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Priscilla Elizabeth Brooks 1725–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1725

Birth Location: Winchester, Fredrick, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1787

Death Location: Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States

Father: Jacob Brooks

Mother: Elizabeth Warren

Spouse(s): William Merchant

Children(s): Abraham Marchant, Elizabeth Merchant, Elinor Lewis

The story of Priscilla Elizabeth Brooks began in 1725 in Winchester, Fredrick, Virginia, United States. Priscilla Elizabeth Brooks married David Lewis, William Merchant, and had children including Abraham Marchant, Elinor Lewis, Elizabeth Merchant. Priscilla Elizabeth Brooks passed away in 1787 in Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States.

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  • The story of Priscilla Elizabeth Brooks began in 1725 in Winchester, Fredrick, Virginia, United States.
  • Priscilla Elizabeth Brooks married David Lewis, William Merchant, and had children including Abraham Marchant, Elinor Lewis, Elizabeth Merchant.
  • Priscilla Elizabeth Brooks passed away in 1787 in Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Brooks
1702–1774
Birth Location: Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia, English Colony
JB
Elizabeth Warren
1707–1751
Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia, USA
EW

Spouses(s)

William Merchant
1725–1772
Birth Location: Somerset, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

Abraham Marchant
1763–1816
Birth Location: Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
AM
Elizabeth Merchant
1767–1816
Birth Location: Berkeley, James City, Virginia, USA
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Elinor Lewis
1775–1802
Birth Location: Berkeley County, Virginia
EL

Priscilla Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Priscilla Brooks
1725–1787
Birth Place: Winchester, Fredrick, Virginia, United States
Parents
Jacob Warren (Colonel) Brooks
1702–1774
Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia, English Colony
Elizabeth Warren
1707–1751
Essex County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Brooks
1676–1724
England, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Burt
1672–1720
Harberton, England, United Kingdom
Thomas Warren
1668–1750
St George Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Mary Hackley
1751–1749
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Burt
1650–1689
John Warren
1635–1691
Rachel Sergeant
1635–1706
John Hackley
1655–1698
Elizabeth Lambert
1661–1685
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Burt
1625–1690
Honourable Warren
1604–1677
Alice Powell
1629–1670
Richard Hackley
1622–1665
Joane Clayden
1619–1700
John Lambert
1639–1691
Sarah )
1631–1700

Priscilla Brooks's Descendants

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Priscilla (Elizabeth) Brooks (2 Feb 1725–1787) m. William Merchant (15 Sep 1725–18 Jun 1772)
  1. 1. Abraham Marchant 1763–1816 m. Sarah BULL 1767–1845
    1. 1. Abraham Marchant 1798–1889 m. Elizabeth Brown 1799–1875
      1. 1. Matilda Marchant 1827–1902 m. Andrew (Gamble) Pinegar 1822–1886
        1. 1. Lee (Andrew) Pinegar 1868–1950 m. Cora Elizabeth 1877–1909 m. Rose Tilden 1881–1965
        2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Pinegar 1848–1931 m. William (A.) Smith 1839–1924
        3. 3. George (M.) Pinegar 1850–1922 m. Laura (E.) Davis 1856–1887 m. Emma (Belle) Romine 1869–1921
        4. 4. Lydia (E.) Pinegar 1855–1943 m. Robert (H.) Dickie 1847–1925
        5. 5. Mary (L.) Pinegar 1858–1933 m. Henry (T.) McCall 1856–1930
        6. 6. Clara (Ada) Pinegar 1860–1894
        7. 7. Carrie Pinegar 1860–1863
        8. 8. Frank (T.) Pinegar 1866–1896 m. Margaret (Berdine) Kelly 1867–1898
        9. 9. Gilbert (O.) Pinegar 1871–1950
      2. 2. David (D.) Marchant 1819–1884
      3. 3. Edwin Marchant 1830–1894 m. Sarah (Ellen) Fink 1832–1906
        1. 1. Mary (E.) Marchant 1853–1914 m. John (Thomas) French 1859–1937
        2. 2. Amanda Marchant 1856– m. James (F.) Round 1853–
        3. 3. Truman (D.) Marchant 1857–1863
        4. 4. Estella (Maud) Marchant 1864–1937 m. Wilber (Brainard) Orton 1859–1943
      4. 4. Sarah Marchant 1832–1880 m. Joseph (T.) Fink 1830–1889
        1. 1. Martha (E.) Fink 1853–1933 m. Samuel McKee 1846–1912
        2. 2. John (D.) Fink 1858–1931 m. Cecelia Montgomery 1862–1953
        3. 3. Edwin (F.) Fink 1861–1887
        4. 4. Alice (Edith) Fink 1870–1916 m. William (Scott) Short 1866–1956
      5. 5. Fannie Marchant 1834–1920 m. Thomas Cawood 1831–1910
        1. 1. Albert (D.) Cawood 1859–1938 m. Mary (L.) Riepe 1863–
        2. 2. George Cawood 1860–1917 m. Margaret Jorges 1860–1924
        3. 3. Ida (May) Caywood 1862–1949
        4. 4. Ellery (Seymour) Cawood 1868–1913
        5. 5. Charles Cawood 1873–1955 m. Helen Busch 1886–
      6. 6. George Marchant 1836–1900 m. Martha (Louisa) Crane 1842–1922
        1. 1. Charles (W.) Marchant 1859–1919 m. Margaret (Louise) Babb 1865–1943
        2. 2. Clarence (E.) Marchant 1862–1914 m. Zilpha Trees 1863–
        3. 3. Alice Marchant 1866–1942 m. Arthur (James) Babb 1862–1905
        4. 4. Louisa (May) Marchant 1868–1917 m. Ulysses (S Grant) Meneley 1867–1939
        5. 5. Edith (Randolph) Marchant 1879–1946
      7. 7. Francis ("Frank" Marion) Marchant 1839–1914 m. Lydia (Margaret) Burden 1849–1907
        1. 1. Laura (Anna) Marchant 1867–1896 m. Henry (Amandus) Mechtley 1862–1937
        2. 2. Frederick (Burden) Marchant 1870–1937 m. Clarinda (Frances) Spoonemore 1874–1957
        3. 3. Clarence (Oria) Marchant 1872–1952 m. Ida (May) Ullery 1874–1900
        4. 4. Luther (Harrison) Marchant 1877–1927 m. Minnie (Inez) Epler 1891–1946
        5. 5. Beulah (Molinda) Marchant 1879–1946 m. Edward (Leoan) Andrews 1874–1947
        6. 6. Floyd (Willard) Marchant 1882–1928 m. Grace (Marie) Bachelor 1881–1959 m. Zoe (Anna) Lanier 1892–1971
        7. 7. Charles (David) Marchant 1884–1968 m. Laura (Eva Mary) Bolduc 1891–
        8. 8. Florence (E.) Marchant 1885–1959
      8. 8. Mary (Clarissa) Marchant 1842–1927 m. Elijah (Douglas) Spencer 1837–1902
        1. 1. Frank (Benton) Spencer 1862–1944 m. Sarah (Almira) Moran 1866–1936
        2. 2. Minnie (J.) Spencer 1864–1942 m. David (Alonzo) Wright 1863–1914
        3. 3. Elmer (Douglas) Spencer 1878–1968 m. Millie Boxwell 1880–1927
      9. 9. George (W) Marchant 1837–1900
        1. 1. Alice (M.) Merchant 1866–1942
    2. 2. Nathan Merchant 1803–1864 m. Mary (Jane) Davis 1811–1863
      1. 1. Jonah Merchant 1848–1930 m. Margaret (Jane) Culp 1850–1931
        1. 1. Ella (Adeline "Nellie") Merchant 1882–1959 m. Samuel (Irvin) Raymond 1876–1956
    3. 3. Joel Marchant 1796–1889
    4. 4. Lydia Marchant 1786–1878 m. Rees Morgan 1784–1869
      1. 1. Letitia Morgan 1821–1897 m. Samuel (Stafford) Smith 1820–1892
        1. 1. Charles (T.) Smith 1850–1925
        2. 2. Owen (G) Smith 1866–
        3. 3. Alice (D) Smith 1862–
        4. 4. Clara (B) Smith 1858–
        5. 5. James (T) Smith 1848–
        6. 6. Anselm Smith 1853–1936 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Walker 1859–1929
        7. 7. Dorothy ("Dora") Smith 1862–
        8. 8. Mary (J) Smith 1843–1919
        9. 9. John (N) Smith 1846–
      2. 2. Reese Morgan 1822–1889 m. Rachel (A) Dunevant 1834–1904
        1. 1. Harriet (Elizabeth) Morgan 1864–1905 m. Charles (Edward) Vetter 1862–1942
    5. 5. William Marchant 1800–1878 m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Smith 1805–1894
      1. 1. John (Wilson) Marchant 1827–1910
        1. 1. Robert (William) Marchant 1848–1933
      2. 2. Isaac Merchant 1823–1913 m. Nancy Caylor 1824–1895 m. Sarah North 1859–1920
        1. 1. Laura (Etta) Merchant 1869–1955
        2. 2. Frank Merchant 1866–1866
        3. 3. Ida (Belle) Merchant 1862–1941
        4. 4. Mary (Emma) Merchant 1860–1867
        5. 5. Temperance (Deraih) Merchant 1851–
        6. 6. John (William) Merchant 1847–
        7. 7. Isaac (Temple) Merchant 1856–1940 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) North 1861– m. Mary (Susan) Bishop 1864–1938
        8. 8. Catherine (Elizabeth) Merchant 1849–1929
        9. 9. Nancy (Harriett) Merchant 1858–1954
        10. 10. Talitha (Jane) Merchant 1845–1938
        11. 11. Sarah (Ella) Merchant 1853–1914
      3. 3. Jonah (Smith) Marchant 1831–1918
        1. 1. Marcus (Sager) Marchant 1865–1926
        2. 2. Thomas (William) Marchant 1855–1939
      4. 4. Rebecca Marchant 1833–1919
      5. 5. Nancy Marchant 1835–1923
      6. 6. Abraham Merchant 1838–1861
      7. 7. Elizabeth Marchant 1841–1842
      8. 8. Nahum Marchant 1843–1899 m. Emily (Ann) DePoy 1848–1922 m. Eliza Priddy 1845–1870
        1. 1. Otis (D) Marchant 1868–1920
        2. 2. Lida (Belle) Merchant 1870–1887
      9. 9. Sarah Marchant 1850–1928
      10. 10. William Merchant 1825–1913
        1. 1. Laura (Josephine) Merchant 1852–1910
    6. 6. Fannie Marchant 1806–1870 m. Mark Thurman 1802–1845 m. John (W) Walter 1789–1863
      1. 1. Milissa* (Maliza* Melissa*) Thurman 1844–1868
      2. 2. Henry (Bell) Thurman 1837–1887 m. Eliza Hall 1842–1930
        1. 1. Loren (Elsworth) Thurman 1863–1924
        2. 2. Wilber (H) Thurman 1860–1896 m. Ella (C) Spurlock 1874–1932
        3. 3. Arlando (Bell "Lannie") Thurman 1866–1923
      3. 3. Thomas (Benton) Thurman 1842–1905
      4. 4. Phoebe (Jane) Thurman 1826–1914
      5. 5. Harriet (Thurman) Smithson 1835–1928
      6. 6. Fannie (A Thurman) Combs 1840–1892
      7. 7. Eliza (Ann) Thurman 1829–1889
      8. 8. Sarah (Elizabeth Thurman) McGrew 1825–1900
      9. 9. Emily (Rebecca) Thurman 1833–1887
      10. 10. Rebecca (W) Thurman 1831–1832
      11. 11. Rebecca (Emily) Walter 1852–
      12. 12. Hannah (Jane Walter) Davis 1849–1905
    7. 7. Isaac Marchant 1804–1887 m. Susan Alexander 1818–1865 m. Jane (M) Todhunter 1810–1865
      1. 1. Laura (Alwilda) Merchant 1857–1909
        1. 1. Oren (Frank) Keel 1889–1971
      2. 2. Rebecca (Jane) Merchant 1835–1929
      3. 3. Richard (Todhunter) Merchant 1834–1920 m. Margaret Gallagher 1848–1880
        1. 1. Mary (Grace) Merchant 1872–1958 m. Francis (Frank Mortimer) Gregory 1871–1954
        2. 2. Ellen (Lorena) Merchant 1868–
        3. 3. Jessie (O) Merchant 1870–
        4. 4. Walter (L) Merchant 1868–
      4. 4. Sarah (Ellen) Marchant 1831–1920
    8. 8. Rebecca Marchant 1790–1844
      1. 1. John (Thomas) Dunn 1816–1908
        1. 1. Sarah (Ellizan) Dunn 1843–1921
      2. 2. Imri Dunn 1809–1885
        1. 1. Martha (E.) Dunn 1836–1865
    9. 9. Jonah Marchant 1794–1872 m. SARAH (JANE) BROWN 1796–1849
      1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Patton 1836–1869
      2. 2. SARAH (JANE) MARCHANT 1836–1869
      3. 3. Daniel MARCHANT 1833–
      4. 4. William MARCHANT 1823–
      5. 5. Imri MARCHANT 1818–1850 m. Patty (Martha) Brooks 1824–1898
        1. 1. Henry (Sommers) Marchant 1844–1917 m. Louise (Maria) Oviatt 1849–
      6. 6. Eliza MARCHANT 1816–1878
      7. 7. Mary (Ellen) Marchant 1838–1900
        1. 1. Austin (T.) Crane 1870–1939
      8. 8. Catherine Marchant 1817–
    10. 10. Sarah ("Sally") Marchant 1809–1894 m. Elias SIMMONS 1807–1885
      1. 1. Samuel (Reese) SIMMONS 1848–1929 m. Laura (Elma Bond) Simmons 1852–1926
        1. 1. John (Emmett) Simmons 1876–1967
        2. 2. Edgar (M) Simmons 1871–1922
        3. 3. George (Ernest) Simmons 1878–1966
      2. 2. Sarah (J) SIMMONS 1842–
      3. 3. Lydia (M) SIMMONS 1846–
      4. 4. Enos SIMMONS 1840–1915
        1. 1. Elsie SIMMONS 1895–1987
      5. 5. William (Powell Marchant) SIMMONS 1829–1859
      6. 6. Abraham (M "Abe") SIMMONS 1836–
      7. 7. Rachel (S) SIMMONS 1834–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Merchant 1767–1816
    1. 1. John (M. Kestner) Sr 1784–1868
      1. 1. Lilburn (Henderson) Kestner 1850–1926
        1. 1. Dexter (Fletcher) Kestner 1891–1970
  3. 3. Elinor Lewis 1775–1802
    1. 1. Lewis Swimley 1800–1847

Priscilla Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1725
2 Feb 1725
Birth of Priscilla Elizabeth Brooks in Winchester, Fredrick, Virginia, United States
Winchester, Fredrick, Virginia, United States
1787
1787
Age 62
Death of Priscilla Elizabeth Brooks in Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States
Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1725
    Event Place: Winchester, Fredrick, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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