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

The Jane Brooks Pratt problem has been resolved thanks to your quick eye. She is a daughter of Joab b. 1753. Evidently, I was merge happy and she ended up with Joab b. 1712. I will look more at the Balaam Brooks line to see if I have more information I do have Wayfarers of Walton, Wilkes Records, and Family Puzzlers by Bondurant; slowly I am working my way through the Brooks in the material. 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 .