Born in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John L. Brooks
and Jean (Whitley) Brooks
Sister of
Jane (Brooks) Marrs [half], Sarah (Brooks) Marrs, Margaret (Brooks) Neal, William McDowell Brooks, Robert Brooks, Mary Ann Brooks [half], Basil Lilburn Brooks [half], Ruth Ann Brooks [half], James Brooks [half], Mahala Brooks [half], John Kirk Brooks [half] and Charles Campbell Brooks [half]
Wife of
Maxwell Marrs
— married
18 Mar 1819 in Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Nancy Sally (Marrs) Pruett, John Marrs, Henry Harvey Marrs, Elizabeth (Marrs) Brewster, Robert Whitley Marrs, Louisa Jane (Marrs) Rose, Sarah Ann (Marrs) Brewster, William Pruett Marrs, Mary (Marrs) Vandyke, Braxton Duncan Marrs and Margaret C. (Marrs) Brooks
Died
at about age 64
in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 May 2021
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Biography
Native Virginian
- The Life Summary of Nancy Jane Brooks:
When Nancy Jane Brooks was born on 20 March 1796, in Tazewell, Virginia, United States, her parents were John Locke Brooks and Jean Whitley.
She married Maxwell Marrs on 18 March 1819, in Tazewell, Virginia, United States.[1]
They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters:
- Nancy Marrs-1820–1864
- John Marrs-1824–1852
- Henry Harvey Marrs-1825–1891
- Elizabeth Ann Marrs-1827–1884
- Braxton D. Marrs-1829–Deceased
- Robert Whitley Marrs-1829–1869
- Louisa Jane Marrs-1832–Deceased
- Sarah Ann Marrs-1836–1911
- William Pruett Marrs-1838–1861
- Mary Polly Marrs-1841–Deceased
- Margaret C Marrs-1843–1929
She lived in Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States in 1850[2] and Western District, Tazewell, Virginia, United States in 1860.[3]
She died after 1860, in Tazewell, Virginia, United States.[4]
Sources
- ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRS1-CX7 : 29 January 2020), Jane Brooks in entry for Maxwell Mars, 1819.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DT-WXH : Tue Jul 18 02:00:00 UTC 2023), Entry for Maxwell Marrs and Ginnie Marrs, 1850.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41B-48B : Mon Jul 17 23:35:56 UTC 2023), Entry for Janes Marrs and William Marrs, 1860.
- ↑ Needs Citation
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy Jane by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy Jane:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy Jane by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy Jane:
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~1.56%
James Herald
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A484813 [compare], Ancestry member jsherald1
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~1.56%
Bridgitte (Baker) Pascale :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A775668 [compare], Ancestry member BakerBM
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~1.56%
William St.Clair :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Miranda (Wampler) Peterson :
23andMe, GEDmatch DJ2791736 [compare]
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~0.78%
Robyn (Brooks) Yates :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member tandryates
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~0.78%
June Brooks :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Jimmy Tucker :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #42791
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