Zerviah/4w Brooks

F, #11002, (say 1692 - )
Zerviah/4w Brooks|b. say 1692|p1101.htm#i11002|Rev. Timothy/3w Brooks|b. 9 Oct 1661\nd. circa 1 Feb 1715/16|p734.htm#i7332|Hannah/2 Bowen|b. 3 May 1665\nd. after 1715|p1052.htm#i10511|Capt. Timothy/2w Brooks|b. circa 1635\nd. before 7 Oct 1712|p420.htm#i4191|Mary Russell|b. circa 1634\nd. 15 Sep 1680|p1095.htm#i10945|Obadiah/2 Bowen|b. 1627\nd. 1710|p1095.htm#i10947|Mary Clifton|b. 1628||
Father*Rev. Timothy/3w Brooks1,2 b. 9 Oct 1661, d. c 1 Feb 1715/16
Mother*Hannah/2 Bowen1,2 b. 3 May 1665, d. a 1715
Appears on charts:Descendants of Henry1w Brooks
Descendants of Timothy/2w Brooks
Descendants of Rev. Timothy/3w Brooks Jr.
Last Edited8 Nov 2009
       Zerviah/4w Brooks was mentioned in her father's probate, 10 Feb 1715/16.3

Source Citations/Notes:

  1. [S132] Robert Peacock Brooks, Timothy Brooks of Massachusetts and His Descendants, 14, Timothy (5.) Brooks, Zermiah (iv.).
  2. [S1650] Robert Peacock Brooks, "Henry Brooks and his Descendants": 45.
  3. [S216] Craig, NJ Colonial Documents, Calendar of Wills, 62, Timothy Brooks.

Keziah/4w Brooks

F, #11003, (say 1698 - May 1749)
Keziah/4w Brooks|b. say 1698\nd. May 1749|p1101.htm#i11003|Rev. Timothy/3w Brooks|b. 9 Oct 1661\nd. circa 1 Feb 1715/16|p734.htm#i7332|Hannah/2 Bowen|b. 3 May 1665\nd. after 1715|p1052.htm#i10511|Capt. Timothy/2w Brooks|b. circa 1635\nd. before 7 Oct 1712|p420.htm#i4191|Mary Russell|b. circa 1634\nd. 15 Sep 1680|p1095.htm#i10945|Obadiah/2 Bowen|b. 1627\nd. 1710|p1095.htm#i10947|Mary Clifton|b. 1628||
Father*Rev. Timothy/3w Brooks1,2 b. 9 Oct 1661, d. c 1 Feb 1715/16
Mother*Hannah/2 Bowen3,4 b. 3 May 1665, d. a 1715
Appears on charts:Descendants of Henry1w Brooks
Descendants of Timothy/2w Brooks
Descendants of Rev. Timothy/3w Brooks Jr.
Last Edited8 Nov 2009
       Keziah/4w Brooks was mentioned in her father's probate, 10 Feb 1715/16.5 She married Joshua Ayars.4,6,1 Both Keziah and Joshua were Seventh-Day Baptists.1 She died in May 1749.4,1 He died 5 May 1759 at Fairfield, NJ.7

Family

Joshua Ayars b. 1694, d. 5 May 1759
Children
  • ch1/5w Ayars4
  • ch2/5w Ayars4
  • ch3/5w Ayars4
  • ch4/5w Ayars4

Source Citations/Notes:

  1. [S1650] Robert Peacock Brooks, "Henry Brooks and his Descendants": 45.
  2. [S132] Robert Peacock Brooks, Timothy Brooks of Massachusetts and His Descendants, 13, Timothy (4.) Brooks.
  3. [S132] Robert Peacock Brooks, Timothy Brooks of Massachusetts and His Descendants, 45.
  4. [S132] Robert Peacock Brooks, Timothy Brooks of Massachusetts and His Descendants, 14, Timothy (5.) Brooks, Kesiah (vii.).
  5. [S216] Craig, NJ Colonial Documents, Calendar of Wills, 62, Timothy Brooks.
  6. [S141] Black, "After 12 Generations", 16.
  7. [S1455] Ann Kessler.

Patience/4w Brooks

F, #11004, (say 1694 - after 1739)
Patience/4w Brooks|b. say 1694\nd. after 1739|p1101.htm#i11004|Rev. Timothy/3w Brooks|b. 9 Oct 1661\nd. circa 1 Feb 1715/16|p734.htm#i7332|Hannah/2 Bowen|b. 3 May 1665\nd. after 1715|p1052.htm#i10511|Capt. Timothy/2w Brooks|b. circa 1635\nd. before 7 Oct 1712|p420.htm#i4191|Mary Russell|b. circa 1634\nd. 15 Sep 1680|p1095.htm#i10945|Obadiah/2 Bowen|b. 1627\nd. 1710|p1095.htm#i10947|Mary Clifton|b. 1628||
Father*Rev. Timothy/3w Brooks1,2 b. 9 Oct 1661, d. c 1 Feb 1715/16
Mother*Hannah/2 Bowen1,2 b. 3 May 1665, d. a 1715
Appears on charts:Descendants of Henry1w Brooks
Descendants of Timothy/2w Brooks
Descendants of Rev. Timothy/3w Brooks Jr.
Descendants of Patience/4w Brooks
Last Edited7 Dec 2009
       Patience/4w Brooks was mentioned in her father's probate, 10 Feb 1715/16.3 She married, by 1718, Caleb Ayars, with whom she had 10 children.1,4,2 Patience died after 1739.5 Caleb Ayars died in 1771.6,5

Family

Caleb Ayars b. 1697, d. 1771
Children
  • Nathan/5w Ayars5,7 b. 1718, d. 1811
  • Jonathan/5w Ayars5 b. 1722, d. 1782
  • Joseph/5w Ayars8 b. say 1728
  • Isaac/5w Ayars5 b. 1734, d. 1781
  • Keziah/5w Ayars5 b. 1736, d. 1803

Source Citations/Notes:

  1. [S132] Robert Peacock Brooks, Timothy Brooks of Massachusetts and His Descendants, 14, Timothy (5.) Brooks, Patience (v.).
  2. [S1650] Robert Peacock Brooks, "Henry Brooks and his Descendants": 45.
  3. [S216] Craig, NJ Colonial Documents, Calendar of Wills, 62, Timothy Brooks.
  4. [S141] Black, "After 12 Generations", 16.
  5. [S946] Beverly G. McNally.
  6. [S183] Beeman, citing Virkus, Comp. Amer. Genealogy, 5:446.
  7. [S183] Beeman, citing Virkus, Comp. Am. Gen. , __:60.
  8. [S1651] Jeanne Woolbert Kincaid, letter of 13 May 2001, source unreported.

Hannah/4w Brooks

F, #11005, (say 1696 - )
Hannah/4w Brooks|b. say 1696|p1101.htm#i11005|Rev. Timothy/3w Brooks|b. 9 Oct 1661\nd. circa 1 Feb 1715/16|p734.htm#i7332|Hannah/2 Bowen|b. 3 May 1665\nd. after 1715|p1052.htm#i10511|Capt. Timothy/2w Brooks|b. circa 1635\nd. before 7 Oct 1712|p420.htm#i4191|Mary Russell|b. circa 1634\nd. 15 Sep 1680|p1095.htm#i10945|Obadiah/2 Bowen|b. 1627\nd. 1710|p1095.htm#i10947|Mary Clifton|b. 1628||
Father*Rev. Timothy/3w Brooks1,2 b. 9 Oct 1661, d. c 1 Feb 1715/16
Mother*Hannah/2 Bowen1,2 b. 3 May 1665, d. a 1715
Appears on charts:Descendants of Henry1w Brooks
Descendants of Timothy/2w Brooks
Descendants of Rev. Timothy/3w Brooks Jr.
Last Edited8 Nov 2009
       Hannah/4w Brooks was mentioned in her father's probate, 10 Feb 1715/16.3 She married (–?–) Smith. "Issue, unknown."1,2

Family

(–?–) Smith b. s 1690

Source Citations/Notes:

  1. [S132] Robert Peacock Brooks, Timothy Brooks of Massachusetts and His Descendants, 14, Timothy (5.) Brooks, Hannah (vi.).
  2. [S1650] Robert Peacock Brooks, "Henry Brooks and his Descendants": 45.
  3. [S216] Craig, NJ Colonial Documents, Calendar of Wills, 62, Timothy Brooks.

Zebulon/4w Brooks

M, #11006, (1690 - after 7 March 1744/45)
Zebulon/4w Brooks|b. 1690\nd. after 7 Mar 1744/45|p1101.htm#i11006|Rev. Timothy/3w Brooks|b. 9 Oct 1661\nd. circa 1 Feb 1715/16|p734.htm#i7332|Hannah/2 Bowen|b. 3 May 1665\nd. after 1715|p1052.htm#i10511|Capt. Timothy/2w Brooks|b. circa 1635\nd. before 7 Oct 1712|p420.htm#i4191|Mary Russell|b. circa 1634\nd. 15 Sep 1680|p1095.htm#i10945|Obadiah/2 Bowen|b. 1627\nd. 1710|p1095.htm#i10947|Mary Clifton|b. 1628||
Father*Rev. Timothy/3w Brooks1,2 b. 9 Oct 1661, d. c 1 Feb 1715/16
Mother*Hannah/2 Bowen1 b. 3 May 1665, d. a 1715
Appears on charts:Descendants of Henry1w Brooks
Descendants of Timothy/2w Brooks
Descendants of Rev. Timothy/3w Brooks Jr.
Descendants of Zebulon/4w Brooks
Last Edited8 Nov 2009
       Zebulon/4w Brooks was probably born about 1689 or 90, at Swansea, MA or Cohansey, West Jersey, to whence his family removed about this time.3 He married, in West Jersey, Esther ?Wills.4 Mentioned in his father's will, 26 Jan 1715/16.1 "The sons of Rev. Timothy located on farms near their father north of the Cohansey ..."5,4 The will of Zebulon Brooks of Cohansey, dated 7 Mar 1744/5, proved 3 Feb 1748, mentions wife Esther, children John, Zebulon, Joseph and Mary.4

Family

Esther ?Wills b. s 1690
Children
  • James/5w Brooks6 b. after 1710
  • Mary/5w Brooks4 b. after 1710
  • Joseph/5w Brooks4 b. after 1710
  • Zebulon/5w Brooks4 b. after 1710, d. 1784
  • John/5w Brooks4 b. after 1710

Source Citations/Notes:

  1. [S216] Craig, NJ Colonial Documents, Calendar of Wills, 62, Timothy Brooks.
  2. [S1650] Robert Peacock Brooks, "Henry Brooks and his Descendants": 45.
  3. [S183] Beeman, citing Virkus, Comp. Amer. Genealogy, 5:446.
  4. [S213] H. Stanley Craig, Cumberland County New Jersey Wills, 25, Zebulon Brooks, Cohansey.
  5. [S132] Robert Peacock Brooks, Timothy Brooks of Massachusetts and His Descendants, 46.
  6. [S183] Beeman, citing NEHGR, 29:153–157.

Seth/4w Brooks

M, #11007, (19 January 1688/89 - 1738)
Seth/4w Brooks|b. 19 Jan 1688/89\nd. 1738|p1101.htm#i11007|Rev. Timothy/3w Brooks|b. 9 Oct 1661\nd. circa 1 Feb 1715/16|p734.htm#i7332|Hannah/2 Bowen|b. 3 May 1665\nd. after 1715|p1052.htm#i10511|Capt. Timothy/2w Brooks|b. circa 1635\nd. before 7 Oct 1712|p420.htm#i4191|Mary Russell|b. circa 1634\nd. 15 Sep 1680|p1095.htm#i10945|Obadiah/2 Bowen|b. 1627\nd. 1710|p1095.htm#i10947|Mary Clifton|b. 1628||
Father*Rev. Timothy/3w Brooks1 b. 9 Oct 1661, d. c 1 Feb 1715/16
Mother*Hannah/2 Bowen2 b. 3 May 1665, d. a 1715
Appears on charts:Descendants of Henry1w Brooks
Descendants of Timothy/2w Brooks
Descendants of Rev. Timothy/3w Brooks Jr.
Descendants of Seth/4w Brooks
Last Edited7 Dec 2009
       Seth/4w Brooks was born 19 Jan 1688/89 at Swansea, MA.3,1 Removed as a boy with his family to Cohansey, West Jersey. He married, by 1711 at Cape May, NJ, Rachel Cresse. "[Rachel] was of an old Cape [May] family whose forebears had originally settled on Long Island in the early 1600s," says Black.4,5 They lived for a time in Cape May County.4 Seth and Rachel helped to found Cape May Court House Baptist Church, the first of that denomination in the county, in 1711/12, and Seth's father Rev. Timothy Brooks presided over the formal dedication of the new church.6,7
     "Seth returned to Cohansey in about 1716 to erect 'the Bridge' across the Cohansey River at Bridgetown (now Bridgeton). This is reported in Lucius Q.C. Elmer's History of Cumberland County (1869)," Black writes.6 Mentioned in his father's will, 26 Jan 1715/16.8 He lived at Bridgeton before his death in 1738.6

Family

Rachel Cresse
Children
  • ch1/5w Brooks4
  • ch2/5w Brooks4
  • Hannah/5w Brooks4 b. say 1714
  • Dorcas/5w Brooks4
  • Naomi/5w Brooks4 b. say 1717
  • Elizabeth/5w Brooks4 b. say 1720
  • Seth/5w Brooks6 b. circa 1720, d. 1792

Source Citations/Notes:

  1. [S1081] Mason, Swansea Records, 60-28, Seth Brooks b.
  2. [S192] Swansea VR, 19, Seth Brooks b.
  3. [S192] Swansea VR, 19, Seth Brooks b. 19 Jan 1688/9.
  4. [S132] Robert Peacock Brooks, Timothy Brooks of Massachusetts and His Descendants, 46.
  5. [S141] Black, "After 12 Generations", 19: n.d., Cape May.
  6. [S141] Black, "After 12 Generations", 19.
  7. [S1455] Ann Kessler, citing Morgan Edwards, History of New Jersey's Baptists, 1680-1890.
  8. [S216] Craig, NJ Colonial Documents, Calendar of Wills, 62, Timothy Brooks.
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