Another tidbit on David Brooks found in "Origin and History of the Name of Brooks with biographies of all the most noted persons of that name" published in 1905 by American Publishers' Association. "BROOKS, DAVID, soldier jurist, congressman, was born in 1756. He entered the army in 1776 as a Lieutenant in the Pennsylvania line; was captured at Fort Washington, and remained a prisoner for two years. He was a Representative in Congress from New York in 1797. He was subsequently first judge of Dutchess county for sixteen years. He died Aug. 30, 1838, in Dutchess county, N. Y." The book is in the NEHGS library where I found it just looking around. Cheshire Jean

Not related to this topic, but I'm re-sending the following, since I saw no evidence it made it to the listserv. Thank you for your patience everyone. Lynn Brooks I have two Reubens in my family records: a Reuben Brooks (b. 1763, d. 1843) and a Reuben Brooks, his youngest son (b. 1803, d. 1878). William Brooks (1610-1688) and Mary Burt Benjamin Brooks, Sr. (1671-1755) and Mary Barnard Benjamin Brooks, Jr. (1693- ) and Hannah Walker Edward Brooks (1727-1776) and Anna Hayward Reuben Brooks (1763-1843) and Anna Terry [Anna has interesting connections, to Ann Marbury Hutchinson, Pilgrims, etc.] Reuben Brooks, as a teenager, was a private in the Revolutionary War. He was one of the first settlers in Bethel, Windsor County, Vermont, settling on Christian Hill. He married in 1792 in Bethel, Vermont, to Anna Terry (daughter of John and Mary Mason Terry, born in 1774, in Lebanon, Connecticut. Reuben died in 1843. in Bethel. Reuben, Anna, and their ten children were the first of three generations of Brookses to live and farm in Bethel, Vermont. Children of Reuben Brooks and Anna Terry Brooks: --Osmond, born March 10, 1792, in Bethel; he married Mary Perham May 27, 1821 in Bethel. --Pardon Brooks, born November 29, 1794, in Bethel; he married Lavinia Lillie January 19, 1826, in Bethel. --Fanny Brooks, was born September 25, 1796, in Bethel; she married John Perham who died in 1869 at the age of 72. Fanny died November 30, 1826 and is buried in Bethel. It is not known if they had any children. -- Reuben Brooks, son of Reuben and Anna, was born July 18, 1803, in Bethel, Vermont. He married Philena Burt, of Walpole, New Hampshire, August 13, 1839, in Bethel. Reuben died January 6, 1878, in Bethel. --Nancy Brooks, was born in 1806, in Bethel; she married Timothy Richardson in 1829. Nancy died in 1862. --Thora Brooks "went West and married". --Mary Brooks, was born about 1816 in Bethel; she married Eleazer Burt. Mary died in 1842 and is buried in Bethel. It is not known if they had children. --Sabrina Brooks, married _____ Walker. It is not known if they had children. --James Brooks, married Irene Reed and "moved west". Nothing more is known of James. --Harrison Brooks was born about 1813 in Bethel, Vermont. He married Dulcena Harrison and then married Sarah E. Young. [I am descended from Harrison and Sarah Young Brooks, via their son, Omar Harrison Brooks (and Caroline Overacker), then George Wright Brooks and Lillie Anna Diercks Brooks, then Ellis George Brooks and Clara Helene Warburton Brooks.] The information above was truly a 'gift from the blue', coming to me several years ago from Chad and Robert Brooks. I will be ever grateful to them for this gift. I also would like to express deep appreciation to Christopher Brooks, for all his selfless work in helping delineate and document the various Brooks lines in New England. Thanks, Chris! Everyone appreciates your work. I am patiently waiting for the listserv's installment on the Brooks of Springfield, Deerfield, and Bethel, Vermont. Lynn Brooks Ivy Creek Farm B&B, Lynchburg, VA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: MJMCKEE1@aol.com To: BROOKS-NE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 4:58 PM Subject: [BNE] David Brooks of NY and Congress Another tidbit on David Brooks found in "Origin and History of the Name of Brooks with biographies of all the most noted persons of that name" published in 1905 by American Publishers' Association. "BROOKS, DAVID, soldier jurist, congressman, was born in 1756. He entered the army in 1776 as a Lieutenant in the Pennsylvania line; was captured at Fort Washington, and remained a prisoner for two years. He was a Representative in Congress from New York in 1797. He was subsequently first judge of Dutchess county for sixteen years. He died Aug. 30, 1838, in Dutchess county, N. Y." The book is in the NEHGS library where I found it just looking around. Cheshire Jean ==== BROOKS-NE Mailing List ==== To search previous posts by subject line: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/BROOKS-NE-L/ The address is case-sensitive.