Legacy Report

Descendants of James Brookshaw

First Generation

1. James Brookshaw .
James married Mary Eliza.
 

Children from this marriage were:

+ 2 M    i. William Brookshire was born in 1695 and died in 1736.

Second Generation (Children)

2. William Brookshire (James1) was born in 1695 and died in 1736.
William married Sarah Simmons.
 

Children from this marriage were:

+ 3 M    i. William Brookshire was born in 1721 in Dorchester Co., Maryland and died in 1779 in Rowan Co., North Carolina.

Third Generation (Grandchildren)

3. William Brookshire (William2, James1) was born in 1721 in Dorchester Co., Maryland and died in 1779 in Rowan Co., North Carolina.
William married Sarah Honour Garner in 1750 in North Carolina.
 

Children from this marriage were:

+ 4 M    i. Jesse Brookshire was born on 16 Jan 1755 in Rowan Co., North Carolina and died in 1828 in Clark Co., Kentucky.

Fourth Generation (Great Grandchildren)

4. Jesse Brookshire (William3, William2, James1) was born on 16 Jan 1755 in Rowan Co., North Carolina and died in 1828 in Clark Co., Kentucky.
Jesse married Rebecca Hughes about 1780 in North Carolina. (Rebecca Hughes was born about 1755 in North Carolina and died in 1843 in Clark Co., Kentucky.)
 

Children from this marriage were:

+ 5 M    i. William Brookshire was born in 1799 in Rowan Co., North Carolina and died in 1839 in Clark Co., Kentucky.

Fifth Generation (Great Great Grandchildren)

5. William Brookshire (Jesse4, William3, William2, James1) was born in 1799 in Rowan Co., North Carolina and died in 1839 in Clark Co., Kentucky.
William married Juda Lewis about 1828 in Clark Co., Kentucky. (Juda Lewis was born about 1797 in Clark Co., Kentucky, died in 1861 in Clayton Co., Iowa and was buried in Clayton Co., Iowa.)
 

Children from this marriage were:

   6 F    i. Mary J. Brookshire was born on 24 Apr 1840 in Clark Co., Kentucky 1, died on 30 Dec 1881 in Waltham, Mower, Minnesota 12 and was buried in Waltham Cemetery, Waltham, Mower, Minnesota 2.
Mary married Isaac M. Dennis, son of Sylvester A. Dennis and Catherine Matthews, on 6 May 1857 in Allamakee Co., Iowa. (Isaac M. Dennis was born on 7 Jun 1838 in Highland Twp, Vermillion, Indiana 34, died on 13 May 1915 in Lansing, Mower, Minnesota 2 3 4 and was buried in Waltham Cemetery, Waltham, Mower, Minnesota 2.)
Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence; 1880 census; Udolpho Twp, Mower, Minnesota. Isaac, Mary with children: Elmer E., Cora, Clayton, Rosa, Frank, Isaac N., Bertha.

THIS FAMILY CONTINUES IN THE DENNIS TREE UNDER ISAAC M. DENNIS


Sources

1. Mower County Treasurer, Mary J. Dennis, Certificate of Death
Death Record A, page 99, section 120, (Austin, Minnesota
Repository:
Mower County Treasurer
Austin, MN).

2. Isaac M. Dennis tombstone, Waltham Cemetery, Waltham, Mower, Minnesota, (photographed & transcribed by David Graves, Oct 1996).

3. Mower County Treasurer, Isaac M. Dennis, Certificate of Death Record
Death Record D, page 117, section 133, (Austin, Minnesota
Repository:
Mower County Treasurer
Austin, MN).

4. Isaac M. Dennis, Obituary, (Austin Daily Herald, Austin, Minnesota, 13 May 1915).