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Jesse Brooks 1775–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 September 1775

Birth Location: Deep River Township, Guilford, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 3 September 1851

Death Location: Greens Fork, Wayne County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: David Brooks

Mother: Sarah (Brooks)

Spouse(s): Judia Brooks

Children(s): John Brooks, Madison Brooks, David Brooks, Jesse Brooks, Polly (Green), Elizabeth (Dean), Cecelia Brooks, Charity (Locke), Judith Brooks, Matthew Brooks, Sarah Brooks, Johnson Brooks

Jesse Brooks was born in 1775 in Deep River Township, Guilford, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA, the child of David Brooks And Sarah Saunders Brooks. In 1840, Jesse Brooks resided in Clay, Wayne, Indiana, USA. Jesse Brooks married Judia Brooks, and had children including Cecelia Brooks, Charity Brooks Locke, David Brooks, Elizabeth Brooks Dean, Jesse Warren Brooks, John Brooks, Johnson Brooks, Judith Alpha Brooks, Madison Brooks, Matthew W Brooks, Polly Brooks Green, Sarah Brooks. Jesse Brooks passed away in 1851 in Greens Fork, Wayne County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jesse Brooks was born in 1775 in Deep River Township, Guilford, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA, the child of David Brooks And Sarah Saunders Brooks.
  • In 1840, Jesse Brooks resided in Clay, Wayne, Indiana, USA.
  • Jesse Brooks married Judia Brooks, and had children including Cecelia Brooks, Charity Brooks Locke, David Brooks, Elizabeth Brooks Dean, Jesse Warren Brooks, John Brooks, Johnson Brooks, Judith Alpha Brooks, Madison Brooks, Matthew W Brooks, Polly Brooks Green, Sarah Brooks.
  • Jesse Brooks passed away in 1851 in Greens Fork, Wayne County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jesse Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Brooks
1775–1851
Birth Place: Deep River Township, Guilford, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
Parents
David Brooks
1745–1814
North Carolina
Sarah (Saunders) (Brooks)
1739–1827
North Carolina
Grandparents
Matthew Brooks
1711–1755
Wales, England
Elizabeth Milner
1714–1752
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
John (S.) Sanderson
1705–1790
St Peter's Parish, New Kent, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, United Kingdom
Jane (Barbara Clements\Crew) (Saunders)
1705–1793
Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Edmund װ
1665–1735
Harriet Whiting
1671–1711
Thomas Warren
1684–1749
Mary Hackley
1684–1751
John Sanders\Saunders
–1736
John Crew\Clements
1660–1720
Sarah (Clements)
1669–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse Brooks's Descendants

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Jesse Brooks (21 September 1775–3 September 1851) m. Judia Brooks (25 May 1779–20 September 1860)
  1. 1. John Brooks 1806–1896 m. Sarah Wallace 1819–1910 m. Nancy Poor 1815–1837 m. Rachel Locke 1816–1843 m. Mary (Ann) Johnson 1825–1890 m. Lucy Brooks 1818–1867
    1. 1. Benjamin (F) Brooks 1840–1912 m. Sarah (Ann) Brooks 1846–1909
      1. 1. John (Walter) Brooks 1874–1944 m. Sarah Chase 1887–1937 m. Margaret (Macready) Chase 1887–1969
        1. 1. John (Franklin Rolley (Orval)) Brooks 1902–1979 m. Margaret Nolan 1904–
        2. 2. Clifford Brooks 1911–
        3. 3. Lawrance Brooks 1914–1944
        4. 4. Hazel (E) Brooks 1900–1987
        5. 5. George ("Golden") Brooks 1905–
        6. 6. Isodore Brooks 1909–1932
        7. 7. Golden Brooks 1905–
        8. 8. Pearl Brooks 1912–
        9. 9. Myrtle Brooks 1905–
      2. 2. Agnes Brooks 1867–1925
      3. 3. Gomelia Brooks 1868–1956
      4. 4. Asbury Brooks 1872–
      5. 5. Benjamine Brooks 1875–1915
      6. 6. Sarah Brooks 1877–
      7. 7. Mary (Jane) Brooks 1881–1939
      8. 8. Elizabeth Brooks 1884–
      9. 9. Walter (William) Brooks 1886–1967
      10. 10. Gertie French 1888–
      11. 11. Lucinda Brooks 1871–1923
      12. 12. Caroline Brooks 1869–1869
      13. 13. Asbury Brooks 1872–1914
      14. 14. William Brooks 1884–1967
      15. 15. Lucinda (Brooks) Shreve 1871–1923
      16. 16. Eli Brooks 1891–
      17. 17. Benjamine Brooks 1873–1915
      18. 18. Sarah (Ann) Brooks 1878–1925
    2. 2. Ruth (D.) Washer 1843–1908
    3. 3. Hosea (D.) Brook 1858–1941
    4. 4. Rachel (M.) Demaree 1854–1941
    5. 5. Betsey (Jane) Brooks 1834–1929
    6. 6. Matilda Wallace 1831–1910
    7. 7. Sarah (A) Mahan 1832–1925
    8. 8. Robert (F.) Brooke 1849–1931
    9. 9. Tinsley Brooks 1835–1902
    10. 10. Jesse (Warner) Brooks 1845–1918
    11. 11. Martha (Ann) Brooks 1836–1917
    12. 12. Flora (B) Brooks 1864–1907
    13. 13. Kinchen Brooks 1838–1915
    14. 14. Amanda Brooks 1842–
    15. 15. William Brooks 1844–
    16. 16. Augustus Brooks 1850–
    17. 17. John (Charles) Brooks 1855–
    18. 18. Esther (Ann) Brooks 1855–
    19. 19. James Brooks 1861–
  2. 2. Madison Brooks 1814–1909
  3. 3. David Brooks 1803–1886
  4. 4. Jesse (Warren) Brooks 1816–1891
  5. 5. Polly (Brooks) (Green) 1802–1891
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Brooks) (Dean) 1812–1892
  7. 7. Cecelia Brooks 1810–1893
  8. 8. Charity (Brooks) (Locke) 1814–1906
  9. 9. Judith (Alpha) Brooks 1819–1905
  10. 10. Matthew (W) Brooks 1808–1870
  11. 11. Sarah Brooks 1805–1837
  12. 12. Johnson Brooks 1799–

Jesse Brooks's Timeline

5 Records

1775
21 September 1775
Birth of Jesse Brooks in Deep River Township, Guilford, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
Deep River Township, Guilford, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
1840
1840
Age 65
Jesse Brooks resided here in Clay, Wayne, Indiana, USA
Clay, Wayne, Indiana, USA
1851
3 September 1851
Age 76
Death of Jesse Brooks in Greens Fork, Wayne, Indiana, USA
Greens Fork, Wayne, Indiana, USA
1851
1 Jul 1851
Age 76
Jesse Brooks - Probate in Wayne, Indiana, USA
Wayne, Indiana, USA
1857
Abt 1857
Age 82
Jesse Brooks resided here in Wayne, Indiana
Wayne, Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 September 1775
    Event Place: Deep River Township, Guilford, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina
    [2] U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Clay, Wayne, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Clay, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: 98; Page: 295; Family History Library Film: 0007731

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1857
    Event Place: Wayne, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999, Will Records; Author: Indiana. Circuit Court (Wayne County)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 September 1851
    Event Place: Greens Fork, Wayne, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Indiana, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999, Will Records; Author: Indiana. Circuit Court (Wayne County)
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greens Fork, Wayne County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1851
    Event Place: Wayne, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999, Will Records; Author: Indiana. Circuit Court (Wayne County)

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