ELEVENTH GENERATION

1620. Major Thomas Brooke ^{(210) (20)} was born on Jun 23 1632 in Battel, Hampshire, England. He died in 1676 in Brookfield Manor, Calvert County, Maryland. Major Thomas Brooke immigrated to Maryland in 1650 with his father and step-mother. He was commissioned a captain commanding the Calvert County militia on Jun 15 1658, and a major on Feb 11 1660. His brother, Baker Brooke, in his will, refers to him as Colonel Thomas Brooke, but no commission or record of him holding such a rank survives.

He represented Calvert County in the Provincial Assembly from 1663 to 1666, and was High Sheriff of the county in 1666-1667. He was Presiding Justice of the county from 1667 until his death in 1676.

Thomas Brooke was a major landowner in Calvert and Prince George's Counties. At one of his plantations, Brookfield, he carved his initials on a boundary stone. This is the origin of the otherwise very curious name of a small Maryland town just south of Andrew's Air Force Base outside of Washington, TB. At his death, his personal estate was appraised at 95,910 pounds of tobacco and contained ten slaves and ten indentured servants. He held 7,742 acres of land.

Born and raised a Protestant, he converted to Roman Catholicism and three of his sons became Jesuit priests.

He was married to Eleanor Hatton in 1659 in Maryland.

1621. Eleanor Hatton was born on Apr 3 1642 in England. She died in 1725 in Charles County, Maryland. Children were:

810 i. Acting Governor, Colonel Thomas Brooke.
ii. The Reverend Robert Brooke⁽²¹¹⁾ was born on Oct 24 1663. He died on Jul 18 1714. Ther reverend Robert Brooke was a Jesuit priest.
iii. The Reverend Ignatius Brooke⁽²¹²⁾ was born in 1670. He died in 1751. The reverend Ignatius Brooke was a Jesuit priest.
iv. The Reverend Matthew Brooke⁽²¹³⁾ was born in 1672. He died in 1762. The Reverend Matthew Brooke was a Jesuit priest.
v. Clement Brooke⁽²¹⁴⁾ was born in 1676. He died in 1737.
vi. Mary Brooke⁽²¹⁵⁾.
vii. Elinor Brooke⁽²¹⁶⁾.

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