Life History

Notes

• "Drury married Betsy Brewer (1766 -1820) in1789 ;and married Sarah N Payton (1787 NC - 1823 TN) in 1805.  It is possible that Drury's father was also named Drury Christian (1730 VA - 1783 NC) and he married Lucretia Williams (1727 VA - 1786 NC) in 1751."
  --  Keith Farris, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 15 March 2017
  
  North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
  Drury Christian
  Marriage Bond Made in Warren County, North Carolina, USA
  Spouse Betsey Brewer
  No date in the record
  
  North Carolina, Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
  Drury Christian
  Spouse Betsey Brewer
  Bondsman Allen Brewer
  Bond #000160221, Record #01 042
  North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
  
  Betsy is reported to have died in 1820.  It was before the census, since Drury is reported as the only White person in the household.
  
  1820 Federal Census, Dickson County, Tennessee, August 7, 1820
  Drury Christian
  1 Free White Person - Males - 45 and over
  10 Slaves
  11 Total All Persons
  
  From the research of Erik Christensen:
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  Hi Orville,
  
  I recently added Betsey Brewer (circa 1767 - 1806), wife of Drury Christian, to my tree and came across her in your well-researched tree as well.  Betsey was the daughter of Reese (often spelled Reace, Rece, etc.) Brewer and Sally (maiden name unknown).  Our line descends from Reese and Sally's son Sterling Brewer.  We had long suspected that Sterling's father was Reese, but I didn't know that for sure until today, when I finally found his Will in Dickson County, Tennessee.  The Will can be found in my Gallery for Reese Brewer.
  
  In the Will, you can see that Reese leaves one dollar to his son-in-law D Christian.  I have found a marriage record for Drury Christian and Betsey Brewer in Warren County, North Carolina, which is where Reese and his family lived for several years.  The bondsman for her wedding was Allen Brewer, who I know from another record was a son of Reese Brewer.  I believe Betsey had likely died before 1806, since Reese leaves property to another living daughter, Jean Thomas, and lists her by name, rather than his "Thomas" son-in-law.
  
  Reese likely descends from John Brewer who died around 1780 in Hertford County, North Carolina.
  --  Erik Christensen, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 8 May 2020
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Sources

• 1. Ancestry Messaging
• 2. 1820 Federal Census, Dickson County, Tennessee
  • August 7, 1820
• 3. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
• 4. North Carolina, Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
• 5. 1860 Federal Census, Fannin County, Texas
  • 19 June, Beat 1, P O Bonham, p 31, Hse #209, Fam #211
• 6. 1850 Federal Census, Dickson County, Tennessee
  • 21 August, Middle District, p 179 (scan 90), Hse/Fam #1