William Brooks Lt. 221
- Born: 3 Mar 1736/37, Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA
- Marriage (1): Abigail Kemp in 1759
- Died: 11 Oct 1804, Lyndeboro, Hillsborough, NH at age 67
General Notes:
Blacksmith per deed in 1774.
DAR Lineage Book, Vol 15, p110. Served as ensign under Capt. Daniel Emerson in the Rhode Island campaign of 1778.
Lieutenant, 1781 in Col. Noah Lovewell's regiment.
Research Notes:
Further account of him in Hayward's History of Hancock, NH, p388 and History of Hollis, p207, 368.
Events
• Occupation. Blacksmith Of Hollis, NH
William married Abigail Kemp, daughter of Zerubbabel Kemp and Abigail Lawrence, in 1759. (Abigail Kemp was born 17 Jan 1740/41 in Groton, Middlesex Co., MA, died 12 Jan 1787 in Hollis, Hillsborough Co., NH and was buried in Hollis, Hillsborough Co., NH.)
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