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Descendants of James Seay

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

     1.  Rev. James1 Seay was born 1696 in King William County, Virginia, and died August 05, 1757 in Amelia County, Virginia.  He married Elizabeth Lewis. 

    

Child of James Seay and Elizabeth Lewis is:

+     2              i.        James M.2 Seay II, born 1718 in Amelia County, Virginia; died 1807 in Amelia County, Virginia.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

     2.  James M.2 Seay II (James1) was born 1718 in Amelia County, Virginia, and died 1807 in Amelia County, Virginia.  He married Lucy Lewis Abt. 1757, daughter of John Lewis and Miss Woodsen.  She was born Abt. 1718 in Amelia County, Virginia, and died Bef. 1785 in Amelia County, Virginia.

    

Children of James Seay and Lucy Lewis are:

+     3              i.        Reuben3 Seay.

       4             ii.        James M. Seay III.

       5            iii.        Gideon Seay.

       6            iv.        Phoebe Seay.

       7             v.        Cyrus Seay.

       8            vi.        Mary Ann Polly Seay.

       9           vii.        Maiden Dee Seay.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

     3.  Reuben3 Seay (James M.2, James1)  He married Mary Ann Jones Abt. 1784 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. 

    

Child of Reuben Seay and Mary Jones is:

+     10            i.        Lucy4 Seay, born December 10, 1803.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

     10.  Lucy4 Seay (Reuben3, James M.2, James1) was born December 10, 1803.  She married Starling Willis Blackwell July 26, 1826 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, son of Josiah Blackwell and Sarah Barnett.  He was born August 23, 1804.

    

Children of Lucy Seay and Starling Blackwell are:

+     11            i.        Dempsey Smith5 Blackwell, born April 19, 1829 in South Carolina; died November 29, 1889 in Cobb County, Georgia.

       12           ii.        Mary Blackwell.

       13          iii.        Sarah Ann Blackwell.

       14          iv.        Josire W. Blackwell.

       15           v.        Reuben S. Blackwell.

       16          vi.        Starling Christopher Blackwell.

       17         vii.        William Glenn Blackwell.

       18         viii.        Rebecca Blackwell.

 

 

Generation No. 5

 

     11.  Dempsey Smith5 Blackwell (Lucy4 Seay, Reuben3, James M.2, James1) 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 County, Georgia

 

More About Nancy Ersula Clementine Thomas:

Burial: New Providence Cemetery, Cobb County, Georgia

    

Children of Dempsey Blackwell and Nancy Thomas are:

+     19            i.        Willis Thomas6 Blackwell, born September 15, 1859 in Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia.

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

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

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

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

       24          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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

Generation No. 6

 

     19.  Willis Thomas6 Blackwell (Dempsey Smith5, Lucy4 Seay, Reuben3, James M.2, James1) 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:

+     31            i.        Lillian Magnolia7 Blackwell, born September 08, 1882.

+     32           ii.        Essie Blackwell.

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

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

       35           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

 

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

+     37         vii.        Hattie Leona Annabelle Blackwell, born September 25, 1892.

    

Children of Willis Blackwell and Jemima Hooks are:

       38            i.        Dempsey Thomas7 Blackwell, born November 21, 1896.

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

       40          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

 

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

       42           v.        Myrtice Blackwell, born February 1904.

+     43          vi.        Lilly Mildred Blackwell, born August 06, 1905 in Cobb County, Georgia.

+     44         vii.        Jessie Jeroma Blackwell, born May 05, 1907.

+     45         viii.        Ruby Antoinette Blackwell, born January 30, 1909; died November 05, 1999.

 

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