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Simon Brooks (1722 - 1808)

Simon Brooks
Born in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , and
Husband of — married 22 Oct 1747 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Descendants descendants
Father of , and
Died at age 85 in Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United Statesmap
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Biography

Simon Brooks was born at Concord, Massachusetts on September 21, 1722, son of Ebenezer Brooks and Sarah Fletcher. [1]

He married Rachel Drury on October 22, 1747 in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. She was born in Grafton, Massachusetts on October 11, 1728, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Drury. [2]

His father Ebenezer wrote his will on December 16, 1767, in it he names his wife and children including son Simon. [3]

In the settlement of Rachel's father Thomas Drury's estate, Elijah Drury, administrator, was ordered to distribute the remaining balance to the heirs, including a share to Rachel Brooks, wife of Simon Brooks. [4]

Simon Brooks was one of the original proprietors of Alstead, New Hampshire, when the tow was laid out in 1763. On 15 May 1775, as a resident of Alstead he was one of three men named to the town's Committee of Corrsepondence, to work with the Provincial Congress of New Hampshire, which was charged with maintaining communications and preparing for for military action against the British.[5] His last child recorded at Grafton, Massachusetts, was born on 5 Aug 1774,[2] so it would appear that he moved his family to Alstead in late 1774 or early 1775.

Simon died March 24, 1808 and was buried at Alstead, New Hampshire. [6]

Rachel died on October 11, 1816 and is buried with her husband. [7]

Children

  1. Simon born on August 22, 1748. [2]
  2. Rachel baptized on November 25, 1750 [2]; likely died young.
  3. Rachel born on December 18, 1752; died on February I, 1752/3 aged 2 months 14 days. [2]
  4. John born on August 11, 1757. [2]
  5. Jonah/Jonathan born on June 25, 1759; died on July 22, 1759. [2]
  6. Benjamin born on March 10, 1765. [2]
  7. Jonah born on August 16, 1767. [2]
  8. Lucy born on October 26, 1769. [2]
  9. Sarah born on September 9, 1771. [2]
  10. Thomas Drury born on August 5, 1774. [2]
Research notes

Concord Births

Brooks, Simon, s. Ebenezer and Sarah, Sept. 21, 1722. (p. 105) [1]

Grafton Marriages

Brooks, Simeon an Rachel Drury Oct. 22, 1747. In Shrewsbury. (p. 176)

Grafton Births

Drury, Rachel, d. Thomas and Sarah, Oct. 11, 1728. (p. 44)
Brooks, Simon s. Simon and Rachel, Aug. 22, 1748. (p. 27)
Brooks, Rachel d. Simon, bap. Nov. 25, 1750. CR (p. 27)
Brooks, Rachel d. Simon and Rachel, Dec. 18, 1752. (p. 27)
Brooks, John s. Simon and Rachel, Aug. 11, 1757. (p. 26)
Brooks, Jonah [Jona in dup] s. Simon and Rachel [Rachiel in dup] June 25, 1759. (p. 26)
Brooks, Benjamin s Simon and Rachel March 10, 1765. (p. 25)
Brooks, Jonah s. Simon and Rachel, Aug. 16, 1767. (p. 26)
Brooks, Lucy d. Simon and Rachel, Oct. 26, 1769. (p. 26)
Brooks, Sarah d. Simon and Rachel, Sept. 9, 1771. (p. 27)
Brooks, Thomas Drury s. Simon and Rachel, Aug. 5, 1774. (p. 27)

Grafton Deaths

Brooks, Rachel, d. Simon and Rachel, Feb. I, 1752, a. 2 m. 14 d. (p. 325)
Brooks, Jonah, s. Simon and Rachel, July 22, 1759. (p. 325)
Brooks, Jonathan, s. Simon and Rachel, July 22, 1759. (p. 325) [2]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 2.11 2.12 Systematic History Fund, Vital Records of Grafton Massachusetts to the Year 1850 Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1906
  3. ↑ Case 7636: p. 1-24: Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881, (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
  4. ↑ Case 17659: p. 6: Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1635/i/26965/17659-co6/49798715
  5. ↑ Helen H. Frink, Alstead Through the Years: 1763-1990 (Alstead, N. H.: Alstead Historical Society, 1992), pages 5 & 17
  6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 December 2020), memorial page for Dea Simon Brooks (22 Sep 1722–24 Mar 1808), Find a Grave Memorial no. 48235060, citing Alstead Center Cemetery, Alstead Center, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by Grave Seeker (contributor 47113319) .
  7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 December 2020), memorial page for Rachel Drury Brooks (11 Oct 1728–11 Oct 1816), Find a Grave Memorial no. 96734464, citing Alstead Center Cemetery, Alstead Center, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by Christopher Brooks (contributor 47624489) .




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Michele Davison
Brooks-14781 and Brooks-3992 appear to represent the same person because: Same parents, same spouse. your Simon did not come up when I created mine as the birth year is different and you have no location for birth.
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