I continue to plug along through my Brooks Genbox, reading and sifting. One of the interesting leads found by Carol Redd deals with three Brooks brothers who were part of Daniel Boone's party. Although we don't know if these Books belong to the R1a line or not, it's still an interesting story and character sketch. Carol's family has an oral tradition of her Brookses having some association with Daniel Boone.
In 1782 a list of salt makers captured by indians at The Blue Licks (in Kentucky) includes a William Brooks and Samuel Brooks. A Thomas Brooks (Boone's scout and brother to William and Samuel) was not captured. William was ransomed to the British at Detroit along with many others captured at the same time, but Samuel died in captivity.
John Mack Faragher's book on Daniel Boone includes the following intriguing passage: "Communications between settlements depended on the scouts Thomas Brooks and Simon Kenton at Boonesborough, both men in their early twenties but hardened to life on the border, 'men with the bark on,' as people then put it. Brooks, who later married a Boone woman, was one of three equally irascible brothers. He so loved a fight, it was said, that after going a spell without one, he offered a big stranger a guinea to go a round or two in a local tavern. The man accepted and proceeded to beat him up badly; Brooks left the tavern hurting but happy."
Google Books allows you to search and read from this book.
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