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John downing Blake 1698 – 1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1698

Birth Location: Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1744

Death Location: Middlesex, Virginia, USA

Father: William Blake

Mother: Elizabeth DOWNING

Spouse(s): Johanna Ball

Children(s): Keziah Blake, John Blake, Jacob Blake, Jacob Blake

John downing Blake was born in 1698 in Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, USA, the child of William George Blake and Elizabeth DOWNING. John downing Blake married Johanna Ball, and had children including Keziah Blake, John B Blake, Jacob Blake, Jacob Blake. John downing Blake passed away in 1744 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John downing Blake was born in 1698 in Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, USA, the child of William George Blake and Elizabeth DOWNING.
  • John downing Blake married Johanna Ball, and had children including Keziah Blake, John B Blake, Jacob Blake, Jacob Blake.
  • John downing Blake passed away in 1744 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Blake
1661 – 1713
Birth Location: Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth DOWNING
1670 – 1755
Birth Location: Christ Church, Middlesex Co., VA
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Spouses(s)

Johanna Ball
1699 – 1726
Birth Location: Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Keziah Blake
1719 – 1746
Birth Location: Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
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John Blake
1724 – 1784
Birth Location: Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Jacob Blake
1726 – 1781
Birth Location: Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
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Jacob Blake
1726 – 1781
Birth Location: Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
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John Blake's Ancestors

Self
John Blake
1698 – 1744
Birth Place: Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Parents
William George Blake
1661 – 1713
Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth DOWNING
1670 – 1755
Christ Church, Middlesex Co., VA
Grandparents
John (BLAKE, alias CADDELL (7th paternal) great
1640 – 1700
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Bridget Blake
1644 – 1706
Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
WILLIAM DOWNING
1645 – 1698
, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Sandeford
1652 – 1698
, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John grandfather)
1618 – 1689
Hannah Shaw)
1622 – 1706
Jasper Blake
1614 – 1674
Deborah (Blake)
1619 – 1678
Capt. Downing
1610 – 1698
Alice Ingram
1625 – 1682
John Sandeford
1630 – 1714
Sarah Woodhouse
1633 – 1706
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Blake
1594 – 1663
Agnes Thorne
1593 – 1678
Edward Breck
1595 – 1662
Isabel Rigby
1610 – 1673
Rev. Dalton
1577 – 1661
Ruth Leete
1579 – 1666
John Downing
1587 – 1618
Hester Hyam
– 1642
Captain Woodhouse
1607 – 1655
Mary Carter
1611 – 1666

John Blake's Descendants

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John (downing) Blake (1 May 1698 – 1744) m. Johanna Ball (14 April 1699 – 22 December 1726)
  1. 1. Keziah Blake (12 July 1719 – 13 November 1746)
  2. 2. John (B) Blake (1724 – 3 June 1784) m. Elizabeth Baker (1737 – 1788)
    1. 1. Samuel (S) Blake m. Sarah Wood (1780 – 1848)
      1. 1. Cordelia (Elizabeth) Blake (abt 1812 – 10 Apr 1852) m. William (Saunders) Blake
        1. 1. Alpheus (L.) Blake (abt 1838 – Mar 1873) m. Ann (Lewis) Smither (1845 – 8 Feb 1946)
  3. 3. Jacob Blake (28 Feb 1726 – 1781) m. Susannah Saunders (11 Jan 1732 – Mar 1842)
    1. 1. Frances ("Fanny") Blake (23 Mar 1753 – ) m. William Wood (23 Oct 1734 – Feb 1809)
      1. 1. Sarah Wood (1780 – 1848) m. Samuel (S) Blake
        1. 1. Robert (Norman) Blake (1817 – 3 March 1892)
  4. 4. Jacob Blake (28 Feb 1726 – 1781) m. Susannah Saunders (11 Jan 1732 – Mar 1842)
    1. 1. Frances ("Fanny") Blake (23 Mar 1753 – ) m. William Wood (23 Oct 1734 – Apr 1815)

John Blake's Timeline

11 Records

1698
1 May 1698
Birth of John downing Blake in Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
1698
1 May 1698
Birth of John downing Blake in Middlesex County, VA
Middlesex County, VA
1698
1 May 1698
Birth of John downing Blake in Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
1716
24 FEB 1716/7
Age 18
John downing Blake was married in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA
Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA
1717
24 Feb 1717
Age 19
John downing Blake was married in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
1717
24 Feb 1717
Age 19
John downing Blake was married in Christ Church, Virginia
Christ Church, Virginia
1717
24 February 1717
Age 19
John downing Blake was married in Baltimore City, Baltimore County, MD
Baltimore City, Baltimore County, MD
1739
27 Aug 1739
Age 41
John downing Blake was married in Talbot, Maryland, United States
Talbot, Maryland, United States
1744
Apr 1744
Age 46
Death of John downing Blake in Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
1744
April 1744
Age 46
Death of John downing Blake in Middlesex County, VA
Middlesex County, VA
1744
1744
Age 46
Death of John downing Blake in Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Middlesex, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1698
    Event Place: Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1698
    Event Place: Middlesex County, VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1698
    Event Place: Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 FEB 1716/7
    Event Place: Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1717
    Event Place: Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1717
    Event Place: Christ Church, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 February 1717
    Event Place: Baltimore City, Baltimore County, MD

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1739
    Event Place: Talbot, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1744
    Event Place: Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1744
    Event Place: Middlesex County, VA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: Middlesex, Virginia, USA
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