Hi Carol T, Many of my lines migrated to Cement City, MI in the early 1800s (siblings of my Martin Brooks b 1800 d d1871) They were Marchant(AKA John)), Roswell, and a William Brooks. I do not know why. Haven't studied that gen sibs yet. My Martin Brooks took his family and migrated to 1-Fountain Co, IN, then to 2-LaSalle Co, IL and 3-Wright co,IA. Girls in each family were named "Mariah". Maybe that was in honor of distant relatives. Please note that many of that gen started having very lg families 9 up to 17 ch!! It all sounds familiar to what you wrote so far. What do you need to know? I can go back to England. Your Cuz, Sharon Carter Lengfellner ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Thorpe" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 3:54 PM Subject: [BNE] BROOKS, PARISH OR PARRISH, SEE, ADAMS, KIDDER > hello, > i am looking for William brooks and Maria parish (Parrish). they lived near > Kalamazoo, Michigan in the 1850s. William was said to have been a > stagecoach driver. other than the fact that they were the parents of my > great-grandmother, little more is known of them. > > Mary Jane brooks was born near Kalamazoo in 1857. what happened between > 1857 and the 1870 warren Co. ill census is a mystery. in 1870 she was 13 > and living with henry kidder and his family. > > Mary Jane married William Adams and had two daughters Susan Marie and Alice. > she married a second time to Aaron see and had my grandfather frend higgins > see. > > Mary Jane had at least one sibling. we had thought it was libbie brooks > from the warren Co census, but i traced her to another brooks family, so > Mary Jane's sibling(s)could be anyone or anywhere. > > there was a scandal that was not discussed except for snippets that could be > pried out of my grandparents. > > thank you, > carol t > upper Michigan > [email protected] > > > ==== BROOKS-NE Mailing List ==== > NO ATTACHMENTS or HMTL to the list, please. >

hello, i am looking for William brooks and Maria parish (Parrish). they lived near Kalamazoo, Michigan in the 1850s. William was said to have been a stagecoach driver. other than the fact that they were the parents of my great-grandmother, little more is known of them. Mary Jane brooks was born near Kalamazoo in 1857. what happened between 1857 and the 1870 warren Co. ill census is a mystery. in 1870 she was 13 and living with henry kidder and his family. Mary Jane married William Adams and had two daughters Susan Marie and Alice. she married a second time to Aaron see and had my grandfather frend higgins see. Mary Jane had at least one sibling. we had thought it was libbie brooks from the warren Co census, but i traced her to another brooks family, so Mary Jane's sibling(s)could be anyone or anywhere. there was a scandal that was not discussed except for snippets that could be pried out of my grandparents. thank you, carol t upper Michigan [email protected]

The following excerpt is from Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright 2002 by Richard W. Eastman. It is republished here with the permission of the author. ============================== Record of Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War at http://www.njstatelib.org/cyberdesk/DIGIDOX/Digidox20.htm "The web publications provide full Boolean searching (and, or, not, near...) and also allows for browsing through the book, either page by page or by individually marked sections, including links to contents pages, prefaces, and sections of the original books. For Stryker's work, this is especially helpful since not only can you search for names of possible Civil War Veterans, but you can also browse the table of contents for the place in the book where certain regiments are outlined (rather than searching through a multitude of hits). The Boolean searching is quite extensive, involving the use of wildcards, searching a word that is within a certain proximity to another, words that are adjacent, and other advanced search options. See the site's "Searching Tips section for a full description at: http://www.njstatelib.org/plweb/operat.html . Online help is also provided. Both databases were well constructed. Record of Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War at http://www.njstatelib.org/cyberdesk/DIGIDOX/Digidox20.htm

> , > an online search for Maria PARISH (I'd also look at PARRISH)? > Sometimes the "other family" (i.e., a Parish researcher) will have . > I'll echo my previous paragraph for the KIDDER surname. This is > might find a Kidder researcher with whom you could > . > we have three viable maria parishes in sw michigan, one in texas twp in kalamazoo co, one in van buren co, and one in allegan co, cannot find their marriages. michigan marriages are on line, but an ongoing process. i have been in contact with a number of kidders including someone descended from henry kidder's aunt. there is no record of my gr-grandmother and he had never heard of her. he could not find a family connection. did i mention the scandal. something bad enough that my grandmother died without giving out the details, except for those bits of "lore" that my mother or father got out of her . carol t upper michigan

On Sat, 27 Apr 2002 15:15:48 -0400, Carol Thorpe wrote: :my brick wall is william brooks, my gggrandfather of michigan. not :william ersatz brooks or william socrates brooks, just plain old :william brooks. You have my sympathies. :-) When there are just three or four men named Aldo or Leopold or Socrates, it's relatively simple to spot duplications and sort them out. But when I recently counted my Williams, there were 432 of them, and how I will ever disentangle the majority of them seems an unanswerable question. I've seriously erred in the past by suggesting John as the most common given name in New England Brooks families. :he had at least 2 children with maria parish (i have not found proof :of marriage yet) [snip] But at least you have a working surname to begin with. Have you tried an online search for Maria PARISH (I'd also look at PARRISH)? Sometimes the "other family" (i.e., a Parish researcher) will have the data you need, and neither of these names is forbiddingly commonplace. :one of the daughters mary jane is living with henry kidder and his :wife in warren co, illinois in the 1870 census, lore has maria going :to st louis to look for work. I'll echo my previous paragraph for the KIDDER surname. This is Scottish, and the Kidders spread from MA and NH -- I've run into a lot of them in northern New England. Since it's much less common than BROOKS, you might find a Kidder researcher with whom you could connect. I would consider that a much better chance than finding a needle in a haystack in metropolitan St. Louis. :its possible william was killed in the civil war In which case he will have a military and possibly a widow's pension record available through NARA (National Archives and Records Administration): http://www.nara.gov/research/ordering/ordrinfo.html If I might make one further suggestion: I think it's a good practice, when you have two queries, to post them as individual messages. While you may not get any response at the time you post, we shouldn't forget that all messages remain in the list archive, and there's no way of predicting who may be digging through there in the months or years to come. Since most researchers quickly scan subject lines in an archive, the "shorter and sweeter" yours is (i.e., one target and not two), I think the more likely it is that someone will click on the message to read it. Which is, of course, the whole point of an archive … to leave a trail that others can use to find you in the future. :-) Chris

On Sat, 27 Apr 2002 15:15:48 -0400, Carol Thorpe wrote: :Isaac A. Brooks 54M Farmer born in Conn. Farmer Value of real :estate $50,000 value of personal property $6,000 Sophia 52 F [snip] ::he was the largest property owner in portage twp, very important ::man about town. dabbled in politics. [snip] usually with ::someone who became this important, there is something on him, ::not this guy. I can't match him with anyone in my data, Carol, nor do I have an Isaac/Sophia marriage. I do have one Isaac b. 1806, according to a web page with no sources indicated, but the birthplace was Conneaut, PA, and he reportedly married one Aldula Brown. This doesn't look very promising, but the URL is (or was, in June 2001) http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/8754/garwood2.htm I have another Isaac with no birthdate -- I've estimated 1803 -- who is just a name ("children Moe, Curly and Isaac") in the Seaver booklet I've "reviewed" here in the past. The parents of this Isaac, Isaac (Sr.) and Faithy Seaver, married at Westminster, MA and were for at least a time at Ashburnham, MA, but were so shadowy that the History of Ashburnham gives them only a sentence -- suggesting that they lived outside the town for a few years, and then moved on. I don't consider this promising for you either -- these towns are on the MA/NH border and far from the Connecticut River, the most common migration path to VT (and thence to NY) -- but I can send what little I have if you'd like. For a problem like this I usually adopt a "start and end" strategy. That is, you look for both the individual's origins (birth or baptismal records) or at the culmination of their life, by which time they may have accumulated property and descendants and thus rate a fat biography in the published county and town histories of the time -- most of which include family histories of the town's early and prominent settlers. Either of these is more likely to succeed than looking "in the middle" -- New York state, a huge place, where his wife and children were born. Therefore, I'd try and find Isaac in the Barbour Collection of Connecticut VR. CT records can be maddeningly incomplete and spotty, but Barbour (CT Secretary of State) and his team spent decades indexing every town and church record they could dig up. These records are indexed by surname and town, and available on LDS film -- but without a town to search, you might spend years working from one corner of the state to another. But ... the listings for individual towns are increasingly finding their way online as dedicated transcriptionists post them a town at a time. The greater part of the Middlesex County, CT Barbour listings have been transcribed by Coralynn Brown and uploaded to Jane Devlin's excellent Middlesex pages at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/ I would think that if you start with the "national" home pages of US GenWeb and US GenNet, you will find other towns and counties whose Barbour listings are also online. This is hardly a perfect solution, since many communities won't be online, but it's a starting place. I'd definitely keep a record of "negative research," so that as other towns are uploaded in future you don't end up re-searching those you've already looked at. It's quite surpising that a man with $50,000 of real estate in 1860 -- a lot of money back then -- wouldn't rate a bio in the History of Portage, or the Annals of Kalamazoo County, or whatever the relevant works are for that geographical area. Have you checked the LDS catalog to see what such works they have for this area? If he "dabbled in politics," have you contacted the MI State Legislature's archivist to see if he ever served in statewide office? Sorry I couldn't be more helpful. Chris

Good morning, Forwarding this from Rhonda Houston of VERMONT-L. Chris ======================================= Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 08:27:24 -0500 Subject: [VERMONT-L] Vermont's Adjutant General's Office http://www.vermontcivilwar.org/vngmuseum.html DID YOU KNOW? The Adjutant General's Office, Green Mountain Armory, Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vermont 05446-3004 has the following !!books!! available for the price of a donation, regarding Vermonter's participation in the various wars: *War of 1812 *Civil War (1892 Revised Roster!!) *WWI *WWII *Korea *Vietnam *Revolutionary *History of the Vermont National Guard *POW/MIA/KIA Note: All donations benefit the Vermont National Guard Library and Museum! If you have questions about Revolutionary War Soldiers, contact Suzey Devoid [email protected], or by phone: 802-338-3423. Any Civil War holdings and or questions could be referred to Suzey Devoid [email protected] also. Their Veterans Affairs Office in Montpelier is also a good source. Ask for Mae Jennison or Lois LeFevre at 802-828-3379. Their Museum and Library has some Civil War Holdings and also is a good source for info. Their number is 802-338-3360 and they are open Mon-Wed from 10:00 - 3:00. Ask for Jean Rainville [email protected] or Jerry Mendicino [email protected] Rhonda Houston

> Isaac A. Brooks 54M Farmer born in Conn. Farmer Value of real estate > $50,000 > value of personal property $6,000 > Sophia 52 F born in N.Y. > Albert B 24 M born in N.Y. > Henry E 22 M born in MI > Amelia J. 7 F born in MI > George Isaac's 20 M farm laborer born in England > Patrick Higgins 18 M farm laborer born in Ireland > > > this is from the 1860 census of portage twp, kalamazoo co, michigan. he was > the largest property owner in portage twp, very important man about town. > dabbled in politics. he died in december 1880. interestingly he is not in > michigan's death index GENDIS, which is possible since it is not complete or > he died outside of michigan. > > i would like to know who he is parents and siblings were. usually with > someone who became this important, there is something on him, not this guy. >..................................................... > i have a brick wall, what i do is find possibilities check them out and > cross them off the list. my brick wall is william brooks, my gggrandfather > of michigan. not william ersatz brooks or william socrates brooks, just > plain old william brooks. family lore has william of indian blood (as does > all lore), a stagecoach driver, and dying in the 1850s or 60s. he had at > least 2 children with maria parish (i have not found proof of marriage yet) > and this is where it gets a little muddy. one of the daughters mary jane is > living with henry kidder and his wife in warren co, illinois in the 1870 > census, lore has maria going to st louis to look for work. > > its possible william was killed in the civil war, he could have been killed > and maria moved to illinois, or the family could have moved to illinois, > whatever,,,,,,,,,,,, mary j was born near kalamazoo in 1857. there is an > older sister, she was not who we thought she was (traced her) and she was > scratched from the list, now she is like her parents unknown. on the census > mary j has said (twice) that both her parents were born in michigan. > > various family members have been looking for william and maria for many > years as i have, but i have also taken the tactic of taking the tactic of > checking out and eliminating other brooks and parishes, parrishes in lower > sw michigan. if someone recognizes this gtm who was born in connecticut > about 1806, i will share what little i have on him. > thank you > carol t > upper michigan > [email protected] >

This is a listing of all BROOKS entries in the Ancestry.com 1790 Federal Census index with the numbers coming from me. I have put what Chris posted a few weeks ago as a comparison. Most of the ones marked not found are off pages that are very hard to read, so they are probably there. Connecticut County Township Roll Page Image "Chris's Post" My Reading Thomas Fairfield Brookfield M637_1 10 430 "Thomas, 02-00-03-00-00" [02-00-03-00-00] "Thomas, Jur " Fairfield Brookfield M637_1 10 431 "Thomas jun., 01-01-03-00-00" [01-01-03-00-00] William Fairfield Danbury M637_1 11 414 "William, 01-00-01-00-00" [01-00-01-00-00] Lemuel Fairfield Norwalk And Stamford M637_1 22 301 [02-03-05-00-00] "Lemuel, Junr " Fairfield Norwalk And Stamford M637_1 22 301 [01-00-01-00-01] Polly (Wid.) Fairfield Stratford M637_1 30 122 [01-00-04-01-00] William Fairfield Stratford M637_1 30 122 [01-02-04-00-01] Abijah Fairfield Stratford M637_1 30 123 [01-02-02-00-00] Isaac Fairfield Stratford M637_1 30 123 [01-02-02-00-00] Abijail (Wid.) Fairfield Stratford M637_1 30 125 [00-01-03-00-00] Benjamin Fairfield Stratford M637_1 30 125 [01-03-04-00-00] John Fairfield Stratford M637_1 30 125 [01-00-02-00-00] Isaac Hartford Bristol M637_1 34 647 [02-04-03-00-00] Samuel Hartford Bristol M637_1 34 647 [02-01-01-00-00] "Samuel, Jr " Hartford Bristol M637_1 34 647 [01-00-01-00-00] Chaneey Hartford Bristol M637_1 35 650 [01-01-03-00-00] Thomas Hartford Bristol M637_1 35 650 [02-01-05-00-00] William Hartford Enfield M637_1 39 607 [01-00-01-00-00] Zerah Hartford Enfield M637_1 39 607 [03-03-03-00-00] Joel Hartford Glastonbury M637_1 42 615 "Joel, 01-05-04-00-00" [01-05-04-00-00] Josiah Hartford Glastonbury M637_1 43 617 "Josiah, 01-01-03-00-00" [01-01-03-00-00] Samuel Hartford Glastonbury M637_1 43 617 "Samuel, 03-00-02-00-00" [03-00-02-00-00] "Samuel, Jr " Hartford Glastonbury M637_1 43 617 "Samuel, jun., 03-01-04-00-00" [03-01-04-00-00] William Hartford Glastonbury M637_1 43 617 "William, 01-00-03-00-00" [01-00-03-00-00] Jonathan Hartford Wethersfield M637_1 52 640 "Jonathan, 01-00-03-00-00" [01-00-03-00-00] John Litchfield Litchfield M637_1 62 331 [01-01-04-00-00] Joseph Litchfield Litchfield M637_1 65 340 "Joseph, 01-03-02-00-00" [01-03-02-00-00] Asahel Litchfield Litchfield M637_1 67 347 "Asahel, 02-00-03-00-00" [02-00-03-00-00] Samuel Middlesex Chatham M637_1 80 370 [01-03-05-00-00] Mary Middlesex Chatham M637_1 81 372 [00-02-02-00-00] James Middlesex Haddam M637_1 83 372 [01-00-01-00-00] Jonathan Middlesex Haddam M637_1 83 372 [01-02-04-00-00] "Joseph, Esqr " Middlesex Haddam M637_1 83 372 [03-00-05-00-00] Wakeman Middlesex Haddam M637_1 83 372 [02-01-02-00-00] Amos Middlesex Haddam M637_1 83 373 [01-02-03-00-00] Jabez Middlesex Haddam M637_1 83 373 [02-03-05-00-00] Nathan Middlesex Haddam M637_1 83 373 [02-02-03-00-00] Samuel Middlesex Haddam M637_1 84 373 "Samuel, 03-00-05-00-00" [03-00-05-00-00] "Samuel, Junr " Middlesex Haddam M637_1 84 373 [02-02-04-00-00] Abigail Middlesex Haddam M637_1 84 374 [00-00-02-00-00] Abraham Middlesex Haddam M637_1 84 374 [01-00-01-00-00] Joshua Middlesex Haddam M637_1 84 374 [02-03-03-00-00] Porter Middlesex Haddam M637_1 84 374 [01-02-06-00-00] David Middlesex Middleton M637_1 87 364 "David 2nd, 01-00-03-00-00" [01-00-03-00-00] Joseph B Middlesex Middleton M637_1 87 364 "Joseph B., 01-01-02-00-00" [01-01-02-00-00] Martha Middlesex Middleton M637_1 87 364 [00-00-02-00-00] Noah Middlesex Middleton M637_1 87 364 [01-03-03-00-00] Daniel Middlesex Middleton M637_1 87 365 [01-02-02-00-00] Jabez Middlesex Middleton M637_1 87 365 [01-00-03-00-00] "Jabez, Junr " Middlesex Middleton M637_1 87 365 [01-00-01-00-00] Samuel Middlesex Middleton M637_1 87 365 [01-02-02-00-00] Timothy Middlesex Middleton M637_1 87 365 [01-00-05-00-00] James Middlesex Saybrook M637_1 90 383 "James, 01-01-03-00-00" [01-01-03-00-00] Simeon Middlesex Saybrook M637_1 90 383 "Simeon, 02-02-03-00-00" [02-02-03-00-00] Soloman New Haven Cheshire M637_1 92 207 "Soloman, 01-01-03-00-00" [01-01-03-00-00] "David, 2 " New Haven Cheshire M637_1 93 210 "David, 2d, 01-00-03-00-00" [01-00-03-00-00] Cloe New Haven Cheshire M637_1 93 211 "Cloe, 01-02-01-00-00" [01-02-01-00-00] David New Haven Cheshire M637_1 93 211 "David, 02-02-07-00-00" [02-02-07-00-00] "Ebenezer, B " New Haven Cheshire M637_1 93 211 "Ebenezer B., 01-03-02-00-00" [01-03-02-00-00] Gideon New Haven Cheshire M637_1 93 211 "Gideon, 01-00-00-00-00" [01-00-00-00-00] Jerry New Haven Cheshire M637_1 93 211 "Jerry, 02-01-05-00-00" [02-01-05-00-00] Amassa New Haven Cheshire M637_1 93 212 "Amasa, 01-02-02-00-00" [01-02-02-00-00] Henry 2nd New Haven Cheshire M637_1 93 212 "Henry 2d, 01-04-04-00-00" [01-04-04-00-00] Henry New Haven Cheshire M637_1 93 212 "Henry, 01-01-02-00-00" [01-01-02-00-00] Joel New Haven Cheshire M637_1 93 212 "Joel, 01-01-02-00-00" [01-01-02-00-00] Thomas New Haven Cheshire M637_1 93 212 "Thomas, 02-00-03-00-00" [02-00-03-00-00] David New Haven Guilford M637_1 99 205 "David S., 01-00-00-00-00" [01-00-00-00-00] Benjamin New Haven Hamden M637_1 100 175 "Benjamin, 01-02-02-00-00" [01-02-02-00-00] Abijah New Haven Hamden M637_1 100 176 "Abijah, 01-02-01-00-00" [01-02-01-00-00] Louis New Haven Hamden M637_1 100 176 "Louis, 01-00-02-00-00" [01-00-02-00-00] Asshael New Haven Woodbridge M637_1 111 182 "Asshael, 01-03-02-00-00" [01-03-02-00-00] Saml New London Unknown Township M637_1 122 61 "Samuel, 01-02-03-00-00" [01-02-03-00-00] Silas New London Unknown Township M637_1 123 63 "Silas, 01-01-03-00-00" [01-01-03-00-00] Noah New London Unknown Township M637_1 124 70 "Noah, 01-00-04-00-00" [01-00-04-00-00] Daniel New London Unknown Township M637_1 126 82 "Daniel, 01-01-02-00-00" [01-01-02-00-00] Ezekiel New London Unknown Township M637_1 128 87 "Ezekiel, 01-00-01-00-00" [01-00-01-00-00] "Ezekiel, 2d " New London Unknown Township M637_1 128 87 "Ezekiel, 2d, 01-03-01-00-00" [01-03-01-00-00] James New London Unknown Township M637_1 128 91 "James, 01-00-01-00-00" [01-00-01-00-00] Jonathan New London Unknown Township M637_1 128 91 "Jonathan, 02-01-02-00-00" [02-01-02-00-00] William New London Unknown Township M637_1 129 92 "William, 01-01-02-00-00" [01-01-02-00-00] Thadeus New London Unknown Township M637_1 129 93 "Thadeus, 02-03-03-00-00" [02-03-03-00-00] Gurdon New London Unknown Township M637_1 130 100 "Gurdon, 01-01-02-00-00" [01-01-02-00-00] Benjamin New London Unknown Township M637_1 131 101 "Benjamin, 01-01-03-00-00" [01-01-03-00-00] Guy New London Unknown Township M637_1 131 102 "Guy, 01-00-03-00-00" [01-00-03-00-00] Nathl Windham Ashford M637_1 140 535 "Nathaniel, 01-03-01-00-00" [01-03-01-00-00] John Windham Killingley M637_1 144 548 "John, 01-00-02-00-00" [01-00-02-00-00] Isaac Windham Lebanon M637_1 144 511 "Isaac, 02-00-05-00-00" [02-00-05-00-00] Thomas Windham Lebanon M637_1 146 517 "Thomas, 01-01-02-00-00" [01-01-02-00-00]

This is a listing of all BROOKS entries in the Ancestry.com 1790 Federal Census index with the numbers coming from me. I have put what Chris posted a few weeks ago as a comparison. Most of the ones marked not found are off pages that are very hard to read, so they are probably there. Maine County Township Roll Page Image Chris's Post My Reading Daniel Cumberland Falmouth M637_2 14 174 "Daniel, 01-02-03-00-00" [01-02-03-00-00] John Cumberland Falmouth M637_2 14 174 "John, 01-02-05-00-00" [01-02-05-00-00] Peter Cumberland Number 4 Plantation M637_2 22 12 "Peter, 01-01-02-00-00" [01-01-02-00-00] "____, 01-00-00-00-00" Silas Hancock Barrettstown M637_2 26 65 "Silas, 01-00-00-00-00" [01-00-00-00-00] Martin Hancock Ducktrap M637_2 28 64 "Martin, 02-03-03-00-00" [02-03-03-00-00] George Hancock Orrington M637_2 30 46 "George, 01-02-06-00-00" [01-02-06-00-00] Charles S Lincoln Edgecomb M637_2 37 148 "Charles S., 03-00-03-00-00" [03-00-03-00-00] Willm Lincoln Hallowell M637_2 39 143 "William, 04-02-04-00-00" [01-02-04-00-00] * Willm Lincoln Vassalborough M637_2 47 74 "William, 01-020-02-00-00" Not Found John Lincoln Winslow M637_2 50 21 "John, 01-00-00-00-00" [01-00-00-00-00] John Newport Tiverton M637_10 207 "John, 00-00-00-05-00" [01-00-00-05-00] Isaiah York Buxton M637_2 59 195 "Isaiah, 03-02-03-00-00" [03-02-03-00-00] Robt York Buxton M637_2 59 195 "Robert, 02-00-03-00-00" [02-00-03-00-00] Saml York Buxton M637_2 59 195 "Samuel, 02-03-01-00-00" [02-03-01-00-00] Joseph York Kittery M637_2 62 170 "Joseph, 01-02-02-00-00" Not Found Josiah York Kittery M637_2 62 170 "Josiah, 01-00-02-00-00" Not Found Saml York Kittery M637_2 62 170 "Samuel, 02-05-03-00-00" Not Found "Saml, Jur " York Kittery M637_2 62 170 "Samuel Jr., 01-00-01-00-00" Not Found Wm York Kittery M637_2 62 170 "William, 01-02-04-00-00" Not Found Joshua York Sanford M637_2 66 210 "Joshua, 01-00-01-00-00" [01-00-01-00-00] Joshua York Wells M637_2 70 155 "Joshua, 01-02-03-00-00" [01-01-03-00-00] * * - Very hard to read.

This is a listing of all BROOKS entries in the Ancestry.com 1790 Federal Census index with the numbers coming from me. I have put what Chris posted a few weeks ago as a comparison. Most of the ones marked not found are off pages that are very hard to read, so they are probably there. Massachusetts County Township Roll Page Image """Chris's Post""" My Reading Jonathan Berkshire Lanesborough M637_4 27 380 "Jonathan, Lanesborough" [01-02-03-00-00] William Berkshire Loudon M637_4 30 379 "William, Loudon" [01-00-02-00-00] Daniel Berkshire New Marlborough M637_4 30 478 "Daniel, New Marlborough" [02-03-03-00-00] David Berkshire New Marlborough M637_4 31 478 "David, New Marlborough" [01-02-04-00-00] Jabez [1] Berkshire New Marlborough M637_4 31 478 "Jabez, New Marlborough" [01-01-04-00-00] James Berkshire New Marlborough M637_4 31 478 "James, New Marlborough" [01-02-02-00-00] Luther [1] Berkshire New Marlborough M637_4 31 478 "Luther, New Marlborough" [02-00-02-00-00] Reuben [2] Berkshire Pittsfield M637_4 32 522 "Reuben, Pittsfield" [01-01-04-00-00] Jabez Berkshire Richmond M637_4 33 544 "Jabez, Richmond" [01-02-02-00-00] Ichabod Berkshire Sandisfield M637_4 34 640 "Ichabod, Sandisfield" [01-03-04-00-00] Benjamin Berkshire Williamstown M637_4 38 744 "Benjamin, Williamstown" [01-00-02-00-00] Joel Essex Andover M637_4 63 27 "Joel, Andover" [01-00-01-00-00] Reuben Essex Gloucester M637_4 70 277 "Reuben, Gloucester" [01-01-02-00-00] Edward Essex Marblehead M637_4 83 422 "Edward, Marblehead" [01-01-03-00-00] John Essex Marblehead M637_4 83 422 "John, Marblehead" [01-01-02-00-00] Elizabeth Essex Marblehead M637_4 84 423 "Elizabeth, Marblehead" [00-00-04-00-00] Abigail Essex Salem M637_4 96 630 "Abigail, Salem" [00-00-03-00-00] Ruth Essex Salem M637_4 97 630 "Ruth, Salem" [01-00-01-00-00] Thomas Essex Salem M637_4 96 630 "Thomas, Salem" [01-01-02-00-00] Timothy [3] Essex Salem M637_4 96 630 "Timothy, Salem" [02-02-08-00-00] Jared Hampshire Ashfield M637_4 102 15 "Jared, Ashfield" [01-00-00-00-00] Capt John Hampshire Bernardston M637_4 102 144 "Capt. John, Bernardston" [01-00-03-00-00] Silvans Hampshire Brimfield M637_4 104 138 "Silvanus, Brimfield" [01-01-03-00-00] Alpheus Hampshire Buckland M637_4 105 142 "Alpheus, Buckland" [02-00-01-00-00] Benja [4] Hampshire Charlemont M637_4 105 163 "Benjamin, Charlemont" [02-03-03-00-00] Abner Hampshire Conway M637_4 108 157 "Abner, Conway" [01-02-05-00-00] Thos Hampshire Deerfield M637_4 110 193 "Thomas, Deerfield" [01-06-02-00-00] Daniel Hampshire Greenfield M637_4 112 263 "Daniel, Greenfield" [02-00-02-00-00] Levi Hampshire Greenfield M637_4 112 263 "Levi, Greenfield" [01-03-04-00-00] John Hampshire Hadley M637_4 114 293 "John, Hadley" [01-00-01-00-00] Job Hampshire Ludlow M637_4 116 341 "Job, Ludlow" [02-06-03-00-00] "Jos, Junr " Hampshire Ludlow M637_4 116 341 "Joseph Jun., Ludlow" [01-01-01-00-00] Moses Hampshire Montague M637_4 117 397 "Mosse, Montague" [02-01-04-00-00] Alpheus Hampshire Northfield M637_4 119 445 "Alpheus, Northfield" [04-02-06-00-00] Thos Hampshire Pelham M637_4 120 496 "Thomas, Pelham" [02-00-00-00-00] Silas Hampshire Rowe M637_4 122 528 "Silas, Rowe" [01-01-03-00-00] Saml Hampshire Springfield M637_4 126 574 "Samuel, Springfield" [01-00-03-00-00] Levi Hampshire West Springfield M637_4 128 558 "Levi, W. Springfield" [04-00-06-00-00] Simon Hampshire West Springfield M637_4 128 558 "Simon, W. Springfield" [01-01-02-00-00] Joshua Hampshire Westfield M637_4 129 690 "Joshua, Westfield" [01-01-02-00-00] Dan'l Middlesex Acton M637_4 133 23 "Daniel, Lincoln" [01-03-04-00-00] Jonas Middlesex Acton M637_4 133 23 "Jonas, Acton" [02-01-05-00-00] Joseph Middlesex Acton M637_4 133 23 "Joseph, Acton" [01-01-03-00-00] Mary Middlesex Acton M637_4 133 23 "Mary, Acton" [00-00-01-00-00] Eliza Middlesex Acton M637_4 133 24 "Elizabeth, Acton" [00-00-01-00-00] Job F Middlesex Acton M637_4 133 24 "John F., Acton " [03-01-02-00-00] Seth [6] Middlesex Acton M637_4 133 24 "Seth, Acton" [04-02-06-00-00] Jona Middlesex Ashby M637_4 134 25 "Jonathan, Ashby" [01-02-05-00-00] Abel Middlesex Concord M637_4 139 177 "Abel, Concord" [02-01-02-00-00] Asa Middlesex Concord M637_4 139 177 "Asa, Concord" [01-01-02-00-00] Ephm Middlesex Concord M637_4 139 177 "Ephraim, Concord" [01-03-02-00-00] Job Middlesex Concord M637_4 139 177 "Job, Concord" [01-01-02-00-00] John Esta Middlesex Concord M637_4 139 177 [01-01-01-00-00] Robt Esta Middlesex Concord M637_4 139 177 [01-00-03-00-00] Saml Middlesex Concord M637_4 139 177 "Samuel, Concord" [03-00-02-00-00] Aaron Middlesex Lincoln M637_4 146 366 "Aaron, Lincoln" [04-00-02-00-00] Danl Middlesex Lincoln M637_4 146 366 "Daniel, Acton" [02-01-02-00-00] "Eleaz, Esqr " Middlesex Lincoln M637_4 146 366 "Eleazer Esq., Lincoln" [02-02-03-00-00] Elizabeth Middlesex Lincoln M637_4 146 366 "Elizabeth, Townsend" [01-02-03-00-00] Ephm Middlesex Lincoln M637_4 146 366 "Ephraim,. Lincoln" [04-00-05-00-00] John Middlesex Lincoln M637_4 146 366 "John, Lincoln" [01-01-02-00-00] Joshua Middlesex Lincoln M637_4 146 366 "Joshua, Lincoln" [03-05-04-00-00] Thos Middlesex Lincoln M637_4 146 366 "Thomas, Lincoln" [01-00-00-00-00] Timothy Middlesex Lincoln M637_4 146 366 "Timothy, Lincoln" [03-01-04-00-00] Hannah Middlesex Lincoln M637_4 146 367 "Hannah, Lincoln" [01-00-02-00-00] Matthw Middlesex Littleton M637_4 146 362 "Matthew, Littleton" [02-02-04-00-00] Abigail Middlesex Medford M637_4 148 416 "Abigail, Medford" [02-01-05-02-00] Caleb Middlesex Medford M637_4 148 416 "Caleb, Medford" [03-01-05-00-00] "John, Esqr " Middlesex Medford M637_4 148 416 "John Esq., Medford" [01-02-04-01-00] Ruth Middlesex Medford M637_4 148 416 "Ruth, Medford" [00-00-02-00-00] Susanna Middlesex Medford M637_4 148 416 "Susanna, Medford" [02-00-03-00-00] "Thos, Jr " Middlesex Medford M637_4 148 416 "Thomas Jr., Medford" [01-01-03-00-00] "Thos., Esqr " Middlesex Medford M637_4 148 416 "Thomas Esq., Medford" [03-03-02-02-00] Jonas Middlesex Pepperell M637_4 150 520 "Jonas, Pepperell" [01-02-02-00-00] Luke Middlesex Stow M637_4 154 604 "Luke, Stow" [04-00-03-00-00] Benja Middlesex Townshend M637_4 155 657 "Benjamin, Townsend" [01-00-00-00-00] "Benja, Jnr " Middlesex Townshend M637_4 155 657 "Benjamin Jun., Townsend" [02-01-04-00-00] Eliza Middlesex Townshend M637_4 155 657 "Elizabeth, Lincoln" [01-01-04-01-00] Saml Middlesex Townshend M637_4 155 657 "Samuel, Townsend" [01-01-01-00-00] Lydia (Widw) Middlesex Westford M637_4 158 732 "Lydia, Westford" [01-00-02-00-00] Esther [7] Middlesex Woburn M637_4 159 740 "Esther, Woburn" [02-01-03-00-00] Jona [7] Middlesex Woburn M637_4 159 740 "Jonathan, Woburn" [01-01-03-00-00] Zach Middlesex Woburn M637_4 160 740 "Zachariah, Woburn" [01-02-03-00-00] Elias Nantucket Sherburn M637_4 164 580 "Elias, Sherburn" [01-00-02-00-00] Joseph Plymouth Hanover M637_4 170 295 "Joseph, Hanover" [03-01-07-01-00] Samuel Plymouth Hanover M637_4 170 295 "Samuel, Hanover" [01-00-02-00-00] Nathl Plymouth Scituate M637_4 181 347 "Nathaniel, Scituate" [01-01-03-00-00] "Nathl, Jur " Plymouth Scituate M637_4 181 347 "Nathaniel Jr., Scituate" [01-02-01-00-00] Hannah Plymouth Scituate M637_4 182 349 "Hannah, Scituate" [00-02-04-00-00] Wm Plymouth Scituate M637_4 182 349 "William, Scituate" [01-01-01-00-00] "Wm, Jun " Plymouth Scituate M637_4 182 349 "William Jr., Scituate" [01-03-06-00-00 ? [5] Plymouth Scituate M637_4 182 349 [00-00-02-00-00] Amos Worcester Ashburnham M637_4 211 19 "Amos, Ashburnham" [01-02-07-00-00] Jonas Worcester Ashburnham M637_4 211 19 "Jonas, Ashburnham" [01-03-03-00-00] Jonas Worcester Ashburnham M637_4 211 19 [02-00-01-00-00] Judeth Worcester Ashburnham M637_4 211 19 "Judeth, Ashburnham" [00-02-02-00-00] Simeon Worcester Ashburnham M637_4 211 19 "Simeon, Ashburnham" [01-02-03-00-00] Thaddeus Worcester Ashburnham M637_4 211 19 "Thaddeus, Ashburnham" [01-01-01-00-00] Johana [7] Worcester Athol M637_4 -16 16 "Johana, Athol" [00-00-05-00-00] Eaphraim Worcester Barre M637_4 212 101 "Eaphraim, Barre" [02-01-04-01-00] Nathan Worcester Bolton M637_4 214 107 "Nathan, Bolton" [01-02-03-00-00] Aaron [7] Worcester Grafton M637_4 220 273 "Aaron, Grafton" [01-02-01-00-00] Abijah [7] Worcester Grafton M637_4 220 273 "Abijah, Grafton" [01-01-02-00-00] Joel [7] Worcester Grafton M637_4 220 273 "Joel, Grafton" [02-00-02-00-00] Noah [7] Worcester Grafton M637_4 220 273 "Noah, Grafton" [01-00-01-00-00] Samuel Worcester Harvard M637_4 222 305 "Samuel, Harvard" [01-02-04-00-00] Martha Worcester Northborough M637_4 229 451 "Martha, Northborough" [00-01-04-00-00] Joel Worcester Petersham M637_4 231 516 "Joel, Petersham" [01-01-01-00-00] Charles Worcester Princeton M637_4 233 518 "Charles, Princeton" [02-04-03-00-00] David Worcester Princeton M637_4 233 518 "David, Princeton" [01-04-06-00-00] Enoch Worcester Princeton M637_4 232 518 "Enoch, Princeton" [03-04-02-00-00] Ami Worcester Sterling M637_4 237 594 "Ami, Sterling" [01-01-01-00-00] Bulah Worcester Sterling M637_4 237 594 "Bulah, Sterling" [00-00-01-00-00] Ebenezer Worcester Sterling M637_4 237 594 "Ebenezer, Sterling" [01-01-03-00-00] John Worcester Sterling M637_4 237 594 "John, Sterling" [02-00-02-00-00] Joshua Worcester Sterling M637_4 237 594 "Joshua, Sterling" [01-01-03-00-00] Thomas Worcester Sterling M637_4 237 594 "Thomas, Sterling" [02-01-03-00-00] John [8] Worcester Sterling M637_4 237 596 Stephen Worcester Templeton M637_4 240 653 "Stephen, Templeton" [01-05-03-00-00] Caleb Worcester Western M637_4 242 702 "Caleb, Western" [01-00-00-00-00] Edward Worcester Western M637_4 243 702 "Edward, Western" [01-02-02-00-00] John Worcester Western M637_4 242 702 "John, Western " [01-04-04-00-00] Isaac Worcester Westminster M637_4 243 716 "Isaac, Westminster" [01-02-03-00-00] Mary Worcester Westminster M637_4 243 716 "Mary, Westminster" [02-01-02-00-00] John Worcester Winchendon M637_4 244 719 "John, Winchendon" [01-01-01-00-00] Levi Worcester Winchendon M637_4 244 719 "Levi, Winchendon" [01-01-02-00-00] Nathaniel Worcester Worcester M637_4 245 709 "Nathaniel, Worcester" [03-04-02-00-00] Samuel Worcester Worcester M637_4 245 709 "Samuel, Worcester" [05-00-04-00-00] 1 - These 2 households are marked as being together. 2 - The R in Reuben is assumed. Page is damaged. 3 - Third number could be something else. 4 - Benj. A ? 5 - Indexed by ancestry as Mercy Brook. Looks a lot like Brooks. 6 - Name under tape. 7 - First couple of letters were cut off. 8 - Error in index I think. Only one John in town of Sterling on page 237. No Brooks on Image 596.

This is a listing of all BROOKS entries in the Ancestry.com 1790 Federal Census index with the numbers coming from me. I have put what Chris posted a few weeks ago as a comparison. Most of the ones marked not found are off pages that are very hard to read, so they are probably there. New Hampshire County Township Roll Page Image Chris's Post My Reading Benjamin Cheshire Alstead M637_5 9 63 "Benjamin, 02-01-01-00-00" [02-01-01-00-00] John Cheshire Alstead M637_5 9 63 "John, 01-03-03-00-00" [01-03-03-00-00] Simon Cheshire Alstead M637_5 9 63 "Simon, 01-01-03-00-00" [01-01-03-00-00] "Simon, Junr " Cheshire Alstead M637_5 9 63 "Simon Jr., 02-03-02-00-00" [02-03-02-00-00] Barnabas Cheshire Claremont M637_5 13 63 "Barnabas, 01-01-06-00-00" [01-01-06-00-00] Cornelius Cheshire Claremont M637_5 13 63 "Cornelius, 02-06-04-00-00" Not Found Joseph Cheshire Jaffrey M637_5 17 63 "Joseph, 01-01-06-00-00" Not Found Aaron Cheshire Marlborough M637_5 19 63 "Aaron, 01-02-02-00-00" Not Found Job Cheshire Stoddard M637_5 23 63 "Job, 02-01-03-00-00" Not Found Samuel Grafton Haverhill M637_5 33 31 "Samuel, 06-02-02-00-00" [06-02-02-00-01] John Hillsborough Hancock M637_5 46 187 "John, 02-01-02-00-00" [02-01-02-00-00] William Hillsborough Hancock M637_5 46 187 "William, 01-01-04-00-00" [01-01-04-00-00] William Hillsborough Hollis M637_5 47 210 "William, 02-02-04" [02-02-04-00-00] John Hillsborough New Ipswich M637_5 52 156 "John, 02-04-03-00-00" [02-04-03-00-00] Solomon Hillsborough New Ipswich M637_5 52 155 "Solomon, 01-03-05-00-00" [01-03-05-00-00] Benja Hillsborough Raby M637_5 54 196 "Benjamin, 01-01-04-00-00" [01-01-04-00-00] Samuel Rockingham Exeter M637_5 66 117 "Samuel, 03-00-02-00-00" [03-00-02-00-00] New York County Township Roll Page Image Chris's Post My Reading John Albany Rensselaerwick M637_6 35 282 "John, 02-03-02-00-00" [02-03-02-00-00] Jonathan Albany Albany 1St Ward M637_6 11 78 "Jonathan, 03-03-04-00-00" [03-03-04-00-xx] Peter Albany Watervliet M637_6 53 90 [02-04-05-00-03] William Albany Coxsackie M637_6 22 99 "William, 01-02-03-00-00" [01-02-03-00-00] Willm Albany Hoosick M637_6 31 319 "William, 01-00-01-00-00" Not Found David Dutchess Rhinebeck M637_6 92 221 "David, 02-03-04-00-00" [02-03-04-01-02] Isaac Dutchess Poughkeepsie M637_6 91 196 "Isaac, 01-00-03-00-00" [01-00-03-00-01] Jonathan Dutchess Fishkill M637_6 80 188 "Jonathan, 02-00-01-00-00" [02-00-01-00-00] Joseph Dutchess Northeast M637_6 86 218 "Joseph, 01-02-03-00-00" [01-02-03-00-00] Nathan Dutchess Fredericksontown M637_6 83 152 "Nathan, 01-04-01-00-00" [01-04-01-00-00] Reuben Dutchess Poughkeepsie M637_6 90 196 "Reuben, 01-00-04-00-00" [01-00-04-00-00] William Dutchess Fishkill M637_6 81 192 "William, 01-02-03-00-00" [01-02-03-00-00] Benjamin Montgomery Canajoxharrie M637_6 1 67 "Benjamin, 01-00-04-00-00" [01-00-04-00-00] Cornelius Montgomery Chemung M637_6 5 57 "Cornlius, 01-01-07-00-00" [01-01-07-00-00] John Montgomery Chemung M637_6 5 57 "John, 01-01-01-00-00" [01-01-01-00-00] Henry New York NY City Out Ward M637_6 127 571 "Henry, 02-02-02-00-00" [02-02-02-00-01] John New York NY City West Ward M637_6 134 527 "John, 01-00-01-00-00" [01-00-01-00-00] Michael New York NY City North Ward M637_6 125 538 "Michael, 02-05-06-00-00" [02-05-06-00-00] George Orange New Cornwall M637_6 145 343 "George, 01-02-02-00-00" [01-02-02-00-00] John Orange New Cornwall M637_6 145 343 "John, 02-04-05-00-00" [02-04-05-00-00] John Orange New Cornwall M637_6 146 345 "John, 01-03-03-00-00" [01-03-03-00-00] Jonathan Orange New Cornwall M637_6 144 340 "Jonathan, 05-03-03-00-00" [05-03-03-00-10] Michael Orange Warwick M637_6 147 348 [02-02-04-00-00] Nathaniel Orange Haverstraw M637_6 140 353 "Nahtaniel, 03-03-04-00-00" [03-03-04-00-00] David Queens North Hempstead M637_6 152 389 "David, 02-01-03-00-00" [02-01-03-00-07] John Queens Oyster Bay M637_6 154 398 "John, 01-01-01-00-00" [01-01-01-00-00] Jeremiah Ulster Mamakating M637_6 173 464 "Jeremiah, 01-01-05-00-00" [01-01-05-00-00] John Ulster Mamakating M637_6 173 465 "John, 01-03-02-00-00" [01-03-02-00-00] Jonathan Ulster Mamakating M637_6 173 464 "Jonathan, 02-01-04" [02-01-04-00-00] Uri Washington Salem M637_6 192 244 "Uri, 01-04-03-00-00" [01-04-03-00-00] Willm Washington Westfield M637_6 193 250 "William, 01-03-07-00-00" [01-03-07-00-00] John Westchester Salem M637_6 6 622 [01-03-02-00-00] Michael Westchester Salem M637_6 5 620 [01-03-03-00-00] xx - Paper damaged. Rhode Island County Township Roll Page Image Chris's Post My Reading John Newport Tiverton M637_10 207 "John, 00-00-00-05-00" [01-00-00-00-05] Vermont County Township Roll Page Image Chris's Post My Reading Saml Addison Bristol M637_12 11 217 "Samuel, 03-03-05 00 00" Not Found "Saml., Jr " Addison Bristol M637_12 11 217 "Samuel Jr., 01-00-01 00 00" Not Found Azaniah Addison Vergennes M637_12 15 217 "Azaniah, 01-03-01 00 00" Not Found Barnabas Bennington Bennington M637_12 16 12 "Barnabas, 01-00-00 00 00" [01-00-00-00-00] John Bennington Winhall M637_12 22 36 [01-01-04-00-00] Jabez Chittenden Charlotte M637_12 24 119 "Jalbez, 02-00-00 00 00" [02-00-00-00-00] Adonijah Chittenden St. Albans M637_12 26 130 "Adonijah, 02-02-01 00 00" [02-02-01-00-00] Azariah Chittenden St. Albans M637_12 26 130 "Azariah, 01-02-02 00 00" [01-02-02-00-00] Theophilus Orange Montpelier M637_12 154 "Theophilus, 03-01-03 00 00" [03-01-03-00-00] Ichabod Rutland Pittsford M637_12 42 178 "Ichabod, 01-01-02 00 00" [01-01-02-00-00] "Aaron, Junr " Windham Dummerston M637_12 47 105 "Aaron Jr., 02-04-03 00 00" [02-04-03-00-00] Ephm Windham Guilford M637_12 49 100 "Ephriam, 01-03-00 00 00" [01-00-03-00-00] Jona Windham Guilford M637_12 49 100 "Jonathan, 01-00-01 00 00" [01-00-01-00-00] Widow Windham Guilford M637_12 49 100 "Widow, 00-01-01 00 00" [00-01-01-00-00] Asa Windham Hallifax M637_12 50 107 "Asa, 01-03-02 00 00" [01-03-02-00-00] Leml Windham Hallifax M637_12 50 107 "Lemuel, 01-03-05 00 00" [01-03-05-00-00] Cephas Windham Hinsdale M637_12 51 99 "Cephas, 01-02-02 00 00" [01-02-02-00-00] Nathl Windham Hinsdale M637_12 51 99 "Nathaniel, 02-01-04 00 00" [02-01-04-00-00] David Windham Jamaica M637_12 51 100 "David, 01-00-02 00 00" Not Found Ebenr Windham Johnson'S Gore M637_12 51 100 "Ebenzer, 01-01-03 00 00" Not Found Simeon Windsor Bethel M637_12 57 62 "Simeon, no town, 01-02-01 00 00" [01-02-01-00-00] David Windsor Chester M637_12 59 209 "David, Windsor, 02-05-05 00 00" [02-02-01-00-00]

Forwarding this courtesy of Pam Venn: ============================================ Stuart Banyar Blakely, "A History of Otego." Originally printed in 1907, the book was reproduced during the bicentennial to benefit the Otego Harris Memorial library relocation. Mill Creek, p. 77: North of the old turnpike and a little east of Charles Bowen's once stood the peculiar house of Barney Brooks. It was about forty feet long and sixteen feet wide. On this farm about 1834 a man named Burroughs claimed to have found a silver mine, having melted up his wife's spoons to "salt it down." Several caught the fever, and the farm was bought at a fabulous price. A shop was erected, a forge built and drilling and blasting continued for a year or more. Burroughs did not succeed in keeping his secret, and the bubble burst. The great silver mine of Arabia was abandoned. A large pile of almost worthless ore, containing a very small amount of lead and antimony, was left a monument to the god of greed that can still be seen. The Otsdawa, p. 89: Jair Cook, born probably near Preston, Ct., came before 1800 to the place now owned and occupied by B.A. Cook, his grandson. It has been said that Jair Cook first bought two-thirds of an acre from Cornelius Brooks; if this be true, he lived first near Otsdawa. ============================================ These are brothers Barnabas (b. 1749) and Cornelius (b. 1747), sons of Capt. Benjamin/3 Brooks and Thankful Hickox. Both brothers were born at Farmington, CT, were at Claremont, NH with their father and brother Benjamin Jr. in 1776, and after 1790 removed to New York state. The family was Loyalist, as father and two of the three sons at Claremont all refused to sign New Hampshire's Association Test (a loyalty oath to the Revolutionary government) in May 1776. Cornelius "made no association." This is the Cheshire/Wallingford line of Connecticut. Chris

On Fri, 26 Apr 2002 11:34:10 EDT, [email protected] wrote: :well cannot beat 21 but sure come close Well? Sound of drum roll ... waiting for particulars ... Chris

this is a recently organized cemetery committee - to try and put some organization and teeth into things around here. I belong to Maine Old Cemetery Association and your NHOGA - I haven't been to any of your meetings but some NH people come to our MOCA meetings. anything to do with cemeteries interests me. my hat is off to you for your work - are they really going to assign the sexton duties to the town crew?????? this is progress??????? > Besides, we northern New Englanders need to stick together. :-) YUP! I > AGREE. NOTHING QUITE LIKE US EITHER

well cannot beat 21 but sure come close Mike

Hi all, I'm still plugging away at "my little project," but I did enjoy observing the previous "bragging rights contest" for most Brooks sons in a given family. Alas, the list has gone quiet again ... Why not move on to the daughters of Brooks families? Who can claim the most? (Same rules apply with the exception of the gender change.) Why should only males be considered when descendants of either sex have the genes? I think you should, however, restrict yourself to the BROOKS surname, or pretty soon you'd be spinning off into cousin Mordecai's Veebelfester family of 26 children, with only the thinnest of Brooks connections topic-wise. (If my project continues to drag on, you could then progress to largest combined families, regardless of children's gender -- I have a documented report of a Brooks family with 21 children, though most aren't identified by name or date.) Regards, Chris

On Wed, 17 Apr 2002 21:55:59 -0700, Norma Paul wrote: :I descend his sister, Sarah, m. Ephraim BUCK. Through which child of Sarah's do you descend, Norma? I'll be happy to swap files privately if you'd like. First you might send me JUST the downline of your descent (i.e., Sarah/3, Hugo/4, Moe/5, etc.) so I can see how much of this I may now have in my data. Then I will start with the latest known person who is found in both our data, and generate an ancestral report focused on that person. I send annotated reports, sourced at the event level, and include a bibliography. I started to run a descendant report to the screen for Sarah just to get a quick head count, but aborted it at 600+ people after three subsequent generations. I think the chances are high that I could add to your knowledge, and I'm quite sure you could add to mine. Thanks, Chris |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Christopher Brooks Researching BROOKS Families of New England ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

Norma, if the Jabez BROOKS you are enquiring about is the below Jabez, then "Hello Cousin!" Name: Jabez BROOKS Sex: M Birth: 17 Jul 1673 Place: Woburn,Middlesex,MA Chr: Place: Marr: 7 Jun 1698 Spouse: Hephzibah CUTTER-72492 Marr: 18 Dec 1694 Spouse: Rachel BUCK-72490 Marr: Spouse: Death: 30 Jan 1746/1747 Place: Woburn,Middlesex,MA Burial: Place: Father: John BROOKS-72345 Mother: Eunice MOUSALL-72346 Notes------------------------------------------------------------------------ Of Woburn, husbandman, "in consideration of love, good will, and affection....towards my loving wife, Hepsibeth Brooks," conveys certain household articles and wearing apparel, one large Bible, one silver spoon, a large cupboard, and all "my linen," and a bond due to her from "my son," Ebenezer Brooks...,Jan. 16, 1739-40. On the same date, Jabez Brooks, in a similar conveyance, mentions his sons, Nathaniel Brooks, husbandman, Samuel Brooks, husbandman, John Brooks and Ebenezer Brooks, housewrights, and Benjamin Brooks, husbandman, all of Woburn, to whom he conveys his right in a "way leading from the country road between my house and Mr. Belknap's house to the Richardson' Row, to lie for an open road," etc. The originals of these deeds, with many other papers of this family are deposited in the Wyman Collection in the Woburn Public Library. _NEHGR_, April, 1875, Vol. 29, pp 153-7. Name: Hephzibah CUTTER Sex: F Birth: 15 Aug 1671 Place: Cambridge,Middlesex,MA Chr: Place: Marr: 7 Jun 1698 Spouse: Jabez BROOKS-72489 Marr: Spouse: Marr: Spouse: Death: 1 Jan 1745/1746 Place: Woburn,Middlesex,MA Burial: Place: Father: Richard CUTTER-72972 Mother: Frances PERRIMAN-AMSDEN-72973 Notes------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Ancestry of Mary Blanchard Cutter", (1964) by Sanford Charles Gladden _NEHGR_, April, 1875, Vol. 29, pp 153-7. Name: Rachel BUCK Sex: F Birth: Abt 1676 Place: Chr: Place: Marr: 18 Dec 1694 Spouse: Jabez BROOKS-72489 Marr: Spouse: Marr: Spouse: Death: 23 Feb 1698 Place: Woburn,Middlesex,MA Burial: Place: Father: Samuel BUCK-72970 Mother: Rachel LEVEN-72971 Notes--------------------------------------------------------------------- Keeping my fingers crossed here! TTYL Craig "Always Looking for Cousins!" At 08:02 PM 4/17/02 -0400, you wrote: >Was Jabez Brooks married to Rachel BUCK & Hepzibah Cutter? > >Thanks > >Norma > > >==== 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 ... > >

Thanks Craig, I descend his sister, Sarah, m. Ephraim BUCK. 4/17/02 7:56 PM, Craig Beeman at [email protected] wrote: > Norma, if the Jabez BROOKS you are enquiring about is the below > Jabez, then "Hello Cousin!"