William BROOKSHIRE[1, 2, 3]
Male 1756 - 1836


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  • Birth  30 Dec 1756  Deep River, Anson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5, 6] 
    • 30 Dec 1756; Deep River, Anson, NC -> Rev. War pension app.
      30 Dec 1756; Anson County, NC -> Facets of Fannin
      30 Dec 1756; Anson County, NC -> DAR app. 758865
      30 Dec 1756 -> The Brookshire Family, p. 32
    Gender  Male 
    Military  Aug 1775 or 1776 to Mar 1781  American Revolutionary War Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 7, 8] 
    Military 
    Residence  Aug 1775 OR 1776  , Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    "He lived in the lower edge of Rowan County, N. C. when he entered the service of the United States." 
    Census  1800  Morgan, Wilkes, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Census  1810  Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Census  1830  , Wilkes, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence  6 Nov 1834  , Wilkes, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    He stated his residence in sworn testimony for his Revolutionary War pension application. 
    Died  20 Jan 1836  Elkville, Wilkes, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 11] 
    • 20 Jan 1836; Wilkes Co. NC -> Facets of Fannin
      20 Jan 1836; probably Wilkes Co. NC -> DAR app 758865
      20 Jan 1836 -> The Brookshire Family, p. 32
    Notes 
    • Name:
      William Brookshire II -> Facets of Fannin
      William Brookshire -> The Brookshire Family, p32

      Connection to parents:
      He is named as the son of William Brookshire I (1730-1779) and Mary Sarah in Facets of Fannin.

      What can you learn from a DAR application?
    Person ID  I1569  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified  28 Oct 2012 

    Father  William BROOKSHIRE,   b. 1730, Dorchester, Charles County , Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1779, , Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Honour BURK,   b. Abt 1733, , , North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1775 and Nov 1782, , Randolph, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F191  Group Sheet

    Family  Mary Ann MARLOW,   b. 30 Mar 1762, Charles, , Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1830, , Wilkes, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  Abt 1779  [5] 
    • Mary Ann named as wife in family bible -> DAR app 758865
    Children 
    >1. Nancy BROOKSHIRE,   b. 28 Oct 1780,   d. 1850, , Wilkes, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Enoch BROOKSHIRE,   b. 7 Oct 1782,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Henry BROOKSHIRE,   b. 13 Sep 1784,   d. 4 Nov 1878, Boaz Station, Graves, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Prudence BROOKSHIRE,   b. 18 Jan 1786,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Betsy BROOKSHIRE,   b. 10 May 1788,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Mary BROOKSHIRE,   b. 7 Jun 1790,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. William BROOKSHIRE, Jr.,   b. 12 Mar 1792,   d. 18 Apr 1882, , Wilkes, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Benjamin BROOKSHIRE,   b. 23 Apr 1794,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Farley BROOKSHIRE,   b. 8 Sep 1795,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Sarah BROOKSHIRE,   b. 8 May 1797,   d. Yes, date unknown
    >11. James BROOKSHIRE,   b. 10 Mar 1799, , Wilkes, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. Aft 1870, , Gilmer, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
     12. Joel BROOKSHIRE,   b. 1 Mar 1802,   d. Aft 1880, , Alexander, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
     13. Levi BROOKSHIRE,   b. 1 Mar 1807,   d. 3 Oct 1824
    Family ID  F35  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1830. M19, 201), Year: 1830; Census Place: , Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: 125; Page: 349. (Reliability: 3).
      Name: William Brookshire
      Residence Date: 1830
      Residence Place: Wilkes, North Carolina
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1830usfedcenancestry&h=251180&ti=0&indiv=try

    2. [S511] Joanne Smith Pirkle Wright, "Davis Family (F159)," Facets of Fannin: A History of Fannin County, Georgia, Ethelene Dyer Jones, editor (Dallas, TX: Curtis Media Corporation, 1989), ., pp. 273-274 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S607] Glenna Brookshire Beck, The Brookshire Family, Sheridan Charles Randolph (Chillicothe, Missouri: Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry, n.d.), ., p. 32; citing "William Brookshire's (II) Bible in his own handwriting" (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S23] iArchives, "Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files," database and images, Footnote.com (www.footnote.com : NARA), File of William Brookshire (North Carolina), pension no. S.6706. (Reliability: 3).
      http://www.footnote.com/image/11009642/#11009624

    5. [S514] , , ; National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Library, Washington, D.C., Supplemental application; Margene Westbrook Roberts; National no. 758865, Add vol. 768; on William Brookshire (1756-1836, North Carolina), approved 1997 (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S607] Glenna Brookshire Beck, The Brookshire Family, Sheridan Charles Randolph (Chillicothe, Missouri: Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry, n.d.), ., p. 32; citing "William Brookshire's (II) Bible in his own handwriting" (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S47] Jones, Ethelene D., and Dale Dyer, Facets of Fannin: A History of Fannin County, Georgia (Dallas, Tex: Curtis Media Corp. ,1989), p. 324.

    8. [S236] Internet, Revolutionary Soldier (Reliability: 3).
      Revolutionary soldier.
      Thanks to Billye D. Jackson, who reads from the book "The Brookshire Family" by Glenna Brookshire Beck and Sheridan Charles Randolph. A notation indicates "William F. Brookshire has copied the following from by Bible of William Brookshire II and his wife Mary Ann. The data was written in William Brookshire's ... own handwriting."

      He also received a pension for services rendered during the American Revolution; the application was filed in Wilkes Co., NC on 6 Nov 1834. He entered service in August, 1775 (or 1776) and was drafted for a tour of duty in Rowan Co., NC. He was in the company of militia commanded by Capt. Israel Cox & Lieutenant Benjamin Davis, and later Col. Matthew Locke. Later, he was part of a group who pursued Col. David Fanning near the waters of Deep River. His pension was approved.

    9. [S29] Ancestry.com, 1800 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Second Census of the United States, 1800. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1800. M32, 52), Year: 1800; Census Place: Morgan, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: 33; Page: 29; Image: 471. (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Wm Brookshire
      Residence Date: 1800
      Residence Place: Morgan, Wilkes, North Carolina
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1800usfedcenancestry&h=352829&ti=0&indiv=try

    10. [S30] Ancestry.com, 1810 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Third Census of the United States, 1810. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1810. M252, 71), Year: 1810; Census Place: Wilkesborough, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: 43; Page: 879; Image: 521.00. (Reliability: 3).
      Name: William Braakshire
      Residence Date: 1810
      Residence Place: Wilkesborough, Wilkes, North Carolina
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1810usfedcenancestry&h=786947&ti=0&indiv=try

    11. [S607] Glenna Brookshire Beck, The Brookshire Family, Sheridan Charles Randolph (Chillicothe, Missouri: Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry, n.d.), ., p. 32; citing William Brookshire's (II) Bible written in someone other than William's handwriting (Reliability: 2).



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