Chris did have previous trouble with receiving emails, but that was cured in a short time. Are you getting a DAEMON, or what? The address has been trib@tributaries.org in case you are using some other address. Cheshire Jean

Hi all, If I remember correctly, and old dopey me didn't keep that email, several weeks ago Chris mentioned that he was having problems with email and was working on getting that straightened out. I also thought that he maybe gave an alternate contact...Cheshire Jean? or other similiar Brooks expert. Might be able to find that communique in the Brooks list archives for the past, what, 2 months? Just a theory. Janice Young Breedlove Great-granddaughter of Emerson Brooks Montclair NJ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Hi, Chris! Hope all is well. A couple of us have been experiencing "bounce backs" on your tributaries email address <trib@tributaries.org>. Below is the "bounce back" message. Hoping you'll check in with rootsweb and we will be able to resurrect you. Have a great weekend. Kathy This message was created automatically by mail delivery software. A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed: jose357@adelphia.net SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<jose357@adelphia.net>: host mx.adelphia.net [68.168.78.104]: 550 Invalid recipient: <jose357@adelphia.net> ------ This is a copy of the message's headers. ------ Return-path: <SRS0=VEX9UN=VF=ntplx.net=kathygc@tributaries.org> Received: from scan15.yourhostingaccount.com ([192.168.1.245] helo=scan15.yourhostingaccount.com) by mailout07.yourhostingaccount.com with esmtp (Exim) id 1DoAlU-0001AR-PQ for jose357@adelphia.net; Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:56:24 -0400 Received: from mail14.yourhostingaccount.com ([192.168.1.160] ident=exim) by scan15.yourhostingaccount.com with spamscanlookuphost (Exim) id 1DoAlU-0004rB-LN for jose357@adelphia.net; Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:56:24 -0400 Received: from mail14.yourhostingaccount.com ([192.168.1.160] helo=mail14.yourhostingaccount.com) by scan15.yourhostingaccount.com with esmtp (Exim) id 1DoAlU-0004r8-4B for trib@tributaries.org; Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:56:24 -0400 Received: from mail.ntplx.net ([204.213.176.10]) by mail14.yourhostingaccount.com with esmtp (Exim) id 1DoAlT-0005DW-VD for trib@tributaries.org; Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:56:24 -0400 Received: from pumpkin.ntplx.net (tnt-33-180.ct.dialin.ntplx.com [65.75.33.180]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail.ntplx.net (8.13.4/8.13.4/NETPLEX) with ESMTP id j611uGXJ027324; Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:56:21 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.2.20050630215225.03237828@mail.ntplx.net> X-Sender: kathygc@mail.ntplx.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.0.9 Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:56:16 -0400 To: Lois Jeanne Jain <jeannejain@yahoo.com> From: Kathy Chiappetta <kathygc@ntplx.net> Subject: Re: [BNE] Sorry! Cc: Christopher Brooks <trib@tributaries.org> In-Reply-To: <20050701013908.61420.qmail@web30713.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Virus-Scanned: by AMaViS and Clam AntiVirus (mail.ntplx.net) X-EN-OrigIP: 204.213.176.10 X-EN-OrigHost: mail.ntplx.net X-EN-Class: mail X-EN-Prop: hy X-EN-User: hy.trib

I'm looking at several of the summaries in Middlesex Co. Court files. An entry on 17 June 1668 mentions three Brooks and gives their ages: Timothy Brooks age 33, Thomas Brooks age 46, and Isaac Brooks age 26. There are several other cases in which Thomas is listed as 'signed with mark.' And two rather interesting, if cryptic, cases involving Timothy (eg. Timothy sued Henry Sumers for slander in Feb 1668, with odd little reference to a "maid in Woburn," hmmm.) Well, anyway, my question is where to place these three men. They are presumably connected and I'm looking at the children of Henry of Woburn. I had Timothy, son of Henry, as born c 1629 but I'm not sure why...there is room in the family list for him to be born c 1635. I had Isaac, son of Henry, born 1642, so that works. But then there's Thomas....I don't have any Thomas born c 1622, whether a son of Henry or other. There IS space in the sequence of Henry's children for a Thomas c 1622. Does anyone have a Thomas, son of Henry??? Or any Thomas born c 1622? PS. Rest assured, I'm not carving anything in stone...just speculating!

Dear Kathy and all, Thanks so much for the info! I knew there had to be something out there. I had read about a ferry on Long Island Sound, I think, named John Brooks and I figured it had to be related to the Norwalk line. I am still not able to prove who my ggg grandmother's father is, but I'm beginning to believe it might be Charles C., son of John (5f). I found his death certificate on my Norwalk reels at the FHL last Saturday. I believe Fanny M. (Brooks) Miller (born January, 1845) is his daughter, as shown on the 1880 census and she lived in Norwalk most of her life. But I haven't been able to connect her to any siblings. If this sounds familiar to anyone out there please let me know. Thanks in advance. Fondly, Jeanne Jain

Dear Friends, Sorry if you may have gotten a duplicate of my previous email--I lost my connection as it was being sent. I'm sure everyone's been there, done that...Hee. By the way, does anyone out there have any info on the Brooks of Bridgeport, CT, i.e., Capt. John or his son Charles? Fondly, Jeanne Jain

Dear Friends, My messages to Chris are still bouncing back. Perhaps someone on the list would be able to answer my questions. Thanks in advance. Fondly, Jeanne Jain Lois Jeanne Jain <jeannejain@yahoo.com> wrote: Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 20:26:33 -0700 (PDT) From: Lois Jeanne Jain <jeannejain@yahoo.com> Subject: Brooks website: "excluded" To: Christopher Brooks <trib@tributaries.org> Dear Chris, I will assume "excluded" means the person moved out of the town in which he was born. However, what does an asterisk ( * ) mean on a census list? Please advise. Thank you. Fondly, Jeanne Jain

Dear Friends, My messages to Chris are still bouncing back. Perhaps someone on the list would be able to answer my questions. Thanks in advance. Fondly, Jeanne Jain Lois Jeanne Jain <jeannejain@yahoo.com> wrote: Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 20:26:33 -0700 (PDT) From: Lois Jeanne Jain <jeannejain@yahoo.com> Subject: Brooks website: "excluded" To: Christopher Brooks <trib@tributaries.org> Dear Chris, I will assume "excluded" means the person moved out of the town in which he was born. However, what does an asterisk ( * ) mean on a census list? Please advise. Thank you. Fondly, Jeanne Jain

am so excited on some information that I found on Augusta Marie Brooks. Can anyone add to this information? In reply to my request on information of the Brooks families in Somerset, I have found the following: 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. Also, I found: Milton Summer Brooks who died in Somerset on Jan 17, 1861, he was born in Somerset also, however his father was William F born in Lynden, Vermont and his mother was Mary Maria Brooks (mn - Negus) - born in Fall River. Could be related to Eli and Naomi???? Then I found William F and Mary M who both died in Somerset. He in 1910 and she in 1907. They had four children in Somerset, Willa Waltem Brooks, born April 20, 1855, but he died at the age of 4 months August 30, 1855. Also, Milton S. Brooks, born to them on July 7, 1856 (date of death above) and William W. born to them on Jan. 5, 1859. Then on May 16, 1861, they had a daughter, Geraldine Elna Brooks (I did not find deaths on these two children) There are other Brooks which I looked at, however, none of them from Vermont or had relations to any of the above. Debbie Allen Mesa, AZ 7kidds@cox.net "Home is where your story begins"

You may have already looked at this, but there is some references to your query in The Gazetteer of New York State of 1860 in the sections on Orange Country and Sullivan County. In Orange County, p. 503, it references the attacks in the French and Indian War by the Indians. Then states: "During the Revolution the frontiers ere again constantly in a state of alarm. In July, 1778, Brant, at the head of a large Indian force, laid waste the whole Minisink settlement; and on his retreat the disastrous battle of Minisink was fought, in which nearly the whole force of the Americans was destroyed." Then follows footnote 5 that refers the reader to Sullivan County, p.642: "The first Indian incursion took place in 1777, when the family of Mr. Sprague, in Mamakating, was attacked. The next year the family of Mr. BROOKS was attacked, some members were killed, and others taken prisoners." Some other possibly helpful information is found in Orange County on p. 505 in footnote 1 in reference to Oxford Depot in the Blooming Grove area: "Among the early settlers were the families of Strong, Brewster, Howell, Dubois, Coleman, Moffatt, Seely, Gilbert, Woodhull, Tuthill, Goldsmith, BROOKS, and Matthews." Sometimes, researching from the other names there is a marriage that is helpful. I recently connected two families by discovering the wives maiden names were the same, so they were sisters. This put two families together in New York City, one living in Manhattan and the other in Brooklyn Heights. But that is another whole story that may make it into a book being written on part of the family. Good luck! Cheshire Jean

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???

I've found several refrences to a John Brooks in the Ulster Co., Sullivan Co., and Orange Co. NY areas of the Minisink region/Peenpack Patent. They mention that during the revolution in 1778 (before the big Battle of Minisink) the Indians and Tories attacked the house of a John Brooks and killed Joseph Hubbard. There is a historical marker in Forestburgh, Sullivan Co., NY that states: Indian Raid Two children of John Brooks and son-in-law, Joseph Hubbard, were killed here by Brant's Mohawks and Tories, 1778 I've found many sources that touch on this event but they have so few details. One source has 11 members in the household taken captive with one member scalped, another "some were killed. The rest were taken prisoner." I've found this in Stickley's --A History of the Minisink Region; Quinlan's--History of Sullivan County; The History of New Paltz; and some others. But the details are so sketchy. In a July 4, 1976 newspaper article about Forestburgh, it states, "Among the earliest however are John Brooks, Joseph Brooks, Joseph Hubbard, Thomas Decker, Joseph Barber, and Israel Leason" I'm trying to find more details about the incident but hitting a lot of brick walls. I'm hoping someone has some ideas on where else to look! Thanks, Marianne

Dear Chris, I am trying to send a message to you but it keeps coming back??? Is there a problem with your trib e-address??? Please advise. Thanks. Jeanne Jain

At the following address: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~rbillard/vital_statistics.htm are several data files with a search engine that can be downloaded and searched with NY data from the 1700s and 1800s. A search on the Brooks surname gave the results following the line asterisks. The first 6 lines are the sources. The following lines reference the source in brackets ([]). Hope this helps someone. Vernon C. Aldrich ***************************************** [11] NA DRC baptisms 1731-1800 [13] NA DRC marriages 1639-1801 [16] Marriage Licenses Issued by the State of New York [19] Staten Island - RDC of Port Richmond 1696-1790 [20] Schenectady baptisms - Pearson's Genealogies [21] Schenectady marriages - Pearson's Genealogies 1738 25 Jul; John Cambell; Anne Brooks [16] 1747 08 Jan; Isaac van Harenkarspel; Jane Brooks [13] 1753 05 Apr; William Hilton; Elizabeth Brooks [16] 1755 15 Oct; Helton Petrus; Ann Brooks [16] 1755 16 Jul; Paulus Blanck; Maria Brooks [13] 1758 11 Mar; James Brooks; Elizabeth Lowrey [16] 1758 18 Dec; James Van Sant; Mary Brooks [16] 1760 02 Feb; Edmund Mathews; Mary Brooks [16] 1761 18 Dec; Nicholas Brown Seabrooks; Mary Dutchess [13] 1764 08 Oct; John Cairnes; Phebe Brooks [16] 1764 27 Jul; John Brooks, jm, Van Engeland; Margaret Day, jd Van Newjork [13] 1770 16 Jun; Abraham Eights; Catharine Brooks [16] 1770 30 Nov; David Brooks; Hannah Sands [16] 1771 10 Oct; Peter Brooks; Fanny Wendell [16] 1773 18 Oct; Michael Brooks; Anne McLean [16] 1773 22 Feb; James Brooks; Susannah Mills [16] 1776 05 Jan; Stephen Hendrickson; Jane Brooks [16] 1779 27 Feb; Timothy Brooks; Phebe Peters [16] 178? ?? ???; Philip Brooks; Elisabeth Bay [21] 1781 29 Apr; Richard Brooks; Elisabeth Sope, beide van Nieuwyork [13] 1783 17 Jul; Daniel James Brooks; Sarah Berrian [16] 1783 22 Apr; John Aikins; Mary Brooks [16] 1785 17 Apr; Reuben Brooks; Susannah De Lameter [13] 1796 05 Feb; Jacob Van Petten, son of Nicolaas; Susanna Brooks of Normanskil [21] 1796 05 Feb; John Van Petten; Susanna Brooks, both of Normanskil [21] 1799 10 Aug; John Hathan; Mary Brooks [13] 1800 11 Oct; William Adams, jr; Jane Brooks [13] 1800 12 May; Coenraad Brooks; Mary Denny [13] 1728 May 05; Anthony Sweem, Anna Brooks; Maria; Johannes Sweem, Marytje Borkelo [19] 1785 Jun 22; Philip Brooks, Elisabeth Bay; Sarah (b); [20] 1750 Feb 25; Isaac Van Harencaspel, Jannetje Brooks; Isaac; Johannes Beveryhoud, Hilletje Dykstra wife of Johannes Ritzema [11] 1800 Aug 28; John Hathorn, Mary Brooks; John Brooks (b 8/9); John Brooks [11] 1793 Jul 28; James Egbert, Nancy Brooks; Isaac (b 6/14); Catherine Egbert [11] 1785 Jul 17; Michael Brooks, Ann McClean; Catherine (b 7/1/1785); Christopher Bickley, Catherine Bickley [11] 1787 Nov 11; Michael Brooks, Ann Maclane; Ann (b Oct); [11] 1790 Sep 26; Michael Brooks, Ann McLean; Michael (b 8/30); [11] 1725 Aug 08; Pieter Mariez, Mary Brooks; Maria; Jean Miller, Maria Coevert [19] 1786 Apr 30; Reuben Brooks, Susanna De Lameter; Elizabeth (b 4/2); [11] 1781 Jul 30; Thomas Brooks, Susanna; Lowrier; [11] 1787 Jun 18; Timothy Brooks; Mary (b 3/7/1785); [11] Vernon C. Aldrich Surnames: Aldrich, Kimball, Preston, Burness, Mollet, Hammond, Nott, Summerhayse, Robinson ***************** The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. Num. 6:24-26 ----------------------------------------- Get free email at http://mail.destin.com

From the Rootsweb Brooklyn website NYBROOKLYN-L@ROOTSWEB.COM Brooklyn Eagle Sunday 24 November  1895 DIED BROOKS--On Friday morning, November  22, 1895, after a long illness, Ellen Jane  BROOKS, in the 50th year of her age. Friends and  relatives are invited to attend the funeral from her late  residence, 1,161 Myrtle av, at 2 o'clock, Sunday,  November 24. Cheshire Jean

Forwarding this from Judy Brooks Truchon, who forwarded it from another list, etc. CAUTION: Ancestry has done a poor job of indexing. I just found "Clarence MI" as an index entry for a neatly written census page which says "Clarendon MI." The same goes for their name transcriptions, so be creative and flexible with your search terms. Chris ===================== Ancestry.com has opened up several of its databases for no charge until June 10. These databases are free only when accessed through the PaCivilWar site at http://www.pacivilwar.com/freepension.html. Of special interest to this list is the: **FREE 1890 Census Veterans Schedule Often used as a head-of-household substitute for the 1890 Federal Census that was destroyed by fire, the Veterans' Census of Union and some Confederate soldiers is one of the newest census digitized by Ancestry. The other databases are: **FREE Civil War Pension Index **FREE Disabled Soldiers Home This invitation is being offered only to PACivilWar visitors at http://www.pacivilwar.com/freepension.html Follow the instructions on the page to register at Ancestry.com as PACivilWar's guest, and have fun! The registration to receive a user name and password to access the databases is free. If you want to share this invitation with friends, just forward this email to them, so they can take advantage of this limited time free access.

Samuel Brooks was also Mayor of Natchez From: http://www.natchezcitycemetery.com/custom/webpage.cfm?content=conte A tour of the Natchez City Cemetery is a glimpse back in time to the early days of historic Natchez, revealing the rich and colorful tapestry of this early Southern city on the Mississippi River. Many of the builders of the magnificant Natchez antebellum homes are buried here. Located on Cemetery Road, and overlooking the Mississippi River, the Natchez City Cemetery was established in 1822 and covers approximately 95 acres of land. The old burying ground was on a high hill where Memorial Park and St. Mary’s Cathedral are located in downtown Natchez. Samuel Brooks, the first Mayor of Natchez, from 1803-1811, is still buried there. When the cemetery was established in its present location, the remains from the old burial ground were gradually moved to the present site north of the town. For anyone interested. Cheshire Jean

Another death notice for this man, from the Columbian Centinel (of Boston), issue of 4 Mar 1818: In Natchez, Louiz., suddenly, Hon. Samuel Brooks, a native of New-England, who sustained to his death many high offices with ability and usefulness. He was State Treasurer at his decease. Chris

Recently I mentioned the Brooks, brothers, Samuel and William, sons of Dea. Samuel of Exeter, NH, who went south to Natchez around 1799-1800. Here's a death notice for Samuel, from the Boston Gazette of 5 Mar 1819: At Natchez, (Lou.) suddenly, Hon. Samuel Brooks, a native of New-England, who sustained to his death many high offices with ability and usefullness. Samuel was serving at (territorial? state?) treasurer when he died. Chris

Death notices in the Boston Commercial Gazette of 27 Jul 1820 include the following: DEATHS. | In this town, … James Brooks, son of Wm. S. Brooks, aged 11; … This allows us to correct several errors in print. In the published VR of Medford, MA, p. 33, is the following birth entry: ____, ch. William and w., Mar. 21, 1808. P.R.42. [P.R. 42 indicates a private family record, i.e., someone's compiled genealogy, was the source of the record, and not a town document.] Rev. Charles Brooks, in his History of Medford, mistakes the 1808 record for that of James, and says of his parents, "In addition to the list of children shown they lost 2 sons named James…" However, the following birth record, from the published Arlington, MA VR, makes clear that the James who died in 1820 was the same born in 1809: Brooks, James, s. W[illia]m S., Apr. 3, 1809. Thus there was one son James, and not two. William Gray Brooks (father of Rev. Phillips, and one of his generation's Brooks family historians) also made the mistake of "doubling the count" for James, an error which is repeated in the contemporary book, "The Brooks Family," by Floyd Brooks. As did yrs truly, relying on William Gray Brooks, prior to this time. This James is the son of Capt. William Smith/6 Brooks and Eleanor Forman, in the line of Capt. Thomas Brooks. Chris |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Christopher Brooks BROOKS Families of New England http://www.tributaries.org ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||