Aaron Brooks (1727 - 1811)

Born 24 Aug 1727 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Stone) Brooks — married 2 Jan 1755 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 23 Feb 1811 at age 83 in Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Aaron Brooks was born in Concord on August 24, 1727 ^[1], son of Thomas Brooks and Hannah Dakin. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

He married Mary Stone at Concord on January 2, 1755. ^{[1] [4]} Mary was born about 1733 and baptized at Lexington, Massachusetts on March 17, 1734/5 ^[5], daughter of Gregory Stone and Mary Converse. ^[2] They resided at Lincoln, Massachusetts.

He died on February 23, 1811, at Lincoln, aged 83 years. ^{[6] [4] [2]} He is buried in the Town Hill Cemetery at Lincoln. His inscription reads: ERECTED In Memory of Mr. AARON BROOKS who died Feb. 23d 1811 Æt. 84. ^[7]

Aaron's sons Thomas and Joseph Brooks were appointed estate executors. The court appointed a committee to complete the estate inventory. They assessed Aaron's real estate at L547: 0: 0 and his personal estate at L500:38. In the will written on June 4, 1806, Aaron left bequests to the following: ^[8]

• wife Mary Brooks
• eldest son Stephen Brooks
• son Aaron Brooks
• sons Jonathan, Thomas and Joseph Brooks
• grandchildren Molly and John Harvey ^[8]

His widow Mary died on February 8, 1813, aged 80 years, ^{[6] [2]} and is buried at the Lincoln Town Cemetery as well. ^[9]

Children

1. Molly born October 31, 1756 ^{[6] [2]}; ?married Darius Harvey of Westminster on June 3, 1783 in Lincoln.
2. Stephen born March 22, 1759 ^{[6] [2]}; died in Rindge, New Hamphsire on January 29, 1848 ^[10]; married Rachel Taylor on June 7, 1791. ^[4]
3. Hannah born July 7, 1761; died on May 22, 1795 at Lincoln. ^{[6] [2]}
4. Aaron born January 10, 1765 ^{[6] [2]}; died August 4, 1823; married Mary Taylor. ^[4]
5. Thomas born June 9, 1767. ^{[6] [2]}
6. Jonathan born October 21, 1770. ^{[6] [2]}
7. Joseph born December 17, 1773. ^{[6] [2]}

Research notes

Concord Births

BROOKS, Aaron, s. Thomas and Hannah, Aug. 24, 1727. (p. 118)

Concord Marriages

Aaron Brooks of Lincoln & Mary Stone of Concord were Married by ye Revd. Mr Bliss, January 2, 1755. (p. 191) ^[1]

Lexington Baptisms

Stone, Mary, d. Gregroy, bp. Mar. 17, 1734. (p. 80) ^[5]

Lincoln Deaths

BROOKS, Aaron, Feb. 23, 1811, a. 84. [[h. Mary] GR1]. (p. 155) (Calc b. abt 1727)

BROOKS, Mary, wid. Aaron, Feb. 8, 1813, a. 81. (p. 156)

Brooks, Hannah, d. Aaron and Mary, May 22, 1795, in 34th y. GR1 (p. 155)

Lincoln Births

BROOKS, Mary, w. Aaron of Ringe, NH, [July ––, 1777]. GR2 (p. 23)

BROOKS, Aaron, s. Aaron and Mary, Jan. 10, 1765. (p. 20)

BROOKS, Hannah, d. Aaron and Mary, July 7, 1761. (p. 21)

BROOKS, Jonathan, s. Aaron and Mary, Oct. 21, 1770. (p. 22)

BROOKS, Joseph, s. Aaron and Mary, Dec. 17, 1773. (p. 22)

BROOKS, Molley, d. Aaron and Mary, Oct. 31, 1756. [Molly. CR1] (p. 23)

BROOKS, Stephen, s. Aaron and Mary, Mar. 22, 1759. (p. 23)

BROOKS, Thomas, s. Aaron and Mary, June 9, 1767. (p. 24) ^[6]

Entered by Chris Hoyt, Apr 4, 2012

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Tolman, George, Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850, T. Todd Printers, Concord, Massachusetts, 1895
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10} Bartlett, Joseph Garnder, Gregory Stone Genealogy: Ancestry and Descendants of Dea. Gregory Stone of Cambridge, Mass., 1320-1917, Stone Family Association, Boston, Massachusettsm 1918
3. ↑ Dakin, Albert Harlow, Descendants of Thomas Dakin of Concord, Mass, Tuttle Publishing Company, 1948
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Chandler, Charles H. and Sarah Fiske Lee, The History of New Ipswich, New Hampshire, 1735-1914, Sentinel Printing Company, 1914
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Lexington Massachusetts, Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths, To January 1, 1898, Wright & Potter Printing, Boston, Massachusetts, 1898
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9} Vital Records of Lincoln, Massachusetts To the End of the Year 1849, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts
7. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 37293317 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=37293317&PIpi=17869404
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Case 2779: p. 1-14: 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) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB536/i/14460/2779-co1/38187135
9. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 37293713 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=37293713&PIpi=17869624
10. ↑ Hurd, Duane Hamilton, History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume 2, J. W. Lewis & Company, 1890