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Thomas Brookshire 1785 – 1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1785

Birth Location: Rowan, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 26 Oct. 1836

Death Location: Franklin, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States

Father: JAMES BROOKSHIRE

Mother: Mary Wright

Spouse(s): Rebecca Wyatt, Matilda Giles

Children(s): Martha Brookshire, Mary Brookshire, William Brookshier, Elizabeth Brookshire, Rachel Brookshire, Rachel Gibson, Rebecca Brookshire, Thomas Brookshire, Milly Brookshire, Wyatt Brookshire, Elizabeth Brookshire, Eli Brookshire, Americus Brookshire, Mary Brookshire, Thomas Brookshire, Harriet Brookshire, James Brookshire, William Brookshire, Sarah Brookshire

Thomas Brookshire was born in 1785 in Rowan, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States, the child of JAMES BROOKSHIRE and Mary Martha Wright. Thomas Brookshire married Rebecca Wyatt, Matilda Giles, and had children including Martha Brookshire, Mary Brookshire, William Thomas Brookshier, Elizabeth Brookshire, Rachel Brookshire, Rachel Gibson, Rebecca Brookshire, Thomas W Brookshire, Milly Brookshire, Wyatt Brookshire, Elizabeth 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 Franklin, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas Brookshire was born in 1785 in Rowan, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States, the child of JAMES BROOKSHIRE and Mary Martha Wright.
  • Thomas Brookshire married Rebecca Wyatt, Matilda Giles, and had children including Martha Brookshire, Mary Brookshire, William Thomas Brookshier, Elizabeth Brookshire, Rachel Brookshire, Rachel Gibson, Rebecca Brookshire, Thomas W Brookshire, Milly Brookshire, Wyatt Brookshire, Elizabeth 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 Franklin, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States.

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Thomas Brookshire's Ancestors

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Thomas Brookshire
1785 – 1836
Birth Place: Rowan, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
JAMES BROOKSHIRE
1760 – 1813
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Martha) Wright
1760 – 1850
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Honora Burk
1732 – 1789
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Burke
1710 – 1783
Mary Bane
1710 – 1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Burk

Thomas Brookshire's Descendants

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Thomas Brookshire (10 Mar 1785 – 26 Oct. 1836) m. Rebecca Wyatt (1788 – 1841) m. Matilda Giles (27 Jun 1792 – 05 Jul 1868)
  1. 1. Martha Brookshire (8 Jul 1805 – 24 Aug 1861)
  2. 2. Mary Brookshire (20 Aug 1810 – 20 May 1888)
  3. 3. William (Thomas) Brookshier (2 Jun 1811 – 20 Feb 1889)
  4. 4. Elizabeth Brookshire (10 Feb 1815 – 27 May 1894)
  5. 5. Rachel Brookshire (1817 – 28 Jul 1857)
  6. 6. Rachel Gibson (15 August 1817 – 28 July 1856)
  7. 7. Rebecca Brookshire (1819 – 1872)
  8. 8. Thomas (W) Brookshire (4 Apr 1820 – 9 Sep 1878)
  9. 9. Milly Brookshire (1821 – 9 Dec 1853)
  10. 10. Wyatt Brookshire (Mar 1825 – 21 Feb 1903)
  11. 11. Elizabeth Brookshire m. Christopher Hoover
  12. 12. Eli (Mannering) Brookshire (1 Jan 1817 – 1 Oct 1862)
  13. 13. Americus (Pitt) Brookshire (07 Jul 1819 – 21 May 1822)
  14. 14. Mary (Elizabeth) Brookshire (1820 – 1856)
  15. 15. Thomas (Newton) Brookshire (14 Apr 1821 – 22 May 1881)
  16. 16. Harriet (Emily) Brookshire (21 Jan 1823 – 05 Sep 1863)
  17. 17. James (Hervey) Brookshire (06 Jun 1825 – 10 Jun 1838)
  18. 18. William (Carroll) Brookshire (15 Nov 1830 – 24 Sep 1910)
  19. 19. Sarah (Jean Giles) Brookshire (30 May 1833 – 13 Jan 1891)

Thomas Brookshire's Timeline

2 Records

1785
10 Mar 1785
Birth of Thomas Brookshire in Rowan, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Rowan, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
1836
26 Oct. 1836
Age 51
Death of Thomas Brookshire in Franklin, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
Franklin, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1785
    Event Place: Rowan, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Oct. 1836
    Event Place: Franklin, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States

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