Brewer/Brower Deeds in Harrison County, Kentucky

 Deeds involving persons name BREWER and BROWER found in the Land Records of Harrison County, Kentucky.

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BREWERs found in General Index Vol. B, 1794-1894 (FHL film #007899173) at image 113: John J. Brewer, Richard Brewer, Stephen Brewer. This page leads you to pages 236 and 237 (image 241) of the same film. Here we find the following deeds:

Richard Brewer at Book 9: page 240; 9:442; 11:49

Stephen Brewer at 4:296

John J. Brewer at 25:148

BROWERs at image 114: Aaron Brower, p.284 (image 265). See 25:210

• 4:296. Indenture made 27 July 1814 between Stephen Brewer and Polly his wife of Harrison County of one part and Charles Whitsett of the county aforesaid of the second part. Stephen Brewer and Polly his wife, for consideration of $160, sold and relinquish their rights...as heirs of Joseph Whitsett, dec'd to all the real and personal estate of which said Joseph died possessed of, viz: 100 acres of land lying in Paddys Run and conveyed by William Johnson to the said Joseph and also thirty acres of land sixteen and a half acres of which is part conveyed by David Callaghan to said Joseph and thirteen and a half acres said Joseph purchased at Sheriff's sale, a tract belonging to the heirs of George Hamilton, dec'd... Signed Stephen Brewer and Polly Brewer (her mark). [Another indenture involving Charles Whitsett follows in this deed book]. Also see the Harrison County Court record of May 1814, below.
  

• 9:240. Indenture of bargain and sale entered 2 September 1823 between David J. Walker attorney for William Lewis of one part and Richard Brewer of the other part. For $75 received by David J. Walker, attorney, a tract or parcel of land in Harrison County, containing 100 acres, beginning at Daniel Whittey's north most corner...
• 9:442. Indenture dated 5 August 1825 between Richard Brewer of Harrison County of one part and Daniel Tewel of Mason County, Kentucky of the other part. Richard Brewer for consideration of $1 sold unto Daniel Tewel a tract or parcel of land being part of a tract said Brewer bought of Lewises survey in the County of Harrison and bounded as follows...containing 15 acres. Richard Brewer signs with his mark X.
• 11:49. Indenture of bargain and sale entered 4 February 1828 between Richard Brewer and Mary his wife of one part and Phillip Reed of the other part. For $250, receipt acknowledged by Richard Brewer and his wife Mary, a certain tract or parcel of land in Harrison County containing 100 acres beginning at Daniel Whittey's northwest corner... [this being the property that Richard Brewer bought in 1823 (9:240)]. Richard Brewer and Mary Brewer both sign with their marks, X. "Personally came before us the subscribers two acting Justices of the Peace for Bracken County Mary Brewer and being examined separate and apart from her husband did freely and voluntarily relinquish her right of dowery to the foregoing described tract or parcel of land given under our hands this 5th day of February 1828." Signed Wm. Putnam, Wm. B. Lurtey. The deed acknowledged at the Harrison County Clerk's Office, by Richard Brewer and Mary his wife, October 2, 1828.
• 25:148. Indenture dated [?] December 1852, between John J. Brewer and Hannah C. Brewer his wife of Carroll County, Kentucky of the first part and Willis T. Ziler of Harrison County of the second part. For $1200 paid by the party of the second part and acknowledged, a tract of land...containing 31 acres three rods and five poles and being lot No. 3 in the division of the estate of Jacob Ziler, dec'd the said Hannah C. Brewer being one of the children and heirs of said Jacob Ziler, dec'd, said division will be found in record Book G page 193 in the Harriosn County Court Clerk's Office. Signed John J. Brewer and Hannah C. Brewer.
• 25:210. Indenture dated 18 January 1855 between Aaron Brower and Polly Brower his wife late Polly Bell, George Bell and Susanna his wife and William Bell of Henry County and state of Indiana of the first part and Henry E. Shawhan of Harrison County and state of Kentucky of the second part. For the sum of $500 to be paid on 1 March 1855 (by Henry E. Shawhan), all the undivided eight interest claim and demands of them the party of the first part in and of the estate of John Lad Sr.(?), dec'd, late of Harrison County consisting of lands, slaves, personal property, money...to which daughter Nancy Bell would have been entitled had she survived said deceased, to have and to hold the estate hereby conveyed... Signed by Aaron Brower, Polly Brower (her mark X), George Bell (mark X), Susanna Bell (mark X), William Bell (mark X).

In addition to the above, we find in Harrison County Court Sessions of May 1814, " On motion of Charles Whitsett, the following persons are summoned to court to show cause why the noncupative will of Joseph Whitsett should not be established: Samuel Bell and Sally his wife; Griffith Foos and Elizabeth his wife; Burrell Mills and Nancy his wife; Richard Hall and Rebecca his wife; Stephen Irwin and Susannah his wife; Stephen Brewer and Polly his wife; William Parmer and Peggy his wife; Matilda Whitsett; Amelia Whitsett." This found in Pease, Janet K.. Abstracted Court Records, Grant, Harrison, Pendleton Counties, Kentucky (15 Volumes). Williamstown, KY: Grant County Historical Society, (1985-2002),  vol. 2, Harrison County Records, 1794-1828, p.38.

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