Landmarks in Ancient Dover, New Hampshire by Mary P. Thompson, 
Durham, N.H. ©1892, Printed by the Republican Press Association, 
Concord, N.H. 

LANDMARK: Brookin's Marsh	

NAMES:  MATHES, Valentine; BUNKER, John; JOY, Jacob; BROOKING, William; 
   	MATHEWS, Thomasine; MATHEWS, FFRANCIS; BROOKING, GODFREY; FFOLLET, 
      	William; BROOKING, Hannah; BRAKIN, William; MASON, Capt. John;

	Brookin's Marsh.  Mentioned Nov. 28, 1804, when Valentine Mathes con-
veyed to John Bunker two acres of upland, salt marsh, and thatch-bed, sit-
uate and lying in Durham, adjoining Jone's creek, and commonly called 
Brookin's marsh, bounded north by Jacob Joy's land, west by the creek 
aforesaid, and southerly and easterly by said Bunker's land.  This small 
marsh was so named from Wm. Brooking, who is mentioned Oct. 16, 1684, when 
Thomasine Mathews, relict of Ffrancis Mathews of Oyster River, out of love 
and affection to Will Brooking, ye son of Godferie Brooking, deceased, her 
well beloved grandchild, conveyed to him three acres of upland and a parcel
of marsh adjoining the north-east side of Johnson's creek, with half an 
acre on the S.W. side of said creek.                    
	Godfrey Brooking was drowned at the Isles of Shoals Dec 10, 1681, 
leaving a wife and four small children.  Wm. Ffollet of Oyster River calls 
Hannah Brooking, apparently the widow of Godfrey, his "daughter-in-law."  
(N.H. Prov. Pap., 17: 610)                    
	Wm. Brakin is mentioned among the men sent over by Capt. John Mason 
in 1631.										

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