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Stephen Brooks (1756 - abt. 1836)

Stephen Brooks
Born in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusettsmap
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Husband of — married 7 Jul 1779 in Bolton, Worcester, Massachusettsmap
Husband of — married 8 Nov 1815 in Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Died about at about age 79 in Templeton, Worcester, Massachusettsmap [uncertain]
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Biography

1776 Project
Stephen Brooks served with 7th Continental Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Stephen Brooks was born at Stow, Massachusetts on December 1, 1756, son of Luke Brooks and Lucy Wheeler. [1]

Military

  • 1775: April 19: Stephen Brooks of Stow served as a private, marching on the alarm in Capt. William Whitcomb's Stow company, Colonel James Prescott's Regiment; service 3 days. [2]
  • 1776: Stephen Brooks of Stow; Private Captain Cranston's Company , listed on the 1776 roll, return of men stationed at White Plains. [2]

Family

Stephen married first, Prudence Whetcomb/Whitcomb of Bolton, Massachusetts on July 7, 1779, [1] Prudence was born at Bolton on June 30, 1762, daughter of John Whetcomb and Rebecca (___). [3]

His wife Prudence died at Templeton, Massachusetts in January, 1811. [4]

Stephen married second widow Sarah Whitcomb. Sarah was the daughter of Paul Whitcomb and Rebecca Whitney and the widow of Asa Whitcomb. [4] [3]

Stephen died at Templeton on May 21, 1836, aged 80 years. [4] He died intestate and on June 5, 1836 his widow and other heirs declined administration and requested the court appoint Samuel Lee as administrator. The petition was signed by: [5]

  • Sarah Brooks
  • John Brooks
  • David Rice for Amos Brooks [5]

The court permitted sale of personal items in the estate inventory in August, 1836, by Samuel Lee administrator. [5]

In an accounting of the estate by Samuel Lee, the following notes were named: [5]

  • the widow
  • Rufus Brooks 2 notes dated March, 1833
  • Timothy Brooks note of April, 1830
  • Stephen Brooks note of February, 1820
  • Thomas Brooks note of March, 1836
  • John Brooks mote of October, 1836
  • cash received of David Rice for debt due the estate
  • Jona Brooks 2 notes in March and April, 1832 [5]

His widow Sarah died at Bolton on Aug. 9, 1849, aged 81 years 3 months and 11 days. [3]

Children

by wife Prudence

  1. Asa born on October 4, 1779. [4]
  2. John born on February 10, 1782 [4]: buried 1862 at Pine Grove. [6]; married widow Sarah (Fairbanks) Spear on March 31, 1824. [4]
  3. Lucy born on March 28, 1784 [4]; died at Templeton on June 30, 1871 [7]; married David Rice on June 18, 1818. [4]
  4. Jonathan born on May 3, 1786. [4]
  5. Thomas born on July 15, 1788 [4]; died at Stamford, Bennington, Vermont on April 23, 1861 aged 71 years 9 months[8] and is buried in the Houghton Cemetery at Stamford with wife Lucretia Goulding [9] who he married on April 13, 1814. [10]
  6. Luke born on April 15, 1791 [4]; married Meriam Foster at Boston on April 15, 1832. [11]; died in 1856 and is buried in the Pine Grove Cemetery at Templeton. [12]
  7. Stephen Jr. born on June 7, 1793. [4]
  8. Silas born on June 4, 1795 [4]; married widow Sophronia (Chase) Works in March, 1853 [13]; died in 1882 and is buried in the Jamestown Memorial Cemetery, Jamestown, Grant, Wisconsin. [14]
  9. Amos born on October 9, 1797 [4]; died on July 4, 1878 at Templeton. [15]; married Almira B. Grunwood at Templeton on October 2, 1828. [4]
  10. Rufus born on February 13, 1800 [4]; died a widower at Greenfield, Massachusetts on February 25, 1892 [16]; buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Templeton [17]  ; married Mary Sawyer, intentions published at Templeton on February 3, 1821. [4]
  11. Sylvanus born on July 16, 1803; died on May 8, 1822. [4]
  12. Rebecca Whitcomb born in 1805; died at Templeton on May 16, 1835. aged 30; married first, Isaac Davis of Phillipston on October 16, 1822; married second, Daniel Hapgood of Stow on October 18, 1831. [4]
  13. Timothy born on August 7, 1807 [4]; married Eliza Ann Goodspeed, daughter of Luther of Hubbarston, Massachusetts about 1829/30; moved to Ohio [18]; died on January 12, 1895.
  14. Caroline born on March 13, 1810; died in January, 1811. [4]
Research notes

Stow Births

BROOKS, Stephen, s. Like [sic] and Lucey, Dec. 1, 1756. (p. 15)

Stow Marriages

BROOKS, Stephan [int. Stephen] and Prudence [int. Prudance] Whitcomb of Bolton, July 7, 1779, in Bolton. (p. 121
BROOKS, Stephen of Stow and Prudence Whetcomb, July 7, 1779. (p. 114)
WHETCOMB, Prudence and Stephen Brooks, of Stow, July 7, 1779. (p. 182) [1]

Bolton Births

Whetcomb Prudence, d. John Esq. and Becke, June 30, 1762. (p. 93)
BROOKS, Asa, s. Stephen and Prudence, Oct. 4, 1779.
BROOKS, Lucy, d. Stephen and Prudence, bap. Oct.. 30, 1785. C.R.1.

Bolton Marriages

Brooks, Stephen and Prudence Whetcomb, July 7, 1779. (p. 114)
Brooks, Stephen, of Templeton, and [wid]. Sarah Whitcomb of Bolton, Nov. 8, 1815. (p. 114)

Bolton Deaths

Brooks, Sarah, [Mrs.] (Whitcomb), w. Stephen, wid. Asa Whitcomb, d. Paul Whitcomb and Rebecca (Whitney), Aug. 9, 1849, a. 81 y. 3 m. 11 d. Old Age. [Formerly w. Col. Asa Whitcomb. GR3] (p. 196) [3]

Templeton Births

Brooks, Asa, s. Stephen and Prudence, Oct. 4, 1779. (p. 13)
Brooks, John, s. Stephen and Prudence, Feb. 10, 1782. (p. 13)
Brooks, Lucy, d. Stephen and Prudence, Mar. 28, 1784. (p. 13)
Brooks, Jonathan, s. Stephen and Prudence, May 3, 1786. (p. 13)
Brooks, Thomas, s. Stephen and Prudence, July 15, 1788. (p. 13)
Brooks, Luke, s. Stephen and Prudence, Apr. 15, 1791. (p. 13)
Brooks, Stephen, s. Stephen and Prudence, June 7, 1793. (p. 13)
Brooks, Silas, s. Stephen and Prudence, June 4, 1795. (P. 13)
Brooks, Amos, s. Stephen and Prudence, Oct. 9, 1797. (p. 13)
Brooks, Rufus, s. Stephen and Prudence, Feb. 13, 1800. (p. 13)
Brooks, Sylvanus, s. Stephen and Prudence, July 16, 1803. (p. 13)
Brooks, Rebecca Whitcomb, d. Stephen, bp. Aug. ––, 1805. CR [Perhaps same as foregoing.] (p. 13)
Brooks, Rebecca, d. Stephen and Prudence, Oct. 15, 1805. (p. 13)
Brooks, Timothy, s. Stephen and Prudence, Aug. 7, 1807. (p. 13)
Brooks, Caroline, d. Stephen and Prudence, Mar. 13, 1810. (p. 13)

Templeton Marriages

Brooks, Stephen, Capt., and Mrs. Sarah Whitcomb of Bolton, int. Oct. 13, 1815. (p. 91)
Brooks, Lucy and David Rice, June 18, 1818. (p. 91)
Brooks, Rufus and Mary Sawyer, int. Feb. 3, 1821. (p. 91)
Brooks, Rebekkah [Rebekah W. int.] and Isaac Davis of Phillipston, Oct. 16, 1822. (p. 91)
Brooks, John and Mrs. Sarah Spear. Mar. 31, 1824. (p. 91)
Brooks, Amos and Almira B. Grunwood, Oct. 2, 1828. (p. 91)

Davis, Rebeckah W. [Whitcomb. int.] and Daniel Hapgood of Stow, Oct. 18, 1831. (p. 102) Templeton Deaths

Brooks, Prudence, w. Capt. Stephen, Jan. 21 [24. CR], 1811. (p. 171)
Brooks, Stephen, May 21, 1836, a. 80. CR (p. 171)
Brooks, Caroline, d. Stephen and Prudence, Jan. 26 [28. CR], 1811. [a. 10 m. 13 d.] (p. 170)
Brooks, Silvanus, May 8, 1822, a. 19. (p. 177)
Hapgood, Rebecca, Mrs., May 16, 1835. a. 30. CR (p. 188) [4]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Vital Records of Stow, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1911
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Office of the Secretary of State, Massachusetts soldiers and sailors of the revolutionary war. A compilation from the archives, Volume 2, Wright and Potter Printing Co., Boston, Massachusetts, 1896, p.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Bolton, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1910
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Templeton, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 149, Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1907
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Case 7805: p. 1-23: Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881, (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
  6. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41104017/john-brooks
  7. ↑ ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7VD-RHF : 6 April 2020), Lucy Brooks Rice, 30 Jun 1871; citing Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, v 240 p 309, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,199. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-622S-YXB?i=717&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AN7VD-RHF
  8. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFN2-QZW : 19 February 2021), Thomas Brooks, 1861.https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9398-3RGP-Z?i=489&cc=1784223&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AXFN2-QZW
  9. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2K-33RF : 10 August 2022), Thomas Brooks, ; Burial, Stamford, Bennington, Vermont, United States of America, Houghton Cemetery; citing record ID 71926118, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
  10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCJ-ZLL3 : 11 May 2022), Thomas Brooks and Lucretia Goulding, 13 Apr 1814; citing Marriage, Phillipston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009583.
  11. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-NQQB : 18 October 2022), Luke Brooks and Meriam Foster, 1832; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011047
  12. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKD-KTDL : 30 May 2020), Luke Brooks, 1856; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41239191/luke-brooks
  13. ↑ "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRF8-MRW : 30 January 2020), Silas Prosks, 1853. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRF8-MRW
  14. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKJ-9LJK : 30 May 2020), Silas Brooks, 1882; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41937116/silas-brooks
  15. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWLR-F31 : 6 April 2020), Amos Brooks, 04 Jul 1878; citing TEMPLETON, Massachusetts, v 303 p 388, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,215. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6WJ8-3Q?personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3ANWLR-F31
  16. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7V1-XL3 : 6 April 2020), Rufus Brooks, 25 Feb 1892; citing Greenfield, Massachusetts, v 427 p 543, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 961,506. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6SLH-FJ?i=505&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AN7V1-XL3
  17. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41239632/rufus-brooks
  18. ↑ Goodspeed, Weston Arthur, History of the Goodspeed family, W.A. Goodspeed, Chicago, Illinois, 1907
  • See also: DAR.org




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Mauger-110 Karen (Mauger) Gunn
I would like to add Rebecca Whitcomb (Brooks) Hapgood (1805-1835) as the daughter of Stephen Brooks. She is child no. 12 in the list above. See: Vital Records of Templeton, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849, Worcester, Mass., F. P. Rice, 1907, p. 13. Viewed on 26 Nov 2022 at the Internet Archive. [ https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofte00temp/page/12/mode/2up ]
posted by Karen (Mauger) Gunn

Rejected matches › Stephen Alexander Brooks Jr (1845-1855)

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