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Mary Brooks (Russell)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: of, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Death: September 15, 1680 (41-50)
Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Russell of Woburn and Elizabeth Russell
Wife of Capt. Timothy Brooks
Mother of Timothy Brooks (died young); Rev. Timothy Brooks, Jr.; John Brooks; Mary Brooks (died young); Abigail Preston and 8 others
Half sister of John Russell, Jr.

Managed by: Richard Frank Henry
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About Mary Brooks

Timothy Brooks (1638/9 Concord, MA to 1711 Cohansey, N.J.)

Timothy's first wife (m. 12-21-1659) and mother to all his children EXCEPT Josiah was Mary Russell (1645 to 9-15-1680) daughter of John and Elizabeth Rakestraw Russell.


Family

https://www.tributaries.info/p1095.htm#i10945

Mary Russell, of Woburn, Massachusetts, was left 5 shillings in the will of Lambart Sutton of Woburn, dated 8 Nov 1649.2 There she married, as his 1st wife, 2 Dec 1659, Capt. Timothy/2w Brooks, son of Henry/1w Brooks and (–?–) (–?–).3,4,5.

They lived first at Woburn, where the births of their first 6 children were recorded through 1669. They removed ca 1670 to Billerica, where she died 15 Sep 1680.6

He married (2), Mehitabel/2 Mowry, and removed first to Swansea, Massachusetts, and then Cohansey, West Jersey.7,8

Their children:

  1. Timothy/3w Brooks9 b. 10 Nov 1660, d. 20 Jan 1660/61
  2. Rev. Timothy/3w Brooks+10 b. 9 Oct 1661, d. circa 1 Feb 1715/16
  3. John/3w Brooks11 b. 16 Oct 1662, d. 22 Nov 1714
  4. Mary/3w Brooks12 b. say 1665, d. 2 Jul 1670
  5. Abigail/3w Brooks+13 b. circa 1667, d. 24 Nov 1746
  6. Elizabeth/3w Brooks+14 b. say 1669, d. 8 Nov 1731
  7. Mary/3w Brooks15 b. 15 Dec 1670, d. 14 Jan 1670/71
  8. Mary/3w Brooks+16 b. 10 Dec 1671, d. before 9 Apr 1713
  9. Hepsibah/3w Brooks+17 b. 23 Feb 1673/74, d. 24 Aug 1727
  10. Anna/3w Brooks18 b. 23 Jan 1675/76
  11. Lydia/3w Brooks19 b. 8 Jan 1677
  12. Rebecca/3w Brooks+20 b. 5 Oct 1679, d. 1730

Source Citations/Notes:

  1. [S298] Cutter & Loring, Brooks Family of Woburn, 6, Timothy (3.) Brooks.
  2. [S1640] Edward F. Johnson, Early Woburn Deeds, 3, will of Lambart Sutton (Book 1, Page 14).
  3. [S106] NEHGS Register, 29:153–57: 2 Dec 1659.
  4. [S210] Edward P. Johnson, Woburn Records, 3:33, Timothy Brooks/Mary Russell m.
  5. [S221] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages, 103, Timothy Brooks: 2 Dec.
  6. [S300] Vital Records of Billerica, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, 346, Mary Brookes d.
  7. [S221] Torrey, New England Marriages, 103, Timothy Brooks: 1680.
  8. [S520] Anderson, Sanborn and Sanborn, The Great Migration, 1634–1635, 1:314, Mehitable [Mowry].
  9. [S210] Johnson, Woburn Records, 1:27, Timothy Brooks b.; 2:20, d.
  10. [S298] Cutter & Loring, Brooks Family of Woburn, 7, Timothy (3.10.ii.) Brooks.
  11. [S210] Johnson, Woburn Records, 1:27, John Brooks b.
  12. [S300] Billerica VR, 346, Mary Brooks d.
  13. [S298] Cutter & Loring, Brooks Family of Woburn, 7, Abigail (3.xii.) Brooks.
  14. [S298] Cutter & Loring, Brooks Family of Woburn, 7, Elizabeth (3.xi.) Brooks.
  15. [S300] Billerica VR, 29, Mary Brooks 2d b.; 346, d.
  16. [S300] Billerica VR, 29, Mary Brooks b.
  17. [S300] Billerica VR, 29, Hepzabah Brooks b.
  18. [S300] Billerica VR, 29, Anna Brooks b.
  19. [S300] Billerica VR, 29, Lydia Brooks b.
  20. [S300] Billerica VR, 29, Rebecca Brooks b
  1. The American Genealogist: Thomas, Henry and Hannah Brooks of Concord,Volume: 54, Pages: 234-235 Abbreviation: TAG: Thomas, Henry and Hannah Brooks of Concord Author: Eddy, Miriam Brightman Publication: 1978
  2. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch ([1] : 13 July 2016), Middlesex > County records > Births, marriages, deaths 1651-1793 > image 15 of 652; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.
  3. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch ([2] : 13 July 2016), Middlesex > County records > Births, marriages, deaths 1651-1793 > image 15 of 652; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.
  4. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch ([3] : 5 November 2017), Mary, 15 Sep 1680; citing Death, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 901,881.
  5. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch ([4] : 5 November 2017), Mary in entry for Mary Brooks, 14 Jan 1670; citing Death, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 901,881.
  6. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch ([5] : 3 November 2017), Mary Brooks, 15 Jul 1680; citing Death, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 892,249
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Mary Brooks's Timeline

1634
1634
of, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1660
November 10, 1660
Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1661
October 9, 1661
Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1662
October 16, 1662
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1664
1664
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1667
1667
Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
1669
1669
Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1671
December 10, 1671
Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
1673
February 23, 1673
Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony