William was born about 1701. He passed away about 1780.
William Blake Sr. and sons John and William Jr. were on 1752 tax list, Granville County, North Carolina.
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Research Notes
Will of Thomas Blake mentions son William (William's grandfather)[2]
↑ William Blake Sr and son John and William tax list - 1754, Granville County, North Carolina
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William Blake Sr. and sons John and William Jr. were on 1752 tax list.
↑Will of William Blake
Contains wills, estates and some deeds from the Isle of Wight County, Virginia courthouse. The will is dated 22 Oct 1685 and recorded 9 Jun 1686.
William Blake's will is found in the Isle of Wight County, Virginia courthouse Volume 4, pp. 47-48.
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Alabama, U. S. Surname Files Expanded, 1702 - 1981
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
Blase-120 and Blake-276 do not represent the same person because: the daughter of Blake-276 was born in 1724, almost 200 years before Blase-120, who was born in 1916