Hi Diana;
I have about 21 Brooks listed in my family so far. No Samuel yet. My
earliest is Wm Brooks Sr. b. 1781 in VA, & m. before 1829, next is Wm.
Brooks Jr. b. 1829 in IN. m. Angeline Martindale. They had a dau. Minerva
Alice Brooks who m. Jefferson Martin who are my gg-grandparents.
My Browns came from MD to Noble Co., OH to Brown Co., IN. My
Grandmother was a Brown & we have a slew of them.
A lot of the folks came up thru Jefferson Co (some of my line went
from Jefferson Co., IN. to Franklin Co., IN before coming to Hancock Co.)
They all seemed to be there between 1826 & 1850. Some of my surnames are:
Cowan, Curry, Dowdy, Martin, Young, Christy, Lewis, Martindale, Kiester,
Bridges, etc.
Thanks for your inquiry.......Wish I could be more help to you.
Carolyn Cowan O. _casu01(a)aol.com_ (mailto:casu01@aol.com) retired in FL.
My Cowans did not come to Hancock Co., IN until somewhere between 1910 &
1915