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John Brooks, Jr.

Also Known As: "John Brooks", "Jr. +", "Jr. +"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: England
Death: 1779 (59-68)
Briar Creek, Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Place of Burial: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Brooks, Esq.; John Brooks; Susan Brooks and Susan
Husband of Jane "Jean" Brooks
Father of John Hanna Brooks, III; Hanna Susannah Kelly; Joab Brooks; Lt. James Brooks; Middleton Brooks and 11 others
Brother of Thomas Brooks, Sr.; Joab Books Sr.; Mark Brooks; Lt. James Brooks; Isaac Brooks and 1 other

Occupation: Listed as a planter.
Managed by: Private User
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About John Brooks, Jr.

b: Abt 1715 in Bladen Co., NC/England

m: Abt 1746 in Chatham Co., NC

d: Bef 1780 in Wilkes Co., GA

Origins

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062872569&view=1up&seq=..., p. 12

John Brooks, Esq., an English gentleman, married Susan came to America and died in Chatham County, N. C., about 1766. They had issue:

1. Thomas Brooks, b. about 1710, d. 1796 in Chatham County, N. C., married in Virginia, Mary , probably Mary Harris.
2. Joab Brooks, Esq., member of the early Courts of Orange County, N. C. b. about 1712, d. 1775 in Chatham County, N. C., m. Catherine Dimmaux.
3. John Brooks, Jr. b. about 1715, married Jane May, daughter of John May, from Virginia to North Carolina and then to Georgia.
4. Mark Brooks (or Marcus) b ' about 1720, d. about 1819, m. Fannie Harris of the Granville County Harris family.
5. James Brooks, born about 1725, died after 1812 in Georgia, said to have married Elizabeth Smith, m. 2nd about 1765 Margaret Thomason, daughter of Simon Thomason, from Chatham County, N. C., to Pendleton District, S. C. m. 3rd Unity.
6. Isaac Brooks, b. about 1727, d. 1825, m. 1st Ruth Terrell, b. about 1730, d. about 1790; m. 2nd Hannah Harper, widow


  • Religion:
                           Baptist                        
  • Residence:
                           Bladen County, NC - 1741                        
  • Residence:
                           Cumberland County, NC - 1755                        
  • Residence:
                           They sold their land in Chatham Co., Nc. and later moved to Georgia - 1771                        
  • Residence:
                           Hillsborough, Chatham, North CarolinaHillsborough, Chatham, North Carolina - 1800                        
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John Brooks, Jr.'s Timeline

1715
1715
England
1741
1741
Age 26
Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1745
1745
1746
1746
Warren County, Georgia, United States of America
1748
July 20, 1748
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States of America
1748
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
1748
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
1753
1753
South Carolina
1753
Fayetteville, Chatham, North Carolina, United States