Logan Brooks c 1814 Person Co NC

Logan Brooks was the son of Jeremiah Brooks and Elizabeth Thomas of Caswell and Person County North Carolina. He was born about 1814 in Person County, North Carolina.

1840 Person Co., NC Census Report
Logan Brooks, 1m 20-30, 2f < 5, 1f 20-30 [b. bet 1810-1820]
Same page as father, Jeremiah Brooks
Roll 368, p. 292

1850 Person Co., NC Census Report
Lougan Brooks, 36 yo (b. abt 1814), NC
Susan Brooks, 33 yo (b. abt 1817), NC
Martha J Brooks, 10 yo (b. abt 1840), NC
Jeremiah Brooks, 6 yo (b. abt 1844), NC
Ann F Brooks, 3 yo (b. abt 1847), NC
M432_640, p. 223, Image 258

1860 Person Co., NC Census Report
Logan Brooks, 47 yo (b. abt 1813), NC
Susan Brooks, 43 yo (b. abt 1817), NC
Jerrymiah Brooks, 14 yo (b. abt 1846), NC
Emily Brooks, 5 yo (b. abt 1855), NC
Rany L Brooks, 3 yo (b. abt 1857), NC
M653_909, p. 445

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3. Jeremiah Brooks (1773-1871) of Person County, North Carolina

Andrew Brooks, c1805, Person Co., NC

Andrew Brooks was born about 1805 in Person County, North Carolina. He was the son of Jeremiah Brooks and Elizabeth Thomas of Caswell and Person Counties, North Carolina.

Here is Andrew on the 1850 Person County Census report with his wife Sarah and their children:

1850 Person Co., NC Census Report
Andrew Brooks, 45 yo (b. abt 1805) NC
Sarah Brooks, 44 yo (b. abt 1806), NC
Nancy A Brooks, 20 yo (b. abt 1830), NC
Elijah Brooks, 18 yo (b. abt 1832), NC
Albert G Brooks, 16 yo (b. abt 1834), NC
Elizabeth S Brooks, 14 yo (b. abt 1835), NC
Harriet J Brooks, 11 yo (b. abt 1839), NC
Sarah F Brooks, 6 yo (b. abt 1844), NC
John B Brooks, 3 yo (b. abt 1847), NC
M432_640, p. 423, Image 257;

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1. Logan Brooks (1814)
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3. Jeremiah Brooks (1773-1871) of Person County, North Carolina

Jeremiah Brooks of Person Co., NC

There were two Jeremiah Brooks men living in Caswell and Person Counties, North Carolina.  There was an older Jeremiah Brooks living in Caswell County who was born before 1756 according to the 1777 tax lists of Caswell County, NC. A younger Jeremiah Brooks lived in Person County, North Carolina. He was born about 1773. There might have been a third Jeremiah Brooks living also in Caswell County, North Carolina who was the same age as the Person County man.  The records I have for Jeremiah Brooks in Caswell County, NC do not indicate his exact age, with the exception of the 1777 tax list which is the first record I found for Jeremiah Brooks of Caswell County, NC; however, they do all support him being born between 1756 and 1774.  The last record I found for Jeremiah Brooks in Caswell County was the 1800 Caswell County census report. This Jeremiah Brooks was born between 1756 and 1774 therefore he could have been the older or younger Caswell County man.  Click on this previous post to see a brief snippet of the Caswell County Jeremiah Brooks. Scroll down below to see Person County records of Jeremiah Brooks.  According to his descendants, this Jeremiah Brooks was born about 1773 and died in 1871.  There are estate records for him in the North Carolina State Archives Loose Estate Records of Person County according to Katherine Kerr Kendall’s book.  He also wrote a will.

Person County, North Carolina references to Jeremiah Brooks:

1800

1800 Person Co., NC Census Report: Jeremiah Brooks, 1m < 10, 1m 16-25, 1m 26-44, 2f < 10, 2f 16-25. If Jeremiah is the oldest male, then he was born between 1756-1774.

1806

Jeremiah Brooks “of Caswell County” purchased 113.5 acres of land on South Hico in Person County from John B. Lea on Sep 27, 1806.  He then sold this land to James Dollarhide, Dec 26, 1807.  He was still listed as being “of Caswell County:”

Person Co Deed Book D, page 33, John B Lea to Jeremiah Brooks of Caswell County for $283.75, 113 ½ A on S Hico adj Carver. 27 Sept 1806. Wit: Thomas Carver, William Carver. (Person Co NC deed Book abstracts, 1792-1825, p. 82)

1807

Person Co Deed Book D, p. 113, Jeremiah Brooks of Caswell Co to James Dollarhide of Person Co., for $290, 113 ½ A on S Hico in Person Co., adj Carver. 26 Dec 1807. Wit Wm Carver, David Brechen. (Person Co NC Deed book abstracts, 1792-1825, p. 90)

In Nov of 1809, Jeremiah Brooks “of Caswell County” purchased an additional 158 acres on South Hico in Person County from James McMurry. By 1810, he was enumerated on the Person County, NC census report:

1809

Person Co Deed Book D, page 200, 1809: James McMurry to Jeremiah Brooks of Caswell County, for $474, 158 A on S Hico adj Rose, Jacob Thomas, Kelly Br., H Combs, Whitfield, Robert Vanhook. 29 Nov 1809. Wit: Loyd Vanhook, Adam McNealy. (Person Co NC Deed book abstracts, 1792-1825, p. 99)

1810

1810 Person Co., NC Census Report:  Jeremiah Brooks 3m < 10, 1m 10-15, 1m 26-44; 1f < 10, 1f 10-15, 1f 26-44; Assuming he is the oldest male, he was born between 1766-1784. Since this Jeremiah is younger than the Jeremiah from Caswell Co NC on the 1777 tax list (b. abt 1756), it is probably these two Jeremiahs are NOT the same person. However, I did not find Jeremiah Brooks on an 1800 Person Co. Census report, so it is possible that there were indeed two different Jeremiah Brooks’ in Caswell Co prior to 1800. And one of them moved to Person while the other stayed behind.

1814

Person Co Record Books, book 6, Taxable property, 1814: Capt. Douglass’ District: Jeremiah Brooks. (Kendall’s Person County, North Carolina Compilations, 1792-1823, Abstract p. 97)

1817

Person Co deed book F, p. 121-3: James Johnson to Lawrence Vanhook for $127.12 ½; 30 ½ acres on S. Hico adjacent to John Wilson, Loyd Vanhook, Robert Vanhook, and Jeremiah Brooks. 27 Oct 1817. Wit: Jesse Bradsher. (Person Co NC deed Book abstracts, 1792-1825, p. 184).

1818

Person Co deed book E, p. 69-70: John G. Wilson & Co. of Leasburg, CC, to William Lipscomb of Person Co., for $1591. 530.9 acres in Person Co on Cobb Cr & Rushy Br adjacent to the heirs of Lawrence Lea decd, James Johnson Jun., Jeremiah Brooks, and Laurence Vanhook, near the meeting house, Kendal Vanhook, and Nicholas Thompson. 1 Jan 1818. Witnesses: Nicholas Thompson and John H. McNeill. (Person County, NC Deed Book Abstracts, 1792-1825, p. 146)

Person Co deed book E, p. 173-4:  William Lipscomb to Jeremiah Brooks, for $225, 501/4 A on S Hico adj Laurence Vanhook, said Brooks, Elijah Jacobs. 3 Jan 1818. Wit: Jesse Bradsher, Stephen Pleasant. (Person County, NC Deed Book Abstracts, 1792-1825, p. 155)

1820

1820 Person Co., NC Census Report:  Jeremiah Brooks, 1m < 10, 2m 10-16, 1m 16-18, 1m 16-26, 1m > 45, [b. bef 1775]; 1f < 10, 1f 10 – 16, 1f 16-26, 1f >45; 4 people in agriculture, 0 slaves; On same page as Thomas Brooks (26-45);  (Roll M33_82, Page 436, Image 242).

1821

Person Co deed book F, p. 152-3: Lawrence Vanhook to Nicholas Thompson of Caswell County, town of Leasburg, for $88.50 30 ½ acres on S. Hico adj Lipscomb, Loyd Vanhook, Robert Vanhook, Jeremiah Brooks. 17 Nov 1821.  Wits: Will A. Lea, Wm Lipscomb. (Person Co NC deed Book abstracts, 1792-1825, p. 185).

1840

1840 Person Co., NC Census Report: Jeremiah Brooks, 1 m 60-70 [1770-1780]; 1f 20-30, 1f 60-70; (Next to Logan Brooks, 20-30) (Roll 368, p. 292)

1850

1850 Person County

Jeremiah Brooks 76 (b. abt 1774), VA Farmer
Elizabeth Brooks 75(b. abt 1775) PA
Elizabeth Brooks 28 (b. abt 1822) NC
Sarah E. Brooks 17 (b. abt 1833), NC
Thomas Thomas 88 (b. abt 1762) PA

1850 Census – Slave Schedules

Jeremiah Brooks, Person Co., NC – 3 Black male slaves, 1 mulatto slave

1860

1860 Person County Bushy Fork p. 543

Jeremiah Brooks 85 VA

Elizabeth Brooks 30 NC

Sarah Brooks 21 NC

1860 Census – Slave Schedules

Jeremiah Brooks, Person Co., NC – 4 male black slaves, 1 female black slave

1870
1870 Person County, Olive Hill
Jeremiah Brooks 98 (b. abt 1772), NC no occupation 800 1500
Elizabeth Brooks 50 (b. abt 1820), NC Keeping house
Sarah Brooks 32 NC at home can’t read can’t write
(Roll M593_1154, p. 640, image 630)

1871
In 1871, Jeremiah Brooks wrote a will in Person County, North Carolina. He died the same year because there is an estate record for Jeremiah Brooks at the North Carolina State Archives, dated 1871 in Person County, North Carolina as well. To do: Copy, scan, and transcribe Jeremiah Brooks’ will and estate papers from Person Co., NC, 1871.

Bibliography

Kendall, K. K., & Donaldson, M. F. K. (1978). Person County, North Carolina compilations: Land grants, 1794, 1805, 1823 tax lists, record books abstracts, 1792-1820, letters of attorney. Raleigh, N.C.: Kendall. (Searchable online at ancestry.com)

Kendall, K. K. (1994). Person County, North Carolina deed books, 1792-1825. [Baltimore, MD?]: Clearfield Company.  (Searchable online at ancestry.com)

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Jeremiah Brooks of Caswell Co., NC

Caswell County, North Carolina references to Jeremiah Brooks:

There were two Jeremiah Brooks men living in Caswell and Person Counties, North Carolina.  There was an older Jeremiah Brooks living in Caswell County who was born before 1756 according to the 1777 tax lists of Caswell County, NC. A younger Jeremiah Brooks lived in Person County, North Carolina. He was born about 1773. There might have been a third Jeremiah Brooks living also in Caswell County, North Carolina who was the same age as the Person County man.  The records I have for Jeremiah Brooks in Caswell County, NC do not indicate his exact age, with the exception of the 1777 tax list which is the first record I found for Jeremiah Brooks of Caswell County, NC; however, they do all support him being born between 1756 and 1774.  The last record I found for Jeremiah Brooks in Caswell County was the 1800 Caswell County census report. This Jeremiah Brooks was born between 1756 and 1774.  Click on this previous post to read about the Person County Jeremiah Brooks. He was also enumerated on the 1800 Person Co., NC Census report, and he was born between 1756 and 1774.  Scroll down below to see Caswell County records of Jeremiah Brooks.  He was not enumerated on the 1790 Caswell Co., NC census report, he did not write a will and there are no estate files on record for him in Caswell Co., NC.

1777

Caswell County North Carolina List of Taxables, 1777:

Glouster District: Jeremiah Brooks, 126 acres, 4 wp, 6 bp

This is probably not the same Jeremiah Brooks of Person Co., NC who was born in 1773; he would not be old enough to be taxed in 1777 (had to be at least 21 to be taxed, putting his birthdate around 1756).

1796

Caswell Co Will Book C, p. 164, July Court 1796, Sales estate of John Shearman 10 Nov 1795. By Pemberton Burch, adm. Sales to: Drury Clark, Mrs. Shearman, William Wallis, Jeremiah Brooks, John Burch, William Gallaugher, John Christenbury, Willson Jones, Joseph Neeley, Will Hews. (Kendall’s Abstracts, Caswell Co Will Books, 1777-1814, p. 51)

1800

Caswell Co Will Book C, p. 423, January court 1800: Sale estate of George Farley by H. Burton and Catharine Farley, exec. Buyers: … Jeremiah Brooks … (Kendall’s Abstracts, Caswell Co Will Books, 1777-1814, p. 67)

Caswell Co Deed Book L p. 247, 26 Apr 1800, Henry McMullen of Caswell Co to son John McMullen, for good maintenance of Henry and wife, all lands whereon he now lives. Witnesses: Thos Neely & Jeremiah Brookes. (Kendall’s Abstracts, Caswell Co Deed Books, 1777-1817, p. 207).

1800 Caswell Co., NC Census Report: Jera Brooks, p. 117, there was 1m < 10, 1m 16-25, 1m 26-44, 2f < 10, & 2f 16-25; + 0 slaves; Assuming Jeremiah is the oldest male, he was born between 1756-1774. If he is the same Jeremiah listed on the Caswell county 1777 tax list (who had to have been at least 21 years old to be taxed, therefore born before 1756), then he was born probably in 1756; However, this could also be the same Jeremiah Brooks who settled in Person County, North Carolina who was born about 1773. This is the only census report Jeremiah Brooks was on in Caswell Co., NC.

Update 4/23/2010: I did finally find the 1800 census report for Person Co., NC. There was a Jeremiah Brooks listed on it and he was born between 1756-1774.

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Bibliography:

Kendall, K. K. (1981). Caswell County, North Carolina will books 1777-1814 1784 tax list guardians’ accounts 1794-1819 and Caswell County North Carolina will books 1814-1843 guardians’ accounts 1819-1847 1850 & 1860 census mortality schedules powers of attorney from deed books 1777-1880. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield. (Searchable online at ancestry.com)

Kendall, K. K. (1989). Caswell County, North Carolina, deed books, 1777-1817: Abstracts. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press.

North Carolina State Archives, Caswell County, North Carolina List of Taxables for 1777, 1780, & 1784, microfilm, Call No. 020.70001.

Original Records of Person Co. at NC State Archives

PERSON COUNTY: Established in 1791 (effective 1792) from Caswell County

The following is a list of all of the Person County original records that are held at the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh, North Carolina. This list was copied from the “Guide to Research Materials in the North Carolina State Archives.”

ORIGINAL RECORDS

BONDS

Apprentice Bonds and Records, 1801-1925; 1 volume, 1 Fibredex box.

Bastardy Bonds and Records, 1793-1891; 1 Fibredex box.

Constables’ Bonds and Records, 1792-1854; 1 Fibredex box.

Officials’ Bonds and Records, 1792-1954; 2 volumes, 1 Fibredex box.

CENSUS RECORDS (County Copy)

Census, 1880; 2 volumes.

COURT RECORDS

County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Minutes, 1792-1868; 14 volumes.

Rough Minutes and Dockets, 1803-1866; 1 Fibredex box.

Execution Dockets, 1813-1825, 1838-1868; 5 volumes.

Levy Dockets, 1795-1826, 1837; 2 volumes.

State Dockets, 1792-1868; 4 volumes.

Trial and Appearance Dockets, 1792-1814, 1824-1868; 5 volumes.

Summons Docket (Writs Issued), 1793-1807; 1 volume.

Witness Fee Docket, 1822-1853; 1 volume.

Superior Court

Minutes, 1807-1864, 1869-1909; 8 volumes.

Equity Minutes, 1808-1854; 2 volumes.

Equity Trial and Execution Docket, 1807-1853; 1 volume.

Equity Trial and Appearance Docket, 1854-1868; 1 volume.

Execution Dockets, 1808-1857; 3 volumes.

State Dockets, 1808-1838, 1851-1868; 2 volumes.

Trial and Appearance Dockets, 1807-1868; 3 volumes.

Summons Docket, 1869-1870; 1 volume.

Civil Action Papers, 1813-1939; 8 Fibredex boxes.

Civil Action Papers Concerning Board of County Commissioners,

1871-1906; 1 Fibredex box.

Civil Action Papers Concerning Land, 1775-1948; 4 Fibredex boxes.

Criminal Action Papers, 1815-1908; 1 Fibredex box.

ELECTION RECORDS

Election Records, 1804-1918; 1 Fibredex box.

ESTATES RECORDS

Record of Accounts, 1868-1908; 4 volumes.

Administrators’ Bonds, 1870-1882, 1889-1898; 2 volumes.

Estates Records, 1775, 1776, 1784, 1791-1951; 78 Fibredex boxes.

Guardians’ Records, 1792-1949; 6 Fibredex boxes.

Guardians’ Accounts, 1810-1865; 4 volumes.

Guardians’ Bonds, 1870-1899; 1 volume.

Record of Settlements, 1869-1898; 1 volume.

LAND RECORDS

Deeds, 1777-1918; 4 Fibredex boxes.

Miscellaneous Deeds, 1774-1923; 2 Fibredex boxes.

Land Entry Book, 1873-1887, 1899; 1 volume.

Petitions for Partition, 1838-1918; 1 Fibredex box.

Petitions for Sale, 1856-1934; 3 Fibredex boxes.

Miscellaneous Land Records, 1775-1940; 2 Fibredex boxes.

MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS

Marriage Bonds, 1791-1868; 10 Fibredex boxes.

Record of Cohabitation, 1866; 1 volume.

Divorce Records, 1821-1939; 3 Fibredex boxes.

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS

Alien Registration, 1927, 1940; 1 volume.

County Accounts, 1881-1885; 2 volumes.

List of Jurors, 1893-1915; 1 volume.

Registry of Licenses to Trades, 1877-1901; 1 volume.

Minutes, Wardens of the Poor, 1792-1868; 2 volumes.

Miscellaneous Records, 1771-1954; 3 Fibredex boxes.

Powers of Attorney, 1785-1900; 1 Fibredex box.

Tobacco and Snuff Manufacturer’s Record, 1869-1871; 1 volume.

Records of Assignees, Receivers and Trustees, 1842-1939; 3 Fibredex boxes.

OFFICIALS, COUNTY

Minutes, Board of Magistrates, 1880-1894; 1 volume.

Record of Magistrates, 1893-1922; 1 volume.

Record of Magistrates and Notaries Public, 1923-1943; 1 volume.

ROADS AND BRIDGES

Appointment of Road Overseers, 1823-1868; 2 volumes.

Road Records, 1797-1888; 1 Fibredex box.

Railroad Records, 1876-1921; 3 Fibredex boxes.

SCHOOL RECORDS

School Records, 1832-1930; 1 Fibredex box.

School Registers, 1887-1904; 8 volumes.

TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS

Lists of Taxables, 1915, 1925; 3 volumes.

List of Insolvents, 1892-1898; 1 volume.

Schedule B Taxes, 1869-1883; 1 volume.

Tax Records, 1792-1886; 2 Fibredex boxes.

Tax Receipt Book, 1871; 1 volume.

WILLS

Record of Wills, Inventories, Sales of Estates and Taxables, 1792-1844;

15 volumes.

Wills, 1790-1943; 17 Fibredex boxes.

PERSON COUNTY

Established in 1791 (effective 1792) from Caswell County

MICROFILM RECORDS

CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS

Record of Corporations, 1895-1966; 1 reel.

Partnership Records, 1913-1966; 1 reel.

COURT RECORDS

County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Minutes, 1792-1868; 4 reels.

Superior Court

Minutes, 1821-1864, 1869-1966; 8 reels.

ELECTION RECORDS

Record of Elections, 1906-1964; 1 reel.

ESTATES RECORDS

Record of Accounts, 1868-1966; 7 reels.

Administrators’ Bonds, 1870-1966; 5 reels.

Appointment of Executors, 1868-1894; Record of Executors, 1925-1966;

1 reel.

Guardians’ Accounts, 1810-1944; 1 reel.

Guardians’ Bonds, 1870-1899; 1 reel.

Appointment of Guardians, 1899-1966; 1 reel.

Clerk’s Receiver Accounts, 1894-1903; 1 reel.

Inheritance Tax Records, 1919-1961; 1 reel.

Record of Settlements, 1869-1966; 5 reels.

Index to Estates, 1947-1966; 1 reel.

LAND RECORDS

Record of Deeds, 1789-1959; 56 reels.

Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantor, 1790-1974; 6 reels.

Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantee, 1790-1974; 4 reels.

Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Grantee: Trustees, 1900-1974; 2 reels.

Entry Book, 1872-1899; 1 reel.

Record of Resale of Land by Trustees and Mortgagees, 1920-1960; 1 reel.

MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND VITAL STATISTICS

Marriage Bonds, 1791-1868; 6 reels.

Record of Marriage Certificates, 1851-1867; Marriage Registers, 1867-1966;

1 reel.

Maiden Names of Divorced Women, 1938-1966; 1 reel.

Index to Births, 1913-1979; 2 reels.

Index to Deaths, 1913-1986; 1 reel.

MILITARY AND PENSION RECORDS

Record of Armed Forces Discharges, 1918-1966; 3 reels.

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS

Orders and Decrees, 1868-1962; 9 reels.

Index to Special Proceedings, 1954-1966; 1 reel.

OFFICIALS, COUNTY

Minutes, Board of County Commissioners, 1868-1947; 3 reels.

SCHOOL RECORDS

Minutes, Board of Superintendents of Common Schools, 1841-1864; Minutes,

County Board of Education, 1872-1886, 1909-1953; 1 reel.

TAX AND FISCAL RECORDS

Tax Scrolls, 1876-1925; 4 reels.

WILLS

Wills, Inventories, Sales of Estates and Taxables, 1792-1844; 7 reels.

Record of Wills, 1847-1968; 5 reels.

Original Wills, 1791-1900; 3 reels.

Cross Index to Wills, 1792-1956; 1 reel.

Index to Wills, Devisee, 1970-1986; 1 reel.

Estate Records of BROOKS in Person Co., NC

Person County, North Carolina Estate Files – Brooks surname

 

The estate records of Person County, North Carolina are housed at the NC State Archives.  The largest series of interest are called the “Loose papers of Estate Records.”  This series of fibredex boxes contains most, if not all, documents relating to the estate of a particular individual.  They may contain administrator bonds, guardian accounts, estate inventories and sales accounts.  

 

The estate records housed at the Archives are organized in boxed series first by county, then alphabetically by surname.  In 1978, Katherine Kerr Kendall published a book, Person County North Carolina Compilations: Land Grants; 1794, 1805, 1823 Tax Lists; Record Books Abstracts, 1792-1820; Powers of Attorney. In this book, she included a list of all the estate records in the Person County Estate Records series.

The list below was copied from KKK’s book Person County Compilations.  She made this list back in 1978 when the original documents of North Carolina were stored at the NC Department of Archives and History.  In her book, she noted that these Person County estate records and documents were alphabetically arranged in file folders. At the time this list was compiled, the call number for the estate records was 078.508.1-44, indicating 078 is the county code for Person County and that there were only 44 file boxes in the estate records series.  Since the publishing of this book, these files have been moved to the NC State Archives.  According to the updated NC State Archives finding guide, there are 78 file boxes for Person County estate records, therefore these estate records must have been filed into new boxes when they were moved. 

My surname of interest in Person County, North Carolina is BROOKS.  Below I have copied Kendall’s entries for the BROOKS surname.  On my next trip to the archives I will validate that this list is complete for the BROOKS surname. I have left spaces for notes.

 

Kendall’s book on Person County Compilations can be searched online at ancestry.com. A subscription is required to view the records.

 

Name	Date	File Box No.	Names mentioned	Notes
Andrew Brooks	1869
Ann Brooks	1877
Ann Brooks	1885
Ann G Brooks	1893
Artha Brooks	1846
Asa Brooks	1872
Asa Brooks	1880
B B Brooks	1885
Charles B Brooks	1861
D W Brooks	1888
David Brooks	1842
David Broooks	1882
Dempsey Brooks	1880
Elijah G Brooks	1862
Elizabeth Brooks	1855
Francis Brooks	1848
Garner Brooks	1841
Green Brooks	1848
Henry Brooks	1887
J L Brooks	ND
J M Brooks	1885
J T Brooks	1896
James Brooks	1845
James M Brooks	1876
Jeremiah Brooks	1871
John Brooks	1848
John Brooks (Halifax County)	1858
John Brooks	1886
John J Brooks	1821
Larkin Brooks	1835
Larken Brooks	1882
Mason Brooks	1823
Matthew Brooks	1855
Matthew Brooks	1886
Nancy Brooks	1851
Nancy G Brooks	1857
Parkham Brooks	1869
Robert Brooks Sr	1846
Robert Brooks	1878
Robert Brooks	1898
R W Brooks	1882
Sallie Brooks	1895
Sarah Brooks	1844
Stephen G Brooks	1854
Sydney Brooks	1845
Thomas A Brooks	1880
Timby Brooks	1886
W A Brooks	1885
William Brooks	1906
William M Brooks	1880
Yancey Brooks	1835

Things to watch out for with DNA testing

I was very excited to learn that a fellow Godwin researcher might have found a relative to submit DNA to test against other conflicting or proposed lines.  She is descended from a family that often gets mixed up with my own family, or at least the family I am trying to prove relation to.
 
Our two Nathan Godwins were born in the mid to late 1700s and resided in Sampson Co., NC prior to the turn of the century.  My colleague’s Nathan Godwin is reported to be the son of Jonathan and Rachel (Bullard) Godwin, also of Sampson Co., NC.  He wrote a will in 1821 and died in Sampson Co., NC in 1823. He was the older Nathan. I believe, however that it is actually MY Nathan Godwin who was the son of Rachel and Jonathan and I have a deed to back it up. My Nathan Godwin removed to Randolph Co., NC about 1800, following the death of Jonathan in 1791 and the sale of his lands by his widow Rachel, and Nathan and Dred Godwin in 1795.

DNA analysis would help us to determine which of the two Nathan Godwins was the real son of Jonathan and Rachel Godwin. First we would need to find a definite descendant of Jonathan and Rachel who has a paper trail, to compare our DNA to.  Then we would need two additional samples – one from my colleague’s line and one from my own line. My family’s DNA has already been submitted and has matched up with 6 other NC Godwin lines. How exactly they are related is yet to be determined. I got my colleague to agree to submit her family’s DNA.

However, then I remembered something:  Her ancestor was reported to be descended from the older Nathan Godwin who left a will in 1821. In the will, he mentioned her ancestor’s name – Handy Godwin – a grandson, son of Nathan’s daughter, Tressie Godwin. I found court documents against this Tressie Godwin for 4 children she had out of wedlock.  In 3 of the 4 cases, the fathers were named, however, the children were not named. One of those men named did happen to be a Godwin, but we are not sure if he sired my colleague’s ancestor or not.

When finding family members to participate in DNA studies you must make sure that they are a true descendant of that surname. In this case, meaning their father must have been a Godwin. It is not enough that my colleague’s ancestor, Handy was a Godwin. He had been given his mother’s surname.  We don’t know who his father was. Of course, if my colleague were interested in finding out who Handy’s father was, she could go ahead and get the DNA submitted and compare it against possible surnames (perhaps against the two other men mentioned in the court cases).

So now I need to locate another heir of the older Nathan Godwin’s line to compare my family’s DNA against in order to prove or disprove relation to him and/or to Jonathan and Rachel Bullard Godwin.