Samuel
Brooks
Born about in Washington County, Virginia
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Unknown (Unknown) Brooks
— married
before 1845 in Virginia, United States
Husband of
Sarah (Cowan) Brooks
— married
22 Nov 1856 in Washington, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Margaret Brooks, William Brooks, Andrew F. Brooks, Patrick Brooks and John Zachariah Brooks
Died after
after about age 39
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Feb 2015
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Biography
His 1856 marriage record states birthplace as Fluvanna Co., Virginia.
1860 census resided: Western District, Washington, Virginia, United States; estimated year of birth is 1825
1870 census has Samuel Brookes in Virginia, with family that matches; estimated year of birth is 1815/1816
His siblings per family recollections recorded in the 1960s were: Jim [John?], Andy, Patrick, and Maggie, which concurs with the Census data cited.
Sources
- United States Census, 1850 POSSIBLE MATCH Lists Sarah Brookes, 26, in Washington County, Virginia, born about 1824 in Virginia with Samuel Brookes, 37, born about 1813; does not include his daughter Margaret who was born ~1845, nor son William, born ~1850, presumably by unknown first wife.
- United States Census 1860: Western District, Washington, Virginia: Brooks, Samuel, 35, b. ~1825; Sarah, 34, b. ~1834; Margaret, 15, b. ~1845; William, 10, b. ~1850; Andrew, 4, b. ~1856; Patrick, 2, b. ~1858. All born in Virginia.
- United States Census, 1870 Goodson, Washington, Virginia: Brookes, Samuel, 54 [45?], b. ~1816 [~1825?]; Sarah, 47, b. ~1823; Margaret, 25, b. ~1845; Andy, 14, b. ~1856; Pat, 12, b. ~1858; Zack J., 6, b. ~1864.
- Virginia Marriages 1785-1940: 1856-11-22, Washington, Virginia: Brooks, Daniel [mistranscription of Samuel?], 39, b. ~1817, Fluvanna, Virginia, widowed + Cowan, Sarah, 32, b. ~1824, Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, single.
- Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers 1853-1935: registration 1856-11-27, Washington, Virginia: Brooks, David [mistranscription of Samuel?], 39, b. ~1817 + Cowan, Sarah, 32, b. ~1824, Wytheville
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Samuel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Samuel:
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