Thomas Brooke III (1683 - 1744)

Born 1683 in Brookefield, Prince George's, Maryland

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Died 28 Dec 1744 at about age 61 in Brookefield, Prince George's, Maryland

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Biography

Name

Thomas Brooke; Thomas Brooke III; Maj. Thomas Brooke III

Birth 1683 & Parentage

Thomas Brooke, b. 1683 at Brookefield, Prince George’s County, Maryland; s/o Thomas Brooke and Ann [Addison?]. ^[1]

Thomas Brooke I, II and III

This Thomas Brooke was the third in succession:

• (Maj) Thomas Brooke, Sr. (1632 - 1676); s/o Gov. Robert Brooke (1602-1655) and Mary Baker; m/2 to Eleanor Hatton, who later m/2 Col. Henry Darnall; ^[2]
• (Col) Thomas Brooke, Jr. (1659 - 1730); s/o Thomas Brooke, Sr.; m/1 to Anne [unknown, possibly Addison]; m/2 to Barbara Dent, d/o Col. Thomas Dent Sr. (1630–1676) and Rebecca Wilkinson (1633–1726). ^[3]
• (Maj) Thomas Brooke III (1683–1744/45); s/o Thomas Brooke, Jr.; m. Lucy Smith (1688–1770) ^[1]

Brooke Ancestry

“Thomas Brooke [III] was descended from the illustrious Brooke ancestry in Maryland, the third in line to bear the name Thomas Brooke, all descended from Robert Brooke, born in London, England, June 3, 1602, who resided in Maryland from 1650 to 1655. Robert and his three Thomas Brooke descendants were prominent office holders in the [Province] of Maryland. This Brooke line has been repeatedly approved through Eleanor Brooke Beall, wife of Col. Samuel Beall, Jr., by the Maryland Society of the Colonial Dames of America.” ^[4]

Thomas Brooke [III], b.1683; Member Maryland Assembly, 1713; High Sheriff of Prince George Co. 1731-34; m. 9 May 1705, Lucy Smith, b. 1688, d. 15 Apr 1770, eldest d/o Col. Walter Smith, of Calvert County. ^[1]

His father was Col. Thomas Brooke (Jr), of Brookfield, Prince George County, Maryland, b. ca 1659, d. 7 Jan 1730-31; in 1720 was President of the Council of Maryland and Acting Governor of Maryland from the departure of Governor Hart until the arrival of Gov. Charles Calvert. ^[1] His first marriage was to Ann [?], and they had three children, including one son, Thomas, who married Lucy Smith. ^[5]

His grandfather was Maj. Thomas Brooke, Sr. of Calvert County, Maryland; b. 23 Jun 1632 at Battel, England. ^[1] He m. Eleanor Hatton, d/o Richard and Margaret Hatton, and niece of Secretary Thomas Hatton of Maryland. ^[5]

Maj. Thomas Brooke, Sr. was the s/o Gov. Robert Brooke of “De La Brooke” and “Brooke Plane Manor”; b. 3 Jun 1603, d. 20 Jul 1655; head of the Provincial Council and Acting Governor from 29 Mar 1652 until 3 July following. ^[1]

Marriage 1705

Maj Thomas Brooke III (1683 - 1744); married Lucy Smith (1688–1770), daughter of Col. Walter Smith Sr. (1676–1711) and Rachel Hall (1671–1730). ^[3] They were married 9 May 1705. ^{[1] [6]}

Death 1744

He died 28 Dec 1744, Prince George’s Co., MD. ^{[1] [6]}

Children

1. Thomas Brooke, b. 30 Apr 1706; d. 1749; m/1 name unknown; m/2 Sarah Mason, dau. Col. George Mason of Gunston, Stafford County, Virginia ^[1]
2. Walter Brooke, b. 29 Dec 1707; d. 29 Dec 1707; d. 9 Mar 1740/41; m. Mary Ashcom Greenfield, dau. of James Greenfield, of Prince George County. ^[1]
3. Mary Brooke, b. 8 Oct 1709; m. Peter Dent of Prince George County, b. 1694, d. 1757 ^[1]
4. Anna Brooke, b. 17 Jun 1711; m. [?] Harris ^[1]
5. Nathanial Brooke, b. 1 Mar 1712 ^[1]
6. Lucy Brooke, b. 10 Oct 1714; d. 12 May 1718 ^[1]
7. Richard Brooke, M.D., of Prince George County, Maryland, b. 2 Jun 1716; d. 13 Jul 1783; m 1 Nov 1767 Rachel Gantt, b. 1743, d. 28 Jun 1793, dau. of Thomas and Rachel (Smith) Gantt, d/o Col. John Smith of Calvert County, Maryland. ^[1]
8. Eleanor Brooke, b. 7 Mar 1718; m. Col. Samuel Beall, of Frederick County, who d. 1778 ^[1]
9. Rachel Brooke, b.12 Aug 1719; d. unmarried 1789 ^[1]
10. Lucy Brooke, b. 10 Apr 1721; m. John Estep, of Charles County, who d. 1766 ^[1]
11. Isaac Brooke (twin) b. 22 Jan 1722; d. unmarried 1756 ^[1]
12. Rebecca Brooke (twin), b. 22 Jan 1722 ^[1]
13. Elizabeth Brooke, b. 22 Sep 1724; d. unmarried 1794 ^[1]
14. Daniel Brooke, b. 5 May 1826; d. 8 Nov 1735 ^[1]
15. Charles Brooke, b. 14 Sep 1727; d. 21 Sep 1727 ^[1]
16. Robert Brooke, b. 25 Nov 1728, d. unmarried 1777 ^[1]
17. Clement Reverdy Brooke, b. 1 Sep 1730; d. 18 Nov 1800; m. 19 May 1744, Ann Murdock, of Prince George County, Maryland ^[1]

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 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24} Mackenzie, George Norbury: Colonial Families of the United States of America: In Which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families Who Settled in the American Colonies . . ., 7 Volumes, 1912, Reprinted, Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1966, 1995; Vol. 5, p. 79-86.
2. ↑ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Brooke_Sr.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Brooke_Jr.
4. ↑ McLean, William Hunter, Alexander Beall – 1694-1744 of Maryland, One Line of Descent in America, © 1977 Ft. Worth Genealogical Society, News Printing Co., Inc., Ft. Worth, Texas, p. 22.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Balch, Thomas Willing, The Brooke Family of Whitchurch, Hampshire, England, ©Thomas Willing Balch 1898; University of Michigan Library reprint, Ann Arbor, MI; originally published 1899, pp. 18-20.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} ‘’U.S. Sons of the American Revolution Applications, 1889-1970’’ for Robert Williams Martin #95505; copy of record from Ancestry.com