[Hooper] [HOOPER] Richard Brookes/Mary Gibson

[James Hooper]

  Peter Brookes from England to VA in 1638
      John (Peter) ca 1640-1700
             Richard (John,Peter) died ca 1708 in Essex county VA
                    Richard,Jr (Richard,John,Peter) ca 1683-1734
                           Massilva (Richard Jr,Richard,John,Peter) ca
1723,Hanover co.VA,died before July 1880 in Franklin co,GA.Married
Obediah Hooper ca1742.

       Ref.  1. The Brooks of Virginia by Edwards,pub.Gateway
Press,1985 (Dallas Pub. Lib.)
               2.Will of Richard Brookes JR July 1734

On 8/23/08, Deanna Baumgardner <deannabaumgardner at me.com> wrote:
> Has anyone found the parents of Richard Brookes and Mary Gibson,
> parents of Massilva Brookes Hooper?
> These are the earliest sightings of Brookes that I have found:
>
> Henrico County, Virginia Deeds 1677-1705, Compiled by Benjamin B.
> Weisiger III, Richmond, Virginia 1986
> P. 265 At a court held at Fort Henry 20 Sept 1656 Present: Mag Abr'm
> Wood, Mr. William Baugh, Mr. Will Walthall, and Mr. George Worsham,
> Commissions.
> Walter Brooks acknowledged surrender of Robert Cobb's land to Michael
> Masters (ver copy 1 Feb. 1683)
>
> Robert Cobbs appoints Walter Brook his attorney to surrender land to
> Michael Masters 1 May 1656 Wit: Nich. Brooke, John Hubbard Signed:
> Robert Cobbs (Ver copy 1 Feb. 1683)
>
> Colonial Wills of Henrico County, Virginia, Part One, 1677-1737,
> Abstracted & Compiled by Benjamin B. Weisiger, III
> Will of Thomas Brooks
> To son inlaw Thomas Oen. i shilling
> To son in law William Oen. 1 shilling
> To John Rench, 1 cow calf
> To John Elderkin, all my wearing clothes
> All the rest of my estate to wife Joanna Brooks
> Dated 23 Feb 1694
> Wit: John Elderkin, Samuel Bridgewater
> Probated 2 Dec. 1695
>
> The Vestry Book of St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County, Virginia 1706-1788
> At a Vestry held at the lower church, for S, Pauls New Kent County
> Feb. 9,  1705 To Richard Brooks for Anthony Burroughs (10
>
> Deanna (Hooper) Baumgardner
>
>
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