Saturday Surname - Calvit - Six - Brock

John CALVIT was listed as age 40 – 49 in the 1830 Census for Claiborne, Mississippi[1] making his birth between 1781 and 1790.

John CALVIT  married Margaret SIX on 13 Nov 1823 in Claiborne County, Mississippi.[2]  Margaret Six, daughter of Phillip Six and Charlotte Selser, was born about 1810.

John CALVIT and Margaret SIX had the three (3) children:

i. Martha Ann CALVIT was born about 1831.

ii. Joseph Harrison CALVIT was born about 1834 in Hinds Co., Mississippi. He was also known as Joseph C. BROCK.

iii. Eliza Lucinda Calvit was born about 1827.

John CALVIT died in early 1835. Margaret was left all along with three (3) small children. It’s not unusual that on 15 February 1838, Margaret married Moses A. BROCK in Utica, Hinds County, Mississippi.[3]  Moses A. BROCK was a son of William BROCK and his wife. Although they were married a short time they had seven (7) children between 1839 and 1851.

Moses A. Brock and Margaret Six had the following children:

i. Charlotte M. Brock was born on 9 Jun 1839 in Utica, Hinds, Mississippi. She died on 9 Oct 1841 at the age of 2 in Utica, Hinds, Mississippi.

ii. Nancy Ann Brock was born on 23 Sep 1840 in Utica, Hinds, Mississippi, United States. She died on 19 Aug 1853 at the age of 12 in Utica, Hinds, Mississippi.

iii. Andrew VanBuren Brock, born 15 Jul 1842, Utica, Hinds, Mississippi; married Eliza J. Weeks, abt 1864; died 15 Apr 1877, Utica, Hinds, Mississippi.

iv. Moses A. Brock was born on 1 Apr 1844 in Utica, Hinds, Mississippi. He died on 11 Jan 1885 at the age of 40 in Utica, Hinds, Mississippi.

v. Margaret C. Brock was born about 1846 in Hinds County, Mississippi.

vi. Tharissa Brock was born about 1847 in Utica, Hinds, Mississippi.

vii. Aaron P. Brock was born about 1851 in Hinds County, Mississippi. He died on 27 Aug 1868 at the age of 17 in Hinds County, Mississippi.

Margaret SIX CALVIT BROCK died on 16 Mar 1860 at the age of 50 in Hinds County, Mississippi.

Moses A BROCK remarried on 13 Dec 1861 to Eliza E. BOREN. They had 2 children, Julianna and Marion BROCK.  It is not known when Moses A. BROCK, Sr. died.

If you have information on the families or individuals mentioned; I would love to share information.

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[1] 1830, Claiborne County, Mississippi, population schedule, Claiborne, Mississippi, Page 79, Line, Household of John CALVIT; digital images, www.ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 26 October 2012); citing NARA micro-film Roll: M19-70.

[2] Mississippi, Claiborne County, Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, , Margaret SIX and John CALVIT, 13 November 1823; www.ancestry.com, Port Gibson.

[3] Mississippi, Hines County, Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, Marriage Book 2, p. 91, Moses Brock to Margaret Calvit, 15 February 1838; www.ancestry.com, Jackson, Mississippi.