Brewster, John

1705 - 1778  (72 years)

• Name	Brewster, John
  Birth	1 Nov 1705	Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  Military	1775	Cornwall, Orange, New York, United States
  	Revolutionary War, Civil Service, Patriotic Service, DAR Ancestor #A014183 (Signed Articles of Association, 1775)
  Verified	Yes - Research
  Occupation	1776	Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, United States
  	Inn Keeper
  _AMTID	122722688840:1030:207924248
  _COLOR	21
  _COLOR1	20
  _FSFTID	LH86-6GG
  _UID	A9FFD272266D46699B97875EFFB3CD19DD6C
  Death	23 Aug 1778	Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, United States
  Person ID	I39	Charles Banks and Jon Ray Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Brewster, Daniel I,   b. 31 Oct 1662, Abbey, Norfolk, England d. 15 Jun 1748, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Jayne, Anna,   b. 1676, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 1742, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	1693	Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Family ID	F17	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Biggs, Charity,   b. 1711, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America d. 19 Nov 1786, Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, United States (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	1730	Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Children	1. Brewster, Anna Goldsmith,   b. 2 Dec 1730, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 1783, Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, United States (Age 52 years)   2. Brewster, Mary,   b. 4 Jul 1734, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 6 Nov 1827, Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, United States (Age 93 years)   3. Brewster, Amy,   b. 18 Sep 1736, Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, United States d. 1808, Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, United States (Age 71 years)   4. Brewster, John,   b. 2 Jun 1738, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 25 Jan 1811, Southfields, Orange, New York, United States (Age 72 years)   5. Brewster, Edward Ebenezer,   b. 26 Aug 1740, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 13 Mar 1775, Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, United States (Age 34 years)   6. Brewster, Abigail,   b. 23 Jun 1742, Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, United States d. 18 Aug 1773, Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, United States (Age 31 years)   7. Brewster, Francis,   b. 28 Feb 1744, Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, United States d. 2 Jun 1802, Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States (Age 58 years)   8. Brewster, Ruth,   b. 7 Apr 1746, Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, United States d. May 1746, Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, United States (Age 0 years)   9. Brewster, Issac,   b. 1 May 1750, Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, United States d. 5 Sep 1784, Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, United States (Age 34 years)
  Family ID	F316	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Nov 1705 - Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, United States Marriage - 1730 - Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States Military - 1775 - Cornwall, Orange, New York, United States Occupation - Inn Keeper - 1776 - Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, United States Death - 23 Aug 1778 - Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  It was probably of the former that John Adams wrote in his Diary under date of 17 November 1777 (Adams's Works ii 441) 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.