Governor William Benjamin Blount

1749 - 1800  (50 years)

• Name	William Benjamin Blount  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Title	Governor
  Birth	26 Mar 1749	North Carolina, USA   [2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  _MILT	2 Jul 1772	North Carolina, USA   [6, 11, 12]
  	American Army - Revolutionary War; Staff Officer and Paymaster
  _ELEC	1787	North Carolina, USA
  	Member of the Constitutional Convention and Signer of the US Constitution -- Governor of the Southwest Territory (Later Tennessee in 1796) - Also US Senator from Tennessee
  		U.S. Constitution signature page -- William Blount's signature for North Carolina.
  Census	1790	Pitt County, North Carolina, USA   [3]
  DAR/SAR	Daughters of the American Revolution #: A011522 -- Sons of the American Revolution #: P-116776  [11, 12]
  		Seal-DAR
  		Seal-SAR
  Occupation	1790	North Carolina, USA
  	Land Speculator
  Death	21 Mar 1800	Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA   [2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10]
  Burial	First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA   [9]
  Person ID	I24286	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Colonel Jacob Blount,   b. 1726, Bertie County, North Carolina, USA d. 17 Aug 1789, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Barbara Gray,   b. 1728, North Carolina, USA d. 1763 (Age 35 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1748	North Carolina, USA   [13, 14]
  Family ID	F9783	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Mosely Grainger,   b. 1761, Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA d. 7 Oct 1802, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	1778	North Carolina, USA   [7]
  Family ID	F9773	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Mar 1749 - North Carolina, USA _MILT - American Army - Revolutionary War; Staff Officer and Paymaster - 2 Jul 1772 - North Carolina, USA Marriage - 1778 - North Carolina, USA _ELEC - Member of the Constitutional Convention and Signer of the US Constitution -- Governor of the Southwest Territory (Later Tennessee in 1796) - Also US Senator from Tennessee - 1787 - North Carolina, USA Census - 1790 - Pitt County, North Carolina, USA Occupation - Land Speculator - 1790 - North Carolina, USA Death - 21 Mar 1800 - Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms and Icons		Seal-DAR
  		Seal-SAR

  
  

• Sources

  [S2418] Wikipedia: William Blount, (Name: Wikipedia;), Governor and Senator William Blount. William Blount (March 26, 1749 – March 21, 1800) was an American statesman and land speculator who signed the United States Constitution. He was a member of the North Carolina delegation at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and led the efforts for North Carolina to ratify the Constitution in 1789 at the Fayetteville Convention. He then served as the only governor of the Southwest Territory and played a leading role in helping the territory gain admission to the union as the state of Tennessee. He was selected as one of Tennessee's initial United States Senators in 1796. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blount [S425] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Volume: 170. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [S212] Ancestry.com, 1790 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1790; Census Place: Pitt, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 457; Image: 587; Family History Library Film: 0568147. 1790 United States Federal Census [S2419] Ancestry.com, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;). [S550] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 145 : 1919. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [S1382] Ancestry.com, U.S. Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Soldiers who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War; Record Group Title: War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records; Record Group Number: 93; Series Number: M88. U.S. Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783 [S110] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Source number: 6.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LDF. [S2420] Ancestry.com, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. I. [S515] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S267] Ancestry.com, Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). [S2421] DAR: William Blount, (Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;), BLOUNT, WILLIAM -- Ancestor #: A011522. Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, STAFF OFFICER Birth: 3-26-1749 BERTIE CO NORTH CAROLINA Death: 3-21-1800 KNOXVILLE KNOX CO TENNESSEE 1) PAYMASTER IN 3RD REGT; MEMBER OF CONTINENTAL CONGRESS; MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A011522 [S2422] SAR: William Blount, (Name: Sons of the American Revolution;), William BLOUNT -- SAR Patriot #: P-116776. State of Service: NC Qualifying Service: Staff Officer / Patriotic Service DAR #: A011522 Birth: 25 Mar 1749 / Bertie / NC Death: 21 Mar 1800 Knoxville / TN Patriotic Service Description: PAYMASTER IN 3RD REGT Member of Continental Congress in 1783-4 and again 1786-7 Member of Constitutional Convention of 1787 1st Territorial Governor of Tennessee Founded city of Knoxville. https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/116776 [S110] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Source number: 7.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LDF. [S550] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 100 : 1913. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000