Philip Hanna Brooks - b. abt 1772 in Chatham, N.C., d. abt 1842 in Jones County, Ga.
Soldier of the War of 1812.
Son of John Hanna(h) Brooks and Sarah (Sally) Jane Terrell.
Siblings:
Charles H. Brooks, b. before 1775, moved to Alabama then to Bastrop Co., Texas
Samuel Brooks, b. before 1775,
William Brooks
John H. Brooks
Isham Brooks
Sarah Brooks
Wife(s)
Possible Nancy Shirley, m. in Warren Co. 7/25/1805
Elizabeth Ingram, m. 1810
Children:
Daughter (1809- )
William (1811- )
Daniel Hanna (1816-1867)
Phebra (1817- )
Martha (1818- )
Phillip (1820 - )
Lucinda (1821- )
Mary Webster (1825-1903) buried in Bethel Cemetery, Irwinton, GA.
John (1830-1863) Killed at the Battle of Champion Hill, Mississippi. Buried in Vicksburg in a mass grave. Memorial in Asbury Church Cemetery, Wilkinson Co., GA.
Information gathered from several sources.
Following are excerpts from "History of Wilkinson County" by Victor Davidson, published 1930
ROSS AUGUSTUS BELL
Ross Augustus Bell, late Tax Collector of Wilkinson County, was born a few miles Southwest of Irwinton, March 14, 1864, the son of John Ross Bell and Mary Webster (BROOKS) Bell, (the daughter of PHILIP BROOKS, a veteran of the War of 1812).
J.W. BROOKS, JR.
James Wesley Brooks, Jr., son of John Pink Brooks and Sara Frances (Ward) Brooks, was born August 21, 1883, near Gordon. His great-grand father, Philip Brooks, was one of the pioneer settlers of the county, coming here from South Carolina, his wife's maiden name being Elizabeth Ingram. Their son, John, the grand-father of the subject of this sketch, was born 1830 and married Martha Mercer who was born in 1833, the daughter of Hyman and Nicy (Brewer) Mercer.
Soldier of the War of 1812.
Son of John Hanna(h) Brooks and Sarah (Sally) Jane Terrell.
Siblings:
Charles H. Brooks, b. before 1775, moved to Alabama then to Bastrop Co., Texas
Samuel Brooks, b. before 1775,
William Brooks
John H. Brooks
Isham Brooks
Sarah Brooks
Wife(s)
Possible Nancy Shirley, m. in Warren Co. 7/25/1805
Elizabeth Ingram, m. 1810
Children:
Daughter (1809- )
William (1811- )
Daniel Hanna (1816-1867)
Phebra (1817- )
Martha (1818- )
Phillip (1820 - )
Lucinda (1821- )
Mary Webster (1825-1903) buried in Bethel Cemetery, Irwinton, GA.
John (1830-1863) Killed at the Battle of Champion Hill, Mississippi. Buried in Vicksburg in a mass grave. Memorial in Asbury Church Cemetery, Wilkinson Co., GA.
Information gathered from several sources.
Following are excerpts from "History of Wilkinson County" by Victor Davidson, published 1930
ROSS AUGUSTUS BELL
Ross Augustus Bell, late Tax Collector of Wilkinson County, was born a few miles Southwest of Irwinton, March 14, 1864, the son of John Ross Bell and Mary Webster (BROOKS) Bell, (the daughter of PHILIP BROOKS, a veteran of the War of 1812).
J.W. BROOKS, JR.
James Wesley Brooks, Jr., son of John Pink Brooks and Sara Frances (Ward) Brooks, was born August 21, 1883, near Gordon. His great-grand father, Philip Brooks, was one of the pioneer settlers of the county, coming here from South Carolina, his wife's maiden name being Elizabeth Ingram. Their son, John, the grand-father of the subject of this sketch, was born 1830 and married Martha Mercer who was born in 1833, the daughter of Hyman and Nicy (Brewer) Mercer.
Philip Hanna Brooks - b. abt 1772 in Chatham, N.C., d. abt 1842 in Jones County, Ga.
Soldier of the War of 1812.
Son of John Hanna(h) Brooks and Sarah (Sally) Jane Terrell.
Siblings:
Charles H. Brooks, b. before 1775, moved to Alabama then to Bastrop Co., Texas
Samuel Brooks, b. before 1775,
William Brooks
John H. Brooks
Isham Brooks
Sarah Brooks
Wife(s)
Possible Nancy Shirley, m. in Warren Co. 7/25/1805
Elizabeth Ingram, m. 1810
Children:
Daughter (1809- )
William (1811- )
Daniel Hanna (1816-1867)
Phebra (1817- )
Martha (1818- )
Phillip (1820 - )
Lucinda (1821- )
Mary Webster (1825-1903) buried in Bethel Cemetery, Irwinton, GA.
John (1830-1863) Killed at the Battle of Champion Hill, Mississippi. Buried in Vicksburg in a mass grave. Memorial in Asbury Church Cemetery, Wilkinson Co., GA.
Information gathered from several sources.
Following are excerpts from "History of Wilkinson County" by Victor Davidson, published 1930
ROSS AUGUSTUS BELL
Ross Augustus Bell, late Tax Collector of Wilkinson County, was born a few miles Southwest of Irwinton, March 14, 1864, the son of John Ross Bell and Mary Webster (BROOKS) Bell, (the daughter of PHILIP BROOKS, a veteran of the War of 1812).
J.W. BROOKS, JR.
James Wesley Brooks, Jr., son of John Pink Brooks and Sara Frances (Ward) Brooks, was born August 21, 1883, near Gordon. His great-grand father, Philip Brooks, was one of the pioneer settlers of the county, coming here from South Carolina, his wife's maiden name being Elizabeth Ingram. Their son, John, the grand-father of the subject of this sketch, was born 1830 and married Martha Mercer who was born in 1833, the daughter of Hyman and Nicy (Brewer) Mercer.
Soldier of the War of 1812.
Son of John Hanna(h) Brooks and Sarah (Sally) Jane Terrell.
Siblings:
Charles H. Brooks, b. before 1775, moved to Alabama then to Bastrop Co., Texas
Samuel Brooks, b. before 1775,
William Brooks
John H. Brooks
Isham Brooks
Sarah Brooks
Wife(s)
Possible Nancy Shirley, m. in Warren Co. 7/25/1805
Elizabeth Ingram, m. 1810
Children:
Daughter (1809- )
William (1811- )
Daniel Hanna (1816-1867)
Phebra (1817- )
Martha (1818- )
Phillip (1820 - )
Lucinda (1821- )
Mary Webster (1825-1903) buried in Bethel Cemetery, Irwinton, GA.
John (1830-1863) Killed at the Battle of Champion Hill, Mississippi. Buried in Vicksburg in a mass grave. Memorial in Asbury Church Cemetery, Wilkinson Co., GA.
Information gathered from several sources.
Following are excerpts from "History of Wilkinson County" by Victor Davidson, published 1930
ROSS AUGUSTUS BELL
Ross Augustus Bell, late Tax Collector of Wilkinson County, was born a few miles Southwest of Irwinton, March 14, 1864, the son of John Ross Bell and Mary Webster (BROOKS) Bell, (the daughter of PHILIP BROOKS, a veteran of the War of 1812).
J.W. BROOKS, JR.
James Wesley Brooks, Jr., son of John Pink Brooks and Sara Frances (Ward) Brooks, was born August 21, 1883, near Gordon. His great-grand father, Philip Brooks, was one of the pioneer settlers of the county, coming here from South Carolina, his wife's maiden name being Elizabeth Ingram. Their son, John, the grand-father of the subject of this sketch, was born 1830 and married Martha Mercer who was born in 1833, the daughter of Hyman and Nicy (Brewer) Mercer.
Gravesite Details
It is believed, as told down the line from Philip's children and grandchildren, that he and Elizabeth are buried in the "family cemetery" (Shirley-Brooks), on the plantation in Jones County.
Family Members
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