Jordan Brooks (1760/1770-1839) married twice and moved from South Carolina to Talbot County, Georgia. Descendants and relatives lived in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma and elsewhere.
Peter Brooks emigrated from England to Virginia in 1638, and his son, John Brooks (ca. 1640-1700), acquired land in Essex County, Virginia. Descendants and relatives lived in Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Tennessee, Ohio and elsewhere.
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