Family Lineage and Descendants of John (Royal) Brooks and Lydia Shackleford of Carteret County, North Carolina, 2021 edition.
This book provides a lineage of John Brooks (b. 1750, d. 1833), and his wife, Lydia Shackleford (b. 1754, d. 1826) down through history to more modern-day descendants who were born as recently as the 1900s and living predominately in Bertie, Carteret, Craven, Guilford Counties, North Carolina and Charlotte, Lee, and Union Counties, Florida
If you are a serious or hobby genealogist, and researching this surname's lineage, this book could provide you some lineage data and vital statistics information you have been seeking to link your family. Use the information in this book to research and find the primary documents that showcase your ancestor's place in history.
Included in this lineage is an index of names and resources citations for primary, secondary, or tertiary sources for confirmation of research data, as well as a list of the first three generations and relationships. Many of the citations are from county books, personal family stories, family bibles, birth and death certificates, US census data, and then comparatively researched against federal, state, or local certifications, as well as online via FindAGrave, Ancestry, and BillionGraves - to name a few.
YOU WILL WANT TO BUY MORE THAN ONE COPY OF THIS BOOK! Why?
You will want one copy to create a scrapbook collection of your personal copies of primary ancestry data (birth and death certificates, copies of marriage registries, photos) in a three-ring binder or scrapbook. Adding more documentation for an ancestor and building a picture of your family makes your research more impactful.
You will want a second copy as a 'write in the margins' reference tool you take on your research journeys to libraries, book archives, book stores, and collections (e.g., history museums). One seldom is able to carry a computer or have fingertip databases available in these research trips, so using the book to compare notes can help you when you return home to record your findings.
You will want multiple copies to gift to your family members.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dawn D. Boyer, Ph.D.'s journey into the practice of genealogy studies started in her teens when she sat at her paternal grandfather's knee to learn about family members and ancestors as part of a school project. She researched genealogy data for over four decades and compiled family histories and lineages for hundreds of unique surnames in her database. The result of the author's years of research was a database with over 18,600 reference citations for >214,277 names, including her and her husband's family history, her previous employer's lineage, many families from the Monroe County, TN, Dauphin County, PA, and Carteret County, NC geographic area, as well as a robust lineage of Sir John Rolfe, Pocahontas, and their son, Thomas Rolfe with >9,000 documented descendants in the author's database.
Dr. Boyer is the author of 860+ books on the topics of business, career search practices, women and gender studies, quotes, and genealogy lineage, including 118+ coloring books for adults.
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