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Thomas Brookshire 1780 – 1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1780

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 1836

Death Location: Tennessee, United States of America

Father: James Brookshire

Mother: Martha Wright

Spouse(s): Rebecca Wyatt, Matilda Giles

Children(s): Levan Brookshire, Mary Brookshire, Elizabeth Brookshire, Rachel Gibson, Martha Brookshire, Eli Brookshire, Americus Brookshire, Mary Brookshire, Thomas Brookshire, Harriet Brookshire, James Brookshire, William Brookshire, Sarah Brookshire

In 1780, Thomas Brookshire entered the world in North Carolina, United States of America, born to James Brookshire and Martha Wright. Thomas Brookshire married Rebecca Wyatt, Matilda Giles, and had children including Levan Wright Brookshire, Mary Brookshire, Elizabeth Brookshire, Rachel Gibson, Martha Brookshire, Eli Mannering Brookshire, Americus Pitt Brookshire, Mary Elizabeth Brookshire, Thomas Newton Brookshire, Harriet Emily Brookshire, James Hervey Brookshire, William Carroll Brookshire, Sarah Jean Giles Brookshire. Thomas Brookshire passed away in 1836 in Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1780, Thomas Brookshire entered the world in North Carolina, United States of America, born to James Brookshire and Martha Wright.
  • Thomas Brookshire married Rebecca Wyatt, Matilda Giles, and had children including Levan Wright Brookshire, Mary Brookshire, Elizabeth Brookshire, Rachel Gibson, Martha Brookshire, Eli Mannering Brookshire, Americus Pitt Brookshire, Mary Elizabeth Brookshire, Thomas Newton Brookshire, Harriet Emily Brookshire, James Hervey Brookshire, William Carroll Brookshire, Sarah Jean Giles Brookshire.
  • Thomas Brookshire passed away in 1836 in Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Brookshire's Ancestors

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Thomas Brookshire
1780 – 1836
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
James Brookshire
1760 – 1813
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Martha Wright
1764 – 1830
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Simmons) Brookshire
1730 – 1779
Fairfax City, Virginia, United States of America
Honora Burk
Great-Grandparents
James Burk
Mary Bane
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Burk
Margaret McDougal
Mordecai Bane
Parthenia Ellis

Thomas Brookshire's Descendants

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Thomas Brookshire (1780 – 1836) m. Rebecca Wyatt (1788 – 1841) m. Matilda Giles (27 Jun 1792 – 05 Jul 1868)
  1. 1. Levan (Wright) Brookshire (1807 – 27 Feb 1864)
  2. 2. Mary Brookshire (20 Aug 1810 – 20 May 1888)
    1. 1. William (H) Hooker m. Eberline Jennings
  3. 3. Elizabeth Brookshire (10 Feb 1815 – 27 May 1894) m. Christopher Hoover
    1. 1. Rebecca Hoover
      1. 1. Elizabeth Callahan m. Robert Willis
        1. 1. Linnie Willis m. Orville Ralls
  4. 4. Rachel Gibson (15 August 1817 – 28 July 1856)
  5. 5. Martha Brookshire m. Alfred Jacobs
  6. 6. Eli (Mannering) Brookshire (1 Jan 1817 – 1 Oct 1862)
  7. 7. Americus (Pitt) Brookshire (07 Jul 1819 – 21 May 1822)
  8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth) Brookshire (1820 – 1856)
  9. 9. Thomas (Newton) Brookshire (14 Apr 1821 – 22 May 1881)
  10. 10. Harriet (Emily) Brookshire (21 Jan 1823 – 05 Sep 1863)
  11. 11. James (Hervey) Brookshire (06 Jun 1825 – 10 Jun 1838)
  12. 12. William (Carroll) Brookshire (15 Nov 1830 – 24 Sep 1910)
  13. 13. Sarah (Jean Giles) Brookshire (30 May 1833 – 13 Jan 1891)

Thomas Brookshire's Timeline

2 Records

1780
1780
Birth of Thomas Brookshire in North Carolina, United States of America
North Carolina, United States of America
1836
1836
Age 56
Death of Thomas Brookshire in Tennessee, United States of America
Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of TN

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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