Solomon SWINDELL. He married Mary WILLIAMSON, the daughter of Henry WILLIAMSON and his wife Ann. He died circa 1800.
Child of Solomon SWINDELL and his wife Mary WILLIAMSON are:
1. Martin SWINDELL, born before 1778.
2. Mordece SWINDELL. She married Henry GIBBS.
SOURCES: High Tides, Fall 1987, Volume 8, Number 2; Deed Book 6, page 264, Register of Deeds, Hyde County Courthouse, Swan Quarter, NC.
Martin SWINDELL, born before 1778. He married Mary CARTER, the daughter of David CARTER, SR. and his wife Bethiah FARROW.
Children of Martin SWINDELL and his wife Mary CARTER are:
1. Hardy SWINDELL. He married (1) Sarah THORNTON, (2) Avis THORNTON, (3) Diana GASKINS or JACKSON (?), and (4) Derinda FISHER. He died circa 1839.
2. Nancy SWINDELL, born circa 1816. She married (1) John HATCH and (2) David GIBBS.
3. Hetty SWINDELL.
SOURCES: High Tides, Fall 1987, Volume 8, Number 2; Deed Book 6, page 264, Register of Deeds, Hyde County Courthouse, Swan Quarter, NC.
Hardy SWINDELL. He married Diana GASKINS or JACKSON circa 1821. He died circa 1839.
Child of Hardy SWINDELL and his wife Diana is:
1. Penelope SWINDELL, born January 2, 1822.
Penelope SWINDELL was born January 2, 1822. She married (1) Samuel Sheldon BROOKS, the son of William BROOKS and his wife Martha FOREMAN on July 12, 1837 in Hyde County, North Carolina.
Children of Penelope SWINDELL and her husband Samuel Sheldon BROOKS are:
1. Pardon Sheldon BROOKS, born May 14, 1839. He married (1) Mahalah Spencer GIBBS on October 18, 1859. He married (2) Sarah O'NEAL on July 13, 1867. He died July 13, 1901.
2. Olivia Brickel Brooks, born January 20, 1841. She married Shaw PUGH. She died March 15, 1915.
3. Cicero Hawks Brooks, born December 6, 1842. He married (1) Celeste MIDYETTE. He married (2) Betty SELBY. He died August 16, 1901.
4. Arcadah Foreman BROOKS, born October 3, 1845. She married John WILLIAMS. She died August 4, 1866.
5. Caleb Jackson BROOKS, born January 11, 1848. He married (1) Pemmie GIBBS. He married (2) Laura TATE.
6. Almeta Jones BROOKS, born February 20, 1850. She married Cason JONES. She died April 16, 1941.
7. Samuel Whitfield BROOKS, born May 24, 1852. He died December 1921.
8. Adaline BROOKS, born April 10, 1854. She married Millard Fillmore PAYNE. She died November 28, 1945.
9. Sally Ann BROOKS, born April 14, 1856. She married Banister GIBBS. She died March 10, 1896.
10. Norma Elizabeth BROOKS, born blind on April 18, 1859. She died March 2, 1932.
11. Patsy Hill BROOKS, born June 10, 1863. She married Daniel MIDYETTE. She died January 18, 1883.
Penelope (SWINDELL) BROOKS married (2) Caleb Foreman BROOKS, the brother of her first husband on December 10, 1867. Penelope BROOKS died March 15, 1902.
SOURCES: (1) Mrs. Addie Beatrice Williams; (2) Hyde Remembers: Historic Bible and Family Records of Hyde County, North Carolina, R. S. Spencer, Jr., 1984; and, (3) High Tides Fall 1987, Volume 8, Number 2.
