Ron Hughes wrote: >I am researching the family of William Rensselaer BROOKS from NYS. Civil >war records indicate he was born in Sullivan County, NY. Some family >members seem to think he was born in England. He enlisted in Hornellsville, >Steuben, NY. Died in Baton Rouge, LA. > >He enlisted at the age of 40 in 1862, so his DOB would have been about >1821-1822. While I had census index CDs out for Cliff Williams, I took a look at Steuben and Sullivan Counties, NY, for Brooks heads of household in the 1810 and 1820 census. Steuben/Sullivan Counties, NY: Brooks heads of household, 1810 census: =============================================== Joel || Sullivan County || 00101-10001 || page 332 Justin || Sullivan County || 00100-20200 || page 332 Steuben/Sullivan Counties, NY: Brooks heads of household, 1820 census: =============================================== None. Not much of a presence, at least in the census years. Just on a hunch, based on William's middle name, I took a look at Rensselaer County in 1820 as well: Rensselaer County, NY: Brooks heads of household, 1820 census: ========================================== Amos || Sandlake || page 240 Casper || Schodac || page 235 The name Rensselaer is, of course, associated with the Hudson River Valley. There were Brookses in the Hudson River Valley, some (most?) with names like Caspar/Casper and Dutch Reformed church records which suggest that they share German or Dutch origin. Although this may prove to be nothing more than an exotic tangent for you, Valentine Van Zee, if she's listening, is the person here who seems to know the most about these folks. While that doesn't literally match your English theory, it does conform in terms of birth outside the U.S. -- and family stories evolve through time, as we all know. If he's English, meaning born and named over there, it's odd that an English family early in Victoria's reign would give him a Dutch middle name connected with New York. His NARA military record would certainly note if he was foreign born, whether in England, Canada, or continental Europe. Your reference to Civil War records doesn't make clear whether you're relying on online databases, or whether you've acquired his actual military records, which run to many pages, as are war pension files, if a pension was received by any heirs. Have you looked into Hornellsville records (town, cemetery, tax, church, history) and resources? Or NARA specifically? Chris ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Christopher Hapgood Brooks Researching BROOKS Families of New England |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

Cliff Williams wrote: > > I do have census index CDs here, 1790-1860, which can provide a pool of > > parental candidates for incremental elimination. Let me know if you've > > already tried the census/parent search route, and, if so, for what > > towns/counties/regions/states. >[ No, I have not persued this route, but it surely could prove to be a >worthwhile approach.] Rutland County, VT: BROOKS heads of household, 1800 census ========================================= Jonas || Orwell || 10010-00100-00 Joseph || Ira || 31010-10010-00 Peter || Clarendon || 40010-10010-00 Thomas || Benson || 21010-22010-00 Brooks Harrington || Middletown || 00100-01110-00 Rutland County, VT: BROOKS heads of household, 1810 census ========================================= Caleb || Pawlet || page 122 Eb[enezer] || Orwell || page 170 Jonas || Pittsford || page 143 Martin || Pawlet || page 122 Rutland County, VT: BROOKS heads of household, 1820 census ========================================= Asa || Shrewsbury || page 221 Ebenezer || Clarendon || page 186 Joseph || Pittsford || page 207 Martin || Pawlet || page 243 Roger || Poultney || page 249 Willard || Pittsford || page 210 Rutland County, VT: BROOKS heads of household, 1830 census ========================================= Ebenezer || Pittsford || page 63 Chris ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Christopher Hapgood Brooks Researching BROOKS Families of New England |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

Cliff Williams <[email protected]> wrote: >There was a query yesterday about the Brooks Family of Greene CO, NY. >One of the sons was a Roswell......but, this is not my Roswell. >That descendant eventually took up farming in Western New York >(I believe it was in Niagara CO.) I meant to write the lady (Sharon) >who posted the query, but accidentally deleted the message and >do not have her email address. Now Sharon can write you. :-) A good example of how one person's genealogical "trash" can be another's treasure. Chris

Cliff Williams wrote: > > I have the LDS holdings catalog CD here, and can search for availability >of > > sources such as published histories of Ira, microfilmed local and vital > > records, cemetery inscriptions, etc. Have you tried this route already? >[Not yet.] * "Middletown Springs and Ira cemetery inscriptions, Rutland County, Vermont." Transcribed June-July 1982 by Margaret R. Jenks. Privately printed Kirkland, WA, ca 1983, 58 pp. includes index, ill., maps. FHL US/CAN Book 974.37 V3 * "History of the Baptist Church of Ira, Vermont : A.D. 1783-June 1925 inclusive : containing a complete list of more than 1000 members who have belonged to this church since its organization ..." edited by W.G. Cooper ; assisted by Simon L. Peck Rutland, Vt. : Tuttle Company, c1925 78 p. : ill., ports. Contains 1862 - 1927 church records. 974.37/I2 K2 * "History of Ira, Vermont : to which is added the author's early experiences upon the plains and the Rockies of the great West during the years 1866-1867, from his diary of the period." Peck, Simon L., Rutland, Vt. : Tuttle Company, c1926 83 p. : ill., ports. 974.37/I2 H2p * Town Records, 1753 - 1908. Microfilm of original records in the Town Hall, Ira, Vermont. Additional indexes are found within most volumes. Includes land records, proceedings of town meetings, records of births, marriages, deaths, earmarks, school districts, other miscellaneous town records. on 4 microfilm reels ; 35 mm. * Index to land records in v. 1-6 1771-1866 || FHL US/CAN Film 28383 Item 1 * Index to land records in v. 7-8 1865-1908 Town records v. 1 1753-1788 || FHL US/CAN Film 889337 Items 1-2 * Town records v. 1-3 1753-1815 || FHL US/CAN Film 28383 Items 2-4 * Town records v. 4-5 1778-1841 || FHL US/CAN Film 28384 * Town records v. 6 1817-1866 || FHL US/CAN Film 28385 * Town records v. 7 1867-1908 || FHL US/CAN Film 889337 Item 3 * Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1995; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1753-1995. Microfilm of original records in the Town Hall, Ira, Vermont. Additional indexes are found within some volumes. References in the indexes to births, marriages, and deaths before 1857, may be found in vols. 1-6 of the town records. * Card index to births A-Collins, C. 1753-1995 || Film 2030447 Item 12 * Card index to births Collins, C.-Z 1753-1995 Card index to marriages A-Z 1776-1995 Card index to deaths A-Ryan, B. 1784-1995. || Film 2030448 * Card index to deaths Ryan, B.-Z 1784-1995 Card index to burials A-Z 1903-1995. || Film 2030449 * Index of marriages 1776-1862 Index of births & deaths 1753-1853 Births, marriages, deaths v. BMD-0 1857-1867 Births, marriages, deaths v. BMD-1 1868-1883. || Film 28386 Items 1-4 * Births, marriages v. BMD-1 1868-1883 || Film 2030447 Item 1 * Births and deaths v. BD-5 1883-1896 || Film 28386 Item 6 * Births and deaths v. BD-5 1883-1896 || Film 2030447 Item 2 <sic> * Births v. B-6 1896-1902 || Film 2030447 Item 6 * Marriages v. 4 1883-1899 || Film 28386 Item 5 * Marriages v. 4 1883-1899 Marriages v. M-2 1897-1904 Deaths v. D-3 1896-1902 || Film 2030447 Items 3-5 * Births, marriages, deaths v. BMD-7 1903-1920 Births, marriages, deaths v. BMD-8 1921-1939 (births 1921-1930 only) Marriages, deaths v. BMD-9 1940-1969 (marriages 1940-1950 only) Deaths v. BMD-10 1970-1988 Deaths v. D-11 1989-1995 || Film 2030447 Items 7-11 ====================================== Those ought to keep you busy for a little while, Cliff. Be sure to let us know what you find. :-) Chris > > Have you looked for NARA military records for these men? >[Yes, I have obtained all available pension files and service documents for >Roswell and Loomis. There were no further clues.] > > > > Finally, have you researched the other two Brooks men listed on your > > Buffalo Barracks page? Are they known to be unrelated to Roswell and >Loomis? >[Not yet......excellant idea.] > >------------------------------------ > >There was a query yesterday about the Brooks Family of Greene CO, NY. >One of the sons was a Roswell......but, this is not my Roswell. >That descendant eventually took up farming in Western New York >(I believe it was in Niagara CO.) I meant to write the lady (Sharon) >who posted the query, but accidentally deleted the message and >do not have her email address. > >------------------------------------ > >Thank you, >Cliff

Hi Chris and Listers, I never thought I would find another "Roswell Brooks", but you just stated this name! My Roswell Brooks is listed as following: Joseph B Brooks b Aug 4 1762 Danbury, Fairfield, CN d 1849 Lexington Twp, Greene, NY +Rachel? Rollins b 1763 in Danbury, Fairfield, CN d 1850 Lexington Twp, Greene, NY 1-Uriah b 1780 2-Merchant b 1792 +Mary Every 3-John b 1795 d 1858 +Sylvia Chariton 4-Roswell b 1795 d 1881 5-Martin (mine)b 1800 Greene Co, NY d 1872 Vermillion Twp, LaSalle Co, IL +Hannah Appleby b 1807 NY m 1826 Greene Co, NY de 1869 LaSalle Co, IL Ch: Lawrence M, Nathan Brooks, Harriet Hannah, Burgess(mine), Salley Ann, Mary A, Lyda , Oldine, Mariah, Josephine, Edward, Andrew Jackson. It appears my Martin line migrated to an isolated area to the scenic mountains in Greene Co. Still waiting for information regarding grandparents who managed a tourist destination. I do have proof that Joseph B Brooks fought in the REV WAR and bur in a federal cemetery. Sharon Carter Lengfellner ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Brooks" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 11:52 AM Subject: Re: [B-NE] Brookses of Ira, Vermont > Clifford Williams wrote: > > >I have been unable to make a connection to the parents of > >Roswell Russell Brooks, and his older brother Loomis. > > > Cliff, > > My experience is that given name patterns are very traditional in many of > the B-NE lines, particularly those of CT, well into the 19th century. Where > there's one Beriah or Roswell or Loomis, there's often another to confirm > that the researcher has the right line. However, I've only seen one Roswell > so far, in the undated burial of Elizabeth Brooks, wife of Roswell, at > Dover, MA. Her gravestone gives a DOB of 1818. Nothing further on either > spouse. > > I haven't got a single instance of a Loomis Brooks. Assuming that Loomis as > a given name commemorates a surname farther back in the soldier's pedigree, > I note a Philip Loomis born in 1676 at Westfield, MA,

Sandy Wanamaker wrote: >Seeking ancestry/descendants of Caroline Wallace b. 1859 daughter of >Hamilton and Mary Ann Wallace of Cape Vincent/Clayton, Jefferson Co., NY >who married ______ Brooks. >She also married _______Afflick, so when she married Mr. Brooks, her last >name may have been Afflick rather than Wallace I can't help with WALLACE, but took a look in my data for Jefferson County BROOKS events, with the hope of identifying your Mr. B. I found only the following: Benjamin/5 BROOKS, b. 1 Jun 1762, Lancaster, Worcester, MA; married, ca 1787, Deborah CARTER, with whom 8 children; of Charlemont, MA, 1793; "After [John Brooks] died, [his son] Benjamin and Deborah (Carter) Brooks moved to Jefferson Co., NY." <Hill> "They were in Jefferson County by 1808 and stayed there about 20 years." <Anderson> "In 1827 he and all but one of his children moved to Ohio. By early 1836 they had moved to South Bend, IN." <Anderson, citing Hill> The citation references are to Clara Hill and Annette Anderson, both of whom are subscribed to this list. [Clara, if you are listening, please contact me privately about something else.] Benjamin was in the Woburn line, as follows: 5. Benjamin BROOKS + Deborah CARTER 4. John BROOKS + (2d) Parnie (Parnell) HOUGHTON 3. Jabez BROOKS + (2d) Hepsibah/3 CUTTER 2. John BROOKS + (1st) Eunice MOUSALL 1. Henry BROOKS + unnamed 1st wife Benjamin and Deborah's son Samuel/6 was born 1793, Charlemont; married, 1826 at Leray, Jefferson, NY, Maria PALMER: to Cuyahoga County, OH, the following year and thence to South Bend, IN. What Jefferson County resources have you checked? Census, LDS town and vital records, published town and county histories? Chris ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Christopher Hapgood Brooks Researching BROOKS Families of New England |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

I am researching the family of William Rensselaer BROOKS from NYS. Civil war records indicate he was born in Sullivan County, NY. Some family members seem to think he was born in England. He enlisted in Hornellsville, Steuben, NY. Died in Baton Rouge, LA. He enlisted at the age of 40 in 1862, so his DOB would have been about 1821-1822. I have lots of information to share.

Clifford Williams wrote: >I have been unable to make a connection to the parents of >Roswell Russell Brooks, and his older brother Loomis. Cliff, My experience is that given name patterns are very traditional in many of the B-NE lines, particularly those of CT, well into the 19th century. Where there's one Beriah or Roswell or Loomis, there's often another to confirm that the researcher has the right line. However, I've only seen one Roswell so far, in the undated burial of Elizabeth Brooks, wife of Roswell, at Dover, MA. Her gravestone gives a DOB of 1818. Nothing further on either spouse. I haven't got a single instance of a Loomis Brooks. Assuming that Loomis as a given name commemorates a surname farther back in the soldier's pedigree, I note a Philip Loomis born in 1676 at Westfield, MA, just outside Springfield, who married Hannah Dewey, and died at Simsbury, CT, 1746. Most of the early Springfield families seem to have freely "commuted" up and down the Connecticut River between the immediate Springfield region and CT. I haven't a clue whether Philip Loomis was a transient, or a permanent scion of a large brood, or something in between. Pretty thin, but perhaps a faint hint that the origin of the brothers was either in CT or in the Springfield line of William Brooks. CT lines, followed by the Springfield gang, seem to account for most of the rare given names in my data, which contains about 9,000 individuals surnamed Brooks and something over 30,000 when collateral families are added in. I do have census index CDs here, 1790-1860, which can provide a pool of parental candidates for incremental elimination. Let me know if you've already tried the census/parent search route, and, if so, for what towns/counties/regions/states. Have you tried the US GenWeb for whichever county (Rutland?) Ira, VT falls in? I have the LDS holdings catalog CD here, and can search for availability of sources such as published histories of Ira, microfilmed local and vital records, cemetery inscriptions, etc. Have you tried this route already? Have you looked for NARA military records for these men? Finally, have you researched the other two Brooks men listed on your Buffalo Barracks page? Are they known to be unrelated to Roswell and Loomis? Let us know what ground you've covered, and I'll follow up as appropriate. Chris

I have been unable to make a connection to the parents of Roswell Russell Brooks, and his older brother Loomis. They were born in Ira, Vermont in 1813 and 1814 respectfully, and I can only assume that they are descendants of a Joseph Brooks listed in the 1790 Census for Rutland CO. or possibly related to one of the Brooks lines from Connecticut. Apparently many town records in Ira, Vermont were lost in a fire. Also, I believe that the Great Storm of 1817 may have played a critical roll in the westward migration of my Brooks. I have indeed exhausted all searches for any possible other Brooks relations in New York State. Roswell Brooks was my mother's gr-grandfather (Jean Kilgo Brooks Williams). Both Roswell and Loomis both joined the U.S. Army in 1839, at Buffalo, NY and were discharged together in April of 1844 at Fort Columbus (Governors Island), NY. Roswell's life story is very interesting. He used his military pension to establish a successful woodworking/blacksmith shop in Weedsport, NY located right along-side the original Erie Canal. If any members of the BROOKS-NE-List can help me make a positive determination of Roswell and Loomis' parents, I would be eternally grateful. If anyone is interested, please feel free to visit my web site where you can find more information about my Brooks ancestry and also the intriguing history of early The Buffalo Barracks as well as life along the towpath. The Buffalo Barracks Historical Web Site http://www.buffalonet.org/army Click on the bison to enter the site and find the link to my Brooks genealogy. Thank you very much for this opportunity to be part of the BROOKS-NE List. Best wishes, Clifford R. Williams

Seeking ancestry/descendants of Caroline Wallace b. 1859 daughter of Hamilton and Mary Ann Wallace of Cape Vincent/Clayton, Jefferson Co., NY who married ______ Brooks. She also married _______Afflick, so when she married Mr. Brooks, her last name may have been Afflick rather than Wallace Sandy

Jane Devlin has just added another terrific page to her Middlesex County, CT website -- a history of Haddam Neck, contributed in 10 parts by our own David V. Hoffman. (Don't stop to acknowledge the applause, David ... just keep typing. :-)) If your Brooks ancestry includes the Haddam line, you will want to vist (and bookmark, and undoubtedly revisit) Jane Devlin's site. The list of resources (Barbour records, for instance) she's transcribed there will make your jaw drop, and it continues to grow. Jane's transcribed resources cover not only Middlesex County, but also southeastern MA as well -- Scituate, Taunton, and Swansea records have been added recently, for example -- so Scituate line descendants of brothers William and Gilbert Brooks will find this useful as well. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/ Jane also administers the excellent CTMIDDLE-L at RootsWeb, focusing on Middlesex County, CT genealogy. ===================================== A smaller but new CT resource will be available shortly, in the form of a GEDCOM of the LESTER family of New London. BROOKS-LESTER intermarriage means that a substantial number of the Lesters at New London were descendants of Henry Brooks of Woburn. David Hoffman was kind enough to send me the Barbour Collection listings for Lester at New London, and I have them almost transcribed and connected into a family tree -- I should finish by this evening. I generally don't use GEDCOMs -- the 5.5 standard is implemented differently by every software program on the planet, so data is invariably lost or truncated in exchange. In this case, however, we have only BMD (birth, marriage, death) records for these folks, so there's nothing extra to lose. I'm going to package all the Lesters into a self-extracting GEDCOM file packed in GenViewer, a wonderful little utility which I use constantly. In non-technical language, this means that when you receive it, all you've gotta do is to double-click the file, and voila! you'll be looking at not only the names, places, and dates, but also the transcribed Barbour listings verbatim -- all in a terrific viewer with 10 different tab views. As the White Flower Farm catalogs like to say, "Hard to know what more you could want." Almost worth it just to see GenViewer, which will knock your socks off! There won't be a big demand for this file, but those collecting Woburn line descendants and those with a New London LESTER in their data will want it. I'll send you a copy when it's ready if you'll email me OFFLIST with an ALL-CAPS subject line of SEND LESTER. Similarly, I'll have a FOX GEDCOM in a week or two, representing the Fox family at New London, and I think Glastonbury as well. This is another surname with an early Brooks intermarriage, again to the Woburn line of Henry Brooks, and tons of descendants, with a few crossovers to the Concord line of Capt. Thomas Brooks. If interested, same drill with a subject line of SEND FOX. Thanks, Chris

In a message dated 10/8/2001 7:15:34 AM Mountain Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > > Here are the two organizations' URLs, if you'd like to bookmark them: > > http://www.us.gennet.org > http://www.usgenweb.org/statelinks.html > > Please note corrected url below: http://www.usgennet.org/ Libby Brooks

Good morning, I'm passing along this post from the NORTHEAST-ROOTS list. Note the third paragraph and the War of 1812 veterans claims from New York state -- a valuable resource for a difficult period. I've always found the U.S. GenWeb sites (organized by state and county) to be the best way of finding information "on the ground" in an area I'm researching. U.S. GenNet seems to be a similar effort, and I've bookmarked their home page myself. One only hopes that the two organizations aren't duplicating each other. Here are the two organizations' URLs, if you'd like to bookmark them: http://www.us.gennet.org http://www.usgenweb.org/statelinks.html Chris >Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 23:58:36 -0700 >From: Debbie <[email protected]> >Subject: New at NY History and Genealogy > >Hi Everyone, We've been busy at the NY History and Genealogy site and would >like to let you know some of the new offerings which have been put online >for researcher help. I'm sending this to MI and WI lists as many listed in >the War of 1812 database eventually moved to either MI or WI. > >Bernie has added two great additions to her New Netherland site. They are: >Key to Names in Early Albany and Vicinity by J. Pearson: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nycoloni/nnkey.html >and >Historical Documents >from the Van Rensselaer Bowier Manuscripts: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~nycoloni/tocdoc.html > >Holice B. Young has typed over 500 pages of Veterans Claims from the War of >1812 in NY. You'll find many who moved to MI and WI in this database. It's >located at: > >http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/state/1812/ > >Last but not least, we have started an Ontario County site which is located >at: > >http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/ontario/ Christopher Brooks, List Administrator: ==================================== BROOKS-NE (Brooks Families of New England), HAPGOOD, and MERRIAM lists at RootsWeb. ==================================== [email protected]

Hi, Chris and fellow Brooks listers! Would be happy to copy LESTER and BROOKS on my next trip to the CT State LIb (probably the week of Oct 8th at the earliest). Please don't hesitate to nag if I forget. I need a list for my lists (as I'm sure you all understand). Chris, I didn't find you emailings in the midst of the WTC tragedy at all offensive. Nice to see someone doing something productive rather than being glued to the boob tube (guilty, myself). If those who "unsubscribed" were so offended, why were they on their computers at all!!?! Humph! Thanks for all the great work that you do!!!! Kathy At 03:48 PM 9/30/01 -0400, you wrote: >I've seen more than a dozen CT marriages between the surnames BROOKS and >LESTER. > >Thomas/1 FOX married (2) Hannah/2 BROOKS, daughter of Henry/1 of Woburn, >and had children. > >Consequently, it's important to understand the LESTER family to untangle >these identities, and critical to document the FOX family because one >strain of it consists of BROOKS descendants. > >I would like to get my hands on the Barbour Collection pages for these two >surnames at New London. Would any of you researching CT lines happen to >have these? Or could someone copy them for me on a future library trip? > >Thanks, > >Chris > >||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||| > Christopher Hapgood Brooks >Researching BROOKS Families of New England >||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||| > > >==== BROOKS-NE Mailing List ==== >No answer to your query? Did you use a meaningful >subject line? Did you provide enough information? >Please try again in a month or two ... >

Priscilla Royal just sent along this web page link: ><http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:jr0ot_k_nmg:www.rootsweb.com/~nyoswego/biographies/brooks.html+%22jabez+brooks%22&hl=en>Click >here: Brooks Family of Redfield & Orwell NY There's an extended narrative by Wayne Hollister, one of our subscribers. Both well researched and written, the narrative covers this line from Middletown, CT, in the 18th century through later migration to Oswego County, NY. I've never heard a peep out of Wayne about this before. He's too modest by far ... :-) Other readers who have similarly documented a BROOKS line over time in a particular locale might consider doing the same -- that is, contributing a narrative to the US GenWeb site for that particular county. I'm working on something similar for my 4 generations of Brooks forebears at Princeton, MA. Because the US GenWeb effort is national, I suspect these sites will remain "standing" as beacons to lost travelers long after the proprietary message boards have disappeared. Chris

I've seen more than a dozen CT marriages between the surnames BROOKS and LESTER. Thomas/1 FOX married (2) Hannah/2 BROOKS, daughter of Henry/1 of Woburn, and had children. Consequently, it's important to understand the LESTER family to untangle these identities, and critical to document the FOX family because one strain of it consists of BROOKS descendants. I would like to get my hands on the Barbour Collection pages for these two surnames at New London. Would any of you researching CT lines happen to have these? Or could someone copy them for me on a future library trip? Thanks, Chris ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Christopher Hapgood Brooks Researching BROOKS Families of New England |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

Does anyone have an idea of why Azariah's probate would still be active in 1850? His RW pension payments stopped in the 1830s. The last mention was that he moved to NY to be near a daughter; then a note that he was moving to VT to be near friends (it didn't say relatives). Why would a probate stay active for at least 15 years back in the early 1800s? We have found a reference that Azariah is buried in St. Albans cemetery, but the original source is not given. Cindy S. In a message dated 9/29/2001 8:01:33 PM US Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << His probate is found in Cuyahoga Co. OH. "Horace L. Brooks appointed admin. of estate of Azariah Brooks, deceased, late of _______ in this county." However, the only papers in it are the paper naming Horace Brooks executor and when he gave up the executorship to Moses Campbell and James Eastwood when he was indicted for murder. There are no relationships given, heirs, death date, inventory, or will. The first date given is Jan. 7, 1851, when Horace became executor. Moses Campbell and James Eastwood were sureties. Hiram Ruggles, Nehemiah Marks, and William billings were appointed appraisers. Horace resigned being executor on July 4, 1851. NOTE: Horace was the son of Benjamin. >>

Wayne Brooks wrote: >Mary Samantha Brooks B 29 Dec 1836, D 13 April 1904, Burial Swanton River >Road Cemetary, married 26 Dec 1864 to Calvin R. Hogle B 9 Feb 1834, D Jan >1907, Burial Swanton River Road Cemetary, Is Swanton River Road Cemetery in St. Albans? Chris

Wayne Brooks wrote: >Cordelia E. Brooks was the daughter of Eleazer Brooks and Olive Weed. >Eleazer Brooks was the son of Adonijah Brooks and Olive Harrington. Wayne, Do the birth and death dates above belong to Cordelia, or to Joshua? They immediately follow Joshua's name above. Thanks, Chris

Forwarding this with Cindy's kind permission. ============================= Chris - You also suggested researching Oliver Keith. I have done this, but am no closer to determining if Martha was a Brooks by birth or marriage. I have names of children and one is a Martha B. Keith. The B. could stand for Brooks and then it is probably the mother's maiden name. However, there was a William Burton as a witness to the Azariah/Harrington heirs deed. Possibly if Martha was the widow of Harrington, her maiden name was Burton. So her daughter's middle name could be Burton rather than Brooks ---- possibly???? I rather think Brooks was Martha's maiden name though. Here are is some other information for Azariah: Azariah Brooks of St. Albans petitioned for a ferry from St. Albans to North Hero and Alburgh. It states that he owns a farm on St. Albans Point on the shore and resides on the same at the most convenient place for the ferry. Dated 1 OCT 1803. The General Assembly didn't grant a ferry right until 20 OCT 1807. Why the right was held up for 4 years is not detailed. Original found in Ms. Vt. State Papers V.44 pg. 42. St. Albans City Land Records V.4 1807-1811 pg. 353 Azariah Brooks to Benjamin Brooks Know all men by these presents that I Azariah Brooks of St. Albans in the County of Franklin and State of Vermont for and in consideration of the love and goodwill which I have towards my dutiful son Benjamin Brooks of the same town county and state aforesaid The receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge I have given granted bargained and sold and by these presents do give grant bargain sell alienor convey and confirm unto the said Benjamin Brooks and to his heirs and assigns forever the following tract or parcell of land lying and being in St. Albans aforesaid bounded as follows Beginning at the Northwest corner of lot No one hundred and ten thence southerly on the west line of said lot about seventy rods to a stake and stones thence eastwardly in south direction that when it comes within thirty rods from the east line of said lot No 110 it shall be within forty eight rods of the North line of said lot out of stake and stones thence north to the North line of said lot No 110 and from thence westwardly on the north line of said lot to the first mentioned bounds containing forty three acres of land _______________________________________ To have and to hold the above granted and bargained premises with all the privilidges and appurtenances thereof and hereto belonging to him the said Benjamin Brooks and to his heirs and assigns to his and their own proper use benefit and behoof forever and I the said Azariah Brooks do for myself my heirs executors and administrators covenant to and with the said Benjamin Brooks his heirs executors administrators and assigns that at and untill the sealing of these presents I am well seized of the premises in fee simple That I have good right and lawful authority to bargain and sell the same in manner and form as is above written That they are free and clear of all incumbrances and that I will warrant and defend the same against all lawful claims and demands of any person or persons whatever In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day of December one thousand eight hundred and nine. Sign.d Seal.d and Deliver.d in presence of Wm Foot Francis Davis Azariah Brooks L.S. State of Vermont Franklin County St.Albans December 18th one thousand eight hundred and nine personally appeared Azariah Brooks signer and sealer of the above written instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free voluntary act and deed Before me Francis Davis, Jus. Peace St. Albans Town Clerks office December 18th 1809 Recd for Record The foregoing is a true record Examd by Seth Wetmore T.Clerk St. Albans City Land records: 9 MAY 1815 Azariah Brooks purchases lots #104 and 105 from Thomas Dunton. Witnesses: Eunice Brooks and Gibson Savage 18 MAR 1819 Azariah Brooks to heirs of Harrington Brooks (Rusha Ann Brooks and Lydia Maranda Brooks) for $800 that part of lot #112 which lies north of a straight line beginning at the NW corner of lot #111 thence running to a large oak tree standing at or near the landing place at Lapama Bay. Witnesses: Eleazer Brooks and William Burton. Eleazer Brooks also the Justice of Peace. Cleveland, OH, newspapers Herald, 25 DEC 1823 ... Azariah Brooks (33 acres), Nehemiah Marks (100 acres), Wilson Bennett (100 acres) and others of Newburgh are named as petitioners of real estate tract 8, twp. 7, range 12. Herald, 23 NOV 1827 Notice is hereby given that a writ of attachment was taken out of the office of Peter Robinson JP for Newburgh Twp., at the suit of Benjamin Brooks on Nov. 1 against the goods, chattels, rights, credits, monies, and effects of Azariah Brooks an absent debtor. Benjamin Brooks. ______, 1828 Notice is hereby given that a writ of attachment, demanding the sum of $200 damages, was issued out of the Clerk's Office of Cuyahoga Co., against the lands, goods, rights, etc., of Azariah Brooks in favor of Benjamin Brooks. Cuyahoga Co. OH tax lists Newburgh Twp. - 1826 Azariah Brooks R12 T7 S8 lot 474 SE corner 32 acres 4 cattle 1 horse 1827 Azariah Brooks - same land as 1826 1 horse 3 cattle 1828 Azariah Brooks - same land as 1826 1829 Azariah Brooks - I did not record the land description 1830 Azariah Brooks - I did not record the land description 1831 Azariah Brooks - ditto 0 cattle/horses 1832 Azariah Brooks - ditto 1833 Azariah Brooks - same land as 1826 value $162 1834 Azariah Brooks - same land as 1826 In 1835 and 1836 (at least) this land was owned by Edmund Taylor. 1835 & 1836 - Azariah not listed 1837 - not available 1838 - Azariah not listed Cuyahoga Co. OH land records 14 MAR 1823 Isaac Clark and wife Electa to Azariah Brooks of Newburgh $200 T7 R12 part of tract 8 33 acres wits: Jonathan Fisher and Lewis Peets (D-475) 28 NOV 1829 Azariah Brooks and Daniel Brooks (and wife Clorrisse) of Newburgh to Robert B. Angevine $425 Tract 8 Newburgh Twp. T7 R12 32 acres heretofore deeded by Isaac Clark to Azariah Brooks wits: Asahel Palmiter and Lewis Peet Lewis Peet, J. P. (I-22) NOTE: This Daniel Brooks is the Daniel Brooks, ancestor of Diane French. It was determined to be that Daniel by matching the wife's name. One list I received of children of Hananiah Brooks lists a Daniel - no other information. So either Diane's Daniel was probably a son of Azariah, or Azariah and his supposed nephew owned land together. His probate is found in Cuyahoga Co. OH. "Horace L. Brooks appointed admin. of estate of Azariah Brooks, deceased, late of _______ in this county." However, the only papers in it are the paper naming Horace Brooks executor and when he gave up the executorship to Moses Campbell and James Eastwood when he was indicted for murder. There are no relationships given, heirs, death date, inventory, or will. The first date given is Jan. 7, 1851, when Horace became executor. Moses Campbell and James Eastwood were sureties. Hiram Ruggles, Nehemiah Marks, and William billings were appointed appraisers. Horace resigned being executor on July 4, 1851. NOTE: Horace was the son of Benjamin. In checking of the other sureties/executors (James Eastwood and Moses Campbell) no relationship to Azariah is found. Moses Campbell and wife Rosinah were born in NY 1798 & 1805. They were not in Ohio on the 1840 census. There were two Moses Campbells in NY however. James Eastwood and wife Elizabeth were both born in England 1812-20. They are not found on the Ohio 1840 census index. Cindy