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BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY 7-19LUCY BROOKS (1.1) is the daughter of Robert Brooks, Sr. and BramblyBrooks. According to Ella Kelley, Lucy was born in 1753. Since Lucy marriedin 1780 and was listed in the 1800 census as being over 45 years of age, thisdate is a reasonable estimate. On October 10, 1780, Lucy Brooks married DanielBaugh in Mecklenburg County, Virginia and John Eppes signed the suretybond. According to Ella Kelley, Daniel was born in 1745 in Dinwiddie County,Virginia. According to Roberta Lumpkin, Daniel was the son of James Baugh,III and Martha Baugh, his second wife.Lucy Brooks was Daniel Baugh’s second wife. It appears that Daniel Baughwas previously married to a daughter of Bolling Clark. Bolling Clark died in1809 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia leaving a will. Bolling’s daughter, Daniel’sfirst wife, obviously died prior to 1780 when Daniel married Lucy Brooks.When Bolling Clark wrote his will in February of 1809, he mentions several ofDaniel’s children, their spouses and some of Daniel’s grandchildren: Mary Burnettwho married Toliver Burnett and they had one son, Bolling C. Burnett, ElizabethNorth who married Abram North and they had one son Bolling C. North,John Baugh, James Baugh, Susanna Beasley and Nancy Hogh. Bolling Clarkleft a sizable estate and these grandchildren received several slaves each.When Daniel Baugh’s will was written in 1812, it appears that he left his firstwife’s children mostly $2.00 each. John Baugh was left $200.00 and NancyHog was left $100.00. All other children, we assume children of Lucy Brooks,were left slaves and land. The exception was Daniel Baugh, Jr. who was leftonly $2.00 (Daniel Baugh was not mentioned in Bolling Clark’s will). DanielBaugh’s may have listed his children in order of birth as all of his children byhis first wife were listed first followed by his children by Lucy Brooks. Estimationof the birthdates of Daniel’s children tend to confirm that the order of thechildren in the will may have been the order of birth. Again Daniel Baugh, Jr. islisted with Daniel Baugh’s first wife’s children. Therefore, it is not certain whowas the mother of Daniel Baugh, Jr. but it is believed that he is the son of Lucy(Brooks) Baugh.Other descendants of Daniel Baugh give different accounts of Daniel Baugh’sfirst wife. According to Sallie W. Mathews, “Sallie Baugh was the daughter ofDaniel Baugh and Mary White.” Another descendant, Fannie (Woodall) Millerstated that “Sallie’s father was Daniel Baugh of Putnam County whose wife wasAnn.” The author has found no documentation to support these family traditions.In fact, it is almost certain that Daniel first married a daughter of BollingClark and that Sallie Baugh was a daughter of Daniel Baugh and Lucy Brooks.Daniel Baugh gave 350 pounds of beef to the American Army during the revolutionwhich should qualify descendants for D. A. R. or S. A. R. memberships.On September 5, 1781, Daniel gave this beef while residing in MecklenburgCounty, Virginia. It also appears that Daniel’s father, James Baugh also gave600 pounds of beef to the American Army.The earliest known documentation of Daniel Baugh is dated October 12, 1778 inwhich Daniel Baugh, James Baugh and John Smith were ordered by the court ofMecklenburg County, Virginia to appraise the estate of James Ellis, deceased.