Brimer/Russell
Family
Updated Feb 2016
Germany, SC, NC, TN, VA,
MO
HANS
MICHAEL JURIG BRIMER (1706-- 1765)
The Brimer webpages are contributed in large part by Michael L.
Brimer, California. If you have questions, please feel free to
contact him at sgm67@outlook.com
and he will try to help you personally. Thanks Mike!
All
information is as accurate as we can
make it at this point in time, but mistakes do occur, for which
we welcome your corrections, questions, suggestions, and updated
information. Our goal is to continue to make these web pages
interesting and accurate a portrayal of this line of Brimers as
we can.
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GENERATION #1 HANS
MICHAEL JURIG BRIMER (1706-- 1765; Abt. Age 59)
IMMIGRANT ANCESTOR from Palantine State of
Germany
1706: "Hans Michael Jurig Brimer"
was born in
Palatinate State of Germany in 1706.
NOTE:
Pa·lat·i·nate Either of
two historical districts and former states of southern Germany.
The Lower Palatinate is in southwest Germany between
Luxembourg and the Rhine River; the Upper Palatinate is
to the east in eastern Bavaria. They were once under the
jurisdiction of the counts palatine, who became electors of the H oly Roman Empire in 1356 and were then known as electors
palatine. Click on Map for 1648 Germany
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HERE
for the amazing story written by Mike Brimer of how Hans Brimer came to
America with Mennonites on the Ship Hope
1733 August 28: IMMIGRATION /
LANDING IN AMERICA. 27 year old "Ha ns
Michael Jurig Brimer" emigrated from Rotterdam, The Netherlands,
to the Port of Philadelphia on the London-based Ship "Hope" in August 1733. List of foreigners imported in the ship
Hope, of London, Daniel Reed, Master, from Rotterdam. Click for
Qualified
List of Passengers on Aug.
28, 1733. Hans was the only Brimer/Briner on this passenger list.
Click
HERE for the Ship Hope List in a different format.
1733 August 28: Three passenger documents were turned
over. Hans swore allegiance to the crown, and renounced all allegiance
to the Pope and the Stuarts. However, he used his "anglicized"
name of Georg Brimmer.
Per:
http://www.jdhartsell.com/HansGeorg/
1735 July 26: Charleston SC Gazette article told of the
first “organized” movement of settlers into the Orangeburg district. It
described the arrival of 220 German-Swiss, who were going up the Edisto
river at government expense with provisions for one year.
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1735: Hans arrived in South Carolina at the newly forming
settlement of Orangeburg along the Edisto River in 1735. His wife is
unknown. May have married in Philadelphia. Son, Benjamin Brimer, was born in 1733
but do not know where (PA or SC?). All new Orangeburg settlers
were to be provided a lot in the newly forming town, plus farmland of 50
acres per family member, tools and food for 1 year. Likely there was a
second child as Hans was granted 50 acres per family member and received
200 acres.
Per
http://www.orangeburgsc.net/Quality/history.html
"To
encourage settlement, the General Assembly of the Province of
South Carolina in 1730 made the area into a township in the
shape of a parallelogram 15 x 5 miles. In 1735, a colony of 200
Swiss, German and Dutch immigrants formed a community near the
banks of the North Edisto River. The site was attractive because
of the fertile soil and the abundance of wildlife. The river
provided an outlet to the port of Charleston for the agriculture
and lumber products. The town soon became a well-established and
successful colony, composed chiefly of small farmers."
First Settlers č
1735-1765:
LAND GRANTS:
Hans Michael Jurig Brimer awarded two (2) properties as a new
settler in 1735 - Lot 170 in town, and 200 acres of farmland. (reference
Council journal, 17 Sept 1736 – plat 13:337; grant 34-454). Hans was an original land grant recipient of
Lot 170, Windsor Street, in the Town of Orangeburg which he owned
from September 24, 1735 to his death, believed to be in 1765).
Sept. 1735:
200 acre and 100 acre plat book deed copy:
Personal Observation of Mike Brimer:
Per The First Settlers on the
North Fork of the Edisto River, SC Brimer's land was
in the North Fork area. Records were destroyed in 1865 at
the courthouse. However, we know the township of
Orangeburg was established in 1735 "as a result of an Act to
promote settlement of foreign Protestants in the Province."
Hans Brimer is listed as one of these men.
Personal Observation of Mike Brimer:
Hans' Lot 170 was located on the original SW corner of
Fenwick and Windsor Streets. Over time, Windsor renamed to
Henley, and the portion of the original Windsor street that
went along the side of Lot 170 has since been abandoned back to
the property owner, and no longer exists.
GPS Coordinates per Mike Brimer:
Town lot 170 Southwest corner of original Windsor and Fenwick
(now named Hunley Street) 33.29,22.21 N / 80.52.0917W
==> CLICK ON BLUE BORDERED IMAGE FOR FULL SIZE
MAP OF ORANGEBURG SHOWING THE VARIOUS LOTS BY NUMBER AND LOCATION.
Map of Historic Orangeburg, showing Lot 170 on Windsor Street:
FARM: He was also received land grant of 200 acres of farmland.
Personal Observation of Mike Brimer:
I was told that immigrants were granted 50 acres per family
member. Hans got 200 acres. My under-standing is that there are
early records showing there were four in his family by 1735.
The Brimer farm property is the property behind the Zaley's. A
couple of the maps cut his property into 2 pieces and once fit
together, you'll get a complete layout of the farm land
GPS Coordinates per Mike Brimer:
Farm land (200 acres) now part of the Orangeburg Country Club
golf course at 2745 Griffith Drive, Orangeburg, SC.
Grid coordinate: 33.30.44.96 N / 80.54.28 .09 W (approximate as
of this time, to be reviewed for accuracy)
OTHER FARM
PROPERTY LAND GRANT MAPS:
 
1765:
Hans died in Orangeburg County, SC in 1765 or thereabouts. Burial site
unknown.
Personal Observation of Mike Brimer:
No records available on who
is buried in the pioneer cemetery. All wooden markers
pulled and used for firewood during Civil War period. Hans may also
have been buried on the farm property which is now apparently part
of the country club golf course (to be verified). Also, when
talking to the Historical Society folks, they don't think the
cemetery was actually created until 2nd generation settlers
began to die. There are no written records that they can find
on the original settlers burial locations. To commemorate those
pioneers for whom they
do have notes of their passing, the society has erected a
spire inside the cemetery. Another difficulty is that a brick
building was built over a corner part of the original cemetery.
During construction, various bones were discovered, but
construction continued. Another difficulty is that in later year s,
they moved a house onto the cemetery grounds (see picture of
cemetery with white house). It could actually be sitting over
several grave sites. No one has done a ground
penetrating radar study of the area to try to actually map out
gravesites. So, I am not sure if Hans Michael
was buried in the cemetery location or out on the farm
property....which means he could be buried under the golf course!
GPS Coordinates per Mike Brimer:
A pioneer cemetery is located at the corner of Bull and Middleton in
the old original Orangeburg area. GPS Coordinate: 33.49231N /
80.86803W.
NAVIGATION - Click
on the following buttons to go to a selected generation of this Brimer
lineage:
OUR LINE: TO
GEN. #1:  Immigrant
OUR LINE: TO
GEN. #2:  (m. Rebecca
Will) Hans' Son
OUR LINE: TO
GEN. #3:  Twin
(m. Eliz. Elgin) Hans' Grandson
 Children
of Wm & Eliz. Elgin Brimer
TO
GEN. #3:  Twin
(m. Eleanor)
Hans'Grandson
TO
GEN. #3:  Brother
of William & Jesse Brimer; m. Celia Heard; Hans' Grandson
OUR LINE: TO
GEN. #4:  Includes:
OUR
LINE: GEN.
#4 John Brimer and
Sally Parrott(e) of TN - Hans' GGrandson
OUR
LINE: GEN.
#5 Vineyard Rhoten
"Rip" Brimer & Rhoda Miller of TN - Hans' GGGrandson
OUR
LINE: GEN.
#6 George Washington Brimer & Emmaline Mount of TN - Hans' 4th
GGrandson
OUR
LINE: GEN.
#7 Cora Eliza Brimer & John Wesley Russell of TN - Hans' 5th
GGranddaughter
MIKE's LINE: TO
GEN. #4:  Hans'
GGrandson
MIKE's LINE: GEN.
#5  John
Stewart Brimer & Sparks Sisters of MO - Hans' GGGrandson
MIKE's LINE: GEN.
#6  Stephen
R. Brimer & Willa Angelina Inlow of MO - Hans' GGGGrandson
MIKE's LINE: GEN.
#7  Paul
T. Brimer and Darlene Daniel of MO - Hans' GGGGGrandson
Please share information....
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Past contributors:
Updated/corrected
10/26/10 (My thanks to "Shirley" for correcting a major error in the
early years of this line. )
Updated/corrected
Thanks to Frank Anderson!
See also:
NC Rev War
Modern Day View of Lot 170
Golf Course which was originally Brimer's 200 acres at least in part.
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