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Will Transcript
- BROCK, JOSEPH, Spotsylvania Co., d. Mar. 3, 1742, p. July 5, 1743.
- Wit. W. Robinson, Agatha Robinson, William Waller. Ex. wife Mary.
- Leg. wife Mary, 750 acres of land, together with my mansion house, beginning at a black oak, corner of Bloomfield Longs in sight of Burros Road, and is also a corner of my patent, thence keeping my patent lines to Rice Curtis, Junr.'s corner on the north side of Burros Road; thence keeping said Curtis' line to Thomas Duerson's corner pine on the east side of the road that leads to Snell's Bridge; then along the said road by Mattapony Church, to the said Duerson's Corner on Larkin Chew's land; thence keeping the said Chew's several lines, to a large white oak in the corner of my patent. Then keeping my patent lines to the Middle River, thence up the river to John Durrett's lower corner on the river; thence with his line to his corner white oak; then along a line of marked trees to the first mentioned place.
- Son William Brock the rest of my land not disposed of by me to Rice Curtis, Junr. and Thomas Duerson, which is part of a patent granted Larkin Chew, decd. for 1600 acres in the year 1722.
- Son Joseph Brock, 787 acres of land from the same tract with his mother;
- Son Henry Brock, 650 acres of land including the plantation whereon he now lives;
- daughter Mary Brock plantation known by the name of Folly, and to include 500 acres joining thereto;
- daughter Susanna Brock;
- grandson Joseph Duerson;
- grandson, Rice Curtis;
- daughter Hannah Duerson.
- Mentions tract of land of about 4,000 acres lying in Spotsylvania Co., also mentions slaves given to Rice Curtis, Junr. and Thomas Duerson.[1]
References
- Wikitree.com.
"(5) JOSEPH BROCK, Gentleman, was born 1668 in Chester, Cheshire Co., England, came to America as a 17-yr. old boy (or abt 1685), according to descendants. He came to Virginia in 1685, was a Vestryman and Latin scholar in St. George's Parish, Spotsylvania Co., VA, in 1688. He was "of King and Queen County, VA" on 7 Oct 1723 when he purchased 9,020 acres of land in Spotsylvannia Co. from Larkin Chew and wife Hannah for £320 currency, which lands were granted to sd. Chew by patents, 4 Jun 1722 and 12 Jun 1723 (recorded 3 Dec 1723). In 1738 he received a 7,467-acre Patent from King George the Second on the Mattapony River, St. George Parish, Spotsylvania Co."
Married 1st Ann Orrell, 1693, 2nd Mary Clayton, circa 1725
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Brock-3258
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