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William John Blackburn 1707 – 1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1707

Birth Location: Buckingham, Amelia, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 26 Sep 1757

Death Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States

Father: William Blackburn

Mother: Elizabeth Tye

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Children(s): Lieut. Blackburn

William John Blackburn was born in 1707 in Buckingham, Amelia, Virginia, United States, the child of William Joseph Blackburn and Elizabeth Tye. William John Blackburn had children including Lieut. William Henry John Blackburn. William John Blackburn passed away in 1757 in Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • William John Blackburn was born in 1707 in Buckingham, Amelia, Virginia, United States, the child of William Joseph Blackburn and Elizabeth Tye.
  • William John Blackburn had children including Lieut. William Henry John Blackburn.
  • William John Blackburn passed away in 1757 in Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Blackburn's Ancestors

Self
William Blackburn
1707 – 1757
Birth Place: Buckingham, Amelia, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Joseph Blackburn
1660 – 1725
Middlesex, Accomack County, Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth Tye
1680 – 1729
Buckingham, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Blackburn
1639 – 1695
Hartshead, Yorkshire, England
Sarah Wilson
1642 – 1669
Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Blackburn's Descendants

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William (John) Blackburn (1707 – 26 Sep 1757)
  1. 1. Lieut. (William Henry John) Blackburn (18 Oct 1749 – 7 Oct 1780) m. Elizabeth Black (12 Dec 1747 – 29 Dec 1827)
    1. 1. Zachariah (Benjamin William) Blackburn (7 June 1761 – 7 SEP 1843) m. Sarah (Ann "Sallie") Kennedy (1767 – 12 Nov 1850) m. Elizabeth Biggs m. Matilda Carrol m. Nancy Smith
      1. 1. William (Benjamin) Blackburn (5 Oct 1785 – 30 Nov 1862)
      2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Blackburn (19 DEC 1787 – 08 JUN 1837) m. Samuel Blackburn (27 MAR 1793 – 17 AUG 1863)
      3. 3. Jane Blackburn (abt 1789 – 6 November 1846)
      4. 4. James (Kennedy) Blackburn (02 APR 1790 – 01 AUG 1855)
      5. 5. Samuel Blackburn (27 MAR 1793 – 17 AUG 1863) m. Sarah (Ann) Blackburn (19 DEC 1787 – 08 JUN 1837)
      6. 6. Kate Blackburn (Abt. 1795 – 1784)
      7. 7. Elizabeth Blackburn (10 MAR 1795 – Abt. 1842)
      8. 8. William (Powers) Blackburn (25 February 1797 – 25 October 1881)
      9. 9. Benjamin (Franklin) Blackburn (07 JUN 1797 – 04 NOV 1875)
      10. 10. Kennedy Blackburn (18 March 1800 – after 1870)
      11. 11. Joel Blackburn (16 DEC 1802 – 23 APR 1847)
      12. 12. Alanson (William) Blackburn (1 November 1805 – 22 January 1872) m. Salena ((Sally)) Blackburn (ABT 1806 – 1860)
        1. 1. John (Kanada) Blackburn (29 Jul 1834 – 14 Apr 1899) m. ELIZABETH (ANN JEFFERS) COLCORD (28 Jun 1835 – 18 Mar 1908)
      13. 13. Kate Blackburn (1806 – 1886)
      14. 14. Bird *Blackburn (1808 – Sep 1845)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Blackburn (1773 – 14 Jun 1801)

William Blackburn's Timeline

2 Records

1707
1707
Birth of William John Blackburn in Buckingham, Amelia, Virginia, United States
Buckingham, Amelia, Virginia, United States
1757
26 Sep 1757
Age 50
Death of William John Blackburn in Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1707
    Event Place: Buckingham, Amelia, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1757
    Event Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States

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