Jonathan Brooks

1750 - 1811

• Born	1740-1750	New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	Aug 1811	Blooming Grove, Orange Co, New York, USA
  Person ID	I3683	markhamchest
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2020

  
  

  Family 1	Hettie Lewis,   b. 1750, New York, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1770
  Children	1. Anne Brooks,   b. 1770, Orange Co, New York, USA ,   d. 25 Sep 1837, Orange Co, New York, USA   2. Thomas Lewis Brooks,   b. 1772, Orange Co, New York, USA ,   d. 6 Sep 1841, Blooming Grove, Orange Co, New York, USA   3. John I Brooks,   b. 1774, Orange Co, New York, USA ,   d. 7 Aug 1852, Orange Co, New York, USA   4. Jonathan Brooks,   b. 1776, Orange Co, New York, USA ,   d. 25 Jun 1828, Belmont Corner, Wayne Co, Pennsylvania, USA   5. William W Brooks,   b. 1780, Orange Co, New York, USA ,   d. 21 Nov 1836, Washingtonville, Orange Co, New York, USA
  Family ID	F1464	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Catherine Mathews,   b. Between 1766 and 1770, Orange Co, New York, USA ,   d. 1799, Orange Co, New York, USA
  Married	Abt 1790
  Children	1. Fletcher Mathews Brooks,   b. 1795, Orange Co, New York, USA ,   d. 27 Nov 1861, Orange Co, New York, USA   2. Esther Hester Lewis "Hettie" Brooks,   b. 1795-1800, Orange Co, New York, USA ,   d. Nov 1849, Hamptonburgh, Orange Co, New York, USA
  Family ID	F1293	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Mary Mathews,   b. Between 1766 and 1770, Orange Co, New York, USA ,   d. 18 Jun 1821, New Windsor, Orange Co, New York, USA
  Married	Abt 1800
  Children	1. Elizabeth Brooks,   b. 1802, Orange Co, New York, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Benjamin Franklin Brooks,   b. 1803, Orange Co, New York, USA ,   d. 11 Jul 1888, Orange Co, New York, USA   3. Catharine Brooks,   b. 1806, Orange Co, New York, USA ,   d. Aft 1875, Orange Co, New York, USA   4. Henry "Harry" Brooks,   b. 20 Feb 1807, Orange Co, New York, USA ,   d. 26 Jun 1834, Plain City, Madison Co, Ohio, USA   5. David A Brooks,   b. 1800-1810, Orange Co, New York, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Ellsworth Brooks,   b. 1800-1810, Orange Co, New York, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1465	Group Sheet

  
  

• External Links

  Markham of Chesterfield Blog They are off! - A Horseracing Family Tradition. Read the June 2018 blog posting at the Markham of Chesterfield Blog.

  
  

  Biographies

  Will: Jonathan Brooks Will of Jonathan Brooks of Orange County New York; written 21 August 1811; probated 11 October 1811; New York Wills and Probate Records - Orange County.

  
  

  Sketches

  Sketch: Jonathan Brooks, A Collection of Records Jonathan Brooks was probably born about 1740-1750. Some researchers identify him as Jonathan Brooks who was born 1745 in Ridgefield, Fairfield county Connecticut, son of John (or Jonathan) Brooks. But, many questions remain, related to this identification.