Rebecca (of Jno of Wm Sr) Blake

Abt 1695 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Rebecca (of Jno of Wm Sr) Blake  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1695	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Female
  Will - Named in Fathers will	8 Aug 1721	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	In his will John Blake gave to adopted grandson John Blake, son of Charles Blake, alias Price, deceased, 200 acres adjcent a tract of land formerly belonging to Capt. John Wallop, now in the possession of Mr. John Kendall, with all the appurtenances belonging & appertaining "to the said 200 acres I to ye said John Blake, son of Mary ye daughter of Charles Ratcklif of Somerset County in Maryland, to him the said John & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten forever" & for want of heirs to my grandaughter Sarah Willson. To my adopted grandson 100 acres on Gingoteage Island. Should the said John Blake attempt to sell or mortgage any of the said 300 acres, then it shall revert to my grandson John Turvil of Somerset County. To daughter Rebecca Willson 150 acres adjcent Capt. Watts. To daughter Arcadia Turvil. To grandau Rachel Scott. Adopted grandson residual legatee, he to be at age at 18. Thomas Robins & John Turvill of Somerset County Exrs. Witt: Thomas Perry, Samuel Taylor, Charles Taylor, John Taylor.
  Land - they were named in a land cause	3 Jul 1728	tract A174, south of Wattsville, Accomack Co, Virginia   [2]
  	Ejectment proceedings between Peter Peaceable, plaintiff vs. Thomas Troublesome, defendant, for lands lying in Accomack County, which Dennis Blake devised to the plaintiff, &c. Rebecca Wilson appeared in open Court and entered herself defendant instead of the said Thomas Troublesome, &c. Jury impaneled and returned the following verdict: That the said William Blake, late of Accomack County, dec., was possessed in his life time, in fee simple, in the lands in question, which by his deed duly executed 2 Apr. 1688, conveyed to his son, William Blake for his natural life, with remainder to his heirs, the remainder to John Blake, another son of William Blake, the elder, and the heirs of his body, and the reversion of the fee simple to the heirs of the said William Blake, the elder, at common law. That William Blake, the younger, entered into the lands and was thereof possessed during his life, and died without lawful issue. That after the death of the said William Blake, the younger, the aforesaid John Blake entered into the lands and was thereof possessed during his life. That the said John Blake intermarried with a certain Sarah Ratcliff, by whom he had issue the defendant. That the defendant is the only surviving issue of the said John Blake. That the said John Blake departed this life before the commencement of this action, and that Dennis Blake, the lessor of the plaintiff, is heir at common law to William Blake, the elder. That John Blake, the defendant's father, was married to the defendant's mother, whose maiden name was Sarah Ratcliff, the 5th day of November, 1692, and that the defendant was born of the body of the said Sarah in the life time of the said John Blake. That the said John Blake and Sarah lived together as man and wife until the death of the said Sarah, and that before the commencement of this suit both the said John and Sarah departed this life.
  Will - Named in Husbands will	13 Mar 1730	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	In his will Joseph Blake gave to son Charles Blake 165 acres where I now live & for want of issue to unborn child & for want of heirs to Rachel Wilson. Jonathan Thornton to have free possession of a parcel of land on Jengoteague Branch where he now lives for 14 years, being 150 acres provided he pay the Quit Rents & plant 150 apple trees, and after the expiration of the said 14 years I give the said land to my unborn child & for want of heirs to my brother in law John Morris. To brother Gilbert Morris. Wife Rebecca & brother Dennis Blake Exrs. Witt: Uriah Collins, William Watts, John Melten. (NOTE: She is assumed to have been his sister Rachel, who was named in their father Joseph's will.)
  Land - they sold land	5 May 1743	tract Winter Pasture, Worcester Co, Maryland   [4]
  	Dennis Blake, son of Joseph Blake, who was a brother of William Blake, and Robert Slocomb & wife Rebecca, only daughter of John Blake, another brother of William, sold 100 acres of this tract to John Walker of Accomack Co, Va.
  Marr Name	Rebecca (of Jno of Wm Sr) Slocomb
  Marr Name	Rebecca (of Jno of Wm Sr) Wilson
  Marr Name	Rebecca Blake
  Record ID	52166
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Blake, Sr.,   b. Abt 1635   d. Bef 21 Feb 1692, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 57 years)  (Grandfather)  Elizabeth (--?--),   b. Abt 1632, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 11 May 1686, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 54 years)  (Grandmother)
  Siblings	2 sisters
  + 1. Rebecca (of Jno of Wm Sr) Blake,   b. Abt 1695, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Henry Wilson,  m. Abt 1715 ;   Joseph Blake,  m. Abt 1725 ;   Robert (of Robt I) Slocomb, II (S.S.),  m. Abt 1740 + 2. (dau of Jno of Wm Sr) Blake,   b. Abt 1698, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ (--?--) Scott,  m. Abt 1715 + 3. Arcadia (of Jno of Wm Sr) Blake,   b. Abt 1700, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ John Turvill,  m. Abt 1720
  Half-siblings	2 half brothers and 1 half sister (family of John Price and Sarah 'Sarie' Rackliffe)
  1. Nathaniel Price,   b. Abt 1674, Virginia + 2. Bridget Price,   b. Abt 1680   d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Elias (of Wm Sr) Blake,  m. Abt 1700 + 3. Charles Price, (Blake?),   b. Abt 1683, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 8 Aug 1721  (Age 38 years) ╚═ Mary (of Chas II) Rackliffe,  m. Abt 1715
  Person ID	I52166	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	John (of Wm Sr) Blake,   b. Abt 1665, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 7 Dec 1726 (Age < 61 years)
  Mother	Sarah 'Sarie' Rackliffe,   b. Abt 1664, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 8 Aug 1721, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 57 years) Other Partners: ╚═John Price,   b. 1657, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1682
  Marriage	5 Nov 1692	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F38546	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Henry Wilson,   b. Abt 1690, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1715  [5]
  	There are only 3 Wilsons listed in the Accomack Co processioners returns between 1723 and 1792; Henry, John & Thomas. Of those 3 only Henry Wilson was listed in a neighborhood of John Blake. On 26 May 1724 land at the head of Gingoteague Creek included neighbors John Blake, Jonathan Owen and Henry Wilson. Jonathan Owen was a known husband of Mary Blake, a sister of this John Blake, father of Rebecca Blake.
  Children	1. Sarah Wilson,   b. Abt 1720, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F16163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Joseph Blake,   b. 1703, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 4 Jan 1731, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 28 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1725	tract A174, south of Wattsville, Accomack Co, Virginia   [3, 6]
  	Whitelaw states that "it seems possible that Rebecca married her cousin Joseph Blake as her second husband."
  Children	1. Charles Blake,   b. Abt 1726, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 26 Nov 1776, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 50 years)   2. Unborn Blake,   b. 1731, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F16164	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 3	Robert (of Robt I) Slocomb, II (S.S.),   b. Abt 1715, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Aft 18 Jun 1791, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age > 76 years)  Other Partners: ╚═Ruth Willett,   b. Abt 1722, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. Aft 15 Aug 1749
  Marriage	Abt 1740  [7]
  	The fact that this Robert Slocomb had a wife Rebecca is based on the 1744 sale of land, within Whitelaw's tract A137 (near Mappsville), from Charles Stockley to John Walker saying it had been sold to him by Robert & Rebecca Slocomb.
  Family ID	F16109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1695 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 8 Aug 1721 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Husbands will - 13 Mar 1730 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p.78 (will of John Blake), 570. [S571] Nottingham, Acc Land Causes, 1728-1825, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 1 (Dennis Blake vs Rebecca Wilson), 571. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 96 & 97 (will of Joseph Blake), 570. [S2158] Dryden, Ruth - Wor Land Records, 1666-1810, (Printed Privately, 1987), p. 679 (tract Winter Pasture), 2158. [S830] Walczyk, Acc Co Processioners Returns, 1723-1792, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row, 2003), p. 3, 830. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore (A History of Northampton and Accomack Counties), in a 2 volume set, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 1331 (tract A174), 572. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore (A History of Northampton and Accomack Counties), in a 2 volume set, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 1220-1221 (Tract A137 near Mappsville), 572.