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Matthew Brooks 1711–1755 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1711

Birth Location: Frederick, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 4 Mar 1755

Death Location: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA

Father: Edmund װ

Mother: Harriet Brooks

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Warren

Children(s): Priscilla Merchant

Matthew Brooks was born in 1711 in Frederick, Virginia, USA, the child of Edmund Fauntleroy Brooks And Harriet Whiting Brooks. Matthew Brooks married Elizabeth Warren, and had children including Priscilla Brooks Merchant. Matthew Brooks passed away in 1755 in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Matthew Brooks was born in 1711 in Frederick, Virginia, USA, the child of Edmund Fauntleroy Brooks And Harriet Whiting Brooks.
  • Matthew Brooks married Elizabeth Warren, and had children including Priscilla Brooks Merchant.
  • Matthew Brooks passed away in 1755 in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA.

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Matthew Brooks's Ancestors

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Matthew Brooks
1711–1755
Birth Place: Frederick, Virginia, USA
Parents
Edmund (Fauntleroy) Brooks װ
1665–1735
Essex, Virginia, United States
Harriet (Whiting װ) Brooks
1671–1711
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Robert Brooks
1640–1690
Essex County, Virginia, USA
Mary Fauntleroy
1645–
Richmond County, Virginia
Henry (Whiting) Col
1640–1694
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Apphia Hughes
1631–1676
Great-Grandparents
Robert Brooks
1602–1655
Mary Baker
1607–1634
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Brooks's Descendants

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Matthew Brooks (1711–4 Mar 1755) m. Elizabeth Warren (1710–1759)
  1. 1. Priscilla (Brooks) Merchant 1731–1787 m. William Merchant 1725–1772 m. David Lewis 1725–1799
    1. 1. John Merchant 1773–1840 m. Sarah (Sally) Hardwick 1776–1850
      1. 1. Bluford (H.) Merchant 1817–1858 m. Susan Clayton 1824–1850
        1. 1. Camelia (Ann) Merchant 1845–1933 m. Larkin Joiner 1847–1890

Matthew Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1711
1711
Birth of Matthew Brooks in Frederick, Virginia, USA
Frederick, Virginia, USA
1755
4 Mar 1755
Age 44
Death of Matthew Brooks in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1711
    Event Place: Frederick, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1755
    Event Place: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA

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