Born Great Yeldham, Essex,1676.
VENN: Adm. sizar (age 14) at SIDNEY, June 30, 1690. S. of John (1651) (CCEd ID 161468) rector of Yeldham, Essex. Born there. School, private. Matric. 1690; B.A. 1693-4; M.A. 1697. Ord. priest (Ely) Sept. 20, 1702. V. of Hauxton and Newton, Cambs., 1702. Left, in consequence of debt, and had preferment in Virginia. Brother of Thomas (1688). (Scott-Mayor, III. 459.)
Also brother of Samuel (CCEd ID 161471) and father of Zachariah
Frederick Lewis Weis 'The Colonial Clergy of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina' lists his Virginia career (says that he first visited the state in 1710) as follows: KB for Virginia 24 Jul. 1719: sett. St Peter (New Kent) May to Oct. 1721; sett. St Paul's (Hanover) 1721-36; sett. Dale (??Chesterfield); 1737-38; sett. King William parish (Powhatan) 1737/8; Ep., died Manakintown, (Henrico) 1738; all
Virginia.
James Bell in 'The Imperial Origins of the King's Church in Early America 1607-1783, suggests that he retained his incumbency of Hauxton and Newton, Cambs. from 1702 to 1724 as source of additional income.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1696 | Subsc | Brooke, Zacharias | Yeldham / | Schoolmaster | View |
| 1698 | Subsc | Brooke, Zacharia | / | View | |
| 1702 | Subsc | Brooke, Zacharias | Hauxton, with Nuton Chapel / | Vicar | View |
| 1702 | Subsc | Brooke, Zacharias | / | View | |
| 1702 | Appt(Institution) | Brooke, Zacharias | Hawkston with Newton / | Vicar | View |
| 1702 | Ordi(ordination) | Brooke, Zacharis | / | priest | View |
| 1712 | Appt(Licensing) | Brooke, Zacharias | Hamerton / | Curate | View |
| 1717 | Subsc | Brooks, Zachary | Clapton / | Curate | View |
| 1719 | Subsc | Brooke, Zacharias | Virginia / | Minister | View |