FamilySearch Find Of The Day: 1803 Will of Levi Long

Winton County Barnwell District
In the Name of God Amen, I Levi Long of the Distrct & County aforesd. being in a low state of health tho sound of memory do constitute and order this my last will and testament, first I desire I may have a decent burial, after that I desire that all my just debts be paid and the residue of my property I leave as follows: to Israel Andres five children Harriot, James, Juliot, Nancy and Sidney, I give three hundred acres of land lying on Toomers bay to be equally divided between them, also I give and bequeath to the above mentioned five children five cows and calves to be equally divided between them & to my son Fashaw I give and bequeath ten cows & calves also one hundred acres of land next adjoining the land where I now live and to my daughter Fanny I give and bequeath one negroe girl named Patt, also one hundred acres of land including the house and plantation where I now live, also ten cows & calves and to my son Nathaniel Long I give and bequeath one hundred acres of land joining the above mentioned land and ten cows & calves and to my daughter Sara I give and bequeath ten cows & calves and one hundred acres of land adjoining the above mentioned lands also I give unto James, Levi, Valentine, Jonas, David and Alford Rowel two hundred and ninety acres of land to be equally divided amongst them the land adjoining the above mentioned land also I give and bequeath to the above mentioned James, levi, Valentine, David, Jonas & Alford Rowel six cows & calves each or the value in breeding cattle. Also, I give to my daughter Sarah Long's two children Mahala and Mark Lazarus two cows & calves each and to Hardin Blalock wife Mason I give and bequeath one hundred and fifty acres of land lying on Cypress Creek and to Richard Blalock wife Martha I give and bequeath one hundred and fifty acres of land lying on Cypress Creek adjoining the above land on said Creek. Also I give and bequeath my daughters Mason Blalock and Martha Blalock six cows and calves each and to my son Lewis I give and bequeath one hundred acres of land lying on Cypress Creek and one hundred acres of land laying in the south side of Coosawhatchie also on hundred acres of land lying on the ** (page crease; illegible) ** wife I give and bequeath all the residue of my property to her lifes end _____. I leave as my last will that all that part of my property that is left to my beloved wife be equally divided between my own four children Sarah, Nathaniel, Fashaw & Fanny Long & the six sons of Elizabeth Rowel deceased, James, Levi, Valentine, David & Alford Rowel, except my negro boy named Jack him I leave to be equally divided between my four children Sara, Nathaniel, Fashaw & Fanny at the decease of my beloved wife Sarah Long and I doe nominate and appoint my wife Sarah Long Executor and Thomas Long Senr. & Thomas Long Junr. Executors to execute this my last will and testament. Given under my hand this 16th day of March, 1803.

Levi Long, his mark

Signed & Sealed in the presence of us
Simon Bryan
Frederick Bryan
Mary Parmer, her mark

Source

Surname Saturday #22: Blaylock

The Blaylock's are an old colonial family, originally from Northern England, that settled in Accomack County, Virginia in the early 1600's. They eventually migrated out of Virginia, into North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and finally Mississippi. Also, the name seems to have changed twice. Here is what I know:

1. Zilpha Azalene Blaylock
b. abt 1852, Carroll County, Mississippi
d. 11 Aug 1895, Montgomery County, Mississippi
m1. Joseph Wney Vance; abt 1871, Carroll County, Mississippi
m2. Jesse C. Bennett; Jan 1884, Montgomery County, Mississippi
*Minnie Josephine Vance, b. 03 Aug 1872, Montgomery County, Mississippi
*Thomas Jefferson Vance, b. 03 Oct 1875, Montgomery County, Mississippi
*Lennie Fern Bennett, b. abt 1885, Montgomery County, Mississippi
*Elmer Bennett, b. abt 1887, Montgomery County, Mississippi
*Trotter Bennett, b. abt 1890, Montgomery County, Mississippi
*Vancy Verline Bennett, b. 29 May 1894, Montgomery County, Mississippi

2. Daniel Thomas Blaylock
b. 03 Apr 1829, Lawrence County, Mississippi
d. 09 Oct 1889, Shiloh, Montgomery County, Mississippi
m. Lydia "Liddy" Bennett; 06 Sep 1849, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Alexander Washington Blaylock, b. 17 Apr 1850, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Zilpha Azalene Blaylock, (above)
*Margaret Saphronia Blaylock, b. 30 Apr 1854, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Maggie Angeline Blaylock, b. 1855, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Benjamin Franklin Blaylock, b. 20 Mar 1856, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Thomas Daniel Blaylock, b. 17 Sep 1860, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Walter Blaylock, b. 1862, Carroll County, Mississippi
*William Mason Blaylock, b. 13 Sep 1864, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Virginia Blaylock, b. Jun 1866, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Stillborn child, b. & d. 1869, Carroll County, Mississippi

3. Levi Benjamin Blaylock
b. 23 Mar 1795, Barnwell County, South Carolina
d. 27 Jul 1881, "Old Homestead", Montgomery County, Mississippi
m. Sarah Tyler; 14 Mar 1812, South Carolina
*Nancy Blaylock, b. 15 Jan 1813, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*Richard Blaylock, b. 04 Jun 1815, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*George Blaylock, b. 1816, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*Elizabeth Blalock, b. 10 Dec 1817, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*Cyena Blaylock, b. 21 Apr 1820, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*Cyrena Blaylock, b. 21 Apr 1820, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*Millington Blaylock, b. 04 Jul 1822, Lawrence County, Mississippi
*John Simpson Blaylock, b. 15 Nov 1826, Lawrence County, Mississippi
*Daniel Thomas Blaylock, (above)
*William Mason Blaylock, b. 29 May 1831, Lawrence County, Mississippi
*Martha Blaylock, b. 04 Oct 1833, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Louisa Blalock, 29 May 1838, Carroll County, Mississippi

4. Hardin Blaylock, Sr.
b. abt 1771, Barnwell County, South Carolina
d. Feb 1822, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
m. Mason Long; 1791, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*Hardin Blaylock, Jr., b. abt 1793, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*Elizabeth Blaylock, b. 14 Mar 1794, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*Levi Benjamin Blaylock, (above)
*Sarah "Sally" Blaylock, b. abt 1795, Barnwell County, South Carolina

5. Richard Blalock, Jr.
b. 16 Mar 1748, Albemarle County, Virginia
d. 1818/1820, Barnwell County, South Carolina
m. Sarah Wade; date unknown
*Richard Blalock, III, b. abt 1770, Orangeburg, South Carolina
*Hardin Blaylock, Sr., b. abt 1771, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*John Blalock, b. abt 1777, Barnwell County, South Carolina

6. Richard Blalock, Sr.
b. abt 1722, Louisa, Hanover County, Virginia
d. abt 1805, Cumberland County, North Carolina
m. Rachel Harden/Hardin; abt 1745, North Carolina
*Richard Blalock, Jr., (above)
*Charles Blalock, b. abt 1748, Albemarle County, Virginia
*William Blalock, b. abt 1750, Albemarle County, Virginia
*Anne Blalock, b. abt 1754-1760, Cumberland County, North Carolina
*Hardy Blalock, b. abt 1766, Cumberland County, North Carolina

7. John William Blalock, Sr.
b. abt 1671, Accomack County, Virginia
d. abt 1745, Louisa, Hanover County, Virginia
m. Elizabeth Millington; abt 1698, Virginia
*John William Blalock, b. abt 1704, Hanover County, Virginia
*Millington Blalock, b. abt 1711, Hanover County, Virginia
*Elizabeth Blalock, b. abt 1712, Hanover County, Virginia
*Anne Blalock, b. abt 1714, Hanover County, Virginia
*William Blalock, b. abt 1716, Hanover County, Virginia
*Richard Blalock, Sr., (above)
*David Blalock, b. abt 1724, Hanover County, Virginia
*Elizabeth Blalock, b. abt 1725, Hanover County, Virginia

8. Thomas Blalock, III
b. abt 1628, Accomack County, Virginia
d. abt 1677, Accomack County, Virginia
m. Anne Christian Scott; abt 1668, Accomack County, Virginia
*Charles Richard Blalock, b. abt 1669, Accomack County, Virginia
*John William Blalock, Sr., (above)
*Anne Blalock, b. abt 1673, Accomack County, Virginia

9. Thomas Blalock, Jr.
b. abt 1581, York, Yorkshire, England
d. abt 1660, Accomack County, Virginia
m. Rachel; abt 1627, Accomack County, Virginia
*Thomas Blalock, (above)
*Rachel Blalock, b. abt 1629, Accomack County, Virginia
*William Blalock, b. abt 1631, Accomack County, Virginia
*John William Blalock, b. abt 1632, Accomack County, Virginia

10. Thomas Blalocke, Sr.
b. abt 1557, England
d. 1582, Carlisle, Cumbria, England
bu. 1582, Crosby On Eden Church Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumbria, England
m. Thomasina Typladye; Jan 1581, St Olave's Church, York, North Yorkshire, England
*Thomas Blalock, Jr., (above)

Surname Saturday #13: Vance

Vance is the surname of my 2nd-great-grandmother on my maternal side. This is what I know on her family:

1. Minnie Josephine Vance
b. 03 Aug 1872, Montgomery County, Mississippi
d. 16 Jun 1919, Montgomery County, Mississippi
m. Allen Parks Rodgers; 08 Jan 1894, Montgomery County, Mississippi
*Joe Allen Rodgers, b. 06 Nov 1896, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Norman Lester Rodgers, b. 09 Jan 1897, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Fred Lamar Rodgers, b. 22 Feb 1900, Carroll County, Mississippi
*John Archie Rodgers, b. 04 Feb 1906, Carroll County, Mississippi

2. Joseph Wney Vance
b. Dec 1849, Tippah County, Mississippi
d. Feb 1881, Montgomery County, Mississippi
m. Zilpha Azalene Blaylock; abt 1871
*Minnie Josephine Vance, (above)
*Thomas Jefferson Vance, b. 03 Oct 1875, Montgomery County, Mississippi

3. George W. Vance
b. abt 1826, Tennessee
d. 1859/1860, Carroll County, Mississippi
m. Temperance "Tempey" Howell; about 1844, possibly Mississippi
*Thomas Vance, b. about 1846, Mississippi
*James C. Vance, b. about 1848, Mississippi
*Joseph Wney Vance, (above)
*R. Elizabeth "Betty" Vance, b. about 1854, Mississippi
*William M. Vance, b. abt 1855, Mississippi
*Hugh H. Vance, b. abt 1858, Mississippi
*Mary C. Vance, b. abt 1859, Mississippi

Do You Know Many Twins Are In YOUR Family?

Today I was doing some quick research for a fellow geneablogger. The information I came across seems to conclude that her distant grandmother was a twin; and she mentioned she didn't know of any twins in her family. It got me thinking how many sets of twins were within my own family, and how I was related to them. So.. here's an article devoted to all the twins within my family.. immediate and distant! The order in which I'll list them are: direct ancestors, then aunts/uncles and then cousins.

5th-great-grandfather & 5th-great-aunt
Christina & Jacob Friedrich Schneider; born 07 May 1794, Gutach, Ortenau Kreis, Baden, Germany
Children of Christian Schneider & Anna Mari Erhardt

6th-great-grandfather & 6th-great-aunt
Anna Maria & Jacob Schondelmaier; born 20 Aug 1751, Reichenbach, Ortenau Kreis, Baden, Germany
Children of Johann Jacob Schondelmaier & Johanna Schillinger

1st-great-uncles
Frank & Stanley Bogusz; born 23 Nov 1922, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Children of Frank Bogusz & Amelia Stec

2nd-great-uncles
Ceabron & Samuel Costilow; born 19 Nov 1871, Yazoo County, Missisippi
Children of James Andrew J. Costilow & Martha A. Miller

2nd-great-uncles
Allen Jasper & William Franklin Rodgers; born 12 Sep 1853, Carroll County, Mississippi
Children of Allen Rodgers & Judith Walker McGehee

3rd-great-aunt/uncle
Jacob & Christine Summ; born 12 May 1860, Gutach, Ortenau Kreis, Baden, Germany
Children of Johann Georg Summ & Anna Maria Schondelmaier

4th-great-aunts
Cyena & Cyrena Blaylock; born 21 Apr 1820, Barnwell County, South Carolina
Children of Levi Benjamin Blaylock & Sarah Tyler

5th-great-aunts
Borbála & Zsuzsánna Marjai; born 06 July 1787, Pthrügy, Szabolcs, Hungary
Children of Mihály Marjai & Erzsébet Szabó

5th-great-uncles
Anton & Stephen Grundmann; born 21 Feb 1805, Johnsdorf, Auscha Kreis, Leitmeritz, Bohemia
Children of Joseph Grundmann & Anna Dorothea Heller

6th-great-aunts
Anna & Catharina Blum; born 08 Jun 1701, Gutach, Ortenau Kreis, Baden, Germany
Children of Adam Blum & Maria Moser

6th-great-aunt/uncle
Anna Dorothea & Franz Joseph Paschant; born 19 Dec 1728, Graber, Auscha Kreis, Leitmeritz, Bohemia
Children of Georg Paschant & Maria Kasper

8th-great-uncles
Adam & Roman Steiger; born 28 Apr 1672, Gutach, Ortenau Kreis, Baden, Germany
Children of Hans Melchior Steiger & Anna

1st cousins, 1 time removed
Kelvin & Kenneth Gombash; dates omitted for privacy
Children of Robert Gombash & Shelby Canoy

1st cousins, 2 times removed
Julie & Susan Dudash; dates omitted for privacy
Children of Stephen Dudash & Susan Gombash

1st cousins, 3 times removed
Máté & Bálint Balogh; born 21 Sept 1891, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Children of Bálint Balogh & Mária Tóth.

1st cousins, 3 times removed
Walton & Walter Costilow; born 28 Aug 1917, Montgomery County, Mississippi
Children of Ceabron Costilow & Della Lott

1st cousins, 4 times removed
Ernest & Waldemar Foltz; born 10 May 1897, Antigo, Langlade County, Wisconsin
Children of Louis Foltz & Christine Blum

1st cousins, 4 times removed
Christina & Johann Summ; born 01 Jul 1880, Gutach, Ortenau Kreis, Baden, Germany
Children of Christian Summ & Barbara Wöhrle

1st cousins, 5 times removed
Jozefa & Jakub Czwojdrak alias Czwojdzinski; born abt 1892, Daszewice, Poznan, Poland
Children of Wiktor Czwojdrak alias Czwojdzinski & Konstantyna Lesniewska

1st cousins, 5 times removed
Bénjámin & Sándor Tóth; born 15 Mar 1873, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Children of Károly Boros Tóth & Rákhel File

1st cousins, 6 times removed
János & Juliánna Péchy de Péchújfalu; born 29 Nov 1803, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Children of Miklós Péchy de Péchújfalu & Katalin Bódogh

1st cousins, 6 times removed
Constantia & Dorothea Quart; born 10 Jan 1824, Blansekow, Westpreußen, Preußen
Children of Jacob Quart & Catharina Adass

1st cousins, 7 times removed
György & Mária Handa; born 25 Apr 1801, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Children of Mihály Handa & Katalin Gajdos

1st cousins, 9 times removed
Adam & Christian Steiger; born 24 Dec 1702, Gutach, Ortenau Kreis, Baden, Germany
Children of Roman Steiger & Christina Baumann

2nd cousins, 3 times removed
James & John Rodgers; born 20 Aug 1883, Dialville, Cherokee County, Texas
Children of Lewis Banks Rodgers, Sr. & Mary Jane Acker

2nd cousins, 4 times removed
András & Eszter Bodnár; born 02 Jan 1870, Taktaszada, Zemplén, Hungary
Children of András Bodnár & Zsófia Szük

2nd cousins, 4 times removed
Eszter & Mária Bódogh; born 09 Nov 1913, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Children of István Bódogh & Eszter Tóth

2nd cousins, 5 times removed
András & Zsófia Batta; born 08 Feb 1836, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Children of András Batta & Zsófia Porkoláb

2nd cousins, 5 times removed
Eszter & Juliánna Cserés; baptized 04 Nov 1851, Tiszaeszlár, Szabolcs, Hungary
Children of István Cserés & Sára Bódogh

2nd cousins, 5 times removed
Charles & Mississippi Howell; born 03 Jul 1862, Fayette County, Tennessee
Children of Charles Chester Howell & Frances Elizabeth Carpenter

2nd cousins, 5 times removed
Sándor & Sára Péchy de Péchújfalu; born 13 Feb 1833, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Children of Sándor Péchy de Péchújfalu & Sára Porkoláb

2nd cousins, 6 times removed
János & Sándor Handa; born 21 Oct 1827, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Children of János Handa & Mária Nagy-Köteles

2nd cousins, 7 times removed
Katalin & Sára Oláh; born 19 May 1770, Tiszaszederkény, Borsod, Hungary
Children of János Oláh & Katalin Bódogh

3rd cousins, 4 times removed
Juliánna & Zsuzsánna Bódogh; born 14 Sep 1886, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Children of László Bódogh & Zsuzsánna Mátyus

3rd cousins, 4 times removed
Alexander William & Jones Philip Harrold; born 28 Jul 1877, Delaware County, Indiana
Children of Jonathan Harrold & Phebe Turner

3rd cousins, 5 times removed
Juliánna & Mária Kun; born 23 Sep 1846, Gelej, Borsod, Hungary
Children of József Kun & Erzsébet Bódogh

3rd cousins, 6 times removed
György & István Bódogh; born 08 Jan 1791, Tiszaszederkény, Borsod, Hungary
Children of Mihály Bódogh & Anna Bede

4th cousins, 2 times removed
Flora & Mattie Blaylock; born 31 Aug 1936, Grenada County, Mississippi
Children of Hardy Benson Blaylock & Myrtle Millie Brown

4th cousins, 4 times removed
Borbála & Erzsébet Deák; born 16 Mar 1871, Tiszaszederkény, Borsod, Hungary
Children of Pál Deák & Juliánna Belényesi

4th cousins, 4 times removed
Eleanóra & Piroska Évva; born 13 Feb 1870, Mád, Zemplén, Hungary
Children of Ferencz Évva & Erzsébet Réthy de Aszaló

5th cousins, 4 times removed
Albert & Margit Bódogh; born 08 Feb 1872, Miskolcz, Borsod, Hungary
Children of Albert Bódogh & Malvina Szepessy de Négyes

5th cousins, 4 times removed
János & Zsuzsánna Sipos; born 23 Jul 1840, Tiszaszederkény, Borsod, Hungary
Children of István Sipos & Mária Bódogh

5th cousins, 4 times removed
István & Zsuzsánna Sipos; born 04 Dec 1848, Tiszaszederkény, Borsod, Hungary
Children of István Sipos & Mária Bódogh

6th cousins, 4 times removed
Barbara & Christina Aberle; born 08 May 1844, Gutach, Ortenau Kreis, Baden, Germany
Children of Conrad Aberle & Maria Wälde

There are many MANY more, but this should be enough for now. I descend from two twins!! :)

My 100th Post! It's my sister's birthday today!

It's my 100th blog post today! In honor of my sister's birthday, I thought I would search my family tree database to see who else was born on October 10th.. much like I did for my birthday, on May 30th. Here's what I found:

Bereczky, Klára
b. 10 Oct 1772, Taktaszada, Zemplén megye, Hungary
She was the wife of Demeter Szük, the son of my 6th great-grand uncle, András Szük of Taktaszada.

Blaylock, Adeline
b. 10 Oct 1884, Carroll County, Mississippi
d. 17 Feb 1959, Carroll County, Mississippi
She was the wife of Bradford Pierce Heath (1861-1946), also of Carroll County, Mississippi. Adeline is my 2nd cousin, 4 times removed.

Blum, Barbara
b. 10 Oct 1869, Gutach, Ortenau, Baden, Germany
d. 05 Jan 1947, Plover, Marathon County, Wisconsin
She was the wife of 1) Christoph Bauer and 2) Julius Meyer. Barbara is the younger sister of my 3rd-great-grandmother, Maria Blum Summ.

Cavendish, William, 3rd Earl of Devonshire
b. 10 Oct 1617
d. 23 Nov 1684
He was the husband of Elizabeth Cecil, my 6th cousin 12 times removed.

de Bourbon, Isabella II, Queen of Spain
b. 10 Oct 1830
d. 09 Apr 1904
She is the 2nd-great grandmother of the current King of Spain, Juan Carlos. She is my 15th cousin 7 times removed.

Gulyás, Károly
b. 10 Oct 1856, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs megye, Hungary
He was the brother of my 3rd great grandmother, Zsuzsánna Gulyás Gombás.

Habsburg, Catharina Michelle
b. 10 Oct 1567
d. 06 Nov 1597
She was the daughter of King Philip II of Spain and I of Portugal. Catharina is the ancestress of many kings and regents of Europe. She is my 8th cousin 13 times removed.

Péchy de Péchújfalu, Count Emánuel Gábor
b. 10 Oct 1813, Boldogkő-Váralja Castle, Boldogkő-Váralja, Abauj-Torna, Hungary
d. 24 Jul 1889, Boldogkő-Váralja Castle, Boldogkő-Váralja, Abauj-Torna, Hungary
He was the husband of Zenaide Octávia Juliánna Meskó. He is my 24th cousin 6 times removed.

Porkoláb, Károly
b. 10 Oct 1824, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
d. 17 Nov 1825, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Károly is my cousin through several lines. We share blood connections on his paternal side through the Porkoláb family and Bódogh family. Oh his maternal side it's through the Tóth and Porkoláb families.

Rodgers, Caldonia Bell
b. 10 Oct 1890, Dialville, Texas
d. 18 Jul 1893, Dialville, Texas
Caldonia was the daughter of Lewis Banks Rodgers, Sr. and his wife Mary Jane Acker. She is my 2nd cousin 3 times removed.

Stümpges, Wilhelm
b. 10 Oct 1673, Rheydt, Rheinland, Prussia, Germany
He was the husband of Adriana Jensen (b. 1677). He is my 1st cousin 9 times removed. Our common ancestors are his paternal grandparents: Thönis am Bleeckkamp and Giertgen Stümpges. Interestingly enough, all of their children took on their mother's surname of Stümpges. Weird, huh?

von Schaumburg-Lippe, Charlotte
b. 10 Oct 1864
d. 16 Jul 1946
She was the second wife of King William II of Württemberg. She is my 16th cousin 5 times removed.