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William Brooks 6x GGF 1690–1767 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1690

Birth Location: Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Jan 1767

Death Location: Fauquier, Virginia, USA

Father: William Brooks

Mother: Ann Cardwell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cardwell

Children(s): Elizabeth Bridges, Dauchus Brooks, Mary Brooks, Thomas A015102, Sarah Brooks, William Sr, Hannah Brooks, William Brooks

William Brooks 6x GGF was born in 1690 in Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, USA, the child of William Brooks And Ann Cardwell. In 1767, William Brooks 6x GGF resided in Hamilton Parish, Fauquier County, Virginia. William Brooks 6x GGF married Elizabeth Eliza Cardwell, and had children including Dauchus Dorcas Brooks, Elizabeth Brooks Bridges, Hannah Brooks, Mary Ann Brooks, Sarah Brooks, Thomas Brooks Dar A015102, William Brooks, William Wilson Brooks Sr. William Brooks 6x GGF passed away in 1767 in Fauquier, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Brooks 6x GGF was born in 1690 in Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, USA, the child of William Brooks And Ann Cardwell.
  • In 1767, William Brooks 6x GGF resided in Hamilton Parish, Fauquier County, Virginia.
  • William Brooks 6x GGF married Elizabeth Eliza Cardwell, and had children including Dauchus Dorcas Brooks, Elizabeth Brooks Bridges, Hannah Brooks, Mary Ann Brooks, Sarah Brooks, Thomas Brooks Dar A015102, William Brooks, William Wilson Brooks Sr.
  • William Brooks 6x GGF passed away in 1767 in Fauquier, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Brooks
1663–1720
Birth Location: Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Ann Cardwell
1667–1708
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Cardwell
1696–
Birth Location: Virginia
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Bridges
1732–1779
Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, USA
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Dauchus Brooks
1729–
Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, USA
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Mary Brooks
1731–1830
Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, USA
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Thomas A015102
1740–1795
Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Brooks
1723–
Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, USA
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William Sr
1752–1841
Birth Location: Prince William County, Virginia, USA
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Hannah Brooks
1725–
Birth Location: Virginia
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William Brooks
1712–
Birth Location: Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
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William GGF's Ancestors

Self
William GGF
1690–1767
Birth Place: Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Brooks
1663–1720
Accomack, Virginia, USA
Ann Cardwell
1667–1708
Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Brooks
1640–1714
Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
Mary Eldridge
1648–1714
Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
Thomas Cardwell
1614–1689
Wiltshire, England
Mary (Grace) Spencer
1615–1696
Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Brooks
1615–1688
Susanna Dunham
1618–1666
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William GGF's Descendants

1.
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William (Brooks 6x) GGF (25 May 1690–Jan 1767) m. Elizabeth (Eliza) Cardwell (Bef. 1696–)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Brooks) Bridges 1732–1779
  2. 2. Dauchus (Dorcas) Brooks 1729–
  3. 3. Mary (Ann) Brooks 1731–1830
  4. 4. Thomas (Brooks DAR #) A015102 1740–1795 m. Elizabeth Cato 1744–1840
    1. 1. Mary ("Molly") Brooks 1772–1815
    2. 2. Thomas Brooks 1772–1849
    3. 3. Nancy Brooks 1773–1815
    4. 4. Winifred ("Winnie") Brooks 1775–1800
    5. 5. Sally (Sarah) Brooks 1774–1828
    6. 6. Dorcas Brooks 1777–1815
    7. 7. Capt. (William) Brooks 1765–1854
    8. 8. John Brooks 1779–1853
    9. 9. Elizabeth Brooks 1765–1840
    10. 10. Clement Brooke 1770–1836
    11. 11. Nancy Brooks 1775–1840
  5. 5. Sarah Brooks 1723–
  6. 6. William (Wilson Brooks) Sr 1752–1841 m. Nancy (Anne Locke) Brooks 1749–1846
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Betsy Brooks) Stephenson 1785–1841 m. Mathew ("Mathas") Stephenson 1779–1849
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Stephenson 1811–1892 m. James Harper 1816–1892
        1. 1. Walter (Lindsey) Harper 1843–1875 m. Nancy Puckett 1844–1919 m. Lydia (C) Hickman 1843–1863
        2. 2. Rachael (Jane) Harper 1840–1882 m. James (Harvey Vest 2x) GGF 1838–1901
        3. 3. Jackson Harper 1846–
        4. 4. Hiram (S) Harper 1850–1853
        5. 5. Elizabeth ("Jemima") Harper 1838–1850
        6. 6. Lydia Harper 1844–
        7. 7. Mary (E) Harper 1863–
      2. 2. Hiram Stephenson 1817–1878 m. Lucinda Arenheart 1820–1910
        1. 1. Desimer Stephenson 1865–
        2. 2. Louvisa (Taylor) Stephenson 1859–1946
        3. 3. James (Alexander) Stephenson 1862–1936
        4. 4. Eliza (Jane) Stephenson 1857–1912
        5. 5. Sarah (A.) Stevenson 1859–
        6. 6. James (W Stephenson) Stevenson 1839–1910
        7. 7. Andrew (J Stephenson) Stevenson 1852–1935
        8. 8. Nancy (J. Stephenson) Stevenson 1841–1873
        9. 9. Edward (F Stephenson) Stevenson 1844–
        10. 10. Thomas (J Stephenson) Stevenson 1849–
        11. 11. William (B) Stephenson 1846–
        12. 12. Mary Stephenson 1862–
      3. 3. Anna (Eliza "Betsy" Stephenson) Hurst 1818–1890 m. Campbell Hurst 1815–1870
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Hurst 1852–1853
        2. 2. Susan Hurst 1848–1860
        3. 3. James (M) Hurst 1855–1907
        4. 4. Malinda Hurst 1850–1900
        5. 5. Anna Hurst 1846–1900
        6. 6. John (Bailey) Hurst 1841–1911
        7. 7. Isaac Hurst 1844–
        8. 8. Hamilton Hurst 1858–1928
        9. 9. George (W) Hurst 1840–
      4. 4. Sarah Stephenson 1823–
      5. 5. John (K Stephenson) Stinson 1816–1880 m. Katharine Oney 1824–1880 m. Sarah Vandyke 1810–1847
        1. 1. Jane (P) Stevenson 1862–
        2. 2. Reece Stevenson 1857–1940
        3. 3. William Stevenson 1851–
        4. 4. Nancy Stevenson 1857–1884
        5. 5. William (Patten) Stevenson 1858–1935 m. Martha (J) Stepheson 1873–
        6. 6. Margaret ("Louisa") Stevenson 1859–
        7. 7. Sarrah McCrady 1849–1928 m. Robert McCrady 1865– m. Milton (Henry) Jewell 1845–
        8. 8. Ulysses Stephenson 1844–1930
        9. 9. Charles Stevenson 1838–
        10. 10. Mary (Ann) Stevenson 1842–1912
        11. 11. Catherine (Katie) Stephenson 1865–1922
        12. 12. Elizabeth ("Bettie") Stevenson 1854–1921
        13. 13. Matthew Stevenson 1839–1861
        14. 14. James (Richard) Stevenson 1846–1919
        15. 15. George (Washington) Oney 1845–1929 m. Maud (M) Oney 1850–1903
      6. 6. James (Robert) Stevenson 1807–1886 m. Cynthia Whitt 1815–1880 m. Mary Oney 1815–1847
        1. 1. Johnathan (Elswick) Stevenson 1869–1949
        2. 2. James (Mathew) Stevenson 1874–1944
        3. 3. Elisha (D.) Stephenson 1851–1923
        4. 4. Robert (L.) Stephenson 1864–1929
        5. 5. Hugh (Bailey) Stevenson 1859–1940
        6. 6. Ellender (N) Stevenson 1861–1870
        7. 7. Lucinda (Jane) Stephenson 1856–1888
        8. 8. Levicy (E "Vicy" Nancy) Stevenson 1847–1878
        9. 9. Rose (Belle) Stephenson 1866–1923
        10. 10. Rebecca (A) Stevenson 1869–1870
        11. 11. William (T) Stevenson 1863–1870
        12. 12. Thomas (George) Stevenson 1853–1923
        13. 13. John (W) Stevenson 1843–
        14. 14. Sarah (Catherine) Stevenson 1836–1876
        15. 15. Betsy Stephenson 1839–
        16. 16. Mary Stephenson 1841–
        17. 17. Louisa ((Vicy)) Stephenson 1845–
      7. 7. William (Wilkerson) Stephenson 1820–1908
      8. 8. Levisa (Louisa Stephenson) Brooks 1819–
    2. 2. Levicy Brooks 1791–1836 m. Thomas Asbury 1798–1858
      1. 1. Larisa Asbury 1835–1945
      2. 2. Manassa (Smith) Asbury 1831–1863
      3. 3. James (H.) Asbury 1829–1905
      4. 4. Hannah (Harrison) Asbury 1821–1880
      5. 5. Cynthia Asbury 1822–1870
      6. 6. William (Brooks) Asbury 1823–1886
      7. 7. Fielding (Kirk) Asbury 1824–1899
      8. 8. Nancy (Jane) Asbury 1824–1903
      9. 9. Cynthia (Ann) Watts 1826–1900
      10. 10. Albert (Perry) Asbury 1834–1869
      11. 11. Thomas Asbury 1836–1860
    3. 3. Richard (Brooks) Rev. 1774–1853
      1. 1. Richard (Locke) Brooks 1810–1895
      2. 2. Ann (Brooks) Perry 1803–1875
      3. 3. Mary (K Brooks) Bias 1805–1870
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Margaret) Hager 1809–1890
      5. 5. William (Richard) Brooks 1795–1866
    4. 4. Sarah ((Sallie Sally) Brooks) Todd 1783–1815
    5. 5. Margaret ("Peggy" Brooks) Kirk 1772–1853 m. William Kirk 1773–1844
      1. 1. Delilah (Kirk) Neal 1815–1892
    6. 6. John (Locke) Brooks 1770–1841 m. Jean Whitley 1774–1812 m. Mary (Ann) Asberry 1798–1850
      1. 1. Gennie Marrs 1796–1850 m. Maxwell Marrs 1787–1851
        1. 1. Sarah (Sally Ann) Marrs 1836–1911
        2. 2. John (B) Marrs 1816–1884
        3. 3. Betsy (Elizabeth) Marrs 1827–1884
        4. 4. Jane (Louisa) Marrs 1832–1860
        5. 5. Robert (Whitley) Marrs 1829–1869
        6. 6. Henry (Harvey) Marrs 1825–1894
        7. 7. William (M) Marrs 1838–
        8. 8. Mary (Polly) Marrs 1841–
        9. 9. Margaret (C) Marrs 1844–
      2. 2. Basil (Lilburn) Brooks 1825–1902
      3. 3. Mahala (Brooks) Burnett 1830–1914
      4. 4. Mary (Jane "Polly") Brooks 1823–
      5. 5. James Brooks 1828–
      6. 6. Sarah ("Sallie") Brooks 1800–1870
      7. 7. Margaret Brooks 1805–1860
      8. 8. William (McDowell) Brooks 1808–1870
      9. 9. Robert Brooks 1812–
      10. 10. Ruth (Ann) Brooks 1826–
    7. 7. James (C) Brooks 1788–1852 m. Jane Marrs 1786–1870
    8. 8. Jane ("Polly") Brooks 1778–1841
    9. 9. Nancy (Brooks) Clyburn 1780–1851 m. Lennel Clyburn 1780–
    10. 10. Capt (Thomas) Brooks 1776–1859 m. Mary Edward 1797– m. Catherine ("Caty") Clancy 1777–1837
      1. 1. Archibald (F.) Brooks 1817–1885
      2. 2. William Brooks 1805–1825
      3. 3. John (Locke) Brooks 1805–1872
      4. 4. Rebecca Brooks 1811–
      5. 5. James (Clancy) Brooks 1797–
      6. 6. Alexander (Jackson) Brooks 1813–1864
      7. 7. Louisa Brooks 1800–
      8. 8. Richard Brooks 1809–1859
      9. 9. Samuel (W) Brooks 1821–1894
      10. 10. Virginia (Levicie) Brooks 1801–1860
      11. 11. Nancy Brooks 1799–1846
      12. 12. Thomas Brooks 1807–1834
      13. 13. Sarah Brooks 1815–1873
      14. 14. Martha Brooks 1838–
    11. 11. William (Brooks) III 1782–1844 m. Margaret (Ann Peggy Henry) Brooks 1794–1850
      1. 1. Dicey Brooks 1805–1850
      2. 2. Cordelia Brooks 1836–
      3. 3. Leonard (R) Brooks 1832–1900
      4. 4. Garland Brooks 1821–1900
      5. 5. Bluford Brooks 1827–1864
      6. 6. Belaney Brooks 1834–1880
      7. 7. Angelina Brooks 1834–1880
      8. 8. Colby Brooks 1808–1895
      9. 9. James Brooks 1810–1889
    12. 12. Mary Brooks 1789–
  7. 7. Hannah Brooks 1725–
  8. 8. William Brooks 1712–

William GGF's Timeline

5 Records

1690
25 May 1690
Birth of William Brooks 6x GGF in Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
1690
25 May 1690
William Brooks 6x GGF was christened
None
1767
Abt 1767
Age 77
William Brooks 6x GGF resided here in Hamilton Parish, Fauquier County, Virginia
Hamilton Parish, Fauquier County, Virginia
1767
Jan 1767
Age 77
Death of William Brooks 6x GGF in Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Fauquier, Virginia, USA
1767
10 Jan 1767
Age 77
William Brooks 6x GGF - Probate in Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Fauquier, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1690
    Event Place: Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Christ Church Parish, Virginia Births, 1653-1812
    [2] The parish register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Va., from 1653 to 1812, The parish register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Va., from 1653 to 1812

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 25 May 1690
    Record Source: Christ Church Parish, Virginia Births, 1653-1812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Hamilton Parish, Fauquier, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1767
    Event Place: Hamilton Parish, Fauquier County, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books, 1759-1912, 1966-1967; Index, 1759-1924; Author: Virginia. County Court (Fauquier County)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1767
    Event Place: Fauquier, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books, 1759-1912, 1966-1967; Index, 1759-1924; Author: Virginia. County Court (Fauquier County)

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1767
    Event Place: Fauquier, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books, 1759-1912, 1966-1967; Index, 1759-1924; Author: Virginia. County Court (Fauquier County)
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