Forwarding the following from Steve Hoffman, [email protected], as we're experiencing some transoceanic glitches this morning. Please direct any reply to Steve at the above address or to the list, not to me personally. Chris ============================= If I may jump in just to correct Chris (not often do I get such a chance!): > Prudence Ann SAYRE m., prob. about 1840 in Chenango County, NY, > Elijah Perry/7 Brooks. He's of the Glastonbury line. According to 'The History of Chemung County' (Chemung County is in NY), Elijah Perry Brooks "married, Aug.30, 1842, Prudence Ann, a daughter of Gabriel Sayre, who lived in the town of Chemung. His brother, William A., also married a daughter of Mr. Sayre." So, two Brookses married two Sayres, just to make genealogical life interesting. William Augustus Brooks and Amanda Sayre Brooks were my great grandparents, and the parents of Gabrielle Brooks, my grandmother. The link with Chenango County in all this is the father of Elijah Perry Brooks and William Augustus Brooks, who was Dr Theseus Brooks, son of Thomas Brooks of Chenango County NY., who was, as Chris says, of the Glastonbury line. I have some more information about this line if anyone is interested in pursuing it. Steve Hoffman Whitchurch, Hampshire England

Steve: I would be! Is "The History of Chemung County" available anywhere. It sounds like there maybe a tie in with my group in Cornwall, NY. It's not that far. Thanks; Bob At 12:30 PM 3/28/02, Christopher Brooks wrote: >Forwarding the following from Steve Hoffman, >[email protected], as we're experiencing some transoceanic >glitches this morning. Please direct any reply to Steve at the above >address or to the list, not to me personally. > >Chris > >============================= > >If I may jump in just to correct Chris (not often do I get such a >chance!): > > > Prudence Ann SAYRE m., prob. about 1840 in Chenango County, NY, > > Elijah Perry/7 Brooks. He's of the Glastonbury line. > >According to 'The History of Chemung County' (Chemung County is in >NY), Elijah Perry Brooks "married, Aug.30, 1842, Prudence Ann, a >daughter of Gabriel Sayre, who lived in the town of Chemung. His >brother, William A., also married a daughter of Mr. Sayre." > >So, two Brookses married two Sayres, just to make genealogical life >interesting. William Augustus Brooks and Amanda Sayre Brooks were >my great grandparents, and the parents of Gabrielle Brooks, my >grandmother. > >The link with Chenango County in all this is the father of Elijah >Perry Brooks and William Augustus Brooks, who was Dr Theseus Brooks, >son of Thomas Brooks of Chenango County NY., who was, as Chris says, >of the Glastonbury line. > >I have some more information about this line if anyone is interested >in pursuing it. > >Steve Hoffman >Whitchurch, Hampshire >England > > > > >==== BROOKS-NE Mailing List ==== >No answer to your query? Did you use a meaningful >subject line? Did you provide enough information? >Please try again in a month or two ...