Thomas Brookens b. 13 Aug. 1782 possibly in Upper or Lower Moville, Donegal. He emigrated about 1793. He married Jane Jarvis in 1806 in Ohio. They removed to Pennsylvania and then to Paint, Holmes, Ohio where they raised their children. d. 14 May 1865.
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Hi,
It is unfortunately very hard to find records earlier than 1800.
Brookens is quite an unusual name but I did find the name on the Donegal Genealogy Resources website. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/
They are death records from the mid 1800's
March 23 1869
March 18, at Carrowkeel, Quigley's Point, ANNIE, daughter of MR. SAMUEL BROOKENS, aged 3 years and 7 months
March 30 1869
March 23, at Carrowkeel, Quigley's Point, RICHARD, son of MR. SAMUEL BROOKENS, aged 1 year and 4 months
From this we know that there was a Samuel Brookens living in the civil parish of Upper Moville at Carrowkeel, Quigleys Point.
Maybe you could try to contact the local church in Quigley's point to see if there is any other record of Brooken families in the area.
Good luck with your search.
Regards,
Eimer