WILLIAM BROCKMAN
THE STORY AS I KNOW IT
An English book Kent Parish Records, Newington Marriages lists at least four Brockmans from a period of 1566 to 1623.
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.
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,
he died in 1683.
3. Henry Brockman born Nov. 8, 1623, died June 3,
1631
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.He is buried in St Nicholas Churchyard, Newington, Kent, England.
There is an inscription in the Chancel which is painted on woodwork in Latin. "Venerandae et indelebili Parentūm Memeoriae Gulielmi Brockman (Hen. Brockman de Beachborough Arm. Filij) tam Dei quam Regis verč Militis aurati, et Annae Conjugis (Sun. Bunce de Otterinden, Juris consulti, Filiae Dominae, Caelo et Terrā amabilissimae. Quorum Ossa, certā Spe Resurrectionis, hic substrata, reponuntur. Pietas Filialis Jacobi Brockman, Armigeri hanc tennem, Appendicem, summā cum Reverentiā dedicavit, Anno. Dom. 1665. W.B. obijt Dec. 6 1654 A.B. obijt Nov. 29 1660" I thank Greg Scannell for this inscription.
James the second son, inherited the estate as the first and third sons died young. However, James Brockman had no children. The estates went to a descendant 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.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
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1. What did Sir William study at Oxford?
2. Why didn't the estates stay in Sir William's family?
3. When did his wife die?
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Date created: 6/22/2011
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