Thanks, Elaine. Now, if only Chris were here to direct or comment. I still find this most interesting. Was this in the NEHGR? If so, do you have the reference (I belong to NEHGS)? David On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 22:21:03 -0500, "Elaine Sunde" <elaine1sunde@cox.net> said: I have only the summary > of > Middlesex Co. Court Files (1649-1675, via NEHGS). With that, I can't > make a > great deal of sense out of the entries. Here's an exact transcription of > some of the Brooks entries which I've found: > 1668 4 m 17. Timothy Broockes Ae Therti Three (33). Test: Thom Broockes > Ae > 46 (forty six) yrs & Isaack Broockes Ae 26 (twenty six) years. Bill of > Charges Isaack, Jno & Tim Brooks & Israel Read Saml walker James Fowle > Jno > Glazer. Test: Michael Bacon Ae abt sixty (60) yrs concerning a former > Case... > > > The earliest ref I found in this manuscript was 1642, 4th day, 10th > month: > reference is to Henry Brooks as a juror from Woburn. Also of possible > interest is a reference 1668. 8.2. to testimony by John Brooks age about > 45 > and Isaac Brooks age about 25. > -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an unladen european swallow