Samuel Blackwell is the son of Joseph Blackwell of Northumberland County, Virginia. His mother's name is unknown. Family tradition has long held that Joseph Blackwell was the Immigrant from England. However, whether the Immigrant was Samuel's father or his grandfather possibly of the same name is a point which I am curious about. Both could well have been named Joseph and the blurriness and distance of time could have blended the two into one. "Near Wicomico Church and just below Tiper's Ferry is Blackwell's Landing. Here was an estate known as 'Walnut Lodge,' seat of the Blackwell family." - from "Pilgrimages/ The Northern Neck;" Joseph Blackwell was the progenitor of this family.
Samuel Blackwell married Margery (Downing) Hudnall; widow of Joseph Hudnall and one of the daughters and coheirs of Wm. Downing, Junr., and granddaughter of Wm. Downing, Decd.
"The Blackwells of Virginia have ever been prominent in affairs of Church and State. There is a marble tablet in the Court-room of the Northumberland Co. Court House, to the memory of a number of this distinguished family. It reads thus:
'Samuel Blackwell, 1680-1732, Vestryman and Justice.
Capt. Samuel Blackwell, 1710-1762, Member of the Legislature and Vestryman.
Wm. Blackwell, 1713-1772, Sheriff of Fauquier Co., Va.
John Blackwell, Joseph Blackwell, Revolutionary Patriots.
Col. Samuel Blackwell, 1785-1833.
Major Hiram Blackwell, War of 1812.
Col. Ferdinand Blackwell, Commonwealth Attorney, 1846-1856.
Lieut. Oscar Blackwell, C.S.A., 1861-1865.
Lieut. T.E. Blackwell, C.S.A., 1861-1865.' "
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St. Stephen's Parish Registry, Northumberland Co., Va.:
Samuel Blackwell, Son to Joseph was Born Sep'r 23 1680
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Samuel Blackwell's will was probated in Northumberland County on 17 June 1730.
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The children of Samuel & Margery Blackwell were:
1. Samuel (1711-1761) md. Elizabeth Steptoe (dau. of John Steptoe);
2. William (91713-1774) md. Elizabeth Crump (dau. of John Crump);
3. Joseph (1715-1787) md. Lucy Steptoe (dau. of John Steptoe);
4. Eliza (born 1717);
5. Hannah (born 1720) - did not marry.
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References:
1. Source Records of the Blackwell Family of Kentucky & Virginia who Descend from Capt. Samuel Blackwell, Sr. of "Walnut Lodge," Northumberland County, Virginia by Mrs. Doris Ratliff Blackwell of Shreveport, Louisiana (private compilation/collection). She was kind enough to lend me (MES) copies of this voluminous work, of which I made a copy, in the mid 1980's. Her sources are primarily straight from the courthouse records & primary sources mainly from Virginia, Kentucky, and Louisiana. She travelled the distance to the various courthouses and recorded & copied documents personally before the days of the internet. An excellent compilation of primary sources by a very diligent & highly competent genealogist.
2. Colonial Families of the Southern States of America by Stella Pickett Hardy, 2nd Edition, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1981 (orig. 1911), pgs. 49-52 (includes many corrections & additions).
3. St. Stephen's Parish Register, Northumberland County, Virginia
4. Pilgrimages/The Northern Neck (of Virginia)
Samuel Blackwell married Margery (Downing) Hudnall; widow of Joseph Hudnall and one of the daughters and coheirs of Wm. Downing, Junr., and granddaughter of Wm. Downing, Decd.
"The Blackwells of Virginia have ever been prominent in affairs of Church and State. There is a marble tablet in the Court-room of the Northumberland Co. Court House, to the memory of a number of this distinguished family. It reads thus:
'Samuel Blackwell, 1680-1732, Vestryman and Justice.
Capt. Samuel Blackwell, 1710-1762, Member of the Legislature and Vestryman.
Wm. Blackwell, 1713-1772, Sheriff of Fauquier Co., Va.
John Blackwell, Joseph Blackwell, Revolutionary Patriots.
Col. Samuel Blackwell, 1785-1833.
Major Hiram Blackwell, War of 1812.
Col. Ferdinand Blackwell, Commonwealth Attorney, 1846-1856.
Lieut. Oscar Blackwell, C.S.A., 1861-1865.
Lieut. T.E. Blackwell, C.S.A., 1861-1865.' "
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St. Stephen's Parish Registry, Northumberland Co., Va.:
Samuel Blackwell, Son to Joseph was Born Sep'r 23 1680
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Samuel Blackwell's will was probated in Northumberland County on 17 June 1730.
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The children of Samuel & Margery Blackwell were:
1. Samuel (1711-1761) md. Elizabeth Steptoe (dau. of John Steptoe);
2. William (91713-1774) md. Elizabeth Crump (dau. of John Crump);
3. Joseph (1715-1787) md. Lucy Steptoe (dau. of John Steptoe);
4. Eliza (born 1717);
5. Hannah (born 1720) - did not marry.
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References:
1. Source Records of the Blackwell Family of Kentucky & Virginia who Descend from Capt. Samuel Blackwell, Sr. of "Walnut Lodge," Northumberland County, Virginia by Mrs. Doris Ratliff Blackwell of Shreveport, Louisiana (private compilation/collection). She was kind enough to lend me (MES) copies of this voluminous work, of which I made a copy, in the mid 1980's. Her sources are primarily straight from the courthouse records & primary sources mainly from Virginia, Kentucky, and Louisiana. She travelled the distance to the various courthouses and recorded & copied documents personally before the days of the internet. An excellent compilation of primary sources by a very diligent & highly competent genealogist.
2. Colonial Families of the Southern States of America by Stella Pickett Hardy, 2nd Edition, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1981 (orig. 1911), pgs. 49-52 (includes many corrections & additions).
3. St. Stephen's Parish Register, Northumberland County, Virginia
4. Pilgrimages/The Northern Neck (of Virginia)
Samuel Blackwell is the son of Joseph Blackwell of Northumberland County, Virginia. His mother's name is unknown. Family tradition has long held that Joseph Blackwell was the Immigrant from England. However, whether the Immigrant was Samuel's father or his grandfather possibly of the same name is a point which I am curious about. Both could well have been named Joseph and the blurriness and distance of time could have blended the two into one. "Near Wicomico Church and just below Tiper's Ferry is Blackwell's Landing. Here was an estate known as 'Walnut Lodge,' seat of the Blackwell family." - from "Pilgrimages/ The Northern Neck;" Joseph Blackwell was the progenitor of this family.
Samuel Blackwell married Margery (Downing) Hudnall; widow of Joseph Hudnall and one of the daughters and coheirs of Wm. Downing, Junr., and granddaughter of Wm. Downing, Decd.
"The Blackwells of Virginia have ever been prominent in affairs of Church and State. There is a marble tablet in the Court-room of the Northumberland Co. Court House, to the memory of a number of this distinguished family. It reads thus:
'Samuel Blackwell, 1680-1732, Vestryman and Justice.
Capt. Samuel Blackwell, 1710-1762, Member of the Legislature and Vestryman.
Wm. Blackwell, 1713-1772, Sheriff of Fauquier Co., Va.
John Blackwell, Joseph Blackwell, Revolutionary Patriots.
Col. Samuel Blackwell, 1785-1833.
Major Hiram Blackwell, War of 1812.
Col. Ferdinand Blackwell, Commonwealth Attorney, 1846-1856.
Lieut. Oscar Blackwell, C.S.A., 1861-1865.
Lieut. T.E. Blackwell, C.S.A., 1861-1865.' "
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St. Stephen's Parish Registry, Northumberland Co., Va.:
Samuel Blackwell, Son to Joseph was Born Sep'r 23 1680
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Samuel Blackwell's will was probated in Northumberland County on 17 June 1730.
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The children of Samuel & Margery Blackwell were:
1. Samuel (1711-1761) md. Elizabeth Steptoe (dau. of John Steptoe);
2. William (91713-1774) md. Elizabeth Crump (dau. of John Crump);
3. Joseph (1715-1787) md. Lucy Steptoe (dau. of John Steptoe);
4. Eliza (born 1717);
5. Hannah (born 1720) - did not marry.
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References:
1. Source Records of the Blackwell Family of Kentucky & Virginia who Descend from Capt. Samuel Blackwell, Sr. of "Walnut Lodge," Northumberland County, Virginia by Mrs. Doris Ratliff Blackwell of Shreveport, Louisiana (private compilation/collection). She was kind enough to lend me (MES) copies of this voluminous work, of which I made a copy, in the mid 1980's. Her sources are primarily straight from the courthouse records & primary sources mainly from Virginia, Kentucky, and Louisiana. She travelled the distance to the various courthouses and recorded & copied documents personally before the days of the internet. An excellent compilation of primary sources by a very diligent & highly competent genealogist.
2. Colonial Families of the Southern States of America by Stella Pickett Hardy, 2nd Edition, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1981 (orig. 1911), pgs. 49-52 (includes many corrections & additions).
3. St. Stephen's Parish Register, Northumberland County, Virginia
4. Pilgrimages/The Northern Neck (of Virginia)
Samuel Blackwell married Margery (Downing) Hudnall; widow of Joseph Hudnall and one of the daughters and coheirs of Wm. Downing, Junr., and granddaughter of Wm. Downing, Decd.
"The Blackwells of Virginia have ever been prominent in affairs of Church and State. There is a marble tablet in the Court-room of the Northumberland Co. Court House, to the memory of a number of this distinguished family. It reads thus:
'Samuel Blackwell, 1680-1732, Vestryman and Justice.
Capt. Samuel Blackwell, 1710-1762, Member of the Legislature and Vestryman.
Wm. Blackwell, 1713-1772, Sheriff of Fauquier Co., Va.
John Blackwell, Joseph Blackwell, Revolutionary Patriots.
Col. Samuel Blackwell, 1785-1833.
Major Hiram Blackwell, War of 1812.
Col. Ferdinand Blackwell, Commonwealth Attorney, 1846-1856.
Lieut. Oscar Blackwell, C.S.A., 1861-1865.
Lieut. T.E. Blackwell, C.S.A., 1861-1865.' "
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St. Stephen's Parish Registry, Northumberland Co., Va.:
Samuel Blackwell, Son to Joseph was Born Sep'r 23 1680
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Samuel Blackwell's will was probated in Northumberland County on 17 June 1730.
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The children of Samuel & Margery Blackwell were:
1. Samuel (1711-1761) md. Elizabeth Steptoe (dau. of John Steptoe);
2. William (91713-1774) md. Elizabeth Crump (dau. of John Crump);
3. Joseph (1715-1787) md. Lucy Steptoe (dau. of John Steptoe);
4. Eliza (born 1717);
5. Hannah (born 1720) - did not marry.
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References:
1. Source Records of the Blackwell Family of Kentucky & Virginia who Descend from Capt. Samuel Blackwell, Sr. of "Walnut Lodge," Northumberland County, Virginia by Mrs. Doris Ratliff Blackwell of Shreveport, Louisiana (private compilation/collection). She was kind enough to lend me (MES) copies of this voluminous work, of which I made a copy, in the mid 1980's. Her sources are primarily straight from the courthouse records & primary sources mainly from Virginia, Kentucky, and Louisiana. She travelled the distance to the various courthouses and recorded & copied documents personally before the days of the internet. An excellent compilation of primary sources by a very diligent & highly competent genealogist.
2. Colonial Families of the Southern States of America by Stella Pickett Hardy, 2nd Edition, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1981 (orig. 1911), pgs. 49-52 (includes many corrections & additions).
3. St. Stephen's Parish Register, Northumberland County, Virginia
4. Pilgrimages/The Northern Neck (of Virginia)
