Hugh Brooks (1677 - 1747)

Born 1 Jan 1677 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Barker) Brooks — married 9 Apr 1701 in Concord, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 18 Jan 1747 at age 70 in Concord, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Hugh Brooks was born at Concord, Massachusetts on January 1, 1677, son of Deacon Joshua and Hannah (Mason) Brooks. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

• 1697: His brother Noah was appointed guardian to Hugh, a minor, aged about 19 years. ^{[2] [5]}
• 1697: August 24: Noah, Daniel and Joseph Brooks, Benjamin Pierce, Benjamin Whittemore and Judah Potter, Hugh's brothers and brothers-in-law, sold to Hugh by deed, all that part of Joshua Brooks estate that had previously been deeded to brother Job Brooks, deceased. ^[1]
• 1730-33: Served as selectman ^[6]
• 1735: May: When petitions were presented to the General Court, to have parts of Lexington, Weston and Concord set off for the new town of Lincoln, Hugh was one of those not in favor of the petition. ^[7]

He married Abigail Barker on April 9, 1701. ^[2] She was born at Concord on May 19, 1682, daughter of John/ Jonathan and Judith (Simonds) Barker. ^{[3] [4]}

John Barker, Sr. wrote his will on March 14, 1711, which was allowed on April 21, 1718. The children of John Barker, deceased submitted to the court on April 3, 1718, that they desired the will presented to the court be allowed. Hugh Brookes was one of the petitioners. ^[8]

Hugh died on January 18, 1746. ^{[3] [2] [4]} He is buried in the Old Hill Burying Ground at Concord. His inscription reads: Here lyes Buried the Body of Lieut. HUGH BROOKS Who Departed this Life Janry 18 Anno Domni 1747 in ye 70 Year of His Age ^[9]

His widow Abigail died on September 1, 1761. ^[3]

Widow Abigail Brooks wrote her will on July 26, 1753. In it she left bequests to: ^[10]

• eldest son Jonathan
• son Job Brooks
• daughter Abigail Fletcher
• Thomas, Francis and Abigail Fletcher, the three children of Abigail, after her decease
• daughter Sarah Garfield
• daughter Mary Hapgood
• son-in-law Joseph Hapgood to be executor ^[10]

Children

1. Abigail born on March 15, 1703 ^{[3] [2]}; married Francis Fletcher by 1733. ^[10]
2. Jonathan born on January 8, 1704/5; died on June 30, 1776; married Lucy Perry on November 12, 1747. ^{[3] [2]}
3. Job born ___. ^[10]
4. Sarah born on July 23, 1711; married Edward Garfield on November 13, 1735. ^{[3] [2]}
5. Mary born on July 11, 1714 ^[2]; died at Marlborough on September 15, 1807; married Joseph Hapgood on April 26, 1739. ^{[3] [11] [12]}

Research notes

Concord Births

BROOK, Hugh, s. Joshua and Hanna, Jan. 1, 1677. (p. 20)

BARKER, Abigail, d. Jno, 19: 3m: 1682. [May 19, 1682] (p. 25)

Brookes, Abegail, d. Hugh and Abegail, Mar. 15, 1703. (p. 59)

Brookes, Jonathan, s. Hugh and Abegail, Jan. 8, 1704-5. (p. 62)

Brooks, Sarah, d. Hugh and Abigail, July 23, 1711. (p. 77)

Brooks, Mary, d. Hugh and Abigaill, July 11, 1714. (p. 84)

Concord Marriages

BROOKS, Hugh, and Abegail Barker, ––– 9, 1701-2.(p. 54)

Brooks. Sarah, and Edward Garfield, of Weston, Nov. 13, 1735. (p. 132)

Brooks, Jonathan, and Lucy Perry, Nov. 12, 1747. (p. 166)

Brooks. Mary, and Joseph Hapgood, of Marlborough, Apr. 26, 1739. (p. 155)

Concord Deaths

BROOKS, Abigail, wid. Lieut. Hugh, Sept. 1, 1761, in her 80th y. GR1 (p. 433)

BROOKS, Hugh, Jan. 18, 1746 a. 70 y. (p. 171)

Brooks, Jonathan, Capt., June 30, 1776, in 72 y. GR1 (p. 434) ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Threlfall, John Brooks. Thomas Brooks of Watertown and Concord. in: The American Genealogist, Vol. 53, New Haven, Connecticut, 1977, p. 94-98 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} Bond, Henry. Family Memorials: Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston; to which is Appended the Early History of the Town, Vol. II Little, Brown, Boston, Massachusetts, 1855 p. 720-1
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8} Tolman, George compiler. Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850, Printed by the Town, T. Todd Printer, Beacon Press, Boston, Massachusetts, 1891
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Potter, Charles E. Genealogies of some old families of Concord, Mass. and Their Descendants in Part to the Present Generation, Boston, Massachusetts, 1887, p. 7
5. ↑ Case2861: p. 1-3: Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org)
6. ↑ Shattuck, Lemuel. A History of the Town of Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1832: and of the adjoining towns, Bedford, Acton, Lincoln, and Carlisle, containing various notices of county and state history not before published. Boston, Massachusetts, 1835 p. 234
7. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Volume 20, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1858, p. 20
8. ↑ Case1030: p. 1-6: Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871, .Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org)
9. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 24096331 https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24096331
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3} Case 2782: p. 1-13 : Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org)
11. ↑ Hapgood, Warren, compiler. The Hapgood Family: Descendants of Shadrach, 1656-1898. A New Edition with Supplement, Boston, Massachusetts, 1898 p. 179-80
12. ↑ Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, F. P. Rice, publisher, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1908 p. 363

Acknowledgments

• A Schiwitz created WikiTree profile Brooks-3307 through the import of ACS_Family_Jan2013.ged on Jan 31, 2013.
• Bob Nicholduplicated WikiTree profile Brooks-3343 through the import of Nichol Ancestry.GED on Feb 14, 2013.

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