You mentioned a James Brooks from Trumbull County, OH. He is from the New Jersey line. His parents are: Oliver J. Brooks and Altha Gilbert. James and his son James left Trumbull County, and I have not been able to find them again. If you would like more info on them, please write and I'll send much more. You stated that James wrote a letter; please send me the contents of the letter. It may have some clue as to where to find them. Thanks. Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Brooks" <trib@tributaries.org> To: <BROOKS-NE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 7:46 AM Subject: [BNE] Noah Brooks/Maracha Russell > Good morning, > > I'm pleased to forward, with permission, this information from > Les LeMay, lemayll@yahoo.com, a new subscriber. I have made two > editorial changes: (1) I've given each entry its own line, for > easier readability; and (2) I've inserted the comment "Surname > changes to Russell" in <angle brackets> preceding the line where > such occurs in the transcription. > > Because there has been repeated and persistent interest for > several years in this couple, and in various (but apparently > related) individuals named Roswell Brooks, replies should be made > TO THE LIST (Reply All) and not privately, in order that we can > get the information into the message archive. > > To review the previous message threads on Noah, Maracha and the > Roswells, you can use the following links to the message archive: > > Search by date/subject line (chronologically threaded): > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BROOKS-NE > > Search by keyword: > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=BROOK > S-NE > > Chris > > Christopher Brooks, List Administrator: > ============================================ > BROOKS-NE-L (Brooks Families of New England) > at RootsWeb.com > ============================================ > > > BROOKS FAMILY BIBLE in possession of Joyce Russell Morman, > Houston, TX: > > "Marriages" (in fancy script, brown ink) > Noah Brooks was married to Maracha Russell Dec 23 in the year of > our Lord one thousand eight hundred and three. > Proswell R Brooks his son was married to Miss Lydia Salisbury May > 24th 1829. > Elizabeth Brooks was married to Erastus Russell Jan 27th 1830. > Addelia Brooks was married Feb 11th 1830 to Mr. Bond Bigelow. > Belinda Brooks was married to Mr Bond Bigelow Oct 9 1834. > Cemantha Brooks was married to Wilson Shaw Jan 2nd 1838 > > "Births" > Noah Brooks was born Nov 4th 1782. > Maracha Russell his wife was born Jan 14, 1782. > Proswell R. Brooks their son was born Feb 15th 1804. > Allira Brooks their daughter was born April 9th 1806. > Elizabeth Brooks was born Oct 5th 1807. > Byrun Brooks was born Feb 12th 1810. > Belinda Brooks was born May 10th 1812. > Addelia Brooks was born Jan 24th 1814. > Chester Brooks was born Dec 27th 1817. > Electa Brooks was born Nov 11th 1819. > Julia Brooks was born March 13 1824. > > <Surname changes to Russell> > > (in different pen & ink) Roswell Russell born Nov ! 5th 1830. > Sarah Russell his wife May 10th 1836 married Oct 14 1857. > Willie Histon their son born Aug 24 1858. > Harriet Elizabeth Russell born March 10th 1860. > Mary Jane Russell March 31st 1862. > Harry Alanzo Russell March 15th 1864. > Judson Sherman March 24th 1868. > Linda Eva Feb 23 1866. > (different hand, pencil) George Earle Russell born Feb 22, 1870. > Charles Roswell Marsters Russell born Aug 3, 1872. > John Wayne Russell born Feb 3, 1875. > Mertie Aug 5, 1877. > Jessie Wilkinson born Oct 3, 1882. > Charles Roswell May 1, 1889. > Chris Dudley March 26, 1892. > Camellia Alice Dec 29, 1899. > John Hubert July 16, 1901. > > "Deaths" > Allira Brooks died Apr 20th 1807. > Noah Brooks died Jan 9th 1830. > Adelia Bigelow his daughter died Nov 24 1830 aged 16 years 10 mo > Belinda Bigelow his daughter died Dec 1836 aged 24 years. > Maracha Brooks wife of Noah Brooks died July 10th 1862 aged 80 > years & 6 mo." > > ======================== > > Lesadds the following notes and comments of his own: > > In 1818 Noah was a Commissioner of Common Schools in > Royalton (B3678). > > A Noah Brooks entered land in Western New York 11 Aug > 1806. Sec. 3, Twp 11, Range 2. On March 20, 1818 an > indenture was filed in Niagara Co. wherein Noah Brooks > bought property from Phalarcus Russell. (The township is > illegible, but seems to end in "..ition." Another entry was > made on 29 Apr 1844, after his death, perhaps by his widow > in his name. (B2740-42) 1810 Niagara Co census has Noah, > Asa, Clark and Nathen Brooks in Genessee. 1820 Niagara co census > has Justin Brooks near Noah; in Royalton 1830 census > > James Brooks mentioned in an 1869 letter, may be a > cousin of Noah. Location possibly Trumbull Co. OH or > Wisconsin. > > The Russell family which Noah married into is well > documented in Russel, George Ely, "Descendents of William > Russell" (Coshocton Press) and includes material he wrote > for New England Historical and Genealogical Register. > Maracha's parents are Stephen Russell 1748-1820 and Elinor > Fowler b. 1752. They also had a son Roswell Russell 1772-c > 1814 who married Elizabeth Carrier and united two lines > from Salem Witchcraft victims. After Roswell's death > Elizabeth married Abram Grant and had two children. One of > these, Lucy [1817-1905] then married General Sullivan > Jaquith [name, not title] settling in Dearborn Co., IN. > Much of the material I have on these families started with > a researcher cousin of my grandmother Elizabeth Russell > Wilkerson who corresponded with my grandmother over the > years, supplemented by my own research. Noah Brooks is one > of my holdouts. I would dearly love to find his heritage or > something about his family. > > I am also collecting all the descendents of Noah Brooks and > Maracha Russell that I can and will be happy to correspond with > any. > > > > ==== BROOKS-NE Mailing List ==== > To unsub, send ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE to > BROOKS-NE-L-request@rootsweb.com > or BROOKS-NE-D-request@rootsweb.com > >

Les LeMay has also shared a file of his research on the relevant RUSSELL families, and a pair of JPG portraits of Erastus Russell and his wife Elizabeth Brooks. If you would like a copy of these files, please send me your request privately with an ALL-CAPS subject line of SEND RUSSELL. This will spare Les the chore of distribution and also ensure that your request receives a prompt reply. Thanks, Chris

Good morning, I'm pleased to forward, with permission, this information from Les LeMay, lemayll@yahoo.com, a new subscriber. I have made two editorial changes: (1) I've given each entry its own line, for easier readability; and (2) I've inserted the comment "Surname changes to Russell" in <angle brackets> preceding the line where such occurs in the transcription. Because there has been repeated and persistent interest for several years in this couple, and in various (but apparently related) individuals named Roswell Brooks, replies should be made TO THE LIST (Reply All) and not privately, in order that we can get the information into the message archive. To review the previous message threads on Noah, Maracha and the Roswells, you can use the following links to the message archive: Search by date/subject line (chronologically threaded): http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BROOKS-NE Search by keyword: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=BROOK S-NE Chris Christopher Brooks, List Administrator: ============================================ BROOKS-NE-L (Brooks Families of New England) at RootsWeb.com ============================================ BROOKS FAMILY BIBLE in possession of Joyce Russell Morman, Houston, TX: "Marriages" (in fancy script, brown ink) Noah Brooks was married to Maracha Russell Dec 23 in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and three. Proswell R Brooks his son was married to Miss Lydia Salisbury May 24th 1829. Elizabeth Brooks was married to Erastus Russell Jan 27th 1830. Addelia Brooks was married Feb 11th 1830 to Mr. Bond Bigelow. Belinda Brooks was married to Mr Bond Bigelow Oct 9 1834. Cemantha Brooks was married to Wilson Shaw Jan 2nd 1838 "Births" Noah Brooks was born Nov 4th 1782. Maracha Russell his wife was born Jan 14, 1782. Proswell R. Brooks their son was born Feb 15th 1804. Allira Brooks their daughter was born April 9th 1806. Elizabeth Brooks was born Oct 5th 1807. Byrun Brooks was born Feb 12th 1810. Belinda Brooks was born May 10th 1812. Addelia Brooks was born Jan 24th 1814. Chester Brooks was born Dec 27th 1817. Electa Brooks was born Nov 11th 1819. Julia Brooks was born March 13 1824. <Surname changes to Russell> (in different pen & ink) Roswell Russell born Nov ! 5th 1830. Sarah Russell his wife May 10th 1836 married Oct 14 1857. Willie Histon their son born Aug 24 1858. Harriet Elizabeth Russell born March 10th 1860. Mary Jane Russell March 31st 1862. Harry Alanzo Russell March 15th 1864. Judson Sherman March 24th 1868. Linda Eva Feb 23 1866. (different hand, pencil) George Earle Russell born Feb 22, 1870. Charles Roswell Marsters Russell born Aug 3, 1872. John Wayne Russell born Feb 3, 1875. Mertie Aug 5, 1877. Jessie Wilkinson born Oct 3, 1882. Charles Roswell May 1, 1889. Chris Dudley March 26, 1892. Camellia Alice Dec 29, 1899. John Hubert July 16, 1901. "Deaths" Allira Brooks died Apr 20th 1807. Noah Brooks died Jan 9th 1830. Adelia Bigelow his daughter died Nov 24 1830 aged 16 years 10 mo Belinda Bigelow his daughter died Dec 1836 aged 24 years. Maracha Brooks wife of Noah Brooks died July 10th 1862 aged 80 years & 6 mo." ======================== Lesadds the following notes and comments of his own: In 1818 Noah was a Commissioner of Common Schools in Royalton (B3678). A Noah Brooks entered land in Western New York 11 Aug 1806. Sec. 3, Twp 11, Range 2. On March 20, 1818 an indenture was filed in Niagara Co. wherein Noah Brooks bought property from Phalarcus Russell. (The township is illegible, but seems to end in "..ition." Another entry was made on 29 Apr 1844, after his death, perhaps by his widow in his name. (B2740-42) 1810 Niagara Co census has Noah, Asa, Clark and Nathen Brooks in Genessee. 1820 Niagara co census has Justin Brooks near Noah; in Royalton 1830 census James Brooks mentioned in an 1869 letter, may be a cousin of Noah. Location possibly Trumbull Co. OH or Wisconsin. The Russell family which Noah married into is well documented in Russel, George Ely, "Descendents of William Russell" (Coshocton Press) and includes material he wrote for New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Maracha's parents are Stephen Russell 1748-1820 and Elinor Fowler b. 1752. They also had a son Roswell Russell 1772-c 1814 who married Elizabeth Carrier and united two lines from Salem Witchcraft victims. After Roswell's death Elizabeth married Abram Grant and had two children. One of these, Lucy [1817-1905] then married General Sullivan Jaquith [name, not title] settling in Dearborn Co., IN. Much of the material I have on these families started with a researcher cousin of my grandmother Elizabeth Russell Wilkerson who corresponded with my grandmother over the years, supplemented by my own research. Noah Brooks is one of my holdouts. I would dearly love to find his heritage or something about his family. I am also collecting all the descendents of Noah Brooks and Maracha Russell that I can and will be happy to correspond with any.

I obtained a moldy old book from eBay entitled "Emerson Family" by Benjamin Kendall Emerson, copyright 1900. On page 368 is the following: MARY OCTAVIA EMERSON, daughter of ANDREW LEONARD and MARY J. G. (Clapp) EMERSON, was born at Portland, Me., 12 March, 1830, and died at Stamford, Conn., 19 October, 1886. She married HORACE BROOKS, son of Captain WILLIAM SMITH BROOKS, born at West Cambridge, Mass., and died 13 August, 1878, at Brattleboro', Vt. They resided at New York City, N. Y. Children: i. MARY EMERSON, b. 31 August 1847; m. 1834 OSCAR VON FUNCKE...... ii. WILLIAM LEONARD, b 6 Nov., 1849 m. 18 Apr., 1882, KATH. S. HUNTINGTON..... iii. HORACE, b 10 Nov., 1852; d. 3 Jul., 1855 iv. ISABELLE, b. 30 Sep., 1856; m. 23 Aug., 1881, A. M. HURLBUTT, son of LEWIS R. HURLBUTT of Stamford, Conn.,......... v. GEORGE, b. 4 Mar., 1859; d. 30 Apr., 1867 vi. EMERSON, b. 19 Nov., 1860; m. 18 Apr., 1893, Alice M. Kunkel, dau. of John Atley Kunkel....... vii. CLARENCE W., b. 26 Nov., 1862; d. 5 Jul., 1883. viii. FRANCIS MARTIN, b. Aug., 1868; d. in infancy. Emerson was my great grandfather. I do have a little more info on the above listed people. My old moldy book mainly concerns the "Ipswitch" Emersons. Janice Young Breedlove --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses.

Maura Amrich wrote <snipped>: > I am interested in Josiah Brooks of West Jersey-my 4th GGF > > Salmon of my "direct line" (name) Brooks was b. 1795 in > Shutesbury, MA (per death record which shows no parents), > he had a son Josiah. Maybe this is why I can't find Salmon's > parents, since they left MA??? Am wondering about any > connections for the West Jersey Brookses to Genessee Co., NY, > if any (a Salmon Brooks of same age is found there, and > name/spelling Salmon isn't that common). The Josiah/3 mentioned, born in 1681 at Swansea, Bristol, MA, is too early and quite mislocated for you. Don't you have enough Brooks complexities without looking for more? :-) > I have numerous Wright connections, so am interested in > Tabitha's parentage, and would assume John's sister refered to > in will as Anna RIGHT married a sibling or other relative of > hers? That's an eminently sensible assumption. I haven't been able to identify the Wright husband. > Am interested in John's first wife's name since Kingsley, > and Cole mentioned as his first wife's kin are cousins to me > (Cole and Kingsley are direct lines) and John Brown mentioned > as kin to her is also connected through marriage, I checked the > Tributaries site for this and apologize if I missed it. John's first wife was Martha COLE, his second Tabitha WRIGHT. I don't know anything more about Lt. John Brown than his name and his status as a parent. In the next couple of days I'll try to get the children of Capt. Timothy/2 uploaded to the web site, together with some of the 23 (!) relatives identified in his son John/3's will. It's a gold mine of information. But it's also a complex and extended family network for which I have large amounts of data still to enter, thanks to many other researchers who've shared on this line. Because the picture is multi-family, it really is best understand as a web, which means HTML. I'll split the difference at this point and commit to throwing up a very preliminary, but accurate (if quite underfleshed) skeleton of this branch.

Debbye Lansing wrote: <snipped> > I'm interested in proof of Tabitha's identity, and the > marriage date and location. > > "Newport Rhoad island august ye 16-1711 These may sertifie > Whome it may concerne that John Brooks of Swanzey of the County > of Bristol in ye province of the Massachusetts Bay: and Tabitha > Wright of oisster Bay in Queen County in the Govement of new > york: were lawfully joyned together in the honourable Estate of > matrimony in the Dweling house of Capt James Cole Newport: the > day and year above sd: Attest John Rogers: assistant". Well! … This seems to be one of those "seek and ye shall find days." :-) (How did I miss this when I went through this book previously? It shows to go that you can never have enough researchers collaborating and cross-checking. Mea maxima culpa.) Thanks, Debbye ! (Hey, don't forget the jewelry handout on TV tomorrow night, while steam erupts out Phineas T. Bluster's ears!) Oops, excuse me, that's Red Sox code and off topic. :-) Chris

Well, amazing what one can find in a single paragraph (John Brooks b. 1662 Woburn's will). I have the great joy and confusion of being direct line to Timothy-John's father. John's sister Hepsibeth Brooks Mason is a GGM. However, according to family stories, it is Capt. Thomas who is responsible for my GF's last name of Brooks, but we have not found the connection yet, although have learned we are related to his kin through a few marriages into other direct lines. And have learned that William Brooks of Deerfield's kin married several 1st and 2nd and other cousins out in Franklin Co, MA-where my 4th, 3rd and 2nd GGFs were raised. So, I carry info on all 3 lines while still trying to figure out which is my bloodline Brooks-and at least have a good reason now why family stories claim so many Brooks stories-because I really am related in some way to all 3 of these men! Of names mentioned in this will, I am interested in Josiah Brooks of West Jersey-my 4th GGF Salmon of my "direct line" (name) Brooks was b. 1795 in Shutesbury, MA (per death record which shows no parents), he had a son Josiah. Maybe this is why I can't find Salmon's parents, since they left MA??? Am wondering about any connections for the West Jersey Brookses to Genessee Co., NY, if any (a Salmon Brooks of same age is found there, and name/spelling Salmon isn't that common). I have numerous Wright connections, so am interested in Tabitha's parentage, and would assume John's sister refered to in will as Anna RIGHT married a sibling or other relative of hers? (I also have Salisbury connections, and Martin connections.) Am interested in John's first wife's name since Kingsley, and Cole mentioned as his first wife's kin are cousins to me (Cole and Kingsley are direct lines) and John Brown mentioned as kin to her is also connected through marriage, I checked the Tributaries site for this and apologize if I missed it. Thank you to all who share on this site, and in advance for any more light that is shed. Am always happy to share what I have if anything I've written is of interest. Maura Amrich, Tyngsborough, MA genam1620@comcast.net

Chris & List, I'm interested in proof of Tabitha's identity, and the marriage date and location. Transcriber, H. L. Peter Rounds; Editors Jane Fletcher Fiske & Margaret F. Costello, Vital Records of Swansea, Massachusetts to 1850; Pg 181 "Newport Rhoad island august ye 16-1711 These may sertifie Whome it may concerne that John Brooks of Swanzey of the County of Bristol in ye province of the Massachusetts Bay: and Tabitha Wright of oisster Bay in Queen County in the Govement of new york: were lawfully joyned together in the honourable Estate of matrimony in the Dweling house of Capt James Cole Newport: the day and year above sd: Attest John Rogers: assistant". Debbye

Here's the abstract of John's will (same source). Will of John Brooks of Swan., Yeoman, "Very sick & weak", dtd 9 Apr 1713, Prob 20 Dec. 1714. Wife Tabitha, sisters: Elizabeth Lewis, Hepsabeth Mason, Rebecca Martin, Abigail Press "Liveing in West Jersey:, & Anna Right. Elder Brother Timothy Brooks "liveing at said West Jersey," brother Josiah Brooks "liveing at West Jersey." Cousin Mary Salisbury dau of my sister Mary Salisbury dcd. Cousin Samuel Salisbury brother of my said Mary Salisbury. Cousin James Lewis son of my sister Elizabeth Lewis of Swa. Cousin Job Mason son of my sister Hipzabath Mason of Swan. Cousin Mary Lewis dau. of my sister Lewis. Brother-In-Law Palatiah Mason of Swan, brother-in-law Melatiah Martin of Reho. Christian Kingsley wife of Nathaniel Kingsley of Swan., Mary Cole & Lidia Cole daus of Hugh Cole of Swan, Mary Brown dau. of Lt. John Brown of Swan & grdau of Capt. James Cole, "My first wifes relations that is to say the Coles," Witns: William Wood, Samuel Gardner & Joseph Mason [3:212/213] Even without a fixed DOD, one could assign it between the dates of the will and its probate. Chris

On Sat, 2 Apr 2005 12:38:58 -0500, Ann Kessler wrote: > I am looking for John Brooks, b 1662 in Woburn, who was > the son of Timothy Brooks. John married Tabitha Wright in > Swansea, MA on 16 Aug 1711. They may have died in 1714, > but I'm not sure of that fact. Does anyone have proof of > their deaths? I'll swap with you. :-) John's death: Inv. of Est. of John Brooks who d. 22 Nov 1714, dtd 7 Dec 1714, pres. by Thomas Lewis & Pelatiah Mason, Exec. Apprs: Joseph Mason, William Wood & William Anthony [3:214/15] Source: Rounds, H.L. Peter. Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Records. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987, 2 vols. I'm interested in proof of Tabitha's identity, and the marriage date and location. So far all I have is the mention of a 2d wife Tabitha in the probate. Please respond to the list (Reply All) and not to me privately. BTW, list messages to your address have been bouncing to your address for a couple of days. You might want to visit the list archive to see what you missed, though there's been nothing on this line recently. Chris Christopher Brooks, List Administrator: ============================================ BROOKS-NE-L (Brooks Families of New England) at RootsWeb.com ============================================

I am looking for John Brooks, b 1662 in Woburn, who was the son of Timothy Brooks. John married Tabitha Wright in Swansea, MA on 16 Aug 1711. They may have died in 1714, but I'm not sure of that fact. Does anyone have proof of their deaths?

JACK BROOKS wrote: > I have just published a book entitled "The Ancestors and > Descendants of Silas Brooks(1760-1849) and his wife > Elizabeth Beckwith (1766-1846)." Silas Brooks was a > Revolutionary War Veteran, the sixth generation > descendant of Woburn's Henry Brooks. (Silas, James, > Comfort, Henry, Isaac, Henry). Congratulations, Jack! Chris

Valentine Van Zee wrote: > An account of Deaths in East-Hampton, since my coming > thither, which was in September, 1696, kept by Nathl. > Huntting. 05 Feb 1703 > Name: Saml. Brooks > > An account of Deaths in East-Hampton, since my coming > thither, which was in September, 1696, kept by Nathl. > Huntting. 15 Jan 1704-5 > Relative: chi of: John Brooks > Comment: Abt. ys time The two Brooks men above mentioned ought to be brothers Samuel and John, sons of Richard Brooke/Brooks of East Hampton (Easthampton), Suffolk, Long Island. I have previously uploaded both of them to the Tributaries web site, where Richard appears at the end of the founders table, but have just added the death records you dug out. There is such an existing scarcity of information on the Easthampton guys that every new fact has a correspondingly significant impact. > An account of Deaths in East-Hampton, since my coming > thither, which was in September, 1696, kept by Nathl. > Huntting. 13 Jun 1713 > Relative: son of: Jonathan Brooks > Age: abt. 10 months As for early Jonathans, I know of only two candidates. One is the Jonathan/2 of the Springfield line about whom we've talked before, b. 1674 at Springfield. Thomas Warren's "Springfield Families" reports that this Jonathan was "in Staten Island in 1725, see Deed D-520." Sheldon's History of Deerfield says, "of Long Island 1725." This ought to be the Jonathan mentioned at Easthampton. The other early Jonathan for whom I have evidence was still back in England, 25 Oct 1699, living with a son George, when his father John made his will in Jersey Province. Jonathan is named first twice in lists of children found in the will; as one of the three of John's six children who were living in England, independent of their father, he was probably the eldest. I know nothing further, such as whether he ever came to America. [Craig, New Jersey Colonial Documents, Calendar of Wills, 62, John Brooke] Thanks for the Easthampton snippets. If you run across any more, I'd be delighted to see them! :-) The NEHGS library catalog lists 14 works on Easthampton, including a history/genealogy and a "Families of," but I'm not a member at present. Chris

Hi, Folks, I have just published a book entitled "The Ancestors and Descendants of Silas Brooks(1760-1849) and his wife Elizabeth Beckwith (1766-1846)." Silas Brooks was a Revolutionary War Veteran, the sixth generation descendant of Woburn's Henry Brooks. (Silas, James, Comfort, Henry, Isaac, Henry). Each of the three chapters has a genealogy chart and is indexed. Sources are referenced (embedded) and considerable biographical information is included. Silas Brooks Ancestry Chapter has 306 individuals in 8 generations; Elizabeth Beckwith Chapter has 392 individuals in 16 generations; and the Descendants Chapter has 1,198 individuals in 10 generations. If anyone has an interest in purchasing the book @ $30, please e-mail me off-list at jrbrooks@snet.net or if you have any questions, please e-mail me.

At 09:40 AM 3/27/2005, you wrote: >I thought at first you might have dual Brooks >ancestry — Hi Cris, I don't find any doubles there in the Brooks line but, Emma Brooks and Coleman Waite are cousins many times. There are 18 matches within the 9th cousin range, none of which was evident until we made this connection. The Brooks line is the most direct to the MOUSALL brothers John and Ralph but it is a single. My connection to Ralph has the many lines which start through his dau. Ruth who m. Edward WOOD and whose dau. Ruth m. Phineas UPHAM and from there 7 or 8 lines to Coleman Waite. I'm sure you have the descendants of John Mousall whose dau. Eunice m. John Brooks b. 1623. if you want I can easily send you the descendants of Ralph Mousall. I don't have anything on their parents but I haven't looked for several years now. Do you? Other than the Whitney connection I haven't had time to look to see how many other questions have now opened up. As I have questions I'll post them on the board. Cole -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.4 - Release Date: 3/27/2005

I neglected to note previously that Ammi (of the 6th generation of the Woburn line) as a given name is a diminutive of the biblical name Loammi. This is the only Brooks male of that given name (in either form) that I've run across. Chris

Kudos to you both, Cole and Chris!! Such a great story! Kathy (CT) At 01:52 PM 3/26/2005 -0500, Christopher Brooks wrote: >Congratulations, Cole, on working this out. I know how long >you've been at it … Your grandmother is smiling right now. :-) > >I've sent you a file on Silas privately, but here's your Brooks >line, in hopes of smoking some cousins out of our population of >list lurkers: > >7. Silas (1788-1815), b. Sterling, d. Winchendon. (Winchendon, >MA and Fitzwilliam , NH abut each other on the state line.) > >6. Ammi (1765-1815) + Lucy (no dates), of Sterling & Winchendon. > >5. John Jr. (b. 1734) + Katherine DUNSMORE, of Chocksett parish, >West Lancaster (which became Sterling). > >4. John (b. 1709+ + Hannah CUTTER (1715-1742), of Lancaster. > >3. Jabez (1673-1747) + 2w Hepsibah CUTTER (1671-1746), of >Woburn. > >2. John (d. 1691) + Eunice MOUSALL (d. 1684), of Woburn. > >1. Henry (d. 1683) + unnamed 1st wife, of Concord and Woburn. > >I find only one Augusta Fisk on my CD of Worcester County VR, and >she a bridesmaid in 1848, but had better luck searching for John >Whitney, and will send you privately the notes I received from >Allan Green of the Whitney Research Group. > >We have at least half a dozen subscribers descending from Jabez/3 >of Woburn. I hope you'll hear from some of them whose Brooks >branches are not too distant from your own. > >Chris > >Cole Waite wrote: > > > I have asked before about my 5Grandpa Stillman Born 1814 > > and he was a farmer in springfield MA. This was my brick wall. > > It finally sunk in that a family note I've had for 30 > > years gave me the clue. > > In my Gmother, Emma Brooks', notes was a short line that > > she had copied from a letter her sister Maude had received from > > from a second cousin Lulu Waterman Devereaux in a letter dated > > Aug 9 - 1936 stating that; > > Stillman's mother remarried - Whitney & removed to > > Fredonia NY Stillman buried there. Candace was in Chicopee with > > her mother Sarah Lee Waterman & Charles was born there - > > Charles is Emma's father. > > > From this little bit it finally occured to me to work back from > > Whitney in Fredonia. John Whitney is there in the Whitney > > genealogy. He Married Agusta Fisk Brooks in 1816 in Troy NH. > > She was the widow of Silas Brooks married in Fitzwilliam NH and > > born in Sterling MA. > > > > Stillman's father was Silas from Sterling, Worcester, MA. There > > are several Brooks families in that area in 1790 when he was > > born. This is beyond the scope of the present Tributaries > > posting, BUT do you have anything on the Sterling, MA family? > > > > We have been working on this brick wall for over 70 years, > > Grandmother and I. > > > >==== BROOKS-NE Mailing List ==== >For a new copy of your welcome message, which >explains how the list and your subscription >work, write brooks-ne-admin@rootsweb.com.

Congratulations, Cole, on working this out. I know how long you've been at it � Your grandmother is smiling right now. :-) I've sent you a file on Silas privately, but here's your Brooks line, in hopes of smoking some cousins out of our population of list lurkers: 7. Silas (1788-1815), b. Sterling, d. Winchendon. (Winchendon, MA and Fitzwilliam , NH abut each other on the state line.) 6. Ammi (1765-1815) + Lucy (no dates), of Sterling & Winchendon. 5. John Jr. (b. 1734) + Katherine DUNSMORE, of Chocksett parish, West Lancaster (which became Sterling). 4. John (b. 1709+ + Hannah CUTTER (1715-1742), of Lancaster. 3. Jabez (1673-1747) + 2w Hepsibah CUTTER (1671-1746), of Woburn. 2. John (d. 1691) + Eunice MOUSALL (d. 1684), of Woburn. 1. Henry (d. 1683) + unnamed 1st wife, of Concord and Woburn. I find only one Augusta Fisk on my CD of Worcester County VR, and she a bridesmaid in 1848, but had better luck searching for John Whitney, and will send you privately the notes I received from Allan Green of the Whitney Research Group. We have at least half a dozen subscribers descending from Jabez/3 of Woburn. I hope you'll hear from some of them whose Brooks branches are not too distant from your own. Chris Cole Waite wrote: > I have asked before about my 5Grandpa Stillman Born 1814 > and he was a farmer in springfield MA. This was my brick wall. > It finally sunk in that a family note I've had for 30 > years gave me the clue. > In my Gmother, Emma Brooks', notes was a short line that > she had copied from a letter her sister Maude had received from > from a second cousin Lulu Waterman Devereaux in a letter dated > Aug 9 - 1936 stating that; > Stillman's mother remarried - Whitney & removed to > Fredonia NY Stillman buried there. Candace was in Chicopee with > her mother Sarah Lee Waterman & Charles was born there - > Charles is Emma's father. > From this little bit it finally occured to me to work back from > Whitney in Fredonia. John Whitney is there in the Whitney > genealogy. He Married Agusta Fisk Brooks in 1816 in Troy NH. > She was the widow of Silas Brooks married in Fitzwilliam NH and > born in Sterling MA. > > Stillman's father was Silas from Sterling, Worcester, MA. There > are several Brooks families in that area in 1790 when he was > born. This is beyond the scope of the present Tributaries > posting, BUT do you have anything on the Sterling, MA family? > > We have been working on this brick wall for over 70 years, > Grandmother and I.

Lois Jeanne Jain wrote: > Please help with any information of children of Lemuel > Brooks Jr. or Eli Brooks residing in Norwalk, CT., sons of > Lemuel Brooks born 3/23/1741/42. I have reason to believe > either Lemuel or Eli may be my gggg grandfather. My ggg > grandmother was Julia A. Brooks (b. 1824, Norwalk) > married Reuben Rogers (b. abt.1815, L.I.) on April 27, 1842. > Any help would be greatly appreciated. I seem to be at a dead > end. Thanks! Lemuel the father, a Revolutionary soldier who married Hannah RAYMOND and lived at Norwalk, is Lemuel/4f on the Tributaries website. (The "f" suffix designates the Fairfield County line.) Of his 10 children, Eli/5, b. 1783, d. in 1786 (Barbour Collection, Norwalk), so he's not your connection. Another of his children, Lemuel/5, b. Norwalk 1767 (Barbour), there married, 1788, Lydia BENEDICT, with whom Barbour shows 4 children. One of these, Eli/6, b. 23 Aug 1792 at Norwalk (Barbour), could by date alone be the father of your Julia. I have nothing more on Eli/6 beyond his birth, indicating that he removed somewhere. Have you looked in the 1850 census for men named Eli Brooks of the right age? If not Barbour, what's your source for Julia's birth in 1824 at Norwalk? As for Julia herself, I've only found one such person in Barbour's Norwalk listings, and that's Julia/6 (Henry/5, Lemuel/4), who was born there 6 Apr 1794. I don't have Reuben Rogers either. Moving on to the Desperation Department: Where did Reuben/Julia live, and what were the given names of their children? (We might get lucky with a recognizable naming and/or migration pattern.) Chris |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Christopher Brooks BROOKS Families of New England http://www.tributaries.org ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

Dear Friends: Please help with any information of children of Lemuel Brooks Jr. or Eli Brooks residing in Norwalk, CT., sons of Lemuel Brooks born 3/23/1741/42. I have reason to believe either Lemuel or Eli may be my gggg grandfather. My ggg grandmother was Julia A. Brooks (b. 1824, Norwalk) married Reuben Rogers (b. abt.1815, L.I.) on April 27, 1842. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I seem to be at a dead end. Thanks! Jeanne Jain