Tag: Wilkinson Co. Mississippi

Alexander Mackey Brooks (1808-1899): Information about His Second Wife Aletha Sorrells

August 12, 2022

Or, Subtitled: “She was born in Georgia and her father moved with her to Mississippi” What I’m sharing with you about the second wife of Alexander Mackey Brooks (1808-1899), Aletha Sorrells (Hope, Freel, Patterson, Pierce) is for the most part not my own research. I’m borrowing shamelessly from George W. Glass, the genealogist who, as I … More Alexander Mackey Brooks (1808-1899): Information about His Second Wife Aletha Sorrells

Children of Elizabeth Brooks (1747/1750 – 1816) and Husband George Rice (1735 – 1792): Ruth Rice (1769 – 1852) and Husband Micajah Roach (1761 – 1805)

October 4, 2021

Or, Subtitled: At the “ſign of the Indian Queen” in Bairdſtown, Micajah Roach is “determined to exert himſelf to accommodate travelers in the beſt manner the country will afford, excellent ſtables, clover lotts, &c“ When I promised in my last posting a follow-up piece about the children of George Rice and Elizabeth Brooks, I thought I’d have … More Children of Elizabeth Brooks (1747/1750 – 1816) and Husband George Rice (1735 – 1792): Ruth Rice (1769 – 1852) and Husband Micajah Roach (1761 – 1805)