Free-Issue Death Certificates: BREWINGTON.
by Lisa Y. Henderson
Simon Brewington. Died 9 June 1933, Saddle Tree, Robeson County. Indian. Married to Rhoda Brewington. Born 4 Feb 1851, Sampson County, to Raiford Brewington and Bash Marine McQueen. Farmer. Informant, L.W. Brewington, Lumberton NC. [Duplicate: Simon Brewington. Died 9 June 1933, Saddle Tree, Robeson County. Indian. Married to Rhoda Brewington. Age 81. Born Sampson County, to Raeford Brewington and Mary McDuncan. Farmer. Informant, L.W. Brewington, Lumberton NC.
Allen B. Brewington. Died 18 Aug 1926, Honeycutts, Sampson County. Indian. Single. Age 70 years, 1 month, 20 days. Born Sampson County to Raiford Brewington and Bashia Manuel. Buried Brewington graveyard. Informant. J. Arthur Brewington, Clinton NC.
Ann Liza Manuel. Died 29 March 1925, Dudley, Brogden, Wayne County. Colored. Widow of Alvin Manuel. Born 1841, Sampson County to Raiford Brewington and Basheba Brewington, both of Sampson County. Informant, Randolph Winn.
In the 1860 census of Honeycutts, Sampson County: Raiford Brewington, 48, farmer; wife Basheba, 45; and children Thomas, 21, Ann E., 17, James, 15, Hardy, 13, Joshua, 11, Raiford, 9, Simon P., 8, Polla A., 6, Allen B., 4, and Nathan, 1; all mulatto.
Mary Taylor Maynor. Died 3 March 1918, Fayetteville, Cumberland County. Cherokee Indian. Widowed. Age 86. Born NC to Nathan Brewington and Matilda Chestnut, both of NC. Informant, Della Holliday, Fayetteville NC.
In the 1850 census of the Northern Division, Sampson County: Nathan Brewington, 35, laborer; wife Matilda, 34; and children William, 15, George, 13, Mary, 11, Susan, 10, John, 8, Partially, 5, Sarah, 4, and Amma, 1; plus Bunion Manuel, 24; all mulatto.
Andrew Brewington. Died 4 Sep 1920, Sampson County. Negro. Married to Absilla Brewington. Age 70. Farming. Born in NC to Johnson Brewington and unknown mother. Informant, D.A. Brewington.
Polly Ann Jackson. Died 24 Jan 1915, Dismal, Sampson County. Negro. Widowed. Age 57. Born Sampson County to Johnson Brewington and Nancy Jane Manuel, both of Sampson County. Buried Willie Bass graveyard, Sampson County. Informant, Jansie D. Williams, Cooper NC.
In the 1860 census of the Northern Division of Sampson County, Johnson Bruington, 50, cooper; wife Nancy, 45; and children Young, 12, Charles, 13, Johnson, 12, Andrew, 9, Mary, 8, Elizabeth, 7, William, 6, Alexandria, 5, Matilda, 3, and Adolphus, 1, all mulatto.
Abbie Jane Brewington. Died 16 Jan 1933, Dunn, Harnett County. Colored. Widow of Nathan Brewington. Age 71. Born Sampson County to Jesse Jacobs and Abbie Jane Jacobs, both of Sampson County. Buried Wilkins cemetery. Informant, Rena Goodman (daughter), Dunn NC.
Fourth Generation Inclusive 
I am the Great Grandson of Simon Peter Brewington… I am just wondering where you got this information about his mother? The only information I’ve found was for Bathsheba Manuel/Emanuel. I would love to understand my family better and thank you very much for posting valuable information on your site.
Hi, John. This post consists of abstracts of North Carolina death certificates, which are available on-line. I’ve learned to take the information they contain with a grain of salt, especially on certs that pre-date about 1960. The data is only as good as the memory or knowledge or understanding of the informant, who surprisingly often was basically guessing. For example, the death certs of the children of my great-great-great-grandmother Margaret Henderson list three or four different maiden names for her.
By the way, I’m not a Brewington myself (that I know of), but am related to many, and I know what a tangled web those lines are pre-1850. Best wishes for happy hunting!
— Lisa
Hi Lisa,
My grandmother was Daisy M. Jackson and her mother, my great-grandmother Polly Ann Brewington’s parents were Nancy Jane Manuel and Johnson Brewington aka as (Old Man Johnson Brewington). My great-great granmother Nancy’s father was stated in the pamphlet on the “Sketch of the CLASSIFIED INDIANS OF SAMPSON CO. NORTH CAROLINA, 1921 BY ENOCH EMANUEL as Jack Manuel that lived on the west side of Little Coharie. I have done extensive DNA testing with Family TreeDNA, 23andme and AncestryDNA and my maternal (mtdna) lineage is Haplogroup H10e2 (European) Finland, Sweden, Scandinavian and Russian) through my maternal lineage. I am multi-ethnic with majority African-american/caribbean (Benin/Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon/Congo, Senegal, ), European ( Ireland, Scandinavian, Great Britain. Finland/Northwest Russian), First Nation (Mesoameican)South American (Native American) North American and Asian (India) and traces of Chinese in this order. My Native American ancestry is with the Pimas of Northern Mexico and the Pimas of Southern Arizona and the Lakota Oglala-Sioux on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota. I do share DNA markers with the Antabascans Indigenous people of Canada Also. My Asian ancestry is Baloch and Siddi people of Indian and small traces of Polynesian. My mother was born and reared in the Dismal Township of Sampson County in the Clement Community. I am matching DNA with the surnames: Wiliams, Jackson, Butler, Manuel, Emanuel, Brewington, Carter, Warren, Strickland, Crumpler, Melvin, Hair, Henderson, Jacobs, Newman, Goodman, Hall, Honeycutt, Sorenson, Chestnutt, Bell, Lee, King, House,Warren, Smith, Johnson, Sellers, Evans, West, Hale, Boyette, Scott, Bryan, Bryant, Graham, Carr, Lynch, Winn, Chavis, Wood (s), Bunch, Sizemore, Pridemore, Swearingen, Moore, Savage, Church, Jones, Maynor, etc. Also my geogrpahical matches are; Johnston County, Sampson County, Wayne County, Duplin County, Harnett County, Bladen County, Columbus County, Anson County, Stokes, Lincoln County, Forsyth County, Bertie County, wilson County, Halifax county, NC, Chowan County, Rowan County. My matches are across the United States due to the Disaporas of Human migration. I am a Brewington my direct ancestry, the great-great-grand-daughter of Johnson Brewington and Nancy Jane Manuel. I live in Cumberland County, Fayetteville, NC about twenty-one miles from Sampson County, NC.
Hi, Gale! I’m not a Manuel or Brewington myself (that I know of), but I have lots of relatives who are. Both my Henderson and Aldridge relatives married into those families in the 19th century. Of course I recognize many of your surname matches with families commonly associated with the Lumbee and Coharie today. Interested in your Henderson match, specifically. Would you be willing to share details privately? If so, my email address is lyhend at aol dot com. Thanks!
Hi Lisa!
Thank you so much for such valuable information! I am the great great great granddaughter of Mary Maynor (nee Brewington), who was the child of Nathan and Matilda Chestnut. From what I have learned, Mary Maynor was born sometime around 1839 in Sampson County, NC. She married my great great great grandfather William taylor on May 6, 1857 in Fayetteville. They had at least 4 children together–my great great grandmother Della Taylor, a son named George Taylor, and two other daughters named mary and Jane. My great great grandmother Della married my great great grandfahter Edward W. Holliday (1855-1910) in fayetteville on June 21, 1877. Learning about my family history is a great passion of mine, and I am always excited to learn about the different generations of my ancestors. Thank you so much for sharing!!!
Hi, Marta! Have you seen my Chestnut posts? I mentioned a coincidence re Dr. Robert S. Holliday. I’m glad you found my blog! — Lisa
Hi Marta,
My DNA surname matches include the Holliday surname. My great-grandmother was Polly Ann Brewington and her parents were Nancy Jane Manuel and Johnson Brewington of Sampson County, NC. I am related to Hinton Brewington, also.
I believe I’m related My mother is an Allen. I have ancestry.com account I have taken the dna test and have lots of brewington manuel connections.