John Brack (abt. 1770 - 1835)

Born about 1770 in Onslow, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Roxana (Ward) Brack — married after 29 Sep 1791 in Onslow, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Jan 1835 at about age 65 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Birth

John was born about 1770 in Onslow County, NC to William Brack and his wife Elizabeth.^[1]

Marriage

John and Jos. Scott Cray entered into a marriage bond on 29 Sep 1791 in Onslow County, NC for the intended marriage of John and Roxanna "Roxy" Ward Brack.^[2]

Census

• 1820 United States Census: John Brack was living in Screven County, GA. His household consisted of 1 white male 45 & up, 1 white female 26-44, 2 white males 16-25, 3 white females 10-15, 1 white male under 10, 2 white females under 10, and 18 enslaved people.^[3]
• 1830 United States Census: John Brack was living in Montgomery County, AL. His household consisted of 1 white male 60-69, 1 white female 50-59, 2 white females 15-19, 1 white male 10-14, and 15 enslaved people.^[4]

Deeds

• 17 Jan 1797 – Onslow County, NC – John Brock to David Ward, for £120, a 250-acre tract of land on the east side of New River, which was left him by his father William Brock, in his will. Wit: George Ward, Daniel Williams.^[5]

Will & Probate

Death

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina Secretary of State Wills," database with images, North Carolina Digital Collections (https://digital.ncdcr.gov/digital/collection/p16062coll41/id/829 : accessed 8 May 2020), will of George Brack, Onslow County, 25 Sep 1750; citing Secretary of State Records, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina.
2. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ3-99QB : 4 November 2017), John Brack and Roxy Ward, 29 Sep 1791; citing Onslow, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 276,241.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLW-HS5 : accessed 17 May 2020), John Brack, Screven, Georgia, United States; citing p. 254, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 175,766.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPL-7F8 : 11 August 2017), John Brack, Montgomery, Alabama, United States; citing 177, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 2; FHL microfilm 2,329.
5. ↑ Zae Hargett Gwynn, Abstracts of the Records of Onslow County, North Carolina, 1734-1850, Vol. I (Unknown: Unknown, 1961), 521; digital image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/abstractsofrecor01gwyn/page/520/mode/2up), University of Michigan.