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p. 46: "He lived in Tennessee from 1803 to 1808, and he died there May 31, 1821." Also a note that his gravestone, which records his death date 3 May 1821, was erected "in the last twenty years or so".
No birth date has been proven.
This article provides documentary evidence that his father was Benjamin Brockett, and DNA evidence that he descended from John Brockett of Wallingford (d. 1689/90).