This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: CharlesBrooks1935 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.hawkins/796.810.822.4.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: You must be referring to James Hascue Brooks, Sr who was born 5 July 1851 in Hawkins Co. and died 15 Feb 1923 at Pressmen's Home, Hawkins Co. He was married twice; first to Serena Trent who died between 1900-1910, second to Maude Jane Greene. I have his death certificate. His father was John David Brooks, son of Thomas Brooks and Sophia Baldwin. The parents of this Thomas Brooks were Littleton Brooks and Elizabeth Wallen, who are my 4th great-grandparents. As far as I know, Joseph Brooks, also a son of Littleton and Elizabeth, did not have a son named John although Joseph was also married twice. Littleton Brooks was born 1758 at Nottoway Bridge, Brunswick Co., VA and died 19 Aug 1840 in Hawkins Co., TN. He first appears in the future northeast TN area when he followed his brother Castleton across the mountains and witnessed one copy of Henderson's Agreement with the Cherokees 17 March 1775 at Sycamore Shoals (now Elizabethton). Littleton served in the Revolutionary War and was at the battles of Island Flats (Kingsport) and Kings Mountain. I have his pension documents. Littleton was quite a character as Court documents in Rogersville, TN attest. He and his sons were in several scrapes with the Law. For example, he stole a horse when he was over 70 years old. Littleton did some hunting with the Wallens but the real long hunter in the family was his older brother Castleton whose expedition in 1769-1770 is well documented in Ramsey's Annals of Tennessee. The blasphemy you speak of did not happen on Sunday. It happened during a court session 17 March 1778 in the Washington Co., VA Court where he was fined 20 shillings for uttering four Blasphemous Oaths in open court when Elizabeth Kincannon Brooks and her brother, Andrew, were appointed administrators of Castleton's estate after he was killed by Indians in May 1777. Evidently Littleton wanted a piece of the action for himself. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

I have no interest in this family, but perhaps this note can help those Brooks folks who mentioned a Wallen marriage. Joseph WALLEN b: 1734 Prince George's CO, MD; First Fam of TN d: 1804 Hawkins CO, TN;1787 Sullivan CO land grant . +Mildred/Milly JONES