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Gilbert Brooks 1621–1695 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1621

Birth Location: England / Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 30 June 1695

Death Location: Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: HENRY BROOKS

Mother: GRACE WHEELER

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Simmons, Sarah Carpenter)

Children(s): Sarah Lyon, Elizabeth Stevens, Mary Colebond\Colburn, Rachel Brooks, Phebe Brooks, Bathsheba Brooks, Hannah Brooks, Bethia Tresher\Thrasher, Rachel Wiggins\Winnings, Elizabeth Brooks, Mary Brooks, Bethia Brooks, Rebecca Brooks, REBECCA Brooks

In 1621, Gilbert Brooks entered the world in England Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, born to Henry Brooks And Grace Wheeler. Gilbert Brooks married Elizabeth Simmons, Sarah Redway Widow Of Samuel Carpenter, and had children including Bathsheba Brooks, Bethia Brooks, Bethia Brooks Tresher Thrasher, Elizabeth Brooks, Elizabeth Brooks Stevens, Hannah Brooks, Mary Brooks, Mary Brooks Colebond Colburn, Phebe Brooks, Rachel Brooks, Rachel Brooks Wiggins Winnings, Rebecca Brooks, Sarah Brooks Grant Lyon. Gilbert Brooks/ passed away in 1695 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1621, Gilbert Brooks entered the world in England / Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, born to Henry Brooks And Grace Wheeler.
  • Gilbert Brooks married Elizabeth Simmons, Sarah Redway Widow Of Samuel Carpenter, and had children including Bathsheba Brooks, Bethia Brooks, Bethia Brooks Tresher Thrasher, Elizabeth Brooks, Elizabeth Brooks Stevens, Hannah Brooks, Mary Brooks, Mary Brooks Colebond Colburn, Phebe Brooks, Rachel Brooks, Rachel Brooks Wiggins Winnings, Rebecca Brooks, Sarah Brooks Grant Lyon.
  • Gilbert Brooks passed away in 1695 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

HENRY BROOKS
1592–1683
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
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GRACE WHEELER
1594–1664
Birth Location: Middlesex, England
GW

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Simmons
1628–1687
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
ES
Sarah Carpenter)
1642–1717
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
SC

Children(s)

Sarah Lyon
1646–1711
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
SL
Elizabeth Stevens
1645–1675
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
ES
Mary Colebond\Colburn
1649–1708
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
MC
Rachel Brooks
1650–1695
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
RB
Phebe Brooks
1652–1720
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
PB
Bathsheba Brooks
1655–1739
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
BB
Hannah Brooks
1659–1736
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
HB
Bethia Tresher\Thrasher
1662–
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
BT
Rachel Wiggins\Winnings
1650–1726
Birth Location: –
RW
Elizabeth Brooks
1645–1675
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
EB
Mary Brooks
1649–1708
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
MB
Bethia Brooks
1662–
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
BB
Rebecca Brooks
1657–1712
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
RB
REBECCA Brooks
1657–1687
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
RB

Gilbert Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Gilbert Brooks
1621–1695
Birth Place: England / Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
HENRY BROOKS
1592–1683
Norwich, Norfolk, England
GRACE WHEELER
1594–1664
Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Rev. (Thomas) Brooke
1561–1612
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Susan Foster
1570–1612
London, Middlesex, England
Thomas Wheeler
1561–1635
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
Rebecca Sayre
1565–1653
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gilbert Brooks's Descendants

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Gilbert Brooks (14 Apr 1621–30 June 1695) m. Elizabeth Simmons (11 Sep 1628–14 Jul 1687) m. Sarah (Redway (widow of Samuel) Carpenter) (1642–8 Jan 1717)
  1. 1. Sarah (Brooks - Grant -) Lyon 1646–1711 m. Thomas Grant 1601–1690 m. Thomas Grant 1630–1690
    1. 1. David Grant 1683–1743 m. Martha Allen 1690–1724
      1. 1. John Grant 1712–1762 m. Elenor Cossart 1712–1762
        1. 1. George (Capt) Grant 1740–1820 m. Mary (M) Grant 1745–1812 m. Mary Grant 1752–
        2. 2. David Grant 1738– m. Elizabeth (Van) Tuyl 1739–1811
        3. 3. John Grant 1742–1820
        4. 4. Martha Grant 1742–1815
        5. 5. Christal Grant 1743–1815
        6. 6. Margaret Grant 1755–1998
        7. 7. Grant Grant 1714–
        8. 8. Elenor Grant 1744–1736
        9. 9. Mary Grant 1745–1736
        10. 10. Christina CLARK 1746–
        11. 11. Margaret Grant 1755–
        12. 12. Christial Grant 1745–
        13. 13. Margrete Grant 1745–1769
        14. 14. Elenor Grant 1745–
        15. 15. John Grant 1741–1737
        16. 16. Christina Grant 1743–1736
        17. 17. Eleanor Grant 1744–1736
      2. 2. Marey Grant 1714–1784 m. James Parker 1712–1738 m. Samuel Alexander 1712–1777
        1. 1. Margret Parker 1735–1777
        2. 2. Marey Parker 1737–
        3. 3. David Parker 1736–1778
        4. 4. Martha Parker 1734–
        5. 5. Jeanett Parker 1733–
        6. 6. Samuel Alexander 1742–
        7. 7. Elizabeth Alexander 1744–
        8. 8. William Alexander 1740–
        9. 9. Sarah Alexander 1746–
      3. 3. SR (GRANT) JOHN 1712–1762
    2. 2. Hannah Grant 1681–1754
    3. 3. F Grant 1675–1676
    4. 4. Thomas Grant 1668–
    5. 5. Mary Grant 1668–
    6. 6. Sarah Grant 1670–
    7. 7. Gilbert Grant 1672–1746
    8. 8. John Grant 1677–1743
    9. 9. Mary Grant 1668–
    10. 10. Sarah Grant 1668–
    11. 11. Gilbert Grant 1672–1746
    12. 12. Infant (Girl) Grant 1676–
    13. 13. David Grant 1683–
    14. 14. John Grant 1677–1743
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Brooks) Stevens 1645–1675
  3. 3. Mary (Brooks) Colebond\Colburn 1649–1708
  4. 4. Rachel Brooks 1650–1695
  5. 5. Phebe Brooks 1652–1720
  6. 6. Bathsheba Brooks 1655–1739
  7. 7. Hannah Brooks 1659–1736
  8. 8. Bethia (Brooks) Tresher\Thrasher 1662–
  9. 9. Rachel (Brooks) Wiggins\Winnings 1650–1726
  10. 10. Elizabeth Brooks 1645–1675 m. Francis (Stevens) Jr 1641–1699
  11. 11. Mary Brooks 1649–1708
  12. 12. Bethia Brooks 1662–
  13. 13. Rebecca Brooks 1657–1712
  14. 14. REBECCA Brooks 1657–1687

Gilbert Brooks's Timeline

3 Records

1621
14 Apr 1621
Birth of Gilbert Brooks in England / Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
England / Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
1662
1662
Age 41
Gilbert Brooks resided here in Rehoboth
Rehoboth
1695
30 June 1695
Age 74
Death of Gilbert Brooks in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1621
    Event Place: England / Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1621; Birth city: Concord; Birth state: MA
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 70
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 70

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1662
    Event Place: Rehoboth
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 June 1695
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1621; Birth city: Concord; Birth state: MA
    [4] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013
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