In our family the Purvis surname is my Paternal line and the Brock surname is my Maternal line. My grandmother on Mama’s side of the family was Mary Catherine “Mamie’ Brock Johns.
This blog post is dedicated to a very special friend, fellow genealogist and distance cousin now living in New York.
Ancestry of Samuel Rufus Brock
Generation 1
1. Samuel Rufus Brock: born 14 Oct 1914; died 5 Dec 1989.
Generation 2
2. Franklin Benjamin Brock: born 14 Jan 1881 in Pike County, Mississippi, United States; married abt 1910; died 27 Jul 1947.
3. Carolyn "Callie" Perkins: born 22 May 1891; died Feb 1985 in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States.
Generation 3
4. William Brock: born 5 Apr 1840 in Pike County, Mississippi, United States; married 15 Dec 1858; died 14 Jan 1896 in Pike County, Mississippi, United States.
5. Clara Ann Smith: born 11 Jan 1843 in Pike County, Mississippi, United States; died Sep 1905.
Generation 4
8. James L. Brock: born abt 1793 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States; married abt 1819 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States; died 19 Mar 1871 in Pike County, Mississippi, United States.
9. Elizabeth Purvis: born 1806 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States; died 1 Apr 1873 in Lexie, Walthall Co.,MS.
Generation 5
16. Valentine Brock II: born abt 1756 in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States.
18. James F. Purvis Sr.: born abt 1760 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States; married; died bef Nov 1836 in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. Wife unknown.
Generation 6
32. Johan Valentine Brock: born abt 1712 in Oberhochstadt, Germany; married 11 Nov 1760 in Germantown, Lancaster County, PA..
33. Susanna Blaester: born abt 1740.
36. John Purvis: born 24 Mar 1711 in Christ Church Parish, Virginia, British America; married 2 Apr 1746 in Prince Frederick, Craven Co.,SC.
37. Sarah Johnson: born abt 1727 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia.
The Brock line goes back to an immigrant named Johan Valentine Brach/Brack/Brock that immigrated from Oberhochstadt, Germany to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1751. 1
Vallentin [sic] BROCK arrived in Philadelphia onboard the ship Queen of Denmark, George Parish commander, from Rotterdam via Cowes, England, and took the oaths with the other 98 adult [age 16 and older]male passengers at the [old] courthouse on Friday 4 Oct 1751.
Vallentine first wife died and he married Susanna Blaester on 11 November 1760. 2
By 1790, Valentine has migrated with his family to Richmond County, North Carolina. 3
All the Brock in Chesterfield County are related. There are Brocks in Western South Carolina that have not been connected to the Chesterfield set. Brocks from the Chesterfield set migrated to Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana.
Though many Chesterfield County records were destroyed during the Civil War research suggests that Samuel Rufus Brock is my 4th cousin twice removed.
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[1] Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 15 April 2016), Johan Valentine Brock; Baptism Date: 2 Mrz 1712.
[2] Pennsylvania Church Records, "Pennsylvania Church Records - Adams, Berks, and Lancaster Counties, 1729-1881," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ), Valentine Brauch & Susanna Blaester; Marriage - Nov 11, 1760.
[3] 1790 U S Census, Richmond County, North Carolina, population schedule, Fayette District, Richmond County, NC, Page: 173, Line 2, Household of Valentine Brock; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : viewed 7 June 2014); citing National Archives Microfilm M637, Roll 7.
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