Friday, July 9, 2021

A 1801 Land Deed~Benj. Brock to Wm. Brooks & Richard Knight

I have added this Land deed to my collection of Brock deeds for various reasons. First after many years of research I have come to the conclusion that ALL Brocks in Chesterfield County, SC and Anson County, NC are descendants of Valentine Brock and his 2nd wife, Susanna Blaester. Thus this Benjamin Brock is one of my early Brock ancestors.

But who is this Benjamin Brock?. All of my Brock ancestors with this one exception lived in Chesterfield County, SC just across the NC/SC state line between Anson and Chesterfield County. We know from an earlier Anson County Land Deed that this Benjamin Brock married Catherine “Caty” Wright sometime before 18 January 1894. See Anson County Land Deed Book "E", Page 229 Benjamin Brock to John Wright Jr. 

In the 1800 Census Benjamin Brock is age 26- 44 making his birth year to be between 1756-1774; Valentine Brock married Susanna Blaester on 11 November 1760 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It almost certain that this Benjamin Brock is a son of Valentine and Susanna Brock.

I can find no record of any children from this union. Nor can I find Benjamin or Catherine after 12 December 1827.

In this particular Land Deed Benjamin is selling off 300 acres of land adjoining other Land that he owns to William Brook and Richard Knight.




339 BENJN. BROCK TO WILLIAM BROOK & RICH’D KNIGHT

THIS INDENTURE Made this twenty first day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and one between Benjamin Brock of the county of Anson & State of North Carolina of the one part and Richard Knight & William Brooks of the said County & State of the other part WITNESSETH that the said Benjamin Brock for and in consideration of one hundred & seventy pounds current money of the State aforesaid to him in hand paid said Richard Knight & William Brook before the ensealing & Delivery whereof he doth hereby acknowledge and himself to be there with fully satisfied contented and paid hath granted bargained sold aliened enfoffed conveyed and confirmed by these presents doth fully and absolutely grant bargain enfeoff convey & confirm unto the said Richard Knight & William Brooks all that tract of Land lying & being in the County & State aforesaid on the South West side of Pee [Dee] Rivers Beginning at a pine in the dividing Line Between South & North Carolina running No. 180 poles Crossing the Mecklinburgh road East 270 (N 1074) thence So. 180 West 270 to the Beginning Containing three hundred acres of land joining Frances Parsons land on the No. Wm. Brooks on the East and Benjamin Brock on the South Together with all and singular the right hereditaments and appurtenances to the said premises belonging or in anywise incident or appertaining to have and to hold all and singular the premises before mentioned unto the said Richard Knight & William Brooks their heirs and assigns forever and I do hereby bind myself my heirs executors & administrators to warrant & forever defend all and singular the said premises unto the said Richard Knight & William Brooks their heirs and assigns against myself and my heirs and against every person whatsoever claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof I WITNESS whereof I have set my hand & seal the day & year within written Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of us

Test. Leuek McKinnon                                        Ben Brock {Seal}

John Wright, Jur.

State of North Carolina

Anson County January Sess. 1802 Then the within Deed was duly proved in open Court by John Wright, Jur. & ordered to be registered.

                                                                       Tod Robinson Clk.

Benjamin Brock is a 4th Great Grand Uncle.

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1. Land Deed - Benjamin Brock to William Pegues; 18 January 1794; Deed Book #C2; Page(s) 239; Register of Deeds; Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina; 3 January 2020.
2. Land Deed - BENJAMIN BROCK TO JOHN WRIGHT; ; Deed Book # E; page(s)229.
3. 1800 U S Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Fayetteville District, Anson County, North Carolina, Page: 224;, Household of Benjamin BROCK; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 March 2011); citing  National Archives Microfilm M32, Roll 29.
4. Land Deed - JOHN WRIGHT SEN. TO BENJAMIN BROCK; 13 July 1801; Deed Book # H2; page(s)212.
5. Land Deed - BENJN. BROCK TO WILLIAM BROOK & RICH’D KNIGHT; 21 November 1801; Deed Book # H2; page(s)269 & 270.
6. Land Deed - BENJAMIN BROCK TO SAMUEL PRATT; 15 December 1807; Deed Book # M; page(s)259.
7. Land Deed - BEN BROCK to JAMES BROCK; 12 December 1827; Deed Book # W; page(s)47 & 48.

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