John Blake (bef. 1751 - 1819)

Born before 23 Jun 1751 in Hampton, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Mehitable (Locke) Blake — married 30 Nov 1775 in Deerfield, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died Dec 1819 after age 68 in Gilmanton, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Private John Blake served with New Hampshire Line during the American Revolution.

John Blake was baptized June 23, 1751, in Hampton, New Hampshire, a son of Thomas Blake and Hannah (Dearborn) Blake. ^[1]

On November 30, 1775, in Deerfield, New Hampshire, John married Mehitable Locke, a daughter of Moses Locke and Mary (Organ) Locke. The onset of the American Revolutionary War was soon after their marriage, and John enlisted in the military. The details of his service is documented in a sworn affadavit provided by his widow after his death. She testified that he enlisted as a Private in the Company of Captain Marston, of the New Hampshire Line. ^[2][3]

Children of John and Mehitable are:

• Hannah Blake, born December 3, 1776, in Loudon, New Hampshire, married Reverend John Johnson

• Polly Blake, born September 18, 1778, in Loudon, New Hampshire, married name Batchelder

• Dearborn Blake, born October 15, 1780, died "at sea"

• Nancy Blake, born September 7, 1783, in Loudon, New Hampshire, married Richard Mudgett

• John Blake, born January 25, 1790, in Loudon, died 1825, married Polly Sanborn, daughter of Zadock Sanborn and Abigail Tilton

• Mehitable Blake, born January 25, 1797, in Canterbury, New Hampshire, died September 25, 1866, in Stanstead, Canada, married Jacob Batchelder (1792-1862)

Sources

1. ↑ History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire: From its Settlement in 1638, to the Autumn of 1892, by Joseph Dow, L.E.Dow, publisher, 1893
2. ↑ Pension Application for John Blake, shared by Fold3.com
3. ↑ http://www.epsomhistory.com/genealogy/i504.htm#i25872

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of fitzmaster032511.ged on 27 March 2011
• Unsourced family tree handed down to Elise Brown.