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BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY 7-13Book 5, Page 491. On March 2, 1762, Robert Brooks bought land from FrederickJones, Deed Book 7, Page 189. On May 4, 1762, Robert Brooks sold land toRichard Brooks, Deed Book 7, Page 230. On October 13, 1763, Robert Brookssold two pieces of land: one to David Hopkins, Deed Book 9, Page 268 and oneto Artha Brooks, Deed Book 9, Page 270. On November 10, 1763, Robert,Lucretia, Tabitha and Richard Brooks sold land to “Tscharner Degraffenreidt.”Robert Brooks was of Halifax County, Virginia (formed in 1752 fromLunenburg County). On July 12, 1764, Robert Brooks sold land to AnthonyStreet, Deed Book 8, Page 197. In 1764, there are only three Brooks familymembers found in tithable lists. Taken by Thomas Tabb: Robert Brooks owning400 acres and “Arther” Brooks owning 100 acres. Taken by Edmund Taylor:Robert Brooks having four tithables and 500 acres. In 1765, MecklenburgCounty was formed from Lunenburg County and it appears that most theBrooks’ related to the authors lived in what became Mecklenburg County.There were many Brooks family members living in Mecklenburg County, Virginiabetween 1765 and 1800. Some of the Brooks family members involved inland transactions were: Dudley Brooks of Chesterfield County: 1774, 1789 (2),1790; Thomas Brooks: 1765 (2), 1767, 1780; John Brooks of LunenburgCounty: 1774; David Brooks: 1772, 1783; Elisha Brooks: 1765 (2). A partialsurvey of the Personal Property Tax Lists show: Dudley Brooks: 1782, 1783,1787, 1789; Richard Brooks: 1782; David Brooks: 1782, 1783; DudleyBrooks, Jr. (son of Dudley Brooks, Sr.): 1782, 1787. On a deed dated November15, 1766, a Robert Brooks sold land to William Black of Prince GeorgeCounty on the north side of the Roanoke River opposite land of William Blackon the south side. This land was for a public ferry landing and the deed was recordedon February 10, 1767. In June of 1768, a Robert Brooks sold 200 acresto William Murphe for 40 pounds. This land was situated in MecklenburgCounty on the Roanoke River and Parham Creek.It is certain that the Robert Brooks found in the Personal Property Tax Lists ofMecklenburg County between 1782 and 1805 are that of the Robert Brooks whois an ancestor of the authors. The slaves listed in the household make it easy todistinguish him from other men named Robert Brooks that were living in thearea. Only in 1783 and 1785 does Robert’s son, Robert Rose Brooks appear inthese lists. So the other Robert Brooks’ that lived early Lunenburg County eithermoved out of the area or lived in a different area from that which becameMecklenburg County in 1765. After the death of Robert Brooks, Sr., his widow,Abigail, was listed in the Personal Property Tax Lists in 1807, 1809, 1810, 1811and 1812. In the federal census taken in Virginia in 1782, Robert Brooks is enumeratedLewis Parham’s list in a household having seven whites and seventeenblacks. Listed nearby was William Brooks having six whites and two blacks.David Brooks is also listed in Mecklenburg County with four whites.On May 26, 1782, Daniel Baugh sold Robert Brooks 375 acres for 25,000pounds of tobacco. This was Robert’s son-in-law selling his land to his father-in-law.On February 28, 1786, Hicks and Nancy Ellis sold to RobertBrooks 175 acres for 8,000 pounds of tobacco. On October 9, 1789, RobertRose Brooks and wife Mary of Brunswick County sold 115 acres on Great Creekto Robert Brooks. This probably is Robert’s son selling his land to his father.