11&12 Dec 1711 Lease & Release. Elias Blackburn of St Ann's Par. sells to Martin Kemp, Blacksmith, of Sittenburn Parish, Richmond Co., 50 acres in St Ann's Parish bounded by land of Charles Brown and the Beaver Dams at the head of Blackburn Creek. [Signed] Elias Blackburn. Wit: James Boughan, Jr., Wm. Covington, Jr., Rich'd Kemp. Martha Blackburn, wife of Elias Blackburn, Relinquishment of Dower rec: 13 Dec 1711. Essex Co. Wills & Deeds Book 14, p. 14. Virginia Colonial Extracts by Beverly Fleet, Vol. 8, p. 5.
11 Feb 1713/14. Elias Blackburn, planter of St. Ann's Par. sells to John Butler, planter of same Par. for 8000 lbs tobacco, 116 acres, part of a patent of Capt. Israel Linch 14th Sept 1650 and granted to Richard Coleman the same day and year, at the West side of Coleman's Creek on the South side of a Branch called the Schoolhouse Branch, etc. [Signed] Elias Blackburn. Wit: John Boughan, Thos Ley, James Cocker (his mark). Martha Blackburn wife of Elias Blackburn relinquished her Dower Right rec: 11 Feb 1713/14.
10 Feb 1713/14. Power of Attorney. Mrs. Martha Blackborn to John Boughan. [Signed] Martha Blackburn. Wit: James Gipson (his Mark), James Cocker (his mark). rec: 11 Feb 1713/14. Essex Co. Wills & Deeds Book 14, p. 193 & 195. Virginia Colonial Extracts by Beverly Fleet, Vol. 8, p. 69.
21 Aug 1716 Thomas Short, Planter, of St Ann Parish County of Essex sell to Elias Blackburn, same Parish & Co. for 1300 lbs tobacco 50 acres adjoining lands of Bentley and Christopher Blackburn. Wit: Samuel Stallord, Thos Hipkins, John {X} Martin. Essex Co. Wills & Deeds Book 14, p. 639. Virginia Colonial Extracts by Beverly Fleet, Vol. 9 Essex County, p. 82.
Residence: between 1730-1770, Caroline County, Virginia
Source: S-2050775183 Title: Public Member Trees Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;; Note: Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006).
Sources: Caroline County, Virginia Order Books (abstracted in "Colonial Caroline"), including mention of Hannah Sale, executrix of William Sale, deceased, 1744.
Will of Cornelius Sale (proved in Essex County, Virginia 1747), naming daughter in law Hannah [Sale] Blackburn, widow of son William Sale.
WikiTree profile Blackburn-224 created through the import of 2010-09-14.ged on Jul 28, 2011 by Bob Carson.
WikiTree profile Blackbourne-1 created through the import of WORCESTER_2012-07-31.ged on Jul 31, 2012 by Bob Worcester. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Bob and others.
Source: S209 Author: Williams, Jeffrey Lewis Title: Lore and Legacy: A History of the Cheek, Sale and Sparks Families Publication: Name: Kinfolk Research Press; Location: Plymouth, Michigan; Date: 2002;
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