Monmouth County, New Jersey, Records of Deeds, Grantors Index D-G

The post of March 17, 2019 featured BROWERs and BREWERs found in the Grantor Index for Monmouth County, New Jersey Deeds and covered those whose given names began with the letters A, B and C. Here we pick up with the letter D which begins here at image 88 of FHL film #007901947. The digital images of the film are online at FamilySearch.org. The format below is Date, Grantor, Grantee, Liber:Page. The index goes up to the year 1855.

Grantor Index, Given Name D-G

• 1804 Dec 5, Brewer, David ux, John Brewer et al, O:928
• 1811 July 8, Brewer, David dec'd (by Exrs), Benjah Butcher et al, T:466
• 1815 Sept 4, Brewer, David ux, Thomas Morris, Y:281
• 1815 Sept 4, Brewer, David ux, Thomas Morris, Y:282
• 1818 Jan 29, Brewer, Deborah hd et al, George Tyson, A2:439
• 1825 Aug 3, Brewer, David, Joseph Brewer, K2:213
• 1833 April 29, Brower, Daniel ux, James English, D3:178
• 1835 March 9, Brower, David (by Shiff), William R. Maps, H3:331
• 1838 July 30, Brower, David ux et al, Garret W. Wycoff, V3:33
• 1841 Jan 26, Brower, Daniel ux et al, Daniel Selover, B4:87
• 1841 March 25, Brower, Daniel ux et al, Daniel Laird et al, C4:94
• 1841 March 27, Brower, Daniel ux et al, Cornelius Hope Jr., C4:96
• 1841 April 19, Brower, Daniel ux et al, Phebe Ker, C4:212
• 1841 April 19, Brower, Daniel ux et al, Ann Maria Ker, C4:214
• 1841 April 19, Brower, Daniel ux et al, Isaac Ker, C4:216
• 1844 July 23, Brower, Deborah (by trustee), Joseph King, L4:402
• 1845 May 3, Brower, David J. et al, William Curtis, Q4:75
• 1846 March 9, Brower, David (by Comrs), George F. Burroughs, S4:342
• 1846 April 3, Brower, David (by Comrs), Annamiah Gifford, S4:411
• 1846 May 21, Brower, David dec'd (by Comrs), Joseph Borden, W4:307
• 1847 April 1, Brower, David J. et al, John D. Brower, A5:312
• 1847 April 1, Brower, David J. et al, George F. Burroughs et al, A5:313
• 1847 April 5, Brower, David dec'd (by Comrs), Robert Brower, B5:25
• 1853 April 2, Brower, Daniel ux, Luther H. Vandorn, Y5:478

The letter E begins at image 96

• 1788 (no month or day), Brewer, Elazerus (by Shiff), Joel Woolley, K:167
• 1812 April 4, Brewer, Elizabeth et al (by Shiff), David Rhea, X:43
• 1826 Feb 7, Brewer, Elias I. ux, John Buck Jr., L2:25
• 1827 May 7, Brewer, Elizabeth, James J. Sickles, N2:434
• 1834 Oct 21, Brewer, Elanor dec'd (by adms), Daniel Stricker, G3:463  
• 1837 Apr 27, Brewer, Eleanor hd et al, James Cooper, Q3:400
• 1838 July 30, Brower, Elizabeth et al, Garret W. Wycoff, V3:33
• 1839 April 15, Brewer, Eleanor hd et al, William Cooper, W3:386
• 1841 Jan 28, Brewer, Eleanor hd et al, Esther Cooper, B4:178
• 1845 Nov 5, Brewer, Eleanor hd et al, Gordon Cooper, R4:337
• 1852 March 24, Brower, Elias Jr. ux, John W. Taylor, T5:144
• 1852 March 24, Brower, Elias Jr. ux, Sidney Reid, T5:148
• 1853 May 2, Brewer, Elias sen. ux, Elias Brewer jr., Z5:512
• 1853 Dec 6, Brewer, Elisha ux, Amy Yero, B6:588

The letter F begins at image 104, but no Brewers are found there. The letter G begins at image 112.

• 1799 Aug 13, Brewer, George ux, David Mandeville ux, L:344
• 1807 Sept 2, Brewer, George Jr. ux, Asher White, Q:688
• 1807 Sept 2, Brewer, George Jr. ux, Asher White, Q:690
• 1814 Apr 4, Brewer, George et al (by Shiff), David Rhea, X:43
• 1815 Sept 28, Brewer, George, George Brower, Y:289
• 1817 Nov 1, Brewer, George ux, David P. Haring, A2:289
• 1827 Sept 21, Brewer, Gilbert ux, Gideon Hulsehart, O2:266
• 1832 Nov 9, Brower, Gilbert ux, William Hofmire, B3:475
• 1832 Dec 26, Brower, Gilbert ux, Margaret Bennet, C3:70
• 1833 Jan 30, Brewer, George et al, John I. Hulet, C3:240
• 1835 Jan 28, Brower, George, William Lecount, H3:233
• 1836 Oct 19, Brewer, George ux, David P. Harring, O3:344
• 1838 Feb 5, Brown or Brower, Gilbert, Isaac P. White (trustee), S3:425
• 1838 July 30, Brower, Gilbert ux et al, Garret W. Wycoff, V3:33
• 1839 Jan 28, Brewer, Gilbert ux, Henry Painton, W3:48
• 1843 Jan 23, Brewer, Gilbert ux et al, Joseph Shepherd, F4:519
• 1843 March 28, Brewer, Gilbert ux et al, David Clayton, M4:296
• 1847 June 14, Brower, George W., George F. Burroughs et al, C5:265
• 1848 Jan 10, Brewer, Gilbert V. ux, John W. Taylor, D5:320
• 1848 Jan 10, Brewer, Gilbert V. ux, William Layton, D5:324
• 1848 March 29, Brewer, Gilbert V. ux et al, Simon Johnson, D5:477
• 1848 Jan 5, Brewere, Gilbert V. ux, William Richmond, E5:244
• 1849 Feb 24, Brower, Gilbert H. et al (by Gdn), John A. Worthley, H5:569
• 1849 March 14, Brewer, Gilbert, ux, Alfred Smith, I5:71
• 1849 Sept 7, Brewer, Gilbert ux, Richard F. Stoutenburgh, K5:490
• 1850 March 29, Brewer, Gilbert ux, John C. Reynolds, N5:48
• 1850 Sept 7, Brewer, Gilbert ux, Charles V. Camp, P5:189
• 1852 Sept 7, Brower, Gilbert H. et al (by Gdn), Charles Brower, V5:520
• 1854 March 10, Brewer, Gilbert ux, Abraham Ackerman, C6:371

 Some of the abbreviations used in this index - as mentioned in the previous post on this topic, ux refers to wife, while et al refers to others. Shiff is an abbreviation for Sheriff, while Gdn is an abbreviation for Guardian.

I don't have to tell those who have spent time researching the Brower and Brewer families of Monmouth County that it is a difficult, complicated and sometimes frustrating endeavor. Branches of descendants of both Adam Brouwer of Gowanus and of Jan Brouwer of Flatlands are found in the county at the same time and some of the given names are found in both families. The possibility that there may be other Brewer families, unrelated to either the Adam Brouwer or Jan Brouwer families cannot be ruled out. Reformed Dutch Church records are less complete than those found in locations in New York, and in many cases, families of later generations drifted away from the Reformed Dutch Church and associated with some of the Baptist or Quaker congregations. Neither of these two groups practiced baptizing children and therefore no records of that sort are available. In addition, relatively few individuals left wills or other probate records. My own experience over the years in corresponding with individuals trying to crack problems in Monmouth County is that very few (if any) ever took a stab at researching land records. Now in the past, before the internet age that is, it was certainly more difficult to access these records. A physical trip to Monmouth County (or perhaps Salt Lake City or a local FHL center to view microfilm) was necessary. Well now much of these potentially missing pieces are now online thanks to FamilySearch.org. Looking over the list above, there are a number of deeds which indicate they correspond to the settling of an estate and so family relationships may be stated or strongly inferred from them. There may just be some answers here. We will continue in the future with the letter H.

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