William Brewer was born on 22 March 1744, in St. Mary's, Maryland, British Colonial America. He married Sarah Frances Harrod on 5 July 1776, in Prince William, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in New Castle, Henry, Kentucky, United States in 1820 and Franklin, Kentucky, United States in 1860. He died after 20 July 1834, in Henry, Kentucky, United States, and was buried in Henry, Kentucky, United States.
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Historical Boundaries 1805: Henry, Kentucky, United States
English: occupational name for a brewer of beer or ale, from Middle English brewere ‘brewer’ (an agent derivative of Old English brēowan ‘to brew’). Compare Brewster .
English (of Norman origin): Anglicized form of French Bruyère (see Bruyere ), a habitational name from a place so called in Calvados, France, from Old French bruiere ‘heath’.
Americanized form (translation into English) of Dutch Brouwer , German Brauer or Breuer , etc., all occupational names meaning ‘brewer’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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