north and south halves of said lot thirty-nine, on the west by the East Canada creek, and on the east by the line between 39 & 40 and the line between the north and south halves of said lot and far enough east so as to have sixty-six acres between that and the East Canada Creek. Recorded 2 August 1853.
27 July 1853. Fulton Co. Deeds 17:405. Cornelius D. Brower of the Town of Stratford to Audrey Carroll of the same place. For $1600, a piece of land in the Town of Stratford being the west end of the north half of lot number thirty-nine in the Lott and Lowes Patent, bounded on the north by the south line of lot number forty, on the east by the lands owned by Bradley Bennett, on the south by lands owned by Cornelius Brower and Jacob Dingman and on the west by the East Canada Creek, containing one hundred and thirty-eight acres. Recorded 5 August 1853.
5 March 1855. Fulton Co. Deeds 20:56. Jacob Brower and Phebe Brower his wife of Mayfield to Abraham Brower of the same place. For $100, a parcel of land in Mayfield known as being part of lot number two of the subdivision of great lot number thirteen in Glen Bleeker and Lansings Patent. Twenty acres to be taken from the north end of that part of said lot number two that was deeded to the said Jacob Brower by Edward Ellice on the first day of June 1849... Recorded 16 March 1855.
9 August 1855. Fulton Co. Deeds 20:347-48. Starts at the bottom of page 347. John Brower of the City of Utica, Oneida County has constituted and hereby appoints Grove Penny of the same place as "my true and lawful agent and attorney, for me and in my name, place and stead..." Recorded 10 August 1855.
10 August 1855. Fulton Co. Deeds 20:348. John Brower by his agent and attorney Grove Penny of Utica, Oneida County to Catharine Kibbie of Johnstown, Fulton County. For $175, a parcel of land in the Town of Johnstown, bounded on the east, south and west by lands of A(?) Kibbie from Catharine Kibbie, on the north by the road leading from Johnstown to Tribes Hill being two chains wide and five chains long containing one acre of land. Recorded 10 August 1855.
17 September 1860. Fulton Co. Deeds 27:457. Abraham Brower and Louisa his wife of Mayfield, to David Stewart of the same place. For $450, a parcel of land in the Town of Mayfield within the bounds of lands known as the Bleeks Lansings Patch...being lot number ten of the subdivision of Great Lot number eleven...containing one hundred acres of land more or less. Also one other piece of land situate in Mayfield being part of lot number two of the subdivision of Great Lot number Thirteen in the Glen Bleeks and Lansings Patent, twenty acres to be taken...as purchased by Jacob Brower of Edward Ellice on the first day of June 1849 (see the deed of 5 March 1855 above). Abraham and Louisa Brower sign with their marks in the presence of David Getman. Recorded 9 October 1861.
14 July 1862. Fulton Co. Deeds 28:523. David Brower and Betsey his wife and Jennett Brower, wife of Nathaniel Brower, to Sophronia M. Brower. For $1000, a piece of land in the Village of Gloversville, bounded commencing at the North West corner of a lot owned by Abram D. Brower or formerly owned by him on the east side of School Street running east to a lot owned by Oliver Collins, then northerly and westerly to the aforesaid School Street then southerly to the place of beginning. This the same lot conveyed by Nathaniel Brower to David Brower on 27 January 1858, recorded in Fulton County Deeds Book no. 23, page 408, on 28 January 1858. Recorded 23 January 1863.
22 February 1864. Fulton Co. Deeds 29:577. Abraham Brower and Louisa his wife of Mayfield, to Jacob Brower and Phebe Brower his wife of the same place. For $500, a parcel of land in the Town of Mayfield bounded on the north by the land of Alexander McClara, on the east by the land of William Witting, on the south by the lands of Mr. Esheler and on the west by the road running from Jackson's Saw Mill to Bennett Towmans containing sixty acres of land. Recorded 5 March 1864.
22 February 1864. Fulton Co. Deeds 29:577. Jacob Brower and Phebe Brower his wife of Mayfield to Abraham Brower of the same place. For $700, a parcel of land in the Town of Mayfield, bounded on the north by the lands of Alexander McClara, on the east by the lands of William Witting, on the south by the lands of Mr. Eshler, on the west by the road running from Isaac Jacksons saw mill to Bennett Towmans containing sixty acres of land being land bought by me of William Witting as agent of Mr. Ellis... Recorded 5 March 1864.
1 February 1865. Fulton Co. Deeds 31:91. Alonzo Brower and Emily his wife of the Town of Johnstown, to Thomas S. Easterly of the same place. For $1300, a parcel of land in the village of Gloversville known as part of Lot No. 117 in the eastern allotment of Kingsboro Patent and bounded as follows beginning on the west side of Bleeker Street at the north east corner of the Parsonage lot of the M. E. Church...containing about one fourth of an acre, subject nevertheless to a mortgage given by Alonzo Brower and Emily his wife to Austin Hassan for $700, dated March 18, 1861. Recorded 14 February 1865.
14 April 1865. Fulton Co. Deeds 31:284. A. D. Brower and Sophronia his wife of the Town of Johnstown, to Kate Fries of Warnerville, Schoharie County. For $1750, a piece of land in the village of Gloversville bounded as follows, commencing at the north west corner of a lot owned by Abraham D. Brower or formerly owned by him on the east side of School Street, running east to a lot owned by Oliver C. Collins, northerly and westerly to the aforesaid School Street, southerly to the beginning, more or less the same lot conveyed by David Brower and others to Sophronia M. Brower, July 14, 1862 and recorded in the Clerks Office of Fulton County in Book No. 28, page 523 on 23 January 1863 at 2 3/4 o'clock. Signed A. D. Brower and Sophronia M. Brower. Recorded 14 April 1865.
26 August 1865. Fulton Co. Deeds 35:315. Jacob Brower and Paulina Brower his wife of Mayfield, to Seth Hathaway and Ruth M. Shaw of the same place. For "one dollar and an exchange of property," a parcel of land in Mayfield bounded, beginning at the center of the highway heading from Mayfield & Vail Mills Plank road to Anthony's shop on the boundary line between the lands of said parties...Recorded 25 July 1867.
22 September 1865. Fulton Co. Deeds 32:157. Jeremiah Brower and Keziah Brower his wife, Henry C. Brower (and) Ruthelia A. Brower his wife, Joseph Brower and Rebecca Brower his wife, of the Town of Northampton, Fulton County, to Mary J. Gifford of Northampton. For the consideration of nine hundred and fifty dollars, a parcel of land in Northampton. The adjoining lands of James Patten, John Gorton and the heirs of Abraham Denton are mentioned, as is the highway from Osborn Bridge to the Fish House. Recorded 17 November 1865.
5 March 1866. Fulton Co. Deeds 32:471. Abraham Brower and Louiza Brower his wife of Mayfield, to Andres Andregg of the same place. For $1000, a parcel of land in Mayfield being a part of lot No. 111 in the Mayfield Patent. Bounded...containing 70 acres of land more or less. Recorded 6 March 1866.
17 December 1866. Fulton Co. Deeds 33:587. Frederick D. Brower and Lucy C. Brower his wife of the Town of Johnstown, to G. W. Green of Johnstown. For $700, a parcel of land in the town aforesaid being a part of what is known as the Gillett farm near the village of Kingsboro, being on the north side of the highway from the said Green's west to the Gloversville and Bleeker Plank road... Recorded 19 December 1866.
7 March 1868. Fulton Co. Deeds 36:137. William H. Brower of Gloversville, for consideration of the sum of one dollar paid by John A. Alexander of Johnstown, a parcel of land in the village of Gloversville...being the same lot and premised conveyed to said William H. Brower by Zina Case and Anna Maria Case by deed dated 27 April 1864 (Fulton Co. Deeds 30:154) being the same on which William H. Brower now resides. Recorded 7 March 1868.
14 March 1868. Fulton Co. Deeds 41:574. Abraham Brower and Louiza his wife of Mayfield, to John Eshler of the same place. "In consideration of the sum of Forty..." a parcel of land in Mayfield, part of the Glen Bleeker & Lansing Patent, bounded beginning at the north corner of great lot number fifteen of said patent... Both Abraham and Louiza sign with their marks. Recorded 26 August 1872.
29 March 1868. Fulton Co. Deeds 40:374. Nancy Ann Brower of the City and County of Albany to E. Jane Houghton of the Town of Stafford, Fulton County. For $700, a parcel of land in the Town of Stafford being a part of lot number thirty-nine in Lott and Lowes Patent being the south west part of the north half of said lot containing ten acres of land being the same ten acres of land which Cornelius Brower resided at the time of his death. Also fifty acres on the north part of the south half of said lot number 39 and bounded westerly by lands formerly owned by Peter Dingman...the said fifty acres being conveyed by Cornelius Brower to his daughter Louisa Rogers, and also eleven acres of land being part of sixty six acres willed by Thomas Bunnell to his daughter Polly Brower wife of said Cornelius Brower... Recorded 28 November 1870.
4 April 1870. Fulton Co. Deeds 39:107. John C. Brower and Catharine his wife of the Town of Ephralah (sic) to Nicholas Snell of the same place. For $2300, a parcel of land in the Town of Ephratah, bounded northerly by the highway, easterly by Willard Snell, southerly by Andrew Getman deceased and westerly by Thomas Edwards and Wade Tannery, containing six acres of land more or less. Recorded 6 April 1870.
28 September 1870. Fulton Co. Deeds 42:451. Alan Peck and Gitty Ann Peck his wife and Catharine A. Chase and John F. Chase her husband, Almyra Harris and John Harris her husband, Adaline Brower, David Blair, all of the Town of Broadalbin, to John L. Daggert of the Town of Amsterdam, Montgomery County. For $170...bargained, sold, remised and quit claimed...and assigns forever all right of dower and interest to all that certain lot of land situate in the town of Broadalbin...bounded on the south by land formerly owned by George Targee and now owned by John Sawyer, on the west by lands of Orin Fuller, on the north by lands of Shubal Tygert, on the west by lands of James Lasher and Leah Fuller, being the premises purchased by Sally Peck of George Mills by deed dated 6 April 1853 (Fulton Co. Deeds 20:185). Containing about 25 acres of land. Recorded 3 April 1872.
6 July 1871. Fulton Co. Deeds 41:155. Abraham Brower and Louiza his wife of Mayfield, to Hiram McClary of the same place. $2000, for land situate in the Town of Mayfield, a part of the subdivision of lot no. 3 in great lot no. 13 of the Glen Bleeker and Lansing Patent. Previously occupied by Christopher Hall. Both Abraham and Louiza sign with their marks. Recorded 13 October 1871.
21 May 1873. Fulton Co. Deeds 45:220. Robert Kelly and Helen J. Kelly his wife, Marion Shephard wife of Peter Shephard, Catharine Slater wife of George Slater, Gertrude Kelly, Fidelia Kelly, Jennet Brower wife of Nathaniel Brower, Andrew Kelly and Charles Kelly, of the first part, to Frederick Myers of Johnstown of the second part. For $900, a parcel of land in the village of Johnstown which was conveyed to Robert Kelly by deed from Samuel Maxwell and wife dated March 31, 1855 recorded in the Fulton County Clerks Office (book and page not stated). Bounds mentions the lands of Clinton Sheet (south), Marcellus Gilbert (north), a lot connected to Nathan Scott (west), a lot formerly owned by Charles Bell (east). Emma Brower and Nellie Barnum were witness to Jennet K. Brower's signature. Page 221 contains the acknowledgements. Jennet Brower's acknowledgement is from the Clerk's Office of Shiawassee County, Michigan. Recorded 5 May 1874 (p. 222). Another deed involving Kellys follows on page 222.
29 May 1873. Fulton Co. Deeds 43:325. Jacob Brower & Paulina Brower of Mayfield, to Mary Ann Berry of the same place. For $550, a parcel of land in the Town of Mayfield being a part of lot no. 38 in Mayfield Patent, bounded beginning at the center of the highway at the south west corner of the saw mill... containing three acres more or less. Recorded 13 June 1873.
21 October 1873. Fulton Co. Deeds 43:470. William Brower and Catharine his wife of the Town of Johnstown, to Norman B. Dodge of the same place. For $300, a parcel of land in Johnstown being a part of lot number thirty three of the Mayfield Patent, bounded and described as follows...containing twenty acres of land more or less. William Brower signs with his mark. Recorded 22 October 1873.
19 November 1873. Fulton Co. Deeds 50:68. Jacob Brower and Paulina his wife of Mayfield, to John Hollett of the same place. For $650, a parcel of land in the Town of Mayfield being a part of lot no. 248 in the eastern allotment of Kingsboro Patent, bounded beginning at the center of the highway near the school house...containing two thirds of an acre of land. Recorded 29 April 1876.
28 December 1873. Fulton Co. Deeds 45:483. A. D. Brower and Sophronia his wife of Johnstown, to the Corporation known as Gloversville and Kingsboro Street Railroad Corporation. For the sum of one dollar, "all my right title and interest in and to the following described street known as Main Street in the Village of Gloversville..." It appears that the Browers are granting and easement for the company to build a road to be used as a public highway. Recorded 25 February 1874.
18 June 1875. Fulton Co. Deeds 47:376. Jacob Brower of the Town of Mayfield and Paulina his wife of the same place, to the Corporation known as the Gloversville and Northville Railroad Company. For $110, a parcel of land in the Town of Mayfield, bounded and described as follows...a strip of land three rods in width... Recorded 14 July 1875.
1 January 1876. Fulton Co. Deeds 48:584. Jacob Brower and Paulina his wife of Mayfield, to Charles C. Peterson of the same place. For $50, a piece of land in Mayfield, being a part of lot number twenty nine in the Sacandaga Patent, bounded by lands of William Fosmire (north), land formerly of Richard Van Allen (north and east), land of Beroth Close (south and east), land of the Widow of Jacob Blecker (west). Containing six and one half acres, reserving land conveyed to the Gloversville and Northville Railroad. Recorded 29 March 1876.
29 March 1876. Fulton Co. Deeds 49:63. William Brower of the Town of Johnstown of the first part, to Anna D. Brower of the same place of the second part. For $1000, a parcel of land in Johnstown known as part of lot no. 33 in the Mayfield Patent bounded on the north by the land of Norman Dodge and land of William Mortimer, on the east by land of Philip Conlin, on the west by land of Norman Dodge and containing about seventy three acres more or less. William also conveys to Anna, all the cows, sheep, young cattle, farming utensils and "personal property of every name and description wheresoever," etc. Recorded 29 March 1876.
29 March 1876. Fulton Co. Deeds 49:64. Anna D. Brower of the Town of Johnstown of the first part, to Catharine Brower wife of William Brower of the Town and County aforesaid. For $1000, a parcel of land in the Town of Johnstown, being a part of lot no. 33 in the Mayfield Patent (same boundaries and area as the property described in the deed above on 49:63, bearing the same date). Also all cows, sheep, young cattle...personal property of every name and description...conveyed to her by her father William Brower... Recorded 29 March 1876.
10 February 1877. Fulton Co. Deeds 49:534. John McNabb as assignee of Abram D. Brower of Gloversville, to David Wilson and Melvin Green of the same place. For $200, a parcel of land in the village of Gloversville, beginning at the corner of a lot owned by Arthur Gillett on the west side of School Street... Recorded 14 February 1877.
10 October 1877. Fulton Co. Deeds 51:177. Catharine Brower and William Brower of the Town of Johnstown, to Frances Brower of the same place. For $1, a parcel of land in Johnstown being a part of lot no. 33 of the Mayfield Patent. [See the deed that follows, and the deeds of 29 March 1876 found above]. "Being the same premises conveyed by William Brower to Anna D. Brower and from Anna D. Brower to Catharine Brower and from Catharine Brower to Frances Brower." Recorded 11 October 1877.
10 October 1877. Fulton Co. Deeds 52:235. Francis Brower of Johnstown (party of the first part), to Catharine Brower & William Brower, her husband (party of the second part). For the sum of one dollar, a parcel of land in the Town of Johnstown, distinguished as part of lot no. 33 in the Mayfield Patent, bounded on the north by the lands of Norman Dodge and lands of William Martin, on the east by lands of Philip Carlon, on the west by lands of Norman Dodge and on the south by lands of Norman Dodge, estimated at 73 acres...and "being the same premises this day conveyed by Catharine Brower and William Brower to Francis Brower with the appurtences and all the estate title and interest of the said party of the first part therein this grant is intended as a security that the said Francis Brower will furnish and provide at her own cost and expense for the said Catharine Brower and William Brower and each of them from the date hereof for and during their natural lives or either of them all good and suitable board house room lodging fuel clothing washing medicines medical and other care and attendance which they may need and require..." [Francis/Frances Brower is a female, the name is spelled both as Francis with an i and Frances with an e, in the deed. I suspect that she is a daughter-in-law of William and Catharine, and was the wife of their son, Herman Brower]. Recorded 11 October 1877.
9 November 1877. Fulton Co. Deeds 51:207. Abram D. Brower and S. M. Brower his wife of Johnstown, to James C. Stewart of the same place. For $375, a parcel of land in the Village of Gloversville, commencing at a corner formed by Marshall Avenue and New Street...containing thirty-two rods of land. Recorded 10 November 1877.
16 September 1878. Fulton Co. Deeds 54:19. Jacob Brower & Paulina his wife of Mayfield, to Sechiel Johnston of the same place. For $900, a parcel of land in the Town of Mayfield, a part of lot no. 40 in the Mayfield Patent, beginning at the north corner of a piece of land in possession of David Stewart...containing about fifty-three ? of land more or less [the word after fifty-three is not clear, but this is a small piece with lengths of 190 feet and 186 feet]. Recorded 18 September 1878.
10 April 1879. Fulton Co. Deeds 54:315. Abram Brower and Louisa Brower his wife of Mayfield, to David Betler of Mayfield. For $775, a parcel of land in Mayfield, bounded on the north by land formerly owned by Alexander McClara, on the east by lands formerly of William Wilkins, on the south by lands of Mr. Eshler, on the west by the road running from the saw mill to lands formerly of Bennet Toman, containing sixty acres, being the land sold by William Wilkins as agent of Mr. Ellis. Recorded 29 May 1879.
9 September 1879. Fulton Co. Deeds 54:439. William Brower of the Town of Northampton, Fulton County, to Mary J. Gifford of the town and county aforesaid. For $500, a parcel of land in the Town of Northampton lying on the highway from the Fish House to Dentons Corners...said lot to contain one acre of land be the same more or less. Recorded 20 October 1879.
26 September 1879. Fulton Co. Deeds 56:345. Eliza Allen, Nathaniel Brower & Jennet his wife, Alonzo Brower & Emily his wife, Angeline Wane, Abram D. Brower and Sophronia his wife, and Wm. H. Brower and Alvira his wife, heirs of David Brower deceased of the first part, to Dudley P. Smith of Johnstown of the second part. For $1500, a parcel of land situated in the Village of Gloversville, bounded on the east by lands owned by Mary and Maga Obrine, on the south by lands of Michael McDonaugh, on the west by lands owned by David Schoonmaker and on the north by the Street called Washington...being the same that David Brower received by deed from David Corwin and wife dated 27 March 1867 (Fulton Co. Deeds 34:436). Acknowledgement of Nathaniel and Jennet Brower was taken at Shiawassee Co., Michigan. The others acknowledged in Fulton County, New York. Recorded 3 November 1879.
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