VITAL RECORDS: Selected BROOKS and GOSLEE/GOSLIN entries, 1693-1771, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Scott Simpson scott.simpson@juno.com http://va.genealogy.homepage.com/ Date Submitted: 9 Sep 2000 *********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ct/ctfiles.htm *********************************************** ************************************************************************ The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification. ************************************************************************ SELECTED BROOKS AND GOSLEE/GOSLIN ENTRIES FROM THE VITAL RECORDS OF GLASTONBURY, HARTFORD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT, 1693-1771 [Transcriber's note: These selected entries were transcribed from a microfilm of the original records kept by the Glastonbury town clerk. The title of the microfilm is "Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1680-1905," and the author is "Glastonbury (Connecticut) Town Clerk." It is film #1316154 of the LDS Family History Library. Capitalization has been standardized, but the original spelling has been retained. Each line of twenty dashes represents a page break in the original record.] -------------------- [cover page] Glastonbury Town Book for Recording Births, Deaths, Marriages December Anno Dom. 1708 -------------------- [page] 1 Joel Brooks son to Noah Brooks of Sprinkfield & Rebecca Goslee daughter to Timothy Goslee of Glastenbury was married December 30th AD 1766 Joel son to Joel Brooks & his wife Rebecca was born June the 25th day AD 1767 Mima [or Alima] daughter to Joel Brooks & his wife Rebecca was born February the 17th day Anno Dom 1771 -------------------- [page] 8 Hennery Goslin of Glastonbury and Mary Fox of the same town was married the 25 of February 1695. Mary the daughter of Hennery Goslin and his wife Mary was born October the 1: 1695 Thomas the son of Henneri Goslin and Mary his wife was born the 25 of Apiril 1697 Beriah the daughter of Henneri Goslin and Mary his wife was born October the 8: 1698 Bethyah the daughter of Henneri Goslin and his wife Mary was borne the 31: of August 1700 Willim the son of Henneri Goslin and his wife Mary was born the 14 day of October 1701 Hennery the son of Henneri Goslin and his wife Mary was born on August the 9: 1703 Elizbeth [?-partially obliterated] daughter of Henneri Goslin and his wife Mary was born on the 6: day of November anno: dom: 1711 Hennery Goslee son of Hennery Goslin and his wife Mary dyed and left this world, on the 23: of July in the year 1712 Henry Gosley son of Henry Gosley and of Mary his wife was born July 26th Anno Dom 1713 Timothy Gosley son of Henry Gosley and Mary his wife was born May 17th Anno Dom 1718 Henry Gosley (the Father) above named departed this life the 19th day of April Anno Dom 1724 Thomas Gosley above named departed this life June 4th Anno. Dom 1725 -------------------- [page] 20 [Transcriber's note: On this page, I did not copy the exact wording of every entry; but all of the abbreviated entries were, like the first entry, to the effect that the person named was born to Samuel Broks and his wife Sarah on the date indicated.] Sarah the daughter of Samuel Broks and his wife Sarah was born January the 8: day anno domini 1693 John . . . 8 March 1695 Samuel . . . 27 May 1697 Mary . . . 6 February 1699 Timithy . . . 28 October 1701 [obliterated] daughter . . . 23 May 1704 Hannah . . . 29 September 1706 Abigill . . . 4 May 1708 Elizibeth . . . 24 January 1711 -------------------- [page] 101 [Transcriber's note: On this page, I did not copy the exact wording of every entry; but all of the abbreviated entries were, like the second entry, to the effect that the person named was born to Timothy Goslee and his wife Rebecca on the date indicated.] Timothy Goslee & Rebekah Hollyster David Hollyster daughter was married October 19th day 1743 Rebecca daughter Timothy Goslee & his wife Rebecca was born July 6th day 1745 Mary . . . 9 August 1747 Sussanah [?-difficult to read] . . . 3 May 1749 William . . . 29 June 1751 Elijah . . . 4 September 1753 Timothy Goslin departed this life November 29th day 1753 -------------------- [separate record book -- title page] Glastenbury Town Book to Record Marriages Births and Deaths Anno Dom 1770 -------------------- [page] 89 Henry Goslee son of Henry Goslee and his wife Mary of Glastenbury & Elizabeth daughter to John Nevill of said Glastenbury were married [blank space] A.D. 1733 Henry Goslee died August 28 AD 1745 aged 32 years. [end of transcription]