Son of Adam Brouwer and Magdalena Jacobs Verdon.
William J. Hoffman, "Brouwer Beginnings; The First Three Generations of the Adam Brouwer Berchoven Family", The American Genealogist 23:193-206; 24:23-32, 96-102, 161-170 (1947, 1948): 23:197. #2 in the genealogy.
Mrs. John Spell, "Relief Recipients in New Netherland", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol.95, pp.193-196 (Oct. 1964).

Baptized on 23 September 1646 at Reformed Dutch Church, New Amsterdam, sponsors Mr. Paulus van der Beek, Willem Bredenbent, Aeltje Braconye, Mary du Trieux.
"Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New York", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vols.5- (1874-): 5:88.

Married Petronella Uldrickse Kleyn, daughter of Uldrick Kleyn and Baefje Pieters, before 1673.
William J. Hoffman, "Brouwer Beginnings; The First Three Generations of the Adam Brouwer Berchoven Family", The American Genealogist 23:193-206; 24:23-32, 96-102, 161-170 (1947, 1948): 23:197.

A deed of 1701 calls Pieter the eldest child of Adam Brouwer. He was apparently at Schenectady immediately after his marriage to Petronella Kleyn, and is last found in a record at East Jersey in 1701. The date and place of his death is not known, and it is possible that he went to the Albany, New York area later in life. He named his eldest son (Adam Brouwer's first grandson) Uldrick (for his father-in-law) and this may have been a sore point for Adam as late as 1692, when he disinherited Pieter in his will. Pieter's older children are found in Bergen Co., New Jersey, and his youngest three children in the Albany, New York area.
On 1 Sep 1679, Peter Brouwer was "bound over to answer at the Gravesend sessions for an assault on Gerrit Croesen." As Gerrit died shortly thereafter, the question seems open as to whether or not his death was the result of the assault.
Lila James Roney, "The Kroesen-Croesen Family of Staten Island and Bucks County, Pennsylvania", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol.75 (1944): 75:97.
E.B. O'Callaghan, editor, Calendar of Historical Manuscripts in the Office of the Secretary of State, Albany, New York (Ridgewood, N.J.: Gregg Press, 1968), CI:14.

Pieter Brouwer and Petronella Uldrickse Kleyn were members of the at Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Flatbush, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, on 19 November 1679 living at Gowanus. Pieter is listed as "Pieter Adamsz and wife", and is recorded with his father, Adam Brouwer, "under censure."
David William Voorhees, editor, Records of The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush, Kings County, New York, Vol.1, 1677-1720 (New York: Holland Society of New York, 1998), page 337 Register of the Members from the Four Villages. 19 Nov 1679. Gowanus. Pieter Adamsz and wife (her name is not recorded).

Witnessed the baptism of Willemyntje Brouwer , daughter of Matthys Brouwer and Marietje Pieterse Wyckoff, on 26 February 1682 at Old First Dutch Reformed Church, Breuckelen (Brooklyn), Kings Co., Long Island, New York, (sponsors Pieter Brouwer, Eegtje (Agatha) Joris. Also recorded at Flatbush.).
Ibid., p.414. Willemijntje; parents: Matthijs Brouwer, Marritje Pieters; op Breukelen; witnesses: Pieter Brouwer, Agatha Joris.
A. P. G. Jos van der Linde, Old First Dutch Reformed Church of Brooklyn, New York: First Book of Records, 1660-1752, New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983), page 121. Willemje; parents: Mathijs Brouwer, Marritje Brouwer.

Pieter Brouwer took the Oath of Allegiance in September 1687 at Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, as "Pieter brouwer, native."
Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York, Excerpted from The Documentary History of the State of New York (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1979, 1989, 1999), p.38.

"Pieter Brouwer is among the soldiers from King's County sent in 1690 to Albany."
William J. Hoffman, "Brouwer Beginnings; The First Three Generations of the Adam Brouwer Berchoven Family", The American Genealogist 23:193-206; 24:23-32, 96-102, 161-170 (1947, 1948): 23:197.

Peter is named in his father's will dated 22 Jan 1691. He is given three shillings and, for "his disobedience" is cut off from an equal share of his father's property, with his share to pass on to his children.
Will dated 22 January 1691/92 proved 21 March 1692 (on file at the office of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals in Albany). He calls himself "Adam Brouwer Berkhoven inhabitant of ye town of Bruckland, being at present sick a body but fully having his knowledge." His witnesses are named as Henry Sleght, Cornelius Sebring and John Fredricks. Adam leaves his "whole estate moveable and immoveable my wife Magdalena Brewer and my utmost will and desire is that none of my children shall trouble or move their mother during her life." Adam Brower "makes to his eldest sonn Peter Brewer three shillings for reasons that he was disobedient to his father, as also Jacob Brewer and Aeltie Brewer, who for reasons of their disobedience shall not receive a penny from their father Adam Brower, but ye testator bequeath ye land from ye three disobedient children Peter Brewer ye eldest, Jacob Brewer and Aeltie Brewer upon their children ye portion of Peter upon his children, ye portion of Jacob upon his children, ye portion of Aeltie upon her children." Adam names his children as Mathys, William, Adam, Abraham, Nicholas, daughter Mary, Fytie, Helena, Anna, Sara, Rachel, "these eleven children shall have equal portions amongst them, also ye children of ye disobedient children above named they shall also with ye other eleven children equally divided." Adam makes special bequests to Adolphus son of William Brewer "three pieces of eight"; to "Mathys his daughter Magdalena one piece of eight, and Mary her daughter Magdalena one piece of eight. Peter Brewer his daughter Magdalena one piece of eight and his daughter Vroutie one piece of eight, with Fytie daughter Magdalena one piece of eight."
Adam Brouwer will (22 Jan 1691/92), Albany Wills, 1629-1802 Vol. AB, page 3: FHL film #0824735, Albany Court of Appeals, Albany, New York.

On 10 Oct 1700, Peter Brower of East New Jersey deeds Abram and Nicholas Brower of Brooklyn, "Whereas there is a corn mill in Brooklyn called Gowanus Mill bounded by land of Jacob Hanson, Hendrick Vechte, Volkert Briez, formerly in the tenure of Adam Brower, deceased, true owner as by a conveyance from Tunis Nyssen, deceased, and heirs of John Evertse Bout, deceased, etc." The indenture states that Peter Brower is the eldest son of Adam Brower, deceased. Signs by his mark. Witnessed by William Laurence, Anthony Karr, both sign by mark. Acknowledged 21 Oct 1700 before Col. Gerardus Beeckman, Justice of the Peace.
Josephine C. Frost, "Genealogical Gleanings From Book No. 2 of Conveyances, Brooklyn, Kings Co., N.Y.", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol.54 (1923): 54:315.
Kings County, New York, Deeds v.1-4; FHL #1413189 (New York, New York, Salt Lake City, Utah: Recordak Corp.; Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957), Microfilm of original records at the New York Registers Office in New York City., 2:349. "Peter Brower of the Province of East New Jersey of one part and Abram Brower and Nicholas Brower of Broockland of the second part...A certain neck or hooke of land and meadowes with a certain corne mill there on standing lying situate and being in the township of Brookland commonly called by the name of the Gowanus Mill neck bounded north by said mill creeke (including sd. creeke) and soe by the land of Jacob Hansen south by the highway to a place called the Gowanas in the township aforesaid along by the house of Hendricke Vechte being some part thereof and other part there of south by the home lott of Volkert Bries east by a creeke running by the upland and west by a certain creeke alsoe running through the meadow into said mill creeke all formerly in the tenure and occupation of Adam Brower late of Broockland aforesaid deceased the true owner thereof as by certaine conveyances from Tunis Nyssen deceased and the heyrse of John Evertse Bout dec'd may appeare etc. Now this indenture witnesseth that the said Peter Brower eldest son and heyre of the said Adam Brower deceased for and in consideration of a certaine summe of good and lawful money of the province of New Yorke to him in hand payd at and before the ensealing and delivery here by the said Abram Brower and Nicholas Brower." Peter Brower signed by his mark PB. Witnessed by William Lawrence and Anthony Karr (their marks).

Pieter is the eldest child of Adam Brouwer and Magdalena Verdon, as stated in the deed of October 1700. His wife lived in Schenectady, and after their marriage, the couple apparently remained there through the births of their two eldest children. Pieter then relocated the family to Brooklyn, possibly lived in New Haerlem for a short period, then settled in East Jersey, where he is said to be from in October 1700. The marriage records of a few of his children state that they were living in Newark. However, a check of some land records there, of that time, did not find any Browers or Brewers (Newark was founded and settled by "English" families, many coming from the New England Colonies. While his six oldest children all married in the Dutch Church at Hackensack, New Jersey, and raised families in that area, the next three youngest children were all married at Albany, New York, and remained in that area. No record of Peter is yet to be found post October 1700, when he would have been 54 years old. As the three youngest children are later found in the Albany area, it is possible that Peter moved once again, this time to that area. It could also be reasoned that Peter died shortly after October 1700, and his widow, along with her three youngest children, returned to the Albany area, a place where she grew up and where her extended family remained. A Peter Brouwer did stand as sponsor at a baptism in March 1723 at the Reformed Dutch Church at Albany (see below).
A Petrus Brouwer (with Hendr. Oothout) were sponsors on 3 March 1723 at the baptism of Hendrik Bovy, son of Claes Bovy and Cornelia Brouwer. It is not known for certain who this Peter Brouwer is. The child who was baptized would be a grandson of this Peter Brouwer, and if alive in 1723, he would be 77 years old. The next closest relation to the mother, Cornelia Brouwer, would be her nephew, Peter Brouwer, b.1701, son of her brother Abraham Brouwer. This Peter Brouwer was alive in 1723, had married Dina de Groot, and was sponsor at a number of baptisms in Hackensack, although no other baptisms in Albany.
Holland Society of New York, compiler, Records of The Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York 1683-1809 (Baltimore, Maryland: reprinted for Clearfield Co., Inc. by Genealogical Pub. Co., Inc., 1978), 2:98.

Children by Petronella Uldrickse:
Uldrick Brouwer b. ca. 1673
Abraham Brouwer b. ca. 1675, d. between 29 Mar 1725 and May 1731
Magdalena Brouwer b. ca. 1680
Vrouwtje Brouwer b. 14 May 1682
Jan Brouwer b. 21 Mar 1685
Adriaentje Brouwer b. 1691
Cornelia Brouwer b. 13 Mar 1692
Jacob Brouwer b. 15 Nov 1694
Antje Brouwer b. before 1700
Maria Brouwer b. ca. 1700
A. P. G. Jos van der Linde, Old First Dutch Reformed Church of Brooklyn, New York: First Book of Records, 1660-1752, New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983), page 131. Cornelia; parents: Pieter Brouwer, Pieternelle Uldricks.
Ibid., page 161. Jacob; parents: Pieter Brouwer, Pieternelle Cleine.

Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database.
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