Born: 17 July 1787 Somerset, NJ Married: 05 Feb 1804 Mercer Co., KY Died: 23 Jan 1858 Johnson Co., IN FATHER Bernardus Verbryck MOTHER Catleyntie (Catherine) Brokaw   HUSBAND Garrett Brewer

Maria Verbryck 1858 Photo from The Brewer Family by Roselyne Watts Jone, 1982

CHILDREN 1. Jane Brewer b. 1806 2. Barnett Verbryck Brewer b. 1808 3. John Brewer b. 1809 4. Elizabeth Brewer b. 1814	Barney V Brewer born. 1808	John Brewer born 1809
5. Daniel Brewer b. 1816 6. David Brewer b. 1817 7. Mary Ann Brewer b. 1825 8. Sarah V. Brewer b. 1826 9. Abram Brewer b. 1830	David Brewer born 1817	Sarah V. Brewer born 1826

Maria Verbryck
by Susan Brooke
Jul 2021

Maria Verbryck was the 6th and last child born to Barnabas and Caliyntie Verbryck.  She was baptized 17 Jun 1787 in the Neshanic Church in Somerset, New Jersey. (1) Her family moved to Mercer County, KY about 1799 when she was about twelve years old.  It was there that she met Garrett Brewer.  She married him on 5 Feb 1804 when she was seventeen years old.  Her father, Barnabus Verbryck, had given his consent three days before. (2) She and Garrett had nine children within a fourteen year period.  They all lived to adulthood and at least eight of them had children of their own giving Maria a large extended family. Maria died in 1858 and was buried in the Greenwood Cemetery in Johnson County, IN. (3) Her husband, Garret Brewer, died two years later in 1860. Several years earlier, in 1847, Garret had written his will naming his wife as "Polly."  (4)

Sources

(1) Baptism: June 17, 1787 Maria: Bernardus & Catliyntie Ver Breyck

(2) Married: 05 Feb 1804 Mercer Co., KY
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2 Feb 1804 Barnabas Verbycke gave consent as father of Mary Verbrycke.
On July 25 1804 Garret is registered for the first time on the Mercer County Tax records with 1 horse.

(3) Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Johnson Co., IN

(3) Will of Garret Brewer
Johnson County, IN Will BK 2 pg. 107
22 May 1847

This my last will and testament of Garret Brewer, Johnson County State of Indiana. Considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being of sound mind and memory, I do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner as from following that is to say it is my will that my wife Polly have the farm I now live on and all the proceeds therefrom including the taxes and family expenses so long as she remains a widow also all the stock and farming utensils it is my request. She remains on the farm according to the above state will also it is my after my wifes death that all my property personal and real to be sold and divided equal among all my children Barnett John Daniel David and Abram Jane Elizabeth Sarah and Mary Ann if further my will that my son John and Jacob S. Commingore be executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made in writing whereof I have set my Name and Seal this the twenty second day of May one thousand eight hundred and forty seven. Garret Brewer (Seal)

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Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Johnson Co., IN