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John Blackburn (1740 - 1808)

John Blackburn
Born in Augusta County, Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 12 Apr 1765 in Frederick, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 67 in Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

1776 Project
Soldier John Blackburn served with Washington County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.
1776 Project
John Blackburn performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
John Blackburn is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A010683.

Land Purchase

Long Creek, Green County, North Carolina 400 acre grant for military service[1]

Marriage

Husband: John Blackburn
Wife: Janet Matthews
Marriage 12 APR 1765 Fredrick, Virginia[2][3]
Child: Grizelle Blackburn
Marriage 1737 Fredrick, Virginia[4][5]
Child: John Blackburn
Child: Benjamin Blackburn
Child: Robert Blackburn
Child: Andrew Blackburn
Child: James Blackburn
Child: Elizabeth Blackburn
Child: Archibald Blackburn

CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN BLACKBURN WHO WAS BORN DEC. 25, 1740 AND IS THE SON OF JOHN BLACKBURN AND MARY BLACKBURN. ALEXANDER, BORN JAN. 14, 1766, KILLED AT BABSON'S FERRY BELOW DANDRIGDE BY THE INDIANS, AND IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN THE FIRST MAN BURIED IN THE DANDRIGE CEMETERY. BENJAMIN, BORN MARCH 8, 1767, DIED AT 18 YEARS OF AGE. MARY, BORN NO. 1, 1768, MARRIED JAMES MOYERS NOV. 3, 1789. ANDREW BORN DEC. 13, 1770 MARRIED, 1ST MARGARET SAMPLES, 2ND CATHERINE MCGIRK. WILLIAM, BORN OCT. 7, 1772 MARRIED AMY SAMPLES, 2ND?. GRIZELLE BORN OCT. 27, 1774 MARRIED HER 1ST COUSIN, GIDEON BLACKBURN. GEORGE BORN MAY 26, 1776 MARRIED MARTHA NEELY. JOHN BORN MARCH 24, 1778 MARRIED ELIZABETH MCGIRK. EDWARD BORN JUNE 3, 1780 MARRIED MARGARET MCGIRK. JANE BORN JUNE 3, 1780 MARRIED THOMAS SNODDY. JAMES BORN OCT. 2, 1782 MARRIED CATHERINE JAMEISON. NANCY BORN APRIL 7, 1785 MARRIED JOHN CARSON.

Sources

  1. Source: #S23
  2. Source: #S28
  3. Source: #S11 Page: 3M3W-H1
  4. Source: #S13
  5. Source: #S11 Page: CND0-B
  • Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of John Blackburn", Ancestor # A010683.
  • Find A Grave: Memorial #31113476
    • Note that "birth" date in Find A Grave record is probably a christening date.
  • Becoming White, My Family's Experience as Slave Holders - and Why it Still Matters, by Margaret Blackburn White, AuthorHouse Publishing, 19 Mar 2009

See also:

  • Lillian Marylin Goff Taylor. Research on Three Taylor Brothers, Presented to Kathie Clare Blackburn from her cousin Lillian Goff Taylor (cousin).




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