James Blackwell
James Blackwell took his oath as First Lieutenant in the Fauquier County Militia on the 28th of June, 1779 under Captain Tilman Weaver. - "Va. Militia in the Rev. War" by J.T. McAllister
Birth: Mar. 28, 1743 Northumberland County Virginia, USA
Death: 1818 Henry County Kentucky, USA
James Blackwell was the son of Samuel Blackwell & Elizabeth (Steptoe) Blackwell of "Walnut Lodge" in Northumberland Co., Virginia. It was here that James was born and reared. As a young man he came to live in Fauquier County, Va. where two of his uncles lived, one being Joseph Blackwell, the first sheriff of Fauquier County. James served in the Revolutionary War as a lieutenant in the Fauquier County Militia following an old family tradition. He married on the 3rd of March, 1766 in Fauquier County to his cousin, Ann {called by her nickname "Nancy"} Blackwell, {dau. of Col. Wm. Blackwell & Elizabeth (Crump) Blackwell}. In 1785 James Blackwell & his family removed with his brother-in-law, Armistead Churchill, & others to the wilds of western Kentucky. He settled in Jefferson County, Kentucky (later Henry County) and was a magistrate there. He followed the tradition of his family and was a farmer (or planter) and was active in various capacities in his county and sometimes cited as Captain James Blackwell. Here he lived out the remainder of his days.
The following children were born of this union:
[1] William, b. ca. 1767, Fauquier Co., Va.; md. 2 Mar. 1795 at Capt. Green's in Culpepper Co., Va.
[2] Robert, b. btwn. 1770-80, Fauquier Co., Va.; did not marry; was in Washington Parish, La. in 1830. [3] Steptoe, b. ca. 1771, Fauquier Co., Va.; never married.
[4] Sarah, b. 1770-75, Fauquier Co., Va.; md. 31 Aug. 1795 in Shelby Co., Ky. to Wm. Neale.
[5] James, b. 1770-80, Fauquier Co., Va.; md. 15 Oct. 1795 in Jefferson Co., Ky. to Winney Tuell.
[6] Elizabeth, b. ca. 1780, Fauquier Co., Va.; md. 14 Apr. 1804 in Jefferson Co., Ky. to Edward Slaughter.
[7] Susannah, b. 1784, Fauquier Co., Va.; md. 1 Mar. 1806 to Elijah Farmer.
[8] Thornton, b. 1785, Jefferson Co., Kentucky; md. 23 Apr. 1810 in Harrison Co., Ky. to Permelia "Amelia" Godman.
[9] Nancy, b. presumably Ky.; md. to John G. Barnett on 27 Mar. 1809 in Henry Co., Ky.;
[10] Samuel, b. ca. 1790 in Jefferson Co., Ky.; md. 1st on 5 Oct. 1836 to Mary Bryant; md. 2nd on 1 Apr. 1841 to Sarah Cureton, 3rd on 30 Aug. 1859 to Euphronia Grigsby.
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Steptoe Blackwell (1771 - 1836)*
Created by: Michael E. Shotwell
Record added: Dec 06, 2014
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