Stephen Brooks (abt. 1732 - abt. 1821)

Born about 1732 in North Carolina

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Died about 1821 at about age 89 in Williamson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Stephen Brooks of Chatham County, N. C., to Thomas Brooks, Jr., land. 6-25-1803. Land sold because Stephen Brooks was moving. Stephen Brooks sold land in Chatham County, N. C., 3-11-1804. Wit: Isaac Brooks and Brooks Brantley. ^[1]

Research Notes

Seems that he had more than one wife, perhaps both named Mary

Will

WILL AND MINUTE BOOK X VOLUME I PAGE 79

I Stephen Brooks, of the state of Tennessee, Maury County, Knowing the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death, being of weak body but possessing a sound disposing mind, make and ordain this my last will and testament.

• 1st: I resign my body to the grave to be desently intered, and give my soul to God who gave it to me.
• 2nd: I will all my just debts to be paid.
• 3rd: I wish and desire that my beloved wife, Mary Brooks, have and possess during her life all of my negros to wit Anthony Hanner Coswell Susan and Dilly Ann.
• 4th: At the death of my wife, Mary Brooks, it is my will and desire that the above named negros be sold at public sale in one lot that they may not be separated and the proceeds thereof equally devided amongst our children to wit: Elijah Hunter and Elisha Hunter, Thomas Brooks, Milly T Mahon, Catherine B. Jackson, Joseph Brooks, Mahala L. Odell, John B. Brooks, and Mary H. Lacy, having disposed of her share to Thomas Mahon, it is my will and desire that the said Thomas Mahon have two equal shares the division to be made on the following principles to wit: after giving Elijah and Elisha Hunters their shares of the amount of the above named negros all of my children, Thomas Brooks, Milly T. Mahon, Catherine B. Jackson, Joseph Brooks, Mahala L. Odell, Mary H. Lacy, and John B. Brooks, all and each of them under a true and correct account of all that they or any of them may have received of my estate heretofore and of all the money I have paid for them or any of them and add the several sums thus rendered to the sum that remains of the sale of the negros after Elijah and Elisha Hunters equal shares have been taken therefrom.
• 5th: It is my will and desire that Polly H. Lacy receive out of the personal property if there should be enough and if not to be taken out of the amount of the estate the sum of twenty-five dollars to compensate her for her care and attention she has paid to the raising the negro children.
• 6th: It is my will and desire after the property is disposed of as above named and the various sums accounted for and all being added together that it be equally divided amongst the above named children wit: Thomas Brooks, Milly T. Mahon, Catherine B. Jackson, Joseph Brooks, Mahala L. Odell, and John Brooks, Thomas Mahon having two shares one is right of his wife and one by purchase from William Lacy the husband of Mary H. Lacy.
• 8th: I hereby anominate and appoint Thomas Mahon my executor and my wiffe executrix to carry into effect this my last will and testament. In testimony whereof I Shephen Brooks have signed and sealed this first day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two in the presence of – Test

James Hunry Jurat Stephen Brooks Alexander Moore Jurat

Sources

1. ↑ Kellam, Ida Brooks, 1950; Brooks and Kindred Families available at: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062872569&view=1up&seq=17&skin=2021

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG2-DVQ : 20 February 2021), Stephen Brooks, Henderson, Tennessee, United States; citing 88, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 177; FHL microfilm 24,535.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Joe Jackson for creating WikiTree profile Brooks-4803 through the import of edith.ged on Dec 19, 2013.