Richard Brooks III (1695 - abt. 1764)

Born 1695 in Fredericksville, Louisa, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Caine) Brooks — married 1714 in Louisa, Louisa, Colony of Virginia

Husband of Elizabeth (Embry) Brooks — married about 1714 in New Kent, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1764 at about age 69 in Lunenburg County, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Richard was born about 1695 or 1680 depending on the source. Other sources claim his birth year as 1683 n Essex and also 1674 in Fredericksville. He is the son of Richard Brooks and Mary Gibson. His death is also shown as 1734 on his father's death date in Hanover Co., VA. / ^[1]

Early Life

Richard Brooks III was born as early as 1675 — 1705 (various date are given in records) in Virginia to Richard Brooks II and his mother was Mary (Lnu). His step mother was Mary Gibson. (this needs to be verified) Gibson was the mother of the balance of Richard II’s children.

Date: 1674

Place: Fredericksville, Louisa, VA

Date: 1702

Place: Fredericksville, Louisa, Virginia, USA^[2]

Marriage

He married Elizabeth Caine and they had at least 5 children.

Date: 1698

Place: Fredericksville, Louisa, Virginia, USA

Date: 1714

Place: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States^[3][4]

Date: 1714

Place: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States^[5]

Family

Husband: Richard Brooks

Wife: Elizabeth Caine

Child: Mary Brooks

Child: Anna Brooks

Child: Robert Brooks

Child: Elisha Brooks

Child: Richard Brooks

Death

Date: 1779

Place: Lunenburg, Virginia, USA

Date: 1779

Place: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA^[6]

Date: 1779

Place: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States^[7]

Research Notes

Because birth date varies, I’m estimating in the middle. Need to verify Richard’s mother.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Ralph Rogers, Sep 23, 2011
2. ↑ Source: #S26 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Robert BROOKS
3. ↑ Source: #S26 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Richard Brooks
4. ↑ Source: #S54 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Richard Brooks
5. ↑ Source: #S54 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Richard Brooks
6. ↑ Source: #S26 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Robert BROOKS
7. ↑ Source: #S54 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Richard Brooks

NEED SOURCES records mentioned above from Ancestry.com.

• Source: S26 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: #R1
• Repository: R1 Name: www.ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S54 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R2 NOTEThis information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.
• Repository: R2 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com
• https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=%5Fbrooks%5F&id=P518
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wgbrooks&id=I6260
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=_brooks_&id=P517
• http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/i/n/g/Kristyne-Ingram/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-1118.html

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Darrell Abbey for creating WikiTree profile Brooks-4267 through the import of Steele.ged on Aug 22, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Darrell and others.
• Profile created by Topher Sims through the import of Theresa Martin.ged on May 7, 2018.