This chart of tracts of land obtained by Joseph Brooks is incomplete at this time. We will add to it later. It lists tracts he obtained in present-day Bullitt and Jefferson Counties.
| Date | Grantor | Grantee | Acres | Location | Reference | Sold to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1783-09-05 | Louisville Trustees | Brooks, Joseph | 1 lot | Louisville Lot #128 | Jefferson DB 1 Pg 99 | James Francis Moore |
| 1785-11-01 | Thomas Phillips | Brooks, Joseph | 400 | Floyd's Fork, waters north of; near Brook's Spring | Jefferson DB 1 Pg 151 | |
| 1787-03-21 | Isaac Shelby | Joseph Brooks | 175 | Beargrass Creek | Jefferson DB 1 Pg 446 | |
| 1788-06-19 | Virginia Patent | Brooks, Joseph | 80 | Salt River, waters of at mouth of Floyd's Fork | VA-7301 | |
| 1788-06-19 | Virginia Patent | Brooks, Joseph | 200 | Salt River, north of & west of Floyd's Fork | VA-7304 | Moses Moore |
| 1790-12-01 | Virginia Patent | Brooks, Joseph | 2018 | in Jefferson County on Pond Creek and on both sides of a large pond that ran from the Flat Lick to Pond Creek | VA-8907 | |
| 1790-12-01 | Virginia Patent | Brooks, Joseph | 2000 | in Jefferson County on the waters of Pond Creek | VA-8906 | |
| 1791-10-10 | Samuel Price | Brooks, Joseph | 1400 | Floyd's Fork, waters north of | Supreme Court - District of KY | |
| 1792-03-06 | Robert Daniel | Brooks, Joseph | 500 | Waters of Pond Creek | Jefferson DB 2 Pg 340 | |
| 1792-04-03 | Isaac Hite | Brooks, Joseph | 800 | Waters of Pond Creek | Jefferson DB 3 Pg 5 | |
| 1792-08-07 | Isaac Hite | Brooks, Joseph | 1000 | Waters of Pond Creek | Jefferson DB 3 Pg 25 | |
| 1793-05-10 | Kentucky Patent | Brooks, Joseph | 90 | northwest side of a large pond that ran from Flat Lick to Pond Creek in Jefferson County | OK-0157 | |
| 1793-05-10 | Kentucky Patent | Brooks, Joseph | 103 | on the waters of Pond Creek | OK-0138 | |
| 1793-05-20 | Kentucky Patent | Brooks, Joseph | 690 | Floyd's Fork, waters of; headwaters of Blue Lick Run | OK-0155 | |
| 1793-05-20 | Kentucky Patent | Brooks, Joseph | 300 | Floyd's Fork, waters of; waters of Blue Lick Run | OK-0156 | |
| 1795-10-05 | Jacob Myers | Brooks, Joseph | 400 | Floyd's Fork, waters of Clear Run | Jefferson DB 4 Pg 321 | |
| 1795-10-05 | Jacob Myers | Brooks, Joseph | 500 | Floyd's Fork, waters of Clear Run | Jefferson DB 4 Pg 321 | |
| 1795-10-05 | Jacob Myers | Brooks, Joseph | 50 | Floyd's Fork, waters of Clear Run - Clear's Station tract | Jefferson DB 4 Pg 323 | |
| 1795-12-13 | Kentucky Patent | Brooks, Joseph | 200 | on the northwest side of Pond Creek | OK-1092 | |
| 1796-08-02 | George Slaughter | Brooks, Joseph | 164 | Elk Lick & Waters of Floyd's Fork | Jefferson DB 4 Pg 425 | |
| 1796-10-06 | Hugh Grimes | Brooks, Joseph | 100 | Waters of Pond Creek | Jefferson DB 4 Pg 430 | |
| 1796-12-06 | John Kinnison | Brooks, Joseph | 150 | Waters of Pond Creek | Jefferson DB 4 Pg 449 | |
| 1797-10-07 | William Johnston | Brooks, Joseph | 500 | Waters of Pond Creek | Jefferson DB 4 Pg 518 | |
| 1798-06-06 | Samuel Shannon | Brooks, Joseph | 233.5 | Waters of Pond Creek | Jefferson DB 4 Pg 602 | |
| 1798-06-06 | Samuel Shannon | Brooks, Joseph | 1000 | Waters of Pond Creek | Jefferson DB 4 Pg 603 | |
| 1800-02-19 | George Slaughter | Brooks, Joseph | 516 | Elk Lick & Waters of Floyd's Fork | Bullitt DB A Pg 204 Bullitt DB C Pg 369 | |
| 1800-02-19 | George Slaughter | Brooks, Joseph | 560 | Floyd's Fork, waters north of | Bullitt DB A Pg 204 Bullitt DB C Pg 19 | |
| 1800-03-17 | Lynaugh Helm (heirs of) | Brooks, Joseph | 300 | Floyd's Fork, waters north of | Bullitt DB B Pg 664 | |
| 1802-08-08 | Kentucky Patent | Brooks, Joseph | 820 | Floyd's Fork, waters north of | OK-5246 | |
| 1802-08-08 | Kentucky Patent | Brooks, Joseph | 500 | on the waters of Floyd's Fork & the southern head branches of Pond Creek | OK-5295 | |
| 1807-09-05 | Benjamin Wynkoop | Brooks, Joseph | 12,231 (part of) | Salt River, north of; east of Pond Creek | Jefferson DB 8 Pg 211 | |
| 1810-08-18 | Abraham Miller | Brooks, Joseph | 400 | Floyd's Fork, northwest of | Bullitt DB B Pg 389 | |
| 1810-11-14 | Robert Breckinridge | Brooks, Joseph | 1541.25 | Floyd's Fork, waters north of | Bullitt DB B Pg 471 | |
| 1811-09-17 | Breckinridge, Robert; Pope, Worden; Pope, William Jr. | Brooks, Joseph | 2624 | Floyd's Fork, waters north of | Bullitt DB B Pg 484 | |
| 1817-07-11 | George & Elizabeth Mothershead | Brooks, Joseph | 400 | Floyd's Fork, waters northwest of; near Clear's Station | Bullitt DB C Pg 443 |
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