WILLIAM BROCKMAN

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THE STORY AS I KNOW IT

With the Brockman family we are reaching as far back as the 14th century. William Everett Brockman has written A Genealogical chart of the Brockmans. The story needs confirmation. An English book Kent Parish Records, Newington Marriages lists at least four Brockmans from a period of 1566 to 1623. They are in the place and at the time William E. Brockman asserts. One of the four matches the genealogical data exactly. The other four are not connected to our line

William Brockman was born in 1595 in Kent England, possibly at Newington. His parent's were Henry Brockman and Helen Sawking. Henry, the father has a tablet at Newington church. This family had a number of properties in Kent. William's great grandfather Henry Brockman bought Newington Manor, Cheriton Manor and Beachborough

William earned a degree at Oxford. He was knighted by Charles I in 1632 and will hereafter be called Sir William. In 1643 he was sheriff of Kent. In 1653 Cromwell came to power. Sir William was heavily fined for defending Maidstone and Leeds of Kent against Cromwell forces. However, his son, Henry Brockman fled the country to Holland and then eventually to the American colonies.

You notice there are a lot of William and Henrys in this story.

The genealogical chart shows that Sir William married Ann Bunce. That probably took place about 1616. According to W.E. Brockman the children of William and Ann were:
1. Henry Brockman born 1618, died 1622
2. James Brockman born 1621, wed Lucy Young had no issue, he died in 1683.
3. Henry Brockman born Nov. 8, 1623 died in Maryland.
4. Martha Brockman died April 3, 1646 never wed
5. Helen Brockman died 1633 never wed
6. Anne Brockman wed Sir John Boys in 1650, died 1656
7. Helen Brockman, must have been born after 1633, wed Roger Gipps.
8. Margery Brockman wed Sir William Hugeson on Aug 27, 1644

Sir William died on Dec. 6, 1654. James the second son, inherited the estate as the first son died in infancy. However, James had no children. In the normal course of events the land would have gone to the next son, Henry, but he was a refugee and no longer entitled to the land. The estates went to a desecendant of Sir William's brother, but through a daughter who wed Rev. Ralph Drake. The condition of the bequest was that they take the name of Brockman. Why didn't Sir William's own daughters inherit instead of his brothers? A question for English law under Cromwell.

We do not know where Sir William is buried but it must be connected to one of the estates.

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1. What did Sir William study at Oxford?

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