Jacob Blackwell (1692 - 1744)

Born 4 Aug 1692 in London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Hallett) Blackwell — married 10 May 1711 in Newtown, Queens, Province of New York

Descendants

Died 1 Dec 1744 at age 52 in Newtown, Queens, New York

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Biography

Jacob Blackwell was born on 4 Aug 1692 in Newtown, Queens, New York. He married Mary Hallett on 10 May 1711 in Newtown, New York. They had seven children. Their daughter Sarah was our direct ancestor.

Jacob Blackwell was the youngest son of Robert. He succeeded to the paternal estate, and occupied the stone house on the form near Astoria, which he is believed to have erected. "Jacob, built an imposing dwelling on the East River at about today’s 37th Avenue in 1744 that was razed in 1901."^[1][2]

He died there on 1 Dec. 1744, at the age of 63. He was a man of extraordinary size and strength. It is said that at his death, it was found necessary to remove the door-jamb, to allow his coffin to pass. An obituary which appeared in the Weekly Post-Boy stated that he "was six foot two inches high, and weighed, about three years before he died, 429 pounds, and by all appearance increased much more in weight before his death; how much is not known, because, though often solicited, he would not consent to be weighed a second time."

Profile of Jacob Blackwell

• Good-hearted with a sunny personality and a strong need for attention. Generous Self indulgent with food and/or liquor. • Outspoken and fearless if challenged. Keen intuition. A good teacher. Frank, open and honest character. • experienced a struggle between his own needs and a sense of dedication to others.

Sources

1. ↑ http://forgotten-ny.com/2005/04/quoth-the-ravenswood-queens/
2. ↑ http://astorialic.org/GAHS-LIC-Teachers-Guide.pdf#page=7

• Riker, James, Jr., The Annals of Newtown, in Queens County, New York (D. Fanshaw, New-York, 1852) Page 355