Ezekiel B.
Brooks of Anson Co, NC
Ezekiel B. Brooks was born before 1755 and is possibly the son of John Brooks of Va. He is found only on the1800 census records
for Anson Co, NC and then disappears from the census. It has been difficult to find his place in the Brooks family
because he doesn't appear on 1790 census for the Anson County area. Both John and William show males in their
households that are old enough to be Ephraim or Ezekiel B. Brooks, however, the
children born to these two men should also appear in those enumerations and
they do not. Normally, one would assume
that they weren't in the area by 1790.
However, There's a record for an Ezekiel "Benbrooke" in the
Anson County Petitions in 1777.
Checking for a "Benbrooke" family revealed nothing, so I
believe it was just misquoted or mis-abstracted. The census takers may have overlooked them or just counted the
heads of the families in William's household, believing that if the families of
Ephraim and Ezekiel didn't belong to William, they shouldn't be noted on the
census… sounds dopey, yes… but, in all your life, haven't you known someone
who would reason like that? Hmmm? Also, if it weren't for William Brooks I
having a son named Ezekiel, I might not even consider Ephraim and Ezekiel to be
(at least directly) related to John Brooks "of Va." It's also because
of these two Brooks that the Brooks-Bradford connection
was even conceived. No
records indicate Ezekiel B. Brooks' death.
It is assumed that he lived in the Wadesboro area (Cash's District for 1820
census where his kids are found) and died after 1800. Not much is really known about him. Of the Anson County Brooks men that may have been his children,
we have:
Asa Brooks
b. 18 Jun 1777 Anson Co, NC d. 14 Nov
1881 Monroe, Union Co, NC
married before 1820 (they had one child
by 1820 as recorded in Anson Co, NC 1820 census in Cash's District) to Lucretia
Jane Pope b. 1805 d. 1860 Anson Co, NC…. and afterward married Sarah Jane Pope
in Anson Co, NC. He lived in Anson Co,
NC in 1850 - in the Diamond Hill Dist. and is found in 1880 in Union Co, NC -
Monroe...
living with dau. Martha Williams.. He
is 102 years old and listed as blind.
Researcher for Asa Brooks is Barbara P. Parsons, email: bparsons@worldnet.att.com. It is still not known who the families of
Lucretia Jane Pope and Sarah Jane Pope were.. believed to be either Micajah
Pope or Elijah Pope of Anson Co, NC. Micajah,
originally from Nash Co, NC, in Anson Co, NC 1800 and 1810 is later found in
Hickman Co, TN by 1820. Apparently, he
died there. Asa was the grandfather of
Andrew Jackson "Andra" Brooks:
Notes on
Andrew Jackson Brooks:
Attended
Bethel Academy
In 1880,
he became postmaster of Paris, in Gulledge Township.
1881-1886
he was postmaster at Madra, later called Bethel.
In 1902,
Andra purchased land in McFarlan from C. E. Brasweil and built a home.
Andra
was a carpenter. He built houses in
McFarlan, Bennettsville and Laurinburg... also helped to build the Sneedsboro
Ferry. he was postmaster at McFarlan
for ten years. Later in life, Andra
developed Diabetes causing him to lose both legs below the knees. This handicap did not stifle his spirit, he
learned to walk on shortened legs remaining mobile until late in life.
Andra
enjoyed living in McFarlan. Sitting on
his front porch, he greeted every passerby.
Neighbors inquired of his health if he was not manning his beloved post. His closest friends were Bill Duncan, Marsh
Jones, Ross Jones and May Teal. Andra,
adept with a fiddle, and his friends met at Andra's home and provided the
evening entertainment. Andra, a vivid storyteller, enjoyed reciting
"Rastus and Remus" stories long before Walt Disney made them famous.
(son) b. 1774-83 Anson
Co, NC
(dau) b. 1774-83
Anson Co, NC
b. 1786 Anson Co, NC d. poss. in Dora,
Walker Co, AL
m. Anne Phillips and resided after 1831
in "Grassy Pond," Cherokee Co, SC.
Jesse left Ansonville in 1831 for SC.
(son) b. 1784-90
Anson Co, NC
(son) b. 1784-90
Anson Co, NC
(dau) b. 1784-90
Anson Co, NC
(dau) b. 1784-90
Anson Co, NC
(son) b. 1790-1800
Anson Co, NC
(son) b. 1790-1800
Anson Co, NC
Records for Ezekiel B. Brooks:
1777 Anson Co, NC petition
1800 Anson Co, NC - p.229 - 22301-02101-0