Jacob Brock

Jacob Brock (July 5, 1810 – September 22, 1876)[1] was a prominent steamboat captain and a pioneer in the early establishment of Enterprise, Florida.[4][5]

Captain

Jacob Brock
Born(1810-07-05)July 5, 1810
Hartford, Connecticut, Connecticut
DiedSeptember 22, 1876(1876-09-22) (aged 66)
Resting placeJacksonville, Florida
OccupationSteamboat captain
Known forFounding Enterprise, Florida
Spouse(s)Rhoda Stevens Brock
Children
  • Hattie Brock
  • Charles H. Brock
Notes

Early life

Jacob Brock was born in Hartford, Connecticut on July 5, 1810. He was the third of twelve children born to Jacob Brock and Abigail Sanders.[3]

Florida

In 1853, Brock bought a steamship that he named the Darlington. In 1860, he built a second steamboat which he named the Hattie after one of his daughters.[6][7]

References
  1. "Capt Jacob Brock". Find a Grave. August 15, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  2. "Captain Charles H. Brock". Florida Memory. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  3. Wells, Frederic P. (1902). History of Newbury, Vermont from the discovery of the Coös country to present time. St. Johnsbury, Vermont: The Caledonian Company. pp. 475–476.
  4. "Jacob Brock's Enterprise: Boomtown on the River". Volusia County. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  5. McTammany, Mary Jo (July 31, 2001). "Steamboat man mastered St. Johns". Jacksonville, Florida. The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  6. Waitley, Douglas (2000). Best Backroads of Florida: The Heartland. Pineapple Press. pp. 12–14. ISBN 978-1561641895.
  7. Cowart, John W. (2005). Crackers and Carpetbaggers. Lulu.com. pp. 113–114. ISBN 978-1411621312.


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