Daniel Brewster, of Brookhaven

• Not the same as Daniel Brewster (died young)

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Daniel Brewster

• Birth: 31 Oct 1662 [ or sic: 1668] Norfolk, England
• Death: June 15, 1748 Brookhaven, New York
• Son of Rev. Nathaniel Brewster and Sarah (Ludlow) Brewster
• Husband of Anna (Jayne) Brewster

Served as a Town Clerk of Brookhaven for 26 years

Family

http://billjaynesgenealogy.org/jayne/d2.htm#i8325

6. Anna Jayne was born in 1676 in Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, USA and died in 1742.

Anna married Daniel Brewster, son of Nathaniel Brewster and Sarah Ludlow, in 1693. Daniel was born on 31 Oct 1662 in Alby Hill, Norfolk, England and died on 15 Jun 1748 in Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, USA.

Children from this marriage were:

• + 14 M i. Daniel Brewster was born on 1 Nov 1694 in Setauket, Suffolk, New York, USA and died on 17 Apr 1753 in Setauket, Suffolk, New York, USA.
• + 15 F ii. Hanna Brewster was born on 29 Jan 1698 in Suffolk County, New York, USA and died on 14 Jun 1761.
• + 16 F iii. Eunice Brewster was born on 15 Jun 1701 in Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, USA and died in 1749 in Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, USA.
• + 17 F iv. Anna Brewster was born on 26 Jun 1702 in Suffolk County, New York, USA and died on 16 Jul 1739 in Greenwich, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA.
• 18 M v. John Brewster was born on 1 Nov 1705 and died on 23 Aug 1778. Another name for John was John Brewster. John married Charity Goldsmith. Charity was born in 1711 and died on 19 Nov 1786. Another name for Charity was Charity Goldsmith.
• + 19 F vi. Mary Brewster was born on 1 Nov 1707 and died on 4 Sep 1767.
• 20 M vii. Francis Brewster was born on 16 Mar 1708. Another name for Francis was Francis Brewster. Francis married Mary Crawford. Mary was born about 1710. Another name for Mary was Mary Crawford. Francis next married Rebecca Peak. Rebecca was born about 1720. Another name for Rebecca was Rebecca Peak.
• + 21 M viii. Benjamin Brewster was born on 27 Sep 1713 and died on 14 Mar 1782.
• 22 F ix. Abigail Brewster was born on 14 Mar 1716.

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According to Union Cemetery of Middle Island, NY Biographic Sketches and Notes of Interred Persons:

"BREWSTER, DANIEL, was born in 1687 [sic: 1688] and died 1748 at the age of 61 [81]. He lived on the north east corner of Middle Country Road and Rocky Point Road where he had a farm from 1735 until his death. It is presumed that his is the oldest headstone in the cemetery. He was the Grandson[son] of Reverend Nathaniel Brewster, the first minister of the "Old Town" Church in Setauket in 1655. Daniel was one of three brothers who were among the very first settlers in Middle Island. The hamlet, which had not yet been named, was previously called Middletown and Swezeytown. Brewster worked the farm and raised his family there. He used a portion of his farm as a burial ground for his family, where it is believed 30 members of the Brewster clan were buried. The general store and tavern were owned and operated by John Bailey during the American Revolution. Subsequent owners were Bryant Davis and Orlando Randall. Randall farmed the property aggressively – so much so that he felt the need to remove all the headstones from the Brewster cemetery! He tossed them in a pile to be used as a hedge, where they remained for decades. In 1937, town historian Osborn Shaw located the stones. Using inscriptions and family papers, Shaw was able to ascertain that the first burial was of Daniel Brewster in 1748, making it the oldest burial ground in Middle Island. In 1940, historian Thomas Bayles collected some of the headstones and placed them in the Union Cemetery, a few miles to the west."

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Tombstone Error

References

• Daniel Brewster in the U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 < AncestrySharing > Name: Anna Brewster [Anne Brewster] Maiden Name: Jayne Gender: Female Marriage Date: About 1693 Marriage Place: New England, USA Spouse: Daniel Brewster
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16154154/daniel-brewster: accessed 12 September 2022), memorial page for Daniel Brewster (31 Oct 1687–15 Jun 1748), Find A Grave: Memorial #16154154, citing Union Cemetery, Middle Island, Suffolk County, New York, USA; Maintained by a2 (contributor 46812011) . (Birth date error on tombstone)
• Daniel Brewster in the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 < AncestryImage > (ancestor of Patriot Benjamin Brewster)
• Daniel Brewster in “The Family of Rev. Nathaniel Brewster” by D.L. Jacobus. The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) < AmericanAncestors > Volume 13 (1936). Page 159-162.
• http://www.interment.net/data/us/ny/suffolk/union-cemetery/index.htm Date: 1748, Age: 61, Lot: Row 15-Block A
• http://www.interment.net/data/us/ny/suffolk/union-cemetery/union-ce...
• Adams, John. The Works of John Adams, vol. 2 (Diary, Notes of Debates, Autobiography). Little, Brown, and Company, 1850. < link > Exact Diary Entry: 17 Nov 1777 “Dined at Brewster’s, in Orange County, State of New York. Brewster’s grandfather, as he tells me, was a clergyman, and one of the first adventurers to Plymouth; he died, at ninety-five years of age, a minister on Long Island; left a son who lived to be above eighty, and died leaving my landlord, a son who is now, I believe, between sixty and seventy. The manners of this family are exactly like those of the New England people; a decent grace before and after meat; fine pork and beef, and cabbage and turnip.”