Stephen BROCKMAN

1. Stephen and his wife, Elizabeth Embree, were first cousins---Stephen's

mother, Elizabeth Burris, and Elizabeth's mother, Mildred Burris, were

sisters.

2. Stephen and Elizabeth Brockman were listed as being members of the Old

Friendship Baptist Church located on Constant's Fork of Strode's Creek

on the main road leading from Winchester, KY to Strode's Station, KY in

Clark county, Kentucky. The membership lists include the (Kathryn

Owen's book) years 1812-1825.

On page 58 of the above mentioned book there is a mention of the Old

Friendship Church Graveyard as being located in the NW part of the

Winchester Cemetery.

3. The land records searched in Clark county, KY pertaining to Stephen

Brockman range from 1808 through 1829.

Deed Book 6:194-199, 6 Feb 1808.

8:262-264, 19 Mar 1810.

11:77-78, 11 Mar 1815. (most of the deeds were for land

12:86, 1 Apr 1816. on 2-Mile Creek with a couple

12:126-127, 9 Apr 1816. for land on Howard's Creek and

4-Mile Creek)

14:12-14, 15 Oct 1817.

15:373, 1 Apr 1819.

16:188-189, 12 Nov 1819.

17:289-292, 30 Apr 1821. (sold 185 acres on 2-Mile Creek to

the Bank of the Commonwealth of Kentucky)

21:9-10, 28 Nov 1824. (sold 111 1/2 acres that had belonged

to Joseph & Mildred Embree to John Rawlings

of Howard county, MO)

22:245-246, 25 Apr 1827. (sold 196 acres to Colby B.

Quissenberry)

24, 29 Sep 1829. (was recorded as living in Randolph county,

MO)

4. In 1808, Stephen Brockman purchased 50 acres from Thomas Embree for 120

pounds of Kentucky money. This land was sold on 19 Mar 1810 to Robert

Elkins for $500. Stephen Brockman probably lived on this land for two

years.

5. 6 May 1810, Stephen Brockman purchased 200 acres in Christian co., KY

for $500 from Joshua Gates (Christian co., KY Deed Bk C:41), Pamunkey

Neigh. p. 213.

26 Jun 1812, Green co., KY Deed Book 6:327-328: Stephen Brockman of

Christian co., KY to Thomas Pitman of Mercer co., KY, on 5 Aug 1783,

John Brockman, father of Stephen Brockman, executed to Wm. Pitman of

Lincoln co., KY a bond which he bound himself under a penalty to make

to said Pitman a good title to one half of a tract of 3,796 acres which

is located by Pitman for Brockman. Thomas Pitman is not holding the

same. John Brockman appointed his son, Stephen, to be his attorney-

in-fact in KY, bearing the date of 20 Dec 1802. Stephen now conveys

2,375 acres to Pitman which is one-half of the north-west side of

Brush creek. Signed, Stephen Brockman, 20 Jun 1812.

6. 12 Feb 1813, Stephen and Elizabeth Brockman sold land on the waters of

the west fork of the Red River to Joshua Brockman for $1200 (Christian

co., KY; Deed Bk D:131), Pamunkey Neigh. p. 224.

7. 11 Mar 1815 he purchased 115 acres on Four Mile Creek from James Whitham

for $850. He probably lived here for 2 1/2 years because this property

was sold to John Owens on 16 Oct 1817 for $1200.

8. On 15 Oct 1817, Stephen Brockman must have lived on land he purchased

from William M. Booker, 185 acres for $2775. On 30 Apr 1821 he had a

mortgage on this land for $1000 but this was paid off before he sold the

land in 1827. The 185 acre tract was "on the waters of Two Mile Creek"

and it was surrounded by land owned by Thomas Burris, Dillard Collins,

the heirs of Henry Hucles (?) and John Owens.

9. At different times Stephen Brockman either purchased land or inherited

it through his wife and sold the land for a profit. On 29 Apr 1816 he

bought 100 acres from Daniel Spur for $500 and then sold it on 29 Aug

1816 to David Hampton for $700.

In 1824 he inherited land from Milded Embree and sold it to John W.

Rawlings of Howard co., MO for $200.

10. The 185 acre piece of land Stephen Brockman had purchased in 1817 was

not sold for 10 1/2 years; this is where he must have lived for this

period of time. On 25 Apr 1827 he sold this land for $2450 to Colly B.

Quisenberry of Fayette co., KY. Seven months later he was in Randolph

co., MO because on 29 Dec 1827 he appointed David Hanson of Clark co.,

as his power of attorney in KY.

11. 20 Nov 1832 Randolph county, MO probate record (Book A:86):

Now at this day comes here into court Charles McLean Administrator

of the estate of Stephen Brockman deceased and presents his petition

and application to this court for sale of the slaves belonging to

the estate of said deceased to wit: one negro man named Jerry and

one negro woman named Sarah and one girl named Susann and after mature

deliberation & consideration by the court thereupon had It appears to

the court that there is no widow of the said decd entitled to dower of

the said slaves and that two of the said slaves are somewhat advanced

in years and that a portion of the proceeds of the said sale may be

wanted for the payment of the debts, and lastly that the said Stephen

Brockman died leaving eleven heirs entitled to distribution and that

division of the slaves cannot be had in kind among the heirs and it

also appears to the court that the sale of the slaves aforesaid would be

advantageous to the estate & heirs of the said Stephen Brockman

deceased. It is therefore considered ordered adjudged and decreed by

the court that the said Slaves to wit: Jerry Sarah & Susann be

exposed to public sale to the highest bidder in the town of Huntsville

the first day of January next on a credit of twelve months the

purchaser giving bond with approved security and it is further ordered

that Charles McLean adminstrator of aforesaid execute and carry into

full effect this order and that he give at least three weeks notice of

the time place and terms of this sale by 8 handbills put up at the most

public places in this county and that he make to the purchasers good

and sufficient conveyances or Bills of sale of said slaves conveying to

the purchasers all the right title interest or claim which the said

estate or the heirs of the deceased may have in and to the said slaves

above described and it is further ordered that the said administrators

report to the court at the next term thereafter to be holden have he

executed this order.

131 Ordered that the administrator of the estate of Stephen Brockman

deceased leave the plantation belonging to the estate at private sale

for one year and that he cause such repairs and improvements to be made

as he shall deem to be to the interest of the estate.

490 Now at this day comes Charles McLean administrator of the Estate of

Stehpen Brockman deceased in obedience to the citation issued against

him at the last term of this court, and it appears to this court that

distribution of the estate cannot now be made for the reason that the

heirs have not accounted for advances made to them in the lifetime of

the said Stephen Brockman dec'd It is therefore ordered by the Court

that a citation issue directed to the Sheriff of Ray County requiring

him to summon the following named heirs of said deceased Joseph E.

Brockman John Emberson and Willis Brockman To the County of Howard for

Jacob E. Brockman to Randolph County for Willis Brockman Stephen

Brockman C. Jackson Thos Kimbrough guardian for Emily M. Brockman

Gabrila Brockman & Attilla Brockman heirs of the said Stephen Brockman

dec'd requiring them to appear before this Court at the next term

thereof and then and there show to the Court the amount severally

advanced to them by the said Stephen Brockman dec'd in his life time

and it is further ordered that the said Charles McLean administrator

as aforesaid make a final settlement of his accounts at the next term

of this Court.

12. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF STEPHEN BROCKMAN

(Will #30, Randolph co., MO)

In the name of God Amen I Stephen Brockman

of the County of Clarke and the State of Kentucky

being in Sound mind and memmory Calling

to mind the mortality of the body and though

Certainty of Death when it Shall pleas God

to Call me hince do make and ordain this

to be my last will and testement Revoking

and disallowing all other will or wills

Testement or Testements and this only to be

taken for my Last Will and Testement &

none other and now for the Settling of my

Temporal Estate and Such Goods and Chattles

as it has pleased God to bles me with I do

give and Dispose of the Same in the follo

=ing manner, first I will my body to the dust

and my Sole to Godalmighty who gave it

and Secondly I will to my beloved wife for and

during her natural life - or Widowhood for her

and my Executor hereafter to use and Dispose of

as is hereafter provided in this my Will, all

my Estate both real and personal ------------

---------- my Lands to be Sold by my wife and

Exec in such a way So as to procure and Equal

number of acres of as good Quality and to

Convay to the purchasor a Deed in feesimple

my negros or any of them also to be Sold by the

Same if they think proper So as to procure others

of Equal Value and ----bill or bills of Sails and

and to give bill or bills of sails for any negro or neg

=ros that shall or may be sold as is provided in

this my Last Will, and all my Goods and Chattles

to be Sold by my wife and Exec. and after all my

Just Debts are paid the ballance of any ----

---------------- money left to be disposed

of by my wife Elizabeth Brockman for her

support and the Schooling and maintanance

of my Children and at the Death of my

beloved Wife all my Estate both that and

personal to be Equally divided between all

my Children so that Each Child gets an Equal

Distribution and Lastly I constitute and appoint

my beloved Wife Elizabeth Brockman and

David Hampton Exeutors of this my last will

in Testemony whereof I have herewith Set

my hand and Seal this 6th day of January

Test

David Smith Stephen Brockman

Wade B. Hampton

13. Stephen Brockman died between Feb 1831 and Nov 1832.

14. The Brockman Scrapbook by William Everett Brockman, page 244, shows the

relationship between John Brockman (father) and Stephen Brockman (son):

Original Court Records of Green co., KY, Deed Book 6:316; John Brockman

appoints his son, Stephen Brockman, as his attorney to manage and

transact business in Kentucky for himself and his wife.

15. The marriage date for Stephen Brockman is given as 31 May 1803 in Marr.

Rec. Clark co., KY.

16. In WFT 42:288 he is identified to as Stephen H. Brockman; this is

incorrect; his name was Stephen Brockman and one of his sons was known

as Stephen H. Brockman

SOURCES INCLUDE:

Brockman Scrapbook, pages 180 and 244.

Orange County Virginia Families, II:96.

Orange County Virginia Families, III: 108, 119, 123.

Orange County Virginia Families, IV: 29, 42, 45, 47.

Old Homes and Landmarks of Clark County, KY by Kathryn Owen (1967),

pages 28-29. The Thoroughbred Press, Lexington, KY

1810 Christian county, KY census, page 103. (I'm not sure this is the

correct "Stevin" Brockman.. (20010//10010)1820 Clark county, KY

census, page 69. (220011310100//90021102201)

1830 Randolph county, MO census, page 377. (--11---1-----//122---1-----)

plus 7 slaves, 4 male and three female.

Deed Records of Clark county, Kentucky.

Marriage Records of Clark county, Kentucky, Book B:50.

Probate Records of Randolph county, Missouri. (Stephen's will is #30,

however, it was written in Clark county, KY).

Probate Records of Randolph county, MO: Book A:86,198-199,

207-208 and 411, B:22 and 60, C:295 and 377.

Record Book A, Howard county, MO.

Automated Archives, Family Group Sheet #31149 (submitted

by Dolores Kotterly).

LDS Marriage Entry #77-172-0880.

AFN:BNOV-PW.

Sparacio, Ruth and Sam (1985) Pamunkey Neighbors of

Orange County, Virginia.

WFT 11:1200, information from Steven E. Foltz, 606 Pearl St.,

P.O. Box 563, Macon, MO 63552-0563.

WFT 38:345, information from Sandra L. Orozco, 303 Brenda

Lane, Conroe, TX 77385-9004.

WFT 42:288, information from Tamara Parkison, 3902 W.

107th Place, Crown Point, IN 46307.

WFT 140:91

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