WINIFRED BROOKS (1.5) is the daughter of Robert Brooks, Sr. and Brambly Brooks.  According to Ella Kelley, “Winnefred” was born on September 7, 1748. In 1766, Winifred Brooks married James Butler.  James and Winifred Butler were the parents of at least nine children:

   Rebeccah Butler
   Patsy Butler
   Polly Butler
   John Butler (1.5.4)
   Anthony Butler (1.5.5)
   James Butler, Jr.
   Thomas Butler
   Robert Butler
   Ann Butler

James Butler served in the Revolutionary War and was paid for his militia duty.  Issued July 9, 1785 to James Butler, Sr. and James Butler, Jr. for 39 pounds, 16 shillings and 5 pence.  Interest collected was 2 pounds, 15 shillings and 8 pence.  Also issued on July 9, 1785 to James Butler for 4 pounds with interest of 5 shillings and 7 pence.  These stub entries to indents were claims against the state of South Carolina, recorded in Book U, Pages 220 and 221.  According to History of Edgefield County, South Carolina, “James Butler, son of James Butler and of Mary his wife was born on March 2, 1761.  Both James, Sr. and Jr. were killed in 1781 by Tories.”  Their relationship, if any, to Winnifred Brooks is not known.  On May 11, 1804, Winifred Butler is listed in the will of her father, Robert Brooks, Sr.  On January 1, 1807, “James Butler and wife Winifred” were involved in a Chancery Suit in Mecklenburg County, Virginia concerning the division of slaves in the estate of Robert Brooks, Sr., Winifred’s father.  On October 9, 1809, “Winny Brooks who married James Butler” was involved in a second Chancery Suit in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.  Robert’s second wife, Abigail (Ellis) Brooks, had brought suit against her step-children for allotment of her widow’s dower.

James Butler died around 1811 as his will was proven in Edgefield County, South Carolina court on June 7, 1811 (Book A, Page 298).  On April 6, 1819, Winifred Butler of Edgefield District, South Carolina appointed her brother-in-law, David Thomas, of Brunswick County, Virginia “my lawful attorney to sue for and execute a bill of sale of a negro which fell to my share of the estate of her father.”  In 1830, “Winifred” Butler was living with one daughter (born 1800 to 1810) in Edgefield County, South Carolina.  Abstracts of Wills of Edgefield County, South Carolina, contains a will of Winnefrey Butler, “widow of James Butler,” which was signed on November 21, 1823 and proven on February 11, 1831.  This will indicates that Winifred (Brooks) Butler died around 1831.

Rebeccah Butler married Hugh Ballentine and they had at least one daughter:  -  Frances Ann Ballentine.  In 1811, Hugh Ballentine was qualified as administrator for the will of James Butler in Edgefield County, South Carolina.  Hugh and Rebeccah Ballentine did not leave any heirs (it is assumed that Frances died without issue).  Patsy Butler married Edward Moseley and they had at least one son:  -  A. W. Moseley.  A. W. Moseley married R. McLemoer and they had at least one son:  -  A. M. Moseley.  A. M. Mosely married M. S. Canady and they had at least one son:  -  F. M. Moseley.  F. M. Moseley married Lelia Shackleford and they had at least one son:  -  Franklin S. Moseley.  Reverend Franklin S. Moseley lived in Birmingham and Montgomery, Alabama at one time.

Polly Butler married Christopher Shaw.  According to the will of James Butler, Sr., James Butler, Jr. died prior to 1811.  Thomas Butler married Aletia Roby Barnes.  Thomas Butler married a second time to Letlia Boyd who was a widow.  Robert Butler married Matilda Cooper.  Ann Butler married Henry Waldrum and they had seven children:  -  Henry Waldrum,  -  John Waldrum,  -  Elizabeth Waldrum who married Benjamin Addison,  -  Matilda Waldrum,  -  Mary Waldrum,  -  William Waldrum who married Eliza Crafton,  -  Charlsie Waldrum who married James Armstrong.  Matilda Waldrum married Joseph R. Addison and they had one daughter:  -  Mary Addison.  Matilda married a second time to Wiley Glover and a third time to a Mr. Gaskins.  Mary Addison married John Elbert Doby.  Mary married a second time to a Mr. Timmerman.  Mary Waldrum married Charles Limbecker and later married a second time to Johnathan Johnson.

References:  1)  1830 Census, Edgefield County, South Carolina;  2)  “Emigration to Other States from Southside Virginia,” Volume II, compiled by Katherine B. Elliot, 1966, Pages 22, 24 and 25;  3)  Will of Robert Brooks, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Will Book 5, Pages 354 and 355, dated 1804, recorded 1806;  4)  History of Edgefield County, South Carolina," by John A. Chapman, 1897;  5)  D. A. R. Application Number 540,348, by Ella Louise Kelley, 1975;  6)  “Abstracts of Wills, Edgefield County, South Carolina,” by Delwyn Associates, 1973;  7)  Brooks/Butler Sketches, author unknown (sent by Courtney C. Brooks, September, 1989)

JOHN BUTLER (1.5.4) is the son of James Butler and Winifred (Brooks) Butler.  In 1808, John Butler married Elizabeth Cleckler (or Cleckley).  Elizabeth is the daughter of John Cleckler and Mary (Fudge) Cleckler.  In 1811, John Butler was qualified as an administrator of the will of his father, James Butler, in Edgefield County, South Carolina.  In 1831, John Butler received all real and personal property of his deceased mother, Winifred Butler, in Edgefield County, South Carolina.  John and Elizabeth Butler were the parents of seven children:

   William Butler
   Thomas Butler
   Sampson Butler
   Robert J. Butler (1.5.4.4), b. 1815, South Carolina
   Emily Butler
   Elizabeth Butler
   Liza Butler

References:  1)  Brooks/Butler Sketches, author unknown (sent by Courtney C. Brooks, September, 1989);  2)  Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, Member 88702, Page 221

ROBERT J. BUTLER (1.5.4.4) is the son of John Butler and Elizabeth (Cleckler) Butler.  Robert was born in 1815 in South Carolina.  In 1834, Robert Butler married Mary Ann Catherine Hall (born 1818 in South Carolina).  Robert and Mary Butler were the parents of nine children:

   Sarah F. Butler, b. 1838, South Carolina
   William Harrison H. Butler (1.5.4.4.2), b. 1841, Edgefield County, South Carolina
   Polly E. Butler, b. 1842, Edgefield County, South Carolina
   Sampson H. Butler, b. 1845, Edgefield County, South Carolina
   Robert J. Butler, Jr., b. 1847, Edgefield County, South Carolina
   Frances Julia Butler, b. 1848, Edgefield County, South Carolina
   Son (name unkown), b. 1850, Edgefield County, South Carolina
   Mattie Catherine Butler, b. 1855, Edgefield County, South Carolina
   Thomas Butler, b. 1858, Edgefield County, South Carolina

From 1840 to 1850, Robert and Mary Butler were living in Edgefield County, South Carolina.  In 1870, Robert and “Elizabeth” Butler were living in Edgefield County, South Carolina.  Robert J. Butler died in 1888 and Mary Ann Catherine (Hall) Butler died in 1883.  On October 22, 1866, Frances Julia Butler married Henry Getzen in Edgefield County, South Carolina.  Mattie Catherine Butler married W. E. Mealing.  Katherine G. Mealing of Augusta, Georgia is a descendant of W. E. and Mattie Mealing.  Thomas Butler married Fannie Rountree.

References:  1)  1840, 1850 and 1870 Censuses, Edgefield County, South Carolina;  2)  Marriage, Frances Butler to Henry Getzen, 1866, Automated Archives;  3)  Brooks/Butler Sketches, author unknown (sent by Courtney C. Brooks, September, 1989);  4)  Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, Member 88702, Page 221

WILLIAM HARRISON H. BUTLER (1.5.4.4.2) is the son of Robert J. Butler and Mary Ann Catherine (Hall) Butler.  Harrison was born in 1841 in Edgefield County, South Carolina.  On September 18, 1864, Harrison Butler married Frances Ann “Fannie” Miller (born 1845) in Edgefield County, South Carolina.  Harrison and Fannie Butler were the parents of at least three children:

   Mamie Butler, b. 1867, Edgefield County, South Carolina
   Sarah E. Butler, b. 1868, Edgefield County, South Carolina
   Robbie Sofia Butler, b. 1871, Shultz, South Carolina

In 1880, William and Frances Butler were living in Aiken County, South Carolina.  Frances Ann (Miller) Butler died in 1893 and Harrison Butler died in 1901.  Robbie Butler married Albert S. J. Miller.  Robbie (Butler) Miller became a D. A. R. member (88702) on the service of James Butler, father of James Butler who married Winifred Brooks.

References:  1)  1880 Censuses, Aiken County, South Carolina;  2)  Marriage, Harrison Butler to Fannie Miller, 1864, Automated Archives;  3)  Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, Member 88702, Page 221

ANTHONY BUTLER (1.5.5) is the son of James Butler and Winifred (Brooks) Butler.  Anthony Butler married Cary Livingston Howard and they were the parents of at least one son:

   Seth Butler (1.5.5.1), b. 1795, South Carolina

According to the will of James Butler, Anthony Butler died prior to 1811.  Mary Lee (Glover) Buckhalter of Louisville, Georgia is a descendant of Anthony and Cary Butler.  Mary Lee gained membership in the D. A. R. (member 261648) on the service of James Butler (husband of Winifred).

Reference:  1)  Brooks/Butler Sketches, author unknown (sent by Courtney C. Brooks, September, 1989)

SETH BUTLER (1.5.5.1) is the son of Anthony Butler and Cary Livingston (Howard) Butler.  Seth was born in 1795 in South Carolina.  On December 18, 1817, Seth Butler married Catherine Maria Day in Edgefield County, South Carolina.  Catherine was born on January 6, 1800 in Edgefield County, South Carolina and is the daughter of John Day and Elizabeth Day.  Seth and Catherine Butler were the parents of at least two sons:

   John A. Butler (1.5.5.1.1), b. 1822, South Carolina
   Andrew Pickens Butler (1.5.5.1.2), b. 1827, South Carolina

From 1840 to 1870, Seth and Catherine Butler were living in Edgefield County, South Carolina.

References:  1)  Marriage, Edgefield County, South Carolina, Seth Butler to Katherine Maria Day, 1817, Automated Archives;  2)  1840, 1850, 1860 and 1870 Censuses, Edgefield County, South Carolina;  3)  Brooks/Butler Sketches, author unknown (sent by Courtney C. Brooks, September, 1989);  4)  Ancestral File, Seth Butler and Catherine (Day) Butler, March, 1991

JOHN A. BUTLER (1.5.5.1.1) is the son of Seth Butler and Catherine M. (Day) Butler.  John was born in 1822 in South Carolina.  John and his wife, Elmyra Butler (born 1827 in South Carolina), were the parents of at least three children:

   Seth Butler, b. 1846, South Carolina
   John A. Butler, b. 1848, South Carolina
   Anna C. Butler, b. 1851, South Carolina

In 1850, John and Elmyra Butler were living in Edgefield County, South Carolina.  In 1860, it appears that John and Elmyra Butler’s children, Seth and John, were living with their grandparents, Seth and Catherine Butler, in Edgefield County, South Carolina.

References:  1)  1850 and 1860 Censuses, Edgefield County, South Carolina;  2)  Brooks/Butler Sketches, author unknown (sent by Courtney C. Brooks, September, 1989)

ANDREW PICKENS BUTLER (1.5.5.1.2) is the son of Seth Butler and Catherine M. (Day) Butler.  Andrew was born in 1827 in South Carolina.  Andrew P. Butler married Amanda Phoeba Anderson (born 1828 in South Carolina).  Andrew and Amanda Butler were the parents of at least seven children:

   Pierce M. Butler, b. 1848, South Carolina
   Andrew Pickens Butler, Jr., b. 1849, South Carolina
   John A. Butler, b. 1852, Edgefield County, South Carolina
   William Butler, b. 1854, Edgefield County, South Carolina
   Catherine Felecia Butler, b. 1858, Edgefield County, South Carolina
   Virginia Butler, b. 1860, Edgefield County, South Carolina
   Anna Butler, b. 1865, Edgefield County, South Carolina

From 1850 to 1870, Andrew and Amanda Butler were living in Edgefield County, South Carolina.  Annie Butler married John Ramsey and they had six children:  -  Phoebe Ramsey who married a Mr. Patterson,  -  Annie Man Ramsey who married Malcolm Lawton,  -  Pickens Ramsey,  -  Callie Ramsey,  -  John Ramsey,  -  Felitia Ramsey who married C. S. Lenz.

References:  1)  1850, 1860 and 1870 Censuses, Edgefield County, South Carolina;  2)  Brooks/Butler Sketches, author unknown (sent by Courtney C. Brooks, September, 1989)

SARAH BROOKS (1.6) is the daughter of Robert Brooks, Sr. and Brambly Brooks.  In 1804, Sarah White was listed in her father’s will in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.  On January 1, 1807, “the heirs of Sarah White, deceased” were involved in a Chancery Suit in Mecklenburg County, Virginia concerning the division of slaves in the estate of Robert Brooks, Sr., Mary’s father.  On October 9, 1809, “the children of Blumer White who married another daughter of now deceased,” was involved in a second Chancery Suit in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.  Robert’s second wife, Abigail (Ellis) Brooks, had brought suit against her step-children for allotment of her widow’s dower.  According to these suits, it is obvious that Sarah (Brooks) White died between 1804 and 1807 and left children.

There are many references to Blumer White’s who lived in Edgefield County, South Carolina which are very likely the husband of Sarah (Brooks) White.  The 1810 and 1820 census records enumerate Blumer White in Edgefield County, South Carolina.  A will of Blumer White was signed on October 28, 1824 and was probated on March 14, 1825 in Edgefield County, South Carolina.  The will lists wife:  Joannah;  sons:  Blumer, Daniel, Abner, Jonathan;  daughters:  Rebecca, Sarah, Tabitha, Martha;  heirs of deceased children:  Stephen White, John White, Dolanlum (?) White, Elizabeth Harrison (all deceased).  In 1840, another will of a Blumer White was probated in Edgfield County, South Carolina.  It is likely that this was the son of Blumer White whose will was probated in 1825 listing a son:  Blumer.

References:  1)  “Emigration to Other States from Southside Virginia,” Volume II, compiled by Katherine B. Elliot, 1966, Pages 22, 24 and 25;  2)  Will of Robert Brooks, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Will Book 5, Pages 354 and 355, dated 1804, recorded 1806;  3)  1810 and 1820 Censuses, Edgefield County, South Carolina;  4)  “Abstracts of Wills, Edgefield County, South Carolina,” by Delwyn Associates, 1973

WILLIAM BROOKS (1.7) is the son of Robert Brooks, Sr. and Brambly Brooks.  William Brooks was was not listed in any of the Mecklenburg County, Virginia personal property tax lists from 1782 to 1812, indicating that William probably moved from Mecklenburg County, Virginia.  William Brooks is listed in the 1782 census of Mecklenburg County with six whites listed in his household.  William Brooks was also listed in the 1790 census of Edgefield County, South Carolina.  William Brooks was listed in the 1800 census of Edgefield County, South Carolina.  On March 13, 1809, Robert Brooks of Edgefield County, South Carolina appointed his uncle, David Thomas, to collect the share for “my brothers and sisters,” one-eighth part due “our father William Brooks.”  William Brooks was the father of at least one son:

   Robert Brooks

William Brooks was listed in his father’s will dated May 11, 1804.  On January 1, 1807, Ebenezer McGowan, the representative of Wade Brooks and William Brooks, which were two sons and legatees of Robert Brooks, deceased, and the heirs of Sarah White, deceased, filed suit for division of the slaves in the estate of Robert Brooks, deceased.  It appears from this suit that William Brooks must have died between 1805 and 1807.  On October 9, 1809, “the children of William Brooks” were involved in a second suit for the allotment of the widow’s dower.

References:  1)  “Emigration to Other States From Southside Virginia,” by Katherine B. Elliott, 1966;  2)  Early Settlers Mecklenburg County, Virginia," Volume 1 and 2, by Katherine B. Elliott;  3)  Personal Property Tax Lists, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, 1782 - 1812;  4)  Census Records, letter from John McKay Sheftall to Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., January 29, 1979

WADE BROOKS (1.8) is the son of Robert Brooks, Sr. and Brambly Brooks.  Apparently Wade Brooks either lived or owned land in Mecklenburg County, Virginia and the neighboring county, Warren County, North Carolina.  Wade Brooks first married in 1782, therefore, Wade was probably born in the early 1760’s.  Wade Brooks first married Sarah Beasley.  This marriage is indicated by a marriage bond of Warren County, North Carolina, dated August 13, 1782.  According to Leonard McCown, Sarah is the daughter of John Pitts Beasley and his wife, Elizabeth Beasley.  This connection is verified as the 1805 division of property of the estate of John P. Beasley, indicates land being inherited by heirs of Wade Brooks.

Wade Brooks was listed in the Mecklenburg County personal property tax lists for at least the following years:  1790, 1791, 1797 and 1799 to 1805.  In 1805, listed with Wade was his son:  Robert Brooks.  In 1815, Wade Brooks had died and the heirs of Wade Brooks were listed in the sale of land in Warren County, North Carolina that part of the estate of Elizabeth’s father, John Pitts Beasley.  Wade and Sarah Brooks were the parents of four children:

   Robert Brooks, b. Mid 1780’s
   Alsy Brooks
   Patsy Brooks
   Elizabeth Brooks

Wade Brooks appeared to have married a second time to Tabitha Jones on January 9, 1796 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.  It appears that Wade Brooks married a third time to Elizabeth Carol.  This marriage was derived from marriage bond of Warren County, North Carolina, dated April 14, 1802.  James Beasley was bondsman and witness and Gideon Johnson was a witness.

Wade Brooks was listed in his father’s will dated May 11, 1804.  Not only was Wade given one-eighth of his father’s estate, but Robert Brooks left the “home plantation and land that I bought of Hicks Ellis left to wife Abigail Brooks for her natural life and then to grandson Robert Brooks, son of Wade Brooks.”  Wade Brooks died prior to December 26, 1805 when the division of property of John Beasley was recorded in Warren County, North Carolina.  This division of property lists “the heirs of Wade Brooks, decd.”  This would imply that Wade Brooks died in either 1804 or 1805.

On January 1, 1807, Ebenezer McGowan, the representative of Wade Brooks and William Brooks, which were two sons and legatees of Robert Brooks, deceased, and the heirs of Sarah White, deceased, filed suit for division of the slaves in the estate of Robert Brooks, deceased.  On October 9, 1809, “the children of Wade Brooks” were involved in a second suit for the allotment of the widow’s dower.  The 1815 Warren County, North Carolina deed clearly shows that Elizabeth Brooks married Allen Burton.  According to Leonard MCown, Alsy Brooks married Thomas Cannon.

References:  1)  Personal Property Tax Lists, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, 1782 - 1812;  2)  Division of Lands, Estate of John Pitts Beasley, Warren County, North Carolina, Deed Book 17, Pages 251 and 252, 1805;  3)  Division of Lands, Estate of John P. Beasley, Warren County, North Carolina, Deed Book 20, Pages 217 and 218, 1815;  4)  “Emigration to Other States From Southside Virginia,” by Katherine B. Elliott, 1966;  5)  Early Settlers Mecklenburg County, Virginia," Volume 1 and 2, by Katherine B. Elliott;  6)  Mecklenburg County, Virginia Marriages, letter from John McKay Sheftall to Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., January 29, 1979;  7)  “Beasley Notes,” by Leonard J. McCown, 1989;  8)   Family Group Sheets, by Leonard J. McCown, January, 1995

REBECCA BROOKS (1.9) is the daughter of Robert Brooks, Sr. and Brambly Brooks.  On December 24, 1790, Rebecca Brooks married David Winn Thomas in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.  David was born in the 1760s and is the son of Peter Thomas (born 1734 in Virginia).  On May 11, 1804, “Rebekah” Thomas is listed in the will of her father, Robert Brooks, Sr.  On January 1, 1807, “David Thomas and wife Rebecca” were involved in a Chancery Suit in Mecklenburg County, Virginia concerning the division of slaves in the estate of Robert Brooks, Sr., Rebecca’s father.  On January 12, 1809, Robert Brooks of Edgefield District, South Carolina (son of William Brooks and grandson of Robert Brooks, Sr.) appointed David Thomas of Brunswick County, Virginia “my lawful attorney to sue for, collect and receive” his respective share and that of his brothers and sisters.  On October 9, 1809, “Rebecca Brooks who married David Thomas” was involved in a second Chancery Suit in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.  Robert’s second wife, Abigail (Ellis) Brooks, had brought suit against her step-children for allotment of her widow’s dower.

On April 6, 1819, Winifred (Brooks) Butler of Edgefield District, South Carolina (daughter of Robert Brooks, Sr.) appointed David Thomas of Brunswick County, Virginia “my lawful attorney to sue for and execute a bill of sale of a negro which fell to my share of the estate of her father.”  The children as well as death dates of David and Rebecca Thomas are currently not known.  David and Rebecca Thomas were the parents of eight children:

   Robert W. Thomas (1.9.1), b. 1793, Virginia
   Steth Thomas, b. 1794
   Charles Thomas
   Allen Thomas
   Bennett Thomas
   Leonard Thomas (1.9.6), b. 1800, Virginia
   David W. Thomas
   John J. Thomas

David Winn Thomas died prior to April, 1842.  On October 4, 1815, Steth Thomas married Rebecca J. Stainluck.  On March 21, 1810, Bennett Thomas married Patsy Jones.  On March 25, 1826, Bennett Thomas married a second time to Nancy N. House.

References:  1)  “Emigration to Other States from Southside Virginia,” Volume II, compiled by Katherine B. Elliot, 1966, Pages 22, 24 and 25;  2)  Will of Robert Brooks, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Will Book 5, Pages 354 and 355, dated 1804, recorded 1806;  3)  Brooks & Jones Family Chart (sent by Beverly A. Sheeky), November, 1997;  4)  Ancestral File, extracted November, 1999

ROBERT W. THOMAS (1.9.1) is the son of David Winn Thomas and Rebecca (Brooks) Thomas.  Robert was born in 1793 in Virginia.  Robert W. Thomas married his first cousin, Rebecca Jones (1.4.6).  Robert and Rebecca Thomas were the parents of at least four children:

   Mary E. Thomas (1.9.1.1), b. December 27, 1827, Virginia
   Louisa H. Thomas (1.9.1.2), b. 1827, Virginia
   Charles W. Thomas (1.9.1.3), b. 1832, Virginia
   Martha Rebecca Thomas (1.9.1.4), b. 1834, Virginia

On November 21, 1836, Robert W. Thomas married a second time to Quintina Hawkins (born 1800 in Virginia).  Robert W. Thomas was the father of three additional children (mother either Rebecca or Quintina):

   Caroline Frances “Pink” Thomas (1.9.2.5), 1837, Virginia
   Arnetta “Tinker” Thomas (1.9.2.6), b. 1840, Virginia
   Robert Thomas, Virginia, 1844, Virginia

In 1850, “Robin” and Quintina Thomas were living in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.  On December 17, 1873, Robert W. Thomas married a third time to Mary A. King.  Robert Thomas died in the Civil War.

References:  1)  1850 Census, Mecklenburg County, Virginia;  2)  Brooks & Jones Family Chart (sent by Beverly A. Sheeky), November, 1997

MARY E. THOMAS (1.9.1.1) is the daughter of Robert W. Thomas and Rebecca (Jones) Thomas.  Mary was born on December 27, 1827 in Virginia.  On September 13, 1844, Mary Thomas married David Thomas Redout.  David was born on January 9, 1820 in Virginia.  David and Mary Redout were the parents of six children:

   Julia A. Redout, b. April 28, 1848, Virginia
   Robert T. Redout, b. January 17, 1849, Virginia
   James D. Redout, b. January 16, 1851, Virginia
   Anna Caroline Redout, b. January 9, 1853, Virginia
   John T. Redout, b. August 10, 1854, Virginia
   George W. Redout, b. 1854, Virginia

Mary (Thomas) Redout died on August 19, 1868.  In 1870, David and Rebecca “Ridout” were living in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.  David Redout died in 1876.

References:  1)  1870 Census, Mecklenburg County, Virginia;  2)  Brooks & Jones Family Chart (sent by Beverly A. Sheeky), November, 1997;  3)  Internet Web Site, Register Report of Robert Brooks, by Warren Forsyth, August, 2002

LOUISA H. THOMAS (1.9.1.2) is the daughter of Robert W. Thomas and Rebecca (Jones) Thomas.  Louisa was born in 1827 in Virginia.  On December 29, 1845, Louisa Thomas married James A. Taylor.  James was born around 1822 in Virginia.  James and Louisa Taylor were the parents of six children:

   John W. Taylor, b. 1846, Virginia
   Robert Taylor, b. 1849, Virginia
   Charles Benjamin Taylor, b. 1852, Virginia
   Jimmie Taylor, b. 1855, Virginia
   Mary Taylor, b. 1858, Virginia
   Francis Taylor, b. 1861, Virginia

John Taylor married Martha Clary (born ca. 1850).  Robert Taylor married Alice Hall (born ca. 1850).  Charles Taylor married Mary Pearson (born ca. 1855).  Jimmie Taylor married Ellen Cates (born ca. 1855).  Mary Taylor married Robert Pearson (born ca. 1855).  Francis Taylor married Buck Kidd (born ca. 1855).

References:  1)  Brooks & Jones Family Chart (sent by Beverly A. Sheeky), November, 1997;  2)  Internet Web Site, Register Report of Robert Brooks, by Warren Forsyth, August, 2002

CHARLES W. THOMAS (1.9.1.3) is the son of Robert W. Thomas and Rebecca (Jones) Thomas.  Charles was born in 1832 in Virginia.  On November 10, 1852, Charles Thomas married Mary Rebecca Pearson in Warren County, North Carolina.  Mary was born on April 17, 1830 in Virginia and is the daughter of Williamson M. Pearson and Manerva M. Pearson.  Charles and Mary Thomas were the parents of four children:

   Dolly Thomas, b. 1853
   Nettie Thomas, b. 1856
   Betty Thomas, b. 1859
   Charles R. Thomas, b. January 22, 1865, Virginia

Charles W. Thomas died on April 26, 1865 of pneumonia at Point Lookout, Maryland as a prisoner of war during the Civil War.  Mary (Pearson) Thomas died in July, 1882 and was buried in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.  Dolly Thomas married Thomas King (born ca. 1850).  Nettie Thomas married Thomas Hawkins (born ca. 1850).  Betty Thomas married Thomas Taylor (born ca. 1855).  Charles R. Thomas married Helen Clary.  Helen was born on May 16, 1868 and is the daughter of Robert Clary and Mary (Carroll) Clary.  Helen (Clary) Thomas died on November 8, 1940 and Charles W. Thomas died on July 5, 1953.  Both were buried in the Canaan United Methodist Church Cemetery in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.

References:  1)  Brooks & Jones Family Chart (sent by Beverly A. Sheeky), November, 1997;  2)  Internet Web Site, Register Report of Robert Brooks, by Warren Forsyth, August, 2002

MARTHA REBECCA THOMAS (1.9.1.4) is the daughter of Robert W. Thomas and Rebecca (Jones) Thomas.  Martha was born in 1834, Virginia.  On July 28, 1852, Martha Thomas married Thomas B. Jones in Warren County, North Carolina.  Thomas and Martha Jones were the parents of four children:

   Mary Jones
   Charles Thomas Jones
   David F. Jones
   William Newman Jones

Mary Jones married Buck Clary.  Charles Jones married Mary White Cates.  Charles Jones married a second time to Emma White Butler.  David Jones married Caroline Thomas.  David Jones married a second time to Martha Burton.  David Jones married a third time to Manerva Josephine Wiley.  William Jones married a Miss Carroll.  William Jones married a second time to Ella Ann Jones.

References:  1)  Brooks & Jones Family Chart (sent by Beverly A. Sheeky), November, 1997

CAROLINE FRANCES “PINK” THOMAS (1.9.1.5) is the daughter of Robert W. Thomas.  Caroline was born in 1837 in Virgina.  On July 30, 1832, Caroline Thomas married Robert Joyce, Jr.  Robert and Caroline Joyce were the parents of four children:

   Cornelia Ann Joyce
   Flora Ellon Joyce
   Robert William Joyce
   Nickalus Joyce

Caroline married a second time to Edward Carrell Jones.  Edward and Caroline Jones were the parents of four children:

   Nellie R. Jones
   Ida M. Jones
   Lucy Jones
   Ruffin Jones

Cornelia Joyce married Clint Clary.  Flora Joyce married Brid Raney.  Nellie Jones married Matthew Wright.  Ida Jones married Robert Wright.  Lucy Jones married Henry Lynch.

References:  1)  Brooks & Jones Family Chart (sent by Beverly A. Sheeky), November, 1997

ARNETTA “TINKER” THOMAS (1.9.1.6) is the daughter of Robert W. Thomas.  Arnetta was born in 1840 in Virginia.  On November 25, 1862, Anetta Thomas married William Stuart Purdy (born 1830 in Virginia).  William and Arnetta Purdy were the parents of eight children:

   Robert T. Purdy, b. August, 1864, Virginia
   William Purdy, b. 1866, Virginia
   Charles Leonard Purdy, b. 1868, Virginia
   Mary Etta Purdy, b. March, 1870, Virginia
   Eddie B. Purdy, b. October, 1872, Virginia
   Maggie Purdy
   Henry Purdy
   James “Jim Bob” Purdy

In 1870, William and Arnetta Purdy were living in Brunswick County, Virginia.  Robert Purdy married Lora B. Ford (born 1875 in Virginia).  In 1900, Robert and Lora Purdy were living in Brunswick County, Virginia.  Mary Purdy married Robert Simpson Moseley (born March, 1869 in Virginia).  Robert and Mary Moseley had at least two children:  Eddie Purdy married Sallie F. Ford (born October, 1879 in Virginia).  In 1900, Eddie and Sallie Purdy were living in Brunswick County, Virginia.  Maggie Purdy died at the age of fourteen years.  Henry Purdy died as an infant.  James Purdy married Loma Moseley.  James Purdy married a second time to Sally Harrison.  Charles Purdy married Lucy Argam.  Charles Purdy married a second time to Nora Russell.

References:  1)  1870 and 1900 Censuses, Brunswick County, Virginia;  2)  Brooks & Jones Family Chart (sent by Beverly A. Sheeky), November, 1997

LEONARD THOMAS (1.9.6) is the son of David Winn Thomas and Rebecca (Brooks) Thomas.  Leonard was born in 1800 in Virginia.  On November 3, 1824, Leonard Thomas married Tinney “Tinsy” Winn.  Tinsy was born around 1800 in Lunenburg County, Virginia and is the daughter of Peter Winn (born ca. 1780 in Virginia) and Letitia (Stone) Winn (born ca. 1778 in Virginia).  Leonard and Tinsy Thomas were the parents of one daughter:

   Robert Massenburg Thomas (1.9.6.1), b. 1825, Virginia
   Rhoda Ann Thomas (1.9.6.2), b. 1828, Brunswick County, Virginia
   Sarah Thomas (1.9.6.3), b. 1833, Virginia

References:  1)  Brooks & Jones Family Chart (sent by Beverly A. Sheeky), November, 1997;  2)  Ancestral File, extracted November, 1999;  3)  Internet Web Site, Register Report of Robert Brooks, by Warren Forsyth, August, 2002

ROBERT MASSENBURG THOMAS (1.9.6.1) is the son of Leonard Thomas and Tinney “Tinsy” (Winn) Thomas.  Robert was born in 1825 in Virginia.  Robert Thomas married Julia “Juley” Ann Kidd.  Julia was born on March 12, 1820 in Virginia and is the daughter of John B. Kidd and Elizabeth M. (Rainey) Kidd.  Robert and Julia Thomas were the parents of five children:

   John Lee Thomas (1.9.6.2.1), b. September, 1847, Mecklenburg County, Virginia
   William H. Thomas, b. 1848, Mecklenburg County, Virginia
   Sarah A. Thomas, b. 1854, Mecklenburg County, Virginia
   Dolly J. Thomas, b. 1856, Mecklenburg County, Virginia
   Catherine Thomas, b. 1859, Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Julia (Kidd) Thomas died on December 9, 1879.  On May 31, 1883, Robert M. Thomas married a second time to Ann C. “Nannie” Winn in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.  Nannie was born around 1840 in Virginia.  Robert M. Thomas died around 1891 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.

References:  1)  Email, Cindy Huggett to Robert Casey, September, 2001;  2)  Internet Web Site, Register Report of Robert Brooks, by Warren Forsyth, August, 2002

JOHN LEE THOMAS (1.9.6.2.1) is the son of Robert Massenburg Thomas and Julia “Juley” Ann (Kidd) Thomas.  John was born in September, 1847 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.  John Thomas married Mary Jane Fitts.  John and Mary Thomas were the parents of at least one son:

   John Henry Thomas (1.9.6.2.1.1)

John Lee Thomas died in 1918 in Brunswick County, Virginia.

References:  1)  Email, Cindy Huggett to Robert Casey, September, 2001;  2)  Internet Web Site, Register Report of Robert Brooks, by Warren Forsyth, August, 2002

JOHN HENRY THOMAS (1.9.6.2.1) is the son of John Lee Thomas and Mary Jane (Fitts) Thomas.  John Thomas married Laurie Cumbie.  John and Mary Thomas were the parents of at least one son:

   Percy Norris Thomas

Percy Thomas married Pauline Camella Jester and they have one son:  -  James Harry Thomas.  James Thomas married Mary Ann Buie and they have one daughter:  -  Cynthia Leigh Thomas.  Cynthia Thomas married a Mr. Huggett.

Reference:  1)  Email, Cindy Huggett to Robert Casey, September, 2001

RHODA ANN THOMAS (1.9.6.2) is the daughter of Leonard Thomas and Tinney “Tinsy” (Winn) Thomas.  Rhoda was born in 1828 in Brunswick County, Virginia.  In 1846, Rhoda Thomas married John Ira Drury Pearson in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.  John was born in 1826 in Brunswick County, Virginia and is the son of Drury Pearson (born 1785 in Virginia) and Mary Elizabeth (Smith) Pearson (born 1790 in Virginia).  John and Rhoda Pearson were the parents of seven children:

   Robert Drury Pearson, b. 1846, Mecklenburg County, Virginia
   Albert Hayward Pearson, b. 1848, Brunswick County, Virginia
   Mary Elizabeth Pearson, b. 1850, Brunswick County, Virginia
   Leonard Pearson, b. 1853, Brunswick County, Virginia
   Peter Winn Pearson (1.9.6.2.5), b. May 12, 1855, Brunswick County, Virginia
   Stephen Pearson, b. 1857, Brunswick County, Virginia
   Benjamin Pearson, b. 1862, Brunswick County, Virginia

John Pearson died in 1862 in Virginia.  Rhoda (Thomas) Pearson died in 1912 in Brunswick County, Virginia.  Robert Pearson died in 1915.  Mary Pearson died in 1935.  Stephen Pearson married his first cousin, Mary Frances Ellis (1.9.6.3.1).  Benjamin Pearson died in 1934.

References:  1)  Brooks & Jones Family Chart (sent by Beverly A. Sheeky), November, 1997;  2)  Ancestral File, extracted November, 1999

PETER WINN PEARSON (1.9.6.2.5) is the son of John Ira Drury Pearson and Rhoda Ann (Thomas) Pearson.  Peter was born on May 12, 1855 in Brunswick County, Virginia.  On December 9, 1877, Peter Pearson married Mary Elizabeth Taylor in Gholsonville, Brunswick County, Virginia.  Mary was born in 1859 in Brunswick County, Virginia and is the daughter of William Nay Murat Taylor (born 1815 in Virginia) and Alphia Ann Elizabeth (Bishop) Taylor (born 1824 in Virginia).  Peter and Mary Pearson were the parents of nine children:

   James Ira Pearson, b. May 15, 1879, Brunswick County, Virginia
   Robert Benjamin Pearson (1.9.6.2.5.2), b. August 10, 1881, Brunswick Co., Virginia
   John William Pearson (1.9.6..25.3), b. May 3, 1883, Brunswick County, Virginia
   Henry Vernon Pearson, b. July, 1885, Brunswick County, Virginia
   Annie Mae Pearson, b. May 17, 1887, Brunswick County, Virginia
   Mary Elva Pearson, b. July 6, 1889, Brunswick County, Virginia
   Kate Elizabeth Pearson, b. November 22, 1894, Brunswick County, Virginia
   Grace Bryant Pearson, b. April 22, 1896, Brunswick County, Virginia
   Edward Simms Pearson, b. 1899, Brunswick County, Virginia

Mary (Taylor) Pearson died in 1900 in Brunswick County, Virginia.  On December 16, 1902, Peter Pearson married a second time to Martha Sue Huskie.  Martha was born on October 4, 1881 in Brunswick County, Virginia.  Peter and Martha Pearson were the parents of three children:

   Rose Ella Pearson, b. September 3, 1903, Brunswick County, Virginia
   Harvey Hoyt Pearson, b. July 21, 1908, Brunswick County, Virginia
   Gray Pearson, b. March 11, 1911, Brunswick County, Virginia

Peter Pearson died on November 16, 1934 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina and was buried in the Rock Store Cemetery in Gholonsville, Virginia.  Martha (Huskie) Pearson died in 1974 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.  James Pearson died on May 6, 1949.  Henry Pearson married Lona M. Hall.  Lona was born in 1879 in Brunswick County, Virginia.  Henry and Lona Pearson had one son:  -  Julian Pearson, b. ca. 1911.  Henry Pearson died in 1953 in Newport News, Virginia and Lona (Hall) Pearson died in 1969.  Julian Pearson died on November 6, 1994 and was buried in the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.  Annie Pearson died in 1978.  Mary Pearson died in 1956.  Kate Pearson died in 1983.  Grace Pearson died as a teenager on January 1, 1912 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.  Edward Pearson died in 1959 in Brunswick County, Virginia.  Rose Pearson died on March 3, 1978 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.  Harvey Pearson died as a child on April 27, 1910.  Gray Pearson died as an infant on September 27, 1911.

Reference:  1)  Ancestral File, extracted November, 1999

ROBERT BENJAMIN PEARSON (1.9.6.2.5.2) is the son of Peter Winn Pearson and Mary Elizabeth (Taylor) Pearson.  Robert was born on August 10, 1881 in Brunswick County, Virginia.  Robert Pearson married Evelyn Michael Dugger.  Evelyn was born on April 11, 1884 in Brunswick County, Virginia.  Robert and Evelyn Pearson were the parents of seven children:

   Mary Elizabeth Pearson, b. June 6, 1910, Brunswick County, Virginia
   John Henry Pearson, b. May 3, 1912, Brunswick County, Virginia
   John Thomas Pearson, b. May 3, 1912, Brunswick County, Virginia
   Three Sons
   Charles Hale Pearson, b. 1919, Brunswick County, Virginia

Robert Pearson died on June 8, 1946 in Brunswick County, Virginia.  Evelyn (Dugger) Pearson died on September 8, 1975.  Mary Pearson died on May 31, 1987.  John H. Pearson died in August, 1951.  John T. Pearson died in August, 1951.  Charles Pearson died in 1940.

Reference:  1)  Ancestral File, extracted November, 1999

JOHN WILLIAM PEARSON (1.9.6.2.5.3) is the son of Peter Winn Pearson and Mary Elizabeth (Taylor) Pearson.  John was born on May 3, 1883 in Brunswick County, Virginia.  In 1912, John Pearson married Lillian Blackwood in Lebanon, Tennessee.  Lillian was born on April 9, 1887 in Franklin, Tennessee and is the daughter of James Thomas Blackwood and Mattie Love (Overall) Blackwood.  John and Lillian Pearson were the parents of six children:

   Lucy Pearson, b. 1916, Monteagle, Tennessee
   Two Daughters
   Rachael Pearson, b. 1921, Mansfield, Louisiana
   John William Pearson, b. 1924, Springfield, Missouri
   One Son

Lillian (Blackwood) Pearson died on February 6, 1944 in Richmond, Virginia and was buried in Lynchburg, Virginia.  In April, 1945, John Pearson married a second time to Emily Phillips (born ca. 1887).  John Pearson died on June 3, 1954 in St. Petersburg, Florida and was buried in the Springhill Cemetery in Lynchburg, Virginia.  Lucy Pearson died in 1916.  Rachael Pearson died in 1921.  John Pearson died in 1925.

Reference:  1)  Ancestral File, extracted November, 1999

SARAH THOMAS (1.9.6.3) is the daughter of Leonard Thomas and Tinney “Tinsy” (Winn) Thomas.  Sarah was born around 1833 in Virginia.  Sarah Thomas married a Mr. Tudor.  Sarah Thomas married a second time to Frank Ellis.  Frank and Sarah Ellis were the parents of at least one daughter:

   Mary Frances Ellis (1.9.6.3.1), b. 1870, Virginia

Mary F. Ellis married her first cousin, Stephen Pearson.  For additional information on the descendants of Stephen and Mary Pearson, see the sketch of Stephen Pearson (1.9.6.2.6).

Reference:  1)  Internet Web Site, Register Report of Robert Brooks, by Warren Forsyth, August, 2002