I have two Roswell Brooks in my line. One is the son of Thomas Brooks, the revolutionary soldier who died in Chenango County, New York. And Thomas' grandson, son of Socrates. My grandfather, Castello Holford, married Samantha Jeanette (Jennie) Brooks in Grant County, Wisconsin. They were married in the house of her Aunt, Lucy Brooks Cooper. The marriage certificate states that Jennie's uncle, Jesse Brooks performed the ceremony. I am definitely an amateur researcher, but here is my line. Descendants of Thomas Brooks 1 Thomas Brooks 1761 - 1822 .. +Lucy Brooks 1754 - 1827 ........ 2 Elijah Brooks 1781 - 1822 ........ 2 Thomas Brooks 1783 - 1842 ................... 3 Thomas Brooks, Jr. 1820 - ........ 2 John Brooks 1785 - died before1852, per deed in Chenango County, BK 92 Page 200-220 ........ 2 Socrates Brooks 1788 - 1841 ............ +Lucena Johnson 1796 - Unknown in Grant County, Wisconsin ................... 3 John Brooks 1814 - Unknown ....................... +Lurinda Sheffield 1813 - 1860 ............................. 4 Harriet Brooks 1837 - ............................. 4 Joseph Brooks 1839 - ................................. +Ellen 1848 - Unknown ........................................ 5 Joseph D. Brooks 1869 - ............................. 4 Thomas Brooks 1843 - ................................. +Kate Walker Unknown - ............................. 4 [7] Lucy Brooks 1844 - ................................. +[6] Theseus Brooks 1834 - 1878 ........................................ 5 [8] Harry D. Brooks 1864 - ............................................ +[9] F. .................................................. 6 [10] Paul S. Brooks 1900 - 1901 ........................................ 5 [11] Katie J. Brooks 1866 - ............................. 4 Clarissa Brooks 1848 - ................................. +Daniel F. Brown ............................. 4 George Brooks 1851 - ............................. 4 Julia Brooks 1853 - ............................. 4 Samantha Jeannette Brooks 1856 - 1933 ................................. +Castello N. Holford 1843 - 1905 ............................. 4 Helen Brooks ............................. 4 [1] Mary C. Brooks 1836 - (in Wisconsin) ................................. +[2] George W. Bowers 1827 - Unknown in Wisconsin ........................................ 5 [3] Amanda M Bowers 1853 - ........................................ 5 [4] Catharine Bowers 1855 - ........................................ 5 [5] Harriet M. Bowers 1857 - ................... 3 Roswell Brooks 1818 - after 1864, physician who died in Wisconsin, buried in Bloomington Cemetery ....................... +Hester A. 1827 - Unknown ............................. 4 Child Brooks 1850 - 1850, died in cholera epidemic in Grant County, Wisconsin ............................. 4 Emelia Brooks 1854 - ............................. 4 Orrin M. Brooks 1864 - ................... 3 Cassius Brooks 1821 - 1850, a schoolteacher who also died in the cholera epidemic in Grant County, Wisconsin ................... 3 George Brooks 1828 - 1864 ....................... +Julia 1847 - Unknown ................... 3 Jesse Brooks 1830 - 1904 ....................... +Josephine Hayden 1836 - 1919 ............................. 4 Cassius H. Brooks 1857 - 1864 ............................. 4 Ermina Jane Brooks 1859 - ................................. +Willis Henry Glasier ............................. 4 Herbert Jesse Brooks 1863 - ............................. 4 Daisy Brooks 1866 - ................................. +Manuel D. Brown ............................. 4 Ernest Brooks 1869 - ............................. 4 Everett Hayden Brooks 1872 - ............................. 4 Lavern Wright Brooks 1875 - ................... 3 Lucy Brooks 1834 - 1904 ....................... +Benjamin Cooper 1830 - 1900 ............................. 4 Jane Cooper 1852 - ............................. 4 Frank B. Cooper 1853 - ............................. 4 George O. Cooper 1857 - ................................. +Hester McReynolds ............................. 4 Lettie L. Cooper 1860 - ............................. 4 John Cooper 1862 - ............................. 4 Lucian Cooper 1864 - ............................. 4 Charley Cooper 1868 - ................... 3 [1] Mary C. Brooks 1836 - ....................... +[2] George W. Bowers 1827 - Unknown ............................. 4 [3] Amanda M Bowers 1853 - ............................. 4 [4] Catharine Bowers 1855 - ............................. 4 [5] Harriet M. Bowers 1857 - ................... 3 Theseus Brooks 1839 - 1840 ........ 2 Theseus Brooks 1788 - 1856 ............ +Roxanna Baird ................... 3 Henry S. Brooks - 1878 ................... 3 Thomas J. Brooks - 1878 ................... 3 Elijah Perry Brooks 1819 - 1878 ....................... +Prudence Ann Sayre ............................. 4 Unknown Brooks ................................. +Charles A. Willis ............................. 4 Fanny Brooks ............................. 4 Charles Brooks ............................. 4 Tracy B. Brooks ................... 3 Roxanna Brooks - 1878 ................... 3 William Augustus Brooks 1821 - 1888 ....................... +Amanda Sayer ............................. 4 Mary Alice Brooks ............................. 4 Harry Sayer Brooks ............................. 4 Gabrielle Brooks 1859 - 1935 ........ 2 Clarissa Brooks 1789 - 1869 ........ 2 Clitus Brooks 1790 - 1840 ................... 3 Horace Brooks 1820 - ....................... +Sally 1803 - ................... 3 Lucy Brooks 1822 - ........ 2 Roswell Brooks 1793 - 1875 ........ 2 Electra Brooks 1795 - ........ 2 Cassius Brooks 1803 - ............ +Abigail Mead ................... 3 Dewitt C. Brooks 1826 - 1903 ....................... +Annis A. 1840 - ............................. 4 Thomas H. Brooks 1858 - ................... 3 Clarissa Brooks 1830 - 1908 ....................... +Frederick Foster 1822 - Unknown ................... 3 [6] Theseus Brooks 1834 - 1878 ....................... +[7] Lucy Brooks 1844 - ............................. 4 [8] Harry D. Brooks 1864 - ................................. +[9] F. ........................................ 5 [10] Paul S. Brooks 1900 - 1901 ............................. 4 [11] Katie J. Brooks 1866 -

Diane Gassman wrote: >My Roswell Brooks >born 15 Feb 1804 in Western NY >married Lydia Salisbury 24 May 1829 >died 25 Feb 1885 > >His parents were Noah Brooks (b. 4 Nov 1782 d. 9 Jan >1830) and Maracha Russell > >Roswell's brothers and sister were: Allira, Elizabeth, >Abiram, Belinda, Addelia, Cemantha, Chester, Electa >Sylvia, Julia, Alonzo > >I would like to find information on Noah's parents. Did you see, perhaps two weeks ago, the several posts from Cliff Williams? He has a Roswell who, with his brother Loomis, served in the army at the Buffalo (NY) Barracks from 1839-44. Other than that, I've only seen the given name Roswell once, as I also posted several weeks ago -- as the husband of a woman, b. 1818, buried (no date) at Dover, MA. From the given names, particularly Roswell and Abiram, I would guess this family is in one of the CT lines. I suspect Roswell and Loomis of Buffalo are too. I can't match up Noah exactly. I've got one born in 1781, but he's buried in Haddam Neck, CT, not western NY. The other possibility by date was born at Scituate, MA, lived in South Boston, and was a mariner who is well accounted for. If you want to send me locations and dates offlist, I'd be happy to run a census index search for you if that would help. Chris ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Christopher Hapgood Brooks Researching BROOKS Families of New England |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

Doris Denton wrote: >Caleb Brooks, b 22 Apr 1745, Worcester Co., MA. > >Does anyone know when or where he died? Does anyone know of children >other than those below? Also, is there any information about the 3 >children of Caleb and Abigail Bailey? > >Caleb had 3 wives: > >1. Tryphena Hinds, m 13 Mar 1777. I don't know of any children of this >marriage. I have 16 Mar 1777 as the marriage intention date [Warren, MA VR, 87], meaning that the actual marriage would have been after this date. Tryphena died 24 Aug 1788 [Warren VR, 162, citing her gravestone]. I show one child candidate of this marriage, Betsy, wife of John Strickland, whom I got from you. :-) I have Betsy's DOB as say 1780, which would make Tryphena her mother. >2. Abigail Bailey, m 27 Jan 1791. 3 children: Orville, b 13 Mar 1795; >Romanazaw (?), b 28 Sep 1797; Alphonso, b 20 Jul 1800. Romanzow, b. 28 Apr 1797 [Warren VR, 19] Alphonso wasn't born at Warren, but at Enfield or Greenwich, neither of which towns exist today -- they lie underneath the Quabbin Reservoir. Blake, a careful researcher, in History of Princeton (where Alphonso lived and practiced medicine) gives 30 Jan 1800 as his birthdate. I found the same date on Alphonso's gravestone in Princeton's Woodlawn Cemetery in 1996. >3: Anna Neavens, m 13 Apr 1801. One known child, Betsey, b 14 Nov 1801. > There is another possible child, Cinderella Brooks (b abt 1818) but if >she really is a child of Caleb and Betsey it is likely that there would >have been other children in between. This Cinderella m Harvey Olds in >1841 Okay -- I'll bite. In previous correspondence you had Betsy marrying a Henry Washburn in 1805, which is why I assigned her a say 1780 birth date, which caused me to assign Tryphena Hinds as her mother. But if Betsy only marries once, to John Strickland in 1828, then an 1801 birth date makes sense ... I guess. I'm obviously behind the eight-ball here, research-wise. Or else you're rearranging the puzzle pieces again, Doris. Either way, or both ways, you've lost me. The important thing is that you don't lose you ... :-) >Anna Neavens m 2) William Collester (date unknown). This date *is* known. Warren marriages, 87: Brooks, [Wid. in int.] Anna and William Collester, July 25, 1832. Caleb Brooks obviously died before his widow's remarriage, but I have found no death record. He may have died at Enfield or Greenwich, whose vitals I haven't seen. As a matter of fact, I'm not sure that either town's vitals have ever been published. Sorry to be so slow in responding. Chris

Most of our readers "lurk" -- meaning to read other folks' messages without joining in. Those of us who don't lurk have no way of knowing who the rest of you are, genealogically speaking, even though you might be the missing link in other researcher's puzzle, or they in yours. I think it's time for a listreaders' census. This will be painless for each of you -- all you have to do is to send me a blank email with an appropriate subject line. I will collate and broadcast the results. This will be nearly painless for me if everyone will follow these directions. We'll do this OFF the list. I really am hoping for 100% participation here. :-) *** Fire up a blank email, and address it to [email protected] *** Now enter one subject line per #2, #3, or #4, whichever fits. Leave the body of the message blank. 2. IF YOU HAVE CONNECTED TO A FOUNDER: In the SUBJECT LINE, type "I'm researching _____", replacing the underscores with one or more of the following as appropriate: Capt. Thomas Brooks Henry Brooks of Woburn William Brooks of Scituate Gilbert Brooks of Scituate William Brooks of Springfield Thomas Brooks of Haddam John Brooks of Cheshire Henry Brooks of Cheshire The Kittery, ME line 3. IF YOU HAVEN'T CONNECTED TO A FOUNDER: In the SUBJECT LINE, type "My research locus is ______" replacing the underscores with a location in the format, TOWN, COUNTY, STATE. For Steuben County, NY, type, "Steuben County, NY." Or Hornellsville, Steuben, NY. Or NY State. I need to be able to distinguish between town, county and state names. Enter the earliest known location for your ancestor. Only ONE place per email, please. 4. IF YOU'RE NEW TO BROOKS RESEARCH: Type NEW in the SUBJECT LINE. *** Now send the sucker. You're done! If you meet both qualifications #2 and #3 -- you know you descend from Thomas of Haddam, but are also researching Haddam as well as Thomas -- then you can send me two emails, one person and one location. Same if you're researching a county in NY and one in OH -- send an email for each. I'm sure I haven't covered every possibility, but we need to keep this simple. If you're researching only Famous Brooks Podiatrists, and don't have a name or location focus, then I don't really know where to put you. :-) It's now Friday evening. The polls will be open for one week, until next Friday night, when I'll compile the results into name/address lists to share. If this works I'll do another census in the near future focused on unusual given names. ("I'm looking for Solon Brooks of Ohio.") Thanks for your assistance, Chris Christopher Brooks, List Administrator: ==================================== BROOKS-NE (Brooks Families of New England), HAPGOOD, and MERRIAM lists at RootsWeb. ==================================== [email protected]

John Brooks <[email protected] wrote: >I would like to throw a name into the wind and see if we have >any hits. > > BRONSON W. BROOKS was born 18 September 1835 in Portland, >Cumberland, Maine, and died 28 April 1907 in Lawler, Chickasaw, >Iowa. He married (1) MARIA E. SMITH 11 January 1852 in Orshon, >New York1, daughter of ADVON SMITH and POLLY (SMITH). She was >born Abt. 1834 in New York, and died Unknown. He married (2) >MARY ORSILA GOODRICK 4 July 1871 in Cresco, Howard, Iowa, >daughter of ABRAHAM GOODRICK and MARY BOSWORTH. She was born 5 >June 1843 in Mooers, Clinton, New York, and died 1 October 1899 >in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee. > >I am looking for any information on his parents. All I know is >that he left home at an early age and by 1850 was living in >Nunda, NY. In the 1900 Census he claimed that his father was >born in Maine and his mother in New York. Any information would >be helpful. There was a branch of (probably) the Woburn line of Henry/1 Brooks in Portland in the right time period. One William C. Brooks, perhaps to probably the son of Jonas/5 Brooks and Joanna CUMMINGS, was born in 1777 at Malone, NY, but married, in 1801, in Maine, where he remained, Hannah POLAND. They had two sons at Portland, 1802 and 1806, but each of these settled in the country on a farm. I double-checked, and each had a child within nine months or so of your Bronson's DOB. Another Portland presence, at least for a generation, was the line of Cotton Brown/6 Brooks, descended in the Concord line of Capt. Thomas Brooks. A wealthy merchant, and the grandfather of Rev. Phillips Brooks, he died at Portland in 1834. Of his three sons, William Gray was in Boston, George (b. 1797, Haverhill, MA) disappears, and Charles (b. 1795, Haverhill, disappears as well.) More accurately, I haven't followed them beyond recording their births. There are other Brooks connections to Portland I haven't clarified. One John G. Brooks, a. 21, of Portland, died in Worcester, MA in 1839. Samuel Reeves/7 Brooks married at Portland in 1842 -- born in Medford, MA, he was probably in business with his cousin Cotton Brown Brooks in Portland. Even more exotically, two Brooks sisters, whose family originated in Exeter, NH, and who were born on a cotton plantation near Natchez, MS, returned to New England to marry INGRAHAM brothers of Portland, but the dates are likely after 1840, and, obviously, any offspring would carry the Ingraham surname. Finally, Larry Wert, whom I have lost contact with, sent me this several years back, which he attributed to Lloyd O. Poland, The Polands of Essex Co., MA (1981): "A Wm. Brooks was listed in 1823-1827 Portland directories; Truckman, York St.. 1841 directory, cooper, Sumner St. 1858-9 directory, William A., Clerk, Cumberland St." Sorry I couldn't find anything more tangible. Have you checked the Portland area census for BROOKS heads of household? BTW, I left the subject line typo in place so that all messages on this thread will sort together properly in the archive. :-) Chris

This is a FYI. ===== FHL Film #: 1543912 Brooklyn Marriages-1873 & 1874 BROOKS, William and ROBINSON, Rachel Ella cert. #550 Marriage date: 29 Mar 1874 Location: Brooklyn County: Kings ======= Peace and Gentle Sunsets, ~~~ Pam http://www.geocities.com/orcawind

Hi: I'm looking for information about a Susan J Brooks, b Ellisburg, NY who had a son named Wallace Strickland b 4 Jan 1881, Warren, Worcester, MA. The father was John Strickland, carpenter, b Warren. I have no further information about Wallace. Susan might have been called Jennie or Jane - at least those are the names of John Strickland's wife in the 1880 and 1900 censuses, respectively. The 1900 census shows John's wife, Jane, b Oct 1847. There was a 13 year old daughter, Nettie M. John was considerably older than Jane and she may have been left a widow. The census record shows that Jane was the mother of 1 child, 1 living - this makes me wonder if she is the same person as Susan J Brooks. Doris ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

Greeting listers, I would like to throw a name into the wind and see if we have any hits. BRONSON W. BROOKS was born 18 September 1835 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, and died 28 April 1907 in Lawler, Chickasaw, Iowa. He married (1) MARIA E. SMITH 11 January 1852 in Orshon, New York1, daughter of ADVON SMITH and POLLY (SMITH). She was born Abt. 1834 in New York, and died Unknown. He married (2) MARY ORSILA GOODRICK 4 July 1871 in Cresco, Howard, Iowa, daughter of ABRAHAM GOODRICK and MARY BOSWORTH. She was born 5 June 1843 in Mooers, Clinton, New York, and died 1 October 1899 in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee. I am looking for any information on his parents. All I know is that he left home at an early age and by 1850 was living in Nunda, NY. In the 1900 Census he claimed that his father was born in Maine and his mother in New York. Any information would be helpful. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com

I have a list of Massachusetts town histories with BROOKS material, listed alphabetically by town. Several dozen towns are on the list. The information is limited enough to fit in one email. If you'd like a copy, please email me offlist with an ALL-CAPS subject line of SEND MA TOWNS. Thanks, Chris

Dear Rick Harwood and David Hoffman: In connection with Rick's list of Unconnected Brooks, I'd like to offer some other data for your consideration about the parents of James Smith. Simon Smith was his father; I believe his mother was Elizabeth Wells, not Alice or Alice Wells. Torrey is the source of the naming of Simon's wife as Alice - I do not have the new CD from NEHGS which includes Torrey's sources, but Torrey is not an original source. Best one probably is the Haddam Church Records which calls the wife of this Simon Smith Elizabeth Wells. (Simon is the son of an earlier Simon, a first settler of Haddam, and my ancestor.) Torrey also suggests that Elizabeth Wells is the wife of Simon's brother Benjamin, but he is the only one that I have ever seen to make that suggestion. Family Group Sheet Name: Simon SMITH[1] --------------------------------------------- Birth: 1658 Death: 15 Apr 1746 Haddam, CT[2],[3] Burial: Haddam, CT[3] Father: Simon SMITH (1628-1687) Mother: Elizabeth BATEMAN (~1634->1693) Marriage: bef 1688 --------------------------------------------- Spouse: Elizabeth WELLS --------------------------------------------- Birth: c 1672 Death: 8 Jul 1742 CT Father: James WELLS (-<1698) Mother: Elizabeth CLARKE (-1712) Children --------------------------------------------- 1 F: Elizabeth SMITH Birth: 2 Jul 1689 Haddam, CT Spouse: Joseph SMITH Marriage: 31 Dec 1712 Haddam, CT[4],[5] --------------------------------------------- 2 M: Simon SMITH Birth: 6 Oct 1691 Haddam, CT[6] Death: 13 Apr 1787 Spouse: Mary --- SMITH Marriage: 28 Sep 1715 Haddam, CT[6] --------------------------------------------- 3 M: James SMITH Birth: 16 Aug 1693 Death: 15 Sep 1735 Haddam, CT[7] Spouse: Susannah BROOKS --------------------------------------------- 4 M: Jonathan SMITH Birth: 20 Sep 1695 Haddam, CT[6] Death: by 20 jul 1742 [8] Spouse: Mary --- SMITH Marriage: 7 Dec 1730 Haddam, CT[4],[6] --------------------------------------------- 5 F: Hannah SMITH Birth: 22 Sep 1695 Death: 1727 Spouse: Noadiah SEWARD Marriage: 19 Oct 1721 [4] --------------------------------------------- 6 M: Samuel SMITH[9] Birth: c1697 Death: bef 20 Jul 1742 [10] --------------------------------------------- 7 M: David SMITH[1] Birth: 9 Nov 1701 Haddam, CT[6] Death: 1 Jan 1756 Haddam, CT[3] Spouse: Dorothy (Dolly) BRAINERD Marriage: 3 Dec 1728/9 Haddam, CT[6] Spouse: Elizabeth LEWIS (SHALER) Marriage: aft Feb 1754 --------------------------------------------- 8 F: Esther SMITH Birth: 20 Nov 1706 Death: by 20 Jul 1742 Spouse: Abijah BRAINERD Marriage: 28 Dec 1727 Haddam, CT[4],[6] --------------------------------------------- 9 F: Anne SMITH Birth: 15 Feb 1715 Haddam, CT Spouse: Israel CLARKE Notes for Simon SMITH Two sources says married to Alice ______, b 1689[11] who died 8 Jul 1742. [4] All others say Elizabeth Wells. Birth 1658 - Haddam not settled until 1662. Notes for Elizabeth WELLS Keeler-Wood says Simon married Elizabeth Wells.[12] Homer W. Brainard in the Boston Transcript 23 Jan 1935 says Simon "married about 1688 Elizabeth daughter of Capt. James and Elizabeth (Clark) Wells. No dates regarding her are obtainable. She was living in 1756, very aged. Simon Smith in 1710 sold land to his brother Thomas Welles (Haddam Deeds, Vol 3, p 8, Nov 1 1728." Haddam Church member #39 as widow of Simon Smith.[13] Sources 1. Royal R. Hinman, 1846 Catalogue of the Names - First Puritan Settlers - Colony of Connecticut, [Hartford: 1846; reprint Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co, 1968]. 2. "Smith Genealogy by Edward H. Smith," 22 Feb 1896, Tom Burnett <[email protected]>. 3. Lucius B. Barbour, Haddam, Connecticut Epitaphs, All gravestones standing in the town., Copied June - Oct. 1931. 4. Ancestry of Thomas Chalmers Brainerd, Dwight Brainerd, Ed. Donald Lines Jacobus, [Montreal: Printed The Anthoensen Press, Portland, Maine, 1948], p. 269. 5. Raeola Ford Cooke, William Clark/Clarke of Hartford & Haddam, Conn., p. 6. 6. Barbour Collection, Connecticut Vital Records, Haddam, Middlesex, CT, [Hartford: Connecticut State Library]. 7. Digest of Early Connecticut Probate Records - Hartford District, Manwaring, Charles William, [Hartford: R.S. Peck & Co., Vol I and II 1904, Vol III 1906], I-III, vol. XII, p. 199. 8. New England Historical and Genealogical Register [hereinafter NEHGR], Frank E. Randall, "Inscriptions in Colchester Burying-Ground," #18, 1889, p. 255. 9. Digest of Early Connecticut Probate Records - Hartford District, Manwaring, Charles William, [Hartford: R.S. Peck & Co., Vol I and II 1904, Vol III 1906], I-III, vol. XI, p. 112. 10. Raeola Ford Cooke, William Clark/Clarke of Hartford & Haddam, Conn. 11. Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Elizabeth P. Bentley, [Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1985 Reprint], p. 689. 12. Ancestors of Evelyn Wood Keeler, Josephine C. Frost, [Springfield: Springfield Printing and Binding Co., 1939]. 13. 200th Anniversary of the 1st Congregational Church of Haddam, Conn., [Haddam: 1902], p. 194. -------------------------------------------- Family Group Sheet Name: James SMITH --------------------------------------------- Birth: 16 Aug 1693 Death: 15 Sep 1735 Haddam, CT[1] Father: Simon SMITH (1658-1746) Mother: Elizabeth WELLS (1672-1742) Spouse: Susannah BROOKS[2] --------------------------------------------- Birth: 5 Nov 1706 Haddam, CT[2] Death: bef 24 Feb 1729 [3] Father: Thomas BROOKS (1664-1734) Mother: Susanna ARNOLD (1675-) Children --------------------------------------------- 1 F: Susannah SMITH[4] Birth: 1726 [1] Death: 17 Feb 1796 Haddam, CT[5] Notes for James SMITH No male descendants in Haddam in 1814, or male descendants from sons.[6] Notes for Susannah BROOKS Died before 24 Feb 1728/9, date of her father's will. (Manwaring 3:143-4)[7] Sources 1. Digest of Early Connecticut Probate Records - Hartford District, Manwaring, Charles William, [Hartford: R.S. Peck & Co., Vol I and II 1904, Vol III 1906], I-III, vol. XII, p. 199. 2. Barbour Collection, Connecticut Vital Records, Haddam, Middlesex, CT, [Hartford: Connecticut State Library]. 3. Digest of Early Connecticut Probate Records - Hartford District, Manwaring, Charles William, [Hartford: R.S. Peck & Co., Vol I and II 1904, Vol III 1906], I-III. 4. New England Historical and Genealogical Register [hereinafter NEHGR], Frank E. Randall, "Inscriptions in Colchester Burying-Ground," #18, 1889, p. 255. 5. Ancestry Chart, Society of Conn. Genealogists # 4997 Perry Kenly. 6. David C. Field, A.M., A History of the Towns of Haddam and East-Haddam, [Middletown CT:Loomis and Richard, 1814], p. 45. 7. Raeola Ford Cooke, William Clark/Clarke of Hartford & Haddam, Conn. ---------------------------------------------

After returning to the census film and giving it a better look, Libofmich 1870 census flim #666-667 page 558R...I could see where my first look was incorrect. Very hard to read. My Asa's wife was Elizabeth age 57. With a son Asa age 12. *Asa's Grandfather was John 27 Dec 1728 who married Eunice Darby b 1734/1737..Concord, Middlesex Co., MA. *I am not so sure now that we have the same Asa/Asahel/Ashel. Also look at Ashel II as a possible son b Northville, Fulton Co., NY he had two wives Grace E Cook and Agnes...son Ashel W and 10 more. Ashel II may have been from an early marriage by Ashel before marriage to Betsy. They were in Sarasota Co., NY next to where Ashel II settled in Fulton Co., NY Again I am guessing.........ages fit ... Ancestry.com only shows Asa Brooks b 1761 had 3 children Asa/Ezra/Amos and Asa /Ashel b 9 June 1790 in Halifax, Windham, VT Ezra 1792 & Amos 1793. If this Asa/Ashel is the right one he would be 30 in 1820 - old enough to have fathered Ashel II with a first spouse??? My name is Bryce Ruddock.....my ancestry is traced back through MI; Charles Livingston Brooks b 1834 in Steuben, Oneida Co. NY, Isaac Brooks, b 1806 in Steuben, Oneida Co, NY. Beyond that I keep looking for the unknown parents. On Tue, 23 Oct 2001 19:20:26 -0400 "Christopher Brooks" <[email protected]> (by way of Christopher Brooks <[email protected]>) writes: > Bryce (what is your last name?) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 1:24 PM > Subject: Re: [B-NE] Asa/Asahel Brooks b 1800 Mass > > corrections made > Here is a bit more about Asa/Asahel Brooks > he married Betsey Mears whose father was Isaac Mears of MA and > Bennington, Sandgate TWP, VT was in 1820 census in VT died in IL. > Father of Asa/Asahel/Ashel was Asa Brooks b 1761 Westminster, MA. > d 1826 in Halifax, VT > > sibblings of Asa/Asahel/Ashel are as follows > Ezra; Arnos; John; Alva; Joseph; Edward Flint (Found in Gill, > MA was Clergy); Rebecca; Tamar; Polly; Rhoda; and Eunice > > Bryce

Bryce (what is your last name?) sent me this offlist, but I know the thread will be of interest to others, so I'm moving it to the list. This list is set up so that any reply to a message defaults to its *sender* and not the list. I've forgotten myself a few times and almost done so a gazillion times, but you have to type the list address into the To: line in your email header. Otherwise, your reply will be private and never seen by the rest of the listreaders here. The address to send to the list is [email protected] Should anyone forget, the address is also in the welcome message you received when you subscribed, which of course you saved. :-) I've changed the subject line to reflect the fact that I've also changed the focus a generation. Chris ================================ ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 1:24 PM Subject: Re: [B-NE] Asa/Asahel Brooks b 1800 Mass Here is a bit more about Asa/Asahel Brooks he married Betsey Mears whose father was Isaac Mears of MA and died in Bennington, Sandgate TWP, VT was in 1820 census in VT Betsey and Asa/Asahel moved to Convis TWP, Calhoun Co. , Mi and appear in 1870 census there. Father of Asa/Asahel was Asa Brooks b 1761 Westminster, MA. d 1826 in Halifax, VT sibblings of Asa/Asahel are as follows Ezra; Arnos; John; Alva; Joseph; Edward Flint (Found in Gill, MA was Clergy); Rebecca; Tamar; Polly; Rhoda; and Eunice Bryce looking for parents of Isaac Brooks of Steuben TWP, Oneida Co. NY his son Charles L married Jeanette Powers and moved to Marshall, MI abt 1834 . . . appear in 1850 census in MI ================================ We've had a fair amount of interest, both on the list and off, in John/5 BROOKS, a Revolutionary soldier of Westminster, MA who married Eunice DARBY. Some of our subscribers descend from this marriage; several others thought they did, but found they don't. This is the line of Capt. Thomas/1 Brooks. John and Eunice married in January, 1754. I find the births of seven children recorded in Westminster vitals; the first in 1756, the last in 1772. Asa/6, the third, was born 30 Apr 1761, served two enlistments in the Revolution (1779-80), and married, 11 Mar 1788 at Westminster, Rebecca SAWYER. The marriage record notes him of Halifax. Census indexes record the presence of an Asa Brooks at Halifax in 1790, 1800, 1810, and 1820. (I haven't checked film.) He died back at Westminster 14 Sep 1843 [Westminster VR, 215]. At first I thought your Asa was a continuation of Asa/6 -- assuming that Rebecca Sawyer died, and that he married again. But you don't provide a date for the marriage to Betsey MEARS -- which would have to be after 1772 to be consistent with the proven 1st marriage, but would also have to be early enough for Asa to still be of fathering age. What bothers me more is that your list of Asa's siblings has 11 children (4 more than I find birth records). And of your list of 11, I can match only 2 (John and Ezra) to Westminster records. My question is whether these aren't two different men. A lot hinges on the Brooks/Mears marriage date. Chris Asa ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Christopher Hapgood Brooks Researching BROOKS Families of New England |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

Chris, In response to your message of today (Subject: Descendants of John Brooks/Eunice Darby of Westminster) -- Bryce's e-mail which you have included in your message was in response to my query of October 14th regarding my Asa/Asahel Brooks and Betsy Mears. Portions from my query of the 14th are as follows: > Asa/Asahel Brooks > b circa 1800 Mass (his age and birthplace are consistent in the > 1850, 1860, and 1870 census) > d sometime in the 1870's probably in Iowa; > m circa mid 1820's probably in Vermont to Betsy Mears. Betsy b > circa 1804 in Mass daughter of Isaac and Polly (Longgon) Mears of Mass. > (The Mears line is in Middlesex Co, Tewksbury, Mass for many years). > Isaac Mears moved his family to Vermont circa 1810. > Known children of Asa/Asahel and Betsy Brooks: > (1) Harvey Brooks b circa 1827, NY > (2) Polly Brooks b 1828 NY, *** my ancestor > (3) Henry Brooks b circa 1833 Penn > I have not yet located a marriage date for my Asa Brooks and Betsey Mears. Their first known child was born circa 1827 NY. Betsey was in her parents household in 1820 VT, Bennington County, Sandgate Twp; so I am assuming that they married sometime after 1820 and before 1826. I thank those that responded. I am still searching for where my Asa belongs! Martha Heinrichs

Forwarding this from Jean McKee <[email protected]> ======================================= Here is something on a Stephen Brooks in Steuben Co as second child of Abraham Brooks. I don't know whether this is any help to you, but I noticed from Families of Ancient New Haven, Vol. 1 compiled by Donald Lines Jacobus, the noted CT. genealogist, that Abraham Brooks, b.22 April 1743, baptized June 1743 CC (I think this is Congregational Church, but forgot the code), died 16 March 1805 age 63 in Steuben, NY., married 5 March 1767 Deborah Hungerford. Children, births recorded Farmington Vital Statistics: 1. Vashti, 20 Sept 1767. 2. STEPHEN, 13 May 1769 died 19 June 1849 age 80 Steuben, NY, 3. Jerusha, 17 Feb. 1772. 4. Cyrus, 2 Oct 1773. 5. Abraham, 23 Oct. 1775. 6. Deborah, 9 Mar 1781. The first 5 were bapitzed Bristol; also 7. Orrin, 28 May 1786. The ancestors go from Henry Brooks, died 1713, who came to New Haven, CT. and shows up in the records about 1685, and is one of my ancestors, to son Thomas Brooks born 27 March 1679, died 20 July 1732, Lieutenant, married Mar 1702 Martha (Pardee) Hotchkiss, born 14 Dec. 1683, died c. 1755, then Thomas' first child STEPHEN born 28 May 1703, baptized 20 June 1775, died 14 May 1773, married 6 May 1725 Hannah Barnes born 31 May 1702 who had 8 children the last being Abraham.

I found a listing on Ancestery.com for David Brooks in the 1840 census for Neversink, Sullivan, NY. If anyone has access to this census, I would appreciate knowing the data shown for him. Supposedly, he's listed on page 053. Thanks for any help you are able to provide. Ron Hughes

"Hello again Cousins!" I am thinking that we are looking at some of the same family. Please check out what I have for this family and compare against what you had written below. Can't help but believe that we are likely looking at one and the same family??? Descendants of William Harrison BROOKS and Belle BRUNSON 1. William Harrison1 BROOKS, born abt 1833 in , Onondaga, NY; died in , , MI; buried in Vandalia, Cass, MI, son of Mark F. BROOKS and Mary Catharine WILCOX. He married abt 1869 Belle BRUNSON, born abt 1851 in , , IN. Notes for William Harrison BROOKS 1860 Cass Co., MI census, Penn TWP, page 261. 1880 Livingston Co., MI census, Putnam TWP, 16-195/17-27. Buried at Young's Prarie Cemetery per Jack D. BROOKS, great-grandson. Children of William Harrison BROOKS and Belle BRUNSON were as follows: 2 i John M.2 BROOKS, born abt 1870 in , , MI. 3 ii Samuel W.2 BROOKS, born abt 1872 in , , MI; died 18 Oct 1924; buried in Cassopolis, Cass, MI. He married Kate (---), born abt 1875 in , , KS; died 23 Mar 1956; buried in Cassopolis, Cass, MI. If my theory is correct this is the same Samuel BROOKS who died at age 53 in 1924, and is buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery. 1920 Cass Co., MI census, 8-127/2-66. 4 iii Edward T.2 BROOKS, born abt 1874 in , , MI; died 1946. 5 iv Roy J.2 BROOKS, born abt 1877 in , , MI. 6 v William H.2 BROOKS, born 1879 in , , MI. 7 vi Clarence2 BROOKS, born Est 1881/85; died abt 1978/79. 8 vii Jack2 BROOKS, born Est 1870/1885. I am not absolutely certain that Jack is not one and the same individual as John M. BROOKS! The above William Harrison BROOKS was the older brother of my family' Samuel Bingham BROOKS, who was one of my second great-grandfathers. If you happen to concur that we are indeed looking at one and the same family, can trace our BROOKS family back to Henry BROOKS of Woburn, MA: Name: Henry BROOKS Sex: M Birth: Abt 1591/1592 Place: ,,ENG Chr: Place: Marr: Spouse: Unknown-102870 Marr: Spouse: Susanna BRADFORD-72356 Marr: 12 Jul 1682 Spouse: Annes JORDAN-72379 Death: 12 Apr 1683 Place: Woburn,Middlesex,MA Burial: Place: Father: Thomas ? BROOKS [Sr.]-72118 Mother: Unknown Notes------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEHGR v. 29. Of Concord. Freeman, 14 Mar 1639. Henry BROOKS a resident of Concord in 1639, having a wife and children previous to his coming to Woburn about 1650, married after arrival here before Mar. 27, 1651, Susanna, the widow of Ezekiel RICHARDSON, She, in 1670, was described by an authority of that time as "an ancient and skillful woman, living at Woburn," famous for her attainments in medical science. She died Sept. 15, 1681; and Henry married, probably his third wife, Annes JAQUITH. TTYL Craig "Always Looking for Cousins!" At 10:23 AM 10/20/01 EDT, [email protected] wrote: >Chris......What a wonderful offer........working groups and then the offer to >organize we "Brooks" folks....thank you, thank you..........I have only a >branch connection to the BROOKS name but here it is...............My Tacy COX >b. ca. 1828 in Ohio died beefs 1857 in Cass Co., Michigan (dau. of Elizabeth >CONWAY & John COX) mar. George Bronson of Indiana or Michigan. Their >daughter Belle BRONSON b. Aug 19, 1849 in South Bend, Indiana d. June 19, >1934, in Cassopolis, Michigan buried Young's Prairie. Married William H. >BROOKS June 29, 1869. Their Children: John Brooks; > Clarence L. Brooks (Judge in Eau Claire, Michigan and did >family tree ....but I can find none of his off >spring; > William H. Brooks (b. June 24, 1879, in Dexter, Michigan, >married in Alaska and d. Los Angeles, Calif. on Sept. >29, 1932 > Roy J. Brooks d. 1922 buried Niles, Michigan > Samuel D. Brooks d. 1924 buried Prospect Cem., Cassopolis, >Michigan > Thomas E. rooks b. 1889 in Cass Co., d. Jan 22, 1935 in La >Grange Twp. > bur. Young's Prairie Cem. married Leana JUDD 1909 > Wade of Alaska >We are connected down thru a brother (Hiram) to Tacy COX.....and while this >is not a direct connection I a collection the various families in hopes of >finding a clue to the origins of John and Elizabeth (CONWAY) COX. Any >help....and I do mean "any", clue, suggestion, hint or encouragement will be >most gratefully received....thank you again, Susan J. Cree >[email protected] > >

Hi Susan Isn't it nice to be able to respond with data specific to a query. I too will enjoy being part of this new group. I am happy to respond to your inquiry regarding William H Brooks. The SW part of Mi was mostly Kalamazoo County before 1850's. Hosea Brooks was found in NY 1830 census; Northville, Fulton Co., NY; he was also in the 1840 and 1850 census in Northampton, Fulton Co., NY and died in that location. He married C. Torry ..she also died in Northampton, Fulton Co., NY Children of above all born in NY Martin Samuel Brooks....b 1/9/1825 Rosanna Brooks.....b 1834 Benjamin Brooks....b 1836 he moved to Marengo TWP, Calhoun Co., MI. 1870 census Levi A Brooks...b 1838 Aphice Brooks...b 1842 William H Brooks....b 1844, served in 111th Inf Co F as a LT. died in Sand Lake, MI Charles Brooks....b 1846 Emily E Brooks....b 1850 http://envoy.libofmich.lib.mi.us/1870 Note Eau Claire may be just Clare, Clare CO., MI ; Eau Claire is in WI. There are many more Brooks of that era in the lower counties of MI. I have one loose child who is presently w/o a parent... found in the cem lists..John Brooks b 1885 d 1890 buried in Oaklawn Cem. Marshall, MI. so far I have not tied him to one of my Brooks (direct line in Calhoun Co., MI).Or to any other Brooks I have presently. Hope this is truly your William H Brooks...right age and location etc. Bryce....born in Marshall, Calhoun Co. MI. On Sat, 20 Oct 2001 10:23:25 EDT [email protected] writes: > Chris......What a wonderful offer........working groups and then the > offer to > organize we "Brooks" folks....thank you, thank you..........I have > only a > branch connection to the BROOKS name but here it is...............My > Tacy COX > b. ca. 1828 in Ohio died beefs 1857 in Cass Co., Michigan (dau. of > Elizabeth > CONWAY & John COX) mar. George Bronson of Indiana or Michigan. > Their > daughter Belle BRONSON b. Aug 19, 1849 in South Bend, Indiana d. > June 19, > 1934, in Cassopolis, Michigan buried Young's Prairie. Married > William H. > BROOKS June 29, 1869. Their Children: John Brooks; > Clarence L. Brooks (Judge in Eau Claire, Michigan > and did > family tree ....but I can find none of his > off > spring; > William H. Brooks (b. June 24, 1879, in Dexter, > Michigan, > married in Alaska and d. Los Angeles, Calif. > on Sept. > 29, 1932 > Roy J. Brooks d. 1922 buried Niles, Michigan > Samuel D. Brooks d. 1924 buried Prospect Cem., > Cassopolis, > Michigan > Thomas E. rooks b. 1889 in Cass Co., d. Jan 22, 1935 > in La > Grange Twp. > bur. Young's Prairie Cem. married Leana > JUDD 1909 > Wade of Alaska > We are connected down thru a brother (Hiram) to Tacy COX.....and > while this > is not a direct connection I a collection the various families in > hopes of > finding a clue to the origins of John and Elizabeth (CONWAY) COX. > Any > help....and I do mean "any", clue, suggestion, hint or > encouragement will be > most gratefully received....thank you again, Susan J. Cree > [email protected] > > > ==== BROOKS-NE Mailing List ==== > To unsub, send ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE to > [email protected] > or [email protected] > >

Chris......What a wonderful offer........working groups and then the offer to organize we "Brooks" folks....thank you, thank you..........I have only a branch connection to the BROOKS name but here it is...............My Tacy COX b. ca. 1828 in Ohio died beefs 1857 in Cass Co., Michigan (dau. of Elizabeth CONWAY & John COX) mar. George Bronson of Indiana or Michigan. Their daughter Belle BRONSON b. Aug 19, 1849 in South Bend, Indiana d. June 19, 1934, in Cassopolis, Michigan buried Young's Prairie. Married William H. BROOKS June 29, 1869. Their Children: John Brooks; Clarence L. Brooks (Judge in Eau Claire, Michigan and did family tree ....but I can find none of his off spring; William H. Brooks (b. June 24, 1879, in Dexter, Michigan, married in Alaska and d. Los Angeles, Calif. on Sept. 29, 1932 Roy J. Brooks d. 1922 buried Niles, Michigan Samuel D. Brooks d. 1924 buried Prospect Cem., Cassopolis, Michigan Thomas E. rooks b. 1889 in Cass Co., d. Jan 22, 1935 in La Grange Twp. bur. Young's Prairie Cem. married Leana JUDD 1909 Wade of Alaska We are connected down thru a brother (Hiram) to Tacy COX.....and while this is not a direct connection I a collection the various families in hopes of finding a clue to the origins of John and Elizabeth (CONWAY) COX. Any help....and I do mean "any", clue, suggestion, hint or encouragement will be most gratefully received....thank you again, Susan J. Cree [email protected]

Caleb Brooks, b 22 Apr 1745, Worcester Co., MA. Does anyone know when or where he died? Does anyone know of children other than those below? Also, is there any information about the 3 children of Caleb and Abigail Bailey? Caleb had 3 wives: 1. Tryphena Hinds, m 13 Mar 1777. I don't know of any children of this marriage. 2. Abigail Bailey, m 27 Jan 1791. 3 children: Orville, b 13 Mar 1795; Romanazaw (?), b 28 Sep 1797; Alphonso, b 20 Jul 1800. 3: Anna Neavens, m 13 Apr 1801. One known child, Betsey, b 14 Nov 1801. There is another possible child, Cinderella Brooks (b abt 1818) but if she really is a child of Caleb and Betsey it is likely that there would have been other children in between. This Cinderella m Harvey Olds in 1841 Anna Neavens m 2) William Collester (date unknown). In 1850 William Collester and wife Ann were living adjacent to the Harvey Olds family in Ware, Hampshire, MA. In 1860 Anna Collester was living with the Harvey Olds family in Ware. That is why I wonder if she was the mother of Cinderella Brooks Olds. Doris ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

Anne Willis <[email protected]> passes this along in answer to a question I asked recently, about a source for the fact that John was in the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company. The company still exists, BTW, although its function is purely ceremonial, and probably has been since the time at which its members renamed themselves Ancient and Honorable. Venerating the past is always a sign of separation from it. [Brooks's Law] :-) Anyway ... >Info on John Mousall....Nat'l Soc. Women Desc. of the A & H Artillery Co. >publish "Genealogical Data of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company >of Massachusetts". The 1993 Edition, p.47, give their sources of >information as (Savage; Middlesex Co., Hurd; NEHGR 1875; Roberts I:116; >Torrey 525).