Found this today Apparently Merrit G. Brooks was named after his maternal grandfather. Family Data Collection @ ancestry.com Name: Julia Amelia Dorman Parents: Merrit Dorman , Esther Gilbert Birth Place: Hamden, CT Birth Date: 1822 Judy Brooks Truchon ======================================================== > Merritt G. BROOKS Self M Male W 31 CT Farmer CT CT > Mary P. BROOKS Wife M Female W 23 CT Keeping House CT CT Son of Trumbull below. ================ > next door: > Turnbull BROOKS Self M Male W 69 CT Farmer CT CT > Julia A. BROOKS Wife M Female W 55 CT [snip] (maiden name Dorman) > ******* John 1851 below could be a brother. > Place Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut