Born in Oberhochstadt, Kurfürstentum Pfalz, Heiliges Römisches Reich
Son of Hans Jacob Brack
and Anna Maria (Brock) Brack
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Anna Margaretha (Lischer) Brack
— married
1 May 1742 in Oberhochstadt, Kurfürstentum Pfalz, Heiliges Römisches Reich
Husband of
Susanna Susan (Blaester) Brock
— married
11 Nov 1760 in Germantown, Lancaster, Province of Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Father of
Eva Barbara Brock, Valentin Brack, James Brock, Valentine Brock II, William Brock and Benjamin Brock
Died after
after age 77
in United States
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Biography
Johann Valentin Brack was baptized 2 Mar 1712 to Hans Jacob Brack and his wife Anna Maria of Oberhochstadt, Electoral Palatinate (now part of Hochstadt, in the district "Südliche Weinstraße", Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany). The baptizm took place not long after the birth, in the little church of Niederhochstadt closeby. The entry reads:
- [1712] Oberhochstatt, den 2. Martzii 1712, Hans Jacob Brack undt seine Haußfraw Anna Maria, ein Söhnlein zur heil. Tauf bracht. Gevatter ist geweßen Joh. Valentin Merdsch und Elisabetha Roth. Ist genant worden – Joh. Valentin. [1]
- Translation: "On March 2nd 1712 was baptized the little son of Hans Jacob Brack and his wife Anna Maria of Oberhochstadt. Godparents were Johann Valentin Mertsch; and Elisabetha Roth. The boy was given the names - Johann Valentin."
His father was a Reformed refugee from Switzerland, who settled down in Oberhochstadt.
Marriage: Valentin married 1 May 1742 in Oberhochstadt Anna Margaretha Lischer of Altdorf. The entry reads:
- [1742] Den 1. Maii sind nach 3mahliger proclamation copulirt worden: Valentin Brack, weyland Jacob Bracken, gewesenen Bürgers zu Oberhochstatt Ehl. nachgelasener Sohn; und Anna Margaretha, weyl. Henrich Lischers, gewesenen Bürgers zu Altorf hinterlasene ehel. Tochter, beyde ledigen Stands. [2] [3]
- Translation: "On May 1st 1742 got married after 3 proclamations: Valentin Brack, legitimate son of the late Jacob Brack, former citizen of Oberhochstadt; and Anna Margaretha, legitimate daughter of the late Henrich Lischer, former citizen of Altdorf. Both not married before."
The family lived in Oberhochstadt. The following children are born there:
- Eva Barbara Brack; born 1746 in Oberhochstadt;
- Valentin Brack; born 1749 in Oberhochstadt;
After 1749 the family "vanished" from the books, suggesting that they emigrated indeed to America. It was very typical for Swiss refugees to further move away after a stay for some years in the Electoral Palatinate, eighter directly or in the next generation.
Emigration to America
Johann Valentin Brack is presumably the progenitor of all the Brock in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. He might have come to America in 1751 on board the Queen of Denmark with his first wife Anna Margaretha and two children. [4] His name is listed as "Vallentin Brock" but he was not able to write and his name therefore probably was written for him, and probably "butchered" a bit by an English clerk.
Sometime early in their stay in America, his first wife passed away and he remarried on Nov 11, 1760, in Germantown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. His second wife was a young lady named Susanna Bleaster.
By 1790, Valentine and Susanna had migrated southward to Richmond County, North Carolina. They can be found in the 1790 U. S. Population census.
Research Notes
The sons William and Benjamin attached here, most likely are NOT his children, since they are born to late. More research is needed. Gutknecht-98 10:32, 1 April 2024 (UTC)
Sources
- ↑
Baptism:
"Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
Germany - Projects Without Contracts; Author: Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Niederhochstadt (Ba. Landau); Reference Number: 191/1; Page Number: 12;13
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61229 #561511 (accessed 1 April 2024)
Joh Valentin Brock baptism on 2 Mar 1712, son of Hans Jacob Brock & Anna Maria Brock, in Niederhochstadt, Electorate of Bavaria (Bavaria), Deutschland (Germany). - ↑ Landesarchiv Speyer, Rheinland-Pfalz;
Kirchenbücher der Gemeinde Oberhochstadt, Mischbuch (1722-1768); image 17. - ↑
Marriage:
"Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
Germany - Projects Without Contracts; Author: Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Oberhochstadt (Ba. Landau); Reference Number: 191/1
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61229 #3967241 (accessed 1 April 2024)
Valentin Brack marriage to Anna Margaretha Lisekers on 1 May 1742 in Oberhochstadt (Oberhöchstädt), Electorate of Bavaria (Bavaria), Deutschland (Germany). - ↑ Strassburger, Ralph Beaver; edited by William John Hinke. Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808 (Pennsylvania German Society, Norristown, PA, 1934); page: 472
Internet Archive (accessed 8 March 2024)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Valentine by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Valentine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Valentine by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Valentine:
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~0.78%
Nathan Bowen
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M421322 [compare], yourDNAportal NAT2d529d89
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M421322 [compare], yourDNAportal NAT2d529d89, FTDNA kit #309869
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~0.78%
Allan Thomas :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RG6372435 [compare], Ancestry member allanharlthomas
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~0.78%
Kathy (Frost) King :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A913885 [compare], Ancestry member kfstewart103
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A913885 [compare], FTDNA kit #298086
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~0.78%
Phillip Richard Scafidel :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Evan Bowen :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Brock Riggs :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Brian Daughtry :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Brian Hughes :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bhughes8
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~0.39%
Brian Brock :
AncestryDNA
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Categories: Oberhochstadt (Hochstadt), Rheinland-Pfalz | Palatine Migrants
It is not yet proven that this man was the one emigrating to America. The man on the passenger list is called "Brock" this might therefore be only a wrong assumption based on the wrong index entry !! More research is needed on the family in Oberhochstadt. They would have to "vanish" there from the books in 1751, if they are the right ones.
I was able to veryfy the parents, they came from Switzerland. It is very typicall for Reformed refugees from Switzerland to settle first in the Electoral Palatinate and later (themself or in the next generation) further emigrate to America. I also was able to confirm, that the family "vanished" from the books after 1749 (birth of son Valentin); I checked all entries til 1768. This makes it very likely, that he is indeed the guy on the "Queen of Denmark" in 1751. His name is listed as "Vallenin Brock", but he did not sign himself, since he was not able to write and only left his mark. So the name probably was "butchered" a bit by an English clerk.
Maybe we put that on the profile. I was not able though, since it is PPP now.
Thanks for hunting through those records.
BTW - You can edit PPP profiles. You just can't add or remove family members or merge the profile away. It is just on there to preserve the LNAB by ensuring the merge is into this profile.
I wondered about the LNAB being Brock. I thought that maybe the original German might have been Brack or even Brach. But checking Geogen, I find that Brock is by far the more common spelling.
Merge into Brock-816 which is the more common spelling in Germany and the spelling used on the passenger list on his arrival.
edited by Dave Rutherford
I see no reason to delay this merge any further. Susan blaester did not marry two different men on the same day with the same name.