Samuel Bland (abt. 1700 - abt. 1755)

Descendants

Died about 1755 at about age 55 in Warwick, Virginia

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Biography

http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~genworld/bland.html The earliest known member of our Bland family is Samuel Bland, who died in 1755 in Warwick County, VA. He was thought to have been born around 1700, and he may have been the immigrant ancestor. This family apparently does not fit in with any of the other Bland families in Virginia.

Samuel was married to Martha Merritt, daughter of John Merritt. The eldest child was Merritt Bland, born prior to 1720. There were at least two other children, Thomas and Samuel.

Merritt Bland died in Mecklenburg County, Virginia in 1773. His will mentions a wife, Sarah, and children Samuel, John, Martha, and Elizabeth. We have no information on any of the children except for the son, Samuel L. Bland.

Samuel L. Bland, b.1752 or earlier, d. 1820. married Elizabeth Williamson, daughter of Cuthbert Williamson and Obedience in Charlotte County, VA June 12, 1781. Elizabeth is believed to have died in Wilson County, TN after 1830.

Research Notes

There is a Samuel Bland is mentioned in The History of Mulberry Island -- see https://jimserver.net/downloads/History_Mulberry_Island.pdf -- He is listed among persons who owned personal property in 1782, 1784 (Warwick County Personal Property Tax List and the Warwick County List of Inhabitants and Structures), and 1785 (Warwick County Personal Property Tax List). In 1784, he is listed as having two slaves.

Sources

• http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~genworld/bland.html

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157109073/samuel-bland?_gl=1*j6255p*_ga*MjA0OTEwOTAyNi4xNjQ3MjY3NzUz*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY2MDQ5MzE4MS4zOTUuMS4xNjYwNDkzMTkxLjA.

See also: A History of Mulberry Island,Warwick County, 1610 to 1784 by Julie Richter. Submitted to: The United States Army Transportation Center, Fort Eustis, Virginia. Submitted by: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Department of Archaeological Research, P.O. Box 1776 Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776. September 2000.

• https://jimserver.net/downloads/History_Mulberry_Island.pdf