3-3. Hon. Joseph Blackwell, of Fauquier Co.,
Va., born in Northumberland Co., Va., July 9, 1715; died in Fauquier Co.,
Va., May 30, 1787; He located in Prince William Co., Va., (that part
of Prince William, that in 1759 was created into Fauquier Co., and thus
he became a resident of the latter). His will is dated Apr. 26, 1787;
probated June 25, 1787, in Fauquier Co., (Will Book No. 2, p. 116) in which
he names his "beloved wife" (no name), sons, Joseph, Samuel, John and George
Steptoe; daughters, Anne, Betty, Lucy and Judith (names the latter as "Judith
Keith") the representatives of his "deceased daughter Lettace Chilton''
his "son-in-law Martin Pickett." Names as Executors "beloved wife and four
sons." (I have a test copy of said will before me). He served as Burgess
for Prince William Co., Sessions of Oct. 27, 1748, Apr. 10, 1749, Feb.
5, 1752, Nov. 1, 1753, Feb. 14, 1754, Aug. 22, 1754, Oct. 17, 1754, May
1, 1755, Aug. 5, 1755 and Oct. 27, 1755; (Stanard's Colonial Virginia,
p. 123 to 139.) Served in the Revolutionary War, 2nd Lieutenant 3rd
Virginia, Apr. 29, 1776; resigned Apr. 14, 1778; (Heitman's Historical
Register, p. 105, also family letters written during the Revolution).
He was a staunch and liberal churchman; He married in Northumberland Co.,
cir. 1740, Lucy Steptoe, born cir. 1720; died in Fauquier Co., after Apr.
26, 1787; daughter of Capt. John Steptoe and his wife Elizabeth, of Northumberland
Co., Said Capt. John Steptoe's will is dated Jan. 5, 1741, and probated
in Northumberland Co., in which he names his daughter Lucy Blackwell, and
son-in-law Joseph Blackwell. (I haven't a copy of his will but extract
from same, which gives the foregoing, And William & Mary Quarterly,
Vol. XV. p. 92, virtually gives the same.) Issue,
4-1. Elizabeth Blackwell, b. 1742; m. in Fauquier
Co., Dec. 19, 1760, Capt. Charles Chilton, of Fauquier Co., Va., b. 1741;
served in the Revolutionary War, Captain of Militia, Apr. 27, 1778; He
was also a signer of the Westmoreland Protest, in 1765 some of the leading
men of the Northern Neck of Virginia met at Leeds to form the first public
association in the land for resistance to the Stamp Act. He was the
son of Thomas & Jemima (Cooke) Chilton, of Westmoreland Co., Va., Issue,
5-1. John Chilton, of
Fauquier Co., Va., m. 1803, Mrs. Felicia Corbin Chilton, b. Feb. 8, 1770;
d. 1803; widow of Orrick Chilton, of "Currioman," Westmoreland Co., Va.,
daughter of Hon. Gawin & Joanna (Tucker) Corbin, of "Buckingham House,"
Middlesex Co., Va., no issue.
5-2. Samuel Chilton,
M. D., of Fauquier Co., Vs., m. Lucinda Blackwell, daughter of George Steptoe
Blackwell, of Fauquier Co., Va., and had issue.
5-3. Stephen Chilton, of Fauquier
Co., Va., b. Dec. 9, 1780; d. Aug. 28, 1844; m. Apr. 12, 1803, Susanna
Turner, b. Dec. 3, l780; d. Dec. 16, 1840; daughter of Capt. Hezekiah Turner,
and had issue.
5-4. Elizabeth Chilton, d.
unm., will dated Mar. 27, 1837.
5-5. Blackwell Chilton, of
Kanawah Co., Va. (now W. Va.), b. cir. 1775; m, cir. 1820, Mrs. Sarah Beale
Eustace Gibson, and had issue.
5-6. Mark Anthony Chilton,
of Missouri, b. 1777; d. cir. 1850; m. 1808, Eloise Blackwell, b. 1790;
daughter of Gen. John & Agatha Ann (Eustace) Blackwell, of Fauquier
Co., Va., and had issue.
4-2. Samuel Blackwell, of Northumberland
Co., Va., b. 1745, in Prince William Co., Va.; d. 1783, in Northumberland
Co., Va. He was educated in England, and for the ministry, but when Virginia
declared herself Independent of the British Empire and a Sovereign State,
he entered the Army, serving as Captain Virginia State Regiment, 1778 to
1781. He received 4,000 acres for his services; he was a staunch
and liberal Churchman. He m. cir. 1773, Elizabeth Tyler, b. cir.
1755; in Va.; d. 1828, in Morgan Co., Ala.; Issue,
5-1. William Henry Blackwell,
of Morgan Co., Ala., b. 1774 in Va., d. in Morgan Co., Ala.; m. 1820, Eliza
Wyatt Collier, b. May 25, 1797, in Charllotte Co., Va.; daughter of Col.
James & Elizabeth (Bouldin) Collier, of Madison Co., Ala.; issue,
6-l.
Bouldin Blackwell, of Morgan Co., Ala., Martha Slaughter, daughter of William
& Martha (Collier) Slaughter, of Madison Co., Ala., and had issue.
6-2.
Samuel Blackwell, of Madison Co., Ala., b. 1823; m. Sarah Virginia Pickett,
b. Nov. 23, 1831; d. 1908; daughter of Steptoe & Sarah Orrick (Chilton)
Pickett, of Limestone Co., Ala., no issue.
6-3.
Wyatt Blackwell, of Morgan Co., Ala., m. Anne Collier, daughter of Dr.
James Bouldin Collier, of Morgan Co., Ala., and his wife, a Miss Slaughter,
(sister of William Slaughter, she was either the widow Davis, or she married
Davis as her second husband, and had a daughter Miss Fannie Davis, of Pilot
Point, Texas), Issue.
7-1. Frank Blackwell, of Pilot Point, Texas, unm.,
7-2. Mattie Blackwell, of Pilot Point, Texas, unm.,
6-4.
William Henry Blackwell, of Madison Co., Ala., m. Maud Hunley, and had
issue.
6-5.
Lucy Steptoe Blackwell, d. unm.,
6-6.
Martha Blackwell, b. 1829; m. Dr. John Scott Pickett, C. S. A., b. July
19, 1823; d. 1887; son of Steptoe & Sarah Orrick (Chilton) Pickett,
of limestone Co., Ala., and had issue.
6-7.
Mary Blackwell, b. 1832; m. Joseph Wiggs, of Little Rock, Ark., and had
issue.
5-2. Richard Blackwell,
of Morgan Co., Ala., m. unknown, and had issue.
5-3. Samuel Blackwell,
of Limestone Co., Ala., m. Sarah Dent, issue,
6-1.
William Richard Blackwell, of Madison Co., Ala., m. Martha Collier, daughter
of Thomas & Mary (Dent) Collier, and had issue.
6-2.
Augustus Blackwell, of Morgan Co., Ala., m. Eleanor Collier, daughter of
Thomas & Mary (Dent) Collier, and had issue.
5-4. Alice Blackwell,
m. Judge Samuel Wilkerson, of Alabama, and had issue.
5-5, Elizabeth Blackwell,
m. a Mr. Slaughter, of Alabama, issue,
6-1.
Sarah Slaughter, m. Bouldin Collier, of Morgan Co., Ala., b. June 8, 1789;
son of Col. James & Elizabeth (Bouldin) Collier, of Madison Co., Ala.,
and had issue.
4-3. Ann Blackwell, b. 1747, in Prince William
Co., Va.; d. prior to 1800 in Fauquier Co., Va., m. May 31, 1764, Col.
Martin Pickett, of "Paradise," Fauquier Co., Va., b. 1740 in King George
Co., Va.; d. 1804, in Fauquier Co., Va. He represented Fauquier in
two of the most important Conventions ever held in Virginia, the Convention
of 1776,
which assembled at Williamsburg, and declared Virginia
Independent of the British Empire, and a Sovereign State. (See writings
of Hugh Blair Grigsby; Bishop Meade's Old Churches and Families, Vol. I.
p. 153; Stanard's Colonial Virginia, p. 208). He was also a delegate
to the Convention of 1788, which accepted the Constitution of 1787, under
which the Union now is governed. (See Elliott's Debates; Col. John
Scott's Lost Principles). He served in the French and Indian War,
1761, as Lieutenant in Capt. William Edmonds Co. of Va. Troops; (Hening's
Statutes). In the Revolutionary War, as Lieutenant-Colonel,
Fauquier Militia, Sep. 28, 1778 (Crozier's Virginia County Records, Vol.
VI.), Colonel Virginia Militia, 1778-1779, (Heitman's Historical Register),
Colonel, 2nd Battalion, Aug. 27, 1781, (McAllister's Virginia Militia,
p. 201). He received for his services, 243 acres, 1780; 798 acres,
1758; 183 acres, 1789; 1/2 of 93 acres, 1790; 139 acres, 1792, (Crozier's
Virginia County Records, Vol. VI. p. 90, 91, 92 and 235). He served
as Major at the Battle of Monmouth, (Letters of that period). He
was Tax Commissioner of Fauquier Co., 1782; Coroner, 1783; and High Sheriff,
1785; (Fauquier County Records). He was a staunch and liberal Churchman,
and a Vestryman, of the old Church at Warrenton. His will is dated May
4, 1803, Codicils, Apr. 12, 1804; probated Apr. 24, 1804, in Fauquier Co.,
(Will Book No. 3, p. 518), in which he names his daughters, Lucy Marshall,
Nancy Brooke, Millie Clarkson, Judith Slaughter, and Betsy Pickett; and
"representatives of daughter Lettie Johnston," his sons, George Blackwell
Pickett and Steptoe Pickett; his sons-in-law, Charles Marshall, Francis
Brooke, Charles Johnston, William Clarkson and Stanton Slaughter; Executors,
George Blackwell Pickett, Stanton Slaughter and Joseph Blackwell.
He was the son of William & Elizabeth (Cooks)) Pickett, of Fauquier
Co., Va., Issue.
5-1. Lucy Pickett, b. May 2,
1767; d. 1825; m. Sep. 13, 1787, Hon. Charles Marshall, of Warrenton, Va.,
b. Jan. 31, 1767; d. 1805; son of Col. Thomas & Mary Randolph (Keith)
Marshall, of "Oak Hill," Fauquier Co., Va., and had issue.
5-2. Ann Pickett, b.
1770; m. cir. 1790, Francis Brooke, of Fauquier Co., Va., Clerk of the
County Court, 1793 to 1505. Son of Humphrey & Ann (Whiting) Brooke,
of Fauquier Co., Va., and had issue.
5-3. Judith Pickett,
b. 1772; m. Stanton Slaughter, of Culpeper Co., Va., son of Col. Robert
Slaughter, of "The Grange" Culpeper Co., Va., and his wife Miss Stanton;
and had issue.
5-4. Mildred Pickett, b. June
1, 1777; d. Mar. 23, 1805; m. Jan. 9, 1794, William Clarkson, of Fauquier
Co., Va., son of Henry Clarkson of Stafford Co., Va., and his wife Dorcas;
and had issue.
5-5. George Blackwell
Pickett, of Madison Co., Ala., b. 1779 in Fauquier Co., Va.; d. 1829 in
Huntsville, Ala., removed to Alabama. about 1826, and located in Madison
Co.; m. in Richmond, Va., 1818, Courtney Heron, b. l797 in Richmond, Va.;
d. 1865 in Lexington. Ky.; daughter of James & Sarah (Taylor) Heron,
of Richmond, Va., and had issue.
5-6. Leticia Pickett,
b. 1780; d. 1802; m. Hon. Charles Johnston, of Richmond, Va., son of Hon.
Peter & Martha (Butler) Johnston, of "Chiny Grove," Prince Edward Co.,
Va., and had issue. He married second, Elizabeth Prentiss Steptoe, daughter
of Hon. James & Frances (Calloway) Stepetoe, of "Federal Hall," Bedford
Co., Va.
5-7. Elizabeth Pickett,
b. 1788; m. 1805, Judge John Scott, of Fauquier Co., Va.. b. Feb. 3, 1781;d.
Jan. 17, 1850; son of Rev. John & Elizabeth (Gordon) Scott, of "Gordondale,"
Fauquier Co., Va., and had issue.
5-8. Steptoe Pickett,
of Limestone Co., Ala., b, at "Paradise," Fauquier Co., Va., June 22, 1790,
d. in Limestone Co., Ala., Dec. 16, 1843; removed to Alabama in 1821; m.
in Westmoreland Co., Va., Jan. 10, 1811, Sarah Orrick Chilton, b. at "Currioman,"
Westmoreland Co., Va., Oct. 2, 1793; d. in Limestone Co., Ala., Feb. 19,
1865; daughter, Orrick & Felicia (Corbin) Chilton, of "Currioman" Westmoreland
Co., Va., and had issue.
4-4. Lucy Blackwell, b. 1749; m. Sep.24, 1773,
William Stanton of Fauquier Co., Va., Issue, among others,
5-1. Joseph Blackwell
Stanton, of Tennessee.
4-5. Leticia Blackwell, b. Oct. 3, 1750;
m. Apr. 10, 1768, Capt. John Chilton, of "Rock Spring," Fauquier Co., Va.,
b. Aug. 29, 1730, in Westmoreland Co., Va., d. Sep. 11, 1777 on the Battlefield
of Brandywine; served in the Revolution, Captain of 3rd Virginia, Apr.
29, 1776 (Heitman's Historical Register, p. 154.) A number of most interesting
letters written by him, during his military career, are now in the possession
of his descendants, also a diary. Son of Thomas & Jemima (Cooke) Chilton,
of Westmoreland Co., Va., Issue,
5-1. Thomas Chilton,
of Kanawah Co., Va., b. May 10, 1767; m. 1797, Jane Corbin, b. Sep. 6,
1779; d. 1843; daughter of Hon. Gawin & Joanna (Tucker) Corbin, of
Middlesex Co., Va., no issue.
5-2 George Chilton, of
Henry Co., Ky. b. July 5, 1770; d. 1852; m. Mary Ellen Ball, b. 1771; d.
1855; and had issue.
5-3. Nancy Chilton, b. Oct.
8, 1771; m. Augustine Smith, b. Sep. 28, 1774; son of Thomas & Elizabeth
(Adams) Smith, of Fauquier Co., Va., and had issue.
5-4. Lucy Chilton, b. Dec.
20, 1773; m. John Hansdell, of Fauquier Co., Va., and removed to Henry
Co., Ky., and had issue.
5-5. Joseph Chilton, of Fauquier
Co., Va., b. Sep. 20, 1774; d. Nov. 10, 1841; m. Apr. 25, 1795, Ann Smith,
b. June 20, 1775: d. 1820; daughter of Capt. Thomas & Elizabeth (Adams)
Smith, of Fauquier Co., Va., and had issue.
4-6. Joseph Blackwell, of Fauquier Co., Va., bo.
1752; served in the Revolutionary War, as Major in the Subsistence Department
Virginia Line; received a large grant of land in Kentucky for his service.
He was a signer of the Westmoreland Protest of 1776; He was a staunch
Churchman, a Vestryman of Dettengen Parish, Prince William Co., Va.; m.
1783, Mrs. Anne Eustace Hull, widow of Capt. Edwin Hull, of 15th Va.; killed
Sep. 15, 1780; and daughter of Isaac & Agatha (Conway) Eustace, of
Stafford Co., Va., Issue,
5-1. Ann Blackwell, b. 1786;
d. 1873; m. 1802, John Hancock Gaskins, b. 1781; d. 1851; son of John &
Frances Sinah (Cole) Gaskins, and had issue.
5-2. Joseph Blackwell, b. 1788;
m. Elizabeth Blackwell Edmonds, b. 1781; d. 1860; Issue,
6-1.
Octavia Edmonds Blackwell, m. 1833, John Chilton, and had issue.
6-2
Elizabeth Miller Blackwell, m. 1835, James Edmonds.
6-3.
Jane Blackwell, b. 1820; d. unm.,
6-4.
Ann Blackwell, d. young.
6-5.
Joseph Blackwell, d. young.
6-6.
Elias Blackwell, d. young.
6-7.
Frances Blackwell, d. young.
6-8.
James DeRuyter Blackwell, C. S. A., b. 1828; m. 1851, Judith Emma Edmonds,
b. 1828; daughter of Capt. Elias Edmonds, of Fauquier Co., Va., had issue
1. Frances Blackwell, b. 1852; 2. Joseph Wildy Blackwell, b. 1554; 3. Elias
Edmonds Blackwell, b. 1855; m. 1882, Fannie Grayson Blackwell, b. 1858;
daughter of Moore Carter & Sarah Alexander (Foote) Blackwell; 4. Edmonia
Blackwell, b. 1857; d. 1860; 5. Elizabeth Miller Blackwell; 6. Adeline
Blackwell; 7. Austin Edmondson Blackwell; 8. DeRuyter Blackwell.
5-3. John Blackwell,
b. 1791; d. 1866; m. (first) 1819, Rebecca Davenport, d. 1831; daughter
of John & Ellen H. Davenport, of Frederick Co., Va.; (second) 1832,
Frances Cordelia Digges, d. 1860; daughter of Edward & Ann (Eustace)
Digges; (third) 1862, Catherine R. Diddes; Issue by 1st m.
6-1.
Joseph Blackwell, b. 1819; m. 1842, Lucy Blackwell Smith, b. 1821; daughter
of Col. William Rawley & Lucy (Blackwell) Smith, Issue,
7-1. William Blackwell.
7-2. John Blackwell,
7-3. Joseph Blackwell,
7-4. Lucy Blackwell,
7-5. Edwin Smith Blackwell, b. 1849; m. 1878, Anna Leavell,
daughter of John Leavell, of Culpeper Co., Va., had issue 1. Agnes Newton
Blackwell, b. 1880; 2. Louise Steptoe Blackwell, b. 1881; 3. Nannie Leavell,
b. 1882.
7-6. Agnes Conway Blackwell, b. 1852; d. 1877.
7-7. James Blackwell.
6-2.
Ellen Harris Blackwell, b. 1820; d. 1878; m. 1830, Richard M. Smith, son
of Col. William Rawley & Lucy (Blackwell) Smith, and had issue.
6-3.
John Davenport Blackwell, D. D., b. 1822; d. 1887; an eminent Methodist
Divine, served in C. S. A., as Chaplain of 18th Va. Inf.; m. (first 1853,
Julia Anna Butts, d. 1866; daughter of Francis P. & Emma P. Butts,
of Southampton Co., Va.; (second) 1869, Fannie Grayson Smith, daughter
of Henry & Frances (Foote) Smith, of
Fauquier Co., Va., and had issue by 1st m.
7-1. Robert Eustace Blackwell, b. 1854; m. 1877, Effie Duncan,
daughter of Rev. James A. Duncan, and had issue. 1. Effie Blackwell,
b. 1879.
7-2. Ellen Denegre Blackwell, b. 1856; d. 1857.
7-3. Gertrude Blackwell, b. 1858; m. Lewis Milton.
7-4. John Francis Blackwell, b. 1861.
7-5. Anna Davenport Blackwell, b. 1863; m. Mr. Mosby.
Issue by 2nd m.
7-7. Henry Davenport Blackwell, b. 1871; d. 1871.
7-8. Irving Hall Blackwell, b. 1872.
7-9. Davenport Lee Blackwell, b. 1874.
7-10. Eleanor Foote Blackwell, b. 1875.
7-11. Edith Sumpter Blackwell, b. 1876.
7-12. Karl Sigismund Blackwell, b. 1879.
6-4. Benjamin
Blackwell, b. 1825.
6-5.
Ann Eustace Blackwell, b. 1826.
6-6.
Rebecca Blackwell, b. 1828; d. 1832.
6-7.
George William Blackwell, b. 1831; d. 1833.
5-4. Agatha Blackwell,
b. 1792; m. Major Enoch Jeffries, of Fauquier Co., Va., and had issue.
5-5. Lucy Blackwell,
b. 1793; d. 1879; m. 1809, Col. William Rowley Smith, of Fauquier Co.,
b. 1781; d. 1857; son of William & Elizabeth (Doniphan) Smith; Col.
Smith commanded a Co. of Cav. in War of 1812: Col. of Fauquier Militia,
1815; Member of Virginia Legislature three terms; had issue 19 children.
5-6. William Blackwell,
b. 1800; m. 1819, Anne Spark Gordon, daughter of Churchill & Anne (Sparke)
Gorgon, of Culpeper Co., Va., Issue.
6-1.
Ann Eliza Blackwell, b. 1822; d. 1854; m. 1837, John Marshall, b. 1811;
d. 1851; son of Thomas & Margaret (Lewis) Marshall, of Fauquier Co.,
Va., and had issue.
6-2.
Joseph Eustace Blackwell, b. 1824; m. Amanda Hudson, and had issue,
7-1. Joseph Eustace Blackwell
7-2. Anne Eliza Blackwell.
6-3.
James Gordon Blackwell, b. 1826.
6-4.
Harriet Eustace Blackwell, b. 1828; m. Dr. Douglas Moxley, and had issue.
6-5.
Lucy Harrison Gordon Blackwell, b. 1830; m. Dr. John Daniel Payne, and
had issue.
6-6.
William Sparkes Blackwell, C. S. A., of Prince William Co., Va., b. 1832;
m. 1855, Julia Travers Nutt, b. 1836; daughter of Moncure Conway &
Anne Eustace (Smith) Nutt; and had issue,
7-1. William Moncure Blackwell.
7-2. Ann Conway Blackwell, m. Rev. Robert B. White.
7-3. Churchill Gordon Blackwell, m. Lucy Douglas Moxley,
daughter of Dr. Douglas & Harriet Eustace (Blackwell) Moxley, and had
issue.
7-4. Leroy Moncure Blackwell.
7-5. Richard Smith Blackwell.
6-7.
Sarah Agnes Blackwell, m. Isham Keith, C. S. A., of Fauquier Co., Va.,
son of Isham & Juliet (Chilton) Keith, of Fauquier Co., Va., and had
issue.
5-7. James Blackwell,
of "The Meadows" Fauquier Co., Va., b. 1805; d. 1864; m. 1831, Elizabeth
Carter, b. 1808; d. 1884; daughter of Moore Fauntleroy & Judith Lee
(Edmonds) Carter, Issue.
6-1.
Joseph Hancock Blackwell, b. 1832; d. 1905; m. (first) 1856, Roberta Edmond,
b. 1837; d. 1884; (second) Mollie Saunders, and had issue by 1st m.
7-1. Helen Madge Blackwell, b. 1858; m. 1879, Charles Perry, and
had issue 1. Vivian Perry; 2. Maud Perry; 3. Edna Perry; 4. Mamie Perry;
5. Edith Perry; 6. Charles Perry; 7. Ernest Perry.
7-2. Edward Claxton Blackwell, b. 1863.
7-3. Josephine Moore Blackwell, b. 1865; m. William Garth, and
had issue 1. Robert Garth; 2. Mary Garth; 3. William Garth; 4. Lewis Garth;
5. Woods Garth; 6. Hugh Garth; 7. Daisy Garth.
7-4. Ernest Ever Blackwell, b. 1868;
Issue by 2nd m.
7-5. William Carter Blackwell, b. 1885.
7-6. Paulina Carter Blackwell, b. 1887.
6-2.
Moore Carter Blackwell, C. S. A., of Fauquier Co., Va., b. 1833; living;
m. 1854, Sarah Alexander Foote, b. 1831; daughter of Richard H. & Frances
(Grayson) Foote, of Fauquier Co., Va., Issue,
7-1. James Eustace Blackwell, b. 1855; m. (first) 1880, Lula
McLean (second) Eleanor Riggs; Issue by 1st m.
8-1. Wilmer Carter Blackwell, b. 1880.
8-2. Fannie Grayson Blackwell, b. 1882.
Issue by 2nd m.
8-3. Lewis Riggs Blackwell, b. 1892.
7-2. Elizabeth Moore Blackwell, b. 1857; unm.,
7-3. Fanny Grayson Blackwell, b. 1858; m. 1882, Elias Edmonds
Blackwell, b. 1852; son of James DeRughter & Judith Emma (Edmonds)
Blackwell. Issue
8-1. Estell Foote Blackwell, b. 1883; m. 1903, Brooks Johnson,
and had issue 1. Brooks Johnson, Jr., b. 1905; 2. Virginia Blackwell Johnson,
b. 1908.
8-2. Elizabeth Blackwell, b. 1885.
7-4. Mary James Blackwell, b. 1861;m. 1885, Dr. Thomas W. Smith,
son of Anderson Doniphan & Susan (Norman) Smith, and had issue.
7-5. Edward Maurice Blackwell, M. D., Surgeon U. S. Navy,
b. 1865; Volunteered his services to the U. S., at the beginning of the
Spanish American War; was appointed Assistant Surgeon U. S. Navy, Apr.
25, 1898; served through the war in the West Indies, on the U. S. S. Vulcan;
promoted 1908 to Surgeon, with rank of
Lieut.-Commander: m. 1897, Mary Bowen; no issue.
7-6. Lucian Alexander Blackwell, b. 1866; unm.
7-7. Richardetta Henry Blackwell, b. 1868; m. 1898; Willis
Carter.
7-8. Eva Ashton Blackwell, b. 1872.
7-9. Mildred Chancellor Blackwell, b. 1874; m. 1897, William
Stanley Hinman, and had issue.
6-3.
Elizabeth Carter Blackwell, b. 1837; m. 1858, Maj. Albert Gallatin Smith,
C. S. A., son of Col. William Rowley & Lucy (Blackwell) Smith, of Fauquier
Co., Va., and had issue.
6-4.
Agnes Eustace Blackwell, b. 1840; m. (first) 1866, Isaac Eustace .Smith,
C. S: A., b. 1837; d. 1874; son of Col. William Rowley & Lucy (Blackwell)
Smith, (second) 1887, Washington Tazewell Capps, of Lambert Point, Va.,
and had issue.
6-5.
Lucy Steptoe Blackwell, b. 1845; m. 1879, Alexander Fontain Rose, b. 1843;
and had issue.
6-6.
Mary James Blackwell, b. 1647; d. 1860.
5-8. Elizabeth Blackwell,
b. 1807; d. young.
5-9. Samuel Blackwell,
b. 1809; d. young.
4-7. George Steptoe Blackwell, of Fauquier
Co., Va., b. 1753; d. after 1787; m. unknown, and had issue,
5-1. Lucy Steptoe Blackwell.
5-2. William Blackwell, m.
1822 Mary Anne Bronaugh, daughter of William and Mary Catherine Pope (Peyton)
Bronaugh, and had issue.
5-3. There were other children,
but I have been unable to secure their names.
4-8. John Blackwell, of Fauquier Co., Va., b.
1755; d. 1805. He served with distinction in the Revolutionary War, 1st.
Lieut. 3rd Va., Apr. 29, 1776; wounded-at Brandywine, Sep. 11, 1777; captain
Sep. 15, 1777; was taken prisoner at Charleston, May 12, 1780; prisoner
on parole to close of war; Bevet Major, Sep. 30, 1783; (Heitman's Historical
Register, p. 105). Was High Sheriff of Fauquier Co., from 1783 to l785;
and County Lieutenant, and General of Va. Militia, 1794 (Fauquier County
Records and Manuscripts in Virginia State Library). He received 5,166
1/2 acres of land on May 16, 1783 for his services as Captain in Revolution
(Hayden's Virginia Genealogies, p. 265). He m. (first) 1779, Agatha Ann
Eustace, b. 1765; d. after 1795; daughter of Issaac and Agatha (Conway)
Eustace, of Stafford Co., Va.; (second) about 1797, Mrs. Judith Lee Pierce
Peachy, a widow; b. about 1770; d. about 1805; daughter of Kendall and
Betty (Heale) Lee, of Northumberland Co., Va.; (third) Nov. 28, 1804, Frances
Parker, b. about 1765; daughter of Judge Richard and Mary (Beale) Parker,
of Westmoreland Co., Va., Issue by 1st m.
5-1. Lucy Steptoe Blackwell,
b. 1785; d. 1817; m. (first) 1805, Hugh B. Campbell; (second) 1816, Rawleigh
William Downman, of "Belle Isle," son of Rawleigh and Frances (Ball) Downman
of Lancaster Co., Va.
5-2. Steptoe Blackwell,
b. 1786; d. unm.
5-3. Agatha Conway Blackwell,
b. 1788; m. Charles Bell, of Ohio and had issue.
5-4. Eloise Blackwell,
b. 1790; m. Mark Anthony Chilton, of Mo.,son of Col. Charles and Elizabeth
(Blackwell) Chilton, of Fauquier Co., Va., and had issue.
5-5. John Eustace Blackwell,
b. 1793; m. Ricey Morris, and had issue.
5-6. William Blackwell,
of Kanawha Co., Va. (now W. Va.), b. 1795; d. unm.
Issue by 2nd m.,
5-7. Emma Blackwell,
b. 1798; m. about 1815, George William Downman, b. 1794; d. 1845; son of
Joseph Ball and Olivia (Payne) Downman, of Lancaster Co., Va.
5-8. Ann Eliza Blackwell,
b. 1800; d. 1847; m. 1817, Dr. James Kendall Ball, of "Edgewood," Lancaster
Co., Va., b. 1790; d. 1836; son of Col. James and Frances (Downman) Ball,
of "Bewdley," and had issue.
4-9. Judith Blackwell, b. 1759; d. 1867;
m. May 23, 1775, Capt. Thomas Keith, of Fauquier Co., Va., who served with
distinction in the Revolutionary War, commissioned Lieut. of Fauquier Militia,
Mar. 24, 1778; serving under Capt. Turner Morehead (McAllister's Virginia
Militia p. 201). He was later commissioned Captain (Manuscripts in Virginia,
State Library). He was a staunch and liberal churchman; son of Rev. James
and Mary Isham (Randolph) Keith, of Fauquier Co., Va., Issue.
5-1. John Marshall Keith, m.
Elizabeth Jones, and had issue.
5-2. Harriet Keith, m. Mr.
Skinker, and had issue, their descendants removed to Missouri.
5-3. Mary Isham Keith.
5-4. James Keith.
5-5. Susan Keith, m. Davis James,
and had issue.
5-6. Peter Grant Keith,
of Tenn., m. unknown and had issue.
5-7. Tarleton Fleming
Keith, m. unknown and had issue.
5-8. Isham Keith, of Fauquier
Co., Va., b. 179-; d. Apr. 25, 1887; m. 1822, Judith Chilton, b. 1800;
daughter of Joseph and Ann (Smith) Chilton, of Fauquier, Issue
6-1.
Isham Keith, C. S. A., of Fauquier Co., Va., m. Sarah Agness Blackwell,
daughter of William and Anne Sparks (Gordon) Blackwell, and had issue.
6-2.
James Keith, C. S. A., of Richmond, Va., b. 1839; living, a distinguished
lawyer and judge; m. (first) 1875, Lilias Morson, b. 1848; d. 1877;
(second) 1887, his sister-in-law, Frances Barkesdale Morson, b. 1855; d.
1908; daughters of Hon. Arthur Alexander and Maria Martin (Scott) Morson,
of Richmond, Va., and had issue.
(Authority for the foregoing line of descendants of Hon. Joseph Biackwell and Lucy Steptoe, are as given in parenthesis, also Fauquier County Records, Manuscripts in Virginia State Library, Old Family Papers, Family Bibles, Letters, etc., Hayden's Virginia Genealogies, p. 265 and 266, Hardy's Colonial Families of the Southern States of America, p. 58 to 70. For a fuller line of the lineage of Blackwells, Downings, Steptoes, Chiltcns, Cookes, Coliiers, Slaughters, Picketts, Bouldins, Marshalls, Keiths, Clarksons, Taylors, Scotts, Johnstons, Corbins, Bails, Lees, Smiths, Footes, etc., see Hardy's Colonial Families of the Southern States of America).
MISKELL FAMILY--In the account of the
Blackwell family (by Stella Pickett Hardy), Virginia Magazine of History
and Biography, Vol. 23, page 103;* line 4, it is stated that "Mary
Blackwell [daughter of John Blackwell and his second wife, Mrs. Judith
(Churchill) Jones] married Austin Nicholas." This identical statement is
repeated in Bulletin Fauquier Historical Society, July 1924, page
489. Hayden, Virginia Genealogies, page 260, line 36, naming the
children of John Blackwell and Judith, his wife, states that "Polly, or
Mary, m. Austin Nichols." The surname Nicholas and the surname Nichols,
attributed to the husband of this Mary Blackwell, are both erroneous. The
marriage records of Fauquier County, Virginia, prove that Mary Blackwell
married in 1793, Augustine Miskell. The following is a certified
copy of the Marriage Bond of Augustine Miskell and Mary Blackwell, with
the permission for the bond's issuance given by John Blackwell, father
of the said Mary Blackwell.
"Know all men by these Presents, That
we Augustine Miskel and Moses Green are held and Family bound unto his
Excellency Henry Lee Esq. Governor of Virginia, in the just and full sum
of one hundred and fifty Dollars to which payment well and truly to be
made, to the said Governor or his successors, we bind ourselves, our heirs,
executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these Presents.
Sealed with our seals, and dated this 26th day of August 1793.
The condition of the above obligation
is such, that whereas there is a marriage suddenly intended to be solemnized,
between the above bound Augustine Miskel and Mary Blackwell now if there
be no lawful cause to obstruct the said Marriage, then the above obligation
to be void and of no effect, otherwise to remain in full
force and virtue.
Augustine Miskell (SEAL)
Moses Green (SEAL)
Sealed and delivered in
presence of [no witness' name appears]
Sir I am willing that Lesenes may be Issued for the marriage
of my Daughter Mary to Mr. Augustine Miskell
John Blackwell
26th Augt. 1793
Test Moses Green
Mr. Francis Brooke, Clk, Fauquier
(Marriage License Book No. 1 page 395) A copy teste:
[Signed] T. E. Bartenstein Clerk,
Circuit Court of Faupuier County, Virginia."
The following abstracts of deeds recorded in Fauquier
County Virginia Court are of interest in connection with this Miskell-Blackwell
connection.
Sept. 24, 1801, Austin Miskell and
Mary, his wife, of Fauquier Co. conveyed (for sum of 5 shillings) to Alexander
Spotswood, of said county "all that tract or parcel of Land whereon he
the s'd Miskell now lives lying and being on Tinpot Run in the s'd County
of Fauquier and containing One Hundred acres be the same more or less and
bounded by the Lands of Mr. Armstead Blackwell and the lands of s'd Alexander
Spotswood which he purchased of Capt. Thomas Green and which s'd Green
purchased of Cole. John Blackwell ..." [Signed] "Austin Miskell (Seal).
Mary Miskell (Seal" Witnesses: A. Blackwell, William Withers, Joseph Parker.
Mary Miskell, wife of said Austin Miskell, who "cannot conveniently travel
to the s'd County Court of Fau~uier to make acknowledgement of the said
Indenture" at this time acknowledged the said conveyance before Thomas
Bronugh and John Blackwell, justices of Fauquier County, September 24,
1801, "at the place of abode of the wife of the said Austin Miskell." The
deed was recorded September 28, 1801 (Fauquier County records, Deed Book
No. 2, page 1088) [Note: "Austin" was a commonly used abbreviation for
the baptismal name "Augustine," Editor].
On January 18, 1819, Austin Miskell,
of Culpeper County, conveyed, in trust, to Moses Green, of the same county,
four slaves, to-wit: Martha, Lewis, James and William; the said trust being
a "provision for the support and maintenance of his [the said Austin Miskell's]
wife and children by securing the slaves aforesaid to their
benefit and behoof ..." and the said Moses Green, as
trustee, to "have hold and possess the said slaves and every of them and
their increase for the exclusive and separate use and advantage of Mary
Miskell and her children namely John, Thomas, George and Richard [wife
and children of said Austin Miskell] for and during the
life of the said Mary and at her death the same to be
divided among the aforesaid children and any other child or children she
may hereafter have by the said Austin Miskell or such of them as may be
in life according to the provisions of the statute for distribution of
intestates estates..." [Signed] "Austin Miskell (SS) Moses Green (SS)".
Witnesses: Jas. Richard, McGreen. Recorded in Culpeper County Court September
2, 1828, having been acknowledged by said Austin Miskell, as his act and
deed, before Dan'l Ward and F. J. Thompson, justices of the peace of Culpeper
County, on September 2, 1828. (Culpeper County records, Deed Book UU, page
414).
Richard Henry Miskell (who was the
Richard named as son in Austin Miskell's deed, above) was born about 1811.
He married Martha Stubbs Cary. Soon after their marriage they settled in
Pike County, Mississippi where they raised a large family. Richard H. Miskell
died in Holmesville, Mississippi, June 6, 1859.
The above data have been supplied
by Mrs. S. M. Pelayo, 1284 North Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a descendent
of Richard H. and Martha (Cary) Miskell.
