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Descendants of John Brooks, Sr.

Generation No. 1

1. ESQ. JOHN¹ BROOKS, SR. was born Abt. 1690 in England, and died Bet. 1770 - 1777 in Chatham Co., NC. He married SUSAN NARSIN Bef. 1710 in England. She was born in England, and died Bet. 1720 - 1780 in Poss. Chatham Co., NC.

Notes for ESQ. JOHN BROOKS, SR.:
One Bible Record says "John Brooks and consort, Susan, from England, thought about 1700." Through succeeding generations there has been handed down a chest known as the "Sea Chest" and said to have been brought from England by Susan Brooks, wife of John Brooks, Sr. On the side of the chest in the original lettering is "S.B. - 1735". So with all this evidence left behind, we accept the tradition that John Brooks, Sr. brought his family with 6 young sons and his wife, Susan, from England to America in the early part of the seventeen hundreds.
According to the genealogy written by Joseph Headen in 1869, John first emigrated from England to the West Indies, then on to Virginia, with five other brothers. Three of them went North, the other three went South.
Tradition says John came to Virginia with his wife and six sons, lived there a short time, then moved to Fayetteville, North Carolina about 1735.
This John Brooks lived in Bladen Co., N.C. in 1735
Soon after settling in Bladen Co., NC, John Brooks ESQ. appeared before the counsel appealing to the court to settle a land question. After he had been granted land he built a mill on what he supposed to be his own land. Later the adjoining land was granted and it was found that the mill was on his neighbor's land. The court adjusted the trouble by granting more land to the other grant.
In 1743-49-50, John Brooks Esq. was appointed as Justice of the Peace for Bladen County, NC. It must be remembered that at this time county courts were composed of Justices and they were called the Commission of Peace.
In 1754, an Act was passed by NC legislature to erect a county from the upper part of Bladen Co. and St. David's parish. John was appointed vestryman for this parish. The new county was what is now Cumberland Co., NC.

More About ESQ. JOHN BROOKS, SR.:
Property: 1735, First granted land in Bladen Co., NC. which later became Cumberland Co.
Residence 1: From Bladen Co., N.C. he moved to Orange (now Chatham Co.) N.C.
Residence 2: Appeared in Bladen County, N.C. in 1735.
Residence 3: 1756, Moved to Orange Co., NC (now Chatham Co.)

More About JOHN BROOKS and SUSAN NARSIN:
Marriage: Bef. 1710, England

Children of JOHN BROOKS and SUSAN NARSIN are:

2.	i.	MARTHA² BROOKS.
3.	ii.	THOMAS BROOKS, SR., b. Abt. 1710, Chatham Co., NC; d. 1796, Chatham Co., NC.
	iii.	JOAB BROOKS, b. Abt. 1712; d. Abt. 1775, Chatham Co., NC; m. CATHERINE DIMMAUX.

Notes for JOAB BROOKS:
Joab settled in Chatham Co., NC with his brother Mark, on the headwaters of Ephraim's Creek, about 2 miles northwest of Ore Hill.
In 1768, Joab presented a land dispute to the Courts against Samuel Goodman and the courts settled the case in favor of Joab.

More About JOAB BROOKS:
Property: Bet. 1756 - 1757, Granted land in Bladen Co, NC.
Residence: October 1758, He lived in Orange Co. & sold land to William Lomax.

iv.

MARCUS BROOKS, b. Abt. 1720; d. Abt. 1820, poss NC; m. FANNIE HARRIS; b. Granville Co., NC.

Notes for MARCUS BROOKS:
Some records say Mark did not go to Cumberland Co. with his parents. He may have lived in Granville Co.,NC for a short time. He bought land at headwaters of Ephraim's Creek from his brother John Jr. and built his home there.

JAMES BROOKS, b. Abt. 1725; d. Abt. 1812, Georgia; m. (1) MARGARET THOMASON; m. (2) UNITY; m. (3) ELIZABETH SMITH.

More About JAMES BROOKS:
Military service: He was a private in the SC Militia during the Revolutionary War.
Property 1: 1767, He owned land in Orange Co., NC., gifted to him by John Brooks.
Property 2: He owned land in Berkeley & Craven Counties, SC.(Craven Co. later became Edgefield Co.
Property 3: Bet. 1771 - 1782, He was granted 450 acres in Anson Co., NC, in a part that was later to become SC when the state lines were established.
Property 4: 1793, He was granted 400 acres in Wilkes Co., GA.
Residence: 1812, He had moved to Franklin Co., GA.

4.	vi.		JOHN BROOKS, JR., b. 1726; d. Aft. 1768, Chatham Co., NC.
5.	vii.		ISAAC BROOKS, b. Abt. 1727; d. Abt. 1825, poss NC.

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