Colonel Jacob Blount
1726 - 1789 (63 years)
1. Colonel Jacob Blount was born in 1726 in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA (son of Thomas Blount and Ann Elizabeth Reading); died on 17 Aug 1789 in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Blount Hall Cemetery, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- DAR/SAR: Daughters of the American Revolution #: A011497 -- Sons of the American Revolution #: P-116753
- Residence: Bef 1762, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA; Blount Hall
- _MILT: 16 May 1771, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Provincial Militia - Fought with Governor Tyron's Militia against the Regulators in the Battle of Alamance
- _ELEC: 1775, North Carolina, USA; Member of the Provisional Congress
- _MILT: 1776, North Carolina, USA; American Army - Revolutionary War; Colonel, North Carolina Continental Line
- Census: 1790, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
Colonel married Barbara Gray in 1748 in North Carolina, USA. Barbara was born in 1728 in North Carolina, USA; died in 1763. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Governor William Benjamin Blount was born on 26 Mar 1749 in North Carolina, USA; died on 21 Mar 1800 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA; was buried in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.
Colonel married Mary Adams on 12 Aug 1787 in Pasquotank County, North Carolina, USA. Mary was born in 1735; died on 17 Aug 1789 in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Colonel married Hannah Salter about 1763. Hannah was born in 1726; died in 1787. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. Thomas Blount was born about 1687 (son of Captain Thomas Blount and Mary Lee); died in 1729. Thomas married Ann Elizabeth ReadingNorth Carolina, USA. Ann was born about 1690 in Beaufort County, North Carolina, USA; died about 1742 in Beaufort County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Ann Elizabeth Reading was born about 1690 in Beaufort County, North Carolina, USA; died about 1742 in Beaufort County, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- 1. Colonel Jacob Blount was born in 1726 in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA; died on 17 Aug 1789 in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Blount Hall Cemetery, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA.
Generation: 3
4. Captain Thomas Blount was born about 1650 in Worcestershire, England (son of Captain James John Blount and Ann Willis); died on 28 Mar 1706 in North Carolina, USA. Notes:
Died:
(Cabin Ridge Plantation, Kendricks Creek, former Albemarle County)Captain married Mary Lee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Mary Lee Children:
- 2. Thomas Blount was born about 1687; died in 1729.
Generation: 4
8. Captain James John Blount was born in 1620 in Astley, Worcestershire, England (son of 1st Baronet of Sodington Sir Walter Blount and Elizabeth Wylde); died on 17 Jul 1686 in Chowan County, North Carolina, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Immigration: 1665, Virginia, USA; Immigrated from England
- Migration: 1669, Chowan County, North Carolina, USA; Family moved from Virginia to North Carolina
- _MILT: 1669, North Carolina, USA; Captain of the Militia
Notes:
Died:
(Mullberry Hill)Captain married Ann Willis on 13 Jun 1683 in Chowan County, North Carolina, USA. Ann was born about 1625 in Astley, Worcestershire, England; died after 1668 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Ann Willis was born about 1625 in Astley, Worcestershire, England; died after 1668 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Children:
- 4. Captain Thomas Blount was born about 1650 in Worcestershire, England; died on 28 Mar 1706 in North Carolina, USA.
- John William Blount was born on 16 Sep 1669 in Chowan County, North Carolina, USA; died on 17 Mar 1726 in Chowan County, North Carolina, USA.