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Size | 3 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 1000 items) |
Abstract | The Brock Family Papers, 1801-1904, pertain to the Brock Family of Jones County, N.C., who were white farmers who owned land and enslaved people until the Civil War. Most of the papers are related to Benjamin Brock Sr. (1829-1905). The collection consists of accounting records, including receipts for goods, medical, and other services, chiefly procured in New Bern, N.C.; estate settlements; deeds; indentures; and bills of sale of enslaved people. Correspondence and other records document Brock's household purchases, farming habits, and how he educated his children. Of note is a cipher book. Reconstruction era and later records indicate that formerly enslaved people worked as hired hands and sharecroppers on Brock's properties. The Kinsey, Franks, and Koonce families are also documented. |
Creator | Brock (Family : Jones County, N.C.) |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Lydia Neuroth and Biff Hollingsworth, September 2018
Encoded by: Nancy Kaiser, September 2018
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The Brock family of Jones County, N.C., were white farmers who owned land and enslaved people until the Civil War. During Reconstruction and until the early 1900s, the Brock family hired hands and rented out land to sharecroppers, some of whom previously were enslaved on the farm. Benjamin Brock Sr. (1829-1905) also served as an executor for the estates of several individuals and as the guardian for several other underage heirs.
Back to TopThe Brock Family Papers, 1801-1904, pertain to the Brock Family of Jones County, N.C., who were white farmers who owned land and enslaved people until the Civil War. Most of the papers are related to Benjamin Brock Sr. (1829-1905). The earliest papers in the collection date to 1801, however the bulk of the collection spans the 1840s to the 1880s. Most of the collection is accounting records, including receipts for goods, medical, and other services, chiefly procured in New Bern, N.C.; estate settlements; deeds; indentures; and bills of sale of enslaved people. Records of enslaved people often include name, gender, and estimated age. Other records document Brock's household purchases and how he educated his children. Of note is a cipher book. At least 15 memorandum books detail Brock's farming habits, with receipts and notes about other plantation activities (1853-1878; 1882-1904). Reconstruction era and later records indicate that formerly enslaved people worked as hired hands and sharecroppers on Brock's properties. The Kinsey, Franks, and Koonce families are also documented.
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Box 1-2
Box 1Box 2 |
Account records and other materials, 1801-1904 |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-05778/1 |
Land deed, Wayne County, N.C., 25 July 1893 |