| Name |
Brooks, William [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19] |
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Abigail was the sister of Mary Kemp, wife of John Brooks, William Brooks' brother.
Abigail Kemp and Capt. William Brooks, Sr were married on March 29, 1759 in Hollis, Hillsborough Co. NH. They lived thru the hardships of the pre-war period. William was active in revolutionary circles. He served in the Revolutionary War in those militias that saw much action for many years. Abigail saw most of her family and friends active in the colonial revolution. Her father, brothers, husband and sons served. The family suffered privations during and after the war. She died before he received his military service pension. William erected a memorial to her.
This couple had 11 children who survived until adulthood. After Abigail died in 1787, William married as his second wife, Hepsibah Powers on 20 Sept 1787. This couple had no children. However, after much effort, this widow diid receive the government military service pension of William Brooks.
Inscription:
" Momento Mari" / Erected / In Memory of Mrs. Abigail Brooks, Wife of Capt. Will Brooks/ who departed /this Life January 10th 1787 /at 46 Years of age"
Epitaph: "Time was I stood as ye dost now, And view my dead as ye dost me. Ere long thoust bestow as I and others stood and look on thee/"
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| Title |
Capt |
| Suffix |
Sr. Capt |
| Birth |
3 Mar 1737 |
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA  [3, 9] |
- Captain William Brooks, son of Nathan and Sarah Wyman Brooks, was born in Woburn, Massachusetts on March 3, 1737.
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| Gender |
Male |
| LifeSketch |
"An account of some of the early settlers of West Dunstable, Monson and Hollis, N. H." p.227 Captain WILLIAM BROOKS. Captain William Brooks, son of Nathan and Sarah Wyman Brooks, was born in Woburn, Massachusetts on March 3, 1737. He came to Hollis from Woburn, prior to 1758. He married Abigail Kemp, March 29, 1759, and settled in the southwest part of the town, near the Eri Daniels place. Mr. Brooks served in the war of the Revolution from Hollis as Ensign in Captain Daniel Emerson\'s company. Colonel Moses Nichols\' Regiment for the Rhode Island expedition of August, 1778, and again in the Continental army three months in 1781. Mr. Brooks removed to Lyndeborough, N. H., after the Revolution, where he remained an honorable and respected citizen; he died in Lyndeborough, October 11, 1804. His children were all born in Hollis : William, Jr., born May 1, 1760 ; married Deborah Parker, April 24, 1782. Abigail, born July 19, 1762; married Solomon Hobart, May 16, 1782. Betsey, born July 23, 1764; married Shubael Parker, November 19, 1781. Sarah, born July 6, 1766; married John Bonner, October 26, 1786. Isaac, born October 28, 1768 ; married . Margaret, born February 15, 1771 ; married David Woods, June 15, 1798; residence, Hancock. Samuel, born March 3, 1774; married . Martha, born August 23, 1776. Captain Leonard, born January 29, 1779 ; married Sarah J. Hosley, April 27, 1806; residence, Milford. John, born November 11, 1781. Susannah, born February 12, 1783. Mr. Captain Brooks, married Hepzibah Powers ; for second wife, September 20, 1787. ....................... A REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER \"Captain William Brooks was born in Woburn, son of Nathan (1706-1751) and his wife Sarah Wyman (1706-1747). He married in Hollis in 29 Mar 1759 with his first wife, Abigail Kemp, daughter of Zerubbabel Kemp, Jr. and wife, Abigail Lawrence. William was a Blacksmith by trade, as many in his family before him; soon after marrying, he moved to Hollis to be the town Blacksmith.\" \"William enlisted in the Hollis militia and supported the Revolutionary cause. He served as Ensign in 1778 in the Rhode Island campaign, under Capt. David Emerson in Col. Noah Lovewell\'s New Hampshire Rgt; then as 2nd Lt. under Capt. Daniel Emerson\'s Co., Col. Moses Nichols Rgt., 2nd Lt. with Capt. John Mills in the regiment of Col. Reynolds to Londonderry NH. As the war ended, William Brooks advanced to rank of Captain in 1781.\" \"After the war, the family removed to Lyndeborough, NH, where he farmed and maintained the blacksmith trade. He died there in 1804.\" \"He and Abigail Kemp had 11 children reaching adulthood, all born in Hollis: The eldest son was William, Jr. (1760), followed by Abigail ((1762), Betsy (1764), Sarah (1766), Isaac (1768), Mary (1771), Samuel (1774), Martha (1776), Leonard (1779), John (1781), Susannah (1783).\" \"After his wife Abigail died in 1787, he married second, Hepsibah Powers, in Hancock, NH on 20 Sept. 1787. He died in Lyndeborough, NH in 1804.\" source: \"Biographies of the Early Brooks Family of Massachusetts\" by Wright W. Brooks, 1973. |
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William enlisted in the Hollis militia and supported the Revolutionary cause. He served as Ensign in 1778 in the Rhode Island campaign, under Capt. David Emerson in Col. Noah Lovewell's New Hampshire Rgt; then as 2nd Lt. under Capt. Daniel Emerson's Co., Col. Moses Nichols Rgt., 2nd Lt. with Capt. John Mills in the regiment of Col. Reynolds to Londonderry NH. As the war ended, William Brooks advanced to rank of Captain in 1781.
"An account of some of the early settlers of West Dunstable, Monson and Hollis, N. H."
p.227
Captain WILLIAM BROOKS.
Captain William Brooks, son of Nathan and Sarah Wyman Brooks, was born in Woburn, Massachusetts on March 3, 1737. He came to Hollis from Woburn, prior to 1758. He married Abigail Kemp, March 29, 1759, and settled in the southwest part of the town, near the Eri Daniels place. Mr. Brooks served in the war of the Revolution from Hollis as Ensign in Captain Daniel Emerson's company. Colonel Moses Nichols' Regiment for the Rhode Island expedition of August, 1778, and again in the Continental army three months in 1781.
Mr. Brooks removed to Lyndeborough, N. H., after the Revolution, where he remained an honorable and respected citizen; he died in Lyndeborough, October 11, 1804.
His children were all born in Hollis :
William, Jr., born May 1, 1760 ; married Deborah Parker, April 24, 1782.
Abigail, born July 19, 1762; married Solomon Hobart, May 16, 1782.
Betsey, born July 23, 1764; married Shubael Parker, November 19, 1781.
Sarah, born July 6, 1766; married John Bonner, October 26, 1786.
Isaac, born October 28, 1768 ; married . Margaret, born February 15, 1771 ; married David Woods, June 15, 1798; residence, Hancock.
Samuel, born March 3, 1774; married . Martha, born August 23, 1776.
Captain Leonard, born January 29, 1779 ; married Sarah J. Hosley, April 27, 1806; residence, Milford.
John, born November 11, 1781.
Susannah, born February 12, 1783.
Mr. Captain Brooks, married Hepzibah Powers ; for second wife, September 20, 1787.
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A REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER
"Captain William Brooks was born in Woburn, son of Nathan (1706-1751) and his wife Sarah Wyman (1706-1747). He married in Hollis in 29 Mar 1759 with his first wife, Abigail Kemp, daughter of Zerubbabel Kemp, Jr. and wife, Abigail Lawrence.
William was a Blacksmith by trade, as many in his family before him; soon after marrying, he moved to Hollis to be the town Blacksmith."
"William enlisted in the Hollis militia and supported the Revolutionary cause. He served as Ensign in 1778 in the Rhode Island campaign, under Capt. David Emerson in Col. Noah Lovewell's New Hampshire Rgt; then as 2nd Lt. under Capt. Daniel Emerson's Co., Col. Moses Nichols Rgt., 2nd Lt. with Capt. John Mills in the regiment of Col. Reynolds to Londonderry NH. As the war ended, William Brooks advanced to rank of Captain in 1781."
"After the war, the family removed to Lyndeborough, NH, where he farmed and maintained the blacksmith trade. He died there in 1804."
"He and Abigail Kemp had 11 children reaching adulthood, all born in Hollis: The eldest son was William, Jr. (1760), followed by Abigail ((1762), Betsy (1764), Sarah (1766), Isaac (1768), Mary (1771), Samuel (1774), Martha (1776), Leonard (1779), John (1781), Susannah (1783)."
"After his wife Abigail died in 1787, he married second, Hepsibah Powers, in Hancock, NH on 20 Sept. 1787. He died in Lyndeborough, NH in 1804."
source: "Biographies of the Early Brooks Family of Massachusetts" by Wright W. Brooks, 1973.
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| Occupation |
Aft 1759 |
Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA |
| Blacksmith by trade, as many in his family before him; soon after marrying, he moved to Hollis to be the town Blacksmith." |
- William was a Blacksmith by trade, as many in his family before him; soon after marrying, he moved to Hollis to be the town Blacksmith."
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| _MILT |
1778 |
Rhode Island, USA |
| William enlisted in the Hollis militia served as Ensign in 1778 in the Rhode Island campaign, under Capt. David Emerson in Col. Noah Lovewell's New Hampshire Rgt; then as 2nd Lt. under Capt. Daniel Emerson's Co., Col. Moses Nichols Rgt., 2nd Lt. with Capt. John Mills in the regiment of Col. Reynolds to Londonderry NH. As the war ended, William Brooks advanced to rank of Captain in 1781. |
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William enlisted in the Hollis militia and supported the Revolutionary cause. He served as Ensign in 1778 in the Rhode Island campaign, under Capt. David Emerson in Col. Noah Lovewell's New Hampshire Rgt; then as 2nd Lt. under Capt. Daniel Emerson's Co., Col. Moses Nichols Rgt., 2nd Lt. with Capt. John Mills in the regiment of Col. Reynolds to Londonderry NH. As the war ended, William Brooks advanced to rank of Captain in 1781.
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| War, Revolutionary |
Abt 1780 |
New Hampshire, USA |
| William served in the Revolutionary War in those militias that saw much action for many years. |
- 20260122GHLn-
Abigail was the sister of Mary Kemp, wife of John Brooks, William Brooks' brother.
Abigail Kemp and Capt. William Brooks, Sr were married on March 29, 1759 in Hollis, Hillsborough Co. NH. They lived thru the hardships of the pre-war period. William was active in revolutionary circles. He served in the Revolutionary War in those militias that saw much action for many years. Abigail saw most of her family and friends active in the colonial revolution. Her father, brothers, husband and sons served. The family suffered privations during and after the war. She died before he received his military service pension. William erected a memorial to her.
This couple had 11 children who survived until adulthood. After Abigail died in 1787, William married as his second wife, Hepsibah Powers on 20 Sept 1787. This couple had no children. However, after much effort, this widow diid receive the government military service pension of William Brooks.
Inscription:
" Momento Mari" / Erected / In Memory of Mrs. Abigail Brooks, Wife of Capt. Will Brooks/ who departed /this Life January 10th 1787 /at 46 Years of age"
Epitaph: "Time was I stood as ye dost now, And view my dead as ye dost me. Ere long thoust bestow as I and others stood and look on thee/"
20260122GHLn-
William enlisted in the Hollis militia and supported the Revolutionary cause. He served as Ensign in 1778 in the Rhode Island campaign, under Capt. David Emerson in Col. Noah Lovewell's New Hampshire Rgt; then as 2nd Lt. under Capt. Daniel Emerson's Co., Col. Moses Nichols Rgt., 2nd Lt. with Capt. John Mills in the regiment of Col. Reynolds to Londonderry NH. As the war ended, William Brooks advanced to rank of Captain in 1781.
"An account of some of the early settlers of West Dunstable, Monson and Hollis, N. H."
p.227
Captain WILLIAM BROOKS.
Captain William Brooks, son of Nathan and Sarah Wyman Brooks, was born in Woburn, Massachusetts on March 3, 1737. He came to Hollis from Woburn, prior to 1758. He married Abigail Kemp, March 29, 1759, and settled in the southwest part of the town, near the Eri Daniels place. Mr. Brooks served in the war of the Revolution from Hollis as Ensign in Captain Daniel Emerson's company. Colonel Moses Nichols' Regiment for the Rhode Island expedition of August, 1778, and again in the Continental army three months in 1781.
Mr. Brooks removed to Lyndeborough, N. H., after the Revolution, where he remained an honorable and respected citizen; he died in Lyndeborough, October 11, 1804.
His children were all born in Hollis : William, Jr., born May 1, 1760 ; married Deborah Parker, April 24, 1782. Abigail, born July 19, 1762; married Solomon Hobart, May 16, 1782. Betsey, born July 23, 1764; married Shubael Parker, November 19, 1781. Sarah, born July 6, 1766; married John Bonner, October 26, 1786. Isaac, born October 28, 1768 ; married . Margaret, born February 15, 1771 ; married David Woods, June 15, 1798; residence, Hancock. Samuel, born March 3, 1774; married . Martha, born August 23, 1776. Captain
Leonard, born January 29, 1779 ; married Sarah J. Hosley, April 27, 1806; residence, Milford. John, born November 11, 1781. Susannah, born February 12, 1783.
Mr. Captain Brooks, married Hepzibah Powers ; for second wife, September 20, 1787.
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A REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER
"Captain William Brooks was born in Woburn, son of Nathan (1706-1751) and his wife Sarah Wyman (1706-1747). He married in Hollis in 29 Mar 1759 with his first wife, Abigail Kemp, daughter of Zerubbabel Kemp, Jr. and wife, Abigail Lawrence.
William was a Blacksmith by trade, as many in his family before him; soon after marrying, he moved to Hollis to be the town Blacksmith."
"William enlisted in the Hollis militia and supported the Revolutionary cause. He served as Ensign in 1778 in the Rhode Island campaign, under Capt. David Emerson in Col. Noah Lovewell's New Hampshire Rgt; then as 2nd Lt. under Capt. Daniel Emerson's Co., Col. Moses Nichols Rgt., 2nd Lt. with Capt. John Mills in the regiment of Col. Reynolds to Londonderry NH. As the war ended, William Brooks advanced to rank of Captain in 1781."
"After the war, the family removed to Lyndeborough, NH, where he farmed and maintained the blacksmith trade. He died there in 1804."
"He and Abigail Kemp had 11 children reaching adulthood, all born in Hollis: The eldest son was William, Jr. (1760), followed by Abigail ((1762), Betsy (1764), Sarah (1766), Isaac (1768), Mary (1771), Samuel (1774), Martha (1776), Leonard (1779), John (1781), Susannah (1783)."
"After his wife Abigail died in 1787, he married second, Hepsibah Powers, in Hancock, NH on 20 Sept. 1787. He died in Lyndeborough, NH in 1804."
source: "Biographies of the Early Brooks Family of Massachusetts" by Wright W. Brooks, 1973.
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| FSID |
LVTP-HZY [20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34] |
| Death |
11 Oct 1804 |
Lyndeborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA [3] |
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| Burial |
Aft 11 Oct 1804 |
Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA [3] |
- Congregational Church Cemetery
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| Person ID |
I114276 |
WetzelFANcestry |
| Family 1 |
Kemp, Abigail, b. 17 Jan 1741, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 10 Jan 1787, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage |
29 Mar 1759 |
Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA |
- 20260122GHLn-
Abigail was the sister of Mary Kemp, wife of John Brooks, William Brooks' brother.
Abigail Kemp and Capt. William Brooks, Sr were married on March 29, 1759 in Hollis, Hillsborough Co. NH. They lived thru the hardships of the pre-war period. William was active in revolutionary circles. He served in the Revolutionary War in those militias that saw much action for many years. Abigail saw most of her family and friends active in the colonial revolution. Her father, brothers, husband and sons served. The family suffered privations during and after the war. She died before he received his military service pension. William erected a memorial to her.
This couple had 11 children who survived until adulthood. After Abigail died in 1787, William married as his second wife, Hepsibah Powers on 20 Sept 1787. This couple had no children. However, after much effort, this widow diid receive the government military service pension of William Brooks.
Inscription:
" Momento Mari" / Erected / In Memory of Mrs. Abigail Brooks, Wife of Capt. Will Brooks/ who departed /this Life January 10th 1787 /at 46 Years of age"
Epitaph: "Time was I stood as ye dost now, And view my dead as ye dost me. Ere long thoust bestow as I and others stood and look on thee/"
- Abigail Kemp and Capt. William Brooks, Sr were married on March 29, 1759 in Hollis, Hillsborough Co. NH.
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| Issue, jt |
Between 1760 and 1783 |
Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA |
| 11- This couple had 11 children who survived until adulthood. |
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This couple had 11 children who survived until adulthood. After Abigail died in 1787, William married as his second wife, Hepsibah Powers on 20 Sept 1787. This couple had no children.
His children were all born in Hollis :
William, Jr., born May 1, 1760 ; married Deborah Parker, April 24, 1782.
Abigail, born July 19, 1762; married Solomon Hobart, May 16, 1782.
Betsey, born July 23, 1764; married Shubael Parker, November 19, 1781.
Sarah, born July 6, 1766; married John Bonner, October 26, 1786.
Isaac, born October 28, 1768 ; married . Margaret, born February 15, 1771 ; married David Woods, June 15, 1798; residence, Hancock.
Samuel, born March 3, 1774; married . Martha, born August 23, 1776.
Captain Leonard, born January 29, 1779 ; married Sarah J. Hosley, April 27, 1806; residence, Milford.
John, born November 11, 1781.
Susannah, born February 12, 1783.
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| Children |
| | 1. Brooks, Mary, b. 15 Feb 1771, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 1830 (Age 58 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| + | 2. Brooks, Maj William Jr. Maj, b. 1 May 1760, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 5 Aug 1843, Greenfield, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA (Age 83 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| > | 3. Brooks, Abigail, b. 19 Jul 1762, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 22 Feb 1812, Westford, Chittenden, Vermont, USA (Age 49 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| > | 4. Brooks, Isaac, b. 28 Oct 1768, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 11 Jun 1785, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA (Age 16 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| > | 5. Brooks, Adjt. John Adjt, b. 11 Nov 1781, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 28 Feb 1865, Hancock, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA (Age 83 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| > | 6. Brooks, Sarah, b. 6 Jul 1766, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 1854 (Age 87 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| > | 7. Brooks, Samuel, b. 3 Mar 1774, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 1850 (Age 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| > | 8. Brooks, Leonard Capt, b. 29 Jan 1779, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 15 Apr 1860, Milford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA (Age 81 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| > | 9. Brooks, Elizabeth, b. 23 Jul 1764, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 1810 (Age 45 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F64227 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1737 - 1804 (67 years)
