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Notes for Henry BROOKS
Excerpt from "The Brooks Family of Woburn, Mass." By William R. Cutter & Arthur G. Loring, Boston: Press of David Clapp & Son 1904
Henry Brooks, a resident of Concord in 1639, having a wife and children previous to his coming to Woburn about 1650, married after arrival here, before Mar 27, 1651, Susanna, the widow of Ezekiel Richardson. She, in 1670, was described by an authority of that time as "an ancient and skilful woman, living at Woburn," famous for her attainments in medical science. She died Sept. 15, 1681; and Henry Brooks married, probably his third wife, Annes Jaquith, July 12, 1682, and died Apr. 12 1633. In his will, dated July 18, 1682 (six days after his last marriage) he names wife Annes; son-in-law, John Mousall; sons, John, Timothy and Isaac; and daughters, Sarah and Lestor; also grandchildren, Isaac and Henry, sons of his son Isaac, and Miriam, their sister. All his children were probably by his first marriage.
Children:
1. Joseph, 2 b. at Concord, "12.2.1641"
2. ii. John, of Woburn
3. iii Timothy, of Woburn, Billercia and Swanzey
4. iv Isaac, of Woburn
5. v Sarah, m. John Mousall, May 13, 1650
6. vi Lestor (daughter)
William Brackenbury, of Charlestown, conveyed to Henry Brooks six parcels of land in Woburn (178 acres) at a place commonly called Horn Pond, together with a house frame, Dec. 20, 1650. The homestead estate of henry Brooks is described in the Woburn Records, in 1678. The buildings were then located on what was called South Street (present lover Main Street). In 1798 this homestead was owned by Capt. Nathaniel 6 Brooks, son of Nathaniel5 [25].In a suit, Dec., 1658, Henry Brooks testified he was then aged "about 66" years.
An abstract of the will of Henry Brooks is published in the Hon. Edward F. Johnson's "Abstracts of Early Woburn Deeds," p. 31. He described himself in the will as a clothier, and as "stricken in years,"-his age being then about ninety-one years. The will of Henry Brooks describes his lands with some particularity; to his daughter, Lester, or Lestor, he gives and bequeaths 5 shillings, and no more, because "she hath received her portion already"; to his "Rev. pastors, Mr. Thomas Carter and Mr. Jabez Fox," he gives 20 shillings apiece. Isaac, his son was his sole executor, and his trusted friend, Lieut. William Johnson, he desired should be overseer, and he gave him 20 shillings. He made his executor his residuary legatee, and desired that his two grandchildren should not alienate any of the land he gave them during
their father's life.
The inventory discloses about 20 acres of upland on the east side of the highway; 7 acres of meadow, adjoining to said land; 8 acres of meadow in Forty Pound Meadow, given to the children of Isaac Brooks; about 80 acres of upland on west side of the highway on both sides of the river, given to the two sons of Isaac Brooks; the great lot in Woburn Common given to Miriam, daughter of Isaac Brooks, 42 acres; 3 small lots in Woburn Common, amounting to about 15 acres; for a division of woodland in Woburn common land, the half given to the two sons of Isaac Brooks; 6 acres of meadow land in Shred Pine Meadow; for the town privilege in herbage, the half given to the two sons of Isaac Brooks; 5 ¼ acres of swamp bottom; and 15 acres of land by Mount Discovery.
These lands can be traced by deeds for three generations. (See "Early Woburn Deeds," by Hon. Edward Johnston.)
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Colonial Families in the United States, Vol. 5.
HENRY BROOKS of Boston and Woburn came to New England circa 1625; d. 12th February, 1683. His arms indicated that his family was of Scotch ancestry; m. Susanna RICHARDSON.
List of Ships conveying Emigrants to Virginia before 1625-6:
Abigail George Phoenix
Ambrose Gift Prosperous
Ann Great Hopewell Return
Blessing God's Gift Sampson
Bona Nova God Speed Samuel
Bonaventure Hercules Sarah
Bonny Bessie Hopewell Seaflower
Charity Jacob Sea Venture
Charles James Southampton
Concord Jonathan Star
Delaware John & Francis Supply
Deliverance London Merchant Susan
Diana Margaret Swallow
Discovery Margaret & John Swan
Due Return Marmaduke Temperance
Duty Mary Ann Margaret Tiger
Edwin Mary & James Treasurer
Elianor Mary Margaret Trial
Elizabeth Marygold Truelove
Falcon Mary Providence Unity
Flying Hart Neptune Warwick
Francis Bonaventure Noah William & John
Furtherance Patience William & Thomas
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