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Samuel Brooks Sr. (1662 - 1723)

Samuel Brooks Sr.
Born in Windsor, Connecticutmap
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 60 [location unknown]
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Biography

Samuel/2g Brooks, born 6 Sep 1662 at Windsor, Connecticut,2,1, was mentioned in his father's inventory, Sep 1682.3

His parents removed to Simsbury, where he married, by 1690 (Torrey), Sarah ?Robbins.4,5

They had at Glastonbury:[1]

  1. Sarah, b. January 8 1693[/4?]
  2. John, b. 8 March 1695[/6?]
  3. Samuel, b. 27 May 1697
  4. Mary, b. 6 Februray 1699[/700?]
  5. Timithy, b. 28 October 1701
  6. Ledda, b. 23 May 1704
  7. Hannah, b. 29 September 1706
  8. Abigill, b. 4 May 1708
  9. Elizabeth, b. 24 January 1711[/12?]

He removed to Glastonbury, perhaps in 1692, when he received a grant of 50 acres of land there.6

"In 1712 permission was given to Gershom Smith, Thomas Hollister, Jonathan Judd, Samuel Brooks, Ebenezer Kilbourn, and Thomas Kimberly 'to build a saw-mill on the northernmost branch of Roaring Brook' at Wassuc, and confirmed to the above with John Kilbourn and Joseph Tryon a year or two later. The site of this mill now [1886] occupied by the mill of the Roaring Brook Paper Manufacturing Company."7

In 1719, Samuel Brooks was taxed £18 on 86 acres "near Assawassuc."8

5 Dec 1721, administration of the will of Susannah Brooks of Wethersfield was given to brother Samuel Brooks of Glastonbury.9 Jan 1721/2, his account of the administration of Susanna's estate was allowed, and he received £5-19-08½ in the subsequent distribution.9

Sources

  1. Glastonbury, Connecticut. Town Records of Marriages, Births & Deaths, vol. 1, p. 20 family of Samuel and Sarah Brooks. Digital images of microfilm. FamilySearch, DGS film 007730404.




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Brooks-8607 and Brooks-8075 appear to represent the same person because: same birth date and son named Samuel
posted by E. Compton

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