1. Isodemias Christian Blake who married a Mr. Burgess.
2. Elizabeth Blake
3. William Blake was born ca. 1680 in Notoway Parish, Isle of Wight Co., VA and died March 12, 1746 in Southampton Co., VA. He married Mary Sessums, born ca. 1685 in Lawnes Creek Parish, Surry Co., VA and died after 1746. Mary was the daughter of Nicholas Sessums and Katherine -?-.
3a. Sessums Blake appears to have remained in Southampton Co., VA where he appears on the 1787 Census Tax List A.
3b. Benjamin Blake was born ca. 1713 and died May 1783 in Orange Co., NC. About 1752 he married Martha Jones, who was from Edgecombe Co., NC. Benjamin was a planter. Per the Wake County, NC Court Minutes, Benjamin Blake, Sr came into Court and prayed administration on the Estate of William Moore (as next of kin) which was granted. His brothers, Joseph and William were his securities. His will was dated April 2, 1783.
3ba. Benjamin Blake, Jr was born ca. 1763 and died in 1797 in Oglethorpe Co., GA. He married Sarah Hill on March 17, 1783 in Wake Co., NC. Sarah was the daughter of Abraham Hill and Christian Walton. Sarah was born ca. 1765 in Chowan Co, NC.
3bb. James Blake died before 1783 and had no heirs.
3bc. Jones Blake died ca. 1785 in NC. He owned land on one of the head
branches of Stirrup Iron Creek.
3bd. Rebecca Blake
3be. Sarah Blake
3bf. Penelope Blake was born ca. 1770/1773 and died ca. 1797 in Wake County, NC. On March 20, 1787 in Wake County she married Richard Massey, Jr, the son of Richard Massey and Judith Brasfield. She was Richard's first wife. After her death he married her cousin, Patsy Blake.
3bfa. Samuel Massey was born ca. 1790 in NC and died after 1850 in Pickens County, AL. Samuel married Rebecca -?-, born ca. 1795 in NC. (The data on his descendants is by hypothesis.)
3bfaa. Richard Massey was born ca. 1812 in NC and died after 1850 in Pickens Co., AL according to the census information. He was married in 1832 to Nancy Woodard in Wake Co., NC but the 1850 census listed Janey (or Pansy?). Nancy was born ca. 1809 in NC.
3bfaaa. Jasper Massey was born ca. 1833 in NC and died after 1860 in Pickens Co., AL according to census information.
3bfaab. Anderson Massey was born ca. 1834 in NC.
3bfaac. Raylin (?) Massey was born ca. 1838 in NC.
3bfaad. Gustin Massey was born ca. 1839 in NC. This could be the Augustus Massey who in 1861 in Wake Co., NC married Mary Hedgepeth.
3bfaae. William Massey was born ca. 1840 in AL.
3bfaaf. Coplia (?) Massey was born ca. 1842 in AL.
3bfaag. Lucullus Massey was born ca. 1846 in AL.
3bfab. Richard Andrew Massey was born ca. 1795 in NC and died September 25, 1884 in Henryville, Lawrence Co., TN. On August 6, 1828 in Lawrence Co., TN he married Lavisa Harralston'Herralston, born ca. 1803 in TN and died August 22, 1880 in Lawrence Co., TN. Richard was a doctor.
3bfac. Dempsey Blake Massey was born ca. 1798 and died after 1840 in Wake Co., NC according to census information. On May 31, 1821 he married Fanny Spears in Wake Co., NC. Per the 1840 census, he had 6 sons and 4 daughters.
3bfad. Dennis G. Massey was probably named for a Dennis Grady who was the executor of his father's will.
3bfae. Crissey Massey
3bg. Ann Blake
3bh. Bethana/Bethany Blake was married on October 11, 1791 in Wake Co., NC to William Holloway, born ca. 1768 in NC and died August 1863 in Wake Co., NC. William was the son of John Holloway and Mary Shipp. Bethany died ca. 1800-01 in Wake Co., NC. After Bethany died, William married Isabel/Isabella Hayes on April 8, 1801 in Wake Co., NC.
3bi. Martha Blake married Elisha Cain. Elisha Cain had owned property but by 1800 he had conveyed it to his children.
3bia. Sarah Cain
3bib. Absalom Cain
3bj. -?- Blake married Thomas Phillips.
3bja. Penelope Phillips
3bjb. Mary Phillips
3bjc. Ann Phillips
3bjd. Obedience Phillips
3bje. Hardy Phillips
3c. Joseph Blake married Elizabeth Hobgood, the daughter of William Hobgood, ca. 1756 in Edgecombe Co., NC. He first lived in Edgecombe Co but later sold his land there and moved to Wake Co., NC. After the Revolutionary War he moved to Wilkes Co., GA where he died.
3ca. Dempsey Blake died ca. 1819 in Wake Co., NC. His will is dated March 8, 1819. Dempsey was a planter. He lived on the north side of Crabtree Creek in Wake County. He married Susannah Sorrell on March 4, 1775 in Wake Co., NC. Susannah died ca. 1841 in Wake Co., NC. Her will was probated in May 1841.
3caa. Asa Blake died ca. 1850 in Wake Co., NC. He first married Charlotte Carpenter on January 4, 1810 in Wake Co., NC. He later married Cidy Hartsfield on January 26, 1814. Cidy died ca. 1861 in Wake County where her will was recorded in May 1861.
3cab. Anna Blake apparently never married as she left her estate to three of her brother, Asa's children, Albert, Addison and Mary.
3cac. Betsy Blake
3cad. Patsey Blake married Richard Massey, Jr on January 11, 1797 in Wake Co., NC. Richard was the son of Richard Massey, Sr and Judith Brassfield.
3cb. Asa Blake seems to have been in both Wake Co., NC and also to have spent some time in York Co., VA in 1788.
3cc. Sessums Blake went to Georgia with his father.
3d. Thomas Blake was a resident of Southampton Co., VA where his will is dated October 5, 1784. He died January 12, 1789. His wife's name is not known.
3da. John Blake married either Mary Gray or Lucy -?-. This is still being researched.
3db. James Blake died ca. 1789 in Wake Co., NC. He married Sarah "Sally" Clifton on August 11, 1777 in Southampton Co., VA. Sally was the daughter of Thomas Clifton and Lydia. Sally was born April 6, 1756 and died July 26, 1839 in Chapel Hill, NC.
3dba. John Blake was born March 13, 1788. On November 26, 1841 in Orange Co., NC he applied for his father's Revolutionary War pension.
3dbb. Mary Blake
3dbc. Lydia Blake was born November 21, 1778.
3dbd. Polly Blake was born July 10, 1781.
3dbe. Richard Blake was born September 10, 1782.
3dbf. Nancy Blake was born March 4, 1786.
3dc. Samuel Blake was born ca. 1735 and died June 24, 1807 in Wake Co., NC. He was a planter. His wife was Amey ?(Reddick/Howell)?. He lived along Crabtree Creek (on the north side). Samuel and Amey were married ca. 1765 in Southampton Co., VA. Amey died December 14, 1818 in Cumberland County, NC.
3dd. Benjamin Blake married Priscilla Day, daughter of Thomas (?) Day, on May 31, 1782 in Southampton Co., VA.
3de. Thomas Blake, Jr. was born ca. 1744 in NC and died in 1846 in Montgomery Co., NC. Before the Revolutionary War he moved back to Southampton Co., VA and joined the VA militia. He moved to Montgomery Co., NC after the war (near Pekin). On September 4. 1832 he applied for his war pension. He married Hattie -?- ca. 1779.
3dea. Etheldred Blake was born ca. 1787 in NC and died ca. 1874 in Montgomery Co., NC. He served in the War of 1812 as a Pvt. He volunteered at Henderson and served from February 1, 1814 to July 31, 1814. On March 29, 1872 at the age of 85, he applied for his war pension. His first wife was -?-. They were married ca. 1809 in Montgomery Co., NC and had a large number of children. His second wife was Carolina Carter, born in 1817 in NC. They had three children.
3deb. Joseph Blake was born ca. 1785 and died in 1848 in Montgomery Co., NC. The name of his first wife is unknown. They had three children. His second wife was Sarah Gadd, born ca. 1810. They had four children.
3deba. Patience Blake was born May 19, 1811 and died April 10, 1889 in Todd, Co., KY. She married Williamson Chappell on January 30, 1827 in Todd Co., KY. Williamson was born February 14, 1797 in Montgomery Co., NC and died September 26, 1876 in Todd Co., KY.
3debaa. James Chappell was born November 1, 1832 in Todd Co., KY.
3debb. Levi Blake was born ca. 1812.
3debc. Nancy Blake was born ca. 1813. She married -?- Ringstaff.
3debd. Squire Isham Blake was born April 12, 1817. His first wife was Mary Dunn, born in 1825 and died in 1852. They had two children. He married Effie Morris in 1853.
3debe. Viney Blake was born in 1820. She married Rowland Chappell ca. 1863 in Montgomery Co., NC. Rowland died of measles during the Civil War.
3debea. Sarah Chappell
3debeb. Susan Chappell
3debec. Levi Chappell
3debed. William Chappell
3debf. Wincey Blake
3debg. William Blake
3dec. Charlotte Blake was born in 1791 in NC. She married Colwell Poole/Pool ca. 1809. Colwell was born ca. 1790 in VA. Charlotte's father lived with them in 1830.
3deca. David Poole
3decb. Miles Poole was born in 1812. He married Charlotte "Charity" Green, born in 1816.
3decba. James Colwell Poole
3decbb. Terrell R. Poole
3decbc. Hartwell P. Poole
3decbd. Angus M. Poole
3decbe. Lively Jane Poole was born in 1840. She married David A. Yarboro.
3decbf. Nancy Poole
3decbg. Mary Elizabeth Poole
3decbh. Joshua Poole
3decc. Jane Poole
3decd. Nancy Poole
3dece. Jermima Poole
3decf. Abigail Poole was born ca. 1826.
3decg. Miranda Poole
3dech. William Ren Poole was born ca. 1830 in NC. He was a laborer.
3deci. Joshua Poole was born ca. 1831 in NC. He was a laborer.
3decj. Perlina Poole was born ca. 1833 in NC.
3deck. John Poole was born ca. 1828 in NC. He was listed as idiotic on the 1850 census.
3df. Etheldred Blake
3e. William Blake was born ca. 1701 in Surry Co., VA and died ca. 1780 in Bute Co., NC.
3ea. William Blake III was born ca. 1745 in possibly Granville Co., NC and died in 1796/1798 in Elbert Co., GA. His will was recorded April 1, 1798. He first married ?Mary?, ca. 1765. They had five children. He next married Lucy Allen on May 23, 1780 in Wake Co., NC. Lucy was born January 28, 1751 in Wake Co., NC and died June 28, 1841 in Hall Co., GA. They had six children.
3eaa. William Blake was born ca. 1770 in Wake Co., NC and died December 7, 1840 in Hall Co., GA. On October 8, 1796 in Jackson Co., GA, he married Mary "Maria" Rogers. Mary died in July 1830.
3eaaa. Thomas Blake
3eaab. Mary Blake
3eab. Sarah Blake was born March 13, 1770 in Wilmington, NC? and died June 24, 1848 in Jackson Co., GA. She first married William Hall in March 1789. William died ca. 1809. They had eight children. She next married William Head in 1811 in Elbert Co., GA. They had one child.
3eaba. Polly Hall was born in 1790 in Elbert Co., GA.
3eabb. Blake Hall was born in 1792 in Elbert Co., GA.
3eabc. Alcy Hall was born in 1794 in Elbert Co., GA.
3eabd. John Pryor Hall was born May 25, 1797 in Elbert Co., GA and died in 1838 in Elbert Co., GA. On April 12, 1827 in Elbert Co., GA, he married Mariah Louisa Turman. Mariah was born in 1808 and died in 1881.
3eabda. John Chambers Hall was born in 1832 and died in 1862. He served the Confederacy as a Lt. He married Mary Adaline Loftis.
3eabdaa. Louisa Catherine Hall was born in 1855 and died in 1927. She married Asa Chandler Fortson.
3eabdaaa. Edna Elizabeth Fortson was born in 1896 and died in 1981. She married Leon Lumpkin Eavenson. Leon was born in 1894 and died in 1971.
3eabdaaaa. Leon Chandler Eavenson was born September 24, 1927 in Atlanta, GA.
3eabe. Samuel Hall was born in 1799 in Elbert Co., GA.
3eabf. Thomas Hall was born in 1801 in Elbert Co., GA.
3eabg. Seales Hall was born in 1803 in Elbert Co., GA.
3eabh. Simeon Hall was born in 1805 in Elbert Co., GA.
3eabi. William Capel Head was born in 1813 in Elbert Co., GA.
3eac. John Blake was born March 8, 1766 in Johnston Co., NC and died December 11, 1836 in Bibb Co., AL. He married Martha Moon.
3eaca. Archibald Henry Blake was born December 8, 1795 and died June 9, 1874 in Bibb Co., AL. On September 23, 1819 he married Theodocia Pratt, born December 11, 1795 and died October 20, 1877.
3eacaa. Asa Blake was born July 1828 in Bibb Co., AL and died November 21, 1901 in Bell Co., TX. On October 20, 1853 in Bibb Co., AL he married Melissa Jane Pearce. Melissa was born October 1838 in AL. In 1860 he was in Bienville Parish, LA and in the 1870 and 1880 censuses he was in Bell Co., TX.
3ead. Happy Blake
3eae. Lucy Blake
3eaf. Rhoda Blake
3eag. Patsy Blake
3eah. Nancy Blake
3eai. Alcy Blake
3eaj. Olive Blake
3eak. Joseph Blake
3f. John Blake was born before 1731 in Isle of Wight Co., VA and died June 3, 1774 in Wake Co., NC. His brother, William, was the administrator of his estate. His property had been on the north side of Walnut Creek in Wake County.
3g. Mary Blake
3h. Hannah Blake
3i. Sarah Blake
4. Judith W. Blake married Joshua Ambrose Smith.
