Chesterfield County SC Estates~Estate Folder #460~The Case of Franklin T. Brock

Each week, on Sunday, I will select an Estate Folder from the Estate files of Chesterfield County and discuss its contents. No known estates exist for the period before the Civil War. They were destroyed by the burning of the Courthouse. There are a few “Equity Records” in the State Archives. Do not overlook this valuable resource if you are looking for ancestors in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

Today we will be looking at the following Estate folder: 

Franklin T. Brock ¹
Probate Folder #460
Images 1560 to 1568

When Stephen Brock and his wife Nancy Smith Brock passed away they left among their heirs a young son named, Franklin T. Brock,  who was unable to care for himself.

Stephen had passed away on 11 Sept 1867 and young Franklin who was  born on May 20, 1860 was left in the care of his mother, Nancy Smith Brock.

Then on 12 January 1878 Nancy passed away leaving 18 year old Franklin unable to care for himself and without a guardian. Franklin had three (3) living brothers; so he wasn't left alone.  

On July 17 1879, Franklin brother Irvin Samuel Brock petitioned the courts stating that ”The petitioner (Irvin Samuel) had boarded, clothed and cared for the said [Franklin] for nearly fifteen months without any pay or compensation. And submit herewith his account Marked Exhibit “A” for his reasonable charges and expenses…”  [Images 1563 and 1564]



H. D. Malloy and T. F. Malloy on their oath states that the Petition is true to the best of their knowledge and the charges and expenses are reasonable.  Dated 29 July 1879

On 29 July 1870 The Courts allowed for the payments, charges and expenses along with the Court and attorney cost to be paid out of any funds in possession of the Courts belonging to Franklin T. Brock.  [Images 1568]
Dated 29 July 1879                                                   W. J. Hanna
                                                                               Judge of Probate

Franklin T. Brock passed away in October 1880. 

Franklin T. Brock is my 1st Cousin 3 times removed.   





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[1] "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-JZS4-J8?cc=1911928&wc=MPP1-PTL%3A190567401%2C190561002%2C190567402%2C190970801 : 21 May 2014), Chesterfield > Probate Court, Estate records > 1865-1927 > Cases 0384-0469 > image 1560 of 1665; county courthouses, South Carolina, and South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.