Stephen BROOKS, SR.
Child of Stephen BROOKS, SR. is:
1. Stephen BROOKS, JR. He married Mary FARROW circa 1752.
Stephen BROOKS, JR. He married Mary FARROW, the daughter of Jacob FARROW and his wife Amey. Stephen BROOKS, JR. died July 15, 1797 in Hyde County, North Carolina.
Children of Stephen BROOKS, JR. and his wife Mary FARROW are:
1. Isaac BROOKS. He married Sarah circa 1779.
2. William BROOKS, born March 12, 1756. He married Martha FOREMAN on March 13, 1783.
3. Stephen BROOKS. He married (1) Anna ERNEST and (2) Margaret WHITTENBURG.
4. Jacob BROOKS. He married Salley WARRINGTON on January 7, 1793.
5. Easter BROOKS. She married Ignatious HERBERT.
6. Charity BROOKS. She married Israel S. WATSON.
7. Sarah BROOKS. She married Jesse MIDYETT circa 1789.
William BROOKS was born March 12, 1756. He married Martha FOREMAN, the daughter of Joshua FOREMAN and his wife Rebecca MARTIN, on March 13, 1783. William BROOKS died June 17, 1838 in Hyde County, North Carolina.
Children of William BROOKS and his wife Martha FOREMAN are:
1. Peggy BROOKS, born April 4, 1784.
2. Rebecca Martin BROOKS, born July 9, 1786. She married John Linton SWINDELL.
3. Israel BROOKS, born January 15, 1789.
4. Betsy Bonner BROOKS, born May 4, 1792. She married Nehemiah BENSON. She died May 16, 1837.
5. Samuel Sheldon BROOKS, born November 15, 1794. He married Penelope SWINDELL.
6. Caleb Foreman BROOKS, born August 31, 1797. He died April 20, 1885.
7. Arcada BROOKS, born January 12, 1800.
8. Charity BROOKS, born August 1, 1802.
9. Martha BROOKS, born January 18, 1805.
Samuel Sheldon BROOKS was born November 5, 1794. He married Penelope SWINDELL, the daughter of Hardy SWINDELL and his wife Dianna, on July 12, 1837 in Hyde County, North Carolina. He died November 7, 1864.
Children of Samuel Sheldon BROOKS and his wife Penelope SWINDELL are:
1. Pardon Sheldon BROOKS, born May 14, 1839. He married (1) Mahalah Spencer GIBBS on October 18, 1859. He married (2) Sarah O'NEAL on July 13, 1867. He died July 13, 1901.
2. Olivia Brickel Brooks, born January 20, 1841. She married Shaw PUGH. She died March 15, 1915.
3. Cicero Hawks Brooks, born December 6, 1842. He married (1) Celeste MIDYETTE. He married (2) Betty SELBY. He died August 16, 1901.
4. Arcadah Foreman BROOKS, born October 3, 1845. She married John WILLIAMS. She died August 4, 1866.
5. Caleb Jackson BROOKS, born January 11, 1848. He married (1) Pemmie GIBBS. He married (2) Laura TATE.
6. Almeta Jones BROOKS, born February 20, 1850. She married Cason JONES. She died April 16, 1941.
7. Samuel Whitfield BROOKS, born May 24, 1852. He died December 1921.
8. Adaline BROOKS, born April 10, 1854. She married Millard Fillmore PAYNE. She died November 28, 1945.
9. Sally Ann BROOKS, born April 14, 1856. She married Banister GIBBS. She died March 10, 1896.
10. Norma Elizabeth BROOKS, born blind on April 18, 1859. She died March 2, 1932.
11. Patsy Hill BROOKS, born June 10, 1863. She married Daniel MIDYETTE. She died January 18, 1883.
Sally Ann BROOKS was born April 14, 1856. She married Banister GIBBS, the son of David GIBBS and his wife, Nancy (SWINDELL) HATCH on January 12, 1871. SOURCE: Mrs. Addie Beatrice Williams; Hyde Remembers: Historic Bible and Family Records of Hyde County, North Carolina, R. S. Spencer, Jr., 1984.
Children of Sally Ann BROOKS and her husband Banister GIBBS are:
1. Nancy GIBBS, born May 24, 1872. She married Milton Edward SELBY. She died May 17, 1944.
2. Melton Alfred GIBBS. He married Pearl SWINDELL.
3. Benjamin Franklin GIBBS, born January 13, 1878. He married Cora Lee SAWYER, the daughter of W. B. SAWYER and his wife, Fannie SAWYER, on January 14, 1903 in Lake Landing Township, Hyde County, North Carolina. Benjamin Franklin GIBBS died August 23, 1943.
4. Harvey Banister GIBBS.
5. Addie Clara GIBBS, born December 1, 1882. She married (1) David LINTON. She married (2) Jim EVINS. She died April 16, 1960.
6. Lida GIBBS. She married Finner HAWKINS.
7. Ozrow Bloxman GIBBS, born February 12, 1888. He died February 1, 1981 in Engelhard, Hyde County, North Carolina. He married Piccola Mae CARAWAN, the daughter of John William CARAWAN and his wife, Hettie Catherine ROSE, on December 22, 1912.
8. Romlus Bueal GIBBS, born September 10, 1891. He died April 17, 1906.
