Samuel was the son of John Brooks (b. 1709) and his 2nd wife Elizabeth Kendall (b. 1719). John's 1st wife Hannah Cutler died at Woburn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, April 14, 1742 at the age of 27 years. Samuel was baptized at the 2nd Church, Lancaster, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, April 17, 1748. His father John was received into communion at the 2nd Church in Lancaster from the 1st Church in Woburn, December 18, 1748. His mother Elizabeth was admitted into the 2nd Church, November 19, 1749. Samuel's siblings by his father's 1st wife were: John (b. 1734), Jabez (b. 1736), Hannah (b. 1739), and Thomas (b. 1742).
Samuel Brooks and Ruth Sawyer, both of Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, declared their intention of marriage, May 12, 1770. Upon the partition and disposal of his Grand Father Samuel Kendall's land estate in Lancaster, Athol, Westminster and Townsend, Samuel, of Lancaster, received 82 acres of land in Athol, Worcester County.
In 1778-1779, extensive barracks were built at Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, and the English Regiments of General Burgoyne's troops, prisoners of war captured at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777, were removed there from Cambridge where they were thought to be too easily accessible if the British made a sudden raid from Newport, Rhode Island, to attempt their release. The transfer was made during April, 1779. The guards employed were many of them boys, old men, and others unfit for field service. Samuel, still residing in Lancaster, served from April to July, 1779 as a Private in Captain Elias Pratt's Continental Company of Guards doing duty at Rutland.
In the 1790 US Census (taken in Vermont in 1791), of Bristol, Addison County, Vermont, Samuel was enumerated as a Head of a Family with 3 Free White Males of 16 years of age and upwards, 3 Free White Males under 16, and 5 Free White Females.
In the 1800 US Census of Bristol, Samuel was enumerated as a Head of a Family with 1 Free White Male and 1 Free White Female of 45 years of age and over, 2 Free White Males and 1 Free White Female of 16 thru 25, 1 Free White Male of 10 thru 15, and 2 Free White Females under 10 years of age.
Samuel was not listed in the 1810 US Census of Bristol, however, it appears that he and his remaining family were enumerated in the household in which his son John was enumerated as a Head of a Family.
In the 1820 US Census of Bristol, both Samuel and his son John were enumerated as a Head of a Family residing next to each other. Samuel's Family consisted of 1 Free White Male and 1 Free White Female of 45 years of age and upwards, 2 Free White Females 16 to 26, and 1 Free White Male 10 to 16 years of age.
Samuel was not listed in the 1830 US Census of Bristol, however, it again appears that he was enumerated in his son John's household.
References:
(1) "Early Generations of the Kendall Family of Massachusetts, Especially in the Line of Lieutenant Samuel Kendall, Gentleman, 1782-1764, of Woburn, Lancaster, and Athol." by Frederick Lewis Weia, 1939, pages 43.a and 44
(2) "Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, from 1640 to 1873. Part I. - - Births" by Edward F. Johnson, 1890, page 28
(3) "Memorial of Josiah Kendall, One of the First Settlers of Sterling, Mass. and of some of his Ancestors, and of his Descendants." by Oliver Kendall, 1884, page 14
(4) "The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts. 1743-1850" by Henry S. Nourse, 1890, pages 43, 76, 375, 376, and 380
(5) "The Military Annals of Lancaster Massachusetts. 1740-1865." by Henry S. Nourse, 1889, pages 176 and 177
(6) "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War."Vol. II., by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1896, page 584
Samuel Brooks and Ruth Sawyer, both of Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, declared their intention of marriage, May 12, 1770. Upon the partition and disposal of his Grand Father Samuel Kendall's land estate in Lancaster, Athol, Westminster and Townsend, Samuel, of Lancaster, received 82 acres of land in Athol, Worcester County.
In 1778-1779, extensive barracks were built at Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, and the English Regiments of General Burgoyne's troops, prisoners of war captured at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777, were removed there from Cambridge where they were thought to be too easily accessible if the British made a sudden raid from Newport, Rhode Island, to attempt their release. The transfer was made during April, 1779. The guards employed were many of them boys, old men, and others unfit for field service. Samuel, still residing in Lancaster, served from April to July, 1779 as a Private in Captain Elias Pratt's Continental Company of Guards doing duty at Rutland.
In the 1790 US Census (taken in Vermont in 1791), of Bristol, Addison County, Vermont, Samuel was enumerated as a Head of a Family with 3 Free White Males of 16 years of age and upwards, 3 Free White Males under 16, and 5 Free White Females.
In the 1800 US Census of Bristol, Samuel was enumerated as a Head of a Family with 1 Free White Male and 1 Free White Female of 45 years of age and over, 2 Free White Males and 1 Free White Female of 16 thru 25, 1 Free White Male of 10 thru 15, and 2 Free White Females under 10 years of age.
Samuel was not listed in the 1810 US Census of Bristol, however, it appears that he and his remaining family were enumerated in the household in which his son John was enumerated as a Head of a Family.
In the 1820 US Census of Bristol, both Samuel and his son John were enumerated as a Head of a Family residing next to each other. Samuel's Family consisted of 1 Free White Male and 1 Free White Female of 45 years of age and upwards, 2 Free White Females 16 to 26, and 1 Free White Male 10 to 16 years of age.
Samuel was not listed in the 1830 US Census of Bristol, however, it again appears that he was enumerated in his son John's household.
References:
(1) "Early Generations of the Kendall Family of Massachusetts, Especially in the Line of Lieutenant Samuel Kendall, Gentleman, 1782-1764, of Woburn, Lancaster, and Athol." by Frederick Lewis Weia, 1939, pages 43.a and 44
(2) "Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, from 1640 to 1873. Part I. - - Births" by Edward F. Johnson, 1890, page 28
(3) "Memorial of Josiah Kendall, One of the First Settlers of Sterling, Mass. and of some of his Ancestors, and of his Descendants." by Oliver Kendall, 1884, page 14
(4) "The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts. 1743-1850" by Henry S. Nourse, 1890, pages 43, 76, 375, 376, and 380
(5) "The Military Annals of Lancaster Massachusetts. 1740-1865." by Henry S. Nourse, 1889, pages 176 and 177
(6) "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War."Vol. II., by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1896, page 584
Samuel was the son of John Brooks (b. 1709) and his 2nd wife Elizabeth Kendall (b. 1719). John's 1st wife Hannah Cutler died at Woburn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, April 14, 1742 at the age of 27 years. Samuel was baptized at the 2nd Church, Lancaster, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, April 17, 1748. His father John was received into communion at the 2nd Church in Lancaster from the 1st Church in Woburn, December 18, 1748. His mother Elizabeth was admitted into the 2nd Church, November 19, 1749. Samuel's siblings by his father's 1st wife were: John (b. 1734), Jabez (b. 1736), Hannah (b. 1739), and Thomas (b. 1742).
Samuel Brooks and Ruth Sawyer, both of Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, declared their intention of marriage, May 12, 1770. Upon the partition and disposal of his Grand Father Samuel Kendall's land estate in Lancaster, Athol, Westminster and Townsend, Samuel, of Lancaster, received 82 acres of land in Athol, Worcester County.
In 1778-1779, extensive barracks were built at Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, and the English Regiments of General Burgoyne's troops, prisoners of war captured at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777, were removed there from Cambridge where they were thought to be too easily accessible if the British made a sudden raid from Newport, Rhode Island, to attempt their release. The transfer was made during April, 1779. The guards employed were many of them boys, old men, and others unfit for field service. Samuel, still residing in Lancaster, served from April to July, 1779 as a Private in Captain Elias Pratt's Continental Company of Guards doing duty at Rutland.
In the 1790 US Census (taken in Vermont in 1791), of Bristol, Addison County, Vermont, Samuel was enumerated as a Head of a Family with 3 Free White Males of 16 years of age and upwards, 3 Free White Males under 16, and 5 Free White Females.
In the 1800 US Census of Bristol, Samuel was enumerated as a Head of a Family with 1 Free White Male and 1 Free White Female of 45 years of age and over, 2 Free White Males and 1 Free White Female of 16 thru 25, 1 Free White Male of 10 thru 15, and 2 Free White Females under 10 years of age.
Samuel was not listed in the 1810 US Census of Bristol, however, it appears that he and his remaining family were enumerated in the household in which his son John was enumerated as a Head of a Family.
In the 1820 US Census of Bristol, both Samuel and his son John were enumerated as a Head of a Family residing next to each other. Samuel's Family consisted of 1 Free White Male and 1 Free White Female of 45 years of age and upwards, 2 Free White Females 16 to 26, and 1 Free White Male 10 to 16 years of age.
Samuel was not listed in the 1830 US Census of Bristol, however, it again appears that he was enumerated in his son John's household.
References:
(1) "Early Generations of the Kendall Family of Massachusetts, Especially in the Line of Lieutenant Samuel Kendall, Gentleman, 1782-1764, of Woburn, Lancaster, and Athol." by Frederick Lewis Weia, 1939, pages 43.a and 44
(2) "Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, from 1640 to 1873. Part I. - - Births" by Edward F. Johnson, 1890, page 28
(3) "Memorial of Josiah Kendall, One of the First Settlers of Sterling, Mass. and of some of his Ancestors, and of his Descendants." by Oliver Kendall, 1884, page 14
(4) "The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts. 1743-1850" by Henry S. Nourse, 1890, pages 43, 76, 375, 376, and 380
(5) "The Military Annals of Lancaster Massachusetts. 1740-1865." by Henry S. Nourse, 1889, pages 176 and 177
(6) "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War."Vol. II., by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1896, page 584
Samuel Brooks and Ruth Sawyer, both of Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, declared their intention of marriage, May 12, 1770. Upon the partition and disposal of his Grand Father Samuel Kendall's land estate in Lancaster, Athol, Westminster and Townsend, Samuel, of Lancaster, received 82 acres of land in Athol, Worcester County.
In 1778-1779, extensive barracks were built at Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, and the English Regiments of General Burgoyne's troops, prisoners of war captured at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777, were removed there from Cambridge where they were thought to be too easily accessible if the British made a sudden raid from Newport, Rhode Island, to attempt their release. The transfer was made during April, 1779. The guards employed were many of them boys, old men, and others unfit for field service. Samuel, still residing in Lancaster, served from April to July, 1779 as a Private in Captain Elias Pratt's Continental Company of Guards doing duty at Rutland.
In the 1790 US Census (taken in Vermont in 1791), of Bristol, Addison County, Vermont, Samuel was enumerated as a Head of a Family with 3 Free White Males of 16 years of age and upwards, 3 Free White Males under 16, and 5 Free White Females.
In the 1800 US Census of Bristol, Samuel was enumerated as a Head of a Family with 1 Free White Male and 1 Free White Female of 45 years of age and over, 2 Free White Males and 1 Free White Female of 16 thru 25, 1 Free White Male of 10 thru 15, and 2 Free White Females under 10 years of age.
Samuel was not listed in the 1810 US Census of Bristol, however, it appears that he and his remaining family were enumerated in the household in which his son John was enumerated as a Head of a Family.
In the 1820 US Census of Bristol, both Samuel and his son John were enumerated as a Head of a Family residing next to each other. Samuel's Family consisted of 1 Free White Male and 1 Free White Female of 45 years of age and upwards, 2 Free White Females 16 to 26, and 1 Free White Male 10 to 16 years of age.
Samuel was not listed in the 1830 US Census of Bristol, however, it again appears that he was enumerated in his son John's household.
References:
(1) "Early Generations of the Kendall Family of Massachusetts, Especially in the Line of Lieutenant Samuel Kendall, Gentleman, 1782-1764, of Woburn, Lancaster, and Athol." by Frederick Lewis Weia, 1939, pages 43.a and 44
(2) "Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, from 1640 to 1873. Part I. - - Births" by Edward F. Johnson, 1890, page 28
(3) "Memorial of Josiah Kendall, One of the First Settlers of Sterling, Mass. and of some of his Ancestors, and of his Descendants." by Oliver Kendall, 1884, page 14
(4) "The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts. 1743-1850" by Henry S. Nourse, 1890, pages 43, 76, 375, 376, and 380
(5) "The Military Annals of Lancaster Massachusetts. 1740-1865." by Henry S. Nourse, 1889, pages 176 and 177
(6) "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War."Vol. II., by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1896, page 584
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SAMUEL BROOKS
died Nov. 26, 1831
aged 84.
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