Jacob E BROCKMAN

1. Was in Randolph county, MO in 1830 but came to Howard county, MO in 1817

according to his obituary. Elizabeth (Embree) Brockman came to Missouri

with her parents when she was 7 years old.

2. Was married 20 Jun 1828 in Howard county, MO.

3. The following "certificate" was found in the land records of Chariton

county, MO:

60

Certificate The United States of America

No. 27156 To all of whom these presents shall come, Greeting,

Whereas Jacob E. Brockman of Chariton County, Missouri has deposited in

the General Land Office of the United States, a certificate of the

Register of the Land Office at Fayette where by it appears that full

payment has been made by the said Jacob E. Brockman according to the

provisiors of the act of Congress of the 24th of April 1820, entitled

"An act making further provisions for the sale of the public lands,"

for the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section Thirty

Five in township fifty six of Range Seventeen, in the district of lands

subject to sale at Fayette, Missouri containing Forty acres according

to the official plat of the survey of the said lands, returned to the

General Land Office by the Surveyor General, which said tract has been

purchased by the said Jacob E. Brockman. Now Know Ye, that the United

States of America, in consideration of the premises, and in conformity

with the several acts of Congress in such case made and provided Have

Given and Granted and by these presents Do Give and Grant unto the said

Jacob E. Brockman and to his heirs, the said tract above described; To

have and to hold the same, thereunto belonging unto the said Jacob E.

Brockman and to his heirs and assigns forever. In testimony whereof I,

Zachary Taylor, President of the United States of America, have caused

these letters to be made patent and the seal of the General Land Office

to be hereunto affixed. Given under my hand at the city of Washington

the first day of May in the year of our Lord One Thousand--eight hundred

and forty nine and of the Independence of the United States the seventy

third.

By the President. Z. Taylor

By Thos. Ewing, Jr. Sec'y

847404 L.S. S.H.Laughlin, Recorder of the General Land Office

4. He moved his family several times: he moved to Randolph county, MO and

stayed there until 1832. Stephen Brockman, his father, was living in

Randolph county....Jacob E. next moved to Ray county, MO (his brother

William Willis Brockman settled in Ray county) in 1832 but he returned

to Howard county in 1839. From 1848-1864 he lived in Chariton county,

MO and then, from about 1864-1866, he settled in Iowa. He returned to

Chariton county, MO about 1866.

---2 May 1825, Howard county, MO. Elizabeth Brockman sold a negro girl

by the name of Fillis, aged 10, to C.M. Cravens for $125.

---19 Sep 1832, Ray county, MO. Purchased the E 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of

Sec 25 T52 R29 (80 acres); sold this land 8 Dec 1835.

---13 Mar 1841, Howard county, MO. Jacob and Elizabeth used their land

(164 and 25/100 acres; Sec. 6-49-16 and 1-49-17 as collateral for a note

of $600 borrowed from J. Kingsbury.

---1 May 1848. A land grant certificate, No. 27156, was issued to Jacob

E. Brockman for 160 acres of land: SW qtr of SE qtr of Sec 35 T56 R17.

This certificate was signed by President Zacchary Taylor. The town of

Bynumville was located at the NW corner of this land.

---At the time of his death, Jacob and Elizabeth had a farm in the N

half of the SE qtr Sec 20-54-16; 75 and 39/100 acres. This land is in

the section just west of the location of the Richardson Graveyard.

5. Middle name might be Ezekiel--or, Embree, for his mother!

6. Had 10 children but only know about 8 of them.

7. Enlisted in Company D of Searcy's Batallion of Missouri Sharpshooters.

He was a private. John Tandy, his son, was also in this same Company.

Jacob surrendered with Company D at New Orleans, LA on 26 May 1865 and

he was paroled at Alexandria, LA 7 Jun 1865.

8. Jacob E. was aged 76y-9m-1d at time of his death. The following was

copied from the Register of Deaths, Chariton county, MO: Jacob E.

Brockman, farmer, 76yr-9mo-1d. Date of death: Dec 20, 1883 at 4:30

A.M. Born in Kentucky. Lived in MO 56 years. Died in Salisbury twp.

of pneumonia. Was ill for 4 1/2 days. Buried in the Richardson

Graveyard on Dec. 31, 1883.

9. Jacob was a mason for there is a masonic symbol on his tombstone.

10. The following is a copy of the will of Jacob and Elizabeth Brockman:

"In the name of God Amen. We Jacob

Brockman and Elizabeth Brockman,

his wife, of Chariton County Missouri

realizing that we are getting old and

in failing health but of sound

mind do make and publish this

our last will.

1st We desire that our bodies shall

be decently buried and that all

our debts may be paid as soon

as may be after our death without

unnecessary sacrifice of our estate.

2nd we desire and bequeth to our youngest

son James R. Brockman the free use

of all the real Estate whereof we

may died siezed without rent for three years after

our decease and if one of us

survive the other, for three full years

after the death of the survivor. We

further bequeath to him two hundred

dollars in cash or it's equivalent

in property as he may elect, to be

paid to him by our executor to

be named hereafter, before any

other division of property is made.

3rd The remainder of the property

of which we may die siezed

our executor shall divide

equally among our children

and their descendants, share and

share alike per stripes, and

in this division the said James

R. Brockman shall be con-

sidered a full hier and receive

the same portion as each of

his brothers or sisters. The above

special bequest being made to

him in consideration that

he shall care for us while

we live. In making such

division our executor shall

give to each child its portion

and to the descendents of

any such child that may be

dead the portion of the parent to be

equally divided among such

descendants.

4th It is our will that when three

full years shall have expired from

our decrease, or from the decrease

of the survivor, our executor

shall make an exact and

equal division of all the prop-

erty both personal and real, and

for this purpose he may sell

all such property at public

or private sale as to him may

seem best. It is further our will that

during the three years, that said

James R. Brockman shall have

the full use of the real estate

---

he shall pay all tax thereon and

make all necessary repairs for

the preservation of said estate.

We appoint Green Dameron of

Chariton County Missouri exec-

utor of this our last will.

It is further our joint will

that this our last will shall

not be of any force or effect

till the death of us both.

In witness whereof we have signed

and sealed and published and de-

clared this Instrument as our

last will this August 29th 1882.

J.E. Brockman

her

Elizabeth x Brockman

mark

Witness A.W. Johnson

SOURCES INCLUDE:

Orange County Virginia Families, IV: 47

Will of Jacob and Elizabeth Brockman. Will Record 2:204-

206, Chariton county, MO. Will was dated 29 Aug 1882.

Marr. Rec. Howard county, MO, page 245.

Marr. Rec. Chariton county, MO.

1830 Randolph county, MO census, page 319. Listed next to

Stephen Brockman. ----2--------//1--1---------

1840 Howard county, MO census, page 49, Franklin twp.

-2--11-------//21--1--------

1850 Chariton county, MO census, page 185.

1860 Chariton county, MO census, page 259, Bee Branch twp.

1870 Chariton county, MO census, page 152, Buffalo Lick twp.

1880 Chariton county, MO census [ED 162, page 410 C].

Deed records of Howard county, MO.

Deed records of Ray county, MO.

Deed records of Chariton county, MO.

WFT 11:1200, WFT 140:91

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