Blackshear Lineage 1816 through 1736

• Lived in Craven and Jones Counties in N.C.D. Jones Co., 1810. Will filed there. Wife, SUSANNAH (probably Ward). Place and date of m. unknown, issue 11 in all, if the three main references are all included. Alexander is mentioned by one. James, Jesse, Moses and Jacob by two others, but only Moses and Jacob appear in the will of E. S. B. It is therefore assumed that the other sons got their inheritance (as did the older daus.) and struck out to find their fortunes in other parts.
• In the will of Elisha Stout Blackshear all of the daus. are mentioned, also three sons-in-law, but the identity of their wives is not clear. The sons in law were James Huggins, Samuel Westbrook, and Elijah Koonce. The last three daus. mentioned seem to have been unmarried at the time the Will was made.
• The parents of Elisha Stout Blackshear lived in Craven Co., Enoch Ward lived in the neighboring county, of Carteret; the last child mentioned in his will was "Susannah". (1750).
• In Ga. an Enoch Ward, (also mentioned in his father's will), is found to be neighbor to Jacob Blackshear, the youngest son of Susannah and Elisha Stout B. Jacob named a son Enoch, which name had not formerly been in the Blackshear Family.
• The grandson of Jacob married Caroline Ward, indicating that the Wards and the Blackshears continued to be neighbors in Ga. as well as in N.C.
• No marriage bonds have been found for either Susannah Ward or Elisha Stout Blackshear.
  Here follows some documentation arranged in chronological order.
  • 1764, Deed from Abraham Bailey of Onslow Co., 100 acres by estimation on south side of Tuckaho for 30 Pounds Proclamation money 6 Jan. 1764.
    Cit. Register of Deeds Craven Co. Book 11 p. 318.
  • 1764, Grant No. 172 Surveyed by John Shepard 10 Aug.,
  • 1764. Chain Bearers Abraham Blackshear & Alexander Blackshear 48 acres on south side of Trent River Issued 9 Nov., 1764.
    Cit. Land Grand Office, Raleigh, N. C. Book 17 p. 113 (Craven Co.)
  • 1766, Grant No. 132 Surveyed by Levin Lane 25 April,
  • 1766. Chain Bearers Tobias Murry and Abraham Blackshear 100 acres on the south side of Trent River. Issued 26 Sept., 1766.
    Cit. L.G.O. Book 17 p. 298 (Craven Co.)
  • 1766, Grant No. 133 for 100 acres on the south side of Trent River. Issued 26 Sept., 1766
    Cit. L.G.O. Book 17 p. 298 (Craven Co.)
  • 1767, Trespass Case ESB versus John Sanders
    Cit. Craven Co. Court "Minutes".
  • 1767, Deed to John Fillyard 100 acres on the south side of Tuckahoe Creek for 80 pounds. Proclamation money 8 Feb.,1767.
    Cit. Register of Deeds, Craven Co., Court House, Newbern, N.C.Book 12-13 p. 97.
  • 1767, Deed from Humphrey Wilks, 280 Acres by estimation on north side of Trent River for 85 Pounds Proclamation money 8 April, 1767.
    Cit. R of D. Craven Co. Book 14 p. 26.
  • 1768, Grant No. 232 for 130 Acres on north side of Trent River. Issued 28 April, 1768
    Cit. L.G.O. Book 23 p. 228.
  • 1769, Grant No. 309 for 100 acres south side of Trent River Issued 5 May, 1769. Surveyer not named, Chain Bearers Titus ...?... & Robert King.
    Cit. L.G.O. Book 20 p. 473.
  • 1769, Deed from Thomas Clifton Howe, Esq. of Claremont, Craven Co. 640 acres north side of Trent River -- tract was granted to Thomas Jones by Patent bearing date 17 April, 1729, assigned over to Walter Lane 15 Apr., 1730, and also further conveyed and confirmed from the said Jones to the said Lane by Deed bearing date 17 Apr., 1730 and registered in the Public Register of Craven Co., and from the said Walter Lane conveyed and confirmed unto Levin Lane by deed 2 Jan., 1756, from Lane to John Tutle by Deed 14 Dec., 1764, from Tutle to Howe by deed 15 Oct., 1765, Thomas Clifton Howe to Elisha Blackshear consideration 150 Pounds Proclamation money 12 May, 1769.
    Cit. R of D Craven Co. Book 16 p. 336
  • 1770, Juror in Craven Co.
  • 1772, Deed to James Singleton 100 Acres on south side of Trent River for 20 Pounds Proclamation Money 30 April, 1772.
    Cit. R of D Craven Co. Book 21 p. 79.
  • 1774, Deed for south side of Trent River for 25 Pounds Proclamation Money 10 Nov., 1774.
    Cit. R of D Craven Co. Book 21 p. 187.
  • 1778, Deed to Edward Brown 100 Acres on north side Trent River (Granted to Bejamin Messor by Patent 26, Sept. 1766) No consideration mentioned 9 Jan., 1778.
    Cit. R of D Craven Co. Book 23 p. 62.
  • 1778, Deed to 25 acres Craven Co. 5 Dec., 1778
    Cit. Number 214 p. 217. Cit. Vol. XXIV p. 872 Public Laws of 1777-78 Chapter LXXII.
  • 1779, Grantee John Lavender 7 Jan., 1779
    Cit. R of D Craven Co. Book 44 p. 1
  • 1779, Grantor wm. Pollard 100 Acres between Joshuas Creek and Trent River. Consideration 45 Pounds 14 Dec., 1779.
    Cit. R of D Jones Co. Book C p. 53.
  • 1779, Assessed for Taxes on 790 Acres of Land and 3 negroes.
    Cit. Jones Co. Tax Lists.
  • 1782, Grant 118 plat calls for 14 acres surveyed 25 acres by Edward Whitty surveyor 2 May, 1782, Chain Bearers Moses Blackshear & Jesse Blackshear Grant issued 22 Oct., 1782 surveyed as 14 acres by Levin Lane 26 Apr., 1766 ...?... Gentry & James Mashburn Chain Bearers.
  • 1785, 1 male 21 to 60 -- 2 males under 21 or over 60 -- 8 females any age 2 negroes Jones Co. N. C. Census (not Federal)
    Cit. Misclns Records Jones Co. in N. C. Archives at Raleigh.
  • 1786, Deed to John Johnston 17 March, 1786.
    Cit. R of D Jones Co. Book 4 p. 601
  • 1790, Witnessed Love and Affection Deed Agnes B to Jacob and Alexander B. 17 Sept., 1790
    Cit. R of D. Jones Co. Book 1 p. 559.
  • 1790, 2 males 16 or older -- 5 females -- 1 slave.
    Cit. Federal Census Jones Co., N. C.
  • 1796, Deed with Moses to James Goodman 9 Jan., 1796, for 25 acres south side of Trent River, and 50 acres Patented by Moses B. 1 Nov., 1789, and 39 acres Patented by Moses B. 25 Jan., 1794, and 30 acres. Patented by Wm. Pollard 19 Aug., 1763, all for 125 Pounds Current Money.
    Cit. R of Deeds Jones Co. Book 2 p. 542.
  • 1800, 1 male over 45 -- 1 female over 45 -- 3 females 16 to 26 -- 2 slaves.
    Cit. Federal Census Jones Co.
  • 1803, Deed to Samuel Westbrook, (son-in-law), 31 March, 1803.
    Cit. R of D Jones Co., N. C. Book 3 p. 447.
  • 1803, Deed to Edward Bryan, 3 June, 1803, 100 Acres on Cypress Creek.
    Cit. R of D. Jones Co. Book 3 p. 530.
  • 1804, Deed to James Huggins, (son-in-law), 23 July, 1804, a tract on Trent River which was conveyed to Elisha Blackshear by Clifton Howe May, 1769.R of D Jones Co. Book 4 p. 12
  • 1806, Deed to Elijah Koonce, (son-in-law), 14 Nov., 1806 150 acres on west side of "S" Creek whereon the said Blackshear now lives.
    Cit. R of D Jones Co. Book 4 p. 161.
  • 1808, Will made 11 Dec., 1808, Probated Nov. Term 1810, names Wife, Susanna, Sons, Moses 7 Jacob, Dau. Rebecca, Susanna, Agnes, Mary, Elizabeth & Temperence -- Grand-Daus. Susanna Huggins & Mary Koonce. Sons-in-law -- James Huggins, Sam'l Westbrook & Elijah Koonce.
    Cit. Clerks Office, Jones Co. Courthouse Trenton, N. C. Will Book A p. 325.
  • Son Alexander is said to have moved to Washington Co., Ga., before 1800.
  • Son James is said to have moved "Over the Cumberland Mountains" around 1790.
  • Son Jesse moved to Tenn. between 1795 & 1810 (Believed to have been the Dillahunty Party of 1795), two of his sons remained in N. C. until after 1810.
  • Moses moved to Washington Co., Ga., before 1800, thence to Twiggs Co. after 1800.
  • Jacob moved to Houston Co., Ga., after 1800.

ELISHA STOUT BLACKSHER WILL
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,JONES COUNTY