Individual Details

George Brookes

(Bet 1790 and 1800 - )



Caswell DB R, p.401
14 Oct 1816 Jonathan and Geo Brooks [probably his son] witnessed deed of William Gillespie to Zachariah Groom for 30 acres on Country Line Crk adj Thomas Payne, Pendergrass, Rice old line.

1830 Census. Caswell Co NC
George Brooks, 1m 5-10, 1m 30-40. 3f 10-15, 1f 30-40

Probably this George in Caswell. He seems to be the only George still living there.
DB AA, p.336
24 Nov 1832 George Brooks of Danville to Luke Palmer, negroes Judy about 22/23 years, James about 30 years. Sold for $400 as security of Luke Palmer on debt due the Bank of Virginia in Danville. Wit: M. A. Price
DB BB, p.111
3 Jun 1833 Edward M. Jones to Wm. S. Hatchett, 1/2 acres on Moon's Crk adj Joseph King. Wit: John C. Totten, Geo. Brooks
DB BB, p.245
2 Jan 1832 John Brooks of Guilford [probably his brother] to George Brooks of Caswell for $900, 294 acres on Moon's Cr adj Thomas Graves, Robt Swift, James Atkins, 105 acres called the Swift tract adj Caswell Tate, Ralph Glaze, Page old line, Sarah Brooks, Thomas Watlington. Wit: Emanuel Watlington, Bennett Capp. Sarah Brooks, his aunt, widow of Charles Brooks.
DB DD, p.446
31 Oct 1835 George Courts of Rockingham Co to W. H. nunnally for $125, all his claim to 86.2 acres adj. Powel, Nunnally, Ford. Wit: Geo Brooks, John B. Lawson.
DB CC, p.336
3 Jan 1832 George Brooks to Emmauel Watlington for $410. 205 acres on Moon's Cr adj Ralph Glaze, Thomas Watlington, Sarah Brookes, Swift, Page. Wit: Jas. Watlington, Armistead Watlington. See DB BB, p.245.
DB DD, p.251
17 May 1833 George Brookes to Edward M. Jones, both of Caswell, for $350, 187.3 acres on Moon's Cr adj Thomas Graves, Robert Swift, James Adkins. Wit: John C. Harvey, Thos. D. Connally Apparently part of 294 acres bought from his brother John, see DB BB, p.245

George may have died between 1835 and 1840. In 1830, he was living next door to a Jesse Foster. In 1840, a Sarah Brooks was living between two Foster families and her family make up was this: 1m 10-15. 1f -5, 1f 10-15, 2f 15-20, 1f 40-50. This Sarah was not the same lady as George's aunt - she was still living and is also in the 1840 census, age 70-80.

Events

BirthBet 1790 and 1800

Families

FatherJonathan Brookes (1762 - 1834)
MotherAnn Lewis (1763 - 1833)
SiblingRev. Iverson Lewis Brooks (1793 - 1865)
SiblingThomas Brookes (1796 - 1824)
SiblingWilliam L. Brookes ( - )
SiblingJohn Lewis Brookes (1803 - 1870)