Brooksville was formed from parts of Castine, Penobscot and Sedgwick, having been set off and incorporated in 1817. It took from Sedgewick an eighth, and from Castine and Penobscot each a fifth of their taxable property. It was named in honor of Governor Brooks, of Massachusetts.
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A Survey of Hancock County, Maine By Samuel Wasson 1876: Brooksville.—Incorporated (5-222 town) June 13, 1817. Population, 1,275. Decennary loss, 152. Wealth, per capita, $190. State valuation, $198,998. U. S. valuation, $286,557. Named in honor of Governor Brooks. It took from Sedgwick an eighth, and from Castine and Penob- scot each a fifth of their taxable property. It was a part of ancient Pentagoet. Its early history is almost entirely embodied in that of Castine and Penobscot. The first exploration was by James Rozier in 1605. First settled in 1777, by John Wasson, Samuel Wasson and David Hawes, Revolutionary soldiers. They found three squatters here, a Mr. Eoax, Eben Leland and Arch Haney. About 1780, William Roax and Elisha Blake settled upon the "Cape." The first white child born within the present town limits was Mary Grindle, May, 1765. She was born upon the farm now owned by G. M. Farnham. Upon Henry's Point, and near Oliver Bake- man's, the British erected 6-gun batteries, in 1779. The ''tooth of time" has nearly obliterated both. The first corporate town meeting was held in John Bray's house. Union soldiers, 130; State aid, $3,621; town bounty, $22,086 ; cost per recruit, $195 |