History of Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, Vermont : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of the prominent men and pioneers. Syracuse, N.Y.: D. Mason & Co., 1891; Pg 354 Among the early settlers in the vicinity of the Bay were the families of the brothers Brooks: Eleazer, Adonijah, Azariah, Hananiah, and Asahel. They each raised to maturity large families, and many of their descendants still live in the locality. Julius H. Brooks has a fine farm just at the head of the bay, opposite to Governor Smith's large buildings; and although somewhat advanced in years, Mr. Brooks is still in the enjoyment of good health and a comfortable fortune. Likewise Mr. Brooks has been a somewhat prominent person in town affairs, but he has never sought political preferment. Eleazer Brooks, one of the brothers before mentioned, came to the locality in 1785. He raised a large family of children, twelve in number. Eleazer Brooks, one of the sons, still lives on the home farm. Adonijah Brooks is said to have come to the locality in 1788 or 1790. His wife was Betsey Gates, by whom he had these children: James, Halloway T., David G., Smith A., Betsey E., Victorice, Anson B., Luke H., Electa R. Smith A. Brooks, the fourth child born of these parents, still lives near the Bay and is now past his eightieth year.

Good job, Debbye!! Thanks to Debbye, Chris and many other folks on this list for all the hard work you do. It's the very BEST list!! Kathy (CT) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbye Lansing" <Debbyel@comcast.net> To: <BROOKS-NE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 6:14 AM Subject: [BNE] History of Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, Vermont > History of Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, Vermont : with > illustrations and biographical sketches of some of the prominent > men and pioneers. Syracuse, N.Y.: D. Mason & Co., 1891; Pg 354 > > Among the early settlers in the vicinity of the Bay were the > families of the brothers Brooks: Eleazer, Adonijah, Azariah, > Hananiah, and Asahel. They each raised to maturity large > families, and many of their descendants still live in the > locality. Julius H. Brooks has a fine farm just at the head of > the bay, opposite to Governor Smith's large buildings; and > although somewhat advanced in years, Mr. Brooks is still in the > enjoyment of good health and a comfortable fortune. Likewise Mr. > Brooks has been a somewhat prominent person in town affairs, but > he has never sought political preferment. > Eleazer Brooks, one of the brothers before mentioned, came > to the locality in 1785. He raised a large family of children, > twelve in number. Eleazer Brooks, one of the sons, still lives on > the home farm. > Adonijah Brooks is said to have come to the locality in 1788 > or 1790. His wife was Betsey Gates, by whom he had these > children: James, Halloway T., David G., Smith A., Betsey E., > Victorice, Anson B., Luke H., Electa R. Smith A. Brooks, the > fourth child born of these parents, still lives near the Bay and > is now past his eightieth year. > > > > ==== BROOKS-NE Mailing List ==== > To send a message to all subscribers: > BROOKS-NE-L@rootsweb.com