Ninth Generation

500. Ensign Thomas EASTERBROOKS was born about 1629 in Enfield, Middlesex, England. He died on 11 April 1713 at the age of 84 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA. He was buried at Kickemuit Cemetery in Warren, Bristol Co., RI. Conflicting information about the wife of Thomas Easterbrooks. Genealogy of the Easterbrook Family by William Booth Estabrook (Ithaca, 1891, says she was Sarah Temple, m. May 11, 1683, d. November 29, 1716. Genealogies of R.I. Families by Dorothy Saunders has the one listed.

He first came to Concord, MA, and settled in Swansea in 1664.

Will dtd. 4 November 1710,prob. 4 May 1713, Thomas Eastabrook of Swanzey, yeoman. Wife not mentioned. Sons John and Thomas. Daughters Elizabeth Bosworth and Sarah Eddy. "My grandsons" & "my grand daughters" were left money, but not named. Witnesses: Hezekiah Bowen, Samuel Mason & Joseph Mason. (3:132)

Information from: GENEALOGY of the ESTABROOK FAMILY,INCLUDING THE ESTERBROOK AND EASTERBROOKS, in the UNITED STATES, William Booth Estabrook.ITHACA, N. Y. Andrus & Church, 1891. Available on the web athttp://www.archiv e.org/details/cu31924029840885
DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS EASTERBROOKS.

FIRST GENERATION
. 1. Thomas Easterbrooks was one of those who freelysigned the agreement made between Mr. Willett and thechurch in Swansey, Feb. 12, 1669, on admission as an inhabitant.He married Sarah . He is buried in Kickamuitcemetery, Warren, R. I., and on his tombstone is thefollowing :'' Here Lyeth the body of Thomas Easterbrooks,aged about 84 year (64 or 84), deceased April 11, 1713."For children see 2-4.SECOND GENERATION.CHILDREN OF THOMAS AND SARAH ( -) EASTERBROOKS.(All born at Warren, R. I.)2. John, born in 1669
; married Mahitable ; diedApril 26, 1728. For children see 5-7.3. Thomas, born in 1671 ; married Joanna, daughter ofJohn Woodcock, of Rehoboth, Mass. ; died Sept. 27, 1724;buried at Warren. She died July 3, 1746. In 1719 the townof Swansey bought forty acres of land of him to enlarge theburying ground at Kickamuit in Warren, R. I. For childrensee 8-13.4. Elizabeth, born in 1673, (Dec. 19.) THIRD GENERATION.CHILDREN OF JOHN AND MAHITABLE ( ) EASTERBROOKS.(2.) 5. Robert
, married June 15, 1727, Sarah, daughter ofelder Samuel and Sarah Luther, of Warren, R. I. (born Dec.25, 1707). For children see 26-31.6. Mary, died Nov. 4, 1727, in her 24th year.7. William, married Patience. His will was probated atWarren, R. I., May 9, 1771. For children see 18-25.8. John, died at Warren, R. I., March 23, 1735, in his17th year.

FOURTH GENERATION
CHILDREN OF ROBERT AND SARAH {Luther) EASTERBROOKS.(5.) (Born at Warren, R. I.)26. Priscilla, born in 1728; died Dec. 24, 1749, in her2 2d year; buried at Warren, R. I.27. Robert, married, at Bristol, R. I., March 17, 1757,Mrs. Mary West.28. Benjamin, born Feb. 4, 1745.29. 'Warren, born Aug. 23, 1748
; married Jan. 18, 1770,Rosamond Haile ; moved to Brattleboro, Vt., in 1779, wherefor a short time he worked at the carpenter's trade in thethen sparsely settled east village, but soon moved to a farmin the south-west part of the town. He followed farminguntil he became totally blind, which great affliction he patientlybore during the remaining twenty years of his life.He was in Revolutionary war, and drew a pension while helived. He died June 29, 1838. His wife died April 26,1813, aged 62. For children see 94-100.30. Caleb, born May 28, 1751.31. Jabez, born March 13, 1760. FIFTH GENERATION
•CHI LDREN OF WARREN AND ROSANNAH {Hale) ESTERBROOK.(29.) 94. James, born in Warren, R. I., in 1775; in 1779,moved with his parents to Brattleboro, Vt., with whom helived until he was of age. He married, April, 17, 1799,Polly, daughter of Col. Daniel Stewart, and settled on theHadley farm, so-called, near the family homestead. He enteredquite largely into the dairy business for a number ofyears ; and became a conspicuous figure in the local militia,with rank of major. He died March 5, 1856. For childrensee 202-213.95. Barnard, born at Warren, R. I., March 26, 1792.Moved with his parents to Brattleboro, Vt., where he wasmarried by Russell Fitch, J. P., July 9, 1 818, to Mercy Gladden(born Jan. 27, 1795, and died Dec. 10, 1867). He diedOct. 19, 1872. Resided at Brattleboro, Vt. For childrensee 214-218. 96. John
, married by Samuel Warriner, J. P., July 1,1804, to Clarissa Stearns, of Brattleboro, Vt., where he residedfor a time, then moved to Bellville, Jefferson Co., N. Y.For children see 219-220.97. Robert, married Aug. 23, 1804, Alatha Prouty, byRev. Wm. Wells, at Brattleboro, Vt. Resided near Canandaigua,N. Y., and had a large family.98. Sylvester, moved to Susquehanna, Pa., about 1837.For children see 221-222. 99. Benjamin, born in Warren, R. I. ; moved to Brattleboro,Vt., where he married Rebecca Houghton. About1 81 2, they moved to Caneadea, N. Y. For children see 223-229. 100. David, died in Vermont about 1820. His widowmarried J. C. Hobart, and died in 1884. For children see230-23 4. SIXTH GENERATION
CHILDREN OF JOHN AND CLARISSA {Stearns) ESTABROOK.(96.) 219. John
, born Jan. 30, 1818 ; married Louisa Wallace,in 1837, near Bellville ; he died Sept. 22, 1886, near Ashton,Dakota. For children see 462-466.2 20. Claricy. SEVENTH GENERATION
CHILDREN OF JOHN AND LOUISA (Wallace) ESTABROOK.(219.) 462. Milvern, born 1839
, in New York State ; was a soldierin the late rebellion, on the Union side ; after the warhe settled near Berlin, Wis., married and has a family.463. Chauncey U., born near Bellville, N. Y. , May 12,1842 ; served in the rebellion in the 5th Mich. Infantry Vol. ;after the war, settled in Detroit, Mich., where he resides at27 Cadillac Square. For children see 714-718.464. Helen, lives near Ashton, Dakota.465. Emma, lives near Ashton, Dakota.46 6. Edward F., lives near Ashton, Dakota. Sarah WOODCOCK and Ensign Thomas EASTERBROOKS were married on 11 May 1663 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA.

501. Sarah WOODCOCK was born in 1647 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA. She died on 29 November 1726 at the age of 79 in Warren, Bristol Co., RI. There was a Jonathan Woodcock in Rehoboth before 1672 who sold land to Jonathan Bosworth, Jr.

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