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Key to Evelina Rose Brooking Sampler – as interpreted by Paul Henry Dietrich – December 7, 2010

Francis Brooking – her father (abt. 1775 – Amelia, Virginia – Dec. 27, 1822 – Hancock County, Ga.) (m. Ann Hall Smith on Aug. 8, 1805 at Brunswick, Va.)

Ann H Brooking – her mother (Dec. 5, 1788 – Feb. 17, 1865 – Hancock County, Ga.) Ann Hall Smith Brooking

C  Lucas – her sister Caroline E. Brooking (dates unknown) who married Edwin L. Lucas June 13, 1827, Hancock County, Ga.

W  Haynes – her brother-in-law Rev. Dr. William P. Haynes (abt. 1798 – after 1849) who married her sister Maria F. Broadnax Brooking on November 30, 1825.  He also married Evelina and Frederick Hudson Sanford on December 30, 1841, Hancock County, Ga. He also married her brother Littleton S. Brooking and Georgia A.H. Rowell Feb. 15, 1844, Hancock County, Ga..
 

F Brooking – her sister Maria F. Broadnax Brooking (Aug. 11, 1806 – April 29, 1865, Hancock County, Ga.) (m. Dr. Rev. William P. Haynes Nov. 30, 1825, Hancock County, Ga.)

LSB – her brother Littleton S. Brooking (unknown) (m. Georgia A.H. Rowell Feb. 15, 1844, Hancock County, Ga.)

HS - possibly Harriet Smith, her maternal aunt and sister of her mother Ann Hall Smith Brooking.

FAB – her sister Frances A. Brooking (Jan. 28, 1823 – May 31, 1892 Hancock County, Ga.) (m. Andrew Jackson Lane January 16, 1825 – Hancock County, Ga.)

Evelina R Brooking aged 11 year 1831 – the creator and age and date when she made the Sampler. (April 4, 1820 – May 11, 1857, Hancock County, Ga.) (m. Frederick Hudson Sanford Dec. 30, 1841, Hancock County, Ga.)

HB – her sister Harriet Brooking (unknown)

LEB – unknown

MLM – perhaps a member of the McComb family (cousins).

ARM – perhaps a member of the McComb family (cousins).

Thomas Brown – unknown (possibly boyfriend)

T – probably “T” for Thomas Brown

EB – Evelina Brooking

Illustrations on Sampler

On the left side of the Sampler is a tree.  Under the tree on the left is a chicken and on the right side is a dog.  There is a bowl of fruit directly under the tree.

On the right side of the Sampler is another tree on the left side of the tree stands a bride holding a bouquet, on the left appears the name Thomas Brown (I assume this was her boyfriend at the time).

Directly under the tree is a bowl of fruit.

In the center of the Sampler is a house which I assume is Evelina’s home.  At the foot of the steps going up to the house are two geese.

On the left side of the Sampler at the bottom is a box with the initial T with three cross stitches following.

On the right side of the Sampler at the bottom is a box with the initials E B for Evelina Brooking, the creator of the Sampler.

At the very bottom on the left appears the name of Thomas Brown again (I assume this was her boyfriend).

At each corner of the Sampler, there appears to be a rose with stem and leaves.

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