Hello- I'm new to this list - just found some Butler Co. ancestors. I'm looking for any info about John BROOKS, an early settler in Cranberry Tsp. All I know is that he was a protestant, born in northern Ireland, and migrated to Butler Co. sometime before the mid 1790s. He had five children, John, James Moore BROOKS , Thomas, and two girls. James, the second son, was born In Cranberry Plains in Butler County, PA, in 1797. There is a John BROOKS of the right age (>45) in the Cranberry twp census records for 1800 and 1810, but he disappears after that. His wife seems to have died between 1800 and 1810. Is there a cemetery index for Butler County? Surname or obituary files anywhere? How could I find out the names of John's 2 daughters, born in the early 1800s? How about deeds or wills? I would like to know how my 3GGrandmother Martha BROOKS ROBINSON (1811-1894) is related to this BROOKS family of Cranberry Tsp. Her daughter Mary E. ROBINSON was the 2nd wife of John MASON BROOKS, but aside from that I think Martha was from the same family. I would welcome any suggestions as to how best to proceed with Butler Co. research. I've found the historical and genealogical societies to be very helpful in Mercer, Beaver, and Crawford counties. Marilyn Mills Hesse .................................................................... ..................................................... Descendants of John Brooks 1 John Brooks b: in northern Ireland .... 2 John Brooks .... 2 Thomas Brooks .... 2 Daughter 1 Brooks .... 2 Daughter 2 Brooks .... 2 James Moore Brooks b: 1797 in Cranberry Plains, Butler Co. d: 1866 in Industry Twp, Beaver Co., PA ........ +Barbara Mason b: June 29, 1807 in Ohio Twp, Beaver Co., PA m: November 6, 1830 in Ohio Twp, Beaver Co., PA d: October 27, 1897 in Industry Twp, Beaver Co., PA ............ 3 Christina Brooks b: 1831 in Ohio Twp, Beaver Co., PA d: September 23, 1906 .............. +Moses Dotson Seabrooks b: July 28, 1833 d: January 3, 1917 ............ 3 George M. Brooks b: 1833 in Holmes Co., Ohio d: June 23, 1902 in Industry Twp, Beaver Co., PA .............. +Mary E. Palmer m: November 16, 1865 near Parkton, Baltimore Co. MD ............ 3 John Mason Brooks b: 1835 in Holmes Co., Ohio .............. +Anna Keogh m: Abt. 1856 .......... *2nd Wife of John Mason Brooks: .............. +Mary E. Robinson b: Abt. 1844 m: October 1879 in Monongahela City, PA d: Bef. July 4, 1898 ............ 3 James W. Brooks b: August 30, 1837 in Millersburg, Holmes Co. Ohio d: March 4, 1918 in McKeesport, PA .............. +Sophia Field m: August 8, 1872 d: April 1, 1915 ............ 3 Rebecca Jane Brooks b: 1839 ............ 3 Thomas Winfield Brooks b: May 6, 1842 in Holmes Co., Ohio d: February 25, 1922 in East Liverpool, Ohio .............. +Martha Jane Raney b: August 23, 1849 in Berkeley Co. WVA m: October 29, 1865 in Berkeley WVA d: April 19, 1930 ............ 3 Mary Ann Brooks b: 1843 ............ 3 Eli Reed Brooks b: November 10, 1846 in Ohio Twp, Beaver Co., PA d: March 7, 1917 in Knoxville,Allegheny Co.PA .............. +Belinda Alvira Thomas b: July 7, 1850 in Chippewa Twp, Beaver Co,PA m: December 24, 1867 in New Brighton, Beaver Co., PA d: March 20, 1939 in Avalon,Allegheny Co, PA -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------- Marilyn Mills Hesse marilynhesse@attbi.com Windsor, CT, USA website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mmhesse/ Researching: BROOKS - Butler Co.,Beaver Co.,Westmoreland Co., Allegheny Co.,PA CRAIGHEAD- Allegheny Co>Beaver Co.PA DENNIS - NJ>Bucks Co.PA>Crawford Co.PA HAMILTON - Killybegs,Co.Donegal,Ireland>Liverpool,UK>Crawford Co.PA LYNCH - Co. Derry and Co.Antrim,Ireland>Beaver Falls, PA McQUISTON -Co.Antrim,Ireland>South Carolina>Crawford Co.& Mercer Co.,PA MILLS - Co.Tyrone,Ireland>Mercer Co.PA>Crawford Co.PA MOODY - Co.Derry and Co.Antrim,Ireland>Beaver Falls,PA MOORE/MOON-Co.Tyrone,Ireland>Mercer Co.PA ROBINSON - Westmoreland Co. PA>Jefferson Co.OH>Beaver Co.PA WILLIAMS - Connecticut>New Jersey>Crawford Co.PA