Grants for the Brooks
In Anson County
Are now available as
photos of the original documents at the following link.
These were obtained from
Secretary of State files at North Carolina State Archives. Their MARS search engine is available at:
North Carolina State Archives MARS
search
Understand that DNA
results have acted like a “bomb” in the family data.
These grants are valuable
tools to understanding and disseminating the TWO! Brooks families that lived in
Anson County. That’s right, there were
two. One is from Pitt County originally. To figure out who is who, it is vital to
study the precise locations (creek names, etc) of where these guys lived. Search MARS and enjoy. There is much work to be done here and I have
less time than I used to. On that personal
note, I have recently graduated from East Carolina University with
a degree in… yep, you guessed it… History!
Guess what’s responsible for that… three guesses…
Anyway, I have been
accepted into the Masters program at ECU and will be even busier than
before. So, I encourage all mu cuzzins
out there to search MARS if you haven’t yet.
They are digitizing their files (takes a LONG time) so we can see files
like the ones I got from Raleigh… without having to go to Raleigh! Until then, I have provided some of
them.
About the Brooks that are
now “missing”… as near as I can tell, Ephraim Brooks and his
clan are the Pitt County crowd. That is
my guess, anyway. It may change of
course. Consequently, there is much
change needed in this website! The
family lines look different than they use to (I warned you this could happen...
lol). So, be careful, cuzzins…
Here’s a pic of me and my
beautiful wife at graduation:
So, here’s the first batch
of grants… enjoy!:
William Brooks I
DNA Project
** Test Results are in! **
3/15/09
Haplogroup results show
“I2a” results, which means that our Brooks from the William Brooks I family
line are in no way related to the Brooks family from Pitt County. This is a remarkable result, also implying
that we are not related to the Abraham
Brooks line (and probably also the Ephraim Brooks line) that
left Anson County for Georgia. What does
it mean? Well, for one thing, there were
two Brooks families in the Anson area.
The branch that produced Abraham obviously came from Pitt County. Our branch came from Virginia, I’m sure. However, there is no other Brooks in America
that shares our haplogroup… none that have tested their DNA, that is. We do, however, relate to a Nigel Brooks from
Yorkshire, England. I have yet to make
contact with him. But, the prospects are
exciting for us. We sort of lose a
cousin, but gain another. And, this
cousin takes us from the continent. We
absolutely know for sure of a cousin in England!
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I started this page 3/13/08
to have a 67-marker test done on one of us.
This is the most definitive test for DNA sampling and is only about $100
higher than the 37 marker. We can
finally establish definitively who we belong to in VA… or otherwise. I’m so excited that I almost pee’d my pants! I know you folks will be too. This is the only time that I have ever asked
for donations from my cousins. But,
since we all have a stake in this, it makes sense to pitch in together. It doesn’t matter who is tested. We just need to know his relationship to the
family. We all have the Brooks DNA… the
stuff that makes us “feel” like we belong to each other. It’s only fittin’ and proper that we ask the
DNA for the ultimate answer to our origins.
We still have to decide on
a “guinea pig”… I can do this myself if no one has objections to it. My descent from William Brooks I goes:
William Brooks b.1736
William Brooks II b.1779
Culpeper P. Brooks b.1818
Edgar Marcelus Brooks
b.1861
Baylus Cade Brooks Sr. b.
1916
Baylus Cade Brooks Jr. b.
1961
Fund Collection
Tally… goal $369
Milton Slauson $80.00
Cheryl Sumner $100.00
Baylus Brooks $110.00
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TOTAL: $290.00
Kit ordered for 37-marker
test 12/15/08
An update for the 67 marker
can be added for $100 later
Donations can be sent to:
Baylus C. Brooks
1308-C East 10th
Street
Greenville, NC 27858
(919)631-0801
I know you will all join me in thanking Mr. Slauson &
Ms. Sumner for their aid in behalf of Brooks history. Whereas, we are not related, it tells us
other avenues of research will be the answer.
Thank you both! Surprisingly and
not-so surprisingly, the search continues…
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Jesse Bradford Brooks
& cousin, James Brooks
War of 1812 Veteran
Jonas Phillips once lived
on “Brooks Island” in the
In 1815, Jesse sells his
land to brother John Brooks which includes the island or next to the
island. Either way, he alludes to owning
the island once. He then moves to modern
day Anson Co, NC, specifically Ansonville.
And in 1831, he leaves for Grassy Pond, SC. His prob. father-in-law, Jonas Phillips had
left a decade earlier for the Pendleton Dist, SC, just west of Cherokee Co, SC
where we later find Jesse B. Brooks.
Then, Jesse’s cousin, James
Brooks, a veteran of 1812, leaves his land on Jones Creek in southern Anson Co,
NC, possibly for Habersham Co, GA. They
all three went in the same direction.
Look at the map below. Could all
of these men have had a similar motivation?
Certainly, Jesse’s wife wanted to be closer to her family. James may have just been influenced. I received this note:
Thursday
12/30/2004
Name: Tim Brooks
Homepage:
http://ktkbrooks@htomail.com
E-Mail:
Referred By:
E-Mail
City/Country: Ft
Myer Fl USA
Comments: Great,
great grandson of William B Brooks born in Ga 1808. I have a sword from 1812 in
my position. I beleive William B was linked into your NC Brooks clan as he
followed the footsteps of his possible Aunts and Uncles through Ga out to
Jim S.
Davidson Brooks Bible
Ladies and Gents… there may be a family Bible running around out
there with vital family info in it. William Brooks II’s family bible
info has already been published, I know.
Is this the Bible that the estate sale for Mary Burleson Brooks made
reference to in 1852? Davidson Brooks
bought it at the sale. If anyone knows
the whereabouts of this Bible now, please let
me know.
Now on the Site!
For those of you who have kept on me about coming to NC for a visit
from the most southern state of
(919) 631-0801 cell
I would love to contact all of you once again. Please let me hear from you.
What am I doing now?
My intentions have been to update the info on our site. The last two pages of Brooks photos that
wouldn’t load before will now do so.
Also, I have designated an email address specifically for our family
photos. It is photos@delabrooke.com. All of the photo pages have been changed to
reflect this. My previous address of
“bcbrooks” has been taken over by the enemy forces from the
There are many pages on this site and it will take a lot of time to update them all.
NOTE: Many researchers have been using middle
initials for William Brooks and John Brooks, with the added extravagance of the
names “James” and “Thomas” respectively.
I feel that I should caution everyone about using these. There are no original records to date that I
know of that give these initials, much less the full names. I think this started when Margie Baucom
published her Brooks Bridge of History. In that book, Ms. Baucom quotes her sources,
yet elaborates according to the originals.
Many people have taken these as gospel.
I know for a fact that they are not.
Ms. Baucom did some wonderful work, including deed plots and personal
anecdotes that are priceless! But,
nobody’s perfect. I have been guilty of
these myself. But, it just isn't
accurate and genealogists tend to copy what they find without verifying the
data. Who wants to verify? It’s boring, I admit. But, necessary for accuracy. I will try my best to let you know when some
data that I quote is just a guess. Notes
in this green color usually indicate my thoughts. Probably because I’m always thinking about my
lime sherbet! J
Still, I am working on that novelization of the Brooks family
history, too. I put it down for
awhile. But, it’s back on my desk
again! Anyone want to input info on this
can email
me at my new yahoo address or you can visit my lulu website and email me from there
or post to my blog.
So far, the book will look like this:
All of my publications, including those on the Brooks and Pierce families from NC are available there, plus some free downloads for the deed info (pics). Please visit. Also, I have another blog site for my writing… A Writer’s Hiding Place
This is my
first novel!
It’s an historical science fiction romance. I know that’s a lot of words, but it’s the
best way to describe it. If you’ve ever loved
history and adventure, then you’ll love this!
The story involves the adventures of a 19th century naval
officer (Lt. Stephen Hathorne) and his future wife (Robyn Thurman) as they
battle problems with time, pirates and a madman from the future bent on
destroying the past! Do you remember
stories of Ponce de Leon searching for the Fountain of Youth? Well, you’ll discover why he never found it…
nor anyone else! You’ll also journey to
Salem, Massachusetts to see the Salem Witchtrials of 1692, the most notorious
event in our nation’s history!
Also now available:
The new
Family Document Collection is now online at Lulu.com and waiting for you! It’s even
cheaper than the old book… $13.87! Not only that, but it’s also available there
as an Ebook for only $7.50. You can
download it for the Adobe Reader and make your own hardcopy or just read it off
the computer.
My
grandfather had collected many old documents as old as 1814 and used them to
create the first Brooks family history in 1925.
You can see transcripts of the documents he used, never before
published. Also, there’s some stories in
here and some legal documents surrounding
Click the picture to see more!
This is the
Brooks Family History in TOTAL COLOR! All the pics and diagrams in this book are in
color (if the source pics were) and the book is rather large with 410 pages of
info. This is the coffee table version
of the Website you’re looking at now.
The cost is
high, but the color is worth it! If you just
want to read it, an Ebook version is available for download (much less
cost). Click here or on the photo for
more info.
Please Note: If there’s anyone out there who ordered a book
and didn’t receive it yet, please email
me with your address as I will be receiving a new batch of these soon and can
get it off to you when they come in. My
apologies for the delays. For those of
you who wish to purchase one and have it within the week… try out Lulu.com. They have always been very quick and produce
good products. I will be receiving
several copies for myself to send to those who haven’t yet received one and to
the libraries up there.
Gedcom info:
1) If you have Adobe Reader,
download my notes
In PDF format here.