Edward Bland (1746 - 1795)

Born 16 Dec 1746 in Colony of Virginia

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Died 5 Feb 1795 at age 48 in Virginia, USA

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Biography

Captain in the Virginia Militia, Revolutionary War, Virginia Assembly 1784-1786. Buried in the family plot at Jordan Point Plantation, Prince George County, Virginia

• Per this record his wife is Rebecca Jones

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Sources

1. ↑ Miss Judith Bland Dew in the Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books (152 Vols.) Name: Miss Judith Bland Dew Gender: Female Birth Place: Dinwiddie County, VA. Relative: Hon. Richard Bland, of Virginia. Father: Thomas Roderick Dew Mother: Harriet Worsham Comments: Miss Judith Bland Dew.DAR ID Number: 64842; Born in Dinwiddie County, Va. ; Descendant of Hon. Richard Bland, of Virginia. ; Daughter of Thomas Roderick Dew and Harriet Worsham, his wife. ; Granddaughter of Henry Worsham and Judith Maria Bland, his wife. ; Gr-granddaughter of Edward Bland and Rebecca Jones, his wife. ; Gr-gr-granddaughter of Peter Bland and Judith Booker, his wife. ; Gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of Richard Bland and Ann Poythress, his wife. ; Richard Bland (1710-76) served on the first Committee of Safety and was a delegate to the convention that reported the Declaration of Rights. He was elected to the Continental Congress, 1775, and declined re-election. He was an able statesman and was called the “Virginia Antiquary.” ;

• Find A Grave: Captain Edward Bland
• Ancestry Family Tree. Sources include probate records, marriage records, grave index, other member trees.

See also:

• Jamestowne Society, Lineages to the Revolutionary War Era