Hannah Brooks, daughter of Henry Brooks & his unknown 1st wife, was born in England, and emigrated to New England with her family.

She married

• (1), 13 Dec 1647 at Concord, Massachusetts, as his 2nd wife, Thomas Fox of Concord, with whom she had 6 children, and whose will of 25 Jan 1657/58 named her executrix. He died at Concord 14 April following, a. 39, and she subsequently removed to New London, where she married
• (2), as his 3rd wife, 1661, Andrew Lester, with whom she had 3 sons.8,9 He died at N.L. 7 Jun 1669. She married
• (3), as his 2nd wife, Isaac Willey of N.L., who died in 1685.

6 Children with Thomas Fox:

1. Hannah b. 25 Sep 1648, d. 22 Feb 1712/13
2. Thomas b. 26 Feb 1649/50
3. Samuel b. circa 1651, d. 4 Sep 1727
4. John b. circa 1653, d. before 20 Apr 1730
5. David b. circa 1656
6. Isaac. 17 Oct 1657, d. 5 May 1735

3 Children with Andrew Lester:

1. Timothy b. 4 Jul 1662
2. Joseph b. 15 Jun 1664
3. Benjamin b. 1666, d. before 25 Sep 1739

notes

her father's will, 18 Jul 1682, names her as daughter Lestor, to whom he gives 5s. and no more "because shee hath reseived her portion alredy as will appear by a reseipt given in her hand."12,2 Caulkins also mentions, without a date, the baptism of "Widow Lester from the church at Concord," by Rev. Simon Bradstreet Jr., who was New London's minister from 1670-1683.13

•      "Widow Anna Willey, sometime wife to Andrew Lester, Sen., deceased," died in 1692.14

According to Savage, she died without children before her father Thomas (1667). Shattuck says she was the 2d wife of Thomas Fox, with issue through one son, Eliphalet, and descendants in New Hampshire. Both are incorrect. Eliphalet was Thomas Fox's son by his 1st wife Rebecca.15,16

Links

• http://www.tributaries.info/p200.htm#i1994
• http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/i/c/Donald-R-Dickenson...

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Biography

Hannah/2w Brooks was born in England. She married (1), 13 Dec 1647 at Concord, Massachusetts, as his 2d wife, Thomas/1 Fox of Concord she married (2),Andrew/1 Lester as his 3d wife, 1661, , with whom she had 3 sons.8,9 He died at N.L. 7 Jun 1669.8 She married (3), Isaac/1 Willey as his 2d wife, of N.L., who died in 1685. Caulkins dates this marriage after 1670

Children with Thomas/1 Fox: Hannah/3w Fox+17 b. 25 Sep 1648, d. 22 Feb 1712/13 Thomas/3w Fox+18 b. 26 Feb 1649/50 Samuel/3w Fox+19,20 b. circa 1651, d. 4 Sep 1727 John/3w Fox+21 b. circa 1653, d. before 20 Apr 1730 David/3w Fox+22 b. circa 1656 Isaac/3w Fox+23 b. 17 Oct 1657, d. 5 May 1735

Children with Andrew/1 Lester: Timothy/3w Lester+24 b. 4 Jul 1662 Joseph/3w Lester+25 b. 15 Jun 1664 Benjamin/3w Lester+26 b. 1666, d. before 25 Sep 1739

Genealogical Problems

Parentage

It was not until 1978 that the question of Hannah's parentage was settled. In 1977 John Brooks Threlfall, "Thomas Brooks of Watertown and Concord," (link to AmericanAncestors.org — a subscription web site)<ref>John Brooks Threlfall, "Thomas Brooks of Watertown and Concord," The American Genealogist, 53 (1977): 94–100</ref>, showed that Hannah wasn't a daughter of Brooks-441|Capt. Thomas Brooks (1595–1667) of Watertown and Concord, Mass., rather he suggested that she was probably a daughter of Brooks-178|Henry Brooks (c.1592–1683) of Concord and Woburn, Mass., perhaps a brother of Capt. Thomas Brooks. It was this same John Brooks Threlfall who later identified the correct parents and grandparents of Henry Brooks (c.1592–1683) of Concord and Woburn, Mass., and Brooks-441|Capt. Thomas Brooks (1595–1667) of Watertown, and Concord, Mass., publishing in 1998 in Supplement 3to his Ancestry of My Children<ref>John Brooks Threlfall, comp., The Ancestry of My Children: Anna Maarit Threlfall, John HyyrylainenThrelfall, Margaret Ellen Threlfall, Robert Andrews Threlfall, 3 vols. and 4 supps., (Madison, Wisc.: the compiler, 1970–2000), Supp. 3</ref>. See Brooks-178|Henry Brooks (c.1592–1683) or Brooks-441|Capt. Thomas Brooks (1595–1667) for more information. Miriam Brightman Eddy, "Thomas, Henry and Hannah Brooks of Concord," (link to AmericanAncestors.org — a subscription web site)<ref>Miriam Brightman Eddy, "Thomas, Henry and Hannah Brooks of Concord," The American Genealogist, 54 (1978): 234–235</ref> was able to reconstruct the entire life of Hannah (Brooks) (Fox) (Lester) Willey (c.1620–1692), thereby revealing that it was Hannah who was named as, "daughter Lestor" in Henry Brooks' 1682 will.

Contributing Profiles

Name ==: Hannah /Brooks/<ref>#S97 Page: 1-5</ref> <ref>#S897 </ref><ref>#S896 </ref>

: Anna /Brooks/ <ref>#S896 </ref> : Hanath /Brookes/ <ref>#S896 </ref> : Ann /Fox/ <ref>#S896 </ref>

Birth

: ABT 1620 England<ref>#S896 </ref>

Death

: ABT 1690<ref>#S97 Page: 1-5</ref> : 1692<ref>#S896 </ref>

Marriage 1

: Husband: Fox-2180|Thomas Fox : Wife: Brooks-2840|Hannah Brooks : Child: Fox-2179|David Fox : Marriage: <ref>#S97 Page: 1-5</ref> : 13 DEC 1647 : Note: as his 2nd wife<ref>#S896 </ref><ref>#S897 </ref>

Marriage 2

: Husband: Lester-727|Andrew Lester : Wife: Brooks-2843|Hannah Brooks :: ABT 1661 New London, New London County, Connecticut<ref>#S896 </ref>

Marriage 3

: Husband: Willey-288|Isaac Willey : Wife: Brooks-2843|Hannah Brooks :: Date: 24 APR 1672<ref>#S896 </ref>

Hannah was born in 1620. She passed away in 1692.

Sources

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• Space:Commemorative Biographical Record of Middlesex County, Connecticut|Commemorative Biographical Record of Middlesex County, Connecticut (Beers, Chicago, 1903) Page 54* S897 John Brooks Threlfall, "Thomas Brooks ofWatertown and Concord", The American Genealogist, 53 (1977): 94–100.* S896 Miriam Brightman Eddy, "Thomas, Henry and Hannah Brooks of Concord, The American Genealogist, 54 (1978): 234–235.* S97 George Oakes Jaquith and Georgetta JaquithWalker, The Jaquith Family in America, (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1982).* Frederic Gregory Mather, The Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut, (Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon, 1913), 247
• [S282] Threlfall, "Thomas Brooks," 9.
• [S1459] Henry Brooks will.
• [S282] Threlfall, "Thomas Brooks," 9: "between 1620 and 1629."
• [S185] Concord BMD, 6, Thomas Fox/Hannah Brooks m.
• [S1192] Thomas Fox of Concord, 15.
• [S1192] Thomas Fox of Concord, 12, 59-63, will of Thomas Fox.
• [S185] Concord BMD, 8, Thomas Foxce d.
• [S908] Caulkins, Hist. New London, 286-87.*[S121] TAG, Martin E. Hollick, "Mary2 Lester, Wife of Thomas2 Clark(e) of Hartford, Connecticut," 83:1 (Feb-Apr 2008), 68.*[S106] NEHGR, 29:153–157, "Brooks Family of Woburn, Mass.": aft. 1679.
• [S908] Caulkins, Hist. New London, 1, 287: "after 1670."*[S298] Cutter & Loring, Brooks Family of Woburn (1904), 3-4, Henry (1.) Brooks.
• [S908] Caulkins, Hist. New London, 193.
• [S908] Caulkins, Hist. New London, 287.
• [S36] Savage, 1:262: 1667, predeceased Henry w/o issue.
• [S182] Shattuck, Hist. Concord, 371, Fox genealogy.
• [S185] Concord BMD, 5, Hannah Fox b.
• [S185] Concord BMD, 5, Thomas Fox b.
• [S36] Savage, 2:196.
• [S908] Caulkins, Hist. New London, 371.
• [S1192] Thomas Fox of Concord, 15, 22.
• [S1192] Thomas Fox of Concord, 15, 23.
• [S185] Concord BMD, 8, Isake ffoxce b.
• [S562] Barbour Collection, New London, Timothy Lester b.
• [S562] Barbour Collection, New London, Joseph Lester b.
• [S1190] J.W. Lester, The Lesters, 20.* S-314062078: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=76684767&pid... * The New England Historical And Genealogical Register [Jan. 1904] Vol. LVIII, pg. 48-54; Massachusetts, Middlesex County- Woburn Wills, Document number 545-549; Massachusetts Vital Records, Concord Births and Deaths recorded at Boston [1635-1850]; New York Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs by Cuyler Reynolds pub. 1911, Vol. III (?) seepages 1297-1299.*The best material on this family, including all of John Brooks Threlfall's material and an excellent biography of Hannah (Brooks) (Fox) (Lester) Willey (c.1620–1692), was compiled by Christopher Hapgood Brooks and is maintained as part of his Tributaries: Genealogies of the Brooks Families of New England.* https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-249199801-1-5876/hanna... The New England Historical And Genealogical Register January 1904 Vol.LVIII pages 48-54 especially page 53. Concord Vital Records with a note that says "Concord Births And Deaths Recorded At Boston 1635-1850"actually dates start in 1640. Concord was founded in the year 1635 but the Vital Records begin in 1640. Henry Brooks, father of Hannah (Brooks) Fox-Lestor-Willey was named in his Will of 1683 but he referred to her as "my daughter Lestor" which was a mystery for many years to many genealogists and historians. Henry left her "5 shillings and no more because she hath received her portion already as will appear by a resaite (receipt) under her hand" (See Middlesex County Probate RecordsHenry Brooks of Woburn (packet #2,835.)

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Hannah (Anna) Willey (born Brooks) 1628 - 1658

:Birth: 1628 England :Christening: England Ancestral File Number: 229C-W9

Marriage: Isaac Willey 1670 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

:Death: 1690 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts :Burial: 1690 New London, Connecticut

Parents: Henry Brooks ? - 1683 Grace Brooks (born Wheeler) ? - 1664

Husband: Isaac Willey

Siblings:

1. Gilbert Brooks 1621 - 1695
2. William Brooks 1622 - 1688
3. John Brooks 1624 - 1691 - Wiki profile Brooks-167
4. Sarah Mousel (born Brooks) 1632 - 1686 - Wiki profile Brooks-683
5. Caleb Brookes 1632 - 1696
6. Gersham Brooks 1632 - 1686
7. Martha Batman (born Brooks) 1634 - 1665 - Wiki profile Brooks-624
8. Timothy Brooks 1634 - 1711 - Wiki profile Brooks-
9. Joshua Brooks 1636 - 1698
10. Thomas Brooks 1636 - 1668
11. Hugh Brooks 1638 - ?
12. Samuel Brooks 1640 - ?
13. Joseph Brooks 1641 - 1642 - Wiki profile Brooks-716
14. Isaac Brooks 1643 - 1688 - Wiki profile Brooks-650 MyHeritage

Acknowledgements

• Brooks-12582 was merged into Brooks-653

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