Good morning, Passing this along from a message board via BROOKS-L. Identity: Woburn line (Jersey branch) 7. Zebulon Brooks + Amanda BULL 6. Daniel + [Sarah HARRIS?] (Bible says Daniel and "Patty," a nickname for Martha) 5. Zebulon Jr. + Mary DAVIS 4. Zebulon + Esther ?WILLS? 3. Rev. Timothy Jr. + Hannah BOWEN 2. Capt. Timothy + Mary RUSSELL 1. Henry of Woburn + unnamed 1st wife Chris ================================ From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [BROOKS] BROOKS family Bible of Tioga County, NY This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CMG.2ACIB/3697 Message Board Post: I no longer own this Bible, but wanted to share the contents with others. You can see some scanned images of it here: http://www.geocities.com/jganis2/BrooksBible.html Note: text in brackets [ ] below was added by transcriber. Here's some specifics about the Bible itself. From the title page: The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments, translated out of the Original Tongues, and with the Former Translations diligently compared and revised. Stereotyped for the American Bible Society by D. & G. Bruce. Printed by D. Fanshaw, No. 20 Stoat-lane, New York, 1819. Has American Bible Society embossed on the front leather cover. Measures about 4-1/4" x 7-1/4". About 2" thick. 837 pages. Written inside front cover: Susan Brooks — Aug 26, 1913 Page before title page: Amanda Bull's Bible - Presented by the ?/sex[Essex?] Bible Society by Isaac Finch Amanda Brooks Page 640: Zebalon and Amandy Brooks married February the 8? 1824 [or 1827/29?] [Zebulon Brooks md. Amanda Bull] [Zebulon Brooks b.c.1806-d.July 4, 1872; Amanda Bull b.c.1807-d.May 28, 1879. Buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Spencer, Tioga Co, NY] Edna Brooks was born Mar 28, 1822 [?] George Brooks was born Aug 23, 1829 Almira Brooks born Aug 29, 1830 [Almira M. Brooks married Oct 1, 1851 at Danby, Tompkins Co, NY, to Harrison W. Georgia] [died Feb 18, 1898, State Line Mills, PA. Buried at Portville, NY] Daniel Brooks born December 21 183_ [another page says 1837] [Daniel C. Brooks (b. Dec 21, 1836/7-d.Jan 21, 1921) md. abt 1864 to Mary M. Seely (b.Jul 5, 1844 Newfield, NY-d.Apr 11, 1913)] Amanda Brooks born Jan 18, 1839 — died March 4, 1850 aged 11 years one month fourteen days Edmond Brooks died Aug 2, 1858 aged 30 years 8 mos 4 days [b.c.1828] A few other pages have handwriting. ADDITIONAL DATA ABOUT THIS FAMILY: Further research reveals that Zebulon Brooks was listed on the 1830 Census of Tompkins County, in Danby, NY, but was listed in Spencer, Tioga Co. in 1840-1860. The 1860 states that he was born in New Jersey. He is supposedly the son of DANIEL BROOKS (1751-1816) and wife PATTY. DANIEL was in the Revolutionary War as a private in Capt. Ebenezer Slasson's company, Col. Samuel Drake's New York Regiment. He was born in New Jersey and died in Spencer, N. Y. Zebulon's daughter ALMIRA M. BROOKS married Oct 1, 1851 at Danby, Tompkins Co, NY, HARRISON W. GEORGIA. She died Feb 18, 1898 at State Line Mills, PA. Buried at Portville, NY. Zebulon's son Daniel C. Brooks (b. Dec 21, 1836/7-d.Jan 21, 1921) md. abt 1864 Mary M. Seely (b.Jul 5, 1844 Newfield, NY-d.Apr 11, 1913). 1830 Census, Tompkins Co, (Danby), NY, Zebulon Brooks, p.431 1840 Census Tioga Co, (Spencer), NY, Zebalon Brooks, p.109 1850 Census Tioga Co, (Spencer), NY, Zebulon Brooks, p.104 1860 Census Tioga Co, (Spencer), NY, Zebalon Brooks, p.673