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William Thomas Blackburn 1727 – 1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1727

Birth Location: Ulster, , , Ireland

Death Date: 1 Apr 1782

Death Location: Derry, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Archibald Blackburn

Mother: Margaret Wilson

Spouse(s): Rachel Scott

Children(s): John Blackburn

In 1727, William Thomas Blackburn entered the world in Ulster, , , Ireland, born to Archibald Miller Blackburn and Margaret Wilson. William Thomas Blackburn married Rachel Sarah Scott, and had children including John Blackburn. William Thomas Blackburn passed away in 1782 in Derry, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1727, William Thomas Blackburn entered the world in Ulster, , , Ireland, born to Archibald Miller Blackburn and Margaret Wilson.
  • William Thomas Blackburn married Rachel Sarah Scott, and had children including John Blackburn.
  • William Thomas Blackburn passed away in 1782 in Derry, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Blackburn
1685 – 1749
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
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Margaret Wilson
1684 – 1749
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Scott
1731 – 1790
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

John Blackburn
1760 – 1853
Birth Location: Virginia
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William Blackburn's Ancestors

Self
William Blackburn
1727 – 1782
Birth Place: Ulster, , , Ireland
Parents
Archibald Miller Blackburn
1685 – 1749
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Wilson
1684 – 1749
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
John Blackburn
1643 – 1723
Ballyhagen, County Armagh, Ireland
Elizabeth (Ambrose McGrew Winters) (Blackburn)
1647 – 1713
Armagh, Armagh, Ireland
Thomas Wilson
1660 – 1761
Kir Caldy, Fife,Scotland
Christian Hutson
1653 – 1770
Carnbee, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Ernest Blackburne
1620 – 1681
Sharon (Blackburn)
1622 – 1678
John McGrew
1620 – 1684
*Robert Hutton
1625 – 1653
Agnes Park
1625 – 1653
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dorian 'Blackbird'
1595 – 1671
Alma Alden
1595 – 1673
Leon Granger
1597 – 1652
Samuel McGrew
1600 – 1672
Margaret Bracken
1600 – 1620
Johnne Hutsone
1605 –
Marione Mirrie
1595 – 1644
Andrew Park
1590 – 1653
Jonet Nemok
1592 – 1645

William Blackburn's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Blackburn (11 Mar 1727 – 1 Apr 1782) m. Rachel (Sarah) Scott (3 Mar 1731 – 8 Nov 1790)
  1. 1. John Blackburn (1760 – 1853) m. Nancy (Lowe Harris) -Blackburn (22 September 1769 – 30 November 1830)
    1. 1. Rachel (Gantt) Blackburn* (1 Apr 1799 – Apr 1878) m. John (Perry) Dunklin (1800 – 5 Mar 1857)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (I) Dunklin (1821 – ) m. Byars (Ryeas) Tubbs (1820 – 1860)
        1. 1. Rachel (J) Tubb (1840 – 12 Aug 1907) m. Leonidas (Randolph) Sinclair (15 Aug 1831 – 27 Jun 1900)

William Blackburn's Timeline

2 Records

1727
11 Mar 1727
Birth of William Thomas Blackburn in Ulster, , , Ireland
Ulster, , , Ireland
1782
1 Apr 1782
Age 55
Death of William Thomas Blackburn in Derry, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Derry, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1727
    Event Place: Ulster, , , Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1782
    Event Place: Derry, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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