The Higginson book entitled BROOKS AND KINDRED FAMILIES does not have any BROOKS names who lived in New York state. The hundreds of BROOKSES listed in the book lived in southern United States, mostly in North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama. >From the information you sent to me, it appears that your BROOKSES are of Dutch origin, especially since their marriages and baptisms were done in Dutch Reformed churches. I recommend you search in records maintained by counties located in New York state where communities of Dutch immigrants settled and lived during 1800-1900. Focus on such surnames as Van Salsbergen, Broeks, and Ten Broeks. I wish I could be of more assistance. --Fred Cruckson in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.