Elizabeth Brooks, daughter of Noah Brooks and Dorothy Potter was born at Concord, Massachusetts on February 27, 1703/4. [1][2]
Elizabeth married John Miles by about 1726/7. Her husband John was born at Concord on November 24, 1702, son of John Miles Jr. and Mary Prescott. [1][3][4]
John Miles, yeoman, died at Concord on December 4, 1781. [1][4]
He died intestate and son John Milesof Westminster, Massachusetts was appointed administrator on February 6, 1782 with the approval/acknowledgement of heirs:
Noah, Abel, James and Oliver Miles, Obadiah Kendall and Saml Gardner
His estate inventory was competed on March 27, 1782, with real estate valued at L330:0:0. [5]
Widow Elizabeth died there the following year on May 5, 1782, aged 78. [1]
Children:
John born on February 20, 1727 [1]; died April 30, 1808 at Westminster [6]; married Martha Rusell of Littleton. [4]
Noah born April 29, 1730 [1]; died October 21, 1811 at Westminster [6]; married Hulda Hosmer in 1750. [4]
Abel born September 9, 1733 [1]; died December 6, 1814; married Lydia Adams of Lincoln on February 26, 1756. [4]
Elizabeth born on March 1, 1735/6 [1]; died October 3, 1822; married Obadiah Kendall of Woburn January 27, 1756. [4]
Oliver born September 11, 1738; died November 3, 1820 [1]; married Martha Stone of Framingham. [4]
James born November 7, 1740 [1]; died in March 1820; married ___ Garfield of Groton. [4]
Dorathy born March 12, 1743; married Samuel Gardner of Woburn on August 9, 1769. [1][4]
Abner born abt 1745; died on July 23, 1778 at Westminster of smallpox; married Margaret Trowbridge of Newton November 21, 1769. [6][4]
Research notes
Concord Births
Elizebeth Brookes ye daughter of Noah Brookes & Dorothy his wife was Born y 27th day of February 1703-4. (p. 60)
Miles, John, s. Jno and Mary, Dec. 24, 1702. (p. 54)
Miles, John, s. John and Elisabeth, Feb. 20, 1726-7. (p. 117)
Miles, Noah, s. John and Elisabeth, Apr. 29, 1730. (p. 128)
Miles, Abel, s. John and Elisabeth, Sept. 9, 1733. (p. 134)
Miles, Elisabeth, d. John and Elisabeth, Mar. 1, 1735-6. (p. 140)
Miles, Oliver, s. John and Elisabeth, Sept. 11, 1738. (p. 147)
MIles, James, s. John and Elisabeth, Nov. 7, 1740. (p. 157)
Miles, Dorathy, d. John and Elisabeth, Mar. 12, 1743. (p. 158)
Concord Marriages
Miles, Dorothy, and Samll Gardner, of Wobourn, Aug. 9, 1769. (p. 232)
Concord Deaths
MILES, Elizabeth, Mrs., May 5, 1782, a. 78 y. CH (p. 417)
MILES, John, Feb. 4, 1781, a. 76 y. CH (p. 417)
Miles, Oliver, Nov. 3, 1820, a. 84 y. [see footnote -GS 82 y.]. (p. 399) [1]
Westminster Marriages
Miles, Abner and Margaret Trowbridge of Newton, Nov. 2, 1769. In Newton. (p. 166)
Westminster Deaths
Miles, John, h. Martha, April 30, 1808, a. 81 [81y. 2 m. GS1] (p. 237)
Miles, Abner, h. of Margrit, July 23, 1778. Smallpox. (p. 236)
Miles, Capt. Noah, h. Huldah, Oct. 21, 1811, a. 82. (p. 237) [6]
↑ 1.001.011.021.031.041.051.061.071.081.091.101.11 Tolman, George compiler. Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850, Printed by the Town, T. Todd Printer, Beacon Press, Boston, Massachusetts, 1891
↑ 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 - .)
↑ 4.04.14.24.34.44.54.64.74.84.9 Miles, Jonas Michael, Miles genealogy: John Miles of Concord, Massachusetts and His Descendants, C. E. Goodspeed, Boston, Massachusetts, 1920 , p. 2-6
↑ Case 15172: 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 images provided by FamilySearch.org) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB536/i/14464/15172-co1/263938256
↑ 6.06.16.26.3 Systematic History Fund, Vital Records of Westminster, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, F. P. Rice, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1980
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