John Brockman

• BROCKMAN genealogy

Samuel Brockman II married Rebecker (believed to be the daughter of John Ellis). They had many children, including John Brockman.

John Brockman married Elizabeth Burrus by 1776. They had many children,including Samuel Burrus Brockman. John and Elizabeth Brockman lived in Orange County, Virginia. Elizabeth died in 1835. Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas Burrus and Frances Tandy. Frances Tandy was the daughter of Roger Tandy and Sarah Quarles. Roger Tandy was the son of Henry Tandy, Jr. and wife Priscilla. Priscilla was a widow of John Watson when she married Henry Tandy, Jr.. Henry Tandy, Jr. was the son of Henry Tandy and wife Rebecca. Name: John Brockman Sr.

Birth: 1756 in Orange County, Virginia Death: 1823

Father: Samuel BROCKMAN Jr b: ABT 1717 in prob. K & Q, VA Mother: Rebecker GRAVES b: 4 Sep 1735 in St. George's Par, Spotsylvania, VA

Marriage 1 Elizabeth Burris b: 1751 in Orange County, Virginia Married: abt 1774/1775 in Probably Orange Co., VA Children 1. Samuel Burris BROCKMAN b: ABT 1765/1769 in Orange, VA 2. Eleanor "Nelly" BROCKMAN b: 9 Apr 1773 in Orange, VA 3. Elijah BROCKMAN b: ABT 1775 in Orange, VA 4. Molly "Polly" BROCKMAN b: ABT 1781 in VA 5. Stephen BROCKMAN b: ABT 1785 in Orange, VA 6. Rebecca BROCKMAN b: ABT 1789 in VA 7. Jacob Burris BROCKMAN b: ABT 1790 in Orange, VA 8. John BROCKMAN b: in Orange, VA 9. Oswald BROCKMAN b: ABT 1793 in Orange, VA 10. Asa BROCKMAN b: ABT 1794 in St. Thomas, Orange, VA 11. Thomas BROCKMAN b: ABT 1800 in VA

1. The DAR Patriot Index, page 87 lists: "Brockman, John b - d 9-25:1823 m Eliz (Burris) PS VA." This notation implies patriotic service in Orange county, VA. "I hereby certify I have received for publick use of John Brockman three hundred and fifty pounds of Beef for which he is entitled to receive payment given under my hand this 9th of September 1781. Ben Winslow, D.C.O.C. Orange Co. 350 Beef L4..7..6 Va." (Brockman Scrapbook, page 178, see also Brockman Scrapbook, page 189). 2. In Feb 1777 he was appointed to the rank of Lieutenant in the Virginia state militia; Orange County Military Commissions from the Order Book, p. 61 (Orange county, VA)....Scrapbook 177 and OCVF IV:138. He also furnished supplies for the army during the Revolutionary War. (source also seen as: Orange County Minute Book, Feb. 1777, page 61). 3. The land of John and Elizabeth (Burris) Brockman..... ---John Brockman lived in the "White House" until 1774. In 1793, however, he and his sisters signed over to their brother, William, any interest they had in this land that had been settled by their father. ---his father, Samuel II, gave him a homestead in 1774 for 50 pounds-- this was the 176 acres in lower Orange, VA bought from Samuel Mayfield and Benj. Cave. This homestead in Orange was known as "Mount Airy" and was about 10 miles SE of the courthouse and was on the Pamunkey River adjoining the lands of Thomas Woolfolk and John Henderson. The John Brockman family was living on this property as of 1805, a date when John Brockman purchased fire insurance and he give Mt. Airy, Orange county as his address. ---On 22 Dec 1794 John bought 21 3/4 acres (Orange Deed Bk 20: 245) and 130 3/4 acres (from Andrew Shepherd). He sold these acres to Isaac Graves on 9 Apr 1812. ---In 1813 he acquired 161 acres of the old home place of Samuel II, known as Woolfolk's, near Monrovia, from Wm. and Rebecca Thompson who had acquired it from John's brother, William and his wife, Mary Lindsay. In 1819 John sold this land to John Graves. ---From the Brockman Scrapbook, p. 46A, the old home of John Brockman (wide chimney, homemade locks, graveyard with no markers) is called the "Isaac Graves" home on the Monrovia-Holliday Mills Road, County Road 612. Owned about 4,000 acres of land in KY. Before his death he gave some of his Kentucky land to his children. (Scrapbook, p. 177). 5. Copied from page 244, Brockman Scrapbook: "Data obtained from the original court records of Green County, Kentucky, by Hattie Scott, Frankfort, Kentucky (Nov.-Dec. 1944) Stephen Brockman of Clark County, Kentucky, deeds to Wm. Bradshaw of Green County, Kentucky, 400 acres, beginning at two poplars at Brockman's corner. Oct. 13, 1804 (Deed 4, page 130). John Brockman appoints son Stephen Brockman attorney to manage and transact business for myself and wife in Kentucky. Dec. 20, 1802. Wts. Wm. Brockman, in Orange County, Va., came John Brockman, and etc., wts. (6-316) Stephen Brockman of Christian County, Kentucky, and Thos. Pitman of Mercer County, Ky. Whereas on Aug. 5, 1783, John Brockman, father of Stephen, executed to Wm. Pitman, then of Lincoln County, Ky. 3,795 acres located by Pitman for Brockman, etc. (Green County taken from Lincoln County in 1795 ... H. Scott)." 6. The state of VA reserved all land south of the Green River in KY for soldiers who served from VA during the Revolutionary War and "Jno Brock" did obtain a land grant of 3,795 acres on Brush Creek in Green co., KY on 24 Sep 1797. 7. Will dated 25 Sep 1823 and recorded 27 Dec 1824 in Orange county, VA. (see the Brockman Scrapbook, pages 178-179 for this will).

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• Updated from RootsWeb's WorldConnect via mother [Rebecca Brockman Rebecker GRAVES

Father: John ELLIS

Mother: Rebecca MOORMAN

Marriage 1 Samuel BROCKMAN Children

John Brockman John Brockman B: Abt 1759 In Orange County, Va. Mary Brockman Susanna Brockman Jemima Brockman Sarah (Sallie) Brockman B: Abt 1725 In Orange County, Va. William Brockman B: Abt 1749 In Orange County, Va.] by [http://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Jan 13 2015, 15:22:49 UTC''

• Updated from RootsWeb's WorldConnect via mother [Rebecca Brockman Rebecker GRAVES

Father: John ELLIS

Mother: Rebecca MOORMAN

Marriage 1 Samuel BROCKMAN Children

John Brockman John Brockman B: Abt 1759 In Orange County, Va. Mary Brockman Susanna Brockman Jemima Brockman Sarah (Sallie) Brockman B: Abt 1725 In Orange County, Va. William Brockman B: Abt 1749 In Orange County, Va.] by [http://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Jan 13 2015, 15:22:49 UTC''

Name: John BROCKMAN Sr.

Birth: 1756 in Orange County, Virginia Death: 1823

Father: Samuel BROCKMAN Jr b: ABT 1717 in prob. K & Q, VA Mother: Rebecker GRAVES b: 4 Sep 1735 in St. George's Par, Spotsylvania, VA

Marriage 1 Elizabeth Burris b: 1751 in Orange County, Virginia Married: abt 1774/1775 in Probably Orange Co., VA Children 1. Samuel Burris BROCKMAN b: ABT 1765/1769 in Orange, VA 2. Eleanor "Nelly" BROCKMAN b: 9 Apr 1773 in Orange, VA 3. Elijah BROCKMAN b: ABT 1775 in Orange, VA 4. Molly "Polly" BROCKMAN b: ABT 1781 in VA 5. Stephen BROCKMAN b: ABT 1785 in Orange, VA 6. Rebecca BROCKMAN b: ABT 1789 in VA 7. Jacob Burris BROCKMAN b: ABT 1790 in Orange, VA 8. John BROCKMAN b: in Orange, VA 9. Oswald BROCKMAN b: ABT 1793 in Orange, VA 10. Asa BROCKMAN b: ABT 1794 in St. Thomas, Orange, VA 11. Thomas BROCKMAN b: ABT 1800 in VA

1. The DAR Patriot Index, page 87 lists: "Brockman, John b - d 9-25:1823 m Eliz (Burris) PS VA." This notation implies patriotic service in Orange county, VA. "I hereby certify I have received for publick use of John Brockman three hundred and fifty pounds of Beef for which he is entitled to receive payment given under my hand this 9th of September 1781. Ben Winslow, D.C.O.C. Orange Co. 350 Beef L4..7..6 Va." (Brockman Scrapbook, page 178, see also Brockman Scrapbook, page 189). 2. In Feb 1777 he was appointed to the rank of Lieutenant in the Virginia state militia; Orange County Military Commissions from the Order Book, p. 61 (Orange county, VA)....Scrapbook 177 and OCVF IV:138. He also furnished supplies for the army during the Revolutionary War. (source also seen as: Orange County Minute Book, Feb. 1777, page 61). 3. The land of John and Elizabeth (Burris) Brockman..... ---John Brockman lived in the "White House" until 1774. In 1793, however, he and his sisters signed over to their brother, William, any interest they had in this land that had been settled by their father. ---his father, Samuel II, gave him a homestead in 1774 for 50 pounds-- this was the 176 acres in lower Orange, VA bought from Samuel Mayfield and Benj. Cave. This homestead in Orange was known as "Mount Airy" and was about 10 miles SE of the courthouse and was on the Pamunkey River adjoining the lands of Thomas Woolfolk and John Henderson. The John Brockman family was living on this property as of 1805, a date when John Brockman purchased fire insurance and he give Mt. Airy, Orange county as his address. ---On 22 Dec 1794 John bought 21 3/4 acres (Orange Deed Bk 20: 245) and 130 3/4 acres (from Andrew Shepherd). He sold these acres to Isaac Graves on 9 Apr 1812. ---In 1813 he acquired 161 acres of the old home place of Samuel II, known as Woolfolk's, near Monrovia, from Wm. and Rebecca Thompson who had acquired it from John's brother, William and his wife, Mary Lindsay. In 1819 John sold this land to John Graves. ---From the Brockman Scrapbook, p. 46A, the old home of John Brockman (wide chimney, homemade locks, graveyard with no markers) is called the "Isaac Graves" home on the Monrovia-Holliday Mills Road, County Road 612. Owned about 4,000 acres of land in KY. Before his death he gave some of his Kentucky land to his children. (Scrapbook, p. 177). 5. Copied from page 244, Brockman Scrapbook: "Data obtained from the original court records of Green County, Kentucky, by Hattie Scott, Frankfort, Kentucky (Nov.-Dec. 1944) Stephen Brockman of Clark County, Kentucky, deeds to Wm. Bradshaw of Green County, Kentucky, 400 acres, beginning at two poplars at Brockman's corner. Oct. 13, 1804 (Deed 4, page 130). John Brockman appoints son Stephen Brockman attorney to manage and transact business for myself and wife in Kentucky. Dec. 20, 1802. Wts. Wm. Brockman, in Orange County, Va., came John Brockman, and etc., wts. (6-316) Stephen Brockman of Christian County, Kentucky, and Thos. Pitman of Mercer County, Ky. Whereas on Aug. 5, 1783, John Brockman, father of Stephen, executed to Wm. Pitman, then of Lincoln County, Ky. 3,795 acres located by Pitman for Brockman, etc. (Green County taken from Lincoln County in 1795 ... H. Scott)." 6. The state of VA reserved all land south of the Green River in KY for soldiers who served from VA during the Revolutionary War and "Jno Brock" did obtain a land grant of 3,795 acres on Brush Creek in Green co., KY on 24 Sep 1797. 7. Will dated 25 Sep 1823 and recorded 27 Dec 1824 in Orange county, VA. (see the Brockman Scrapbook, pages 178-179 for this will).

Source: L. Riney