Alexander Mathews: Robin's Roots Test

Bef 1708 - 1788 (> 80 years)

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However,
- The process of printing a Text+ chart can be a bit daunting, and
- When you are looking at just a few generations, and when enough data is visible on the screen, the graphical charts tend to be easier to read.
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Generation: 1

Alexander Mathews was born before 1708; died in 1788.

Other Events and Attributes:

Arrival: Est 1735, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Residence: Bef 1739, Warren County, Virginia, USA; Was Frederick County at the time
Property: 1749, Warren County, Virginia, USA; 400 acre grant from Lord Fairfax along Flint Run, stated to be in Augusta County. It was actually in Frederick Co at the time, and is now in Warren County.
Residence: 1783, Warren County, Virginia, USA; Census; 3 family members.
Probate: Nov 1788, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA

Notes:

Name:
Note the spelling, with one 't'. May have been born without the 'w', as Alexander Mathes

Birth:
Some say Antrim, in Ulster County

Buried:
Grid=168728761; No photos. Short but useful bio

Died:
In Shenandoah County at the time

Family/Spouse: Grizella ??. Grizella was born est 1708. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

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2. Janet Mathews was born on 29 Sep 1747; died on 29 Sep 1818.
3. James Mathews was born on 20 Sep 1737; died before 27 Jun 1812.
4. Living

Generation: 2

Janet Mathews

(1.Alexander¹) was born on 29 Sep 1747; died on 29 Sep 1818.

Notes:

Birth:
Was in Frederick Co, VA at the time. She is reported to have been captured by Indians and ransomed. Her family could not be found, and Alexander Mathews adopted her.

Janet married John B Blackburn on 2 Apr 1765. John (son of Benjamin Blackburn and Mary Davis) was born on 27 Jan 1741; died on 9 Feb 1808. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

5. Mary (Polly) Blackburn was born on 14 Nov 1768; died on 1 Jan 1846.
6. Alexander Blackburn was born on 1 Jan 1766; died in 1786.
7. Benjamin Blackburn was born on 8 Mar 1767; died in 1785.
8. Andrew Blackburn was born on 13 Dec 1770; died on 1 Aug 1844.
9. William Blackburn was born on 7 Oct 1772; died on 14 May 1856.
10. Grizelle Blackburn was born on 27 Oct 1774; died on 25 Jul 1862.
11. George Blackburn was born on 26 May 1776; died after 1838.
12. John Blackburn, Jr was born on 24 Mar 1778; died on 28 Feb 1868.
13. Edward Blackburn was born on 3 Jun 1780; died in 1853.
14. James Blackburn was born on 2 Oct 1782; died on 13 Nov 1860.
15. Nancy Blackburn was born on 7 Apr 1785; died on 26 Apr 1851.
16. Jane (Jenny) Blackburn was born on 3 Jun 1780.

3.	James Mathews (1.Alexander¹) was born on 20 Sep 1737; died before 27 Jun 1812. Notes: Buried: GRid=126879157 Family/Spouse: Sarah Netherton. Sarah was born on 25 Apr 1738. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

4. Living (1.Alexander¹)

Generation: 3

Mary (Polly) Blackburn

(2.Janet², 1.Alexander¹) was born on 14 Nov 1768; died on 1 Jan 1846.

Notes:

1820
DB 5 - 521
Power of attorney from Gideon Blackburn to Samuel Blackburn - ordered to be certified.

1839
DB 14 - 463

George Blackburn and William Blackburn by testimony prove that they are the children of John Blackburn dec'd and that said John Blackburn was a brother of General Samuel Blackburn of Bath Co., Virginia and that the said John Blackburn had the folowing children surviving himn to wit:

the said William Blackburn and George Blackburn and Andrew Blackburn, John Blackburn, Edward Blackburn, James Blackburn, Polly Blckburn (Mrs. James Moyers), Grizzel Blackburn (Mrs. Gideon Blackburn), Nancy Blackburn (Mrs. John Carson) and Jane Blackburn (Mrs. Thomas Snoddy), and that the said Jane Blackburn died before General Samuel Blackburn died.

1841
DB15 - 100
Power of attorney from William Blackburn and George Blackburn to Samuel Blackburn of Bath Co., Virginia.

Buried:
GRid=140342747; no bio. no grave photo. Cemetery photo same as Melinda Matthews Myers.

Mary married James Moyers on 3 Nov 1789. James (son of Christopher Moyers, Jr and Susannah ?Manspiel) was born on 27 Mar 1767; died on 18 Feb 1838. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

17. John Blackburn Moyers was born on 30 Jan 1792; died on 13 Nov 1875.
18. Grizzelle Blackburn Myers was born in 1794; died in 1830.
19. Alfred Jefferson Moyers, Sr was born on 24 Nov 1811; died in 1878.
20. Living
21. Living
22. Living
23. Living

6. Alexander Blackburn (2.Janet², 1.Alexander¹) was born on 1 Jan 1766; died in 1786.
Notes:
Buried:
Said to be the first man buried here
7. Benjamin Blackburn (2.Janet², 1.Alexander¹) was born on 8 Mar 1767; died in 1785.

Andrew Blackburn

(2.Janet², 1.Alexander¹) was born on 13 Dec 1770; died on 1 Aug 1844.

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=126077735; Head & Shoulders engraved headstone. No obit.

Family/Spouse: Margaret Samples. Margaret died in unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Catherine McGirk. Catherine died in unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William Blackburn

(2.Janet², 1.Alexander¹) was born on 7 Oct 1772; died on 14 May 1856.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1850, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA

Notes:

Blackburns- Minute Book, Williamson Co., Tennessee
1820
DB 5 - 521
Power of attorney from Gideon Blackburn to Samuel Blackburn - ordered to be certified.

1839
DB 14 - 463

George Blackburn and William Blackburn by testimony prove that they are the children of John Blackburn dec'd and that said John Blackburn was a brother of General Samuel Blackburn of Bath Co., Virginia and that the said John Blackburn had the folowing children surviving himn to wit:

the said William Blackburn and George Blackburn and Andrew Blackburn, John Blackburn, Edward Blackburn, James Blackburn, Polly Blckburn (Mrs. James Moyers), Grizzel Blackburn (Mrs. Gideon Blackburn), Nancy Blackburn (Mrs. John Carson) and Jane Blackburn (Mrs. Thomas Snoddy), and that the said Jane Blackburn died before General Samuel Blackburn died.

1841
DB15 - 100
Power of attorney from William Blackburn and George Blackburn to Samuel Blackburn of Bath Co., Virginia.

Buried:
GRid=34033840; Baroque type headstone with tympanum and caps, in ground. Brief obit.

William married Amy Samples in May 1798. Amy died in unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Nancy Hassell on 7 Oct 1819. Nancy was born about 1800; died in unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

10.

Grizelle Blackburn

(2.Janet², 1.Alexander¹) was born on 27 Oct 1774; died on 25 Jul 1862.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1850, Woodburn, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA; Living with daughter Jane M Burton.
Residence: 1860, Jerseyville, Jersey County, Illinois, USA; Living with son Anderson Montgomery Blackburn

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=40307332; Tall family monument topped by a sculpture of books and a dangling tablcloth.

Grizelle married Gideon Blackburn on 2 Oct 1793. Gideon (son of Robert Blackburn and Margaret Richie) was born on 27 Aug 1772; died on 23 Aug 1838. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11. George Blackburn (2.Janet², 1.Alexander¹) was born on 26 May 1776; died after 1838.
Family/Spouse: Martha Neely. Martha died in unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

12.

John Blackburn, Jr

(2.Janet², 1.Alexander¹) was born on 24 Mar 1778; died on 28 Feb 1868.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1830, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1840, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; Free White Persons: Males: 60-69(1); 15-19(1); 10-14(1). Females: 50-59(1); 20-29(1); 15-19(1).
Residence: 1850, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; John (762) and Elizabeth (58) with children Catharine (33), Gideon H (30), Mather? (24). Also "George Coop? Blackburn" (10) & Charlotte J Blackburn (6) who could be grandchildren.
Residence: 1860, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; John 82, Elizabeth 77, and son Gideon H, 39. Also Nancy E Blackburn, 24, and Jane Noels, 23, but I don't know their relationship.

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=126077802; Thick upright double gravestone gravestone.

John married Elizabeth McGuirk on 22 Sep 1802. Elizabeth was born on 19 Jul 1782; died on 3 Apr 1867. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

24. Gideon H Blackburn was born about 1821; died on 14 Sep 1911.
25. Mather? Blackburn was born about 1824.
26. Benjamin Andrew Blackburn was born on 8 Jun 1805; died on 26 Sep 1877.
27. Andrew A Blackburn was born on 18 May 1814; died on 13 Jul 1891.
28. Jane Mathews Blackburn was born in 1803; died in 1805.

13.

Edward Blackburn

(2.Janet², 1.Alexander¹) was born on 3 Jun 1780; died in 1853.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1850, Jefferson County, Virginia, USA

Notes:

Birth:
Twin of Jane

Edward married Margaret McGirk on 5 Sep 1804. Margaret was born in 1779; died in 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

29. John Nelson Blackburn was born on 3 Sep 1809; died on 2 Sep 1886.

14.

James Blackburn

(2.Janet², 1.Alexander¹) was born on 2 Oct 1782; died on 13 Nov 1860.

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=60521222; Arch gravestone has inscription: Ruling Elder in the West-minster Church over 10 years. no obit.

Family/Spouse: Catherine Jamison. Catherine was born on 24 Oct 1784; died on 5 Sep 1867. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

30. John Blackburn was born on 10 Feb 1806; died on 24 Apr 1883.

15.

Nancy Blackburn

(2.Janet², 1.Alexander¹) was born on 7 Apr 1785; died on 26 Apr 1851.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1830, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1850, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA

Nancy married John Carson on 19 Jun 1804. John was born in 1776; died in 1826. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

16.	Jane (Jenny) Blackburn (2.Janet², 1.Alexander¹) was born on 3 Jun 1780. Notes: Birth: Twin of Edward Jane married Albert "Thomas" Snoddy, Esq on 17 Mar 1806. Albert (son of John Snoddy and Agnes Glasgow) was born on 26 Jan 1761; died on 26 Jun 1839. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 4

17.

John Blackburn Moyers

(5.Mary³, 2.Janet², 1.Alexander¹) was born on 30 Jan 1792; died on 13 Nov 1875.

Other Events and Attributes:

Property: 25 Jun 1824, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; 50 acres granted to John Moyers "On the waters of Long Creek ...beginning at a post oak in the line of Samuel Bell's running thence west 38 poles to a stake near a wanut..."
Residence: 1830, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; As John Moyers. Age 38. Wife Mary (not named, 40). Probably brother Henry (29), plus 8 children (consistent with what we know); Free White Person Male<5:1,<10:2,<14:1,<29:1,39:1;Female<5:2,<10:1,<19:1,<49:1
Residence: 1836, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; County tax records: 158 Acres $800 Tax: $1.20
Residence: 1850, Warren County, Tennessee, USA; 58, Wife Mary, Son John (30), and Daughters Melcina (19) and Narcissa (15). Farmer $2000 Real Estate. Adjacent to son Thomas
Residence: 1860, Warren County, Tennessee, USA; 58, Wife Mary, plus Martha McGreger(6). $300 Personal Estate.
Residence: 1870, Warren County, Tennessee, USA; As John Myres, age 78, Wife Adeline (42) Children Gertrude(9) and William (6) - Preacher

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=30290004; John's and Mary's headstones are enclosed by a decorative fence in the middle of the church parking lot!

John married Mary Snoddy on 14 Oct 1812. Mary (daughter of Albert "Thomas" Snoddy, Esq and Hannah Davis) was born on 15 Jul 1790; died on 8 Nov 1861. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

31. Narcissa Ann (Cissy) Myers was born on 10 Feb 1834; died on 6 Nov 1896.
32. Malinda Matthews Myers was born on 23 Jul 1813; died on 7 Jul 1817.
33. Hannah Davis Myers was born on 23 Dec 1814; died on 9 Apr 1867.
34. James Alexander Myers was born on 21 Aug 1815; died on 18 Jul 1819.
35. Thomas Snoddy Myers was born on 30 May 1818; died on 10 Nov 1914.
36. John Newton Myers was born on 19 Mar 1820; died on 26 Jan 1892.
37. Andrew Emmons Myers was born on 6 Jan 1822; died on 16 Jan 1889; was buried after 1880.
38. Mary Blackburn Myers was born on 25 Oct 1823; died on 7 Jan 1895.
39. David Henry Myers was born on 12 Nov 1825; died on 10 Jan 1903.
40. Melcena Lansden Myers was born on 21 May 1830; died on 22 Aug 1854.
41. Susannah Jane Myers was born on 9 Jan 1827; died on 16 Sep 1908.

John married Adaline Cartwright on 17 Apr 1862. Adaline was born on 4 Feb 1828; died on 20 Mar 1904. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

42. Living
43. Living

18.	Grizzelle Blackburn Myers (5.Mary³, 2.Janet², 1.Alexander¹) was born in 1794; died in 1830. Notes: Buried: GRid=140274709; no headstone or marker. bio lists husband and children. Grizzelle married John Mathis Patton on 14 Apr 1813. John was born in 1792; died in 1862. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

19.

Alfred Jefferson Moyers, Sr

(5.Mary³, 2.Janet², 1.Alexander¹) was born on 24 Nov 1811; died in 1878.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1850, Lawrence County, Missouri, USA; Occupation: Physician
Residence: 30 Jan 1857, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; Formal newspaper notification of a lawsuit against Alred Myers, who lived out of the state.
Residence: 1860, Red Oak, Ellis County, Texas, USA; Occupation: Farmer

Alfred married Jane Rheams on 27 Sep 1831. Jane was born on 4 Jul 1813; died on 12 Feb 1892. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

44. James Bartlett Moyers was born on 18 Jan 1834; died on 9 Jan 1877.
45. John Tate Moyers was born on 23 Aug 1838; died in 1863.
46. Thomas B Moyers was born in 1842.
47. Robert C Moyers was born in 1843.
48. Mary Jane Moyers was born on 6 Oct 1848; died on 11 May 1887.
49. Alfred Jefferson Moyers, Jr was born on 16 Jan 1846; died on 30 Oct 1903.
50. Sara A Moyers was born on 12 May 1851; died on 28 Mar 1873.

20. Living (5.Mary³, 2.Janet², 1.Alexander¹)
21. Living (5.Mary³, 2.Janet², 1.Alexander¹)
22. Living (5.Mary³, 2.Janet², 1.Alexander¹)
23. Living (5.Mary³, 2.Janet², 1.Alexander¹)

24.

Gideon H Blackburn

(12.John³, 2.Janet², 1.Alexander¹) was born about 1821; died on 14 Sep 1911.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1860, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1900, Anderson County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1910, Coal Creek, Anderson County, Tennessee, USA

Gideon married Margaret Briton in 1875. Margaret was born on 25 Apr 1829. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

25.	Mather? Blackburn (12.John³, 2.Janet², 1.Alexander¹) was born about 1824. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1850, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; Name in census record can't be read clearly. May start with an H.

26.

Benjamin Andrew Blackburn

(12.John³, 2.Janet², 1.Alexander¹) was born on 8 Jun 1805; died on 26 Sep 1877.

Other Events and Attributes:

Property: 4 Sep 1839, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1840, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; 6 Free white persons, 1 slave
Residence: 1850, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1860, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Military: 1861, Tennessee, USA; Private, Confederate Army; 12th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry, Company F
Property: 15 Feb 1869, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1870, Kansas, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Probate: 8 Jun 1876, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; Will

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=39263133

Benjamin married Isabel M Caldwell on 19 Feb 1827. Isabel was born on 1 Sep 1806; died on 7 Apr 1887. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

51. Elizabeth J Blackburn was born about 1832.
52. Louisa Rosilla Blackburn was born on 12 Sep 1833; died on 22 Jun 1900.
53. William Wirt Blackburn was born on 9 Apr 1838; died on 31 Dec 1915.
54. Martha M Blackburn was born about 1840.
55. Catherine M Blackburn was born about 1842.
56. Harriet J Blackburn was born in 1844.
57. John Fain Blackburn was born on 30 Jan 1846; died on 19 Sep 1920.
58. Joseph H M Blackburn was born in Jan 1849; died on 2 Dec 1904.

27.

Andrew A Blackburn

(12.John³, 2.Janet², 1.Alexander¹) was born on 18 May 1814; died on 13 Jul 1891.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1850, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; Andrew A (36) & Ellen A (2), with newborn son Henry D Blackburn (0), plus Charles Owen (10). His daughter Charlotte is recorded with his parents - the very next family listed in the Census. Charles Owen is still in the household in 1860.
Residence: 1860, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; A A Blackburn (46) & E E Blackburn (29), and children C Blackburn (16) and H.A. Blackburn (10) - Plus Chas Owens (20) and Ike Blackton (13)
Residence: 1880, Suwannee County, Florida, USA; Occupation: "Sitting About Store"
Probate: 10 Aug 1891, Suwannee County, Florida, USA; This is not the will,but documents that establish his son Henry Blackburn as his executor.

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=84692325; Large stone is hard to read and has been transcribed incorrectly. It has the same distinct style as the stone for his wife Ellen E Blackburn, and the background of the two pictures reveal the stones are next to each other.

Andrew married Ellen E Dick on 26 Dec 1848. Ellen was born on 3 Jul 1829; died on 26 Oct 1901. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

59. Henry Alonzo Blackburn was born on 28 Jan 1850; died on 12 Jul 1922.

Andrew married Isabelle Lowery Blackburn on 22 Oct 1839. Isabelle was born in 1823; died in 1844. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

60. Charlotte Isabelle Blackburn was born in 1844.

28. Jane Mathews Blackburn (12.John³, 2.Janet², 1.Alexander¹) was born in 1803; died in 1805.

29.

John Nelson Blackburn

(13.Edward³, 2.Janet², 1.Alexander¹) was born on 3 Sep 1809; died on 2 Sep 1886.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1860, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1880, Limestone County, Alabama, USA

John married Martha Jane Morrow on 28 Feb 1831. Martha was born in 1809; died in 1844. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

61. Edward A Blackburn was born on 16 Jul 1840; died on 17 Aug 1899.
62. James Blackburn was born about 1852.

30.

John Blackburn

(14.James³, 2.Janet², 1.Alexander¹) was born on 10 Feb 1806; died on 24 Apr 1883.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1840, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; Free white persons: Males: 60-60(1),15-19(1)10-14(1), Females: 50-59(1),20-29:1,15-19:1
Residence: 1860, Moniteau County, Missouri, USA
Residence: 1870, Harrison, Moniteau County, Missouri, USA
Residence: 1880, Burris Fork, Moniteau County, Missouri, USA

John married Christina Branner on 1 Oct 1827. Christina was born on 23 Jul 1810; died on 24 Jan 1881. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]