Rachel D. Brewer/Brouwer, daughter of Daniel Brewer and wife Marietje A. "Maria" Koning, was baptized 30 Aug 1752 in the Schraalenberg Dutch Reformed Church of Bergen County NJ.
She married Henry Comingo 2 Feb 1770, York County, PA, where he served as Deacon in the Conewago Dutch church from 1787 to 1791 and overseer of the poor in 1791 and 1792. He served in the Revolutionary War with his brother John under Captain VanArsdale and fought at the Battle of Yorktown. Henry signed the 1783 petition of Low Dutch to Congress as an "Intend Friend" affirming his intent to move to Kentucky.
Henry & Rachel and family moved to Mercer County Kentucky around 1790 and bought land in 1795. Rachel died the next year, probably in childbirth. She is probably buried in a family cemetery on their farm.
Henry was appointed by the Salt River Congregation to solicit funds to build a meeting house. He rode his horse from Mercer Co to Somerset Co NJ (and probably Conewago), a six week journey each way, where he collected money for the Salt River Gp. He returned with the money in his saddlebags. After land was purchased, Henry and the other settlers made more donations, then set to work building The Mud Meeting House, the first Dutch Reformed Church west of The Allegheny Mountains.
Henry and Rachel Comingo had at least nine children, the youngest two born after their move to Mercer County.
Mary Ann Comingo born 1773
Daniel Comingo born 1775
Abraham Comingo born 1778
Polly Marie Comingo born 1780
Margaret Comingo born 1783
John Comingo born 1785
David B. Comingo born 1787
Henry R. Comingo born 1793
Samuel D. Comingo born 1796
She married Henry Comingo 2 Feb 1770, York County, PA, where he served as Deacon in the Conewago Dutch church from 1787 to 1791 and overseer of the poor in 1791 and 1792. He served in the Revolutionary War with his brother John under Captain VanArsdale and fought at the Battle of Yorktown. Henry signed the 1783 petition of Low Dutch to Congress as an "Intend Friend" affirming his intent to move to Kentucky.
Henry & Rachel and family moved to Mercer County Kentucky around 1790 and bought land in 1795. Rachel died the next year, probably in childbirth. She is probably buried in a family cemetery on their farm.
Henry was appointed by the Salt River Congregation to solicit funds to build a meeting house. He rode his horse from Mercer Co to Somerset Co NJ (and probably Conewago), a six week journey each way, where he collected money for the Salt River Gp. He returned with the money in his saddlebags. After land was purchased, Henry and the other settlers made more donations, then set to work building The Mud Meeting House, the first Dutch Reformed Church west of The Allegheny Mountains.
Henry and Rachel Comingo had at least nine children, the youngest two born after their move to Mercer County.
Mary Ann Comingo born 1773
Daniel Comingo born 1775
Abraham Comingo born 1778
Polly Marie Comingo born 1780
Margaret Comingo born 1783
John Comingo born 1785
David B. Comingo born 1787
Henry R. Comingo born 1793
Samuel D. Comingo born 1796
Rachel D. Brewer/Brouwer, daughter of Daniel Brewer and wife Marietje A. "Maria" Koning, was baptized 30 Aug 1752 in the Schraalenberg Dutch Reformed Church of Bergen County NJ.
She married Henry Comingo 2 Feb 1770, York County, PA, where he served as Deacon in the Conewago Dutch church from 1787 to 1791 and overseer of the poor in 1791 and 1792. He served in the Revolutionary War with his brother John under Captain VanArsdale and fought at the Battle of Yorktown. Henry signed the 1783 petition of Low Dutch to Congress as an "Intend Friend" affirming his intent to move to Kentucky.
Henry & Rachel and family moved to Mercer County Kentucky around 1790 and bought land in 1795. Rachel died the next year, probably in childbirth. She is probably buried in a family cemetery on their farm.
Henry was appointed by the Salt River Congregation to solicit funds to build a meeting house. He rode his horse from Mercer Co to Somerset Co NJ (and probably Conewago), a six week journey each way, where he collected money for the Salt River Gp. He returned with the money in his saddlebags. After land was purchased, Henry and the other settlers made more donations, then set to work building The Mud Meeting House, the first Dutch Reformed Church west of The Allegheny Mountains.
Henry and Rachel Comingo had at least nine children, the youngest two born after their move to Mercer County.
Mary Ann Comingo born 1773
Daniel Comingo born 1775
Abraham Comingo born 1778
Polly Marie Comingo born 1780
Margaret Comingo born 1783
John Comingo born 1785
David B. Comingo born 1787
Henry R. Comingo born 1793
Samuel D. Comingo born 1796
She married Henry Comingo 2 Feb 1770, York County, PA, where he served as Deacon in the Conewago Dutch church from 1787 to 1791 and overseer of the poor in 1791 and 1792. He served in the Revolutionary War with his brother John under Captain VanArsdale and fought at the Battle of Yorktown. Henry signed the 1783 petition of Low Dutch to Congress as an "Intend Friend" affirming his intent to move to Kentucky.
Henry & Rachel and family moved to Mercer County Kentucky around 1790 and bought land in 1795. Rachel died the next year, probably in childbirth. She is probably buried in a family cemetery on their farm.
Henry was appointed by the Salt River Congregation to solicit funds to build a meeting house. He rode his horse from Mercer Co to Somerset Co NJ (and probably Conewago), a six week journey each way, where he collected money for the Salt River Gp. He returned with the money in his saddlebags. After land was purchased, Henry and the other settlers made more donations, then set to work building The Mud Meeting House, the first Dutch Reformed Church west of The Allegheny Mountains.
Henry and Rachel Comingo had at least nine children, the youngest two born after their move to Mercer County.
Mary Ann Comingo born 1773
Daniel Comingo born 1775
Abraham Comingo born 1778
Polly Marie Comingo born 1780
Margaret Comingo born 1783
John Comingo born 1785
David B. Comingo born 1787
Henry R. Comingo born 1793
Samuel D. Comingo born 1796
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