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Bathsheba ( Bershaba) (Brukes) Brooks 1655–1738 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 APR 1655

Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Death Date: 24 Feb 1738

Death Location: Taunton

Father: SGT Brooks

Mother: Elizabeth Simmons

Spouse(s): CPT III

Children(s): Bathsheba Walker, Lt. III, Nathan Walker, Elizabeth Walker, David Walker, Mercy Walker, Nehemiah Walker, Josiah Walker, Mehitabel Walker, Rebecca Walker

In 1655, Bathsheba ( Bershaba) (Brukes) Brooks entered the world in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, born to Sgt Gilbert Brooks And Elizabeth Symonson Simmons. Bathsheba ( Bershaba) (Brukes) Brooks married Cpt James Walker Iii, and had children including Bathsheba Walker, David Walker, Elizabeth Walker, Josiah Walker, Lt James Walker Iii, Mehitabel Walker, Mercy Walker, Nathan Walker, Nehemiah Walker, Rebecca Walker. Bathsheba ( Bershaba) (Brukes) Brooks passed away in 1738 in Taunton.

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Biography

  • In 1655, Bathsheba ( Bershaba) (Brukes) Brooks entered the world in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, born to Sgt Gilbert Brooks And Elizabeth Symonson Simmons.
  • Bathsheba ( Bershaba) (Brukes) Brooks married Cpt James Walker Iii, and had children including Bathsheba Walker, David Walker, Elizabeth Walker, Josiah Walker, Lt James Walker Iii, Mehitabel Walker, Mercy Walker, Nathan Walker, Nehemiah Walker, Rebecca Walker.
  • Bathsheba ( Bershaba) (Brukes) Brooks passed away in 1738 in Taunton.

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Bathsheba Brooks's Ancestors

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Bathsheba Brooks
1655–1738
Birth Place: Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Parents
SGT Gilbert Brooks
1621–1695
England
Elizabeth ((Symonson)) Simmons
1628–1687
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bathsheba Brooks's Descendants

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Bathsheba (( Bershaba) (Brukes)) Brooks (8 APR 1655–24 Feb 1738) m. CPT (James Walker) III (1645–22 Jun 1718)
  1. 1. Bathsheba Walker 1684–1755 m. Richard ((Godfree) Godfrey) Jr. 1681–1753
    1. 1. Lieut (James) Godfrey 1715–1795 m. Mary Gilbert 1717–1811
      1. 1. Bathsheba Godfrey 1738–1818 m. Thomas (Morey) Jr. 1733–1770
        1. 1. Chloe Morey 1764–1856 m. Isaac Stone 1764–1844
        2. 2. Hannah Morey 1760–1761
        3. 3. Thomas (Morey) III 1762–1765
        4. 4. Phylina Morey 1763–1764
        5. 5. Bathsheba Morey 1765–1837
        6. 6. Calvin Morey 1766–1835
      2. 2. Mary Godfrey 1740–1795
      3. 3. James Godfrey 1742–1754
      4. 4. Gershom Godfrey 1744–
      5. 5. Samuel Godfrey 1746–1801
      6. 6. Rachel Godfrey 1748–1814
      7. 7. Abigail ((Abbie)) Godfrey 1752–1800
      8. 8. Hannah Godfrey 1754–1758
    2. 2. Major (Richard) Godfrey 1771–1792
    3. 3. Bathsheba Godfrey 1713–1779
    4. 4. Mary Godfrey 1718–1804
  2. 2. Lt. (James Walker) III 1674–1749
  3. 3. Nathan Walker 1677–1747
  4. 4. Elizabeth Walker 1675–1750
  5. 5. David Walker 1681–1765
  6. 6. Mercy Walker 1686–1758
  7. 7. Nehemiah Walker 1689–1760
  8. 8. Josiah Walker 1691–1748
  9. 9. Mehitabel Walker 1685–1759
  10. 10. Rebecca Walker 1684–1773

Bathsheba Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1655
8 APR 1655
Birth of Bathsheba ( Bershaba) (Brukes) Brooks in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
1738
24 Feb 1738
Age 83
Death of Bathsheba ( Bershaba) (Brukes) Brooks in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 APR 1655
    Event Place: Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1655; Birth city: Scituate; Birth state: MA
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1723.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: TDM
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1738
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Massachusetts, Town Death Records
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1655; Birth city: Scituate; Birth state: MA
    [5] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [6] Millennium File
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Taunton
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town Death Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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