OK. I confess. I've been one of the "lurkers" of the BROOKS-NE-L listserv that Christopher Brooks mentioned. I appreciate Christopher's fine efforts and the great contributions from the group in helping define the different lines of New England Brooks. In case it's of interest to any sub-lines of William Brooks of Springfield, here's my lineage. I have the hard copy "The Brooks Family of Bethel, Vermont" by Chad and Robert Brooks, 1995, copies of which I can send any interested parties. (Chad --now deceased-- and Robert did a lot of excellent work, tracing the maternal lines as well.) I'm not a trained genealogist, so please excuse my lack of proper form/notation. Thanks. Lynn Ellis Brooks =============================================================== William Brooks (1610-1688) and Mary Burt (1634-1689) Benjamin Brooks, Sr. (1671-1755) and Mary Barnard Benjamin Brooks, Jr. (1693-) and Hannah Walker Edward Brooks (1727-1776) and Anna Hayward (1733-1819) Reuben Brooks (1763-1843) and Anna Terry (1774-) Harrison Brooks (1813-1881) and Sarah E. Young (1832-1898) (second wife) Omar Harrison Brooks (1861-1938) and Caroline M. Overacker (1865-1924) George Wright Brooks (1891-1967) and Lilly Anna Diercks (1889-1931) Ellis George Brooks (1914-1990) and Clara Helene Warburton (1917-1962) Lynn Ellis Brooks (1942-) and Marilyn Lee Beck (1943) Supposedly, William came to Virginia in 1635, lived there for several years (indentured service?), left for Massachusetts Bay Colony and appeared in Springfield, in 1649. He married Mary Burt in Springfield, October 18, 1654; In 1658, he moved to Deerfield, where in died December 30, 1688. The Anna Terry line traces back to Ann Marbury Hutchinson, a very notable woman. I'm especially interested in pushing the genealogy of William Brooks (1610-1688) and Mary Burt (1634-1689) further back. Given the ravages of the War of 1812 and the American War of the States, hunting for William in Virginia is difficult. Thank you for your time and patience. LEB [Mr.] Lynn E. Brooks, Digital Scan Center Information Technology Services Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540-9331 202-707-9632 FAX: 202-707-0955