John Blount was born in Chowan County, North Carolina on 16 September 1669. [1]
On 29 Oct 1714, John Blount was granted 627 acres adjoining his father James' land on Abermarle Sound known as Mulberry Hill.
Will
Will of John Blount of Chowan Precinct Esq. North Carolina Original Wills, Secretary of State’s Office, written 27 Jun 1725/6, codicil written 7 Jan 1725/6, proved 18 May 1726. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://preview.tinyurl.com/y53xyxx7
wife Elizabeth
Mentions land on Albemarle Sound which is “intailed.”
son John the heir at law (under age)
son Thomas (under age)
my eldest son John
my two sons James & Charles (Charles is under age)
son Joseph (under age)
my sons John, Thoms, James, Charles
each of my daughters viz. Mary Jacocks, (Elizh?) Paget, Sarah Lovick, Martha Worsley & Hester Worley
Exr: wife Elizabeth. friend (sic) John Lovick & Thomas Pollock Esqrs to be assistants
Wit: Saml. Warner, Wm Benbury, Magnes Plowman
Codicil names daughters Ann and Rachel. Requests Christopher Gale Esqr to be an assistant with Jno Lovick and Thomas Pollock Esqrs.
Death & Legacy
John Blount died in Mulberry Hill, Chowan Precinct, Albemarie County, North Carolina on 17 March 1685. [2]
Source: S108 Repository: #REPO23 Title: Ancestral File (R) Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998
Repository: REPO23 Name: Family History Library Address: 35 N West Temple Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
Source: S111 Repository: #REPO24 Title: Ancestral File (R) Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998
Repository: REPO24 Name: Family History Library Address: 35 N West Temple Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John: