BREWER, Mary*

   Other names for Mary* were BREWER, Mary Polly,³⁶⁵⁴ BREWER, Polly ^{3589,3652,3656} and SMITH, Mary ^{3603,3604,3648,3650}.^,3653

  Birth Notes:

Some Councilman family members believe Sarah F Smith's mother was a Brewer.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Alt. Birth, Cir 1829, North Carolina, United States. ³⁶⁵⁵

2. Alt. Birth, Cir 1830, North Carolina, United States. ³⁶⁴⁸

3. Alt. Birth, Cir 1833, North Carolina, United States. ³⁶⁵⁰

4. Census, 16 Nov 1850, Upper Regiment, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. ³⁶⁴⁸
1) Will. F. Smith, age 27, farmer, $300 real estate, born NC, married within the year
2) Mary Smith, age 20, born NC, married within the year.

5. Census, 13 Jun 1860, Western Division, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. ³⁶⁵⁰
1) Wm Smith, age 38, farmer, $600 real estate, $750 personal estate, born NC, cannot read or write
2) Mary Smith, age 27, domestic, born NC, cannot read or write
3) Wm Smith, age 8, born NC, attends school
4) Elizabeth Smith, age 6, born NC
5) Green Smith, age 4, born NC
6) Ambrose Smith, age 1, born NC.

6. Census, 8 Sep 1870, Bear Creek Twp, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. ³⁶⁰³
1) Smith, William, age 52, farmer, $550 real estate, $300 personal estate, born NC, cannot read or write
2) Smith, Mary, age 38, keeping house, born NC
3) Smith, William, age 18, farm laborer, born NC, cannot write
4) Smith, Elizabeth, age 16, at home, born NC, cannot write
5) Smith, George, age 14, farm laborer, born NC, cannot write
6) Smith, Ambros, age 12, farm laborer, born NC, cannot write
7) Smith, Nelson, age 9, at home, born NC
8) Smith, Sarah, age 6, at home, born NC
9) Smith, Carrie, age 3, at home, born NC
10) Smith, Joseph, age 1, at home, born NC.

7. Census, 10 Jun 1880, Bear Creek Twp, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. ³⁶⁰⁴
1) Smith, William F., age 59, married, farmer, cannot read or write, born NC, parents born NC
2) Smith, Mary, age 49, wife, married, keeping house, cannot write, born NC, parents born NC
3) Smith, William, age 27, son, single, working farm, born NC, parents born NC
4) Smith, Elizabeth, age 25, daughter, single, at home, born NC, parents born NC
5) Smith, George, age 23, son, single, working in blacksmith shop, cannot write, born NC, parents born NC
6) Smith, Ambrose, age 21, son, single, works on farm, cannot write, born NC, parents born NC
7) Smith, Nelson, age 19, son, works on farm, cannot write, born NC, parents born NC
8) Smith, Sarah F., age 16, daughter, at home, attends school, cannot write, born NC, parents born NC
9) Smith, Cary, age 13, daughter, at home, attends school, cannot write, born NC, parents born NC
10) Smith, Leon R., age 9, son, at home, attends school, born NC, parents born NC
11) Smith, Cisiro, age 6, son, at home, attends school, born NC, parents born NC.

8. Property, 14 Dec 1898, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. William A Brewer and wife Bettie, C R Beal and wife Sarah F, George G Smith and wife Malinda, Nelson Smith and wife Annie, William W Smith and wife Mollie, Ambros Smith and wife Mary, heirs of the late William F Smith, quit claim to Polly Smith and Cicero Smith for $10. The quit claim was unto Polly Smith for her lifetime and at her death unto Cicero. Claim was for 64 3/4 acres in Bear Creek Twp on waters of Bear Creek, known as part of the late William F Smith land, adjoining F S Tally, Edward Phillips, and Flagg Branch. (Chatham Co Deed book FB, p409)

9. Census, 21 Jun 1900, Bear Creek Twp, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. ³⁶⁵³
1) Smith, Mary, head of household, born May 1831, age 69, widow, 11 children, 8 living, born NC, parents born NC, farmer, cannot read or write, owns her farm free
2) Smith, Cicero, son, born July 1875, age 24, single, born NC, parents born NC, farm laborer, can read, cannot write.

10. Alt. Death, 1904. ³⁶⁵⁴

11. Census, 4 May 1910, Bear Creek Twp, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. ³⁶⁵⁵
1) Smith, Cicaro R., head of household, age 38, married for 1st time for 1 year, born NC, parents born NC, farmer on general farm, cannot read or write, owns his farm free
2) Smith, Valley, wife, age 22, married for 1st time for 1 year, no children, born NC, parents born NC, farm laborer on house farm, can read and write
3) Smith, Polly, mother, age 81, widow, born NC, parents born NC, cannot read or write.

12. Occupation: Farmer after husband died.

13. Story. Some cemetery listings at cemeterycensus.com identify the wife of William F Smith as "Mary Polly Brewer Smith". Children of this couple match the expected children for this family.

Mary* married William F.* SMITH, son of Family SMITH and Unknown, about 1850.³⁶⁴⁸ (William F.* SMITH was born circa 1823 in North Carolina, United States,^3648,3650 died before Dec 1898 in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States and was buried in William F. Smith Family Cemetery, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States ³⁶⁴⁹.)