Last updated: September 24, 2008
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Nathaniel BROOKS
1664 born
[Bio]
married Mary WILLIAMS, daughter of Zebediah and Mary (MILLER) WILLIAMS
[Bio]
29 FEB 1703/4 taken captive at destruction of town of Deerfield, along with
Mary,
Mary Jr., and William.
[The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion, 141]
7 MAR 1703/4 wife Mary killed [The
Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion, 20, 141]
William and Mary Brooks were left in Canada
[The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion, 122]
1706 returned to Deerfield
[Bio]
1707 traveled to Canada seeking the return
of his children, but was unsuccessful
[Bio]
3 FEB 1710 married Mary ALLIS
[Bio]
Moses BROOKS
(1722-)
14 SEP 1722 born in Deerfield, Hampshire Co, MA [Families of Ancient New Haven,
2:344]
[Families of Ancient New Haven, 6:1429]
[NEHGR, April 1918, p.142-143]
[Genealogy of William Allis, p.10]
15 SEP 1748 married Martha PERKINS in New
Haven, New Haven Co, CT [Families of Ancient New Haven]
2 AUG 1749 daughter Martha BROOKS born in New Haven
9 SEP 1751 daughter Mary BROOKS born in New Haven
12 MAR 1754 son Moses BROOKS Jr. born in New Haven
17 APR 1757 daughter Eunice BROOKS born in New Haven
29 APR 1760 daughter Sarah BROOKS born in New Haven
daughter
Lowly BROOKS born, of Montague
John BROOKS
19 APR 1775 as a private, minute man of Montague, responded to alarm from
Lexington
[Montague Massachusetts History, fiche #6087361, p.127]
30 JAN 1834 a John BROOKS was appointed to a committee in Montague to report on
the question of
the town's claims against members of the mob that destroyed a church building
[Montague Massachusetts History, fiche #6087361, p.117]
Moses BROOKS (1754-)
12
MAR 1754 Moses BROOKS born in New Haven, CT [Families of Ancient
New Haven]
1756-1774 future wife Mariah FULLER born
[1800 census]
19 APR 1775 as a private, minute man of Montague, responded to alarm from
Lexington
[History
and Proceedings of the Pocumtuck Valley Memory Association]
[Montague Massachusetts History, fiche #6087361, p.127]
19 APR 1775 private, Capt. Thomas Grover's co. of Minute-men, Col. Williams's
regt.,
which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 10 days;
also, Capt. Robert Oliver's co., Col. Ephraim Doolittle's (24th) regt.;
receipt for advance pay dated Charlestown, June 27, 1775; also, muster
roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 1, 1775; service 3 mos. 8 days;
also, company return dated Winter Hill, Charlestown, Oct. 6, 1775;
also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Camp at
Winter Hill, Nov. 18, 1775; also, Capt. Moses Harvey's co., Col. David
Wells's regt. of new levies; enlisted May 10, 1777; discharged July 10,
1777; service, 2 mos. 10 days; also, Capt. Asahel Gunn's co., Col.
Wells's regt.; enlisted Sept. 23, 1777; discharged Oct. 18, 1777;
service, 1 mo. 1 day.
[Massachusetts
Solders and Sailors in the Revolutionary War, 2:580]
[Montague Massachusetts History, fiche #6087361, p.127]
Edward Pearson Pressey, "History of Montague: A Typical Puritan Town"
(Montague, Mass.: The New Clairvaux Press, 1910).
9
MAR 1784 Maria FULLER and Moses BROOKS, both of Montague, married in Montague
[Montague Marriages]
(intention not recorded)
25 JUN 1784 dau. Philenia BROOKS born in Montague, Hampshire Co, MA [Montague Births]
"Philenia Brooks, daughter to Moses Brooks and Mariah his wife, born at
Montague, June 25, 1784."
[Montague BMD, film #766948]
2
MAR 1786 dau. Charlotte BROOKS born in Montague, MA [Montague Births]
"Charlotte Brooks, daughter to Moses Brooks and Mariah his wife, born at
Montague, Mar. 2, 1786."
[Montague BMD, film #766948]
31 DEC 1787 dau. Mary BROOKS born in Montague, MA [Montague Births]
"Mary Brooks, daughter to Moses Brooks and Mariah his wife born at Montague Dec.
31, 1787."
[Montague BMD, film #766948]
19 FEB 1789 son Orris BROOKS born in Montague, MA [Montague Births]
"Orris Brooks, son to Moses Brooks and Mariah his wife, born at Montague Feb.
19, 17--."
[Montague BMD, film #766948]
1790 in census in Montague, MA
[1790 census]
2 males 16+ (Moses 36, ???)
1 male 0-16 (Orris 1)
4 females (Maria, Philenia 6, Charlotte 4, Mary 2)
20 OCT 1792 dau. Parley BROOKS born in Montague, MA [Montague Births]
"Parley Brooks, daughter to Moses Brooks and Mariah his wife born at Montague
Oct. 20, 1792."
[Montague BMD, film #766948]
30 SEP 1794 dau. Martha BROOKS born in Montague, MA [Montague Births]
"Martha Brooks, daughter to Moses Brooks and Mariah his wife born at Montague
Sep. 30, 1794."
[Montague BMD, film #766948]
22 FEB 1797 dau. Claracy BROOKS born in Montague, MA [Montague Births]
"Claracy Brooks, daughter to Moses Brooks and Mariah his wife born at Montague
Feb. 22, 1797."
[Montague BMD, film #766948]
4 AUG 1800 in census in Montague, MA
[1800 census]
1 male 10-16 (Orris 11)
1 male 45+ (Moses 46)
4 females 0-10 (Parley 7, Martha 5, Claracy 3, ???)
3 females 10-16 (Philenia 16, Charlotte 14, Mary 12)
1 female 26-44 (Maria)
27 FEB 1802 son Moses BROOKS Jr. born in Montague, MA [Montague Births]
"Moses Brooks Jr. son to Moses Brooks and Mariah his wife born at Montague Feb.
27, 1802."
[Montague BMD, film #766948]
14 JAN 1807 dau. Charlotte BROOKS, of Montague, int. marry Merrick HINCKLEY of
Deerfield
[Deerfield Marriages]
5
NOV 1808 dau. Philena BROOKS, of Montague, int. marry James BERRY
[Deerfield Marriages]
1
DEC 1808 dau. Philena BROOKS, of Montague, married James BERRY [Montague
Marriages]
1810 son "Horris" BROOKS in census in
Montague, MA
[1810 census]
1 male 16-26 (Orris 21)
1 APR 1811 had a letter remaining in the post office in Greenfield, as
listed
in Greenfield newspaper published 30 Apr 1811 [The
Traveller]
17 SEP 1814 "Polly" BROOKS m. "Elisha" CLARY, "History of Deerfield" 2:126 shows
this
as a different person than Parley BROOKS below [History
of Deerfield]
Elisha Clary is listed as son of Elijah and Sarah (Smith) Clary.
Elihu Clary is listed as "may have been of" Elihu and Lucretia (Smith)
Clary. However, "Pioneer
Women of the Western Reserve" states that
Elijah was father of Elihu, husband of "Pearly".
9
OCT 1814 dau. Parley BROOKS, of Montague, married Elihu CLARY [Montague
Marriages]
1918 dau. Philena and James BERRY were in "Shel."
(presumably Shelburne)
[History of Deerfield, 2:82]
BEF 1824 both Moses and Maria
died before 1824, since neither are mentioned in her
father Isaiah's will,
but most of her children are [Will of Isaiah
Fuller]
18 JUN 1830 dau. Parley BROOKS died in Huron Co, OH
[Denison Clary book, 44]
JUN 1831 dau. Parley BROOKS died at Peru, Huron Co, OH [Pioneer
Women of the Western Reserve]