Blake Fitz (Fitzjarrell) Jarrell (1785-1856)

Blake Fitz Jarrell formerly Fitzjarrell

Born 5 Jan 1785 in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of Zilpha (Dunaway) Fitzjarrell — married after 9 Oct 1809 in Person, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Father of John Fitz Jarrell, Mary (Fitzjarrell) Childs, Elizabeth L (Jarrel) Bohannon, Nancy (Fitz Jarrell) Leslie, Thomas Fitz Jarrell, Sarah (Fitzjarrell) Patrick and Missouri Ann (Jarrel) Head

Died 5 Jan 1856 at age 71 in Jones Co., GA

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1 Biography
2 Research Notes
- 2.1 Burial
- 2.2 User ID
3 Sources

Biography

Blake was born on 5 January 1785 in Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia, USA.

On 9 October 1809, he filed a Bond for the marriage of himself and Zilphia Dunaway in Person County, North Carolina. ^[1]

The 1840 federal census for Jones County, Georgia has Blake living in the Towl's District of Jones County. His household consisted of:

Males: 1 (20-30 yrs) & 1 (50-60 yrs)

Females: 2 (15-20 yrs) & 1 (40-50 yrs)

Slaves: 9 males & 8 females.^[2]

In the 1850 Jones County, Georgia, USA federal census, Blake and Zilphia are living in District 47 of Jones County, Georgia. They are the only occupants of their farm.^[3]

He passed away on 5 January 1856 and is buried at Jarrell Family Cemetery, Five Points, Jones County, Georgia.^[4]

According to Blake's division of Estate, he and Zilphia had six children, two boys and 4 girls. There is evidence that they also took in an orphan, Sarah, and raised her. However, she did not receive any part of his Estate after his death.

The division of his Estate can be found online in the Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1922, Vol Q-R, 1855-1857. His Estate appears on ages 304-312. His Estate was divided up amongst his wife and his six children, or their spouses in case of death.

The distributees of his Estate were:

1. John Jarrel, son of the deceased.

2. Michael S. Childs, husband of deceased Polly (Jarrel) Childs, daughter of the deceased.

3. Daniel Leslie, husband of deceased Nancy (Jarrel) Leslie, daughter of the deceased.

4. Thomas F. Jarrel, son of the deceased

5. Missouri Ann (Jarrel) Johnson, daughter of the deceased.

6. Elizabeth L. (Jarrel) Bohannan, daughter of the deceased.

7. Zilphia (Dunaway) Jarrel, widow of the deceased.

Research Notes

Burial

Burial:

Place: Jarrell Plantation Family Cemetery

User ID

User ID: CF5D4E51417A458BA77DFF47AACBC52A2460

Sources

↑ North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q285-19DK : 28 November 2018), Blake Fittzgerald and Zilphia Dunaway, 09 Oct 1809; citing Person, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 418,148.
↑ United States Census, 1840, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBN-CVR : 10 June 2022), Blake Jarrel, Jones, Georgia, United States; citing p. 119, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
↑ United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MZYR-RH5 : Tue Apr 04 18:02:45 UTC 2023), Entry for Blake F Jarrel and Zilphia Jarrel, 1850, Jones County, Georgia.
↑ Find a Grave Memorial, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15472397/blake-fitz-jarrell: accessed 24 June 2023), memorial page for Blake Fitz Jarrell (5 Jan 1785–5 Jan 1856), Find A Grave: Memorial #15472397, citing Jarrell Family Cemetery, Five Points, Jones County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Twin of an Angel (contributor 46838657).

WikiTree profile Jarrell-159 created through the import of Murdock _ WarrenFamilies.ged on May 29, 2011 by Jerry Murdock. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jerry and others.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Blake 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 Blake: