Lieut. Edward/4s Brooks

M, #3, (16 March 1727/28 - circa January 1776)
Lieut. Edward/4s Brooks|b. 16 Mar 1727/28\nd. circa Jan 1776|p1.htm#i3|Benjamin/3s Brooks|b. 29 Sep 1693|p8.htm#i73|Hannah/5 Walker|b. say 1708||Benjamin/2s Brooks|b. 25 Jul 1671\nd. 3 May 1755|p5.htm#i44|Mary/3 Barnard|b. 11 Dec 1672\nd. 23 Feb 1740/41|p5.htm#i45|Edward/4 Walker|b. 12 Oct 1663\nd. 6 Jul 1690||Elizabeth Dane|b. 4 Aug 1671|p83.htm#i822|
Father*Benjamin/3s Brooks1,2 b. 29 Sep 1693
Mother*Hannah/5 Walker1,2 b. s 1708
Appears on charts:Descendants of William/1s Brooks
Descendants of Benjamin/2s Brooks
Descendants of Benjamin/3s Brooks
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Last Edited29 May 2010
       Lieut. Edward/4s Brooks was born 16 Mar 1727/28 at Springfield or Warren, MA (recorded both places).1,2 "Served in Lieut. Elisha Henley's Company, 1747-1748."3 He married, by 1750, Anna/5 Hayward, daughter of Ephraim/4 Hayward and Joanna/4 Wheeler, with whom he had 11 children.4,5,6 Although the births of all these children were subsequently entered into Warren town records, their son Reuben (b. 1763) deposed in 1832 that he was born at Cublegate, Nova Scotia. Apparently the family went to Nova Scotia (as did several of Edward's brothers) and there remained for an undetermined period of time before returning to Warren.7
     Lieut. Edward Broocks, of Western (now Warren, MA), was listed in the company of Capt. James Convers, Col. Ebenezer Learned's regiment, Roxbury Camp, Jan. 18, 1776; "commissioned Feb. 1, 1776 (also given Jan. 29, 1776); company raised in Brookfield and Western."5,8 He died at Roxbury Camp, probably of disease, circa Jan 1776.9,6 His widow died at Warren 28 Jan 1822 at age 88.10 Buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Warren Center.9

Family

Anna/5 Hayward b. 11 Feb 1732/33, d. 28 Jan 1822
Children
  • Pvt. Sylvanus/5s Brooks11 b. 20 Oct 1750, d. 17 Apr 1822
  • Reuben/5s Brooks12 b. 30 Jun 1752, d. Apr 1754
  • Anna/5s Brooks13 b. 15 Jun 1754
  • Lucy/5s Brooks14 b. 18 Oct 1756, d. 28 Oct 1843
  • Pvt. Edward/5s Brooks1 b. 30 Oct 1758
  • Simeon/5s Brooks15 b. 24 Oct 1760, d. 21 Sep 1822
  • Pvt. Reuben/5s Brooks16 b. 15 Jun 1763, d. 15 Jan 1843
  • Molly (Polly)/5s Brooks17 b. 7 Jan 1765, d. 1 Oct 1833
  • Benjamin/5s Brooks18 b. 7 Feb 1769, d. 22 Apr 1852
  • Sarah/5s Brooks19 b. 8 Apr 1771
  • Asa/5s Brooks20 b. 12 May 1775, d. 9 Oct 1851

Source Citations/Notes:

  1. [S12] Warren VR, 19, Edward Brooks b.
  2. [S1594] Springfield VR, 118, Edward Brooks b.
  3. [S41] SCW General Register, 1902, 578.
  4. [S15] Susan E. Roser, Mayflower Increasings, page unrecorded.
  5. [S43] DAR Patriot Index (1966), 89.
  6. [S403] Eno, "William Brooks of Springfield", 145.
  7. [S1514] Reuben Brooks, Revolutionary pension file.
  8. [S204] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 2:564, Broocks, Edward.
  9. [S12] Warren VR, 162, Edward Brooks d. (g.s.).
  10. [S12] Warren VR, 162, wid. Anna Brooks d. (p.r.).
  11. [S12] Warren VR, 19, Silvanus Brooks b.
  12. [S12] Warren VR, 19, Reuben Brooks b.; 162, d.
  13. [S12] Warren VR, 19, Anna Brooks b.
  14. [S12] Warren VR, 19, Lucy Brooks b.
  15. [S12] Warren VR, 19, Simeon Brooks b.
  16. [S12] Warren VR, 19, Reuben Brooks b.
  17. [S12] Warren VR, 19, Molly Brooks b.
  18. [S12] Warren VR, 19, Benjamin Brooks b.
  19. [S12] Warren VR, 19, Sarah Brooks b.
  20. [S403] Eno, "William Brooks of Springfield", 146.

Anna/5 Hayward

F, #4, (11 February 1732/33 - 28 January 1822)
Anna/5 Hayward|b. 11 Feb 1732/33\nd. 28 Jan 1822|p1.htm#i4|Ephraim/4 Hayward|b. 26 Jul 1697\nd. 1760|p82.htm#i816|Joanna/4 Wheeler|b. 13 Aug 1708\nd. after 14 Nov 1745|p82.htm#i817|George/3 Hayward|b. 20 Jul 1673\nd. 5 Jul 1725|p83.htm#i823|Hannah Chadwick|b. 1673\nd. after 1734|p83.htm#i824|Samuel/3 Wheeler|b. 23 Jan 1679/80\nd. after 17 Oct 1761|p83.htm#i825|Joanna Wolcott|b. 22 Jan 1686/87\nd. 4 Jul 1751|p83.htm#i826|
Father*Ephraim/4 Hayward1 b. 26 Jul 1697, d. 1760
Mother*Joanna/4 Wheeler1 b. 13 Aug 1708, d. a 14 Nov 1745
Appears on charts:Descendants of William/1s Brooks
Descendants of Benjamin/2s Brooks
Descendants of Benjamin/3s Brooks
Last Edited12 Jan 2008
       Anna/5 Hayward was born 11 Feb 1732/33 at Brookfield, MA.2,1 She married, by 1750, Lieut. Edward/4s Brooks, son of Benjamin/3s Brooks and Hannah/5 Walker, with whom she had 11 children.3,4,5 Although the births of all these children were subsequently entered into Warren town records, their son Reuben (b. 1763) deposed in 1832 that he was born at Cublegate, Nova Scotia. Apparently the family went to Nova Scotia (as did several of Edward's brothers) and there remained for an undetermined period of time before returning to Warren.6
     Edward died circa Jan 1776 at Roxbury Camp while serving in the Army during the American siege of Boston.7,5 Anna died at Warren, MA, 28 Jan 1822, at age 88.8

Family

Lieut. Edward/4s Brooks b. 16 Mar 1727/28, d. c Jan 1776
Children
  • Pvt. Sylvanus/5s Brooks9 b. 20 Oct 1750, d. 17 Apr 1822
  • Reuben/5s Brooks10 b. 30 Jun 1752, d. Apr 1754
  • Anna/5s Brooks11 b. 15 Jun 1754
  • Lucy/5s Brooks12 b. 18 Oct 1756, d. 28 Oct 1843
  • Pvt. Edward/5s Brooks13 b. 30 Oct 1758
  • Simeon/5s Brooks14 b. 24 Oct 1760, d. 21 Sep 1822
  • Pvt. Reuben/5s Brooks15 b. 15 Jun 1763, d. 15 Jan 1843
  • Molly (Polly)/5s Brooks16 b. 7 Jan 1765, d. 1 Oct 1833
  • Benjamin/5s Brooks17 b. 7 Feb 1769, d. 22 Apr 1852
  • Sarah/5s Brooks18 b. 8 Apr 1771
  • Asa/5s Brooks19 b. 12 May 1775, d. 9 Oct 1851

Source Citations/Notes:

  1. [S266] Brookfield VR, 122, Anna Hayward b.
  2. [S14] Karen Roby Winterkamp, citing Kellogg, Mayflower Families, page unrecorded.
  3. [S15] Susan E. Roser, Mayflower Increasings, page unrecorded.
  4. [S43] DAR Patriot Index (1966), 89.
  5. [S403] Eno, "William Brooks of Springfield", 145.
  6. [S1514] Reuben Brooks, Revolutionary pension file.
  7. [S12] Warren VR, 162, Edward Brooks d. (g.s.).
  8. [S12] Warren VR, 162, wid. Anna Brooks d. (p.r.).
  9. [S12] Warren VR, 19, Silvanus Brooks b.
  10. [S12] Warren VR, 19, Reuben Brooks b.; 162, d.
  11. [S12] Warren VR, 19, Anna Brooks b.
  12. [S12] Warren VR, 19, Lucy Brooks b.
  13. [S12] Warren VR, 19, Edward Brooks b.
  14. [S12] Warren VR, 19, Simeon Brooks b.
  15. [S12] Warren VR, 19, Reuben Brooks b.
  16. [S12] Warren VR, 19, Molly Brooks b.
  17. [S12] Warren VR, 19, Benjamin Brooks b.
  18. [S12] Warren VR, 19, Sarah Brooks b.
  19. [S403] Eno, "William Brooks of Springfield", 146.

Elizabeth/4s Brooks

F, #9, (27 September 1736 - )
Elizabeth/4s Brooks|b. 27 Sep 1736|p1.htm#i9|Benjamin/3s Brooks|b. 29 Sep 1693|p8.htm#i73|Hannah/5 Walker|b. say 1708||Benjamin/2s Brooks|b. 25 Jul 1671\nd. 3 May 1755|p5.htm#i44|Mary/3 Barnard|b. 11 Dec 1672\nd. 23 Feb 1740/41|p5.htm#i45|Edward/4 Walker|b. 12 Oct 1663\nd. 6 Jul 1690||Elizabeth Dane|b. 4 Aug 1671|p83.htm#i822|
Father*Benjamin/3s Brooks1 b. 29 Sep 1693
Mother*Hannah/5 Walker1 b. s 1708
Appears on charts:Descendants of William/1s Brooks
Descendants of Benjamin/2s Brooks
Descendants of Benjamin/3s Brooks
Last Edited22 Mar 2007
       Elizabeth/4s Brooks was born 27 Sep 1736 at Warren, MA.1 She married, 29 Dec 1757 at Brookfield (int. 6 Aug, Warren), John/5 Hayward, son of Jonas/4 Hayward and Deborah Gilbert.2

Family

John/5 Hayward b. 31 Jul 1736

Source Citations/Notes:

  1. [S12] Warren VR, 19, Elizebeth Brooks b.
  2. [S266] Brookfield VR, 279, Elisabeth Brooks/John Hayward m.

Hannah/4s Brooks

F, #10, (31 May 1730 - )
Hannah/4s Brooks|b. 31 May 1730|p1.htm#i10|Benjamin/3s Brooks|b. 29 Sep 1693|p8.htm#i73|Hannah/5 Walker|b. say 1708||Benjamin/2s Brooks|b. 25 Jul 1671\nd. 3 May 1755|p5.htm#i44|Mary/3 Barnard|b. 11 Dec 1672\nd. 23 Feb 1740/41|p5.htm#i45|Edward/4 Walker|b. 12 Oct 1663\nd. 6 Jul 1690||Elizabeth Dane|b. 4 Aug 1671|p83.htm#i822|
Father*Benjamin/3s Brooks1 b. 29 Sep 1693
Mother*Hannah/5 Walker1 b. s 1708
Appears on charts:Descendants of William/1s Brooks
Descendants of Benjamin/2s Brooks
Descendants of Benjamin/3s Brooks
Last Edited28 Jun 2008
       Hannah/4s Brooks was born 31 May 1730, probably at Springfield, MA (also rec. at Warren).2,1 She married, 22 Feb 1759 at Springfield, Thomas Dunham of Brimfield, son of Micajah Dunham and Mary (–?–).3

Family

Thomas Dunham b. b 22 Jan 1738/39

Source Citations/Notes:

  1. [S1594] Springfield VR, 165, Hannah Brooks b.
  2. [S12] Warren VR, 19, Hannah Brooks b.
  3. [S19] Brimfield VR, 169, Hannah Brooks/Thomas Dunham m. Springfield.
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