Ann Blackwell was the daughter of Colonel William Blackwell (1713-1774) & Elizabeth (Crump) Blackwell (1717-1801) of Prince William County, Virginia (later becoming Fauquier County). Her father was a planter and a colonel in the county militia. He served as High Sheriff of Fauquier County in 1766. The family were Episcopalians. Her father had come from Northumberland County, further to the south, and was the son of Samuel Blackwell & Margery (Downing) Blackwell of "Walnut Lodge."
Ann married her cousin, James Blackwell, (which was not uncommon in those days) on March 3rd, 1766 in Fauquier County. Her husband was a farmer/planter who served as a lieutenant in the Fauquier County Militia during the War for American Independence. She had seven children born in Fauquier County before the family removed to the fertile lands of western Kentucky in 1785 with a caravan of Virginians including Armistead Churchill (who was married to James' sister Elizabeth). James and Ann Blackwell had three more children with Thornton being the first to be born in Kentucky. They settled in that part of Jefferson County which later became Henry County. Deeds and Court papers show that James and Nancy Blackwell resided first in Jefferson County (formed in 1780), then the deeds show Shelby County (formed in 1792 from Jefferson County) and finally Henry County (formed in 1799 from Shelby County). It appears they did not move but that the boundaries of the counties changed as new counties were created and boundaries were redrawn. Drennen's Creek appears in numerous deeds and court papers indicating this was the proximity of their farm. It was customary in the countryside in those days to be buried upon one's own land. Often a family gravesite was maintained up to a time that some future generation no longer remembered or cared to tend to it.
Their children were:
1. William;
2. Robert;
3. Steptoe;
4. Sarah;
5. James;
6. James;
7. Susannah;
8. Thornton;
9. Nancy; &
10. Samuel.
{NOTE: Ann Blackwell (1743-1811) was not called by her nickname followed by her given name. She went by one or the other. In the 18th & 19th centuries "Nan" & "Nancy" were nicknames for Ann. On no discovered document was she ever referred to as "Nancy Ann." Someone copied the Blackwell material and thought they were making a correction. They did not make a correction. They made an error which has been repeated on the Internet many times over.}
Ann married her cousin, James Blackwell, (which was not uncommon in those days) on March 3rd, 1766 in Fauquier County. Her husband was a farmer/planter who served as a lieutenant in the Fauquier County Militia during the War for American Independence. She had seven children born in Fauquier County before the family removed to the fertile lands of western Kentucky in 1785 with a caravan of Virginians including Armistead Churchill (who was married to James' sister Elizabeth). James and Ann Blackwell had three more children with Thornton being the first to be born in Kentucky. They settled in that part of Jefferson County which later became Henry County. Deeds and Court papers show that James and Nancy Blackwell resided first in Jefferson County (formed in 1780), then the deeds show Shelby County (formed in 1792 from Jefferson County) and finally Henry County (formed in 1799 from Shelby County). It appears they did not move but that the boundaries of the counties changed as new counties were created and boundaries were redrawn. Drennen's Creek appears in numerous deeds and court papers indicating this was the proximity of their farm. It was customary in the countryside in those days to be buried upon one's own land. Often a family gravesite was maintained up to a time that some future generation no longer remembered or cared to tend to it.
Their children were:
1. William;
2. Robert;
3. Steptoe;
4. Sarah;
5. James;
6. James;
7. Susannah;
8. Thornton;
9. Nancy; &
10. Samuel.
{NOTE: Ann Blackwell (1743-1811) was not called by her nickname followed by her given name. She went by one or the other. In the 18th & 19th centuries "Nan" & "Nancy" were nicknames for Ann. On no discovered document was she ever referred to as "Nancy Ann." Someone copied the Blackwell material and thought they were making a correction. They did not make a correction. They made an error which has been repeated on the Internet many times over.}
Ann Blackwell was the daughter of Colonel William Blackwell (1713-1774) & Elizabeth (Crump) Blackwell (1717-1801) of Prince William County, Virginia (later becoming Fauquier County). Her father was a planter and a colonel in the county militia. He served as High Sheriff of Fauquier County in 1766. The family were Episcopalians. Her father had come from Northumberland County, further to the south, and was the son of Samuel Blackwell & Margery (Downing) Blackwell of "Walnut Lodge."
Ann married her cousin, James Blackwell, (which was not uncommon in those days) on March 3rd, 1766 in Fauquier County. Her husband was a farmer/planter who served as a lieutenant in the Fauquier County Militia during the War for American Independence. She had seven children born in Fauquier County before the family removed to the fertile lands of western Kentucky in 1785 with a caravan of Virginians including Armistead Churchill (who was married to James' sister Elizabeth). James and Ann Blackwell had three more children with Thornton being the first to be born in Kentucky. They settled in that part of Jefferson County which later became Henry County. Deeds and Court papers show that James and Nancy Blackwell resided first in Jefferson County (formed in 1780), then the deeds show Shelby County (formed in 1792 from Jefferson County) and finally Henry County (formed in 1799 from Shelby County). It appears they did not move but that the boundaries of the counties changed as new counties were created and boundaries were redrawn. Drennen's Creek appears in numerous deeds and court papers indicating this was the proximity of their farm. It was customary in the countryside in those days to be buried upon one's own land. Often a family gravesite was maintained up to a time that some future generation no longer remembered or cared to tend to it.
Their children were:
1. William;
2. Robert;
3. Steptoe;
4. Sarah;
5. James;
6. James;
7. Susannah;
8. Thornton;
9. Nancy; &
10. Samuel.
{NOTE: Ann Blackwell (1743-1811) was not called by her nickname followed by her given name. She went by one or the other. In the 18th & 19th centuries "Nan" & "Nancy" were nicknames for Ann. On no discovered document was she ever referred to as "Nancy Ann." Someone copied the Blackwell material and thought they were making a correction. They did not make a correction. They made an error which has been repeated on the Internet many times over.}
Ann married her cousin, James Blackwell, (which was not uncommon in those days) on March 3rd, 1766 in Fauquier County. Her husband was a farmer/planter who served as a lieutenant in the Fauquier County Militia during the War for American Independence. She had seven children born in Fauquier County before the family removed to the fertile lands of western Kentucky in 1785 with a caravan of Virginians including Armistead Churchill (who was married to James' sister Elizabeth). James and Ann Blackwell had three more children with Thornton being the first to be born in Kentucky. They settled in that part of Jefferson County which later became Henry County. Deeds and Court papers show that James and Nancy Blackwell resided first in Jefferson County (formed in 1780), then the deeds show Shelby County (formed in 1792 from Jefferson County) and finally Henry County (formed in 1799 from Shelby County). It appears they did not move but that the boundaries of the counties changed as new counties were created and boundaries were redrawn. Drennen's Creek appears in numerous deeds and court papers indicating this was the proximity of their farm. It was customary in the countryside in those days to be buried upon one's own land. Often a family gravesite was maintained up to a time that some future generation no longer remembered or cared to tend to it.
Their children were:
1. William;
2. Robert;
3. Steptoe;
4. Sarah;
5. James;
6. James;
7. Susannah;
8. Thornton;
9. Nancy; &
10. Samuel.
{NOTE: Ann Blackwell (1743-1811) was not called by her nickname followed by her given name. She went by one or the other. In the 18th & 19th centuries "Nan" & "Nancy" were nicknames for Ann. On no discovered document was she ever referred to as "Nancy Ann." Someone copied the Blackwell material and thought they were making a correction. They did not make a correction. They made an error which has been repeated on the Internet many times over.}
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