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first, William Dent (ca. 1660-1704), and second,
Philip Lee (ca. 1681-1744); and Priscilla, who
married Thomas Gantt (?-1765). HALF SISTERS:
Jane (?-1779), who married Alexander Contee (ca.
1691-1740); Rebecca (?-1763), who married John
Howard (?-1742); Mary (?-1758), who married
Dr. Patrick Sim (?-1740); Elizabeth, who married
George Beale (1695-1780), son of Ninian Beale
(ca. 1625-1717/18); and Lucy, who married
Thomas Hodgkin. NEPHEWS: Thomas Gantt (ca.
1710-1785); Fielder Gantt (?-1807); and Edward
Gantt (?-by 1783). NIECE: probably Ann Gantt,
who married John Brome (1703-1748). MARRIED
in 1706 Lucy (1688-1770), daughter of Walter
Smith (?-1711). Her brothers were Richard (?-
1733) and Walter (ca. 1692-1734). Her sisters
were Elinor, who married Thomas Addison (1679-
1727); Rebecca, who married Daniel Dulany
(1685-1753); Elizabeth; Mary; Ann (1694-1759),
who married second, Thomas Trueman Greenfield
(1682-1733). Her first cousins were Walter Smith
(ca. 1693-1748); Barbara Smith (1693-1764), who
married first, Thomas Holdsworth (ca. 1692-1718),
and second, Benjamin Mackall (1675-1761). Her
nephews were Daniel Dulany, Jr. (1722-1797);
Walter Dulany (?-1773); and John Addison (\1\1-
1764). Her nieces were Margaret Dulany, who
married first, Alexander Hamilton (1712-1756),
and second, William Murdock (?-1769); Ann Ad-
dison (1711/12-?), who married William Murdoch
(?-1769); and Marianne Greenfield, who married
John Stoddert (?-1767). CHILDREN. SONS: Thomas
(1706-1749), who married first, Judith (?-1738),
widow of Charles Ascom and daughter of Philip
Briscoe (?-ca. 1724/25), and second, Sarah (1715-
?), daughter of George Mason (1660-1716), of Vir-
ginia; Walter (1707-1740/41); Nathaniel (1712-?);
Richard Brooke (1716-1783), who married Rachel
(?-1793), daughter of Col. John Smith (?-1738);
Isaac (1722-1756); Daniel (1726-1735); Charles
(1727-died the same year); Robert (1728-1777);
and Clement (1730-1800). DAUGHTERS: Mary
(1709-?), who married Peter Dent; Anne (1711-?),
who married (first name unknown) Harris; Lucy
(1714-1718); Eleanor (1718-?), who married Sam-
uel Beall (ca. 1713-ca. 1778); Rachel (1719-1789);
Lucy (1721-?), who married John Estep, of
Charles County; Rebecca (1722-?); and Elizabeth
(1724-1794). PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCATION: liter-
ate. RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Anglican. SOCIAL
STATUS AND ACTIVITIES: first fourth generation
provincial officeholder in Maryland; his great-
grandfather Robert Brooke (1602-1655) immi-
grated in 1650 and established very prominent
family; Thomas Brooke suffered severe economic
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misfortunes, and only his son Richard Brooke
(1716-1783) held public office. OCCUPATIONAL
PROFILE: planter. PUBLIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE
SERVICE: Lower House, Prince George's County,
1712-1714 (Accounts 2-4). LOCAL OFFICES: jus-
tice, Prince George's County, 1706-1708/9; dep-
uty commissary, Prince George's County,
1721/22-1727; clerk, St. Mary's County, 1728-
1740; sheriff, Prince George's County, 1731-1734.
WEALTH DURING LIFETIME. LAND AT FIRST
ELECTION: heir-at-law to his father's estate, but no
land in his own name. WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED:
on December 28, 1744. PERSONAL PROPERTY:
TEV, £504.18.6 (including 5 slaves mortgaged).
LAND: at least 979 acres.
BROOKES, FRANCIS (ca. 1608-by 1658/59).
BORN: ca. 1608, probably in England. IMMI-
GRATED: by 1635, probably as an indentured ser-
vant. RESIDED: in Kent County; St. Mary's
County, by 1650. MARRIED first, (name unknown).
MARRIED second, Ann (?-1653), daughter of
Elizabeth Boulton, of Middlesex, England, who
immigrated in 1649 or 1650 as governess for the
children of William Mitchell (?-1658). MARRIED
third, by 1656 Mary. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
accused in 1656 of beating his wife Mary and
causing her to have a stillborn child. CHILDREN.
SON: Francis (ca. 1635-1667/68). PRIVATE CA-
REER. EDUCATION: illiterate. RELIGIOUS AFFILIA-
TION: probably a Protestant. SOCIAL STATUS AND
ACTIVITIES: probably an indentured servant to
William Claiborne (1600-ca. 1677); Mr. and Gent,
after 1647. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: probably an
indentured servant or low-wage laborer for Clo-
berry & Company; miller in the late 1630s;
planter. PUBLIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE:
Assembly, present 1647/48; Lower House, St.
Mary's Hundred, St. Mary's County, 1650. LOCAL
OFFICE: justice, Kent County, 1647-1647/48.
STANDS ON PUBLIC/PRIVATE ISSUES: granted 100
acres in Kent County in 1651 for supporting Lord
Baltimore during Ingle's Rebellion. WEALTH DUR-
ING LIFETIME. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION: proba-
bly 200 acres. WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: by Janu-
ary 20, 1658/59. LAND: probably 450 acres.
BROOME (BROME), JOHN (1676-ca.
1738/39). BORN: in 1676 in Calvert County; oldest
son. NATIVE: second generation. RESIDED: in Cal-
vert County. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER:
John (?-by 1688/89), an innholder and merchant
as well as a planter who owned 2,750 acres.
MOTHER: Winifred Margaret, who subsequently
married in 1699 Henry Feraley. MARRIED Anne
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