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William Blackwood 1706–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Aug 1706

Birth Location: Londonderry, , Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 9 Jun 1774

Death Location: New Hope, Orange, North Carolina

Father: Charles Blackwood

Mother: Agnes Hunter

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Craig, Elizabeth Bohon

Children(s): James Blackwood, Martha Blackwood*, William Blackwood*, Mary Blackwood, Annie Blackwood, Jennet Blackwood, John Blackwood*, Margaret Blackwood*, John Blackwood, John Blackwood, Isaac Blackwood, Elizabeth Blackwood, William Blackwood, Hannah Blackwood, James Blackwood, Janet Blackwood, Mary Blackwood, Sarah Blackwood, Margaret Blackwood

In 1706, William Blackwood entered the world in Londonderry, , Ulster, Ireland, born to Charles Jean Blackwood And Agnes Hunter. In 1755, William Blackwood resided in No Township Listed, Orange County, NC. William Blackwood married Elizabeth Betsy Craig, Elizabeth Jemima Bohon, and had children including Annie Blackwood, Elizabeth Blackwood, Hannah Blackwood, Isaac Blackwood, Isabel Blackwood, James Thomas Blackwood, Janet Blackwood, Jennet Blackwood, John Blackwood, Katherine Blackwood, Margaret Blackwood, Margaret Peggy Blackwood, Martha Blackwood, Mary Blackwood, Nancy Blackwood, Sarah Blackwood, William Blackwood. William Blackwood passed away in 1774 in New Hope, Orange, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1706, William Blackwood entered the world in Londonderry, , Ulster, Ireland, born to Charles Jean Blackwood And Agnes Hunter.
  • In 1755, William Blackwood resided in No Township Listed, Orange County, NC.
  • William Blackwood married Elizabeth Betsy Craig, Elizabeth Jemima Bohon, and had children including Annie Blackwood, Elizabeth Blackwood, Hannah Blackwood, Isaac Blackwood, Isabel Blackwood, James Thomas Blackwood, Janet Blackwood, Jennet Blackwood, John Blackwood, Katherine Blackwood, Margaret Blackwood, Margaret Peggy Blackwood, Martha Blackwood, Mary Blackwood, Nancy Blackwood, Sarah Blackwood, William Blackwood.
  • William Blackwood passed away in 1774 in New Hope, Orange, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Blackwood
1680–1697
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Agnes Hunter
1678–
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Craig
1716–1772
Birth Location: Londonberry, , Ulster, Ireland
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Elizabeth Bohon
1820–
Birth Location: KY
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Children(s)

James Blackwood
1732–1810
Birth Location: Ireland
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Martha Blackwood*
1732–1790
Birth Location: , Orange, North Carolina, USA
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William Blackwood*
1737–1843
Birth Location: Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Blackwood
1745–1805
Birth Location: Orand, North Carolina, United States
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Annie Blackwood
1740–1796
Birth Location: Orange Co., North Carolina
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Jennet Blackwood
1729–1820
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
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John Blackwood*
1740–1789
Birth Location: Green, Alabama, Tennessee, USA
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Margaret Blackwood*
1742–1833
Birth Location: Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States
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John Blackwood
1725–1820
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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John Blackwood
1774–1816
Birth Location: Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States
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Isaac Blackwood
1775–1855
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Blackwood
1743–1833
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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William Blackwood
1747–1843
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Hannah Blackwood
1730–
Birth Location: Ireland
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James Blackwood
1728–1810
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
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Janet Blackwood
1750–1789
Birth Location: Green Co, TN, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Blackwood
1745–1805
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Blackwood
1745–1805
Birth Location: Orand, North Carolina, United States
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Margaret Blackwood
1726–1830
Birth Location: Tyrone, Tyrone, Ireland
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William Blackwood's Ancestors

Self
William Blackwood
1706–1774
Birth Place: Londonderry, , Ulster, Ireland
Parents
Charles Jean Blackwood
1680–1697
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Agnes Hunter
1678–
Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Blackwood's Descendants

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William Blackwood (8 Aug 1706–9 Jun 1774) m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Craig (30 Nov 1716–8 Oct 1772) m. Elizabeth (Jemima) Bohon (1820–)
  1. 1. James (Thomas) Blackwood 1732–1810 m. Anna Thomas 1746–1839 m. Anna Thompson 1746–1839
    1. 1. Isaac (Anderson) Blackwood 1775–1855 m. Mary (G) Jones 1787–1883
      1. 1. James Blackwood 1824–1890 m. Arena (Daily) Blackwood 1821–1910 m. Arra Daily 1823–1880 m. Aytchia Dailey 1830– m. Irene Dailey 1820–1910
        1. 1. Nancy BLACKWOOD 1851–1925 m. Charles (Abner "Doc") Barker 1845–1916
        2. 2. John Blackwood 1842–1843
        3. 3. Buford Blackwood 1846–
        4. 4. Alfred Blackwood 1847–1860
        5. 5. Emily BLACKWOOD 1849–
        6. 6. Arrena Blackwood 1854–1880
        7. 7. Robert (BLACKWOOD) Jr 1858–1923
        8. 8. Cleriny (Irene Catherine) Blackwood 1854–1880
        9. 9. Amy Blackwood 1854–1926
        10. 10. Elizabeth Blackwood 1857–1936
        11. 11. William Blackwood 1860–1893
        12. 12. Joe (Berry) Blackwood 1864–1937
        13. 13. John Blackwood 1842–
        14. 14. Buford Blackwood 1846–
        15. 15. Alfred Blackwood 1847–1860
        16. 16. Emily Blackwood 1849–
        17. 17. Arrena Blackwood 1854–1880
        18. 18. Amy Blackwood 1854–
        19. 19. Arrena Blackwood 1854–1855
        20. 20. Elizabeth (Eliza) Blackwood 1857–
        21. 21. Robert BLACKWOOD 1858–
        22. 22. William Blackwood 1860–1893
        23. 23. Joe (Berry) Blackwood 1864–1937
        24. 24. Clara (N) Caldwell 1852–
        25. 25. Elizabeth Blackwood 1862–1936
        26. 26. cleriny (irene catherine) blackwood 1832–1880
      2. 2. William Blackwood 1822–1860
      3. 3. William Blackwood 1826–1896
      4. 4. Elizabeth Blackwood 1827–1895
      5. 5. Polly (Ann) Blackwood 1828–1902
      6. 6. Nancy (C) Blackwood 1829–1895
      7. 7. Joseph Blackwood 1830–1860
      8. 8. Elizabeth (Lucinda) Blackwood* 1817–1895
      9. 9. Elbert (Blackwood) * 1833–1891
      10. 10. Mary (Elizabeth) Blackwood 1822–1888
      11. 11. John Blackwood 1820–1888
      12. 12. John Blackwood 1820–1890
    2. 2. John Blackwood 1779–1844
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Margaret) Blackwood 1778–1851
    4. 4. Jane (Daniels) Blackwood 1782–1850
    5. 5. Margaret Blackwood 1785–1812
    6. 6. Gideon Blackwood* 1780–1874
    7. 7. Anna Blackwood* 1788–1811
    8. 8. Mollie Blackwood* 1785–1808
    9. 9. Lydia (A) Blackwood 1881–
    10. 10. John Blackwood 1778–1857
    11. 11. Margaret Blackwood 1785–1808
    12. 12. Isaiah Blackwood 1775–1777
    13. 13. Gideon Blackwood 1780–1874
    14. 14. Mary (Molly) Blackwood 1766–1844
    15. 15. James (A) Blackwood 1774–1817
  2. 2. Martha Blackwood* 1732–1790
  3. 3. William Blackwood* 1737–1843
  4. 4. Mary Blackwood 1745–1805
  5. 5. Annie Blackwood 1740–1796
  6. 6. Jennet Blackwood 1729–1820
  7. 7. John Blackwood* 1740–1789
  8. 8. Margaret (Peggy) Blackwood* 1742–1833
  9. 9. John Blackwood 1725–1820
  10. 10. John Blackwood 1774–1816
  11. 11. Isaac Blackwood 1775–1855
  12. 12. Elizabeth Blackwood 1743–1833
  13. 13. William Blackwood 1747–1843
  14. 14. Hannah Blackwood 1730–
  15. 15. James (Thomas) Blackwood 1728–1810
  16. 16. Janet Blackwood 1750–1789
  17. 17. Mary Blackwood 1745–1805
  18. 18. Sarah Blackwood 1745–1805
  19. 19. Margaret Blackwood 1726–1830

William Blackwood's Timeline

5 Records

1706
8 Aug 1706
Birth of William Blackwood in Londonderry, , Ulster, Ireland
Londonderry, , Ulster, Ireland
1755
1755
Age 49
William Blackwood resided here in No Township Listed, Orange County, NC
No Township Listed, Orange County, NC
1774
9 Jun 1774
Age 68
Death of William Blackwood in New Hope, Orange, North Carolina
New Hope, Orange, North Carolina
1790
1790
Age 84
William Blackwood resided here in Orange, North Carolina, United States
Orange, North Carolina, United States
1800
1800
Age 94
William Blackwood resided here in Lincoln, North Carolina
Lincoln, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1706
    Event Place: Londonderry, , Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1753
    Event Place: America
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: America; Year: 1753; Page Number: 11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Orange County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Orange, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 97; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Lincoln, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: 29; Page: 836; Image: 384; Family History Library Film: 337905

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: A history of the Coleman-Sloan-Johnston families

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1774
    Event Place: New Hope, Orange, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1752-1946; Cross Index to Wills, 1752-1946; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Orange County); Probate Place: Orange, North Carolina
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