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Thomas Brooks (1775-1838) of Wythe County, Virginia, Wayne County, Kentucky, and Morgan County, Alabama: Chronology of Initial Land Transactions in Kentucky

August 25, 2026

Or, Subtitled: “Know all men by these presents that I John Caperton of Franklin County west Tenneſsee — do make ordain and appoint my trusty friend Thomas Brooks of Wayne County state of Kentucky” As a previous posting notes, at some point between 19 February 1797, when their oldest child Jane was born in Virginia, … More Thomas Brooks (1775-1838) of Wythe County, Virginia, Wayne County, Kentucky, and Morgan County, Alabama: Chronology of Initial Land Transactions in Kentucky

Children of Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – 1830) and Wife Hannah Phillips: Sarah Whitlock (1774 – 1837) and Husband Thomas Brooks

January 31, 2023

Or, Subtitled: “They were married together February 14, in the year of our Lord 1796“ Sarah Whitlock was, if I have the children of Thomas Whitlock and Hannah Phillips ordered correctly, the couple’s fourth child. Sarah’s my 4th-great-grandmother. I’ve shared all that I know about her life in a number of previous postings. As this previous … More Children of Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – 1830) and Wife Hannah Phillips: Sarah Whitlock (1774 – 1837) and Husband Thomas Brooks

Thomas Brooks (1775-1838) and Wife Sarah Whitlock (1774-1837): Kentucky Years, 1798-1836

May 15, 2021

Or, Subtitled: “A Rough Hardy Race of Men, Very Large & Stout, & Altogether an Excellent Population, for a New Country” Thomas and Sarah Brooks Establish Their Young Family in Kentucky (1798-9) In the previous posting about Thomas Brooks (1775-1838), I track him up to 1798, when he moved with wife Sarah Whitlock and infant daughter … More Thomas Brooks (1775-1838) and Wife Sarah Whitlock (1774-1837): Kentucky Years, 1798-1836