Thanks for the message and good information. I do appreciate hearing about possible errors! I am familiar with the Brooks book; the material I am using came from several researchers as well as the Brooks book. There are many errors in most of it. You may well be on target about the misplacement of Jane into Joab b. 1712 family. Joab b. 1712 did not go to GA. But, I did place the GA descendants on the list because I am trying to sort through the errors. One big error is the missing generation of Joab b. 1712 or the mis-assignment of children to him. I am searching for someone to fill in the blanks. I will do further checking on this and be back. The Warren County, Walton County Brooks contain the ancestry of Jacob R. Brooks b. 1806; the descendants of the Warren/Walton/Morgan/Jackson Brooks are braided with Pratts, Gilmores and Stories. So are the ones that migrated to Pike County, GA along with my ancestor. And I am looking for clues! Kind regards, Cf -------Original Message------- From: GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 09:40:11 To: GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Joab Brooks 1712-1775, NC>GA I'm curious as to why you placed Jane Brooks Pratt in that particular Joab Brooks household. I don't see that Joab Brooks 1712-1775 ever came to GA. Ida Brooks Kellam in her 1950 book, "Brooks and Kindred Families," places Jane Brooks who married Vincent Pratt in the Warren County GA Joab Brooks family. This Joab Brooks according to her was born 1753 and d 1804 in Warren county Georgia (will) & married Catherine Campbell. He was the son of John & Jane May Brooks, brother to the Joab Brooks in your Generation 1. Joab & Catherine also according to Mrs Kellam had a daughter Elizabeth Brooks who also married into the Pratt family, marrying Leonard Pratt. I am researching the Balaam Brooks who was b c1782- aft 1865 Randolph Co GA, and married in Warren county 11 Aug 1802 to Mary McGlammery (c1788-aft 1865 Randolph Co GA.) Many researchers, including Mrs Kellam have suggested him to be a son of the above named John & Jane May Brooks; however, I think he might more likely be a grandson. I'm sure the book "Brooks and Kindred Families" contains many errors, as most family histories do, but it is very well written and worth studying (no longer in print, copy at GA archives.) Lindy Hard ----- Original Message ----- From: "4D" <rebjar@direcway.com> To: <GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 11:47 AM Subject: [GEORGIA] Joab Brooks 1712-1775, NC>GA > Early Brooks settlers of Warren County, GA - with a Missing Generation. Can > anyone fill in the missing generation or provide me with documentation for > this line? > Descendants of Joab Brooks > > Generation No. 1 > 1. JOAB5 BROOKS (JOHN4, THOMAS3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1712, and died > Abt. 1775 in Chatham County, North Carolina. He married CATHERINE DIMMAUX > 1735 in North Carolina. She was born 1715 in VA. > Children of JOAB BROOKS and CATHERINE DIMMAUX are: > 2. i. JANE BROOKS6 PRATT. > ii. JOAB BROOKS, JR., b. January 29, 1770, Chatham County, NC; d. March 26, > 1844; m. RUTH TERRELL BROOKS; b. September 17, 1774; d. November 01, 1844. > More About JOAB BROOKS, JR.: > Burial: Buried on Joab Brooks, Sr. land grant > iii. MARGARET BROOKS, b. Bef. 1772. > iv. LARKIN TIPPETT BROOKS, b. 1772; d. 1837; m. CATHERINE BROOKS, 1790; b. > 1776. > 3. v. SARA ELIZABETH BROOKS, b. Aft. 1772; d. 1850, Harris County, Georgia. > vi. ISAAC BROOKS, b. Abt. 1774. > 4. vii. JOHN DIMMAUX BROOKS, b. Abt. 1775, North Carolina. > > Generation No. 2 > 2. JANE BROOKS6 PRATT (JOAB5 BROOKS, JOHN4, THOMAS3, JOHN2, JOHN1) She > married VINCENT PRATT December 18, 1817. He was born Abt. 1792, and died > 1844 in Troup County, Georgia. > Child of JANE PRATT and VINCENT PRATT is: > i. LEONARD7 PRATT. > More About LEONARD PRATT: > Burial: Morris County, Texas ==== GEORGIA Mailing List ==== NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 .