Thomas Brooks (abt. 1701 - 1790)

Born about 28 May 1701 in Concord, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Dakin) Brooks — married 24 Jun 1725 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 22 Dec 1790 at about age 89 in Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, United States

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[Note: Savage incorrectly gave Noah's wife/Thomas' mother as Dorothy Wright, and this error has been repeated in many text/articles including Bond/Gates. She has been shown to be Dorothy Potter, by her father's will.]

Biography

Thomas Brooks, son of Noah and Dorothy (Potter) Brooks was born at Concord, Massachusetts on May 28, 1701. ^[1]

He married Hanna Dakin at Concord on June 24, 1725. ^[1] Hannah was born on October 23, 1704, daughter of of Joseph and Dorothy (Wooster) Dakin, ^[2]

They resided at Lincoln, Massachusetts. ^[2]

Hannah died on July 3, 1784, aged 80 at Concord. ^[1]

Thomas Brooks, yeoman of Lincoln died on December 22, 1790. ^[1] He is buried in the Old Hill Burying Ground at Concord. His inscription read: IN memory of Mr. THOMAS BROOKS of Lincoln, who died Dec. 22, 1790, in the 90th yr. of his age^[3]

His will was written on October 25, 1765, and proved on April 12, 1791. In it he names: ^[4]

• wife Hannah
• son Noah, executor
• sons Luke and Aaron
• the children of my daughter Rececca Hoar, deceased
• daughter Ruth Conant
• daughter Hannah Merriam ^[4]

On April 12, 1791, the following heirs notified the court that they desired Mr. John Merriam, of Bedford, son in-law of Thomas, be appointed executor of Thomas' estate.

• Noah and Aaron Brooks
• Eleazer Brooks for Lydia Brooks
• for my Conant sons, Andrew Conant
• Joseph Holden for Samuel Hoar, Rebecca Holden, Stephen Hoar and Sarah Wills ^[4]

Children

1. Rebecca born on March 16, 1725/6; married Daniel Hoar on November 2, 1743 ^[1]; died at Westminster in August, 1764. ^{[5] [4]}
2. Aaron born on August 24, 1727; married Mary Stone on January 2, 1755. ^[1]
3. Ruth born on June 28, 1729; married Andrew Conant on November 30, 1748; died on February 3, 1770. ^{[1] [4]}
4. Luke born on August 10, 1731. ^{[1] [4]}
5. Noah born on August 15, 1733; married Elizabeth Potter on January 24, 1760. ^[1]
6. Hannah born on March 8, 1736/7; married John Merriam Jr. at Bedford on December 4, 1760. ^{[1] [6] [4]}
7. Stephen born on June 5, 1741^[1]; not mentioned in his father's 1765 will. ^[4]

Research notes

Concord Marriages

BROOKS, Thomas, and Hannah Dakin, June 24, 1725. (p. 106)

DAKIN, Hannah, and Thomas Brooks, June 24, 1725. (p. 106)

Brooks, Rebekah, and Daniel Hoar, of Narrowcancet Township No. 2, Nov. 2, 1743. (p. 160)

Brooks, Ruth, and Andrew Conant, Nov. 30, 1748. (p. 175)

Brooks, Aaron, of Lincoln, and Mary Stone, Jan. 2, 1755. (p. 191)

Brooks, Noah, of Lincoln, and Elisabeth Potter, Jan. 24, 1760. (p. 204)

Brooks,

Concord Births

BROOKS, Thomas, s. Noah and Dorothy, May 28, 1701. (p. 31)

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

Brooks, Hannah, d. Thomas and Hannah, Mar. 8, 1736-7. (p. 142)

Brooks, Luke, s. Thomas and Hannah, Aug. 10, 1731. (p. 129)

Brooks, Noah, s. Thomas and Hannah, Aug. 15, 1733. ( p. 135)

Brooks, Rebeckah, d. Thomas and Hannah, Mar. 16, 1725-6. (p. 115)

Brooks, Ruth, d. Thomas and Hannah, June 28, 1729. (p. 122)

Brooks, Stephen, s. Thomas and Hannah, June 5, 1741. (p. 157)

Concord Deaths

BROOKS, Thomas, Dec. 22, 1790, in his 90th y. GR1 (p. 434)

BROOKS, Hannah, w. Thomas, of Lincoln, July 3, 1784, a. 80 y. CH

Conant, Ruth, Mrs., w. Lt. Andrew, Feb. 3, 1770 [in her 41st yr.GS]. (p. 223) ^[1]

Bedford Marriages

Brooks, Hannah of Lincoln, and John Meriam Jr., Dec. 4, 1760. (p. 66) ^[6]

Westminster Deaths

Hoar, Rebecca, w. Capt. Daniel, Aug. __, 1764, in 42d year. GS1 (p. 229 ) ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11} Tolman, George compiler. Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850, Printed by the Town, T. Todd Printer, Beacon Press, Boston, Massachusetts, 1891
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Chandler, Charles Henry & Sarah Fiske Lee. The History of New Ipswich, New Hampshire, 1735-1914: With Genealogical Records of the Principal Families, Sentinel Print. Company, 1914, p. 257
3. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 20670553
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7} Case 2909: 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 mages provided by FamilySearch.org)
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Westminster, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, F. P. Rice, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1908
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Vital Records of Bedford, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1903