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Jonathan Sydney Brooks 1786–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1786

Birth Location: Appling, Columbia, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 19 Jan 1858

Death Location: Possumneck, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Middleton Brooks

Mother: Sarah Brooks

Spouse(s): Nancy Monk, Sarah English

Children(s): Rev. Brooks, Lucretia Brooks, Benjamin BROOKS, Rev Brooks, Jane Brooks, Jane Brooks, Samuel Brooks, Lucy Coleman, Louise Coleman, Mary Pope

The story of Jonathan Sydney Brooks began in 1786 in Appling, Columbia, Georgia, United States. In 1800, Jonathan Sydney Brooks resided in No Township, Oglethorpe County, GA. Jonathan Sydney Brooks married Nancy Monk, Sarah English, and had children including Benjamin Brooks, Jane Brooks, Louise D Coleman, Lucretia Brooks, Lucy Hudson Coleman, Mary Ann Massey Pope, Rev Elijah Moses Brooks, Rev Middleton Brooks, Samuel Brooks. Jonathan Sydney Brooks passed away in 1858 in Possumneck, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Jonathan Sydney Brooks began in 1786 in Appling, Columbia, Georgia, United States.
  • In 1800, Jonathan Sydney Brooks resided in No Township, Oglethorpe County, GA.
  • Jonathan Sydney Brooks married Nancy Monk, Sarah English, and had children including Benjamin Brooks, Jane Brooks, Louise D Coleman, Lucretia Brooks, Lucy Hudson Coleman, Mary Ann Massey Pope, Rev Elijah Moses Brooks, Rev Middleton Brooks, Samuel Brooks.
  • Jonathan Sydney Brooks passed away in 1858 in Possumneck, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jonathan Brooks's Ancestors

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Jonathan Brooks
1786–1858
Birth Place: Appling, Columbia, Georgia, United States
Parents
Middleton Brooks
1759–1851
Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America
Sarah Brooks
1771–1825
Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jonathan Brooks's Descendants

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Jonathan (Sydney) Brooks (Oct 1786–19 Jan 1858) m. Nancy Monk (1790–1818) m. Sarah English (1810–1845)
  1. 1. Rev. (Elijah Moses) Brooks 1816–1897 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Granger 1827–1907
    1. 1. Mary Brooks 1845–
    2. 2. Matilda Brooks 1847–
    3. 3. James (Preston or Patrick) Brooks 1848–1928
    4. 4. Allis Brooks 1872–1940
    5. 5. Sarah (Ellen) Brooks 1856–1896
    6. 6. Fronie Brooks 1868–1930
    7. 7. Martha (E) Brooks 1852–
    8. 8. Louanna Brooks 1855–
    9. 9. William (J) Brooks 1860–
    10. 10. Stephen Brooks 1868–
    11. 11. Elizabeth Brooks 1852–1918 m. William (L) Thomas 1863–1931
      1. 1. Luther (Edgar) Thomas 1886–1955
      2. 2. James (B) Thomas 1881–1946
      3. 3. Hester Thomas 1891–1959
  2. 2. Lucretia Brooks 1834–
  3. 3. Benjamin BROOKS 1814–
  4. 4. Rev (Middleton) Brooks 1812–1893
  5. 5. Jane Brooks 1817–
  6. 6. Jane Brooks 1806–1890
  7. 7. Samuel Brooks 1829–
  8. 8. Lucy (Hudson) Coleman 1842–1919
  9. 9. Louise (D.) Coleman 1834–1877
  10. 10. Mary (Ann Massey) Pope 1836–1920

Jonathan Brooks's Timeline

7 Records

1786
Oct 1786
Birth of Jonathan Sydney Brooks in Appling, Columbia, Georgia, United States
Appling, Columbia, Georgia, United States
1800
1800
Age 14
Jonathan Sydney Brooks resided here in No Township, Oglethorpe County, GA
No Township, Oglethorpe County, GA
1806
15 Sep 1806
Age 20
Jonathan Sydney Brooks was married in Columbia, Georgia
Columbia, Georgia
1849
10 Dec 1849
Age 63
Jonathan Sydney Brooks was married in Noxubee, Mississippi
Noxubee, Mississippi
1849
1849
Age 63
Death of Jonathan Sydney Brooks in Barbour County, Alabama, USA
Barbour County, Alabama, USA
1858
19 Jan 1858
Age 72
Death of Jonathan Sydney Brooks in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, United States
Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, United States
1859
26 Feb 1859
Age 73
Jonathan Sydney Brooks - Probate in Attala, Mississippi, USA
Attala, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1786
    Event Place: Appling, Columbia, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1806
    Event Place: Columbia, Georgia
    Record Source: Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1849
    Event Place: Noxubee, Mississippi
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: No Township, Oglethorpe County, GA
    Record Source: Georgia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1849
    Event Place: Barbour County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1858
    Event Place: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Possumneck, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1859
    Event Place: Attala, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records; Author: Mississippi. Probate Court (Attala County); Probate Place: Attala, Mississippi

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