William Brock (abt. 1743)

Ancestors

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Biography

1. 159 Damaris married _____ Brock. She was living when her uncle Paul (32) made his will, 3 February 1747/8. After all possible researches, the writer has been unable to find her husband's first name. Several Wentworths report that in olden time there were several Brocks, who professed to be related to them; among them John, Frances and Simeon. The names of the children of Damaris Brock are learned from the manuscript record of "Master Tate" which is preserved in Rollinsford, N.H. It says: Widow Damaris Brock, who was Damaris Wentworth had: Elizabeth, married John Kenny, John, Margaret, married Zaccheus Varney, Celia, William, Simeon, Martha, Frances, Sarah. William Brock who married 15 June 1772, widow Elizabeth Mason and had Elizabeth, born 23 May 1773; Martha, born 8 July 1776 and William, born 19 March 1782. Sally Brock married 10 February 1772, John Griswold. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ "The Wentworth Genealogy comprising The Origin of the name, the Family in England and a particular account of Elder William Wentworth, the Emigrant and of his descendants". By John Wentworth, LL.D., of Chicago, Ill. In Two Volumes, Volume 1. 1870 Press of Alfred Mudge & Son, Boston, Mass. pages 117-118