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James Gray Brewster 1798 – 1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Oct 1887

Death Location: , Wayne, Kentucky, USA

Father: Jeremiah Brewster

Mother: Susannah Millard

Spouse(s): Phoebe Cox

Children(s): Jesse Brewster, John Brewster, James Brewster, Catherine Brewster, Rebecca Brewster, Susan Brewster, William Brewster, Jeremiah Brewster, George Brewster, Frederic Brewster, Barbara Brewster

James Gray Brewster was born in 1798 in Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA, the child of Jeremiah Brewster and Susannah Millard. James Gray Brewster married Phoebe Julia Cox, and had children including Jesse Brewster, John Brewster, James Gray Brewster, Catherine D Brewster, Rebecca Brewster, Susan Brewster, William E. Brewster, Jeremiah F Brewster, George Washington Brewster, Frederic Miller Brewster, Barbara Elizabeth Brewster. James Gray Brewster passed away in 1887 in , Wayne, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • James Gray Brewster was born in 1798 in Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA, the child of Jeremiah Brewster and Susannah Millard.
  • James Gray Brewster married Phoebe Julia Cox, and had children including Jesse Brewster, John Brewster, James Gray Brewster, Catherine D Brewster, Rebecca Brewster, Susan Brewster, William E. Brewster, Jeremiah F Brewster, George Washington Brewster, Frederic Miller Brewster, Barbara Elizabeth Brewster.
  • James Gray Brewster passed away in 1887 in , Wayne, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeremiah Brewster
1775 – 1830
Birth Location: Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
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Susannah Millard
1778 – 1830
Birth Location: Russell, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Phoebe Cox
1804 – 1881
Birth Location: , Scott, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Jesse Brewster
1821 – 1856
Birth Location: Fentress, Tennessee, United States
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John Brewster
1823 – 1911
Birth Location: Fentress, Tennessee, United States
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James Brewster
1826 – 1870
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Catherine Brewster
1827 – 1880
Birth Location: Fentress, Tennessee, United States
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Rebecca Brewster
1830 – 1880
Birth Location: Fentress, Tennessee, United States
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Susan Brewster
1834 – 1883
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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William Brewster
1836 – 1912
Birth Location: Fentress, Tennessee, United States
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Jeremiah Brewster
1839 – 1870
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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George Brewster
1843 – 1879
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Frederic Brewster
1845 – 1883
Birth Location: Fentress, Tennessee, USA
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Barbara Brewster
1850 – 1907
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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James Brewster's Ancestors

Self
James Brewster
1798 – 1887
Birth Place: Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Parents
Jeremiah Brewster
1775 – 1830
Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Susannah Millard
1778 – 1830
Russell, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Ebenezer Brewster
1741 – 1814
Preston City, New London, Connecticut, United States
Hannah (Avery) Brewster
1747 – 1804
Columbia, Coos, New Hampshire, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Brewster
1713 – 1740
Susanna Smith
1713 – 1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Brewster
1667 – 1735
Hannah Gager
1666 – 1727

James Brewster's Descendants

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James (Gray) Brewster (1798 – Oct 1887) m. Phoebe (Julia) Cox (28 Sep 1804 – 2 January 1881)
  1. 1. Jesse Brewster (1821 – Aug 11 1856)
  2. 2. John Brewster (8 Aug 1823 – 23 Dec 1911)
  3. 3. James (Gray) Brewster (1826 – 1870)
  4. 4. Catherine (D) Brewster (1827 – 1880)
  5. 5. Rebecca Brewster (1830 – aft 1 Jun 1880)
  6. 6. Susan Brewster (1834 – 1883)
  7. 7. William (E.) Brewster (Jul 1836 – 10 August 1912) m. Sarah Bertram (1832 – 1877) m. Melinda (A) Brewster (Apr 1842 – 1 Mar 1902) m. Nancy (Emeline) VanWinkle (26 Jan 1832 – 9 Aug 1900)
    1. 1. Clarinda (Elizabeth) Brewster (Sep 1859 – 27 Feb 1939)
    2. 2. James (H) Brewster (19 Jan 1862 – 31 Jul 1905)
    3. 3. Charles (Ervin) Brewster (Jun 1868 – 13 Apr 1929) m. Louisa Neal (Jan 1879 – Bet. 1898–1973)
      1. 1. James (William Thomas) Brewster (16 Apr 1899 – Oct 1961)
      2. 2. Charles (Daniel) Brewster (1904 – 1963)
      3. 3. John (Harvey) Brewster (6 Dec 1906 – 15 Apr 1962)
      4. 4. Sarah (Helen) Brewster (26 Feb 1911 – 1 Apr 1969)
      5. 5. Edgar (Edward) Brewster (10 March 1913 – 25 January 1979) m. Merle (Marie) Fullbright (28 January 1914 – 11 August 2001)
        1. 1. Rosa (Marie) Brewster (27 Jul 1937 – 3 Feb 2001)
        2. 2. Mildred (Irene) Brewster (1 October 1940 – 8 October 2011) m. Fred (Isaac) Gregg (21 Sep 1939 – 21 Apr 1994)
        3. 3. John Brewster (April 17 1948 – February 14 2012)
      6. 6. Effie (Lucille) Brewster (27 Feb 1917 – 10 Apr 1989)
    4. 4. Isaac Brewster (abt 1871 – 1900)
    5. 5. John Brewster (abt 1872 – 8 Apr 1950)
  8. 8. Jeremiah (F) Brewster (1839 – 1870)
  9. 9. George (Washington) Brewster (1843 – abt 1879)
  10. 10. Frederic (Miller) Brewster (1845 – 6 Aug 1883)
  11. 11. Barbara (Elizabeth) Brewster (3 Mar 1850 – 19 Nov 1907)

James Brewster's Timeline

2 Records

1798
1798
Birth of James Gray Brewster in Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
1887
Oct 1887
Age 89
Death of James Gray Brewster in , Wayne, Kentucky, USA
, Wayne, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1887
    Event Place: , Wayne, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
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