Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

John Blanford

Male 1709 - 1770  (61 years)


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  • Name John Blanford 
    Birth 1709  Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 17 Apr 1770  Prince George's County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3998  Tree1
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2023 

    Father Thomas Blanford,   b. 1680, Calvert County, Maryland - now Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Aug 1749, Prince George's County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah Beaven,   b. Abt 1681, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1749, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Abt 1702  Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3276  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth Hagan,   b. Abt 1700, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1757, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1734  Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Monica Blanford,   b. Abt 1734, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1793, Nelson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 60 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. James Blanford,   b. Abt 1738, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1774, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 37 years)  [Father: natural]
     3. Sarah Blanford,   b. Bef 1740, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1779, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 41 years)  [Father: natural]
     4. Elizabeth Mary Blanford,   b. 1746, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1780, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 35 years)  [Father: natural]
     5. Thomas Blanford,   b. Bef 1740, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1791, Berkeley County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 53 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F3273  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2023 

    Family 2 Anne Hagan,   b. Abt 1728, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1751, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 23 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1744  Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3274  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2023 

    Family 3 Eleanor MNU Blanford   d. 27 Aug 1783, Prince George's County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Abt 1751  Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Baptist Blanford,   b. Bef 1758, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1797, Frederick County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 39 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. Susannah Blanford,   b. Bef 1767, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1819, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 52 years)  [Father: natural]
     3. Joseph Blanford,   b. 1751, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jun 1836, Prince George's County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F3275  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2023 

  • Notes 
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      BLANFORD, John, Prince George's Co. 9 Mar, 1770; 17 Apr. 1770
      To wife Eleanor
      Children: James, John, Thomas, Richard, Joseph, Monica Hagan, Sarah Coomes, Elizabeth Mary Green, Eleanor, Mary, Ann, Henrietta, and Susannah.
      Tracts: "Timberley," "Brook Chance."
      Ex, son Thomas.
      Wit: Notly Mitchell,. John Wood, John Knott. 38, 173
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      John Blanford 104.277 Page £525.12.9 Jul 14 1770 Jul 16 1770
      Appraisers: Henry Boone, Henry Hill.
      Creditors: Charles Hamilton for James Brown, John Wood.
      Next of kin: James Blanford, Joseph Blanford.
      Executor: Thomas Blanford.

      === From NJL
      John Blanford 6.88 D Page £384.10.3 Aug 13 1771
      Note: the Folio number is written as 87.
      Sureties: John Blanford, Thomas Taylor,
      Legatees: James Blanford, John Blanford, Thomas Blanford, Richard Blanford, Joseph Blanford, Monica Hagan, Sarah Comes, Elisabeth Mary Green, Eleanor Blanford, Mary Blanford, Ann Blanford, Henrietta Maria Blanford, Susannah Blanford.
      Distribution to: Widow (unnamed, 1/3).
      Executor: Thomas Blanford.
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      Taylor, John, planter, Prince George's County, 17th Jan., 1736; 29th Nov., 1738.
      To son John and hrs., 30 A. south of dwelling.
      To son James and hrs., 30 A. and personalty.
      To son Thomas and daus. Mary and Ann, personalty.
      To wife Unice, extx,, 30 A. with the dwelling house during life, at her decease to youngest son Thomas and hrs., and residue of personal estate.
      Test: Thomas Blanford, Sr., John Blanford, Richard Parker, 22.60.
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      BLANFORD, THOMAS,, Prince George's County, planter. 17 Jun, 1749; 7 Aug, 1749
      To son Charles Blanford, my lands In Charles Co.: The "Ruden", "Shanking Point," and pt, of "Hirkley [Hickory] Thickett."
      To son John Blanford, pt. of "Brook Chance" 200 A., and tract called "Timberland."
      To wife Sarah Blanford, my dwelling plantation,
      To grand-son Philip Edelen, and daus. Tabitha Mitchell, Margaret Hagar and Martha Clackson, of 400 A.
      To son John Blanford, after his mother"s decease, the above-mentioned land called "Shrusbury Plains," 150 A.
      To dau. Tabitha Mitchell, pt. of "Widow"s Trouble", 360 A. laid out by Isaac Brooks, beginning at the end of 61 perches on the 8th line of original tract,
      To daus. Margaret Hagar and Martha Clackson, pt. of "Widow's Trouble."
      To grand-son Edelen, land pt. of sd. tract on southeast side of Mataapanigh(?);[Mattapany] 100 A.
      Grand-son Philip Edelen.
      To wife Sarah Blanford, at decease of sd. wife, my personal estate to be equally divided bet. my 7 child.: Charles, John, Mary Edelen, Sarah Clackson, Tabitha Mitchell, Margaret Hagan and Martha Clackson.
      Wife, extx,,
      Wit: James Benton, Nathaniel Banten (Ranten?), Henry Boone. MCW 27.13
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      Will of James HAGAN
      In the name of God Amen.. I James HAGAN of Charles County in the province
      of Maryland being infirm of body but of sound and perfect memory do now make
      this my Last Will and Testament as followeth...INPRIMIS I bequeath my soul
      to God that gave it, my body to the earth after my decease to be decently
      buried at the charge of my estate and discretion of my executor hereafter
      named...
      ITEM I will that my just debts and funeral charges be first paid...
      ITEM I nominate constitute and ordain my loving wife Elizabeth HAGAN and my
      loving grandson Edward HAGAN whole and sole executors of this my Last Will
      and Testament to whom the said Elizabeth, my wife, I give and bequeath the
      plantation I now dwell upon with two hundred acres of land joining thereunto
      also a tract or parcel of land called "Hagan's Strife" during her natural
      life and after her decease to my loving grandson Edward HAGAN to him and his
      heirs forever..
      ITEM I give and bequeath unto my loving son William HAGAN all the
      remaining part of my lands or tracts I now hold to him and his heirs
      forever, also I give and bequeath unto my said son William HAGAN one negro
      man named Peter after the decease of his mother...
      ITEM I give and bequeath unto my loving daughter Mary PIDGON one cow and calf...
      ITEM I give and bequeath unto my loving daughter Elizabeth BLANFORD one
      negro woman called Sue after her mother's decease...
      ITEM I give and bequeath unto my loving granddaughter Monica BLANFORD one
      negro boy called Basil after her grandmothers decease...
      ITEM I give and bequeath unto my loving grandson James BLANFORD its child
      that my negro woman Lucy is big with now after the decease of his
      grandmother....
      ITEM I give and bequeath unto my loving grandson Edward HAGAN two negroes
      one called Matt and the other called Lucy after the decease of his
      grandmother also half the remaining part of my personal estate after his
      grandmothers decease....
      ITEM I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Elizabeth HAGAN all the
      remaining part of my personal estate also the use of the negroes and
      personal estate before named during her natural life...I ordain that this
      present will to be my Last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have
      set my hand and affixed my seal this 5th day of July 1749.
      Signed sealed in
      the presence of us

      William HAGAN James HAGAN
      Ignatius HAGAN
      James HAGAN

      Will Liber: FF 277-278 Charles Co. proved Sept. 11, 1749
      (Kindness of Jessie Hagan jessieh@ns2.adept dot net)
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      Charles County Land Record Book G#3, 1756-1761; Page 90. Bill of Sale. I, Elizabeth Hagan of CC, hereby grant to John Blanford of Prince Georges County, 5 Negroes, viz, a Negro wench called Lucy and a Negro boy called Basil & a Negro girl called Terry & a Negro boy called Ellick & a Negro girl called Henny. Signed Mar 17, 1757 - Eizabeth (9 his mark) Hagan. Wit - Igns Hagan, James Hagan. Recorded Jul 13, 1757.
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      1752-1757 Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records Liber NN [Abstract by Mike Marshall]; Page 516. At the request of Charles Boone, the following Deed was recorded April 9, 1757
      Indenture made April 9, 1757; John Blanford, planter in consideration of 24 pounds sterling money of Great Britain paid by Charles Boone, planter has sold part of tracts called "Timber Land" and "Chance" containing 80 acres. Signed John Blanford, in the presence of and acknowledged before John Hepburn and at the same time Elizabeth Blanford wife of John Blanford relinguished her right of dower
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      1787-1789 Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records Liber HH 2 [Abstract by Mike Marshall]; Page 28. At the request of James Hawkins the following Deed was recorded December 13, 1787
      Indenture made October 15, 1787; Overton Carr in consideration of 2000 pounds current money paid by James Hawkins has sold 400 acres being part of "Madducks Folly", "Locust Thickett", Hunters Kindness", "St. John's" and "Radfords Chance" and beginning at a large ditch or gully and the beginning of a south course for a dividing line between William Bayne and Overton Carr where a stone is now fixed in the 3rd line of the part of Hunters Kindness", "St. John's" and "Radfords Chance" and bounded by "Saturday's Work" and the Main Run of Hanson [Henson] Branch. Signed Overton Carr in the presence of and acknowledged before Fielder Bowie, Rinaldo Johnson and at the same time Ann Carr w/o Overton Carr relinquished her right of dower

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