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Monday, June 17, 2013

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

Friday, October 12, 2012

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)