American Frontier Outlaw. He was born in Christiana, Province of Delaware. His ancestors were originally from Sweden and colonists in the New Sweden Colony of Delaware. Some sources record his first name as John and spell his surname as Brimlerry, Brumberry and Grimberry. Jacob was in a U.S. Ranger company in Illinois in the War of 1812. He was later a criminal member of the Goings Gang lead by William Goings and his brothers, Pleasant Goings and John Goings who operated in Jefferson County, Illinois from 1816 to 1825. Jacob ran a tavern along the St. Louis-Vincennes Trace. While taking a trip by flatboat to Louisiana in 1820 to find property to move and relocate his family to, he was either killed by Mississippi river pirates or drowned in a boat wreck. His cargo was later recovered but his body was never found. Sources: War of 1812 Veterans from Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois, 1902. Chicago's Highways, Old and New: From Indian Trail to Motor Road by Milo Milton Quaife, 1923.
American Frontier Outlaw. He was born in Christiana, Province of Delaware. His ancestors were originally from Sweden and colonists in the New Sweden Colony of Delaware. Some sources record his first name as John and spell his surname as Brimlerry, Brumberry and Grimberry. Jacob was in a U.S. Ranger company in Illinois in the War of 1812. He was later a criminal member of the Goings Gang lead by William Goings and his brothers, Pleasant Goings and John Goings who operated in Jefferson County, Illinois from 1816 to 1825. Jacob ran a tavern along the St. Louis-Vincennes Trace. While taking a trip by flatboat to Louisiana in 1820 to find property to move and relocate his family to, he was either killed by Mississippi river pirates or drowned in a boat wreck. His cargo was later recovered but his body was never found. Sources: War of 1812 Veterans from Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois, 1902. Chicago's Highways, Old and New: From Indian Trail to Motor Road by Milo Milton Quaife, 1923.
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