Person:Joseph Brock (17)

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]

1.   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