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Col. Jacob Brooks 1702–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 November 1702

Birth Location: Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1774

Death Location: Craven, South Carolina, USA

Father: Sir Brooks

Mother: Sarah Burt

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Warren

Children(s): Jacob Jr

Col. Jacob Brooks was born in 1702 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, USA, the child of Sir William H Gust The Immigrant The Patent Brooks And Sarah Burt. Col. Jacob Brooks married Elizabeth Warren, and had children including Jacob Warren Brooks Jr. Col. Jacob Brooks passed away in 1774 in Craven, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Col. Jacob Brooks was born in 1702 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, USA, the child of Sir William H Gust The Immigrant The Patent Brooks And Sarah Burt.
  • Col. Jacob Brooks married Elizabeth Warren, and had children including Jacob Warren Brooks Jr.
  • Col. Jacob Brooks passed away in 1774 in Craven, South Carolina, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Col. Brooks's Ancestors

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Col. Brooks
1702–1774
Birth Place: Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Parents
Sir William H "Gust"The Immigrant" "The Patent" Brooks
1672–1724
England, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Burt
1672–1741
Harberton, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Robert) Brooks
1640–1683
Lewknor, Oxfordshire, England
Frances (Eleanor Ledbetter) Brooks
1651–1688
Charles City, Charles City District, Virginia Colony
Great-Grandparents
Richard *
1602–1650
Alice Brooks
1610–1662
Henry Ledbetter
1625–1700
Mary Ledbetter
1625–1673
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Brooks
1580–1639
Elizabeth Church
1580–1623

Col. Brooks's Descendants

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Col. (Jacob) Brooks (21 November 1702–1774) m. Elizabeth Warren (1706–September 1759)
  1. 1. Jacob (Warren Brooks) Jr 1737–1787 m. Mary (Jordan) Brooks 1742–1786
    1. 1. William (W) Brooks 1764–1850 m. Nancy (Ann) Hudgins 1767–1850
      1. 1. William (Brooks) 4ggf 1799–1870 m. Rhoda (E Cox) Brooks 1798–1860
        1. 1. Thomas (Monroe) Brooks 1824–1917 m. Mary (Ann) Fannin 1830–1914
        2. 2. Millie Brooks 1819–1896
        3. 3. Radford (M) Brooks 1832–1923
        4. 4. Sarah Brooks 1828–1902
        5. 5. Mary (Ann) Brooks 1836–1929
        6. 6. Sinthey Brooks 1825–1891
        7. 7. John (Wesley) Brooks 1817–1896
        8. 8. Elizabeth Brooks 1830–1903
        9. 9. Joseph (Leonard Brooks) Sr 1834–1907
        10. 10. Nancy Brooks 1845–1924
        11. 11. Mervis (James) Brooks 1839–1892
        12. 12. William (Bolen) Brooks 1827–1916
      2. 2. Drusilla (T) Brooks 1802–1865
      3. 3. Elizabeth Brooks 1783–
      4. 4. Erasmus Brooks 1785–
      5. 5. Baylis (Earle) Brooks 1794–
      6. 6. Joseph (Taylor) Brooks 1792–
      7. 7. Matilda Brooks 1804–1838
      8. 8. Eleanor Brooks 1784–1837
      9. 9. Sarah Brooks 1788–1865
      10. 10. Nancy (Ann) Brooks 1798–1880
      11. 11. Margaret (Hodges) Brooks 1790–1851
      12. 12. Jacob (Warren Brooks) III 1786–1876

Col. Brooks's Timeline

3 Records

1702
21 November 1702
Birth of Col. Jacob Brooks in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
1724
1724
Age 22
Col. Jacob Brooks was married in Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1774
1774
Age 72
Death of Col. Jacob Brooks in Craven, South Carolina, USA
Craven, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 November 1702
    Event Place: Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1724
    Event Place: Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Craven, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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