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BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY 7-401would make the 1830 deed much more likely to be Jordan Brooks (2). Furtherinvestigation on the descriptions of these two deeds may reveal that this is thesame land (being purchased in 1830 and sold in 1833). There are other connectionsof relatives of Jordan Brooks (2) to Upson County, Georgia. WyattBrooks, son of Jordan Brooks (2), married Margaret Clark on April 17, 1829 inUpson County, Georgia. Alexander S. Brooks, nephew of Jordan Brooks (2),married Eliza Jane Lowe on April 6, 1854 in Upson County, Georgia.There are several other documents from other counties in Georgia that could beeither Jordan Brooks (9.1) or the direct ancestor of the author, Jordan Brooks(2). “Sesquicentennial Pike County, Georgia” shows that a Jordan Brooks wason the 1825 tax digest. “History of Lamar County, Georgia” shows that in 1828Jordan Brooks was a member of the Barnesville Methodist Episcopal Church inwhat was then Pike County, Georgia. Both Pike County, Georgia and LamarCounty, Georgia are neighboring counties of Upson County, Georgia. There arealso other documents that are known to be connected to the author’s direct ancestor,Jordan Brooks (2). Jordan Brooks (2) is enumerated in the 1820 censusof Wilkinson County, Georgia where Jordan was shown to be born prior to 1775.This is the same county where Williamson Brooks, son of Jordan Brooks (2),married his wife, Susannah Olliff. At least four other relatives of Jordan Brooks(2) were found in the 1820 census of Wilkinson County, Georgia: RobertBrooks, son of Jordan Brooks (2), Robert Rose Brooks (1.2), brother of JordanBrooks (2), Joel Jackson who is believed to have married Sarah Brooks, daughterof Jordan Brooks (2), Abner Woodall who married Sarah Baugh, niece ofJordan Brooks (2). Allen Brooks, son of Jordan Brooks (2), married MariahBulloch on December 23, 1824 in Wilkinson County, Georgia. Also, it isknown that Jordan Brooks (2) last resided in Talbot County, Georgia where hewrote his will (October 5, 1835) and where his will was recorded (April 1,1839). Numerous relatives of Jordan Brooks (2) resided in Talbot County, Georgiawith over 70 census listings in Talbot County, Georgia that have been tied tothe line of Jordan Brooks (2).The remainder of this sketch will concentrate on the children of Jordan Brooks(9.1). A family group sheet from Woody Brooks states in the sources: “namesof minor children and ages found in estate records of Jordan Brooks in UpsonCounty, Georgia filed in Coffee County, Alabama.” A 1980 query by Mrs. T.Jack Dorough states that Jordan Brooks died in Upson County, Georgia and thathis “estate was probated on February 2, 1850.” Unfortunately, this author hasnot seen this critical documentation. Claire C. Dorough states that “estate papersfiled in Coffee County, Alabama by Robert P. Brooks for distribution of propertyof Elizabeth Cochran Brooks, April 11, 1861.” Unfortunately, this authorhas not seen this critical documention as well. The 1850 census of CoffeeCounty, Alabama provide information connecting this family of Jordan Brooks(9.1):............Household 198, Jordan Brooks, b. 1827, son of Jordan Brooks............Household 199, Matthew Brooks, b. 1783, possible brother of Jordan............Household 204, Robert P. Brooks, b. 1819, son of Jordan Brooks............Household 205, Elizabeth Brooks, b. 1800, widow of Jordan Brooks............Household 205, Thomas J. Brooks, b. 1831, son of Jordan Brooks