William Swett Brooks Jr (abt. 1772 - aft. 1810)

Born about 1772 in Southampton VA

Ancestors

Died after 1810 after about age 38 in Pitt NC

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Biography

William Swett Brooks was probably born about 1772, the son of William Brooks and his second wife, Hannah Swett. William, Jr. is named in his father's 1788 will, as "William Swett, begotten of the body of Hannah Swett." ^[1] William was a minor (under 21) when his father died, and he chose as his guardian a man named Thomas Holladay. ^[2] He was listed as taxable in Southampton in 1789, meaning he was at least 16, and that same year he sold the land that his father had patented in 1742 ^[3] for 55 pounds to a man named William Vaughan. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Southampton County Will Book 4, p. 256, digitized at FamilySearch will
2. ↑ Southampton County Court Orders, 1784-1788, p. 483. Digitized at FamilySearch.
3. ↑ Isle of Wight County; 190 acres on the south side of Nottaway River, adjoining the land of William Killygrew. Source: Land Office Patents No. 20, 1741-1743 (v.1 & 2 p.1-566), p. 280 (Reel 18). Digitized at Library of Virginia.
4. ↑ Southampton County Deed Book 7, p 289-290. Digitized at FamilySearch.