GLASTONBURY LAND RECORDS -- BROOKS' INFORMATION
This is a worksheet created from copies of the Grantor and Grantee Indexes for Glastonbury, CT. The indexes were very bad copies. It is sorted by the Year, then the Volume & Page to give a chronological sense of events.
The only other land records I have so far were found in the Grantor Index to Wethersfield, CT:
1. Levi & Lydia Brooks to Joshua Andrus Vol 15, Page 205 Q.C. Feb 20, 1778 Newington
2. Thomas Brooks et al to Thomas Wickham Vol 2, Page 90 April 14, 1664. The copy I have of this reads -- roughly -- This will bind us Job Hawkins of Boston and Thomas Brooks of Portsmouth ? and jointly ... to Thomas Wickham of Wethersfield ... the full and just sum of hundred pounds of good ????
DEFINITIONS
Grantor
That party in the deed who is the seller or giver.
Grantee That party in the deed who
is the buyer or recipient.
et al means "AND OTHERS"
et us or vs means "AND
WIFE"
Rod = 16-1/2
feet
GRANTOR GRANTEE Vol/ Pg Inst. Date Acres Remarks Town of Glastonbury Samuel Brooks 3/43 Grant Dec 18 1719 86 se Near Assawausseek Samuel Brooks Daniel Backus 2/184 Q.C. Jan 20 1721 30 East Samuel Brooks Samuel Hale? 2/180 Q.C. Mch 27 1722 20 East Samuel Brooks Samuel Hale? 2/185 Q.C. Jun 30 1722 50 East Samuel Brooks Robert Powell 3/122 Q.C. Feb 15 1725 26 ?? East Samuel Brooks Abigail Latimer 3/124 Q.C. Sept 7 1725 25 East Timothy Brooks Abraham Kil? 3/129 QC Jan 25 1726 35 32 East William Goodrich Timothy Brooks 4/75 Warr Oct 30 1730 2A 15rds Dorotheus Treat Samuel Brooks 4/121 Warr Nov 1 1733 4 & 1 54 rds Samuel Brooks Timothy Brooks 4/194 Warr Mar 8 1734 4A Samuel Brooks Thomas Hollister 5/107 WD Nov 4 1734 30 East Samuel Brooks Timothy Brooks 4/194 QC Mar 8 1735 4A East Samuel Brooks Timothy Brooks 4/194 Q.C. Mch 8 1735 4 East Samuel Brooks James Goodrich 5/429 Release Mch 10 1740 South Samuel Brooks Isaac Treat 4/380 WD Jun 11 1741 4 South Eliphalet Fox John Brooks 5/159 Warr Dec 17 1746 4A Timothy Brooks William Goodrich 5/254 ? May 14 1749 2 ? John Brooks Eliphalet Fox 3/467 QC Sep 1750 11 East Thomas Welles John Brooks 5/314 Warr Jun 15 1751 3A S. of Roaring Br? Charles Eddy John Brooks 5/380 Warr Nov 10 1752 15A Daniel Ward John Brooks et al 5/413 Warr Nov 6 1753 1A54rds W 2 3/4 A S in Neighogg Daniel Ward Samuel Jr. et al 5/413 Warr Nov 6 1753 2 2/3 S in Neighogg Joseph Hollister John Brooks 6/333 Warr Nov 25 1754 36rds Samuel Brooks John Brooks 5/508 Release Oct 7 1755 A? Samuel Brooks Jr. John Brooks 5/508 Warr Oct 7 1755 2 pieces John Brooks Samuel Brooks 5/509 Release Oct 7 1755 East John Brooks Samuel Brooks 5/509 Warr Oct 7 1755 2 pieces by Conn R Thomas Kimberly Thomas Brooks 7/334 Warr Jan 13 1772 23A E Volume 7, Page 334 Thomas Kimberly to Thomas Brooks about 23 acres of land lying in the South part of said Glastenbury old Society. Bounded North by land being to the heir of Dorotheus Treat, East by land belonging to Joseph Bidwell, South and West by a Highway. Witnessed by Jonathan Hale and Mary Hale
Samuel Stratton Thomas Brooks 7/335 Warr Jan 26 1772 27A Volume 7, Page 335 Samuel Stratton to Thomas Brooks land situated in Glastenbury, lying a little South of where Ashbel Alger now dwells, containing twenty seven acres bounding North on belonging to the heirs of John Welles, South on land of Stephen Goodrich and Jehiel Goodrich, West on land of Samuel Goodrich, and East on a highway. Witnessed in William and Eunice Welles Samuel Brooks Stephen Shipman 7/381 WD Feb 22 1773 26? East Thomas Brooks Ashel Alger 7/388 WD Mch 13 1773 6 1/2 SouthEast Volume 7, Page 388 Thomas Brooks sells to Ashbel Algor one piece of land in Glastenbury a little west of where I now dwell containing six acres and a half beginning at a large rock a little southeast of where said Ashbell now dwells -- bounded north on land of the heirs of John Wells, South on land of Stephen Goodrich, East and West of my own land. Witnessed by William Welles and Samuel Brooks Jr. Thomas Brooks Stephen Goodrich 7/460 Warr Apr 25 1774 4A South Volume 7, Page 460 Thomas Brooks to Stephen Goodrich one piece of land in Glastenbury, West of where I now dwell containing about four acres -- bounding North on land of the heirs of John Wells, South on land of Stephen Goodrich & Jehiel Goodrich, West on land of Benjamin Hunter being a white oak straddle about half a rod west of a spring near Roaring Brook and East of my own land. Witnessed by William and Mary Welles Stephen Goodrich Thomas Brooks 7/461 Warr Apr 26 1774 4A Vol 7, Page 461 Stephen Goodrich to Thomas Brooks "I Stephen Goodrich of Glastenbury ... do Give, Grant, Bargain .. unto the said Thomas Brooks ... one piece of land situate in said Glastenbury near where said Brook now dwells containing about four acres being forty five rod long ... bounding North on land of said Thomas Brook & Ashbel Algor, South & West on my own land ..." Witnesses were William Welles and Mary Welles Thomas Brooks Ashbel Alger 7/472 WD Apr 15 1774 6 East Vol 7, Page 472 Thomas Brooks to Ashbel Algor one piece of land in Glastenbury at the place I now dwell containing about ? acres -- bounding North on land of the heirs of John Welles & Ashbel Algor, South on land of Stephen Goodrich, West on land of said Stephen Goodrich & said Ashbel Algor, and East on a highway with a house thereon standing. Witnessed by William & Mary Welles Samuel Brooks Stephen Pitken 9/113 Bill of Sale Jun 25 1774 East Thomas Brooks Ashbel Alger 8/60 WD Apr 14 1775 7 17 East Volume 8, Page 60 Thomas Brooks of Glastenbury to Ashbel Algor one piece of land situate in said Glastenbury near where said Ashbel now dwells, containing seven acres & 17 rod of land -- bounding North on land of heirs of John Welles, South on land of Stephen Goodrich and West and East on land of the said Ashbel Algor. Witnessed by William Welles and Stephen Goodrich John Brooks Elizur Tryon 8/222 WD Sep 19 1778 1 South Levi Brooks Isaac Tubbs 8/250 WD Sep 27 1779 15 East Thomas Brooks Benjamin Tucker 8/301 WD Apr ? 1779 ? East Volume 8, Page 301 Thomas Brooks to Benjm Tucker three acres bounding south on a highway, east on land of Samuel Wells, North & West on land of David Fox. Witnessed by Aaron Hubbard and David Fox Levi Brooks Thomas Brooks 8/316 WD Mch 28 1779 3 East Levi Brooks Aaron Hubbard ? 8/307 WD Mch 22 1780 40 East Benoni DeWolf Thomas Brooks 8/311 Warr Apr 7 1780 15A Volume 8, Page 311 Benoni DeWolf to Thomas Brooks -- 15 acres near where Brooks now lives bounding North and West on land of Lieut. Samuel Welles, South and East on land of Joseph Churchill -- can't read witnesses. Levi Brooks et ux Thomas Brooks 8/316 Warr Apr 7 1780 3A East Levi Brooks et ux: Vol 8 Page 316 -- Levi Brooks and Lydia Brooks both of Glastonbury for the consideration of the sum of eighty pounds to "our Honored Father Thomas Brooks" of the same Glastonbury a certain piece of land in the Parish of Eastbury containing three acres bounding South on a highway, East on land of Capt Samuel Welles, West and North on land of David Fox -- can't read witnesses. Joseph Churchill Josiah Brooks 8/309 Warr Mar 17 1781 10A John Brooks Noah and E. Tryon 8/326 WD May 31 1781 8 South John Brooks Noah and E. Tryon 8/384 WD Dec 24 1782 15 South Charles Andrus Jr. Joel Brooks et. al 8/520 Lease Aug 19 1782 20A 60rds Joel Brooks et al Charles Andrews 8/520 Lease Aug ? 1782 20 6 South Josiah Brooks David Fox 8/31 WD Feb 2 1784 10 East Josiah Brooks Thomas Keeney 9/238 WD Feb 24 1784 20 North Samuel Brooks John Foote 9/244 WD Jun 23 1785 20? East Joseph Churchill et al Samuel Brooks et al 9/428 Lease Jan 10 1785 1/2A Morley Meadow Samuel Brooks Joseph Churchill 9/428 Lease Jan 10 1785 Est. of Thomas Kimberly Samuel Brooks 9/462 Adms Deed Sep 21 1785 95A in Morley Meadow Samuel Brooks Jonathan Brace 9/464 Mtg Sep 25 1785 60 East Lemuel Fox Josiah Brooks 9/479 Execution Jul 1 1786 114rds Est of Aaron Hubbard Josiah Brooks 11/142 Adms Deed Aug 19 1786 20A Samuel Brooks Jonathan Brace 9/342 WD Apr 14 1787 60 East Samuel Brooks Jonathan Shirlliff Jr 10/173 WD Mch 16 1787 5 East Samuel Brooks John Curtis 11/44 WD Oct 13 1787 60 East Samuel Brooks Josiah Brooks 11/347 WD Apr 9 1787 15 East Samuel Brooks Josiah Brooks 11/347 WD Apr 19 1787 15 East John Foot Josiah Brooks 12/100 Warr Dec 8 1788 10A part of "Morley Meadow" Melatiah Nye William Brooks 10/185 Warr Feb 15 1790 3A William Brooks Charles Andrews 10/186 ? Feb ? 1790 3 East Roswell Hollister et al Joel Brooks et al 10/337 Lease Aug 23 1790 Fishing Place Josiah Brooks Uriah & David Case 11/15 WD Apr 30 1790 20 East Josiah Brooks Uriah Simons 11/16 WD Dec 4 1790 20 East Jonathan Brace Samuel Brooks 10/358 Warr Apr 25 1791 60A in Morley Meadow Josiah Brooks Charles Treat 11/95 WD Nov 16 1791 40 East Joel Brooks Abijah Miller 11/168 WD Feb 22 1792 10 East George Taylor Hosea Brooks 11/180 Warr Sep 11 1792 1A Josiah Brooks Thomas Keeney 11/457 QC May 30 1792 2 North James Keeney Josiah Brooks 11/349 Warr Mar 12 1794 5A Josiah Brooks Jonathan Shirtleff 12/57 WD Sep 8 1794 4 East Levi Fox Josiah Brooks 12/141 Warr Dec 3 1795 40A Town of Glastonbury Josiah Brooks 12/429 QC May 6 1795 2A Josiah Brooks Zadock Andrews 12/184 WD Mch 7 1796 70 East Josiah Brooks Samuel Brooks 3rd 12/228 Warr Nov 11 1796 1A East John Curtice Samuel Brooks 3rd 12/229 Warr Nov 11 1796 45A Josiah Brooks John Foote 12/266 WD Mch 3 1797 24 East Zadock Andrus Josiah Brooks 12/275 Warr Mar 14 1797 11A 101/2A Zadock Andrus Josiah Brooks 12/372 Warr Feb 12 1798 60 or 70 A Ichabod Gay Josiah Brooks 13/120 Warr Nov 19 1799 7A Lemuel Tubbs Josiah Brooks 13/121 Warr Jan 2 1799 28A Josiah Brooks Joseph Keeney 13/398 QC Mch 30 1799 20 East Josiah Brooks Charles ? 13/432 QC ? ? 1799 ? East Theodore Woodbridge Hosea Brooks 13/144 Warr Apr 12 1800 4A Theodore Woodbridge Hosea Brooks 13/157 Warr Jun 3 1800 1 1/3A Josiah Brooks Royal Gurley 13/375 WD Aug 2? 1802 2 East Josiah Brooks Samuel ? 14/52 WD Apr 30 1802 23 East Josiah Brooks ? 14/86 WD Dec ? 1803 82 East Royal Gurley Josiah Brooks 14/442 QC Jun 21 1803 2A Josiah Brooks Moses Rathburn 14/336 Execution May 18 1804 15 1/2 East Josiah Brooks Matthew ? 14/350 Execution Nov 18 1804 11 78 East Josiah Brooks David D? 14/359 Execution Jul 20 1805 4 49 East Josiah Brooks M? Jackson 14/361 Execution Jul 20 1805 5 76 East Josiah Brooks ? 14/363 Execution Jul 20 1805 7 East Josiah Brooks Joseph ? 14/366 Execution Jul 20 1805 80 East Josiah Brooks Moses? Jackson 14/368 Execution Jul 20 1805 11 76 East Josiah Brooks E? Fitch 14/370 Execution Jul 20 1805 4 East Josiah Brooks Elisha Lettlefield 14/572 Execution Jul 20 1805 1 77 East Thomas Jackson Samuel Brooks Jr. 15/382 Q.C. Apr 20 1807 Josiah Brooks Moses Rathburn & Co. 14/60 WD Jun 15 1808 15 1/2 East Abigail Hills Samuel Brooks Jr. 16/98 Warr Jun 19 1810 34A Nathaniel Hubbard Samuel Brooks Jr. 16/99 Warr Jun 19 1810 30A John Curtice Samuel Brooks Jr. 16/159 Q.C. Jun 19 1810 16A Moses Rathbone Samuel Brooks Jr. 16/245 Warr Sep 17 1810 18a 60rds Ezra Fitch Samuel Brooks Jr. 16/458 Warr Jun 19 1810 30A 36rds ? Brooks Justus Bliss 20/90 WD Nov 20 1822 1 8 South Elizur Brooks Justus Bliss 22/411 Q.C. May 7 1830 East Norman Hubbard Reuben Brooks 27/335 Warr Apr 3 1846 2A S. of New London Turnpike Reuben Brooks ? 27/336 Mtg Apr 3 1846 2 North Reuben Brooks ? Dickinson 27/337 Mtg Apr 2 1846 2 North Samuel Brooks Thomas S. Risley? 28/381 QC Mch 12 1847 6 1/2 East Reuben Brooks A? Dickinson ?/? Mtg Apr 4 1850 2 East Dorrance Welles Reuben Brooks 29/208 Warr Apr 9 1850 18A W. of New London Turnpike