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Sgt. Gilbert Whalley Brooks 1621–1695 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1621

Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 30 Jun 1695

Death Location: Bristol, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Capt. Brooks

Mother: Grace Wheeler

Spouse(s): Sarah Brooks, Elizabeth Brooks

Children(s): Sarah Lyon, Rebecca Manly, Bathsheba Walker, Elizabeth Stevens, Mary Colborn, Rachel Wiggin, Hannah Crosman, Bertha Thresher, John Brookes, Esther Brooks

Sgt. Gilbert Whalley Brooks was born in 1621 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, the child of Capt Thomas Henry Brooks Constable Of Concord Brooks And Grace Wheeler. Sgt. Gilbert Whalley Brooks married Elizabeth Symons Simmons Brooks, Sarah Readaway Carpenter Brooks, and had children including Bathsheba Brooks Walker, Bertha Brooks Thresher, Elizabeth Stevens, Esther Brooks, Hannah Brooks Crosman, John Brookes, Mary Brooks Colborn, Rachel Brooks Wiggin, Rebecca Phebe Brooks Manly, Sarah Brooks Grant Lyon. Sgt. Gilbert Whalley Brooks passed away in 1695 in Bristol, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Sgt. Gilbert Whalley Brooks was born in 1621 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, the child of Capt Thomas Henry Brooks Constable Of Concord Brooks And Grace Wheeler.
  • Sgt. Gilbert Whalley Brooks married Elizabeth Symons Simmons Brooks, Sarah Readaway Carpenter Brooks, and had children including Bathsheba Brooks Walker, Bertha Brooks Thresher, Elizabeth Stevens, Esther Brooks, Hannah Brooks Crosman, John Brookes, Mary Brooks Colborn, Rachel Brooks Wiggin, Rebecca Phebe Brooks Manly, Sarah Brooks Grant Lyon.
  • Sgt. Gilbert Whalley Brooks passed away in 1695 in Bristol, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt. Brooks
1594–1647
Birth Location: Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England
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Grace Wheeler
1593–1664
Birth Location: Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
GW

Spouses(s)

Sarah Brooks
1642–1717
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Elizabeth Brooks
1628–1687
Birth Location: Charlestown Ma.
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Children(s)

Sarah Lyon
1646–1711
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Rebecca Manly
1652–1720
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
RM
Bathsheba Walker
1655–1738
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
BW
Elizabeth Stevens
1645–1675
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
ES
Mary Colborn
1649–1708
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
MC
Rachel Wiggin
1650–1695
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
RW
Hannah Crosman
1659–1736
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
HC
Bertha Thresher
1662–
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
BT
John Brookes
1644–1658
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
JB
Esther Brooks
1648–
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
EB

Sgt. Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Sgt. Brooks
1621–1695
Birth Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Parents
Capt. Thomas Henry Brooks Constable of Concord Brooks
1594–1647
Barrow Gurney, Somerset, England
Grace Wheeler
1593–1664
Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Grandparents
Rev. (Thomas) Brooks\Brooke
1561–1612
Whitchurch, Basingtoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
Thomas Brooks
1561–1612
Lady (Rebecca Sayre) Wheeler
1572–1653
Bedfordshire, England
William Cunliffe
1550–1610
England, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir. Brooke
1525–1594
Lady Twyne
1540–1599
Elizabeth Squire
1544–1581
William Cunliffe
1530–1577
Margaret Cunliffe
1524–1577
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Agnes Haukyeard
1533–
Sir Twyne
1510–1593
Sir GGF
1500–1564
Elizabeth Lodge
1536–1608
Robert Cunliffe
1475–1560
Joan
1475–1538

Sgt. Brooks's Descendants

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Sgt. (Gilbert Whalley) Brooks (14 Apr 1621–30 Jun 1695) m. Sarah (Readaway Carpenter) Brooks (1642–15 July 1717) m. Elizabeth (Symons\Simmons) Brooks (11 Sep 1628–14 Jul 1687)
  1. 1. Sarah (Brooks Grant) Lyon 1646–1711
  2. 2. Rebecca (Phebe Brooks) Manly 1652–1720
  3. 3. Bathsheba (Brooks) Walker 1655–1738
  4. 4. Elizabeth Stevens 1645–1675 m. Francis Stevens 1650– m. Francis (Stevens) Jr 1641–1699
    1. 1. Andrew Stephens 1672–1733
    2. 2. Esther Stevens 1671–1724 m. Thomas Tingley 1667–1724
      1. 1. Captain (Timothy) Tingley 1697–1779 m. Ruth PARTRIDGE 1704–1778
        1. 1. Thomas TINGLEY 1732–1809
        2. 2. Pelatiah (Tingley) Rev. 1734–1821
        3. 3. Rhoda Tingley 1737–1740
        4. 4. Ruth Tingley 1739–1803
        5. 5. Timothy Tingley 1741–
        6. 6. Araunah Tingley 1744–1775
        7. 7. Chloe Tingley 1746–1828 m. Isaac Draper 1736–1824
        8. 8. Nathan Tingley 1750–1798
      2. 2. Elizabeth Tingley 1695–1768
      3. 3. Thomas Tingley 1703–1724
      4. 4. Ephraim Tingley 1700–1776
    3. 3. Mary STEPHENS 1667–1731
    4. 4. Gilbert STEPHENS 1674–1675
    5. 5. Sarah Stevens 1669–1731
    6. 6. Francis Stevens 1664–1731
    7. 7. Mary Fuller 1667–
    8. 8. Esther Tingley 1671–1724
    9. 9. Elizabeth Lincoln 1663–1731
    10. 10. Andrew Stevens 1664–1733
  5. 5. Mary (Brooks) Colborn 1649–1708
  6. 6. Rachel (Brooks) Wiggin 1650–1695
  7. 7. Hannah (Brooks) Crosman 1659–1736
  8. 8. Bertha (Brooks) Thresher 1662–
  9. 9. John Brookes 1644–1658
  10. 10. Esther Brooks 1648–

Sgt. Brooks's Timeline

3 Records

1621
14 Apr 1621
Birth of Sgt. Gilbert Whalley Brooks in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1644
10 Sep 1644
Age 23
Sgt. Gilbert Whalley Brooks was married in Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, USA
1695
30 Jun 1695
Age 74
Death of Sgt. Gilbert Whalley Brooks in Bristol, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Bristol, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1621
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1644
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1695
    Event Place: Bristol, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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