Narcissa was the daughter of Jesse Carter & Phoebe Duckworth.

Her grandfathers, Jeremiah Duckworth and James Carter, are listed on the marker in Warren Co., GA, as Rev. War soldiers. Jeremiah Duckworth, who in 1768 signed NC Regulator Petition No. 9 from the inhabitants of Orange County in protest of heavy fees and other asserted oppressions by the Royal Governor and his agents," had to flee to Ga. after the Battle of Alamance to avoid capture by the British; he served as a captain in Col. James McNeil's Company. Narcissa's husband, Allen Brooks, was the son of Joab Brooks (also listed on Warren Co. Rev. War marker) & grandson of John Brooks, Jr. (also signed Regulator Petition No. 9, among other Regulator activities)

Narcissa married Allen Brooks in Warren Co. Ga. 2/11/1817, and they moved to Mississippi Territory in 1818/1819, and settled on Warrior River (now AL) & then settled near the western border of what is now Lowndes Co., MS, where Allen Brooks was a planter. Allen worked hard and cleared much land, and had "1,000's of acres."

The Brooks-Henkel Cemetery is on what had been Allen & Narcissa Brooks' land. Daughter Phoebe's grandson, H.C. Gray (my grandfather), was raised in the area less than 40 years after Allen Brooks' death; there were a good number of other descendants in the area at that time. HC Gray stated that Allen & Narcissa Brooks' home was located "not too far" east of where the Brooks-Henkel Cemetery is located, and showed my mother from the cemetery. The cemetery is surrounded by an iron fence, and was located on a road at one time. Eventually, the road became part of a farm, which farm was later owned by Allen Brooks' descendant Jimmy Henkel, a childhood playmate of H.C. Gray. The road into the farm is blocked by a gate. Cousin Robert Lee Gray lived in the area, and has stated that the landowner must be contacted in advance for access to the cemetery.

Narcissa's daughter, Elizabeth Brooks Henkel, wrote the following in the Albert Henkel Bible:

(Note: copied the way I found it)

"Allen Brooks, my father, was born July 14th 1793
Narcissa Brooks, my mother, was born Nov 16th 1804
Phebe C. Brooks was born July 19th 1819
Charity Brooks was born Aug 27th 1821
Catherine was born Apr 25th 1823
Joab Martin was born July 13th 1826
(Elizabeth was born "22nd April 1828" per Albert)
Elanor was born Oct 14th 1830
Allison Perry was born Nov 1st 1832
Mary Ann was born May 29th 1835
John Mac was born July 24th 1837
Margret A. was born Nov 24th 1839
Medarena was born Dec 15th 1843
Georgia was born Nov 1st 1845"

So, her daughter referenced her as "Narcissa." Other family Bibles reference her as "Narcissa." (See, e.g., Lester, Old Southern Bible Records: Transcriptions of Births, Deaths, and Marriages) Son Joab Martin Brooks referred to her as "Narcissa" in oral history taken by Narcissa's descendant, Judge Thomas Battle Carroll (born the year Narcissa died & raised in the area & knew Narcissa's children Phoebe, Martin & Elizabeth, as well as other descendants). A transcription of the 1860 Lowndes County census lists her as "Narcipa?" age 55, b. Georgia. Anyone with a basic understanding of Latin and the Romance languages would know that the "a" ending is female, and "us" male. Yet, for some reason, her tombstone inscription is said to say "Narcissus."

Inscription: "Consort of Allen Brooks"