You mentioned a James Brooks from Trumbull County, OH. He is from the New Jersey line. His parents are: Oliver J. Brooks and Altha Gilbert. James and his son James left Trumbull County, and I have not been able to find them again. If you would like more info on them, please write and I'll send much more. You stated that James wrote a letter; please send me the contents of the letter. It may have some clue as to where to find them. Thanks. Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Brooks" <trib@tributaries.org> To: <BROOKS-NE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 7:46 AM Subject: [BNE] Noah Brooks/Maracha Russell > Good morning, > > I'm pleased to forward, with permission, this information from > Les LeMay, lemayll@yahoo.com, a new subscriber. I have made two > editorial changes: (1) I've given each entry its own line, for > easier readability; and (2) I've inserted the comment "Surname > changes to Russell" in <angle brackets> preceding the line where > such occurs in the transcription. > > Because there has been repeated and persistent interest for > several years in this couple, and in various (but apparently > related) individuals named Roswell Brooks, replies should be made > TO THE LIST (Reply All) and not privately, in order that we can > get the information into the message archive. > > To review the previous message threads on Noah, Maracha and the > Roswells, you can use the following links to the message archive: > > Search by date/subject line (chronologically threaded): > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BROOKS-NE > > Search by keyword: > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=BROOK > S-NE > > Chris > > Christopher Brooks, List Administrator: > ============================================ > BROOKS-NE-L (Brooks Families of New England) > at RootsWeb.com > ============================================ > > > BROOKS FAMILY BIBLE in possession of Joyce Russell Morman, > Houston, TX: > > "Marriages" (in fancy script, brown ink) > Noah Brooks was married to Maracha Russell Dec 23 in the year of > our Lord one thousand eight hundred and three. > Proswell R Brooks his son was married to Miss Lydia Salisbury May > 24th 1829. > Elizabeth Brooks was married to Erastus Russell Jan 27th 1830. > Addelia Brooks was married Feb 11th 1830 to Mr. Bond Bigelow. > Belinda Brooks was married to Mr Bond Bigelow Oct 9 1834. > Cemantha Brooks was married to Wilson Shaw Jan 2nd 1838 > > "Births" > Noah Brooks was born Nov 4th 1782. > Maracha Russell his wife was born Jan 14, 1782. > Proswell R. Brooks their son was born Feb 15th 1804. > Allira Brooks their daughter was born April 9th 1806. > Elizabeth Brooks was born Oct 5th 1807. > Byrun Brooks was born Feb 12th 1810. > Belinda Brooks was born May 10th 1812. > Addelia Brooks was born Jan 24th 1814. > Chester Brooks was born Dec 27th 1817. > Electa Brooks was born Nov 11th 1819. > Julia Brooks was born March 13 1824. > > <Surname changes to Russell> > > (in different pen & ink) Roswell Russell born Nov ! 5th 1830. > Sarah Russell his wife May 10th 1836 married Oct 14 1857. > Willie Histon their son born Aug 24 1858. > Harriet Elizabeth Russell born March 10th 1860. > Mary Jane Russell March 31st 1862. > Harry Alanzo Russell March 15th 1864. > Judson Sherman March 24th 1868. > Linda Eva Feb 23 1866. > (different hand, pencil) George Earle Russell born Feb 22, 1870. > Charles Roswell Marsters Russell born Aug 3, 1872. > John Wayne Russell born Feb 3, 1875. > Mertie Aug 5, 1877. > Jessie Wilkinson born Oct 3, 1882. > Charles Roswell May 1, 1889. > Chris Dudley March 26, 1892. > Camellia Alice Dec 29, 1899. > John Hubert July 16, 1901. > > "Deaths" > Allira Brooks died Apr 20th 1807. > Noah Brooks died Jan 9th 1830. > Adelia Bigelow his daughter died Nov 24 1830 aged 16 years 10 mo > Belinda Bigelow his daughter died Dec 1836 aged 24 years. > Maracha Brooks wife of Noah Brooks died July 10th 1862 aged 80 > years & 6 mo." > > ======================== > > Lesadds the following notes and comments of his own: > > In 1818 Noah was a Commissioner of Common Schools in > Royalton (B3678). > > A Noah Brooks entered land in Western New York 11 Aug > 1806. Sec. 3, Twp 11, Range 2. On March 20, 1818 an > indenture was filed in Niagara Co. wherein Noah Brooks > bought property from Phalarcus Russell. (The township is > illegible, but seems to end in "..ition." Another entry was > made on 29 Apr 1844, after his death, perhaps by his widow > in his name. (B2740-42) 1810 Niagara Co census has Noah, > Asa, Clark and Nathen Brooks in Genessee. 1820 Niagara co census > has Justin Brooks near Noah; in Royalton 1830 census > > James Brooks mentioned in an 1869 letter, may be a > cousin of Noah. Location possibly Trumbull Co. OH or > Wisconsin. > > The Russell family which Noah married into is well > documented in Russel, George Ely, "Descendents of William > Russell" (Coshocton Press) and includes material he wrote > for New England Historical and Genealogical Register. > Maracha's parents are Stephen Russell 1748-1820 and Elinor > Fowler b. 1752. They also had a son Roswell Russell 1772-c > 1814 who married Elizabeth Carrier and united two lines > from Salem Witchcraft victims. After Roswell's death > Elizabeth married Abram Grant and had two children. One of > these, Lucy [1817-1905] then married General Sullivan > Jaquith [name, not title] settling in Dearborn Co., IN. > Much of the material I have on these families started with > a researcher cousin of my grandmother Elizabeth Russell > Wilkerson who corresponded with my grandmother over the > years, supplemented by my own research. Noah Brooks is one > of my holdouts. I would dearly love to find his heritage or > something about his family. > > I am also collecting all the descendents of Noah Brooks and > Maracha Russell that I can and will be happy to correspond with > any. > > > > ==== BROOKS-NE Mailing List ==== > To unsub, send ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE to > BROOKS-NE-L-request@rootsweb.com > or BROOKS-NE-D-request@rootsweb.com > >