Sarah (Wyman) Brooks (1706 - 1748)

Born 18 Aug 1706 in Woburn, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Nathan Brooks — married about 1727 (to 21 Feb 1748) in Woburn, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 21 Feb 1748 at age 41 in Woburn, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Sarah Wyman was born in Woburn, Massachusetts, on August 18, 1706, the daughter of Jonathan Wyman and his second wife, Hannah Fowle. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

She married Nathan Brooks. Based on the birth date of their first child, they were probably married about 1727. Children: ^{[2] [3]}

1. Nathan, born November 6, 1727.^[2]
2. Isaac, born July 31, 1729.^[2]
3. Jonathan, born August 26, 1731; died December 30, 1733.^[2]
4. John, born May 6, 1733; a housewright of Hollis, New Hampshire.^[2]
5. Jonathan, 2nd, born February 21, 1735; married December 3, 1766, Mercy Bill; a cabinetmaker of New London, Connecticut.^[2]
6. William, born March 3, 1737; a blacksmith of Hollis, New Hampshire.^[2]
7. Sarah, born March 1, 1739-40; married James French of Hollis, New Hampshire.^[2]
8. Seth, born April 1, 1740; a house joiner of Acton.^[2]
9. Zachariah, born April 20, 1742; a tailor of Woburn.^[2]
10. Mary, born March 1, 1744.^[2]
11. Elizabeth, born in 1746; married October 14, 1766, Giles Johnson, of Woburn.^[2]
12. Samuel, born July 16, 1747; married August 8, 1769, Martha Pierce.^[2]

Sarah (Wyman) Brooks died in Woburn on February 21, 1747-8 (1747 g.s.), at the age of 41. She was buried at the First Burial Ground in Woburn where her gravestone reads: ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Here lyes Buried y^e

Body of M^rs. SARAH

BROOKS, Wife to M^r.

NATHAN BROOKS

Who Departed this life

Feb^ry. 21^st : 1747. Aged

40 Years 6 M^o. & 3 D^s.

Research Notes

• Death date: "Cutter" cites a death date of February 21, 1747-8,^[2] where the Woburn Death Record^[4] and the gravestone^[5] both cite February 21, 1747. Cutter's date must be correct for their youngest child, Samuel, to have been born on July 16, 1747.

Sources

1. ↑ Woburn Records: PART I. BIRTHS. Page 287. Citing: "WYMAN, Sarah, d. Jonathan and Hannah, Aug. 18, 1706."
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15} Cutter: Page 12. Citing: "15. NATHAN BROOKS born Nov. 1, 1706, married first, Sarah, born Aug. 18, 1706, died Feb. 21, 1747-8, aged 40y. 6m. 3d., daughter of Jonathan and Hannah (Fowle) Wyman. He married second, intention dated Mar. 18, 1749, Elizabeth, born Feb. 3, 1716, in Woburn, daughter of Jacob and Mary (Broughton) Fowle. He died Jan. 6, 1751, aged 45. [12 Children]."
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Sewall: Page 652. Citing: "WYMAN. Jonathan Wyman ... For his second wife, he md. Hannah ... Fowle ... Their children were: ... (6) Sarah, b. 18 Aug. 1706; md. _____, to Nathan Brooks; and died Feb. 21, 1747."
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Woburn Records: PART II. DEATHS. Page 20. Citing: "BROOKS, Sarah, wife of Mr. Nathan, Feb. 21, 1747; 40 y. 6 m. 3 d."
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Woburn Records: PART II. EPITAPHS, FIRST BURIAL-GROUND. Page 29*. Citing: "(131.) 'Here lyes Buried y^e Body of M'rs Sarah Brooks Wife to M'r Nathan Brooks Who Departed this life Feb’ry 21'^st 1747 Aged 40 Years 6 M'o & 3 D's.'
   Sarah (Wyman) Brooks, wife of Nathan Brooks (epitaph 151), daughter of Cornet Jonathan and Hannah (Fowle) Wyman, born Aug. 18, 1706. (Vide Sewall's Woburn, 652.)"

See also:

• Cutter, William Richard. The Brooks Family of Woburn, Mass. (Woburn, Mass., 1904).

• Sewall, Samuel. The History of Woburn, Middlesex County, Mass. (Wiggin and Lunt, 1868).

• Johnson, Edward. Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Marriage Intentions, from 1640 to 1900 (Woburn, Mass., 1890-1919).

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 September 2018), memorial page for Sarah Wyman Brooks (18 Aug 1706–21 Feb 1747), Find A Grave: Memorial #36072727, citing First Burial Ground, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Christopher Brooks (contributor 47624489).

Acknowledgments

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