1825 Jonathon Brooks to Charles Dry

NOTE: The Jonathan Brooks listed here could only be the son of William Brooks I. He was likely the John Brooks born in 1758 and half-brother to James Brooks, born 1800. John owned land on the north side of the river, too. Exactly where is not certain. The above plot is the land just opposite the island that John and James ran together as brothers. James eventually is deeded the land on the north side of Rocky River (probably not long before William Brooks I dies), adjacent to the fish trap itself and he continues to operate that fishery, presumably until his death in 1829. What killed this 29 year old man is still a mystery. His wife later marries Alford T. Ledbetter and there is a cemetery for his family on the lands that were once James’. The Ledbetters remained here for quite some number of years. James’ widow, wife of Alford T. Ledbetter is buried here. James can be found in the Brooks cemetery on the grounds of the old homeplace.