While at the NEHGS some time last spring or winter, I perused a book on Cheshire, England, and the English Civil War. In his masterful Tributaries piece on Henry, Chris questions his participation in that War as Cheshire is counted as a Cromwell stronghold. The book I perused stated that Chester, the county seat was a stronghold for the Royalists, but the Cromwellian forces were strong in Nantwich and Northwich. In fact, the Cromwellian forces are reported to have had an effective siege of Chester. Next trip I will find the book again and make some copies. I was just waiting for a meeting, so I was only able to head for the chapter that interested me. Of course, Henry's age is still a problem. When I had a day at the Cheshire, England, Records office several years ago, I was aware of Nantwich being a Cromwell strong hold, so looked at the Nantwich records trying to find a father with sons Henry and John. I could find ones with a Henry or John but not both. However, a couple of fathers were listed as "smith" or such appellation which might mean that it was Henry's father who played the key role and he just helped his father? A lot to conjecture. I will see if I can find any notes I made on any of this as I try to redo all my files after moving them three times this year. Thanks to moving from room to room, a lot did not get filed, and I am now in that process. Cheshire Jean

I've just made another upload to the Tributaries web site. It includes a number of research threads followed over four months, including the following: * Added two generations of BISBY/BISBEE descendants of Joanna/2 Brooks in the Scituate line; upgraded sourcing for Bisbys already present. * Sources previously misassigned have been corrected. This affects the Kittery line and/or anyone else on the site with events in the coastal regions of southern Maine and New Hampshire up through 1699. If that rings a bell in your download memory, please visit the site to get the correct citations. * Additional information on Thomas/2 Brooks, of the Cheshire line, and his role in the organization of Cheshire, CT, which was formed from Wallingford. * There was a list thread this spring about the will of John/3 Brooks of Swansea (Woburn line), and the identity of his wife and heirs. I promised to look into it and add what I found to the site. I haven't finished, but have included what I've dug out to date. Questions of interpretation persist and this information should be regarded as preliminary. * JUMBLED: Joshua/2a and Capt. Timothy/2w Brooks have substantial additions of raw text requiring further editing. * Cheshire and Glastonbury lines are now complete as I have them through generation 4. * Doubled the number of descendant charts, to include generations 2-3. * * * * * BONUS * * * * * I've added a New/Revised index, a link to which appears on every page in the Genealogy section. When you next visit the site, click this link for a hyperlinked list of individuals whose records have been modified since the last upload in April. Chris |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Christopher Brooks BROOKS Families of New England http://www.tributaries.org ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

I looked at Brookses with events in Missouri, the same with events in California, at Brooks males with first or middle name Caleb (26 of them), and for any Brooks spouse surnamed Riley. Sorry, nothing jumps out. You can consult a census index list of Brooks heads of household in Vermont in the 1810 census via the Resources page at the Tributaries web site. Presumably one of these ought to be Caleb's father. I've perhaps identified 40% of these men to date, but none of those I've identified have a Caleb. The majority of early Vermonters descended from Connecticut families. Any unusual given names among Caleb's children which might be ancestral hand-downs? Do you know anything about why Caleb went to Missouri? Among the small number of New England Brookses who went that far south that early, most I've seen seem to have had financial motivations — merchants and millwrights, for example, whose capital or skills would be in demand down there. Chris |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Christopher Brooks BROOKS Families of New England http://www.tributaries.org |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Larry D. Brooks wrote: > I am looking for info on Caleb BROOKS. In the 1840 MO > census he is in the 30-40 age group. On an 1859 marriage > license application he claimed age 44 (49?) and birthplace VT, > as a widower. In the 1860 CA census he claimed age 50 and > birthplace VT. In an 1867 voter registration he claimed age 55 > and birthplace VT. Assuming most censuses were taken in the > summer, that all leads me to believe he was born 'about' 1810. > > I believe his first wife's maiden name was RILEY, and he > probably met her in MO in the late 1830s. She died sometime > between the birth of my g-grandfather in 1849 and Caleb's > coming to CA in 1851.

Forwarding this from Larry Brooks, a new subscriber whose query arrived before I could add him to the subscriber list. Chris ====================== I am looking for info on Caleb BROOKS. In the 1840 MO census he is in the 30-40 age group. On an 1859 marriage license application he claimed age 44 (49?) and birthplace VT, as a widower. In the 1860 CA census he claimed age 50 and birthplace VT. In an 1867 voter registration he claimed age 55 and birthplace VT. Assuming most censuses were taken in the summer, that all leads me to believe he was born 'about' 1810. I believe his first wife's maiden name was RILEY, and he probably met her in MO in the late 1830s. She died sometime between the birth of my g-grandfather in 1849 and Caleb's coming to CA in 1851. Thanks, Larry Brooks xiceman@earthlink.net

I was looking for another person, but spotted this. Cheshire Jean From: Index of Awards on Claims of The Soldiers of The War of 1812 NY Adjutant General's Office p. 64, #10935 Stephen Brooks, Middletown, Middlesex County, $58

Chris & List, Well, I thank you all for the time you've spent in attempting to locate my Reuben BROOKS. Totally agree with Chris on Noah rather than Noel as a possible parent. Have no Noel in our database and but eight Noah, and none seem to fit. Thanks for the search of BROOKS in Sullivan County, NY; this appears to show that he just wandered into the Area with Oliver Peake before his marriage to Nellie. Found a very informative Holland Patent Genealogical site but found no BROOKS at all listed on it??? Again, it seems when Reuben and Nellie went thorough there, and Nellie delivered Absalom, this was just for a short stay rather than a long visit... There were many BROOKS in Erie County, OH by 1850, and also many before that time. Have tried sorting them out but have confused myself even more. Learned quite a while ago that Erie was previously Huron county, OH, and before that, Sandusky County, OH; this was very early. Our Absalom BROOKS, brother to William BROOKS from which my lines descends, was b. 11 June 1814 so as you stated he could not be the one you found on the Tax list. Do not yet have the Absalom you found in our database yet, so this is another angle to look for: similar names in a family? Our Absalom married an Abigail "Abby" UTTER on 4 NOV 1839 in OH, and have found nothing on her parents either. He stayed in OH all his life, whereas the rest of the living children went to Ft. Wayne, IN, or Burt County, NE...Several ended up in Iowa. Still agree with your previous statement that he may have originally been from CT; this makes sense, and know that many CT lines went west due to offers of payment for Military Services, and for losing there properties during both the Revolutionary War and War of 1812. Have done some study on CT for my wife's main line: FENN, from Litchfield County; they went mainly to Ohio, then all over...hers went directly to Michigan. Finally, to shorten this and add some value to it are a couple of items I came across while searching for my Reuben... Ten BROEK is Dutch Ten BROECK is from Beligum BRUCKS ( English but possibly previously German )in one PA family was changed to BRIDGE sometime between 1774 and 1797...This was noticed in my wife's KUHN Ancestry. Lastly, Thanks again everyone for sharing all of your Reuben's with me, and trying to find him.

Debbie Saphronia was born in Morris, (Butternuts) NY. Eli's 1st wife probably is buried in Vermont. Old Church Burying Ground - Harmony Church: Town of Morris, Otsego County, NY Brooks Amelia (Blakeslee) 13 Apr 1831 66y w/o Capt Lemuel Brooks Annis 31 Aug 1842 44y w/o Capt Bela Brooks Anzonetta 30 Sep 1859 20y d/o Eli & Sophronia Brooks Azel 4 Feb 1817 62-1-20 Brooks Bela A 25 Sep 1880 45-1-16 Brooks Benjamin 8 Aug 1825 81y Brooks Edwin A 24 Jan 1864 25y s/o William R & Hannah Brooks Eli 9 Nov 1856 60y Brooks Eli, Esq 5 Jun 1856 90-8-18 Brooks Eliza A 10 May 1881 58-1-142nd w/o William R Brooks Eunice (Stiles) 22 Jul 1795 15 Jan 1887 w/o Lyman Brooks Frederick Lemuel 5 Jun 1854 10-10 s/o Lemuel S & Elizabeth H Brooks Hannah Cruttenden 8 Mar 1867 58-1-8 w/o William R / bur Clinton IA Brooks Harriet S 15 Aug 1866 26-2m w/o Edwin / bur Clinton IA Brooks Hattie 1888 d/o C M & R I Brooks Lemuel S 11 Feb 1854 26-5-23 Brooks Lemuel, Capt 26 Nov 1856 98y Brooks Lemuel, Jr 19 Feb 1842 55y Brooks Lillie 1891 1891 Brooks Lucy 21 Aug 1814 69th yrw/o Benjamin Brooks Lyman 4 Oct 1793 8 Jan 1882 Brooks Renee I 13 May 1860 8 Nov 1904 w/o Charles b Brooks Sarah C 1 Aug 1855 42-10-2w/o Bela Brooks Sina 8 Mar 1868 75-7-9 Brooks Sophronia (Halbert) 8 May 1802 6 Jun 1882 80yr 28w/o Eli b. Butternuts, NY Brooks William R 28 May 1806 5 Sep 1888 82-3-7 b. North Haven, CT Hotchkis Thankful (Cook) 18 Aug 1812 89y w/o Stephen (This should be Brooks Ron B.) Ron in Oneida Co., NY

Eli Brooks was married to Naomi Wilson abt 1821 in Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire. In the 1830 census of Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont Eli is listed with the following: 1 male under 5 1 male 5 to 10 1 male 30 to 40 (Eli) 1 female under 5 1 female 20 to 30 (Naomi) Augusta Marie Brooks is born 11 Sept 1836 in St Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont and her parents are Eli and Naomi Wilson. Naomi death date is 26 March 1843 and do not know where she died. Eli Brooks is listed in the 1850 census in Morris, Otsego, New York. This listing is as follows: CENSUS: 1850 Morris, Otsego, NY Lemuel Brooks 92male; farmer b. CT Joseph Beckwith 88 male; farmer b. CT Eli Brooks 52 male; farmer $5000 b. CT Sophronia 48 female b. NY Lemuel L. 22m farmer b. NY Lovina 20f b. NY George 17m farmer; b. NY; attended school Lyman H. 15m farmer b. NY; attended school Sally M. 13 f; b. NY att school Anzonetta 11f b. NY att school Luzerne 7m b. NY; att school My question is when did Eli marry Sophronia? Is this Eli the same Eli that was married to Naomi Wilson? Thanks Debbie Allen

davefff@comcast.net wrote: >While searching for my DAVENPORT line that went to Columbus, OH >I came across the following story of the Wife of David BROOKS b. >20 MAY 1793 in Princeton, Worcester County, MA. Hopefully, this >will be an addition to somebody's BROOKS ancestry. Did notice >also that another son of David BROOKS and Patience WHITE, >parents of above David BROOKS, another Reuben, is not my Reuben >BROOKS b. Jan. 1790 ( and the search goes on, and on, and >on)...Everything I've seen at Rootsweb Worldconnect and >Familysearch seem to be lacking in some important Details >concerning David BROOKS & Keziah HAMLIN [snip] The story begins at Princeton, where I've done a fair amount of digging because my direct ancestors lived there. Today Princeton still has various roads, districts and structures named for the Brooks family. Blake's History of Princeton, in two vols., is a substantial town history, much better than most. Vol. 2 contains the standard genealogies (very well done -- I've found no discernible Brooks errors), and p. 37 has the family you mention. Most of the Brookses at Princeton descended from Capt. Thomas/1 Brooks of Concord through Capt. Charles/5 Brooks, my direct ancestor, the first Brooks to arrive at Princeton, in 1764 from Marlborough, followed by a cousin Enoch of the same line. David/5 Brooks, of the Woburn line (Nathaniel/4, Jabez/3, John/2, Henry/1) was born at Woburn, settled at Lancaster as a young man, where he married Patience White 14 Jun 1774, and apparently soon removed to Princeton, as the birth of a son was recorded at Princeton 1 Jan 1775. (Son David/6, a twin, was born at Princeton 20 May 1793.) Here's more about David/5, from Blake, 2:35: "David Brooks was a Carpenter and Builder, more particularly of churches of which he had charge of building quite a number in western Massachusetts and southern Vermont and New Hampshire. He is credited with a statement made in his later days that he 'had built fourteen meeting-houses and had a family of fourteen children.' "The History of Northborough, Massachusetts records, "The increase of wealth and a regard for the institution of religion led the inhabitants of this town in the spring and summer of 1808 to erect a new and more spacious house for public worship. The new church is 56 feet square, and a projection of 34 feet by 15, surmounted by a tower and cost, including the bell, $11,408.04. The cost of bell was $510.00; its weight 1200 lbs. The meetinghouse was built by Col. Eams (sic) and Captain David Brooks, of Princeton, Mass." (Vol. 11, the Worcester Magazine & Historical Journal, Published Worcester, Mass. 1826. See page 176.)" Of David/6, Blake writes, 2:36-37, that "he went to Ohio in 1817 where he married Dec. 19, 1822, Keziah Hamlin daughter of Nathaniel Hamlin ... After locating in Columbus, Mr. Brooks several times returned to Princeton though at that time the Journey was long and filled with danger. The trip had to be made overland by horseback or horse and buck-board through the then almost-unsettled country. He was owner of the White Horse Tavern, a famous hostelry of that day in Columbus, Ohio. The name afterwards changed to Eagle Hotel, situated on the National road. He died July 9, 1848; she died Feb. 4, 1875." Blake also mentions the family tradition that Keziah Hamlin was the first white child born "in what is now Columbus, Ohio." Sorry that this discourse sheds absolutely no light on your Reuben b. 1790, but perhaps it will help someone looking into Brookses in early Columbus. Chris |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Christopher Brooks BROOKS Families of New England http://www.tributaries.org ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

Mary Ann Tapey wrote: > Does anyone know anything about Lyman Brooks that is in > the 1839 census of Bethel, Vt. Believe next door is Asa > Brooks. I looked at page images of 1820 through 1840 census at Bethel, but Lyman's only there in 1830, next door to Asa. An Asa was included in the History of Bethel extract which Debbye Lansing just posted, as you probably noticed — but his writeup mentions no Lyman. I tried a search of my own data for an Asa Brooks with a brother Lyman, but came up empty. I'll send you a digital image of Lyman's 1830 census page offlist, in case you didn't have it. Chris |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Christopher Brooks BROOKS Families of New England http://www.tributaries.org ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

Hello List, While searching for my DAVENPORT line that went to Columbus, OH I came across the following story of the Wife of David BROOKS b. 20 MAY 1793 in Princeton, Worcester County, MA. Hopefully, this will be an addition to somebody's BROOKS ancestry. Did notice also that another son of David BROOKS and Patience WHITE, parents of above David BROOKS, another Reuben, is not my Reuben BROOKS b. Jan. 1790 ( and the search goes on, and on, and on)...Everything I've seen at Rootsweb Worldconnect and Familysearch seem to be lacking in some important Details concerning David BROOKS & Keziah HAMLIN ( they were married in Franklin County, OH, not MA )as observed in the story below: Historical Collections of Ohio By Henry Howe Vol. I ©1888 FRANKLIN COUNTY—Continued Page 659 Franklin County Indian Story.–An interesting anecdote, illustrating the peculiar characteristics of the Indians as our first settlers of Columbus found them, is related of Keziah, the youngest daughter of John and Mary HAMLIN. In 1804 Mr. HAMLIN built the first cabin east of the Scioto river, on the spot where HOSTER’S brewery now stands, and here, Oct. 16, 1804, his daughter Keziah, the first white child in Columbus, was born. At this time a tribe of Wyandot Indians were located near a bend in the river just below the present Harrisburgh bridge. They were very friendly to the HAMLINS, and were specially fond of Mrs. HAMLIN’S freshly baked bread. On bread-baking days they would come to the cabin, and lifting aside the curtain which served for a door, enter and help themselves to the contents of the larder without asking permission or saying a word to the occupants. Upon leaving they would throw a hunk of benison or whatever game they had upon the floor as compensation, and then silently take their departure. One day when Mrs. HAMLIN was attending to her household duties with nobody present save her infant daughter, who was calmly sleeping in her crib, several of the Indians entered the cabin, and without saying a word deliberately took up the sleeping infant and carried her away with them to their village, leaving Mrs. HAMLIN trembling with fear and anxiety for the safety of her child. As the hours passed by and the child was not returned, she suffered the greatest mental anguish and suspense, until, toward the close of day, her sufferings were relieved by the reappearance of the Indians bringing with them the child, which wore a beautiful pair of beaded moccasins upon her little feet, and which the Indians had been industriously working upon all day, and had felt the necessity of having the child with them so as to insure a perfect fit. This token of the appreciation of a savage race for the kindness and hospitality shown them by early pioneers was preserved until a few years ago, when the scion of a younger generation of the same house unfortunately destroyed them when too young to appreciate their value. Miss Keziah HAMLIN, the heroine of this pleasing anecdote, married Dec. 19, 1822, David BROOKS, of Princeton, Mass., and died Feb. 4, 1875, leaving a family of three sons and two daughters, one of whom, Mr. David W. BROOKS, of the banking firm of BROOKS, BUTLER & Co., kindly furnished us with the facts given herein. Also: Page 618 COLUMBUS IN 1846.–Columbus, the capital of Ohio,... BROOKS, BUTLER & Co., David W. BROOKS, president, Herbert BROOKS, cashier; Link to Ohio History: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~henryhowesbook/index.html

Does anyone know anything about Lyman Brooks that is in the 1839 census of Bethel, Vt. Believe next door is Asa Brooks. appreciate any help and/or suggestions. Thank you - Mary Ann <cematapey@aol.com>

The illustrated historical souvenir of Bethel, Vermont : containing a brief history of the early settlement of the town, the schools, churches, medical and legal professions, old families, business and manufacturing interests, together with portraits and biographies of the citizens, past and present Bethel, Vt.: unknown, 1895, Pg 62 BROOKS Simeon Brooks and his wife, Elizabeth (Strong) Brooks, came to Bethel in 1780. Their children were Eli, who died in Braintree; Simeon, who died in Bethel; Ira, who died in Bethel; Asa; Anna, who married Ellis Fish, and died in Randolph; Betsy, who died in Bethel, unmarried; and Almira, who was drowned in childhood. Asa Brooks, son of Simeon Brooks, was born in Bethel, July 31, 1788, and was married January 16, 1814, to Lucy Stevens, who was born November 27, 1792, and died March 29, 1876. Asa Brooks died August 7, 1871. There were seven children born of this marriage, viz: (1) Lucy Hayward, born October 11, 1814, died at the age of nine years; (2) Nancy S., born May 3, 1816, married S. A. Webster, and they now reside in Bethel. (3) Asa A., born August 25, 1819, died when four years old. (4) Albert A., fourth child of Asa and Lucy (Stevens) Brooks, was born in Bethel, Ocotber 18, 1824. His education was received in the public schools, and at an early age, he was engaged in farming, continuing in that occupation until he was eighteen years old. He then started in mercantile trade, and after working for other parties several years, he opened a general merchandise store in Gaysville, Vt., in 1856. In 1875, Mr. Brooks sold his store in Gaysville, and came to Bethel, where, in company with G. K. Montgomery, he purchased the business formerly carried on by Merrick Sylvester, and this business was conducted three years under the firm name of Brooks & Montgomery. The present partnership was then formed, and the firm now consists of Albert A. Brooks and Seth M. Washburn, under the firm name of Brooks & Wahsburn. With Nelson Gay, Chester Downer and F. P. Holden, Mr. Brooks was interested in the Gaysville Manufacturing Company, which company was engaged in the manufacture of underwear from 1879 to 1888. A stock company was formed during the latter year, and the factory was destroyed by fire during the same year. Mr Brooks was postmaster at Gaysville from 1861 to 1873, a period of twelve years. He is a director of the White River National Bank, and president of the Bethel Shoe Company. On December 24, 1848, Mr. Brooks was married to Miss Jennett Whitcomb, and their two children were Jennie, born September 1, 1849; , married J. A. Chedell of Gaysville, Vt., and they have three children; and Kate, born July 17, 1854, married Seth M. Washburn and they have four children. (See Washburn Sektch). (5) Samuel H., born January 29, 1827, died in infancy. (6) Julius P. Brooks, sixth child of Asa Brooks, was born October 25, 1828, married Sarah Gambell, who bore him two children, viz: Willard J., and Charles. Julius P. Brooks died in Auburn, Caliifornia, in 1861. (7) Sophia Brooks was born October 31, 1832, married Albert F. Waterman and resides in Tunbridge, Vt.

Debbie Allen wrote, back on June 30: > Augusta Marie Brooks was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont 11 Sep > 1836 and was living in Fall River at the time of the Marriage. > She was married 29 Jun 1859 to William Hail Munroe. > Her parents names were Eli & Naomi. I researched births and > marriages and deaths of "Brooks'" for a couple of decades, with > the earliest being 1790 which is when Somerset was > incorporated. > I found nothing on Eli & Naomi, which would lead me to believe > that they either lived in Fall River, or in Vermont. Since > Augusta was 23 at the time of the marriage, her parents could > still have been in Vermont. In the census index posted at the Tributaries web site (Resources page), under VT, 1830, Caledonia County, there's an Eli Brooks at Lyndon, which is a few miles north of St. Johnsbury in what's called the Northeast Kingdom region of the state. In 1820, the only Vermont Eli ("Ely") is at Bethel, VT, at the southern end of the state. "Ela" Brooks was still at Bethel in 1840, so it appears your guy was in the St. J. area for only one census. In the Lowell, MA vital records (of all places), 4:36, is the following death record: Abel, unm., laborer, b. Swanzey, N.H., s. Eli and Naomi, typhus fever, Sept. 20, 1846, a. 20 y. 7 m. 20 d. This is the only Eli/Naomi pairing I have in my data. If you want to send me a *simple* search list like ELI & NAOMI BROOKS: 1830, Lyndon VT 1840, Bristol County, MA etc. I can take a look and send you scans as PDF files of the relevant census pages. If you do so, *please* keep it bare-bones, just the minimal facts needed for the query, as I'm swamped with backlogged stuff right now. Thanks, Chris

Good morning, I regained internet access at home this morning, and one of my first activities was to check the list archive for unanswered queries. Elaine Sunde posted one on June 20th which I can answer. Timothy/4 in the Woburn line married (1), 19 Jan 1725 at Woburn, Abigail/3 WYMAN of Woburn (Seth/2, John/1). She was born at Woburn 6 Feb 1699 (VR, 1:286). The marriage is recorded in Johnson's "Woburn Records" (which I simplify as "Woburn VR"), 3:33. Woburn records record the subsequent births of two children there: Timothy, 3 Nov 1726 (1:28) Abigail, 5 Oct 1729 (1:28) If there were other children, they aren't recorded at Woburn, as I have catalogued every Brooks mention in the records there and found no additional children mentioned. Abigail Brooks, "wife of Capt. Timothy," died at Woburn 16 Mar 1780 (2:21). Timothy married (2) (and I haven't found a marriage record at either Reading or Woburn) Sarah EVANS. She was born 20 Oct 1707 at Reading, Middlesex, MA to Nathaniel and Abigail Evans. She married (1), 1732, Josiah Converse of Woburn (Woburn VR, 3:33), and was his widow when she married (2) Timothy Brooks. The proof is her death record at Woburn, 22 Feb 1789 (2:21), which reads, as Johnson indexes it, "Sarah, relict of Capt. Timothy, formerly Widow Sarah Converse, Feb. 22, 1789; 81 y." Judging from the ages of Timothy and Sarah, one doubts there were children of this 2d marriage, and Woburn records don't mention any. The first (1875) Cutter article was written by the father. The 1904 article, which is introduced as containing numerous revisions, was written by his son. The individuals you mention, born 24 Oct 1751 and 18 Jun 1756, are Timothy/4's grandchildren Timothy (who m. Abigail Mason) and Abigail (who m. Asahel Porter and Ephraim Peirce). Their parents were Timothy/5 Jr. and Ruth/4 Wyman. Chris Elaine Sunde wrote: >I'm looking at two articles from the New England Historical and >Genealogical Register: the first by Dr. Benjamin Cutter, vol 29, >1875; the second by William R. Cutter, vol 58, 1904. The >information for Timothy Brooks (John, John, Henry) is radically >different in the two. A few examples: >Both say he married secondly Sarah Converse >Both say he died 13 Oct 1786 at c 88 >However: >One says married first Ruth Wyman; the other says he married >first Abigail Wyman. One gives ten children by first wife; one >gives two children by first wife. One gives birthdate of dter >Abigail as 18 June 1756; one says 5 Oct 1729. One gives >birthdate of son Timothy as 24 Oct 1751; one says 3 Nov 1726 >Has anyone sorted out this information???

Not related to this topic, but I'm re-sending the following, since I saw no evidence it made it to the listserv. Thank you for your patience everyone. Lynn Brooks I have two Reubens in my family records: a Reuben Brooks (b. 1763, d. 1843) and a Reuben Brooks, his youngest son (b. 1803, d. 1878). William Brooks (1610-1688) and Mary Burt Benjamin Brooks, Sr. (1671-1755) and Mary Barnard Benjamin Brooks, Jr. (1693- ) and Hannah Walker Edward Brooks (1727-1776) and Anna Hayward Reuben Brooks (1763-1843) and Anna Terry [Anna has interesting connections, to Ann Marbury Hutchinson, Pilgrims, etc.] Reuben Brooks, as a teenager, was a private in the Revolutionary War. He was one of the first settlers in Bethel, Windsor County, Vermont, settling on Christian Hill. He married in 1792 in Bethel, Vermont, to Anna Terry (daughter of John and Mary Mason Terry, born in 1774, in Lebanon, Connecticut. Reuben died in 1843. in Bethel. Reuben, Anna, and their ten children were the first of three generations of Brookses to live and farm in Bethel, Vermont. Children of Reuben Brooks and Anna Terry Brooks: --Osmond, born March 10, 1792, in Bethel; he married Mary Perham May 27, 1821 in Bethel. --Pardon Brooks, born November 29, 1794, in Bethel; he married Lavinia Lillie January 19, 1826, in Bethel. --Fanny Brooks, was born September 25, 1796, in Bethel; she married John Perham who died in 1869 at the age of 72. Fanny died November 30, 1826 and is buried in Bethel. It is not known if they had any children. -- Reuben Brooks, son of Reuben and Anna, was born July 18, 1803, in Bethel, Vermont. He married Philena Burt, of Walpole, New Hampshire, August 13, 1839, in Bethel. Reuben died January 6, 1878, in Bethel. --Nancy Brooks, was born in 1806, in Bethel; she married Timothy Richardson in 1829. Nancy died in 1862. --Thora Brooks "went West and married". --Mary Brooks, was born about 1816 in Bethel; she married Eleazer Burt. Mary died in 1842 and is buried in Bethel. It is not known if they had children. --Sabrina Brooks, married _____ Walker. It is not known if they had children. --James Brooks, married Irene Reed and "moved west". Nothing more is known of James. --Harrison Brooks was born about 1813 in Bethel, Vermont. He married Dulcena Harrison and then married Sarah E. Young. [I am descended from Harrison and Sarah Young Brooks, via their son, Omar Harrison Brooks (and Caroline Overacker), then George Wright Brooks and Lillie Anna Diercks Brooks, then Ellis George Brooks and Clara Helene Warburton Brooks.] The information above was truly a 'gift from the blue', coming to me several years ago from Chad and Robert Brooks. I will be ever grateful to them for this gift. I also would like to express deep appreciation to Christopher Brooks, for all his selfless work in helping delineate and document the various Brooks lines in New England. Thanks, Chris! Everyone appreciates your work. I am patiently waiting for the listserv's installment on the Brooks of Springfield, Deerfield, and Bethel, Vermont. Lynn Brooks Ivy Creek Farm B&B, Lynchburg, VA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: MJMCKEE1@aol.com To: BROOKS-NE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 4:58 PM Subject: [BNE] David Brooks of NY and Congress Another tidbit on David Brooks found in "Origin and History of the Name of Brooks with biographies of all the most noted persons of that name" published in 1905 by American Publishers' Association. "BROOKS, DAVID, soldier jurist, congressman, was born in 1756. He entered the army in 1776 as a Lieutenant in the Pennsylvania line; was captured at Fort Washington, and remained a prisoner for two years. He was a Representative in Congress from New York in 1797. He was subsequently first judge of Dutchess county for sixteen years. He died Aug. 30, 1838, in Dutchess county, N. Y." The book is in the NEHGS library where I found it just looking around. Cheshire Jean ==== BROOKS-NE Mailing List ==== To search previous posts by subject line: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/BROOKS-NE-L/ The address is case-sensitive.

Another tidbit on David Brooks found in "Origin and History of the Name of Brooks with biographies of all the most noted persons of that name" published in 1905 by American Publishers' Association. "BROOKS, DAVID, soldier jurist, congressman, was born in 1756. He entered the army in 1776 as a Lieutenant in the Pennsylvania line; was captured at Fort Washington, and remained a prisoner for two years. He was a Representative in Congress from New York in 1797. He was subsequently first judge of Dutchess county for sixteen years. He died Aug. 30, 1838, in Dutchess county, N. Y." The book is in the NEHGS library where I found it just looking around. Cheshire Jean

Dear Kathy and All, Yes, Kathy, there is a descendant of Capt. John Brooks on this list, however a rather distant relative! My ggggg grandfather (Lemuel/5f) and Capt. John were first cousins. I searched the archives for anything on Capt. John Brooks because I knew my ancestors were seafaring men and I kinda figured he was related somehow. Anyway, I found Kathy's message, (posted below) got a copy of the book dirt cheap on ebay and subsequently contacted the Discovery Museum in Bridgeport. I have left a message for the director but she hasn't as yet returned my call regarding any genealogical information that may have been preserved at the museum. However, the receptionist told me Capt. John Brooks' house remains standing. The first floor is used as a museum exhibit of a typical house of that era and the second floor is occupied by the caretaker of the museum! To say the least, I will be making a trip to Bridgeport to see it for myself in the near future. Anyone out there working on this! line??? Fondly, Jeanne ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 09:33:57 -0500 From: Kathy Chiappetta <kathygc@ntplx.net> To: BROOKS-NE-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.2.20031110091139.0258c710@mail.ntplx.net> Subject: [BNE] Capt John Brooks, Sr (circa 1788, CT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Hi, Chris and List, Hope there's a descendant of Capt John on the list. Kathy Caption under picture of John Brooks House (page 21) In 1788, Capt. John Brooks Sr. build this house in Pembroke Street in an area in East Bridgeport (CT) called New Pasture Point. The house was built for Brooks after he got married to Mary Coe in 1787. Descendants of the Brooks family lived in the house until it was finally willed to the Discovery Museum <http://www.discoverymuseum.org/>. The house was moved to the museum grounds near Ninety Acres Park, where it remains today. Page 22 Capt. John Brooks, Jr. was born in East Bridgeport in the area known as New Pasture Point. Following in the footsteps of his father, Brooks captained a sloop at the age of 18 and later commanded steamboats most of his life. It was through the efforts of John Brooks Jr., who served as city alderman and twice as mayor of Bridgeport, that the harbor of Bridgeport was finally deepened. Brooks also worked to obtain a lighthouse for the city. Source: "Images of America: Bridgeport on the Sound" by Mark K. Witkowski and Bruce Williams, Chapter two; "Living on the Sound", Published by Arcadia Publishing in 2001.

Forwarding this from Susan Feindell, who I hadn't yet added before the query arrived. — C. ============================= ----- Original Message ----- From: 'Susan Feindell' <liza1885@rogers.com> To: <BROOKS-NE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 10:21 Subject: Fwd: {not a subscriber} Timothy Brooks NE? Nova Scotia Trying to trace ancestors of Timothy Brooks born ca 1765 Digby Joggins, Digby Township Nova Scotia, died Jun 1823. Parents unknown. Married Joanna Chute also born at Digby Joggins. Children: Mary 2 May 1801/Timothy 2 Dec 1802/ John 11 Jan 1805-1808?/John 4 nov 1808/ Thomas 9 Jan 1812. Timothy is an ordinary name but you don't come across it that often in early New England. However it does seem to be very predominant in some of the Brooks Mass. families. I am not sure if there could be a New Hampshire connection ....Chute is Essex County Mass. to Nova Scotia via New Hampshire. The time period appears to be during the 1760 to 1770 land offerings in Nova Scotia. Thanks for any help or ideas. Susan

Thanks to Elaine Sunde for digging out these Middlesex Court snippets, which are very useful. I did some checking at home today and jotted down the following notes and conclusions. 1. The first item mentioned, John Glasier & Wife, does indeed reference the Elizabeth Glazier episode which I've already added to Timothy's profile on the Tributaries web site. 2. The second item, in which the Concord commissioners (Capt. Thomas Brooks, his son-in-law Timothy Wheeler, and his neighbor Dea. Robert Merriam) are named, is dated two months before Thomas's death. The fact that he signed by mark is probably evidence of declining health which terminated in his death. 3-5. Items 3-5 involve a slander suit by Timothy Brooks against one Henry Sumers. I'm not familiar with the particulars, but it's interesting in that a witness is ye wife of Ralph Read the Maid Servant of Henry Brooks. 6. Item 6 references the slander action of Thomas Dutton, who sued Michael Bacon for calling him a thief. This case is summarized in the web site biographies of Timothy/2 and his brother Isaac/2, both sons of Henry/1 of Woburn. As for the identity of the Thomas Brooks, mentioned, a. 46: I've already posted some conclusions on the web site under the biography of Thomas/1 of Haddam. I think it IS possible, though as yet unproven, that Thomas of Haddam was a "lost" son of Henry of Woburn. (And I see nothing to date which makes this impossible). If so, he might also be the Thomas who deposed in 1668 with other children of Henry Brooks of Woburn. If so, he was dead at Haddam two months later. One way to shed some light on the identity of Thomas/1 of Haddam would be to test the DNA of a direct male descendant with the surname Brooks. Do we have anyone who meets these qualifications among the list's subscribers? 7. Ephraim Buck married Sarah/3 Brooks of the Woburn line, who was the niece of the the Isaac/2 mentioned as surety. I will upload revised biographies for the individuals mentioned above when I again have internet access at home. Many folks have contributed to the biographies on the website, many of which have been constructed one fact or snippet at a time over a period of ten years. Thanks to all who have, and continued, to contribute to this effort. Chris