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Capt. Thomas Henry Brooks 1599 – 1667 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1599

Birth Location: Barrow-Gurney, Somersetshire, England

Death Date: 21 May 1667

Death Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Father: Hon. Brooke

Mother: Susan Foster

Spouse(s): Susanna Bradford, Grace Wheeler, Grace Wheeler

Children(s): Gershom Brooks

In 1599, Capt. Thomas Henry Brooks entered the world in Barrow-Gurney, Somersetshire, England, born to Hon. Rev. Thomas Brooke and Susan Foster. Capt. Thomas Henry Brooks married Susanna Bradford, Grace Wheeler, Grace Sayre Wheeler, and had children including Gershom Brooks. Capt. Thomas Henry Brooks passed away in 1667 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1599, Capt. Thomas Henry Brooks entered the world in Barrow-Gurney, Somersetshire, England, born to Hon. Rev. Thomas Brooke and Susan Foster.
  • Capt. Thomas Henry Brooks married Susanna Bradford, Grace Wheeler, Grace Sayre Wheeler, and had children including Gershom Brooks.
  • Capt. Thomas Henry Brooks passed away in 1667 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hon. Brooke
1561 – 1612
Birth Location: St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England
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Susan Foster
1570 – 1612
Birth Location: Etherstone, Northumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

Susanna Bradford
1600 – 1681
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
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Grace Wheeler
1609 – 1664
Birth Location: Warley, Cranfiled, Bedfordshire, England
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Grace Wheeler
1595 – 1643
Birth Location: Carnfield, Bedfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Gershom Brooks
1632 – 1686
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, MA
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Capt. Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Brooks
1599 – 1667
Birth Place: Barrow-Gurney, Somersetshire, England
Parents
Hon. Rev. Thomas Brooke
1561 – 1612
St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England
Susan Foster
1570 – 1612
Etherstone, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Brooks's Descendants

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Capt. (Thomas Henry) Brooks (1599 – 21 May 1667) m. Susanna Bradford (1600 – 15 Sep 1681) m. Grace Wheeler (1609 – 12 May 1664) m. Grace (Sayre) Wheeler (1595 – 1643)
  1. 1. Gershom Brooks (1632 – 1686) m. Hannah Eccles (1632 – 2 Jun 1716)
    1. 1. Mary (Catherine) Brooks (6 May 1667 – 1733) m. Walter (Newman) Sr (1659 – 1729) m. Edward Bridges (1668 – ) m. Thomas Moore (abt 1660 – aft 1733)
      1. 1. Samuel Newman (15 Mar 1713 – 7 march 1775) m. Martha (Holly) Lidyard (1714 – 1770)
        1. 1. Samuel Newman (1735 – 27 Feb 1795) m. Eve (Davis) Casselberry (1738 – 25 Feb 1795) m. Eve Castleberry (1738 – 1788)

Capt. Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1599
1599
Birth of Capt. Thomas Henry Brooks in Barrow-Gurney, Somersetshire, England
Barrow-Gurney, Somersetshire, England
1667
21 May 1667
Age 68
Death of Capt. Thomas Henry Brooks in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1599
    Event Place: Barrow-Gurney, Somersetshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1667
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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