Young Barnet Brooks (aft. 1851 - aft. 1852)

Born after 8 Nov 1851 in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Died after 6 Jan 1852 at about age 0 in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Young Barnet Brooks is a part of US Black heritage.

Young Barnet was one of the named slaves left to minor John Hampden Brooks (1833-1911) in the will of his father Whitfield Butler Brooks Sr. (1790-1851) which was dated November 8, 1851.^[1] The final transfer took place on January 6, 1852 in Edgefield County, South Carolina after John became of age.^[2]

Slave Owners

1. Whitfield Butler Brooks Sr. (1790-1851)
2. John Hampden Brooks (1833-1911)

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Research Notes

USBH Naming Conventions for Slaves: LNAB based on the first slave owner. Current last name based on most recent slave owner. In Other Last Names list all other slave owners.

Date of birth is before the will date of the first owner, and date of death based on the last transfer date I found.

It's possible that his full name is Young Barnet

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015, Original data: South Carolina County, District and Probate Courts, Will and Deeds, 1780-1900, Genealogical Collection; Author: Daughters of the American Revolution (South Carolina); Probate Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, Name: Whitfield Brooks, Residence Date: Abt 1851, Residence Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, Will Date: 8 Nov 1851, Probate Date: 8 Nov 1851, Probate Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, USA, Inferred Death Year: 1851, Inferred Death Place: South Carolina, USA, Item Description: Will and Deeds, 1780-1900. Ancestry Sharing Link, Ancestry Sharing Link, Ancestry Sharing Link, Ancestry Sharing Link
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Edgefield, South Carolina, U.S., Slave Records, 1774-1866 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014, Edgefield County Historical Society, 2010; Edgefield, South Carolina; Slave Records of Edgefield County, South Carolina; Author: Lucas, Gloria Ramsey; Reference: Box # 60, Pkg. 2462, Name: Young Barnet, Race: Black, Residence Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, USA, Date Bought: 6 Jan 1852, Price: Nvg, Page number: 56, Role: Enslaved Person, Previous Owner/New Owner: Whitfield Brooks, John Hamden Brooks. Ancestry Sharing Link