Ruth/4 Wyman

F, #4694, (30 August 1726 - January 1797)
Ruth/4 Wyman|b. 30 Aug 1726\nd. Jan 1797|p470.htm#i4694|Ens. Samuel/3 Wyman|b. 7 Feb 1689/90\nd. 18 Dec 1743|p991.htm#i9907|Susanna/3 Simonds|b. 2 May 1689\nd. 24 Nov 1752|p991.htm#i9908|Jacob/2 Wyman|b. 4 Jun 1665|p2406.htm#i24059|Elizabeth/3 Richardson|b. 28 Jun 1670|p2406.htm#i24060|James/2 Simonds|b. 1 Nov 1658\nd. 1717|p5830.htm#i58293|Susanna Blodgett|b. say 1662||
Father*Ens. Samuel/3 Wyman1 b. 7 Feb 1689/90, d. 18 Dec 1743
Mother*Susanna/3 Simonds1 b. 2 May 1689, d. 24 Nov 1752
Appears on charts:Descendants of John/2w Brooks
Descendants of John/3w Brooks
Descendants of Capt Timothy/4w Brooks
Last Edited5 Oct 2009
       Ruth/4 Wyman was born 30 Aug 1726 at Woburn, MA.1 It was probably there that she married, circa 1748 (the record is not found), her 2d cousin Timothy/5w Brooks Jr., son of Capt. Timothy/4w Brooks and Abigail/3 Wyman.2,3,4 He died at Salem in 1788.5 She was head of household at Salem in the 1790 census, with one male over 16 living with her.6 There she died about the beginning of 1797 [newspaper notices dated 10 and 11 Jan], at age 70.7,8

Family

Timothy/5w Brooks b. 3 Nov 1726, d. Nov 1788
Children
  • John/6w Brooks9,10 b. 19 Jul 1749
  • Timothy/6w Brooks11 b. 24 Oct 1751, d. 27 Sep 1810
  • Ruth/6w Brooks12 b. 13 Jan 1753, d. 6 Sep 1807
  • Abigail/6w Brooks13 b. 18 Jun 1756, d. 9 Jan 1840
  • Samuel/6w Brooks14 b. 21 Dec 1758, d. 12 Nov 1805
  • Seth/6w Brooks15 b. 2 Mar 1760, d. 2 Dec 1806
  • Susanna/6w Brooks16 b. 11 Mar 1764
  • Thomas/6w Brooks17 b. 31 Mar 1767, d. 24 Mar 1827
  • Capt. Asa/6w Brooks18 b. 24 Aug 1768, d. 24 Jan 1825
  • Luke/6w Brooks19 b. 23 Sep 1772, d. 14 May 1850

Source Citations/Notes:

  1. [S210] Johnson, Woburn Records, 1:288, Ruth Wyman b.
  2. [S41] SCW General Register, 1902, 578.
  3. [S58] Virkus, Comp. Amer. Genealogy, "Timothy (1726-88), m Ruth Wyman (d 1797)."
  4. [S422] Seaver, Brooks Family History, 20, probably following Virkus.
  5. [S600] Salem VR, 5:111, Timothy Brooks d. (Salem Gazette, 11 Nov 1788).
  6. [S985] 1790 U.S. Census, Salem, Essex, MA, M637/4/585, Ruth Brooks.
  7. [S600] Salem VR, 5:110, Ruthy Brooks d. (Salem Advertiser, 10 Jan 1797).
  8. [S59] Columbian Centinel, 11 Jan 1797, Deaths.
  9. [S210] Johnson, Woburn Records, 1:29, John Brooks b.
  10. [S291] John Brooks Stevens, "Descendants of John Brooks", citing Jonas Brooks Bible: "son of Timothy Brooks."
  11. [S210] Johnson, Woburn Records, 1:29, Timothy Brooks b.
  12. [S210] Johnson, Woburn Records, 1:29, Ruth Brooks b.
  13. [S210] Johnson, Woburn Records, 1:29, Abigail Brooks b.
  14. [S210] Johnson, Woburn Records, 1:29, Samuel Brooks b.
  15. [S210] Johnson, Woburn Records, 1:29, Seth Brooks b.
  16. [S181] IGI (1992), MA: 10,974, Susanna Brooks b.
  17. [S210] Johnson, Woburn Records, 1:29, Thomas Brooks b.
  18. [S210] Johnson, Woburn Records, 1:29, Asa Brooks b.
  19. [S181] IGI (1992), MA: 10,923, Luke Brooks b.
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