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       Levina Morgan ("Laura," Hist. Northfield) was born circa 1761 at Northfield, MA.² There she married, 27 Aug 1789 (int. 19 Jul, Greenfield), Daniel/4s Brooks Jr. of Greenfield (later Gill), son of Daniel/3s Brooks and Mary Wright.^3,4 His death is not of record. She died his widow, at Gill, 1 Jun 1843, "a. 81."²

       Pvt. Alpheus/4s Brooks was born 18 May 1758 at Northfield, MA.^2,1 His name, as well as that of his brother Thaddeus, is found in the muster rolls of Capt. Samuel Merriman's Northfield company, Col. Phinehas Wright's Regt., Expedition to Northern Department in Response to the Call of Gen. Gates, Sept. 22–Oct. 18, 1777. "This company took part in the battle of Oct. 7, and was present at the surrender of Burgoyne, Oct. 17."^3,4,5,6 Jul 1779, enlisted in the militia for one month to march to New London under Capt. Lyman, Col. Porter's regt.^7,5 In June, 1780, "The town voted to hire the 12 men required as the town's quota in the present expedition, and hire money to pay the same. Under this vote the following men enlisted to serve for 6 months at West Point, out July 4 to Dec. 17: ... Alpheus Brooks, Thaddeus Brooks…The company was at West Point in September at the time of Arnold's treachery…Voted, That the rate called the soldier's rate be made and paid in grain, as follows: wheat at 5 shillings per bushel, rye at 3 shillings, and corn at 2s. 6d." The unit was Capt. Flowers's company, Col. Greaton's regt.^8,4 Alpheus was a resident of Dummerston, VT at the time of his enlistment.⁹
     Alpheus was recorded at Northfield by the 1790 census, with a household of four males over 16, two males under, and six females.¹⁰ In 1832 he deposed That he has resided in Middlebury his present residence, for thirty five years last past, and before that he resided in Northfield in Mafsachusetts ….⁵ He and his brother Cephas were at Middlebury, VT in the census of 1800 and 1810; Alpheus was there alone in 1820.^11,12,13 Reportedly a Middlebury resident, 1840.⁹
     4 Jul 1832, Alpheus Brooks, of Middlebury, aged 73, made affidavit as to his Revolutionary War service.⁵ He was added to the pension roll of Vermont at the rate of $21.29 per annum, and pension certificate issued, 1 Mar 1833.⁵ He is buried in Middlebury.⁹

       Pvt. Thaddeus/4s Brooks was born 16 Sep 1756 at Northfield, MA.^2,1 His name, as well as that of his brother Alpheus, is found in the muster rolls of Capt. Samuel Merriman's company, Col. Phinehas Wright's Regt., Expedition to Northern Department in Response to the Call of Gen. Gates, Sept. 22–Oct. 18, 1777. "This company took part in the battle of Oct. 7, and was present at the surrender of Burgoyne, Oct. 17."^3,4,5,6 Reenlisted for the Ticonderoga campaign, 1779, being mustered out 31 Dec of that year.⁷ In June, 1780, "The town voted to hire the 12 men required as the town's quota in the present expedition, and hire money to pay the same. Under this vote the following men enlisted to serve for 6 months at West Point, out July 4 to Dec. 17: ... Alpheus Brooks, Thaddeus Brooks…The company was at West Point in September at the time of Arnold's treachery…Voted, That the rate called the soldier's rate be made and paid in grain, as follows: wheat at 5 shillings per bushel, rye at 3 shillings, and corn at 2s. 6d." The unit was Capt. Flowers's company, Col. Greaton's regt.^8,4
     He married (2?), by 1800, Elizabeth (–?–).⁹
     21 May 1818, Thaddeus Brooks, "aged 61 & 62 years," of Cato, NY, deposed for the purpose of obtaining a Revolutionary pension. Key sentences in the copy of this document which the author has seen are illegible due to apparent water damage along one fold, but he states that in Jan 1776 he enlisted at Northfield in Capt. Millen's company, Col. Ward's regt. The legible text resumes with mention of King's company, Col. Brooks's regt., then states he was afterwards transferred to Col. [Shepard's] regiment and afterwards to Col. Jackson's regiment; that he continued to serve in the said corps until the war ended in 1783, when he was discharged from service at Fort Constitution (opposite West Point, NY); and that he was at the taking of Burgoyne, the retreat from New York, the battle of White Plains, and the taking of Cornwallis.¹⁰
     He again deposed for pension purposes at Cato 18 Sep 1821, this time signing by mark. He stated that he enlisted, 1782, as a private soldier for the term of three years under Capt. King in Col. Brooks's 7th Massachusetts regiment; that he served in said line until 1784 and was then discharged at Fort Constitution; that previous to the above service he was in the Revolutionary Army as much as a year, and during that time was at the capture of Burgoyne and in several skirmishes. He states he is a farmer, unable to work because of debility, and that his household includes wife Elizabeth, 55, and children Augustus, 21, in tolerable health; Mary, 17, able to support herself; and Elizabeth, 14, in good health. His property schedule includes an ax, dish kettle, teacups and saucers, 4 old chairs, and a Bible, Psalm book and some other old books; property in all valued at $3.25, against debts of $20.50.⁹
     His name was inscribed on the pension roll of New York at the rate of $8 per month, to commence 1 Mar 1823. Certificate of Pension was issued 17 Apr 1824 and sent to John Greene Esqr, Auburn, NY. A subsequent marginal note in the pension file reads, "Let to T. Popple Sept. 9, 1840 … not entitled — Married in the Year 1800.—."⁶