Derck Jansz Brouwer

Derck Jansz Brouwer was born say 1666.2

He married Hannah Daws, daughter of Elias Daws and Anna (?), at Flatlands, Long Island, New York, on 6 October 1694.2

Derck Jansz Brouwer died circa 1702/3 at Jamaica, Queens Co., Long Island, New York.

He took the Oath of Allegiance in September 1687 at Flatlands, Kings Co., New York, as "Dirck brouwer, native."3

Served in the NY Militia under Maj. Peter Schuyler, 1691-92 during King William's War.4

By a deed dated 25 Sep 1694 (Gravesend Book VI, p.136) Peter Carsten of Cape May in the province of West Jersey, sold to Cornelis Williamsen and Dirck Brower, two "allotments of land lying and being in the limitts and bounds of Gravesend upon Gisberts Island...land received from William Goulding living then in this towne of Gravesend."5

"Derick Brewer & his wife Hannah," with one child are listed among the Dutch Inhabitants of the Town of Flushing, Queens County, Long Island in 1698.6

"Dirrick Brewer of Jamaica and Hendrick Brouwer of Flatlands" sold a house and 75 acres on the borders of Hempstead, Jamaica, and Flushing with a deed of sale dated 22 September 1700 and acknowledged 6 May 1701.2

See Richard Brewer's website, "Brewer Descendants of Johannes (Jan) Brouwer," "Derck's Line" for additional information regarding the descendants of Derck Brouwer. A link is provided in the footnote.7

Family: Hannah Daws b. c 1676, d. b Oct 1716

Jan Brouwer+8 b. 9 Jun 1695, d. bt 29 Oct 1732 - 13 Nov 1732

Elias Brouwer+9 b. s 1698/99, d. a 1744

Pieter Brouwer+ b. s 1700, d. a 1747

Jacob Brouwer+10 b. s 1701

Derck Brouwer4 b. bt 1699 - 1703

Samuel Brouwer+ b. s 1702/3

Citations:

1. Richard Brewer,"Brewer Descendants of Johannes (Jan) Brouwer", online http://web.mac.com/brewpe/iWeb/JanBrouwerDNA/…. This site posts pedigrees of Brewers shown to be descendants of Johannes Brouwer, Kit #'s 65025, 46313, 44994 of the Brewer DNA Project all show a descent from Derck Brouwer.. Hereinafter cited as Brewer Descendants of Johannes (Jan) Brouwer.

2. "Jan Brouwer of Flatlands and Descendants", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol.138, pp.250-260 (Oct. 2007): 138:252. Hereinafter cited as "Jan Brouwer, NYGBR 138 (2007) pp.250-260."

3. Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York, Excerpted from The Documentary History of the State of New York (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1979, 1989, 1999), p.39. Hereinafter cited as Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York.

4. Johannes Brouwer, Basic Genealogical Data, 9 Dec 2006, Richard Brewer, Bend, OR, electronic copy, Chris Chester, Kent, New York.

5. Orville Corson, Three Hundred Years With the Corson Families in America (Burlington, Vt.: Free Press Interstate Print. Corp., 1939), 2:21. Hereinafter cited as Corson Families in America.

6. Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York, Excerpted from The Documentary History of the State of New York (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1979, 1989, 1999), p.40. Hereinafter cited as Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York.

7. Richard Brewer,"Brewer Descendants of Johannes (Jan) Brouwer", online http://web.mac.com/brewpe/iWeb/JanBrouwerDNA/…. This site posts pedigrees of Brewers shown to be descendants of Johannes Brouwer, August 2008. Hereinafter cited as Brewer Descendants of Johannes (Jan) Brouwer.

8. "Jan Brouwer of Flatlands and Descendants", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol.138, pp.250-260 (Oct. 2007): 138:256. Hereinafter cited as "Jan Brouwer, NYGBR 138 (2007) pp.250-260."

9. Grant Johnston and Richard Brewer,"Brewer DNA Project (Includes Bruer, Brower, Brew, etc.)", online http://www.familytreedna.com/public/BrewerDNA/. , Kit #46313, Martin Brewer. May 2006. Hereinafter cited as Brewer DNA Project.

10."Jan Brouwer of Flatlands and Descendants", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol.138, pp.250-260 (Oct. 2007): 138:258. Hereinafter cited as "Jan Brouwer, NYGBR 138 (2007) pp.250-260."

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