Other sources say Anthony was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania. After he married Mary they moved to Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
Anthony was buried in the Friends Cemetery, Spring Meadow, Bedford County, PA. He was a Quaker.[1]
Anthony was born in 1749. He passed away in 1824.
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Sources
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 06 November 2020), memorial page for Anthony Blackburn (17 Aug 1749–6 Apr 1824), Find A Grave: Memorial #75661704, citing Friends Cemetery, Spring Meadow, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Kathleen Ramsey (contributor 48887559) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Anthony 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 Anthony:
Adams County was established on January 22, 1800 from York County. So he was not born in Adams County, though he may have been born in York County instead of Bedford. A helpful map to figure out old county lines is at https://www.mapofus.org/pennsylvania/