Passing this along from Susan Ransom, who sent it to the list before I had a chance to process her subscription. The reference is to "Why I'm a Doubtin' Thomas," one of Carol Pullen-Reynolds's web pages at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brooks/NYBROOKS.htm, and Susan's comments are really addressed to Carol. Chris Christopher Brooks, List Administrator: ============================================ BROOKS-NE-L (Brooks Families of New England) at RootsWeb.com ============================================ Hi, I'm very interested in any information on Thomas Brooks, born about 1700, and his ancestry. I much enjoyed your article "Why I'm a Doubtin' Thomas". I too am dissatisfied with the evidence available, although I have not done near as much investigation as you seem to have done. I have not been researching this line long (Thomas was my ancestor) but I have found, at the Library of Virginia, a Thomas who served as a Colonial soldier and was killed in the "Indian War" in 1779, leaving a widow Mary and 5 children, not named. Per the DAR, there were at least 13 Thomas Brookses in the Revolution. I would appreciate your help, and hope this small bit of information is of use to you. Susan Brooks Ransom suunie@earthlink.net