Chris, I believe that the George Brooks you found is my George Brooks. The pieces are beginning to fall together! You gave me.... ...but when I searched for any George born 1780 I found the following. "Mr. Delbert Radke, Attorney at Law in San Francisco, CA wrote a letter to the Record and Pension Office of the War Department dated December 19th, 1928 in which he states that George Brooks was born on Aug. 29, 1780.... If I am correct, this Delbert Radke, is descended from George W. Brooks --Julius Caesar Brooks' brother. They both are sons of the George Brooks born in 1780. Their mother was Mary Clark. Also given: The line as he has it is George, 1780 - 1850 Major John (1755 - 1846) + Rachel BLIZZARD Jonathan (say 1722) + Sarah HUBBARD Benjamin (1685) of Stratford, CT + Mary BOOTH John (say 1640) of Stratford + Sarah OSBORN, widow John PEAT Jr. A kind soul gave me the information from the "Families of Old Fairfield", but it stopped at Benjamin Brooks, now I'm searching for anything on Jonathan Brooks and Sarah Hubbard. He is now my missing link. Any help is appreciated. I thought you'd like the good news that your effort to help was a success! Mariannne