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Sgt. Gilbert Whalley Brooks 1621–1695 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1621

Birth Location: Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England

Death Date: 13 June 1695

Death Location: Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Capt. Concord)

Mother: Grace Wheeler

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Simmons, Sarah Brooks

Children(s): Bathsheba Brooks, Margarett Brooks, Elizabeth Sarah, Sarah Elizabeth, Rebecca Brooks-Haskins, Bethia Brooks-Threster, Hannah Brooks-Crossman, Phebe Brooks-Manley, Mary Brooks-Colborn, Rachel Brooks-Wiggin, Daniell Brooks, Esther Brooks, Gilbert Brookes, John Brooks

Sgt. Gilbert Whalley Brooks was born in 1621 in Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, the child of Capt Thomas Henry Brooks Constable Of Concord And Grace Cunliffe Wheeler. Sgt. Gilbert Whalley Brooks married Elizabeth Simmons, Sarah Readaway Carpenter Brooks, and had children including Bathsheba Brooks, Bethia Brooks Threster, Daniell Brooks, Elizabeth Brooks Stevens Twin To Sarah, Esther Brooks, Gilbert Brookes, Hannah Brooks Crossman, John Moses Brooks, Margarett Brooks, Mary Brooks Colborn, Phebe Brooks Manley, Rachel Brooks Wiggin, Rebecca Brooks Haskins, Sarah Brooks Grant Lyon Twin To Elizabeth. Sgt. Gilbert Whalley Brooks passed away in 1695 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sgt. Gilbert Whalley Brooks was born in 1621 in Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, the child of Capt Thomas Henry Brooks Constable Of Concord And Grace Cunliffe Wheeler.
  • Sgt. Gilbert Whalley Brooks married Elizabeth Simmons, Sarah Readaway Carpenter Brooks, and had children including Bathsheba Brooks, Bethia Brooks Threster, Daniell Brooks, Elizabeth Brooks Stevens Twin To Sarah, Esther Brooks, Gilbert Brookes, Hannah Brooks Crossman, John Moses Brooks, Margarett Brooks, Mary Brooks Colborn, Phebe Brooks Manley, Rachel Brooks Wiggin, Rebecca Brooks Haskins, Sarah Brooks Grant Lyon Twin To Elizabeth.
  • Sgt. Gilbert Whalley Brooks passed away in 1695 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sgt. Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Sgt. Brooks
1621–1695
Birth Place: Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Parents
Capt. Thomas Henry Brooks (Constable of Concord)
1594–1683
Haverhill, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Grace (Cunliffe) Wheeler
1593–1664
Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Grandparents
Rebecca Sayre
1572–1653
Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sgt. Brooks's Descendants

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Sgt. (Gilbert Whalley) Brooks (14 Apr 1621–13 June 1695) m. Elizabeth Simmons (11 September 1628–17 July 1687) m. Sarah (Readaway Carpenter) Brooks (1642–15 July 1717)
  1. 1. Bathsheba Brooks 1655–1739 m. Captain (James Walker) Jr 1645–1718
    1. 1. Bathsheba Walker 1709–1753 m. Richard (Godfrey Godfree) Jr 1682–1753
    2. 2. James Walker 1674–1749
    3. 3. Mehitable White 1685–1759
    4. 4. Mary Gilbert 1698–1790
    5. 5. Elizabeth May 1675–1750
    6. 6. Nathan Walker 1677–1747
    7. 7. Nehemiah Walker 1689–1760
    8. 8. Marcy Eliot 1685–1758
  2. 2. Margarett Brooks 1650–1714
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Brooks-Stevens Twin to) Sarah 1645–1675
  4. 4. Sarah (Brooks-Grant-Lyon Twin to) Elizabeth 1646–1711
  5. 5. Rebecca Brooks-Haskins 1657–1712
  6. 6. Bethia Brooks-Threster 1662–
  7. 7. Hannah Brooks-Crossman 1659–1736
  8. 8. Phebe Brooks-Manley 1652–1720
  9. 9. Mary Brooks-Colborn 1649–1708
  10. 10. Rachel Brooks-Wiggin 1650–1695
  11. 11. Daniell Brooks 1640–1672
  12. 12. Esther Brooks 1648–
  13. 13. Gilbert Brookes 1645–1658
  14. 14. John (Moses) Brooks 1644–1676

Sgt. Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1621
14 Apr 1621
Birth of Sgt. Gilbert Whalley Brooks in Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
1695
13 June 1695
Age 74
Death of Sgt. Gilbert Whalley Brooks in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1621
    Event Place: Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 June 1695
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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