Latest "best guess"... and this is not set in stone... BUT - I think Tabitha's mother was a half-sister to Peggy Mitchell. Peggy Mitchell was Tabitha Brooks' aunt. So - Tabitha was a Brooks/Mitchell... making both sets of John Ziba's children "kin" on their Drury Mitchell side, as well as on their John Ziba Hardee side. Now just how "cool" is THAT!?
Last night, I have no clue where my mind was. Tonight (a) I know who Peggy Mitchell was... daughter of Drury B. Mitchell and Sarah Patsy Taylor! Can't prove a word of it... but that's who she was...
AND - I know who the 4th Brooks brother was! He was the father-in-law of our own (missing brother) John Hardee!
Brooks Brother #1: Benjamin Franklin Brooks, b. 1789-ish, married Priscilla Sawyer in - guess where? - Baldwin County, Georgia!
Brother #2: John Sawyer Brooks, b. 1796, married (hold onto your hat) Rebecca Mitchell - daughter of Drury Mitchell and his second wife.
Brother #3: Samuel Brooks married - guess who? - Lucy Amanda Mitchell - also daughter of Drury Mitchell and his second wife.
Brother #4: William Brooks married Sarah, but, last night - I didn't think I knew anything about them. That isn't true! I've known about them for WEEKS! These are Sibithia's parents! Inlaws to our previously "missing" John Hardee, son of John Ziba and brother of Joel!
Source: Deed Book A Page 154
Written: January 11, 1856
Court of Probate
Estate of Wm. Brooks,deceased
This day came Henry Brooks,adm. for the Estate of Wm. Brooks,dec'd. Green Roberts is hereby appointed adm. for the minor heirs of said estate,County Court of Grimes Co. Texas as guardian for Henry,James,Thomas & Elbert Roberts,minor children of Mary Roberts,dec'd.
$3616.30 to Sarah Brooks,widow
544.35 to Permelia Patrick
438.85 to James Brooks
438.85 to John Hardee & wife Sibithia
438.85 to Green Roberts,grd.of Henry,Samuel,Thomas & Elbert Roberts,minors.
To Henry Brooks 438.85
William A. Litz & wife Rebecca 438.85
Samuel Brooks 438.85 Court adjourns[?] C.H. Foster,Judge
Now - I'll tell you all about that Litz fella when I write the story of John Hardee and Sibithia's life... but for now - we're looking for Tabitha.
There were 4 Brooks brothers... Tabitha didn't belong to Benjamin Franklin... and didn't belong to William... so that leaves John Sawyer Brooks and Samuel Brooks as possible fathers for Tabitha Brooks... and isn't it interesting that both are married to half-sisters of our own Peggy Mitchell???
I also found a fella by the name of William Crawford Brooks, b. 1813, married Mary Timmons. He was born in the wrong place, but the list of his children sounds an awful lot like Tabitha's... so I'm going to take a hard look at him too ... as a possible brother??? At this point, I'm grabbing the shirt collar of every Brooks I can find.
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