Hi, I am wondering if during research of NYS Brooks lines, anyone has traced a Brooks back to a Dutch BROEKS or Ten Broeks? (or something similar) My Brooks family married almost exclusively Dutch spouses and were baptized in Dutch Reformed churches in Columbia, Greene and Rensselaer counties. The earliest record in my line so far is the following, sent to me by another Brooks researcher, bless her heart. Joshua (Brooks) married Geertje Jans BONT, daughter of Jan Hendrikse Lendertsz BONT and Jannetje SCHERP, on 14 Jan 1729 in Linlithgo Reformed Church, Kinderhook, Albany County (now Columbia), NY. Geertje was christened1 on 18 Jan 1708 in Claverack, NY. The origins of Joshua arent' known to me. The later generations of this family lived in both Greene county and Schodack, Rensselaer county. If anyone can help, I'd appreciate it. Alternate spellings in church records are Broeks, Broocks, Broecks, and one Bruks. Aloha Eve
Let's complicate things even more: My BROOKS family imigrated to NYS from England, winding up in Woodhull, Steuben, NY. One of them, Carrie COLVIN (b. Mar1874) married Elwyn TENBROECK (Dec1872, son of Hiram TENBROECK. -----Original Message----- From: Eve [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [B-NE] Could Brooks be BROEKS? Hi, I am wondering if during research of NYS Brooks lines, anyone has traced a Brooks back to a Dutch BROEKS or Ten Broeks? (or something similar) My Brooks family married almost exclusively Dutch spouses and were baptized in Dutch Reformed churches in Columbia, Greene and Rensselaer counties. The earliest record in my line so far is the following, sent to me by another Brooks researcher, bless her heart. Joshua (Brooks) married Geertje Jans BONT, daughter of Jan Hendrikse Lendertsz BONT and Jannetje SCHERP, on 14 Jan 1729 in Linlithgo Reformed Church, Kinderhook, Albany County (now Columbia), NY. Geertje was christened1 on 18 Jan 1708 in Claverack, NY. The origins of Joshua arent' known to me. The later generations of this family lived in both Greene county and Schodack, Rensselaer county. If anyone can help, I'd appreciate it. Alternate spellings in church records are Broeks, Broocks, Broecks, and one Bruks. Aloha Eve ______________________________