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About Dea. John Brooks, of Woburn
2. John* Brooks (Henry1), born about 1623. before his father came to Woburn, and of a wife whose name and record is unknown to her Woburn posterity, was married, Nov. 1, 1649, to Eunice, daughter of Deacon John Mousall, a founder and much honored citizen of Woburn, the erector of one of the first houses.
Deacon .Mousall died Mar. 27, 1665, leaving a widow, Joanna, a son, John Mousall, and a daughter, Eunice (alwve), the wife of John Brooks, "but the name of Mousall (pronounced Mowz-zall) as a surname, is now extinct from the place." The will of the senior John Mousall (Iflth of the 4th month, 1660) makes his two sons, John Mousall and John Brooks, joint executors; gives to his son Brooks's three children, and to his grandchild, Sarah Brooks, and to his grandchild, Eunice [Unia] Brooks; to his son, John Brooks (in whose house John Mousall, Sr.'s, widow was to have a peaceable living); gives also to his grandchild, Joanna Brooks; and certain residue of his lands to his two sons [John Mousall, and son-in-law John Brooks]. John Mousall, Jr.'s, wife being the sister of John Brooks, this relationship of the son is more clearly understood. It was the case of being doubly brothers-in-law; Brooks marrying the only sister of Mousall, and Mousall marrying a sister of Brooks. From this circumstance arose a partial (not total) combination of the property of Deacon John Mousall and Henry Brooks, of which more is said in an article by one of the present writers, in the Register, vol. xlvii., p. 462, et seg. In his will, Deacon John Mousall gives his great meadow [at Woburn Centre, in the vicinity of Prospect Street, a tract now covered with build * Meaning not the present Woburn Common, now a square in Woburn Centre, but lots in Woburn common lauds or land, as is shown a little further on in the paragraph. ings] to his two sons equally, but in case the son, .lohn Mousall, died without children, then he (John Mousull, Jr.) could give his share to his wife, for use during her life, and after the decease of .John Mousall, the said son, and his wife leaving no heir, the share was to return to the son [in-law] John Brooks's children. John Mousall, Jr., did die without children, and some of his property returned to John Brooks's children, in accordance with the terms of the will. In 1673, a house described in the town records as the "Hope well House" was owned in common by John Mousall, Jr., and John Brooks, being a part of their inheritance from their father. Deacon John Mousall.
Mrs. Eunice (Mousall) Brooks, wife of John2 Brooks, died in Woburn, Jan. 1, 1684; and he married, Feb. 25, 1084, Mrs. Mary (Cliampney) Richardson, a daughter of John Champney of Cambridge, and the widow of Theophilus Richardson of Woburn, the son of John Brooks's stepmother, Susanna, the wife of Henry1 Brooks. This second wife survived John2 Brooks, her second husband, and died in Woburn, Aug. 26, 1704.
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JOHN, (Henry), b. in Concord about the year 1623. On Nov. 1, 1649, he m. Eunice, dau. of Deacon John Mousall. (John Mousall was his brother-in-law as the deacon had married John's sister Sarah in 1650.) Eunice d. and John m. (2) Mary Cranston on Jan. 11, 1683. In 1690, John was a soldier in the Sir William Phips' expedition into Canada. He returned the next year and d. leaving four sons and four daughters.
Children
- John, b. Nov. 23, 1650; d. Nov. 22, 1653.
- Sarah, b. Nov. 21, 1652; m. Ephraim Buck.
- Eunice, b. Oct. 10, 1655; d. after 1732.
- Joanna, b. March 22, 1659; m. David Roberts in 1678; d. Dec. 1, 1724.
- John 2nd, b. March 1, 1664; m. Mrs. Mary (Champney) Richardson of Woburn on Dec. 25, 1685; d. 1691.
- Ebenezer, b. Dec. 9, 1666; m. Martha Wilder.
- Deborah, b. March 20, 1669; d. Feb. 12, 1703-04.
- Jabez, b. July 17, 1673; m. Rachael Buck, Dec. 18, 1694; d. Jan. 30, 1746.
NOTE: John, son of John (2), and his wife Mary had sons: John, Timothy, Isaac, Nathaniel.)
Ebenezer, son of John (2) had sons: John, Ebenezer, Jabez, Eliezer.
According to Find A Grave, he was born 1623 in England and died Sep. 29, 1691 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA and is buried in Agudas Achim Cemetery in Melrose, Middlesex Co., MA.
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Bio notes: Woburn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts, Colonial America
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@R-1098310312@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.
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Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=65209763&pid...
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Biography
John Brooks was the son of Henry Brooks (1592-1683) andsome researchers suggest Grace Wheeler (1594-1664). He was born in 1624, about twenty years before the settlement of Woburn and it is known that he was about 45 years of age in 1668. Please Note: In some records, John was born before his father, Henry, came to Woburn and his birth date is given as 1 Jan 1623 in England. In this record, John's mother's name and record is unknown to her Woburn posterity. John Brooks and Eunice Mousall (1628-1721) were married on November 1,1649, at Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA. She was the daughter of Deacon John Mousall, a founder and much honored citizen of Woburn, the erector of one of the first houses.<ref>Vital Records of Woburn, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: American Ancestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2010). Vol. 3-Marriages, Page 188</ref> According to Anderson in "The Great Migration," John married Eunice Mausall and he was the son of Henry Brooks.<ref>Great Migration 1634-1635, M-P. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume V, M-P, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007. Page 188</ref>
John and Eunice had eight children:
- John (b. Nov. 23, 1650; d. Nov. 22, 1653);
- Sarah (b. Nov. 21, 1652; d. 1721); m. Ephraim Buck#Eunice Mousall (b. Oct. 10, 1655; d. 1732); m. Rev. Samuel Carter, James Parker, John Kendall
- Joanna (b. Mar. 22, 1659; d. Dec. 1, 1724); m. David Roberts
- John (b. Mar. 1, 1664; d. Aug. 7, 1733); m. Mary Bruce
- Ebenezer (b. Dec. 9, 1666; d.1733); m. Martha Wilder
- Deborah (b. Mar. 20, 1669; d. Feb. 12, 1703); m. John Richardson
- Jabez (b. July 17, 1673; d. Jan 30, 1746); m. Hephzibah Cuttter Eunice, the wife of John Brooks, died on January 1, 1684, at Woburn.<ref>Vital Records of Woburn, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2010). Vol. 2-Deaths, Page 27</ref>, and John married his second wife, Mary Champney Richardson (1633-1704)on 1 Nov 1685 (also given as 25 Feb 1683 and Feb. 25, 1684) in Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA. She was the daughter of John Champney of Cambridge, and the widow of Theophilus Richardson of Woburn, the son of John Brooks's stepmother. In 1673, a house described in the town records as the " Hopewell House" was owned in common by John Mousall, Jr., and John Brooks, being a part of their inheritance from their father, Deacon John Mousall. He was evidently a soldier in King Philip's War, 1675-6, but his identity is not positive. In 1690, at the age of about 67 years, he participated as a soldier inthe Philip's Expedition to Quebec. He was dismissed from ordinary training on account of his decrepitness and incapacity to serve. In "A true list of those persons who have a just claim (either in Woburn, or the next adjacent towns) to the bounty of the General Court, by being (either personally, or by their ancestors) in the Canada expedition, Anno 1690.- Taken in Woburn, Feb. 19th, 1738, by virtue of an order of the said General Court, bearing date Dec. 22d, last past," appears : " 23. - Jonathan Brooks, in right of his grandfather John Brooks, both of Woburn. Attested by Joseph Reed."<ref>Mass. Archives, 36 : 246-47 ;115: 574.</ref>
Name ===: John Brooks<ref name=TAG>The American Genealogist</ref><ref>Public Member Trees</ref>
Birth
:ABT 1623 England or 1624 Woburn, MA.<ref name=TAG/>
Marriages
:1st Wife: Eunice Mousall:2nd Wife: Mary Chapman [correctly, Mary Champney Richardson]
Will ===:: The will of John Brooks, Sr., dated July 29, 1690, probated Nov. 16, 1691, he ... "being bound for Canada in the Expedition against the French enemy "... :: Mentions include: Wife, Mary ; Sons, Jabez, John and Ebenezer ; Daughters, Deborah, Eunice, Sarah and Joanna ; grandchildren, Eunice Buck, John Buck
Sources
The best material on this family, including all of John Brooks, is:*Threlfall's material and an excellent biography of John Brooks (c.1623–1691), and was compiled byChristopher Hapgood Brooks and is maintained as part of his Tributaries: Genealogies of the Brooks Families of New England. A login isrequired for this site. See Also:*Cutter, William Richard. The Brooks Family of Woburn, Mass. by William Richard Cutter, Arthur G. Loring (Woburn, Mass., 1904) Page4*Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: The *Generations Network, Inc., 2006.) Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.::: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=112019&pid=-...::: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=24279608&pid...::: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=16692088&pid...::: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=15949597&pid...::: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=15949597&pid...Find A Grave Memorial #51891844, created by Keven Avery, 2 May 2010*The American Genealogist: Thomas, Henry and Hannah Brooks of Concord, Vol. 54, Pages: 234-235 Author: Eddy, Miriam Brightman. *Jaquith, George Oakes; Walker, Georgetta Jaquith. The Jaquith Family in America (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1982)
- Ancestry.com.*The history of Woburn, Middlesex County, Mass.: from the grant of its territory to Charlestown in 1640, to the year 1860.
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Dea. John Brooks, of Woburn's Timeline
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