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.

Rev. Valentine William Brock

Rev. Valentine William Brock was born about 1802 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. He was the first born child of William Brock and his wife Charlotte. He was a Baptist Minister.[1]

Rev. Valentine William Brock and Vashti Brooks were married on 12 Oct 1835 in Claiborne County, Mississippi [2]. Vashti Brooks was born about 1813 in MS. She died on 6 Mar 1851 at the age of 38. 

Valentine William Brock and Vashti Brooks had the following children: 

i. George W. Brock was born on 20 Jul 1836 in MS. He died on 11 Sep 1843 at the age of 7.
ii. Joseph Bowmar Brock was born on 2 Aug 1838 in MS. He died on 22 Oct 1844 at the age of 6.
iii. Theodore Brock was born about 1840 in Claiborne County, Mississippi.
iv. Albert Brock was born about 1842 in Claiborne County, Mississippi.
v. Charles Brock, born abt 1845, Claiborne County, Mississippi; married Mary Elizabeth Clark.
vi. Henry Brock was born about 1847 in Claiborne County, Mississippi.
vii. Mary C. Brock was born about 1850 in Claiborne County, Mississippi. 

Rev. Valentine William Brock and Martha Conger Sims were married on 16 Mar 1852 in Tensas Parish, Louisiana.[3] Martha Conger Sims, daughter of James Sims and Elizabeth Conger, was born on 11 Feb 1812 in Vicksburg, MS. She died in 1907 at the age of 95. 

Valentine William Brock and Martha Conger Sims had the following child: 

i. Martha Valentine "Mattie" Brock, born 26 Sep 1858, Clinton, MS; married Andrew Jackson Brown, May 1877, Clinton, MS.

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[1] http://marysandel.tripod.com/

[2] Mississippi, Claibourne County, Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, Valentine William Brock & Vaskti Brooks, 12 October 1835; www.ancestry.com, Port Gibson.
[3] Mississippi, Claibourne County, Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935,Valentine William Brock & Martha E. Burch, 16 March 1852; www.ancestry.com, Port Gibson.

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