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       Melinda/5c Brooks, 1st so-named, was born 20 Apr 1790 at North Haven, CT, and baptised at the Episcopal church.^1,2 She died 28 Apr (g.s.), a. 9 days.² Buried in the old graveyard, North Haven.²

       Thankful/5c Brooks was born 4 Jun 1792 at North Haven, CT.^1,2

       Melinda/5c Brooks, 2d so-named (also rec. as Melia), was born 21 Jul 1796 at North Haven, CT, and baptised the same year at the Episcopal church.^2,1 Unmarried, she is probably the female 40-49 recorded in her brother Eli's household at Butternuts (later Morris), NY in the 1840 census.³ Recorded living alone ("Lina," a. 57) next to her father Lemuel at Morris in 1850.⁴

       Eli/5c Brooks was born 30 Mar 1798 at North Haven, CT, and there baptised the same year at the Episcopal church.^1,2 He married Sophronia Halbert of Butternuts (now Morris), NY.^3,4 Their 1830 census household at Laurens, NY, included one male 30-39 (Eli), one male under 5 (son Lemuel), one female 20-29 (Sophronia), and one female under 5 (dau. Lovinia).⁵ Their 1840 household at Butternuts included two males 5-9 (sons Lyman and George), one male 10-14 (son Lemuel), one male 40-49 (Eli), and one male 80-89 (his father Lemuel); two females under 5 (daus. Sally and Anzonetta), one female 10-14 (dau. Lovinia), one female 30-39 (Sophronia), and one female 40-49 (probably Eli's unmarried sister Melinda).⁶ In 1850, Eli (a. 52, farmer, real estate $5000), Sophronia (a. 48) and 7 children ages 7-22 were living in his father's household at Morris, next door to Melinda.⁷ There Eli died 9 Nov 1858 (g.s.) at age 60.^3,4 There Sophronia died 6 Jun 1882.³ They are buried in Harmony Church Burying Ground.^3,4

       Capt. Bela/5c Brooks was born 30 Dec 1799 at North Haven, CT, and baptised the following year at the Episcopal church.^1,2 He married (1) Annis (–?–), who died at Butternuts (now Morris), NY in 1842.^3,4 Their 1840 census household at Butternuts included one male under 5 (son Bela), one male 5-9 (son William), one male 20-29 (a brother?), one male 40-49 (Bela); and one female under 5 (dau. Jerusha), two females 10-14 (daus. Eliza and Emily), and one female 40-49 (wife Annis).⁵
     He married (2) Sarah C. (–?–), who died at Butternuts in 1855.³ The 1850 census recorded Bela (a. 49, farmer, real estate $7000), Sarah (a. 37), six children ages 4-23, and (tenant?) farmer John Watkins (a. 22, b. England) in their household at Morris.⁶ Annis and Sarah are buried in Harmony Church Burying Ground, Morris, but his stone is not recorded there.³

       Fanny/5c Brooks was born 7 Oct 1801 at North Haven, CT.^1,2 She married (1) James Bergen.³ She married (2), 24 Oct 1868, Lay Noble of Bath, NY, widower of her sister Lucinda.³

       William Riley/5c Brooks was born 28 May 1806 at North Haven, CT.^1,2 Of Butternuts (now Morris), NY, he married (1) his 1st cousin Hannah/5c Crittenden, daughter of Jeremiah Crittenden and Mary/4c Brooks.³ The 1850 census recorded William (a. 43, farmer, estate $5700), Hannah (a. 41), and sons Erastus and Edwin in their household at Morris.⁴ Hannah died 8 Mar 1867.^3,5 He married (2) Eliza A. (–?–), who died at Butternuts 10 May 1881.³ There he died 5 Sep 1888, a. 82-3-7 (g.s.).^3,6 He and Eliza are buried in Harmony Church Burying Ground, Morris. Hannah's cenotaph there indicates she died at Clinton, IA.^3,6

       Lyman/5c Brooks was born 4 Oct 1793 at North Haven, CT, and there baptised that year at the Episcopal church.^1,2 He married Eunice Stiles, daughter of Isaac Clark Stiles and Eunice Blakeslee.^2,3 The 1850 census recorded Lyman (a. 56, farmer, estate $4692) and Eunice (a. 54) in the household at Morris, NY.⁴ He died at Butternuts (now Morris) 8 Jan 1882 (g.s.) at age 88.⁵ There she died 15 Jan 1887.^5,3 They are buried in Harmony Church Burying Ground, Morris.^5,3

       Eunice Stiles was born 22 Jul 1795 at North Haven, CT.¹ She married Lyman/5c Brooks, son of Capt. Lemuel/4c Brooks and Amelia Blakeslee.^1,2 The 1850 census recorded Lyman (a. 56, farmer, estate $4692) and Eunice (a. 54) in the household at Morris, NY.³ There he died 8 Jan 1882.⁴ There she died 15 Jan 1887 (g.s.) at age 91.^4,2 They are buried in Harmony Church Burying Ground, Morris.^4,2