Collections of the New London
County Historical Society, Vol. I
Diary of Joshua Hempstead of New London, Connecticut
Covering a Period of Forty-Seven Years
From September 1711 to November 1758
Published by The New London County Historical Society, New
London, Connecticut
The info from the early years regarding the surname Brooks & Pendal found in this work:
BROOKS
1712, page 15: Sunday 28 "Mr. Adams Preached al day ... Henry Brook's Elleff."
1713, page 23 Miriam Brooks is buried, daughter of Henry Brooks
1714
Page 38 "Mr. Adams Pr. al day. A Proclamation for a publick
fast .. one Mary & Henery Brooks I Samuel."
(Samuel, son of Mary & Henery was baptised in Sept 1714)
1716, page 57
"Sund 22 fair Henery Brooks & Child Babtized
Josiah"
1721, page 112, Aug Sund 13 fair "Hen Brooks a child baptized - Mary"
1721, page 117 ..... Joshua Hempstead visited Hen Brooks
1730, page 221, May, Sun 31, "John Brooks & Sarah Lester published."
1733/34, pg 269 "Hen Brooks aged 60 odd died in his 64th year"
Indexed under Samuel Jr.
1751, page 583, Feb Thurs 6 "to the
funeral of the Widow Brooks"
(she is earlier named as Elleff, year 1712)
(The later dated entries were for Comfort, Elizabeth, Bathshua, Elleff, dgt of Josiah and Elleff, dgt of Henry, Ezekiel, George, Guy, Hannah, Henry, Isaac, James, John, Josiah, Josiah Jr., Lucretia, Mary, Samuel, Samuel Jr., Timothy, Timothy 2nd)
PENDAL
1712, page 14, Aug Sun 31 "Wm Pendall & Mary Haines Published"
1712, page 14, Mon 18 Aug "sent 2 Rams to Jno Pendalls"
1712, page 18, Mon Dec 1, "pd Jno Pendal 20s"
1713, page 28 "with Jno Pendal"
1714, page 34, April, Sun 18 -- Mehitabel, Child of Jno Pendalls babtized
1714, page 38: "Sept Mond 6 -- Will Pendal drownded a fishing."
There are other entries for Richard, William and John Pendall. Time didn't permit me to get them all this trip.
HISTORY OF NEW LONDON,
CONNECTICUT
FROM THE FIRST SURVEY OF THE COAST IN 1612 TO 1852
BY FRANCES MANWARING CAULKINS
PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR, 1852
PG 67 & 68: "On the 19th of October, 1650, Grants were made by the townsmen to ... These were all from Gloucester, a town on the eastern coast of Massachusetts, situated upon the peninsula of Cape Ann. Mr. Richard Bliman had been the minister of Gloucester, for eight years, and was now engaged to become the minister of the Pequot plantation. The others were a party of his friends, who purposed to remove with him, and came on to make preparatory arrangements. William Keeny, Ralph Parker, William Wellman, Robert Brookes, Thomas Stanton and John Elderkin, all had grants of nearly the same date, and the three first named probably belonged also to the Cape Ann party." ... "Mr. Brookes had a house lot given him, but forfeited it."
Pg 93: "Before quitting this period it will be proper to gather up the names (not yet mentioned) of residents that came in during the interval for which Mr. Bruen's minutes are lost.
Brooks, Thomas 1659 and '60: afterwards removed"
Pg 264: "New Inhabitants that appear between 1670 and 1700.
Brookes, Henry; living at Nahantick in 1699"
"Pendall, William; mariner and ship-wright, 1676" (pg 265)
pg 514: "In April, 1775, six new regiments were formed, and the promotions after this period were so rapid, that it is difficult to keep pace with the grade of the officers. "Field Officer of the Picquet, Major Brooks.""
pg 572: It is speaking of a monument erected in memory of the patriots who fell in the massacre at Fort Griswold on the 6th of September 1781. "Since the erection of the monument, the anniversary day has been usually noticed by gatherings on the spot of individuals ... Mr. Jonathan Brooks of New London, who died in 1848, took a special interest in this anniversary. For many years before his death, he resorted annually on this day to Groton Height, and whether his auditors were few or many, delivered an address, which was always rendered interesting by graphic pictures and reminiscences connected with the Revolution. One one occasion when he found himself without an audience, he exclaimed with sudden fervor "attention! universe!"" (Other Source: Ancient Burying Ground Cemetery. in New London, CT located between Huntington and Hempstead Streets; the entrance being on Huntington St. A distinguished man buried here, in a large tomb, Jonathan Brooks (1768-1848), "A boy patriot of the American Revolution.")
pg 586: "Congregationalists. ...But it is believed that the last sermon in the house, the last on old Meeting-house Hill, was preached by Rev. Rozel Cook, of the North Parish, August 23d, 1786, on occassion of the death of Sally, daughter of Thaddeus Brooks. This young maiden was killed by lightning, on the day previous, during a tremendous thunder-storm, which lasted three hours."
Pg 619: "In the common council for nine years, from 1810 to 1819, no change was made. Thaddeus Brooks, Chester Kimball and John Way, served together for sixteen successive years."
Pg 629: "Vauxhall Street was formerly the old Colchester road, but derives its present name from a house built by Thaddeus Brooks, and used as a place of resort for refreshments, suppers, clubs and other parties."
The BROOKS-NE-L has more
information on this line. For further data go to http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=BROOKS-NE
and enter a query for New London.