Jacob was the husband of Ann Eliza Eagles, and a son of Jacob Brewster and Dorothy "Dolly" Copp. He was also a 5th-great grandson of William Brewster who was aboard the Mayflower, and was an Elder in the Pilgrim Church which founded the Plymouth Colony in 1620!
Jacob and Ann were married on 16 March 1830 in New Hanover County, NC (published in the 01 April 1830 edition of the Raleigh Register newspaper). He may have been widely known, and was possibly a Gentleman, because a notice of his wife's death was published in North Carolina and New York newspapers (Ann Eliza died on 28 October 1836). And, he was listed as "Jacob H. Brewster, Esq." in the 19 November 1836 edition of the New York Evening Post newspaper -- the designation of Esquire was usually reserved for gentlemen in those days. (A notice of Ann Eliza's death was also published in the Raleigh Register on 22 November 1836.)
The notice of his death was published on 29 November 1844 in the Raleigh Register. He was listed as "of Connecticut", and the 1840 federal census shows that he was age 30-39 and living in Wilmington, NC.
In a 1961 survey of this cemetery, Jacob's gravestone was one of three still visible (the other two were R. W. Eagles and Margaret Eagles). The cemetery is located in a plowed field, behind a home (built in the late 19th-century) and storage shed off Marathon Road. In 1961, the property was owned by Mr. Thomas Radewitz.
Jacob and Ann were married on 16 March 1830 in New Hanover County, NC (published in the 01 April 1830 edition of the Raleigh Register newspaper). He may have been widely known, and was possibly a Gentleman, because a notice of his wife's death was published in North Carolina and New York newspapers (Ann Eliza died on 28 October 1836). And, he was listed as "Jacob H. Brewster, Esq." in the 19 November 1836 edition of the New York Evening Post newspaper -- the designation of Esquire was usually reserved for gentlemen in those days. (A notice of Ann Eliza's death was also published in the Raleigh Register on 22 November 1836.)
The notice of his death was published on 29 November 1844 in the Raleigh Register. He was listed as "of Connecticut", and the 1840 federal census shows that he was age 30-39 and living in Wilmington, NC.
In a 1961 survey of this cemetery, Jacob's gravestone was one of three still visible (the other two were R. W. Eagles and Margaret Eagles). The cemetery is located in a plowed field, behind a home (built in the late 19th-century) and storage shed off Marathon Road. In 1961, the property was owned by Mr. Thomas Radewitz.
Jacob was the husband of Ann Eliza Eagles, and a son of Jacob Brewster and Dorothy "Dolly" Copp. He was also a 5th-great grandson of William Brewster who was aboard the Mayflower, and was an Elder in the Pilgrim Church which founded the Plymouth Colony in 1620!
Jacob and Ann were married on 16 March 1830 in New Hanover County, NC (published in the 01 April 1830 edition of the Raleigh Register newspaper). He may have been widely known, and was possibly a Gentleman, because a notice of his wife's death was published in North Carolina and New York newspapers (Ann Eliza died on 28 October 1836). And, he was listed as "Jacob H. Brewster, Esq." in the 19 November 1836 edition of the New York Evening Post newspaper -- the designation of Esquire was usually reserved for gentlemen in those days. (A notice of Ann Eliza's death was also published in the Raleigh Register on 22 November 1836.)
The notice of his death was published on 29 November 1844 in the Raleigh Register. He was listed as "of Connecticut", and the 1840 federal census shows that he was age 30-39 and living in Wilmington, NC.
In a 1961 survey of this cemetery, Jacob's gravestone was one of three still visible (the other two were R. W. Eagles and Margaret Eagles). The cemetery is located in a plowed field, behind a home (built in the late 19th-century) and storage shed off Marathon Road. In 1961, the property was owned by Mr. Thomas Radewitz.
Jacob and Ann were married on 16 March 1830 in New Hanover County, NC (published in the 01 April 1830 edition of the Raleigh Register newspaper). He may have been widely known, and was possibly a Gentleman, because a notice of his wife's death was published in North Carolina and New York newspapers (Ann Eliza died on 28 October 1836). And, he was listed as "Jacob H. Brewster, Esq." in the 19 November 1836 edition of the New York Evening Post newspaper -- the designation of Esquire was usually reserved for gentlemen in those days. (A notice of Ann Eliza's death was also published in the Raleigh Register on 22 November 1836.)
The notice of his death was published on 29 November 1844 in the Raleigh Register. He was listed as "of Connecticut", and the 1840 federal census shows that he was age 30-39 and living in Wilmington, NC.
In a 1961 survey of this cemetery, Jacob's gravestone was one of three still visible (the other two were R. W. Eagles and Margaret Eagles). The cemetery is located in a plowed field, behind a home (built in the late 19th-century) and storage shed off Marathon Road. In 1961, the property was owned by Mr. Thomas Radewitz.
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