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Descendants of Robert Blackwell

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

     1.  Robert1 Blackwell1 was born 1620 in Watford and Clements Inn, England.  He married Ursula Croshaw 1645 in Virginia, daughter of Major Joseph Croshaw.  She was born 1621 in Virginia.

 

Notes for Robert Blackwell:

Arrived in York County Virginia in 1645

 

 

More About Robert Blackwell:

Immigration: 1645, York County, Virginia

    

Children of Robert Blackwell and Ursula Croshaw are:

       2              i.        Robert2 Blackwell, born 1646.

+     3             ii.        James Blackwell, born 1647 in York, Virginia; died November 1717 in New Kent, Virginia.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

     3.  James2 Blackwell (Robert1) was born 1647 in York, Virginia, and died November 1717 in New Kent, Virginia.  He married Lydia Turner 1667 in Virginia. 

    

Children of James Blackwell and Lydia Turner are:

       4              i.        Sarah Eudora3 Blackwell, born Abt. 1674.

+     5             ii.        James Blackwell, born 1680 in York, Virginia.

       6            iii.        William Blackwell, born 1682.

       7            iv.        Lydia Blackwell, born 1684.

       8             v.        Lucy Blackwell, born 1685.

       9            vi.        John Blackwell, born 1686.

       10         vii.        Mary Blackwell, born December 24, 1687.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

     5.  James3 Blackwell (James2, Robert1) was born 1680 in York, Virginia.  He married Mary Glenn April 18, 1699. 

    

Children of James Blackwell and Mary Glenn are:

+     11            i.        James Glenn4 Blackwell, born 1701 in York, Virginia; died 1750 in Lunenburg, Virginia.

       12           ii.        Robert Blackwell.

       13          iii.        John Blackwell.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

     11.  James Glenn4 Blackwell (James3, James2, Robert1) was born 1701 in York, Virginia, and died 1750 in Lunenburg, Virginia.

    

Children of James Glenn Blackwell are:

       14            i.        John5 Blackwell, born 1725.

       15           ii.        Robert Blackwell, born 1730.

+     16          iii.        James Blackwell, born 1733 in Lunenburg, Virginia; died 1763 in Lunenburg, Virginia.

 

 

Generation No. 5

 

     16.  James5 Blackwell (James Glenn4, James3, James2, Robert1) was born 1733 in Lunenburg, Virginia, and died 1763 in Lunenburg, Virginia.

    

Children of James Blackwell are:

+     17            i.        James6 Blackwell, born 1754 in Lunenburg, Virginia.

       18           ii.        John Blackwell, born 1755.

       19          iii.        David Blackwell.

       20          iv.        Zachariah Blackwell, born 1759.

       21           v.        Joel Blackwell, born 1760.

 

 

Generation No. 6

 

     17.  James6 Blackwell (James5, James Glenn4, James3, James2, Robert1) was born 1754 in Lunenburg, Virginia.  He married Elizabeth Price 1775. 

    

Children of James Blackwell and Elizabeth Price are:

+     22            i.        Josiah7 Blackwell, born 1777.

       23           ii.        John Blackwell.

       24          iii.        Joel Blackwell.

       25          iv.        David Blackwell.

       26           v.        James Blackwell.

       27          vi.        Thomas Blackwell.

       28         vii.        Susannah Blackwell.

       29         viii.        Agness Blackwell, born 1776.

       30          ix.        Alice Blackwell.

       31           x.        Daughter Blackwell.

 

 

Generation No. 7

 

     22.  Josiah7 Blackwell (James6, James5, James Glenn4, James3, James2, Robert1) was born 1777.  He married (1) Mary.    He married (2) Sarah Barnett Abt. 1800, daughter of Joseph Barnett and Agnes Glenn.  She was born Aft. 1775, and died 1826.

 

Notes for Josiah Blackwell:

Josiah Blackwell was one of the first mail carriers in Hall County, Georgia.  There is an old hotel in Hall County that has rooms named for past prominent citizens of the county, and one of these rooms is named for him.  His photo hangs outside the room.

    

Children of Josiah Blackwell and Mary are:

       32            i.        Drusilla8 Blackwell.

       33           ii.        William Blackwell.

    

Children of Josiah Blackwell and Sarah Barnett are:

+     34            i.        Starling Willis8 Blackwell, born August 23, 1804.

       35           ii.        JoRoyal H. Blackwell.

       36          iii.        Glenn Blackwell.

       37          iv.        Mary Blackwell.

       38           v.        Martha Patsy Blackwell.

       39          vi.        Agnes Blackwell.

+     40         vii.        James Barnett Blackwell, born February 14, 1814; died May 06, 1894.

 

 

Generation No. 8

 

     34.  Starling Willis8 Blackwell (Josiah7, James6, James5, James Glenn4, James3, James2, Robert1) was born August 23, 1804.  He married Lucy Seay July 26, 1826 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, daughter of Reuben Seay and Mary Jones.  She was born December 10, 1803.

    

Children of Starling Blackwell and Lucy Seay are:

+     41            i.        Dempsey Smith9 Blackwell, born April 19, 1829 in South Carolina; died November 29, 1889 in Cobb County, Georgia.

       42           ii.        Mary Blackwell.

       43          iii.        Sarah Ann Blackwell.

       44          iv.        Josire W. Blackwell.

       45           v.        Reuben S. Blackwell.

       46          vi.        Starling Christopher Blackwell.

       47         vii.        William Glenn Blackwell.

       48         viii.        Rebecca Blackwell.

 

     40.  James Barnett8 Blackwell (Josiah7, James6, James5, James Glenn4, James3, James2, Robert1) was born February 14, 1814, and died May 06, 1894.  He married Linda Katherine Mayes.  She was born January 16, 1818, and died August 29, 1863.

    

Children of James Blackwell and Linda Mayes are:

       49            i.        Sarah Ann9 Blackwell, born January 20, 1838; died January 01, 1910.

       50           ii.        Thomas J. Blackwell, born December 14, 1839; died May 08, 1864 in Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia, Civil War.

       51          iii.        Andrew Coloumbus Blackwell, born January 08, 1842; died May 20, 1863.

       52          iv.        Jasper L. Blackwell, born March 17, 1842; died June 11, 1864.

       53           v.        Marion C. Blackwell, born December 20, 1843; died August 25, 1867.

       54          vi.        Amanda Jane Blackwell.

       55         vii.        Lena Blackwell.

       56         viii.        Georgia Blackwell.

       57          ix.        Eliza C. Blackwell, born March 23, 1852; died January 19, 1869.

 

More About Eliza C. Blackwell:

Burial: Blackwell Family Cemetery, Cobb County, Georgia

 

       58           x.        Cordelia F. Blackwell.

       59          xi.        Alice Blackwell.

       60          xii.        William Mayes Blackwell.

 

 

Generation No. 9

 

     41.  Dempsey Smith9 Blackwell (Starling Willis8, Josiah7, James6, James5, James Glenn4, James3, James2, Robert1) was born April 19, 1829 in South Carolina, and died November 29, 1889 in Cobb County, Georgia.  He married Nancy Ersula Clementine Thomas October 17, 1858 in Cobb County, Georgia, daughter of Lewis Thomas and Eliza Ash.  She was born July 22, 1839 in Cobb County, Georgia, and died October 18, 1919 in Cobb County, Georgia.

 

Notes for Dempsey Smith Blackwell:

Served as a Private in the Civil War with Company M, Phillips' Legion, Georgia Volunteers.

 

After his marriage to Nancy Thomas, the couple moved into a house on Roswell Road beyond the Marietta Methodist Campground, Marietta, Georgia.  

 

More About Dempsey Smith Blackwell:

Burial: New Providence Cemetery, Cobb, Georgia

 

More About Nancy Ersula Clementine Thomas:

Burial: New Providence Cemetery, Cobb, Georgia

    

Children of Dempsey Blackwell and Nancy Thomas are:

+     61            i.        Willis Thomas10 Blackwell, born September 15, 1859 in Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia.

       62           ii.        Jefferson Davis Blackwell, born June 21, 1861; died April 04, 1933.

       63          iii.        Lurinda Elizabeth Blackwell, born October 04, 1864; died February 09, 1937.  She married William McCord.

       64          iv.        Lucy Ida Lee Blackwell, born November 26, 1866; died October 04, 1930.

       65           v.        Josire Lloyd Blackwell, born January 23, 1869; died March 08, 1950.

       66          vi.        Leo Marlin Blackwell, born December 17, 1870; died October 17, 1909 in Cobb County, Georgia.

 

More About Leo Marlin Blackwell:

Burial: Camp Ground Cemetery, Cobb County, Georgia

 

       67         vii.        Mary Olie Blackwell, born December 06, 1872; died May 10, 1946.

       68         viii.        James Barney Blackwell, born November 23, 1874; died March 22, 1950.

       69          ix.        George Gustavius Blackwell, born January 27, 1877; died September 19, 1937.

       70           x.        Alice Talulah Blackwell, born April 07, 1879; died July 26, 1958.

       71          xi.        Theron Smith Blackwell, born April 03, 1882; died June 04, 1960.

       72          xii.        Nannie Ersula Blackwell, born May 09, 1884; died December 10, 1943.

 

 

Generation No. 10

 

     61.  Willis Thomas10 Blackwell (Dempsey Smith9, Starling Willis8, Josiah7, James6, James5, James Glenn4, James3, James2, Robert1) was born September 15, 1859 in Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia.  He married (1) Lura A. Gable November 17, 1880.  She was born December 13, 1862, and died June 01, 1894 in Cobb County, Georgia.  He married (2) Jemima Elizabeth Hooks February 02, 1896 in Cobb County, Georgia, daughter of Thomas Hooks and Epsy Arrington.  She was born June 05, 1868.

 

Notes for Willis Thomas Blackwell:

Went to school at Marietta Campground in a one-room schoolhouse.

 

More About Lura A. Gable:

Burial: New Salem Cemetery, Cobb County, Georgia

    

Children of Willis Blackwell and Lura Gable are:

+     73            i.        Lillian Magnolia11 Blackwell, born September 08, 1882.

+     74           ii.        Essie Blackwell.

       75          iii.        Grady Smith Blackwell, born September 15, 1885.  He married Annie Terry in Louisiana.

       76          iv.        Clara Gertrude Blackwell, born May 27, 1887.  She married Dessie Prince.

       77           v.        Luther Blackwell.

 

More About Luther Blackwell:

Cause of Death: Tuberculosis

Medical Information: Contracted Tuberculosis in the navy and died before he married or had any children

 

       78          vi.        Mary Louise Blackwell, born August 07, 1890.  She married Bobby Prince.

+     79         vii.        Hattie Leona Annabelle Blackwell, born September 25, 1892.

    

Children of Willis Blackwell and Jemima Hooks are:

       80            i.        Dempsey Thomas11 Blackwell, born November 21, 1896.

       81           ii.        Walter Henry Blackwell, born July 27, 1898.

       82          iii.        Clemie Beatrice Blackwell, born March 05, 1900 in Cobb County, Ga; died March 17, 1905 in Cobb County, Ga.

 

More About Clemie Beatrice Blackwell:

Burial: Mars Hill Cemetery, Cobb County, Georgia

 

       83          iv.        Clarence Perry Blackwell, born May 19, 1902.

       84           v.        Myrtice Blackwell, born February 1904.

+     85          vi.        Lilly Mildred Blackwell, born August 06, 1905 in Cobb County, Georgia.

+     86         vii.        Jessie Jeroma Blackwell, born May 05, 1907.

+     87         viii.        Ruby Antoinette Blackwell, born January 30, 1909; died November 05, 1999.

 

 

 

Endnotes

 

1.  Virginia Patent Book 6, (1666-1679), 213, Robert Blackwell and James Blackwell, 700 Aces being the upper part of 1350 acres taken by Major Joseph Croshaw in New Kent County, S. side of Yorke River in the freshes;  10 Dec. 1668.  Running to a br. over against Poropotank Cr. to Whiteings br. , to Arthur Price and Stretching Sw.  Granted Maj. Croshaw 27 Feb. 1649, and given by deed of gift to the above named, as by records of Yorke County Court may appeare..

 

 

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