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Martha Arbella Blackwood 1732–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1732

Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1790

Death Location: Chapel Hill Township, Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: William Blackwood

Mother: Elizabeth Blackwood

Spouse(s): Thomas Sr, Charles Johnstone

Children(s): Thomas Johnston, Benjamin Johnston, Moses Johnson, Eleanor Johnston, Catharine Freeland, Martha McCauley, George Johnstone, Catherine McCauley

In 1732, Martha Arbella Blackwood entered the world in Orange, North Carolina, USA, born to William Blackwood And Elizabeth Blackwood. Martha Arbella Blackwood married Charles Wilson Johnstone, Thomas I Johnstone Sr, and had children including Benjamin Johnston, Catharine Freeland, Catherine Mccauley, Eleanor Johnston, George Johnstone, Martha Ann Mccauley, Moses Johnson, Thomas Big Johnston. Martha Arbella Blackwood passed away in 1790 in Chapel Hill Township, Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1732, Martha Arbella Blackwood entered the world in Orange, North Carolina, USA, born to William Blackwood And Elizabeth Blackwood.
  • Martha Arbella Blackwood married Charles Wilson Johnstone, Thomas I Johnstone Sr, and had children including Benjamin Johnston, Catharine Freeland, Catherine Mccauley, Eleanor Johnston, George Johnstone, Martha Ann Mccauley, Moses Johnson, Thomas Big Johnston.
  • Martha Arbella Blackwood passed away in 1790 in Chapel Hill Township, Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Martha Blackwood's Ancestors

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Martha Blackwood
1732–1790
Birth Place: Orange, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Blackwood
1706–1772
Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Elizabeth Blackwood
1716–1772
Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Blackwood's Descendants

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Martha (Arbella) Blackwood (1732–1790) m. Thomas (I Johnstone) Sr (1690–13 AUG 1756) m. Charles (Wilson) Johnstone (27 January 1725–5 April 1787)
  1. 1. Thomas ("Big") Johnston 1720–1796 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Dalrymple 1725–1785
    1. 1. Thomas Johnston 1756–1825
    2. 2. Jehu (John) Johnston 1775–1845
    3. 3. Mary Johnston 1752–1816
    4. 4. Meshack Johnston 1745–
    5. 5. John (John) Johnston 1746–1802
    6. 6. Hugh Johnston 1747–1789
    7. 7. Joseph Johnston 1750–1825 m. Mary Mason 1752–1820
      1. 1. Kesiah Johnston 1778–1829
    8. 8. Robert Johnston 1760–1791
    9. 9. Peter Johnston 1766–1792
    10. 10. Catherine Johnston 1768–1823 m. Daniel Butler 1762–1823
      1. 1. Rachel Butler 1800–1850
      2. 2. Mary Butler 1809–1838
      3. 3. Elizabeth Butler 1785–1838
      4. 4. Emily (Elizabeth) Cogburn 1812–1852
      5. 5. James Butler 1811–1838
      6. 6. Jane Butler 1807–1880
      7. 7. Catherine Butler 1805–1850
    11. 11. Jane Johnston 1769–
    12. 12. Absolom Johnston 1770–
    13. 13. William Johnston 1742–
    14. 14. David Johnston 1768–1841
    15. 15. Elizabeth Johnston 1744–
    16. 16. James Johnston 1748–1789
    17. 17. Keziah Johnston 1751–
    18. 18. Nathan Johnston 1753–1789
    19. 19. Rowland Johnston 1755–
    20. 20. Daniel Johnson 1742–1783
  2. 2. Benjamin Johnston 1722–1779
  3. 3. Moses Johnson 1720–1796
  4. 4. Eleanor Johnston 1744–1831
  5. 5. Catharine Freeland 1762–1827
  6. 6. Martha (Ann) McCauley 1760–1848
  7. 7. George Johnstone 1762–1830
  8. 8. Catherine McCauley 1750–1800

Martha Blackwood's Timeline

2 Records

1732
1732
Birth of Martha Arbella Blackwood in Orange, North Carolina, USA
Orange, North Carolina, USA
1790
1790
Age 58
Death of Martha Arbella Blackwood in Orange Co, NC, North Carolina, USA
Orange Co, NC, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1732
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Orange Co, NC, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chapel Hill Township, Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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