Eli P. Brock's Short Life

Eli P. Brock began his life in 1806. His parents are unknown but, his father may have been the James Brock who lived to be almost 100 years old. While his father may have lived a long life; the life of Eli P. Brock was too short for his time here on earth. 

Eli P. Brock lived his life as a single man; I have found no evidence of any marriage at any time. He first appeared in an Anson County Land Deed, Benjamin BROCK to James BROCK, dated 12 December 1827. Eli P. Brock was age 21, and signed as a witness to this Land Deed ( "W", Page 147-149). James Brock is mostly likely the father of Benjamin and Eli P. Brock.

Eli P. Brock is next found on 4 May 1839 in Hinds county, Mississippi. There he is living among kinfolk who arrived there earlier and is again involved in a Land Deed but not for land. This Land Deed is just a mechanism to document a transaction between William R. Brock & Eli P. Brock who are 1st cousins. 

Whereas, “I William R. Brock, of the State of Mississippi and county of Hinds for and in consideration of the sum of $616.00 dollars to me in hand paid by Eli P. Brock of the same place and at and before the ensealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have bargained sold and delivered and by these presents do grant bargain sell and delivered unto the said Eli P. Brock Viz one plow horse at seventy five dollars twenty head of cattle at ten dollars each and twelve head of stock hogs at three dollars each one horse cart twenty five dollars fifty barrels corn at one dollars per barrel and all my individual crops for this year that is about six acres of cotton fifteen acres of corn and all other necessary attachments to said crops and cultivate and gather said crop in favor of Eli P. Brock for the sum of three hundred dollars…”

In 1840 we find Eli P. Brock in the 1840 County Tax Rolls for Hinds County, Mississippi. In that same year, on 2 February 1840, we find Moses Brock selling Eli P. Brock lands which looks as if its parts of the original Land patent of William Brock. The available Land Deed is almost unreadable so I could not determine how many acres were involved in the transaction but $10,000.00 is a lot of money for just 40, 60 or a 160 acre plats.  

2 Feb 1840 - for $10,000, Moses Brock sells to Eli P. Brock S half of SW quarter Sec 14 & N half of W half NE Sec 23 & S half of W half NE quarter & N half of E half Sec 15 & W half of SW quarter Sec 15 & S half of W half NW Sec 23 & E half SE Sec 15 & E half NE Sec 22, Twp 3 R 4W on Tallahala Creek, 2 miles from Utica [Ref: Deed Book 13 p. 70, Hinds Court House, Raymond, MS]
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSR1-Q9L2-B?i=40&cat=134138

Moses Brock  and Eli P. Brock are 1st Cousins. Where did Eli P. Brock get $10,000.00 to purchase land? Eli P. Brock shows up on the Tax Rolls for Hinds County in 1841 and 1843.

Suddenly, in 1844, Eli P. Brock died.

His Estate was Probated on 23 June 1845 in Hinds County, Mississippi.

Estate Notice Runs in Local Paper

The State of Mississippi
Hinds County
In the Probate Court of said County; January Term 1851
To Samuel Brock, Esquire Brock, Benjamin Brock, and all other unknown heirs who are non-residents, and all other persons whatsoever interested in the Estate of ELI P. BROCK, deceased:
YOU are hereby cited to be and appear before our said Court, at the April Term, 1851, thereof, then and there to shew cause if any you can why MOSES BROCK administrator of said estate should not be allowed at that time to make his final settlement and be discharged from all farther liability as such administrator.
WITNESS, Hon. Amos R. JOHNSTON, Judge of our said Court, at its January Term. [L. S.] A. D. 1851, and the seal of said Court attached.
Attest---- W. H. HAMPTON, Clerk
Jan. 23, 1851. ---32-3t.
Hinds County Gazette, Raymond, Mississippi, 23 January 1851. Number 32, Volume 6 

1844 - Moses Brock, adm of the estate of Eli P. Brock, dec'd. Accounts include burial expenses, printer's bill, taxes for 1843 & 1844. 20 Dec 1844 - Auditors for estate report: one lot of sundries $6; one yearling $3. Estate declared insolvent 23 Jun 1846. 17 April 1851 publication of estate brings in no additional money. Heirs listed: Samuel Brock, Esquire Brock, Benjamin Brock (non-residents of the state). [Ref: Eli P. Brock Probate # 778, Hinds Co. Court House, Raymond, MS, 2004]

Samuel Brock, Esquire [Squire H.] Brock, Benjamin Brock (non-residents of the state) are his brothers who remained in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

INSOLVENT NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that, at the May Term, 1845, of the Hono. the Probate Court of Hinds county. Stale of Mississippi, the undersigned having been appointed Commissioners of Insolvency on the estate of ELI P. BROCK, deceased will meet at the office of P. M. Alston, on the third Monday in each month, for the ensuing six months, for the purpose of auditing claims against said estate; it having been reported insolvent.

June-21-l-6m                                                        P. M. ALSTON} Commr’s

                                                                             A. L. DABNEY}

Hinds County Gazette, Raymond, Mississippi, 1 Aug 1845, 

No tomb or tombstone have been found for Eli P. Brock. His final resting place is unknown. 

Eli P. Brock is a 3rd Great Grand Uncle.

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1. Anson County, North Carolina, Deed Book “W”: Pages 151-152, Jane M. McIntyre to Benjamin Brock; 21 November 1827, Register of Deeds, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina.

2. Anson County, North Carolina, Deed Book “W”: Pages 147-149.

3. Mississippi, Deed Book 12: page 41, W. R. Brock to Eli P. Brock; Chancery Clerk, (Raymond, Hinds County, Mississippi; accessed 6 August 2015).

4. Hinds County, Mississippi, "Hinds County tax rolls 1831-1848,, 1840, Eli P. Brock; Box 3655; Image 5 of 319, Mississippi State Archives, Jackson, Mississippi.

5. Hinds County Chancery Court, MS, Mississippi, Probate Court Estates, Old Series,, Probate Folder #778: , Estate of Eli P. Brock; LDS Family History Film #1749976.

6. Eli P. BROCK Probate Notice, Hinds County Gazette, Raymond, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, 23 January 1851, Number 32, Volume 6 .

7. Hinds County, Mississippi, "Hinds County tax rolls 1831-1848,, 1843, Eli P. Brock; Box 10333; Image 74 of 362, Mississippi State Archives, Jackson, Mississippi.

8. Hinds County, Mississippi, "Hinds County tax rolls 1831-1848,, 1941, Eli P. Brock; Box 3647; Image 6 of 33, Mississippi State Archives, Jackson, Mississippi.

Death of Eli P. Brock

Eli P. Brock is a 2nd Cousin 4 times removed. He was born 2 December 1827 in Marion County, Mississippi, a son of James L. Brock and his wife Elizabeth Purvis. He was the 4th born of 11 children.

On 20 November 1850, Eli P. Brock married Winney E. Stallings, daughter of James Stallings and Sally Pearson. To this union were born 7 known children. Sadly, Eli P. Brock passed away sometime before 23 December 1878 leaving Winney a widow with 4 children under the age of twenty-one. The youngest being a son, age 6. 

Pike County, Mississippi was created in 1815. It’s parent county before creation was Marion County. Records for the County prior to 1882 are almost non-existence; but, I did find this land Deed dated 23 December 1878 in Deed Book  “A” page 85.

In this Deed,  Winney Brock, widow, and her two adult daughters (Nancy and Elizabeth) are selling their interest in the estate lands of Eli P. Brock to her oldest son, Alexander Brock.

The land deed provides indirect evidence that Eli P. Brock passed away sometime before 23 December 1878.

Winney + Nancy Brock DEED TO Alexander Brock

This Indenture, made the twenty-third day of December A. D. 1878, between Winney Brock + Nancy Brock + Elizabeth Brock of the first part, and Alexander Brock of the second part, WITNESSETH, that the said parties of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred + fifty Dollars, to them in hand paid by the said party of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have granted, bargain, sold and conveyed, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell and convey to the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns that certain tract or parcel of land, situated in the County of Pike and State of Mississippi, known and described as follows:

All of the ½ of the NE ¼ (quarter) in Section thirty (N0. 30) lying South of a certain large holler S W ¼ (quarter) of the NW ¼ (quarter) lying West of the Creek in Section number twenty (29) nine Township one (1) Range (10) Ten east containing eighty acres more or lefs. 

Together with the appurtenances to said premises belonging, and all the estate, title and interest, both at law and in equity, of the parties of the first part in the same; to have and to hold the said granted premises with the appurtenances, unto the party the second part, his heirs and assigns forever, in fee simple. And the said parties of the first part, for their heirs, , executors and administrator do hereby covenant and agree with the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, that the said parties of the first part, shall and will forever WARRANT AND DEFEND the title to the said premises unto the part of the second part, his heirs and assigns, against the claim of all persons lawfully claiming the same or any part thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said parties of the first part have hereunto set their hand and seal the day and year above written.
                s/Elizabeth X Brock {S}                     s/Winney X Brock {Seal}
                                                                             s/Nancy X Brock {Seal}

The State of Mississippi}
County of Pike} PERSONALLY APPEARED BEFORE ME, B W Morris a Justice of the peace of the said County, the within named Winney Brock, Nancy Brock + Elizabeth Brock who acknowledged that they signed, sealed and delivered the foregoing Deed, on the day and year therein mentioned, as their act and deed.

Given under my hand and seal, this 23^rd day of December A. D. 1878.
B. W. Morris, J. P. {Seal}
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The State of Mississippi}
County of Pike} PERSONALLY APPEARED BEFORE ME,_________
Of the said County, the within named______________________________
Wife of said ___________________________who, in a private examination, separate and apart from her husband, acknowledged that she signed, sealed and delivered the forgoing Deed, on the day and year therein mentioned, as her voluntary act and deed, freely, without any fear, threats or compulsion, of her husband.
Given under my hand and seal, this………….day of ……………A. D. 1888
………………………………{Seal}
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The State of Mississippi}
County of Pike} I, W. M. Cumby_______, Clerk of the Chancery Court of the said County, do certify that the foregoing Deed was received for record in my office on the 22^nd day of January A. D. 1879 and has been duly recorded by me, in Deed Book 1….Page 259….
Given under my hand and official seal, at office in Magnolia, Miss., this 3 day of February A. D. 1879.
                                                                    W. M. Cumby Clk {S}
Film for Record Mch 10, 1883 1-15 am

No firm death date has been found for Eli P. Brock. The best we can document is that he died before 23 December 1878.

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1. United States "U.S. General Land Office Records," database,  Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ : viewed 4 January 2014), Eli P. Brock, Walthall, Mississippi, Homestead patent # Accession Number: MS0560__.292.
2. 1860 U. S. Census, Pike County, Mississippi, population schedule, Pike County, Mississippi, Page 151B,(479 Penciled) Line 29, Dwelling 1105, Family 1105, Household of  Eli BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 4 January 2014); citing  National Archives Microfilm M653 Roll 589.
3. 1870 U. S. Census, Washington Parish, Louisiana, population schedule, Ward 2, Washington Parish, Louisiana;, Page 222A (stamped), Line 17,, Dwelling 15, Family 16, Household of Elie BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 4 January 2014); citing  National Archives Microfilm M593 Roll 748.
4. Mississippi, Deed Book "A": page 85, Winney & Nancy Brock DEED TO  Alexander Brock; Chancery Clerk, (Magnolia, Pike County, Mississippi; accessed 19 November 2019). www.familysearch.org.
5. 1880, Pike County, Mississippi, population schedule, District 37, Pike County, Mississippi, enumeration district (ED) 037, Page 358A; Line 26, Dwelling 341, Family 343, Household of Winna BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 12 November 2018); citing NARA publication T9, Roll: 662.
6. 1900 U. S. Census, Pike County, Mississippi, population schedule, Beat 1, Pike County, Mississippi, enumeration district (ED) 104, Page 25B (stamped), Line 56, Dwelling 440, Family 440, Household of Willis BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 18 October 2014); citing NARA publication T623_825.

It's Family Time~Eli P. Brock

Eli P. Brock, born abt 1827 in Marion County, Mississippi was the son of James L. Brock and Elizabeth Purvis. His parents were married in Chesterfield County and migrated first to Alabama and then later continued on to Mississippi. 


Eli P. married Winney E. Stallings, daughter of James Stalling and Sally Pearson in Pike County, Mississippi. Eli was 22 and Winney was 17 when they married. 


Eli P. Brock and Winney E. Stallings had the following children:
i. Alexander "Sandy" Brock, born 2 Aug 1855, Pike County, Mississippi; married Clara Ann Smith, 22 Dec 1874; married Margaret Bond, 1927; died 28 Apr 1942, Washington Parish, Louisiana.
ii. Nancy Jane Brock, born 3 Nov 1857, Pike County, Mississippi; married Iverson Monroe Ellzey, abt 1880; died 7 Mar 1930, Walthall County, Mississippi.
iii. Elizabeth Brock, born 2 Aug 1861, Pike County, Mississippi; married John W. Hill, 30 Nov 1882, Pike County, Mississippi; died 12 Jun 1942.
iv. Jesse Brock was born about 1864 in Pike County, Mississippi.
v. Willis Brock, born abt 1867, Pike County, Mississippi; married Mary Barnes, 26 Jun 1890, Pike County, Mississippi.
vi. William Valentine Brock, born 3 Dec 1868, Pike County, Mississippi; married Fannie M.  Wilson ; died 13 Apr 1928.
vii. Jimmy Brock was born about 1872 in Pike County, Mississippi.
 
Eli P. Brock is my 2nd Cousin 4 times removed.

1839 Land Deed Between William R. Brock and Eli P. Brock

I’m back after spending 10 wonderful days with my son and his family just outside Ogden, Utah. Needless to say, I also spent some time in Salt Lake City at the Family History Library.  


While there I found this land between between William R. Brock and Eli P. Brock. William and Eli are/were 1st cousin.¹ William has been in Mississippi for some time arriving between his birth in Chesterfield in 1817 and their enumeration in the 1820 census for Hinds County, Mississippi.

Eli P. Brock remained in Chesterfield County and the surrounding area until about 1839. In 1827 he was witness to a deed between Benjamin Brock and James Brock (Anson County, NC Deed Book “W”, page 148).

 
 
I think this deed was executed about the time of Eli P. Brock’s arrival in Hinds County, Mississippi and his 1st Cousin is helping him get established and settled down in his new surroundings.


Know all men by these present that I William R. Brock, of the State of Mississippi and county of Hinds for and in consideration of the sum of $616.00 dollars to me in hand paid by Eli P. Brock of the same place and at and before the ensealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have bargained sold and delivered and by these presents do grant bargain sell and delivered unto the said Eli P. Brock Viz one plow horse at seventy five dollars twenty head of cattle at ten dollars each and twelve head of stock hogs at three dollars each one horse cart twenty five dollars fifty barrels corn at one dollars per barrel and all my individual crops for this year that is about six acres of cotton fifteen acres of corn and all other necessary attachments to said crops and ??? and father said crop in favor of Eli P. Brock for the sum of three hundred dollars to have and to hold said goods and chattels unto the said Eli P. Brock his executors administrators and assigns to him and his own proper benefit and behoof forever and I the said William R. Brock my heirs executors administrators and assigns from and against all person or persons whosoever shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents in Witness whereof I have this day hereunto at my hand and seal this day May one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine.
Test.                                                                 Wm. R. Brock {seal}
Sealed and delivered in presence
William Howzs
State of Mississippi}
Hinds County} Personally appeared before me the undersigned Justice of the Peace William Brock who acknowledged that he signed sealed and delivered the within instrument of writing of his own act and deed.
Given under my hand and seal this 4^th day of May 1839.
                                                               William W. Floyd J. P.
Files 8^th May 1839 and Recorded 30^th May 1839
                                                                S. S. Scott Clk.

It’s not known what happened to Eli P. Brock but 5 years later in 1844 he was deceased. It’s not known whether his death was natural or accidental. His probate can be found in the Mississippi Archives on MDAH Film#10401, Probate Folder #778 and on LDS Family History Film #1749976.²
 
1844 - Moses Brock, adm of the estate of Eli P. Brock, dec'd. Accounts include burial expenses, printer's bill, taxes for 1843 & 1844. 20 Dec 1844 - Auditors for estate report: one lot of sundries $6; one yearling $3. Estate declared insolvent 23 Jun 1846. 17 April 1851 publication of estate brings in no additional money. Heirs listed: Samuel Brock, Esquire Brock, Benjamin Brock (non-residents of the state). [Ref: Eli P. Brock Probate # 778, Hinds Co. Court House, Raymond, MS, 2004]

Eli P. Brock is my 3rd Great Grand Uncle.

William R. Brock is a 1st Cousin 5 times removed.
 








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[1] LDS Family History Library (Salt Lake City, Utah; accessed 6 August 2015). GS Film#878672; Mississippi, Deed Book 12: page 41, W. R. Brock to Eli P. Brock.
[2] Hinds County Chancery Court, MS, Mississippi, Probate Court Estates, Old Series,, Probate Folder #778: , Eli P. BROCK; LDS Family History Film #1749976.

Surname Saturday~James Brock, b. ca 1745, d. Dec. 15, 1847

Today’s posting is a request for help. From my previous postings over the past year and a half; I am sure you are well aware of the absence of records for the Chesterfield County area of South Carolina.

The Brock Surname is one of my primary surnames in my Maternal line. Just recently I found an obituary suggesting that one James Brock of  the Cheraw District of South Carolina was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. 

“…the house of Mr. James Brock, of Cheraw District, S. C. a Revolutionary soldier, aged nearly one hundred years, was consumed by fire …”

Well this is news to me and since all the Brock in Chesterfield County are related then I’m elated. So off I go to the Fold3 website www.Fold3.com 

On Fold3, I found 2 images related to James Brock of South Carolina.

Information from above Documents:
Name: James Brock
Unit: Fifth (5th) South Carolina Regiment
Enlisted:  September 18, 1776
Volume 9, page 35 (Does anyone know what Volume 9, page 35 is referring to?)
http://www.fold3.com/image/#1|21945010

The obituary for James Brock states that he perished in a fire that destroyed his home and that he was nearly one hundred years old. Census records indicates we are  talking about James Brock found in the 1800-1840 Censuses.

• 1800 CENSUS: No Twp Listed, Chesterfield  County, SC, Series: M32  Roll: 47, Page: 101 (339); James BROCK, age 26- 44 [1756-1774], 4 Males, under 10; 1 Female, under 10; 2 Females, ages 10-15 and 1 Female, age 26-44[Wife].
• 1810 CENSUS: No Twp Listed, Chesterfield  County, SC, Series: M252  Roll: 60, Page: 316; James BROCK, age 45 and over, 3 Males, under 10; 1 Male, age 10-15, 1 Male, age 16-25; 2 Females, under 10; 1 Female, ages 10-15, 1 Female, Age 26-44 and 1 Female, age 45 and over[Wife].
• 1820 CENSUS: No Twp Listed, Chesterfield  County, SC, Series: M33  Roll: 119, Page: 240; James BROCK, age 45 and over, 1 Male, under 10; 2 Male, age 10-16, 1 Male, age 16-18; 1 Female, under 10; 1 Female, ages 10-16 and 1 Female, age 45 and over [Wife].
  
• 1830 CENSUS: Chesterfield County, South Carolina; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 172; Family History Film: 0022506; page: 235; Line 19; James BROCK, head of household; 1 male, 15-20; 1 male, 70-80 and 1 female, 60-70. (1750-1760) 

• 1840 CENSUS:  Chesterfield, South Carolina; Roll: 510;  Image: 1290; Family History Library Film: 0022508, Page 338; Line 23, Household of James Brock.

1 male - 90 thru 99 [James BROCK]1 Females - 50 thru 59
Slaves - Males - Under 10: 2
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 2
Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2
Total Free White Persons: 2
Total Slaves: 5 

It’s obvious that if I am to prove that James Brock did in fact serve in the Revolutionary War the records of the National  Archives are going to need to be explored.

          This James Brock is the Father of Eli P. Brock, Benjamin Brock, Samuel W. Brock and Squire H.    Brock.

The State of Mississippi
Hinds County
In the Probate Court of said County; January Term 1851
To Samuel Brock, Esquire Brock, Benjamin Brock, and all other unknown heirs who are non-residents, and all other persons whatsoever interested in the Estate of ELI P. BROCK, deceased:
YOU are hereby cited to be and appear before our said Court, at the April Term, 1851, thereof, then and there to shew cause if any you can why MOSES BROCK administrator of said estate should not be allowed at that time to make his final settlement and be discharged from all farther liability as such administrator.
WITNESS, Hon. Amos R. JOHNSTON, Judge of our said Court, at its January Term. [L. S.[ A. D. 1851, and the seal of said Court attached.
Attest---- W. H. HAMPTON, Clerk
Jan. 23, 1851. ---32-3t.
Hinds County Gazette, Raymond, Mississippi, 23 January 1851. Number 32, Volume 6 

While I don’t have a single document stating this fact; this document in the estate file of Eli P. Brock, Hinds County, Mississippi provide circumstantial evidence that Eli P. Brock, Benjamin Brock, Samuel W. Brock and Squire H. Brock are related. 

Eli P. Brock went to Mississippi with his Uncle William Brock and some cousins while Benjamin Brock, Samuel W. Brock and Squire H. Brock stayed in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.  

So, I have a request for each of you, my readers. I have shared all the clues I have about James Brock. Take 30 minutes and let’s unite in networking, crowdsourcing, social media or any way possible and see if  we can find records for James Brock’s service in the Revolutionary War. 

Based on my current research James Brock is my 4th Great Grandfather. 




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1. James BROCK obituary, The Southern Patriot, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, 23 December 1847, Page 2. 
2. Ancestry, "Revolutionary War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 21 March 2013), entry for James BROCK, ; Fifth (5th) South Carolina Regiment; America.
3. 1800 U S Census, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, population schedule, No Twp Listed, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page: 101 (339), Household of James BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 21 March 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication M32, Roll 47.
4. 1810 U S Census, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing National Archives Microfilm M252_60.
5. 1820 Census of the United States, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, No Twp Listed, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, page 240, Household of James Brock, James Brock; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 29 March 2013); citing National Archives Microfilm M 33_119.
6. 1830 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, No Twp Listed, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, page 235, Line 19, Household of James Brock, James Brock; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : Viewed 29 March 2013); citing National Archives Microfilm M19_172.
7. 1840 U S Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, South Carolina, page 338, Line xx, Household of James Brock, James Brock.; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 29 March 2013); citing National Archives Microfilm M740_Roll 510.
8. Obituary for James BROCK, The Southern Patriot, 23 December 1847.
9. James BROCK obituary, The Mississippi Free Trader, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, 12 January 1848, Page 2. .
10. Obituary for James BROCK, The Southern Patriot, 23 December 1847.
11. North Carolina, Deed Book: M, page 338, FARGUHART MCRAE TO VALENTINE BROCK; Register of Deeds, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina.
12. 1850, Washington Parish, Louisiana, population schedule, Washington Parrish, Louisiana, page 85, Household of William Brock; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration, Roll: M19_43.
13. 1840,  Hinds County, Mississippi, population schedule, Hinds County, Mississippi, page 216, Household of William Brock; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.om : viewed 2009); Family History Library Film: 0014840..
14. 1841, Hinds County, Mississippi, Mississippi state census index, No Township Listed, Hinds County, Mississippi, William Brock Sr.; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.om : viewed ).
15. Hinds County, MS, Probate Court Estates, Old Series, Raymond, MS, MDAH Microfilm #10402, Family History Library Film #1479977, Estate #744, William Brock, Jan 1844.
16. Hinds County, MS, Probate Court Estates, Old Series, Raymond, MS, MDAH Microfilm #10392, Family History Library Film #1064400, Estate #321, James P. J. Purvis, Feb 1836.

Probate File #778–Eli P. Brock

A migration from Chesterfield County, South Carolina occurred around 1818. Many of the local families left with Gilbert Purvis and his brother James F. Purvis. Among the families were  Brock’s, Purvis’, Holifield and many others. They migrated down through Georgia into Clarke County, Alabama and eventually settling in and around Hinds, Rankin and Smith Counties, Mississippi.

Joseph Purvis, husband of Elizabeth Cook was among this group. So was Moses Holifield of Anson County and his wife Milly Rivers of Chesterfield. Joseph Purvis died about 1842. By 1844, his wife Elizabeth had re-married to Richard Oldham/Odom most likely to help care for her young children. Records point to a rather large family for Joseph & Elizabeth.

Also among the group was Eli P. Brock. Eli P. Brock died in Hinds County Mississippi in 1844. No record has been found that would indicate that Eli was married; so without documentation I choose to state that he was a single man. When Eli P. Brock died Moses Brock was appointed as administrator of his estate.

Now, based on the research that I have done Moses Brock and Eli P. Brock was first cousins. Moses Brock father was William Brock married to Charlotte (LNU). William and Charlotte migrated before 1818 to Louisiana.

In 1844, Eli P. Brock died and left a small estate with few assets (one lot of sundries $6; one yearling $3) and a lot of liability. It got so bad that Moses Brock petitioned the Court to declare the estate insolvent and it was thus order in Court on the 23rd June 1846, Hinds County, Mississippi.

A hearing on Final settlement of the estate took place during January term 1851 with notice that final settlement would be adjudicated at the April term 1851. 

Hinds County Gazette, 23 January 1851 

The State of Mississippi [1]
Hinds County
In the Probate Court of said County; January Term 1851
To Samuel Brock, Esquire Brock, Benjamin Brock, and all other unknown heirs who are non-residents, and all other persons whatsoever interested in the Estate of ELI P. BROCK, deceased:
YOU are hereby cited to be and appear before our said Court, at the April Term, 1851, thereof, then and there to shew cause if any you can why MOSES BROCK administrator of said estate should not be allowed at that time to make his final settlement and be discharged from all farther liability as such administrator.
WITNESS, Hon. Amos R. JOHNSTON, Judge of our said Court, at its January Term. [L. S.[ A. D. 1851, and the seal of said Court attached.
Attest---- W. H. HAMPTON, Clerk
Jan. 23, 1851. ---32-3t.

To date, very little information has been found about Eli P. Brock. The estate notice above confirmed my assertion that he was a single man and indicates to me that Samuel Brock, Esquire Brock, Benjamin Brock, and all other unknown heirs who are non-residents are siblings. Samuel, Esquire and Benjamin are the names of Brock men who remained in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

Samuel would be Samuel W. . Brock, b. 1796. died after 1880, married Martha.

Benjamin would be Benjamin Brock, b. 1790, died bef 1870 married Temperance and Esquire is Squire H. Brock, b. 5 Feb. 1805, d. 10 Feb. 1888; married Rachel Parker.

Eli. P. Brock estate can be found in Hinds County, Mississippi and on LDS Family History Library Film #1749976, Probate File #778 and also on Mississippi State Archives Film MDAH #10401.[2]

Eli P. Brock is my 3rd Great Grand Uncle.

If you have information about Eli P. Brock and his time in Mississippi I would like to hear from you.

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[1] Eli P. BROCK Probate Notice, Hinds County Gazette, Raymond, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, 23 January 1851, Number 32, Volume 6.

[2] Hinds County, Mississippi, Probate Court Estates, Old Series,, Probate Folder #778: , Eli P. BROCK; LDS Family History Film #1749976.