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Lt. James William Brooks 1725–1812 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1725

Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 7 Jan 1812

Death Location: Franklin, Georgia, United States

Father: James Esq

Mother: Susan Ingham

Spouse(s): Margaret Thomason, Elizabeth Yates, Margaret Thomason, Unity Carroll, Margaret Smith

Children(s): John Brooks, Col. Brooks, Joseph Brooks, Hannah (Brooks)Devenport, Dorothea Brooks, Simon Brooks, James Brooks, Dudley Brooks, Esau Brooks, Esan Brooks, Robert Brooks, Nancy Brooks, Allen Brooks, James Brooks, Royal Brooks, Simon Brooks, Aaron Brooks, Jacob Brooks, Elizabeth Brooks, Nancy Brooks, Sarah Brooks, Elizabeth Tompkins

In 1725, Lt. James William Brooks entered the world in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA, born to James John Brooks Esq Lost Colony Esq And Susan Winifred Ingham. Lt. James William Brooks married Elizabeth Yates, Margaret Elizabeth Smith, Margaret Eugenia Thomason, Nancy Edwards, Unity Brooks Carroll, and had children including Aaron Brooks, Allen B Brooks, Col Zachariah Smith Brooks, Dorothea Ann Brooks, Dudley Brooks, Elizabeth Brooks, Elizabeth Brooks Tompkins, Esan Brooks, Esau Twin Brooks, Hannah Brooks Devenport, Jacob R Brooks, James Jim Brooks, James Brooks, John Brooks, Joseph Brooks, Nancy Brooks, Nancy Elizabeth Brooks, Robert G Brooks, Royal John Brooks, Sarah Brooks, Simon Brooks, Simon Thomason Brooks. Lt. James William Brooks passed away in 1812 in Franklin, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1725, Lt. James William Brooks entered the world in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA, born to James John Brooks Esq Lost Colony Esq And Susan Winifred Ingham.
  • Lt. James William Brooks married Elizabeth Yates, Margaret Elizabeth Smith, Margaret Eugenia Thomason, Nancy Edwards, Unity Brooks Carroll, and had children including Aaron Brooks, Allen B Brooks, Col Zachariah Smith Brooks, Dorothea Ann Brooks, Dudley Brooks, Elizabeth Brooks, Elizabeth Brooks Tompkins, Esan Brooks, Esau Twin Brooks, Hannah Brooks Devenport, Jacob R Brooks, James Jim Brooks, James Brooks, John Brooks, Joseph Brooks, Nancy Brooks, Nancy Elizabeth Brooks, Robert G Brooks, Royal John Brooks, Sarah Brooks, Simon Brooks, Simon Thomason Brooks.
  • Lt. James William Brooks passed away in 1812 in Franklin, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Esq
1690–1766
Birth Location: Bolton, Yorkshire, England
JE
Susan Ingham
1697–1780
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
SI

Spouses(s)

Margaret Thomason
1728–1788
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
MT
Elizabeth Yates
1730–1766
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
EY
Margaret Thomason
1755–1793
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
MT
Unity Carroll
1735–1815
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
UC
Margaret Smith
1728–1827
Birth Location: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
MS

Children(s)

John Brooks
1764–1825
Birth Location: Chatham, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
JB
Col. Brooks
1742–1849
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
CB
Joseph Brooks
1750–1795
Birth Location: Craven, North Carolina, United States
JB
Hannah (Brooks)Devenport
1752–1803
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
H(
Dorothea Brooks
1765–1803
Birth Location: –
DB
Simon Brooks
1766–1859
Birth Location: –
SB
James Brooks
1769–1821
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
JB
Dudley Brooks
1766–
Birth Location: South Carolina
DB
Esau Brooks
1776–1850
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
EB
Esan Brooks
1790–1852
Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina
EB
Robert Brooks
1798–1859
Birth Location: Washington, Georgia
RB
Nancy Brooks
1800–
Birth Location: Georgia
NB
Allen Brooks
1804–1878
Birth Location: ,Newberry,South Carolina,USA
AB
James Brooks
1807–1883
Birth Location: Washington County, Georgia, USA
JB
Royal Brooks
1750–1833
Birth Location: Straits, Carteret, North Carolina, USA
RB
Simon Brooks
1766–1843
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
SB
Aaron Brooks
1768–1791
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
AB
Jacob Brooks
1768–1867
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
JB
Elizabeth Brooks
1769–1854
Birth Location: Anson, North Carolina, United States
EB
Nancy Brooks
1771–1872
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
NB
Sarah Brooks
1779–
Birth Location: Granville, Granville, North Carolina, United States
SB
Elizabeth Tompkins
1790–1866
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
ET

Lt. Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Lt. Brooks
1725–1812
Birth Place: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James John Brooks, esq. (Lost Colony) Esq
1690–1766
Bolton, Yorkshire, England
Susan (Winifred) Ingham
1697–1780
Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Rector (Thomas) Brooks
1654–1735
Kempston, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Owens Taylor) (Brooks)
1656–1741
Kempston, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John lll
1624–1708
Joane Gill
1605–1696
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II*
1587–1630
Penelope Brooks
1600–1646
Wyllm Gill
1582–1643
Margery Briscoe
1583–1625

Lt. Brooks's Descendants

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Lt. (James William) Brooks (1 Jan 1725–7 Jan 1812) m. Margaret (Eugenia) Thomason (1728–1788) m. Elizabeth Yates (1730–1766) m. Margaret (Eugenia) Thomason (1755–1793) m. Unity ((Brooks)) Carroll (1735–1815) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Smith (1728–1827)
  1. 1. John Brooks 1764–1825 m. Rebecca Beeks 1784–1846
    1. 1. Sarah Brooks 1798–1872 m. Absalom Johnson 1788–1839
      1. 1. Matilda (Caroline) Johnson 1825– m. George (Washington) Thrift 1817–1866
        1. 1. Theopilus (Arnold "Tant") Thrift 1854– m. Martha (E. L.) Walker 1844–1927
        2. 2. Rebecca (J) Thrift 1846–
        3. 3. John (Thompson) Thrift 1850–
        4. 4. Samuel Thrift 1852–
        5. 5. Emily (M) Thrift 1860–
  2. 2. Col. (Zachariah Smith) Brooks 1742–1849
  3. 3. Joseph Brooks 1750–1795
  4. 4. Hannah (Brooks)Devenport 1752–1803
  5. 5. Dorothea (Ann) Brooks 1765–1803
  6. 6. Simon Brooks 1766–1859
  7. 7. James Brooks 1769–1821
  8. 8. Dudley Brooks 1766–
  9. 9. Esau ((Twin)) Brooks 1776–1850
  10. 10. Esan Brooks 1790–1852
  11. 11. Robert (G) Brooks 1798–1859
  12. 12. Nancy Brooks 1800–
  13. 13. Allen (B.) Brooks 1804–1878
  14. 14. James ("Jim") Brooks 1807–1883
  15. 15. Royal (John) Brooks 1750–1833
  16. 16. Simon (Thomason) Brooks 1766–1843
  17. 17. Aaron Brooks 1768–1791
  18. 18. Jacob (R.) Brooks 1768–1867
  19. 19. Elizabeth Brooks 1769–1854
  20. 20. Nancy (Elizabeth) Brooks 1771–1872
  21. 21. Sarah Brooks 1779–
  22. 22. Elizabeth (Brooks) Tompkins 1790–1866

Lt. Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1725
1 Jan 1725
Birth of Lt. James William Brooks in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
1812
7 Jan 1812
Age 87
Death of Lt. James William Brooks in Franklin, Georgia, United States
Franklin, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1725
    Event Place: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1812
    Event Place: Franklin, Georgia, United States
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