Elizabeth Simmons Brooks was born 1628 to Thomas Simmons (1602-1682) and Elizabeth Nash (1609-1680) and died 14 July 1687 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. She married Gilbert Brooks (1621-1695) 10 September 1644 .
Research Notes[]
Gilbert Brooks married (1) by 1646, Elizabeth ____. She was buried at Rehoboth on 17 Jul 1687. They had nine children, the 1st 8 of whom were baptized at the 2nd Church of Scituate: Elizabeth Stevens, Sarah Grant Lyon, Mary Colborn, Rachel Wiggin, Phebe Manley, Bathsheba Walker, Rebecca Haskins, Hannah Crossman, & Bethia Thresher.
According to an article in Vol 28 of the American Genealogist her maiden name was Simmons.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John Brooks (1645-1658) | |||
| Elizabeth Brooks (1645-1675) | |||
| Sarah Brooks (1646-) | |||
| Mary Brooks (1649-1708) | |||
| Rachel Brooks (1650-1695) | |||
| Phebe Brooks (1652-1720) | |||
| Rebecca Brooks (1654-1702) | |||
| Bathsheba Brooks (1655-1739) | |||
| Hannah Brooks (1659-1736) | |||
| Bethia Brooks (1662-) | |||
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Green Harbor Monument[]
This person is listed in memoriam on the Green Harbor Monument, located in Marshfield, Massachusetts and dedicated in honor of the early colonists from Plymouth Colony who settled this area in the early 1600s.
References[]
- Gilbert Brooks at Find A Grave #38414193
- MainTour Marshfield
- Marshfield Historical Society
- Marshfield History - PlymouthColony.net Historical Listings