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John Dunlap Brewster 1808–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 March 1808

Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 3 October 1882

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Samuel Brewster

Mother: Margaret Dunlap

Spouse(s): Lucy Cobb, Sarah Guinn

Children(s): Sallie Brewster, Sarah Brewster, Walter Brewster, Lucy Brewster, Richard Brewster, Hilliard Brewster

John Dunlap Brewster was born in 1808 in Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Samuel Brewster And Margaret Dunlap. In 1880, John Dunlap Brewster resided in District 12, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. John Dunlap Brewster married Lucy A Cobb, Sarah Sally M H Gwinn Guinn, and had children including Hilliard Judge Brewster, Lucy Ann Brewster, Richard Henry Brewster, Sallie E Brewster, Sarah Eaton Brewster, Walter D Brewster. John Dunlap Brewster passed away in 1882 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • John Dunlap Brewster was born in 1808 in Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Samuel Brewster And Margaret Dunlap.
  • In 1880, John Dunlap Brewster resided in District 12, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
  • John Dunlap Brewster married Lucy A Cobb, Sarah Sally M H Gwinn Guinn, and had children including Hilliard Judge Brewster, Lucy Ann Brewster, Richard Henry Brewster, Sallie E Brewster, Sarah Eaton Brewster, Walter D Brewster.
  • John Dunlap Brewster passed away in 1882 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Brewster's Ancestors

Self
John Brewster
1808–1882
Birth Place: Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Samuel Brewster
1756–1810
Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Margaret Dunlap
1765–1835
South Carolina
Grandparents
John (Brewster) Jr
1728–1816
Derry, 5296, Ireland
Elizabeth Sheriff
1730–1784
North Carolina, USA
John DUNLAP
1739–1781
Pennsylvania, United States
Mary (Francis) Millwee
1748–1784
Marsh Creek, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Brewster
1705–1778
Charity Biggs
1711–1786
Thomas Sheriff
1700–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Brewster
1667–1735
Anna Jayne
1676–1742

John Brewster's Descendants

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John (Dunlap) Brewster (29 March 1808–3 October 1882) m. Lucy (A.) Cobb (BET 1830 AND 1831–) m. Sarah (Sally M H Gwinn) Guinn (18 Feb 1814–28 Mar 1858)
  1. 1. Sallie (E.) Brewster 1861–
  2. 2. Sarah (Eaton) Brewster 1861–1881
  3. 3. Walter (D.) Brewster 1838–1875
  4. 4. Lucy (Ann) Brewster 1836–1845
  5. 5. Richard (Henry) Brewster 1831–1862
  6. 6. Hilliard (Judge) Brewster 1833–1877

John Brewster's Timeline

3 Records

1808
29 March 1808
Birth of John Dunlap Brewster in Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 72
John Dunlap Brewster resided here in District 12, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
District 12, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1882
3 October 1882
Age 74
Death of John Dunlap Brewster in Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 March 1808
    Event Place: Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 12, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: 1278; Family History Film: 1255278; Page: 303D; Enumeration District: 126

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 12, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 12, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: 1278; Family History Film: 1255278; Page: 303D; Enumeration District: 126

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 October 1882
    Event Place: Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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