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SQ pg 2591: He married Hattie Sherwin.

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SQ pg 2591: Martha E. Brakefield was born on July 12, 1857. Sh emarried John Davis, a farmer, in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, and th eylived near Romney. She was killed on July 5, 1910, by being throw nfrom a buggy which overturned when her horse became frightened by a nautomobile. She and John Davis had at least one child, a son, bu t wehave no further information on this family.

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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 Georgeand Eunice (Bray) McCloud.]

BIRTH RECORD:

Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 QuebecVital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967
Name: Esther Brennan
Event Year: 1843
Event: Naissance (Birth)
Religion: Catholique
Place of Worship or Institution: St-Chrysostôme
Province: Québec (Quebec)

Source Information:

Ancestry.com. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection),1621-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com OperationsInc, 2008.
Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal,Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin.

Record translated from French:
January 6, 1843 we priests have baptized Esther, Born on the 15th ofDecember, the last (i.e. 1842), the lawful marriage of James Brennan(member?) of this parish, and of Esther Maher. Godfather, LawrenceCoifey, Godmother Anne Maher. Signed, Joseph Dallaire

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 donot 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 "ESTHERWIFE OF C. SMITH DIED Oct 15, 1912 AGED 69 YEARS". Thus she was bornca. 1843.

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.We can accurately estimate her age from her grave marker. I have somenotes, source probably Hazel (Pigott) Coyne, that Esther was born inQuebec, half Irish and half French, that her parents died while shewas young and that she was raised by a priest and his housekeeper.She had a sister Mary and a brother John.

WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN AMAZING COINCIDENCE!
There is a record of baptisms in the Basiliue Notre-Dame d'Ottowa forthe year 1852. It shows Bridget Brennan baptised 4 February 1852,with a "Date de Naissance" of 28 January. Esther Brennan, MaryBrennan and a blank space under Mary with a " mark beneath Mary'sname. The column headings and entries are in French. There is acolumn entitled "Date de Naissance" but under Esther's name it reads19 juel with no year. On the previous page of the record book shows aChristopher Smith baptised on May 12, 1851 with a "Date de Naissance"of 12 May. No year is included in the "Date de Naissance". A carefulreading of several entries shows the date of baptism either on orshortly after the date de naissance. I am forced to conclude that thebirth year is the year of the entries i.e. 1852 in the case of Estherand 1851 in the case of Christopher Smith. Thus I am forced toconclude that neither of these people are my ancestors. A copy ofthese entries is in the file.

Fulke, d.s.p. 1656; emigrated to Maryland, 1638; married Cecilia(surname not 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 ofRichard Brent, of Gloucester, England. He had a brother, Fulk Brent,and sisters Margaret, Mary, Catherine, Elizabeth, Eleanor, Jane, andAnn. Of these, Mary and Margaret, and his brother, Fulk, came toMaryland 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 NorburyMackenzie, 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 mattersof State, 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 ingeniousPortia, of dramatic fame) who exercised the rights of anattorney-at-law. The records furnish repeated instances in which sheappeared before the Courts in that capacity. She was also a stron - -and perhaps, the earliest - - advocate of women's suffrage, havingdemanded, not only a seat in the General Assembly of Maryland, but avote therein, both in her individual capacity, and as therepresentative of the estate of Governor Leonard Calvert. Two votesto one woman, however, was more than even the gallantry of the sons ofearly Maryland could accord. Could the wife of Governor LeonardCalvert - - whose identity is still shrouded in obscurity - - havebeen one of the sisters of this notable woman? If so, it wouldaccount for the high offices bestowed by him upon Colonel Giles Brentand the close bond of intimacy and apparent relationship which existedbetween them." [JS note: This was written in the late 19th century. It is now believed that wife of Governor Leonard Calvert was indeed asister to Margaret and Giles Brent; i.e. Ann Brent. There seems nocontroversy, 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 ofthe Bridge 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, ofMillcote and Beauchamp's Court, by his wife, the Lady ElizabethWilloughby 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., Censusof 1860, Washington Co., VA; Census of 1880, Union Co., KY. 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 toJune 6, 1890. Cemetery is located on the corner of Spalding andTownsend Streets 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 hisgrandparents were given as Solomon and Margaret (Simms) Sparks. Thereis no doubt that this man is a grandson of Solomon and Margaret; hisfather's records are plentiful. But he is wrong about hisgrandmother' s maiden name. Clearly the many records which bear hername show Brim or Brimm including Francis Marion Sparks' own baptismalrecords. The Baptismal Register of the Sacred Heart Church, UnionCounty, Kentucky, showed that Francis Marion Sparks, aged 24, son ofSolomon Sparks and Margaret A. Brimm, was baptised on July 28, 1867.His sponsor was John B. Walthen. He was married to Mary Alice Thomason 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. Noticethat Margaret was buried in the Masonic Cemetery.

RESEARCH:
See notes in notebook on search for Margaret's family. According toletter received from Jacquelyn Romberg she advises 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) . Johnhad 7 children in Williamson County but none Margaret's age . Thebirth dates range from 1825 to 1838 so the ages are close. Johnmarried Polly McLellan 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.TN Cemetery 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 kids there;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 the1830 Campbell Co TN census with a daughter between 5 and 10 years ofage. He had gone by 1840 but was still on the Campbell County TaxList as late as 1823. He was the first son of Lewis Brim and LavinaRice (see pgs 227 and 228). A second son was Joseph Brim in Lincoln Co. No young daughter under 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, HaywoodCounty, 24544, page 410. Montgomery Co. created 1796; Haywood Co.created 1823 from the Western District so 1820 census may not refer toHaywood.

Interesting facts: The IGI shows that a Margaret A. Brim was married8 Jan 1857 at Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky. Another entry showsa Margaret 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 ofher father):
"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 (Marsham)Brooke, in 1713 named a granddaughter Mary Boarman. A child ofBenedict Leonard 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 BakerBrooke and Anne Calvert. There have been inconsistancies in this workby Thomas Richard Gardiner. Mr. Gardiner also states that the son ofBenenedict Leonard Boarman and Ann Brooke Boarman, Benedict LeonardBoarman, Jr. , married Elizabeth Jenkins, daughter of Thomas and AnnMiddleton Jenkins. However, a usually reliable source, Father EdwardFelix Jenkins, states in his book on the family of Thomas Jenkins ofMaryland, that Thomas and Ann Jenkins were without issue. The Semmeswork refers to Jr.'s wife as Elizabeth ____ on page 195.

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See MARYLAND GENEALOGIES from the Maryland Historical Magazine,Genealogical 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 amember of the council of Maryland 6 May 1658 (Md. Archives, iii, 342 ) and held the office until his death in 1679. He also filled theposition of Surveyor 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 recoveredland as the son and heir of Gov. Leonard Calvert in an action ofejectment brought against Thomas Stone (Lib.S., fol. 459), and in 1664Gov. Charles Calvert writes to his father Cecilius that his cousinWilliam Calvert's sister has arrived and that he is on the lookout fora good match for her (Calvert Papers I, 244, 247). Baker Brooke inhis commission as Surveyor General is called by Lord Baltimore "ourtrusty and well beloved nephew." (Md. Archives, v, 94), and in hiswill designates Philip Calvert as the uncle of his wife Ann. BakerBrooke was in no way related to Lord Baltimore and could thus onlyhave been his nephew by marriage, while Lord Baltimore and PhilipCalvert had no other niece than the daughter of their 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, andBaker; his daughter Mary Brooke; and his brother Col. Thomas Brooke ,deceased. His wife is appointed executrix, and "her uncle PhilipCalvert, Esq.," overseer. His wife Ann survived him and married 2ndHenry 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) ofCharles 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 AnnBrent. Leonard Calvert led the first settlers to the Maryland Colonyon the Ark and Dove and was the 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"(Maryland Archives, Vol V, pg 94). Baker Brooke's will, probated 26March, 1679, mentions his wife's uncle, Philip Calvert. CharlesCalvert wrote to his father Cecelius, 2nd Lord Baltimore, 27 Apr 1664that his cousin William Calvert's sister, Ann, has arrived safely fromEngland and that he is looking out for a good match for her. LeonardCalvert and Ann Brent had two children who survived them; Annmentioned above, and William Calvert. (Calvert Papers L, pages244-247) Research by the Society of the Ark and Dove revealed thatLeonard Calvert married Ann Brent and that two of their oldestchildren were lost at sea on a prior crossing. (De la Brooke Manorwas within the boundary of Calvert County at the time of the wedding.)
See SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND, Francis BarnumCulver, Vol. II; Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore; 1940,1 997,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 hisstep-father Richard Marsham, and she married, secondly, Samuel Queenof St. Mary's County. Her father, Richard Marsham, mentions in hiswill (proved 22 April 1723) his grandsons Richard and Leonard Brookeand his daughter's five 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 hiswife, was born about 1687 in Charles County, deposing to be 58 yearsof age in 1745. Statements have been made that he married Anne,daughter of Baker and Katherine (Marsham) Brooke and the granddaughterof Colonel Baker Brooke and Ann Calvert, his wife, but nodocumentation has been cited except perhaps that Richard Marsham,father to Katherine Marsham Brooke, in 1713 named a granddaughter MaryBoarman . A child of Benedict Leonard Boarman (and Anne Brooke,Richard Marsham's granddaughter) would actually be agreat-grand-daughter.
"In 1698 Baker Brooke devised his daughter, Ann, the tracts "BrookeForest," "Summersett," and "Westfield" at which time it was evidentthat she 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 deposition made in 1736 (Chancery, Lib. I.R. no. 2, fol. 800). His will is dated 2 August 1734, and was proved 30 June 1737. He married Jane ,daughter of Maj. Nicholas Sewall of St. Mary's County and Susanna H iswife, daughter of Col. William Burgess of Anne Arundel County. Ma j.Sewell names his daughter Jane Brooke in his will, and the fact o fher marriage to Clement Brooke is stated in a deed dated 31 August ,1704, in Anne Arundel County (Lib. WT. no. 2, fol.222). Mrs. Jan eBrooke survived her husband and died in 1761. Her will dated 20 January 1761 was proved 20 February 1761."