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A summary of the last will of Teresa Spaulding is found on FHL 985 191
taken from Liber WDM #15, Records of Charles Co., MD, folio 511:
Will of Teresa Spalding of Charles County, Maryland.
Weak in body, etc.
To son John Spalding and
To son Basil Richard Spalding, all she received from her husband
Basil Spalding and son William Spalding, sons to pay these bequ ests
To daughter Ann Ffrench, wife of D'Arcey FFrench, $2,000 for her u se
and her children, John B. French, Ambrose M. French, William D.
French, Teresa S. French and Lucretia S. French.
To my brother Ignatius Brawner of Fredrick County $100 to pay note
he owes.
To charity, $500.
Witnesses: Wiliam McPherson, John F. Spaulding and John W. Carroll.
March 30, 1833 came John Spalding and Basil Richard Spalding and mad eoath etc.
May 3, 1833 came witnesses.

SQ p. 5363:
Third daughter born about 1813; name not discovered, although when the1850 census was taken of Franklin Township, Hendricks County, Indiana,Elizabeth Bray, age 37, thus born about 1813, was living with George andEunice (Bray) McCloud.]

DEEDS:
Deed to Esther Smith from T. H. Steele and wife dated Sep. 27,
1889, Book S, Pg. 424, to the SW 1/4 of Sec 7, T/S 90, R 39.
(FHL Index of deeds 1415910)

Esther Brennan appears in at least 6 Censuses as follows:
1860, US, Iowa T/S, Benton County, Iowa; Age 18 (1842/43)
1870, same; Age 26 (1843/44)
1880, US, Diamond T/S, Cherokee County, Iowa; Age 37 (1843/44)
1885, Iowa, same; Age 42 (1843/44)
1895, Iowa, same; Age 51 (1844/45)
1910, Iowa, same with family of John J. Pigott and her daughter,
Catherine Smith Pigott. Age 65 (1845/46)
(This family moved to Ethan, SD, in 1911 and she died in 1912. We
do not know with whom she was living at the time of her death.)

BURIAL
Esther Brennan Smith is buried next to her husband in the Mt. CalvaryCatholic Cemetary, Cherokee, Iowa. (See his notes for location ) Thereverse face of the granite monument bears the inscription "ESTHER WIFEOF C. SMITH DIED Oct 15, 1912 AGED 69 YEARS". Thus she was born ca. 1843.

There is also an entry in the CHEROKEE COUNTY DEATH RECORDS (1897-1937)
pg 179, item 81 as follows: MARGARET SMITH, 73yr 3mo 9 da, died Nov 28,
1914, widow; born Canada, died of Nephritis in Cherokee." Who is she?

NOTE
In these census records her birth date varies as shown above. Herfirst child was born in 1861 when she would have been about 18 or 19. Wecan accurately estimate her age from her grave marker. I have some notes,source probably Hazel (Pigott) Coyne, that Esther was born in Quebec,half Irish and half French, that her parents died while she was young andthat she was raised by a priest and his housekeeper. She had a sisterMary and a brother John.

Fulke, d.s.p. 1656; emigrated to Maryland, 1638; married Cecilia (surnamenot given)

Colonial Familes of the United States by George Norbury Mackenzie, volVII, pg 105:
"Giles, b. 1606; d. 1671; Lieut. Governor of Maryland; Burgess; Memberof Council; Lord of Kent Fort Manor, etc. (See Giles-Brent Line)"

See Chronicles of Colonial Maryland by James Walter Thomas, pub. 1900,Cumberland, MD. Reprinted by the Clearfield Co., Baltimore, MD. p. 50:
"Giles Brent came to Maryland in 1639; was appointed Treasurer andduring the visit of Governor Calvert to England, in 1643, wascommissioned Deputy Governor of the Province. He was the son of RichardBrent, of Gloucester, England. He had a brother, Fulk Brent, and sistersMargaret, Mary, Catherine, Elizabeth, Eleanor, Jane, and Ann. Of these,Mary and Margaret, and his brother, Fulk, came to Maryland with him."

See THOMAS JENKINS, pg 74: Giles Brent was Governor of Maryland.

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See Gardiner, Vol. II, Descendants of Robert Brooke, pg 3.

See Colonial Families of the United States, by George Norbury Mackenzie,vol V11, pg 105:
"Famous as 'Mistress Margaret Brent of Maryland' emigrated toMaryland, 1638."

See Chronicles of Colonial Maryland by James Walter Thomas, pub. 1900,Cumberland, MD. Reprinted by the Clearfield Co., Baltimore, MD. p. 50:

"It was (this) Mistress Margaret who was such a prominent figure inearly Maryland history. She was the executrix of Governor LeonardCalvert, and represented Lord Baltimore in various important matters ofState, in all of which she displayed marked talent, courage, andability. She enjoys the distinction of having been the first woman inAmerica (and, perhaps, in the world, if we except the ingenious Portia,of dramatic fame) who exercised the rights of an attorney-at-law. Therecords furnish repeated instances in which she appeared before theCourts in that capacity. She was also a stron - - and perhaps, theearliest - - advocate of women's suffrage, having demanded, not only aseat in the General Assembly of Maryland, but a vote therein, both in herindividual capacity, and as the representative of the estate of GovernorLeonard Calvert. Two votes to one woman, however, was more than even thegallantry of the sons of early Maryland could accord. Could the wife ofGovernor Leonard Calvert - - whose identity is still shrouded inobscurity - - have been one of the sisters of this notable woman? If so,it would account for the high offices bestowed by him upon Colonel GilesBrent and the close bond of intimacy and apparent relationship whichexisted between them." [JS note: This was written in the late 19thcentury. It is now believed that wife of Governor Leonard Calvert wasindeed a sister to Margaret and Giles Brent; i.e. Ann Brent. There seemsno controversy, however, that a daughter of Governor Leonard Calvert wasnamed Anne and that she married Baker Brooke. They are my 9thgreat-grandparents. See the notes for Leonard Calvert.]

See Colonial Families of the United States (1607-1920) by George N.Mackenzie, Vol VII, pg 104:
Sir Richard Brent, of Larke Stoke and Admington; b. 1573; d. 1652; hewas Sheriff of Gloucester in 1614 and a subscriber to the building of theBridge at Stratford-upon- Avon in 1618; married in 1594, Elizabeth Reed,daughter of Giles Reed, Lord of Tusburie and Witten, by his wife,Katherine Greville, daughter of Sir Fulke Greville, of Millcote andBeauchamp's Court, by his wife, the Lady Elizabeth Willoughby De Broke.

CENSUS:
See Solomon Sr. (173) for records of Census of 1840, Smyth Co., VA ;Solomon Jr. (28) for records of Census of 1850, Washington Co., Census of1860, Washington Co., VA; Census of 1880, Union Co., KY. Death deathrecord establishes birth as March 8, 1823.

MARRIAGE:
Register of Marriages, Washington Co., VA, 4 May, 1839, FHL 34389 ,marriage of Solomon Sparks and Margaret Ann Brimm. Photocopy inpossession of James J. Sparks, San Carlos, CA.

DEATH:
UNION COUNTY, KENTUCKY GENEALOGY, VOL. 4. FHL 976.9885 D2h; page 126,records of the Masonic Cemetery: Margaret Sparks March 8, 1823 to June6, 1890. Cemetery is located on the corner of Spalding and TownsendStreets in Morganfield, KY.

NOTES:
In a 4 volume History of Kentucky, 1928, in a biography of WilliamBallard Sparks, born 1869, his parents were given as Francis MarionSparks (153) and Mary Alice (Thomas) Sparks (168), and his grandparentswere given as Solomon and Margaret (Simms) Sparks. There is no doubtthat this man is a grandson of Solomon and Margaret; his father's recordsare plentiful. But he is wrong about his grandmother' s maiden name.Clearly the many records which bear her name show Brim or Brimm includingFrancis Marion Sparks' own baptismal records. The Baptismal Register ofthe Sacred Heart Church, Union County, Kentucky, showed that FrancisMarion Sparks, aged 24, son of Solomon Sparks and Margaret A. Brimm, wasbaptised on July 28, 1867. His sponsor was John B. Walthen. He wasmarried to Mary Alice Thomas on November 5, 1867, in that same church.
Apparently Solomon and Margaret were not Roman Catholic but some oftheir children were baptised and married within that faith. Notice thatMargaret was buried in the Masonic Cemetery.

RESEARCH:
See notes in notebook on search for Margaret's family. Accordingto letter received from Jacquelyn Romberg she implys that there werethree men named Brimm in the 1820 census of Tennessee; John Brimm ofWilliamson County (central), James Brim of Montgomery County (north inwest 1/3) and Raleigh Brimm of Lincoln County (south central) . John had7 children in Williamson County but none Margaret's age . The birthdates range from 1825 to 1838 so the ages are close. John married PollyMcLellan 16 May 1811 in Williamson Co. TN.
See Tennessee marriage records 1792-1900 at 976.885V25d and FHL823796. Check the records of Union County, KY for burial at MasonicCemetery on Jun 6, 1890. Also look for church records and newspaper. TNCemetery records 976.885K1v3b, FHL 823845 Item 2.
See the following records for Union County KY:
Wills 1861-1922 FHL 562167
Wills Index FHL 562164;
Prob. Index 1864-1918 FHL 567641.
Court Orders: 1883-91 FHL 562161; 1892-1900 FHL 562162.
Cath Church Births & Deaths 1818-1904 FHL 571711. (Smyth Co.,33991)
(Margaret was newlywed in 1840 Smyth Co., may have had kidsthere; however, I doubt that she was Catholic.)

NOTE REGARDING RESEARCH:
Examine a book entitled HENRY RICE, THE PIONEER GRISTMILLER, FHL929.273 R362l (that's L, not 1) It lists a Henry Brim 40-50 in the 1830Campbell Co TN census with a daughter between 5 and 10 years of age. Hehad gone by 1840 but was still on the Campbell County Tax List as late as1823. He was the first son of Lewis Brim and Lavina Rice (see pgs 227and 228). A second son was Joseph Brim in Lincoln Co . No young daughterunder 10. See analysis in notes.
Also check out records of Montgomery County TN; in 1820 there wasJames Brim 26-45, wife 16-26. Also 1830 James A. Brim, Haywood County,24544, page 410. Montgomery Co. created 1796; Haywood Co. created 1823from the Western District so 1820 census may not refer to Haywood.

Interesting facts: The IGI shows that a Margaret A. Brim was married8 Jan 1857 at Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky. Another entry shows aMargaret Ann Brim married on 12 January 1863 in Lauderdale, Tennessee.

See MARYLAND GENEALOGIES From the Maryland Historical Magazine, Vo lI., Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1980,1997; pg 99 (see notes o f herfather):
"iv. ANNE BROOKE, mar. Benedict Leonard Boarman (b. 1687; d.1757 ) ofCharles County."

See also MARYLAND SEMMES AND KINDRED FAMILIES, The Maryland HistoricalSociety, Baltimore, 1956, pg. 194:
Benedict Leonard Boarman (1687-1757) "married Anne, daughter of Bakerand Katherine (Marsham) Brooke and the granddaughter of Colonel BakerBrooke and Anne Calvert, his wife, but no documentation has been citedexcept perhaps that Richard Marsham, father to Katherine (Mar sham)Brooke, in 1713 named a granddaughter Mary Boarman. A child of BenedictLeonard Boarman would actually be a great-granddaughter."
On the other hand, Gardiner, Generations and Relations, Vol. 2, p g 4conclude that Ann Brooke is the daughter of Leonard and Ann (Boarman )Brooke. Both accounts agree that she is the granddaughter of Baker Brookeand Anne Calvert. There have been inconsistancies in this work by ThomasRichard Gardiner. Mr. Gardiner also states that the son of BenenedictLeonard Boarman and Ann Brooke Boarman, Benedict Leonard Boarman, Jr. ,married Elizabeth Jenkins, daughter of Thomas and Ann Middleton Jenkins.However, a usually reliable source, Father Edward Felix Jenkins, statesin his book on the family of Thomas Jenkins of Maryland, that Thomas andAnn Jenkins were without issue. The Semmes work refers to Jr.'s wife asElizabeth ____ on page 195.

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!NOTES: See Colonial Virginians and Their Maryland Relatives, Norm aTucker, 1994; pg 138. It states that she married ---Hill.

See MARYLAND GENEALOGIES from the Maryland Historical Magazine,Genealog- ical Publishing Company, Baltimore (1980) ppg 94-95:
"Baker Brook was born at Battle, in Sussex, 16 Nov 1628, and arrivedin Maryland with his father 30 June 1650. He was commissioned a memberof the council of Maryland 6 May 1658 (Md. Archives, iii, 342 ) and heldthe office until his death in 1679. He also filled the position ofSurveyor General of the Province from 1 August 1671 (Md. Archives, v, 94)until his death.
"About 1664 he married Ann, daughter of Governor Leonard Calvert andniece of Cecilius Lord Baltimore. In 1661 William Calvert recovered landas the son and heir of Gov. Leonard Calvert in an action of ejectmentbrought against Thomas Stone (Lib.S., fol. 459), and in 1664 Gov. CharlesCalvert writes to his father Cecilius that his cousin William Calvert'ssister has arrived and that he is on the lookout for a good match for her(Calvert Papers I, 244, 247). Baker Brooke in his commission as SurveyorGeneral is called by Lord Baltimore "our trusty and well beloved nephew."(Md. Archives, v, 94), and in his will designates Philip Calvert as theuncle of his wife Ann. Baker Brooke was in no way related to LordBaltimore and could thus only have been his nephew by marriage, whileLord Baltimore and Philip Calvert had no other niece that the daughter oftheir brother Leonard.
"The will of Baker Brooke is dated 19 March 1679 and was proved sevendays later, on the 26th of the same month (Annapolis, Lib. 10, fol. 1).In it he mentions his wife Ann; his sons Charles, Leonard, and Baker; hisdaughter Mary Brooke; and his brother Col. Thomas Brooke , deceased. Hiswife is appointed executrix, and "her uncle Philip Calvert, Esq.,"overseer. His wife Ann survived him and married 2nd Henry Brent(d.1693), and 3dly Richard Marsham (d. 1713)."
"Baker Brooke and Ann Calvert, his wife, had issue:
i. Charles Brooke d. unmarried 1698.
ii. Leonard Brooke, d. 1718.
iii. Baker Brooke, Jr., d. 1698.
iv. Mary Brooke, mar. Raphael Neale (RIN 7468) (b. 1683; d.1743)of Charles County. She d. 1763."

See GARDINER GENERATIONS AND RELATIONS, by Thomas Richard Gardiner ,Vol II, Descendants of Robert Brooke, pg. 2:
"Lord of Manor Baker Brooke, born 15 Nov 1628 in Battle, Hastings ,Sussex,
England; died 17 March 1679 in De la Brooke, Charlotte Hall, Maryland .He married Jun 1664, in De la Brooke, Calvert County, Maryland, to Ann Calvert, daughter of Leonard Calvert and of Ann Brent. Leonard Calvertled the first settlers to the Maryland Colony on the Ark and Dove and wasthe first Governor of the Maryland Colony.
"Baker Brooke, in his commission as Surveyor-General, August 1671 , iscalled by Lord Baltimore, "our trusty and well-beloved nephew" ( MarylandArchives, Vol V, pg 94). Baker Brooke's will, probated 26 M arch, 1679,mentions his wife's uncle, Philip Calvert. Charles Calvert wrote to hisfather Cecelius, 2nd Lord Baltimore, 27 Apr 1664 tha t his cousin WilliamCalvert's sister, Ann, has arrived safely from England and that he islooking out for a good match for her. Leonard Calvert and Ann Brent hadtwo children who survived them; Ann mentioned above, and WilliamCalvert. (Calvert Papers L, pages 244-247) Research by the Society ofthe Ark and Dove revealed that Leonard Calvert married Ann Brent and thattwo of their oldest children were lost at sea on a prior crossing. (Dela Brooke Manor was within the boundary of Calvert County at the time ofthe wedding.)
See SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND, FrancisBarnum Culver, Vol. II; Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore; 1940,1997, pg 338:
"BROOKE, Baker 1628-1679 (Md.), Member of the Council of Maryland ,1658-ྋ. Colonel of Calvert County, Maryland, Militia.[Surveyor-General, 1671-ྋ]."

See MARYLAND GENEALOGIES From the Maryland Historical Magazine, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1980/1997. Vol I, pg 9.:
"BAKER BROOKE (of Baker, Robert, Thomas, Richard) of St. Mary's Countydied in 1698. He married Katherine Marsham, daughter of his step-fatherRichard Marsham, and she married, secondly, Samuel Queen of St. Mary'sCounty. Her father, Richard Marsham, mentions in his will (proved 22April 1723) his grandsons Richard and Leonard Brooke an d his daughter'sfive children by her second marriage.
"Baker Brooke and Katherine (Marsham) his wife had issue: ---
i. Baker Brooke, d.s.p.
ii. Richard Brooke, d. 1719.
iii. Leonard Brooke, d. 1736.
iv. Anne Brooke, mar. Benedict Leonard Boarman (b. 1687; d. 1757 ) ofCharles County."

See also THE MARYLAND SEMMES AND KINDRED FAMILIES, page 194: "BenedictLeonard Boarman, son of Major William Boarman and Mary Jarboe his wife,was born about 1687 in Charles County, deposing to be 58 years of age in1745. Statements have been made that he married Anne, daughter of Bakerand Katherine (Marsham) Brooke and the granddaughter of Colonel BakerBrooke and Ann Calvert, his wife, but no documentation has been citedexcept perhaps that Richard Marsham, father to Katherine Marsham Brooke,in 1713 named a granddaughter Mary Boarman . A child of Benedict LeonardBoarman (and Anne Brooke, Richard Marsham's granddaughter) would actuallybe a great-grand-daughter.
"In 1698 Baker Brooke devised his daughter, Ann, the tracts "BrookeForest," "Summersett," and "Westfield" at which time it was evident thatshe was unmarried.

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MARYLAND GENEALOGIES, op.cit. pps 100-101:
"Clement Brooke of Prince George's County, was born in 1676 and di edin 1737. He is mentioned in his father's will, dated 25 October , 1676,as his youngest son, and gives his age as 59 years in a depos ition madein 1736 (Chancery, Lib. I.R. no. 2, fol. 800). His will i s dated 2August 1734, and was proved 30 June 1737. He married Jane , daughter ofMaj. Nicholas Sewall of St. Mary's County and Susanna H is wife, daughterof Col. William Burgess of Anne Arundel County. Ma j. Sewell names hisdaughter Jane Brooke in his will, and the fact o f her marriage toClement Brooke is stated in a deed dated 31 August , 1704, in AnneArundel County (Lib. WT. no. 2, fol.222). Mrs. Jan e Brooke survived herhusband and died in 1761. Her will dated 20 Ja nuary 1761 was proved 20February 1761."

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See MARYLAND GENEALOGIES From the Maryland Historical Magazine, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD., 1980, 1997, Vol I., pg 8:
"LEONARD BROOKE (Baker, Robert, Thomas, Richard) of St. Mary's Cou ntydied in 1718. He married Ann, daughter of Maj. William Boarman o fCharles County. She is mentioned in her father's will as "my daugh terAnn Brooke," and the account of Maj. Boarman's estate, rendere d 7 April,1711, contains an item of money paid to Leonard Brooke an d Ann hiswife. The will of Leonard Brooke is dated 1 November 1716 , and wasproved 2 April 1718. In it he mentions the children give n below, hisnephews Richard and Leonard Brooke, and his brother-in-l aw Raphael Neale.
"Leonard Brooke and Ann (Boarman) his wife had issue: ---
i. Charles Brooke, d. unmar. before 1 July 1761, when his lan d wasdivided between his sisters.
ii. Eleanor Brooke, d. 1760; mar. Clement Gardiner of St. Mary' sCo., who d. 1747.
iii. Jane Brooke, mar. John Smith of St. Mary's Co., who d. 1736.
iv. Ann Brooke, mar. William Neale."

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Leonard Brooke is the brother of Ann Brooke, my 7th great-grandmot her.
See MARYLAND GENEALOGIES from the Maryland Historical Magazine, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore (1980), pg 104:
"Leonard Brooke of Prince George's Co., Maryland, died in 1736. H iswill, dated June 1735 and proved 4 May 1736, mentions his wife An n andthe children (shown on his family sheet). Mrs. Ann Brooke surv ived herhusband and died in 1779. Her will, dated 15 December, 1679 , was provedin Prince George's County 2 July, 1799."

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MARYLAND GENEALOGIES from the Maryland Historical Magazine, Vol 1 , pg100:
Her grandson, Thomas Sim Lee, was Governor of Maryland 1779-82 an d1792-94.

MARYLAND GENEALOGIES from the Maryland Historical Magazine, Vol 1 , pg91:
"Richard Brooke of Whitchurch, Hampshire, married in 1552, Elizabethsister of John Twyne. His will, dated 10 January 1588/9 and confirmed 16February 1590/1, was proved 6 May 1594. The will of his widow Elizabeth,dated 16 May 1599, was proved 2 Jun 1599. Both wills are on record atSomerset House, London. A brass, erected in the Church at Whitchurch bytheir youngest son Robert Brooke, records that Richard Brooke died 16January 1593/4, after forty-one years of wedded life, and that his widowElizabeth died 20 May 1599."

The following is posted from Family Tree Maker, CD195 Family History: MDMarriages, 1634-1820, Maryland Genealogies, Volume 1, The Brooke Family,C Broderbund Software, Inc., Banner Blue Division, December 26, 1998.

"THE BROOKE FAMILY.

A pedigree of this family, taken from the Hampshire, Visitation Of 1634,and including the Maryland emigrant Robert Brooke, is published inBerry’s Hampshire Genealo- gies, p. 339. The arms Of the family, asentered in the Visitation, are as follows.

Arm.-Chequy or and az., on a bend gu. a Iion passant of the first.
Crest.-A demi lion rampant or, erased gu.

1. Richard Brooke of Whitchurch, Hampshire, married in 1662 Elizabethsister and heir of John Twyne. His will, dated 10 January 1588/9 andconfirmed 16 February- 1590/1, was proved 6 May 1594. The will of hiswidow Elizabeth, dated 16 May 1599, was proved 2 June 1599. Both willsare on record at Somerset House, London. A brass, erected in the Churchat Whitchurch by their youngest son Robert Brooke, records that RichardBrooke died 16 January 1593/4, after forty-one year--- of Wedded life,and that his widow Elizabeth died 20 May 1599.

Richard Brooke and Elizabeth (Twyne) his wife had issue:-
2. i. Thomas Brooke-2
ii. Richard Brook, d. s. p.
iii. Robert Brooke of London.
iv. Elizabeth Brooke
v. Barbara Brooke
vi. Dorothy Brooke"