Talk:William Brockenbrough (judge)

Merge proposal: Judith Brockenbrough here
Judith Brockenbrough doesn't meet WP:BIO or WP:GNG; notability is not inherited. Worth merging ssome it to a section here though. Boleyn (talk) 18:37, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
 * I agree, I think the material is already here, and am making Judith's page a redirect. Smmurphy(Talk) 21:05, 18 March 2017 (UTC)

More work needed
I expanded this article somewhat, and am writing here because I don't know when I'll have time to repair it further, especially if my cyberbullies ramp up their activity. I do not have the underlying recent Dictionary of Virginia Biography article before me, only the online encyclopediavirginia article, which is probably the same or similar. I also read the hard copy entry for his son, which I believe has similar issues--and neither article mentions Austin Brockenbrough the major slaveholder as well as Confederate officer from that Essex/King and Queen area. Unfortunately, the article I now cite does not discuss much Brockenbrough's varied relationships with Essex then Hanover counties, nor does it name all his children. Worst, it does not mention his slave holdings, only his states rights philosophy. Such may be due to the 2006 DVB publication date. Since that time, internet searches of census information have become easier, but each census has its own quirks. Furthermore, families often use the same name across generations (particularly within the First Families of Virginia), and some handwritten census entries are easier to reach than others. Plus, of course, some people do get missed in every county in every census, and I dont have any state census info available, though such microfilms are at the Library of Virginia. FYI, the 1810 census page with Brockenbrough's name is damaged, but his is probably the family with "33" at the right margin, which I believe is the total of family members and slaves. Since the line also contains entries for six people, he may have owned 26 slaves in that county at the time, which would be consistent with the 1830 census at least. Another problem is that Brockenbrough married a woman from King and Queen County (adjacent to Essex County). Not only did her family probably own slaves, that connection was strong enough that he was buried there. Finally, those farms and their slaves could have been transferred to family members, particularly by 1830.Jweaver28 (talk) 00:44, 23 May 2022 (UTC)