John William Blount
1669 - 1726 (56 years)
1. John William Blount was born on 16 Sep 1669 in Chowan County, North Carolina, USA (son of Captain James John Blount and Ann Willis); died on 17 Mar 1726 in Chowan County, North Carolina, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Kinfolk of Note: 2nd Great Grandfather of Governor William Blount
- _ELEC: 1704, North Carolina, USA; Member of the Assembly, later, Justice of the General Court
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(Mullberry Hill)John married Elizabeth Davis on 4 Jun 1695 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth was born on 18 Feb 1679 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA; died on 8 Feb 1733 in Chowan County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Esther Blount was born on 17 Mar 1702 in North Carolina, USA; died on 22 Mar 1757 in Flat Rock, Powhatan, Virginia, USA.
2. 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
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(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]
3. Ann Willis was born about 1625 in Astley, Worcestershire, England; died after 1668 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Children:
- Captain Thomas Blount was born about 1650 in Worcestershire, England; died on 28 Mar 1706 in North Carolina, USA.
- 1. 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.
Generation: 3
4. 1st Baronet of Sodington Sir Walter Blount was born in 1594 in Worcestershire, England (son of Sir George Blount and Eleanor Norwood); died on 27 Aug 1654 in Blagdon, Devon, England; was buried in Mamble, Worcestershire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Education: 1610, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Balliol College, Oxford University
- Occupation: 1620, Worcestershire, England; Sheriff of Worcestershire
- _ELEC: 1624, Droitwich, Worcestershire, England; Member of Parliament
- _MILT: 1642, England; Royalist during the English Civil War and was taken prisoner by the Parliamentarian forces in December 1645, and was imprisoned at Oxford and in the Tower of London. His house at Sodington was burnt down by Parliamentarian soldiers and his land sold
Sir married Elizabeth Wylde before 1611 in England. Elizabeth was born about 1591 in England; died in 1656 in England; was buried in Mamble, Worcestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Elizabeth Wylde was born about 1591 in England; died in 1656 in England; was buried in Mamble, Worcestershire, England. Notes:
Buried:
St John the Baptist ChurchyardChildren:
- 2. Captain James John Blount was born in 1620 in Astley, Worcestershire, England; died on 17 Jul 1686 in Chowan County, North Carolina, USA.
Generation: 4
8. Sir George Blount was born in 1534 in Worcestershire, England (son of Thomas Blount and Jocasa 'Joyce' Shirley); died on 20 Jan 1610 in Worcestershire, England; was buried in Paignton Cemetery, Paignton, Devon, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- _MILT: Knight of Sodington and Worcester
Sir married Eleanor Norwood. Eleanor (daughter of William Norwood and Elizabeth Lygon) was born in 1563 in Gloucestershire, England; died on 16 Feb 1610 in Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Eleanor Norwood was born in 1563 in Gloucestershire, England (daughter of William Norwood and Elizabeth Lygon); died on 16 Feb 1610 in Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England. Children:
- 4. 1st Baronet of Sodington Sir Walter Blount was born in 1594 in Worcestershire, England; died on 27 Aug 1654 in Blagdon, Devon, England; was buried in Mamble, Worcestershire, England.