Joseph Blackwell Sr. (1715 - 1787)

Born 9 Jul 1715 in St Stephen's Parish, Northumberland, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy (Steptoe) Blackwell — married 1740 in Northumberland, Virginia

Descendants

Died 30 May 1787 at age 71 in Fauquier, Commonwealth of Virginia

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Biography

Joseph Blackwell Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A010794.

Native Virginian

Joseph Blackwell Sr. served with Civil Service, Virginia during the American Revolution.

Joseph Blackwell Sr. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-115701
Rank: Civil & Patriotic Service

Joseph Blackwell was born on July 9, 1715 in St Stephen's Parish, Northumberland, Colony of Virginia, son of Samuel Blackwell (1680–<1730) and Margery Downing (1679–1739).^[1]

Joseph (24) married Lucy Steptoe (19) (born about 1720 in Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America; daughter of John Steptoe and Elizabeth (Pinkard) Steptoe) in 1740 in Northumberland.^[2] Their children were:

• Elizabeth Blackwell (~1741–~1786)
• Samuel Blackwell (~1745–~1795)
• George Steptoe Blackwell (1745–1804)
• Ann Blackwell (~1747–~1800)
• Lucy Blackwell (1749–1791)
• Joseph Blackwell (1750–1826)
• Letitia Blackwell (1750–1775)
• John Gard Blackwell (~1755–1823)
• John Eustace Blackwell (1755–1808)
• Judith Blackwell (1759–1857)

Joseph died on May 30, 1787 in Fauquier, Commonwealth of Virginia, aged 71. He was buried in Blackwell Cemetery, Bethel, Fauquier County, Virginia.^{[3] [4] [5] [1]}

Research Notes

The following research notes seem to be for Joseph, Jr.:

There appears to be some discrepancy about Joseph's birth date. Specifically, Joseph is listed variously as having been born in 1750, 1752 and 1757. It should be noted that Samuel predeceased his father. In their father's will,^[6] Joseph gets preferential treatment, receiving two-ninths of "what I have in trade with my son-in-aw Martin Pickett", the rest of that being equally divided among others. In addition, when naming the children in series, Joseph's name appears first. Joseph is also the only child mentioned in "Item 1", further suggesting that he was the eldest male. However, it has also been noted^[6] that he, Joseph, Jr., in a Rev War Pension file deposition dated 24 Jul 1820, gave his age as "63 years in August next", an age being consistent with a 1757 birth. On the other hand, if he had said his age was 68 in August next, that would lead to a 1752 date of birth. Since "3" and "8" can so easily be cross-interpreted, this is very possible. Last on this subject, Letitia was born in October 1750, making it very unlikely that any other child of this couple was born the same year. Not impossible, just unlikely. I am satisfied with a 1752 birth in spite of the fact that the military records have him born in 1750.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Findagrave Memorial number: 111943682; Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111943682/joseph-blackwell : accessed 19 March 2022), memorial page for Joseph Blackwell (9 Jul 1715–30 May 1787), Find a Grave Memorial ID 111943682, citing Blackwell Cemetery, Bethel, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Mander (contributor 47110820) .
2. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800"
   Original data: Dodd, Jordan, comp.. Virginia Marriages to 1800. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Virginia
   Ancestry Record 3002 #28927 (accessed 7 April 2024)
   Joseph Blackwell marriage to Lucy Stepto on 1 Jan 1745.
3. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111943682/joseph-blackwell: accessed), memorial page for Joseph Blackwell (9 Jul 1715–30 May 1787), Find a Grave Memorial ID 111943682, citing Blackwell Cemetery, Bethel, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Mander (contributor 47110820).
4. ↑ Will: "Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900"
   Will Books, 1759-1912, 1966-1967; Index, 1759-1924; Author: Virginia. County Court (Fauquier County); Probate Place: Fauquier, Virginia
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62347 #418350 (accessed 7 April 2024)
   Will of Joseph Blackwell of Fauquier County, Virginia, granted probate on 26 Apr 1787.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111943682/joseph-blackwell: accessed), memorial page for Joseph Blackwell (9 Jul 1715–30 May 1787), Find a Grave Memorial ID 111943682, citing Blackwell Cemetery, Bethel, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Mander (contributor 47110820).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Blackwell, Crump, Keith & Families of Northern Virginia compiled by James A. Burgess
7. ↑ Valley Forge Legacy, Muster Roll Project

See also:

• Virginia Vital Records, Register of St. Stephen's Parish, Northumberland County, p. 398 subscription required
• Ancestry.com. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850 . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Bentley, Elizabeth Petty, indexer. Virginia Marriage Records: From the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the William and Mary College Quarterly, and Tyler's Quarterly. Baltimore, MD: Genealogy Publishing Co., Inc., 1984.
• Blackwell, Crump, Keith & Families of Northern Virginia compiled by James A. Burgess
• Valley Forge Legacy, Muster Roll Project
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed April 5, 2016), "Record of Joseph Blackwell, Sr.", Ancestor # A010794.
• Source: S1 Record ID Number: MH:S1 User ID: 31B6BA9E-4B2E-40FE-AE3D-8F4D939DC90C Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Blackwell-645 created through the import of 46l4cb_2617164eb9pf478824cdl0.ged on Oct 17, 2012 by John Drinkwater.