Brock Family History Descendants of William Brooke Brock is a surname derived from the nickname for the badger, and appears in the hundred rolls of 1273 as "leBrok." The Brock family were apparently yoeman tenants of the Davenports of Bramhall, Cheshire, England, but must have been of importance in the village during the seventeenth century, for there was only one other inhabitant who owned as many hearths. {note: Taxation was based on the number of hearths in the home} In the records of Bramhall this name is variously recorded Brock, Brook, & Brooke, but in later years Brock seems to have been the form more generally used. Name Origin Source: Colonial & Revolutionary Lineages of America, vol 15 pp553-9 Generation 1 WILLIAM1 BROOKE was born 1565 in Bramhall, Cheshire, England. Notes for WILLIAM BROOKE: First member of this family mentioned in parish records of Bramhall, Cheshire, England Children of WILLIAM BROOKE are: i. RAPHE2 BROOKE, b. 1585. ii. WILLIAM BROOKE, b. April 13, 1585; d. February 16, 1585/86.(twins?) Generation 2 RAPHE2 BROOKE (WILLIAM1) was born 1585. Children of RAPHE BROOKE are: i. RICHARD3 BROCK, b. May 31, 1611, Bramhall, Cheshire, England; d. May 22, 1682, Bramhall, Cheshire, England. ii. DOTTIE BROCK, b. January 07, 1612/13. iii. ANNE BROCK, b. July 05, 1616. iv. ROBERT BROCK, b. March 1620/21. v. WILLIAM BROCK, b. April 13, 1621; d. April 13, 1621, Stillborn. vi. MARIE BROCK, b. March 21, 1618/19. vii. ELIZABETH BROCK, b. October 28, 1625. Notes: Name change to Brock spelling. Generation 3 RICHARD3 BROCK (RAPHE2 BROOKE, WILLIAM1) was born May 31, 1611 in Bramhall, Cheshire, England, and died May 22, 1682 in Bramhall, Cheshire, England. He married MARY. Child of RICHARD BROCK and MARY is: i. JOHN4 BROCK, b. 1657. John Brock preceeded William Penn to the colonies. He arrived on the ship "Friend�s Adventure", Capt Thomas Wall. He was accompanied by 3 servants. He later became prominent in the affairs of the Quaker colony on the Deleware River. He was commissioned Sheriff of Bucks Co in 1683. He filled that position for 3 years. He was commissioned Justice of the Peace of Bucks County a position he held from January 1689 until his death. He was a member of the Society of Friends [Quaker]. He married at the Philladelphia Monthly Meeting, 5 June 1684 to Elizabeth Rowden. They had many children. Generation 4 JOHN4 BROCK (RICHARD3, RAPHE2 BROOKE, WILLIAM1) was born 1657. Child of JOHN BROCK is: i. JOHN5 BROCK, b. 1677. Generation 5 JOHN5 BROCK ( JOHN4 BROCK (RICHARD3, RAPHE2 BROOKE, WILLIAM1) was born 1677. Child of JOHN BROCK is: i. Oliver "Oddie"6 Brock b.1690 Continued next page. |
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