Sarah Blackmore
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1744 - Newburyport, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 21 Aug 1824 - Sandisfield, Massachusetts 1
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Joshua Sears (14 Feb 1735 - )
Marriage: 28 Nov 1760 - Sandisfield, Massachusetts 2
Status:
Children:
1. Rhoda Sears (1761-1761)
2. David Sears (1762- )
3. Caleb Sears (1764- )
4. Joshua Sears (1766- )
5. Daniel Sears (1769- )
6. Amos Sears (1771- )
7. Sarah Sears (1774- )
8. Mary Sears (1776- )
9. Joseph Sears (1778- )
Notes
General:
m2 Jewel
Alice Blackwell
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 8 May 1681 - Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
Baptism:
Death: 11 Jul 1729 - Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: John Blackwell (1646-Bef 1688)
Mother: Sarah Warren (1649-After 1693)
Spouses and Children
1. *William Spooner (11 May 1680 - After 27 Oct 1735)
Marriage: 1699 - Sandwich, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Jemima Spooner (1700- )
2. Jean Spooner (1703- )
3. Elizabeth Spooner (1705- )
4. Micah Spooner (1707- )
5. Nathaniel Spooner (1709- )
6. Rebeckah Spooner (1710- )
7. Sarah Spooner (1712- )
8. Marcy Spooner (1714- )
9. Isaac Spooner (1716- )
10. Alice Spooner (1718- )
11. William Spooner (1720- )
Notes
Marriage Notes (William Spooner)
There were at least 3 William Spooner families in Dartmouth, and it is sometimes unclear which children go with which family.
Caleb Blackwell
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 3 Mar 1683 - Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
Baptism:
Death: 28 Nov 1762 - Rochester, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Death, , Rochester, Massachusetts in Rochester, Massachusetts
Parents
Father: John Blackwell (1646-Bef 1688)
Mother: Sarah Warren (1649-After 1693)
Spouses and Children
1. *Bethiah Taber (3 Sep 1687 - 6 Aug 1758)
Marriage:
Status:
Deborah Blackwell
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 8 Jul 1701 - Rochester, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: After Jul 1737
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Jonathan Nye (23 Nov 1691 - 1770)
Marriage: 7 Feb 1723 - Sandwich, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Jonathan Nye (1731-1806)
Notes
General:
Daughter of Joshua and Mercy (Fish) BlackwellMarriage Notes (Jonathan Nye)
or
Father: John Blackwell b: Abt 1646 in Sandwich
Mother: Sarah Warren b: 29 Aug 1649 in Plymouth
Children in Sandwich
Thomas Nye b: 1 Oct 1726
Hannah Nye b: 31 Jan 1728/29
Jonathan Nye b: 23 Apr 1731
Joshua Nye b: 31 Aug 1733
(browerdirk)
Desire Blackwell
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 20 Dec 1678 - Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
Baptism:
Death: 2 Jan 1773 - Dartmouth, Massachusetts 4
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Death, , Plymouth, Massachusetts in Plymouth, Massachusetts
Parents
Father: John Blackwell (1646-Bef 1688)
Mother: Sarah Warren (1649-After 1693)
Spouses and Children
1. *Lettice Jenney (Cir 1662 - 2 Jan 1734)
Marriage: Cir 1696
Status:
Children:
1. Lieutenant Cornelius Jenney (1697-1774)
2. Sarah Jenney (1699- )
3. Reliance Jenney (1701- )
4. Ignatius Jenney (1703- )
5. Mary Jenney (1705- )
6. Benjamin Jenney (1707- )
7. Caleb Jenney (1709-1761)
8. Ruth Jenney (1711- )
9. Samuel Jenney (1714-1784)
10. Elizabeth Jenney (1716- )
11. Nathaniel Jenney (1720-1802) 5
12. Pernal Jenney (1722-1784) 6
Notes
Marriage Notes (Lettice Jenney)
Lettice and Elizabeth both died 2 jan 1734? unlikely
Hannah Blackwell
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 21 Feb 1719 - Dartmouth, Massachusetts 7
Baptism:
Death: 22 Feb 1795 - Acushnet, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Nathaniel Spooner (10 Sep 1716 - 6 Mar 1799)
Marriage: 29 Jun 1749 - Dartmouth, Massachusetts 8
Status:
Jane Blackwell
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 4 Mar 1683 - Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
Baptism:
Death: 24 Apr 1759 - Newport, Rhode Island
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Double Date, 3 mar 1682/3, Sandwich, Plymouth Colony in Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
• Alt Birth, , Sandwich, Plymouth Colony in Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
Parents
Father: John Blackwell (1646-Bef 1688)
Mother: Sarah Warren (1649-After 1693)
Spouses and Children
1. *Philip Peckman (27 Oct 1680 - 20 Dec 1721)
Marriage: 1705
Status:
Jane Blackwell
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Cir 1650 - Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
Baptism:
Death: Between 1711 and 1716 - Sandwich, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Michael Blackwell (1620-1710)
Mother:
Spouses and Children
1. *John Gibbs (12 Sep 1644 - 30 Apr 1725)
Marriage: Est 1668 - Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
Status:
Children:
1. John Gibbs (1670-Cir 1734) 9
2. Benjamin Gibbs (1673- )
3. Job Gibbs (1676- )
4. Joshua Gibbs (1679- )
5. Caleb Gibbs (1681- )
6. Barnabas Gibbs (1684-1724)
John Blackwell
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 14 Dec 1727 - Dartmouth, Massachusetts 7
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Nathaniel Blackwell (Cir 1701-Bef 1734)
Mother: Joanah (Cir 1686-1750)
Spouses and Children
1. *Bethanu (1726 - 6 Oct 1787)
Marriage:
Status:
John Blackwell
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1646 - Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
Baptism:
Death: Bef 6 Dec 1688 - Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Michael Blackwell (1620-1710)
Mother:
Spouses and Children
1. *Sarah Warren (29 Aug 1649 - After 4 Mar 1693)
Marriage: 1674
Status:
Children:
1. John Blackwell (1674-Cir 1741)
2. Michael Blackwell (1676-1709)
3. Desire Blackwell (1678-1773)
4. Alice Blackwell (1681-1729)
5. Caleb Blackwell (1683-1762)
6. Jane Blackwell (1683-1759)
7. Nathaniel Blackwell (1686-1759)
John Blackwell
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 26 Dec 1674 - Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
Baptism:
Death: Cir 1741 - Sandwich, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Birth, , Sandwich, Plymouth Colony in Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
Parents
Father: John Blackwell (1646-Bef 1688)
Mother: Sarah Warren (1649-After 1693)
Spouses and Children
1. *Lydia Skiff (1675 - After 10 Apr 1734)
Marriage: 7 May 1701 - Sandwich, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Nathaniel Blackwell (Cir 1701-Bef 1734)
2. Lydia Blackwell (1716-After 1753) 10
Joshua Blackwell
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Cir 1653 - Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
Baptism:
Death: 6 Dec 1737 - Sandwich, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Michael Blackwell (1620-1710)
Mother:
Spouses and Children
1. *Mercy Fish (Cir 1660 - )
Marriage: 1681 - Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
Status:
Children:
1. Mercy Blackwell (1684-Cir 1722)
Notes
Marriage Notes (Mercy Fish)
Children
Mercy BLACKWELL b: 5 OCT 1684 in Sandwich, Barnstable co., MA
Michael BLACKWELL b: 23 JUL 1687 in Sandwich, Barnstable co., MA
Samuel BLACKWELL b: 13 APR 1689 in Sandwich, Barnstable co., MA
Sarah BLACKWELL b: 11 JAN 1689/90 in Sandwich, Barnstable co., MA
Jane BLACKWELL b: 30 JUL 1693 in Sandwich, Barnstable co., MA
Abia BLACKWELL b: 21 MAR 1694/95 in Sandwich, Barnstable co., MA
Hannah BLACKWELL b: 21 JUN 1698 in Sandwich, Barnstable co., MA
Deborah BLACKWELL b: 8 JUL 1701 in Sandwich, Barnstable co., MA
Joshua BLACKWELL b: 12 JAN 1681/82 in Sandwich, Barnstable co., MA
(:a3975)
Joshua Blackwell
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 12 Dec 1682
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Sarah Ellis (Cir 1684 - 22 Apr 1751)
Marriage:
Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Sarah Ellis)
Children
Eleazer Blackwell b: 4 Jul 1705
Joshua Blackwell b: 18 Oct 1707
Mordecai Blackwell b: 25 Feb 1708/09
Sarah Blackwell b: 6 Feb 1713/14 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA
John Blackwell b: 31 Aug 1717
(homden)
Lydia Blackwell
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 24 Oct 1716 - Sandwich, Massachusetts
Baptism: 15 Mar 1717 - Sandwich, Massachusetts
Death: After 1753 - (Hingham, Massachusetts)
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: John Blackwell (1674-Cir 1741)
Mother: Lydia Skiff (1675-After 1734)
Spouses and Children
1. *Moses Cushing (24 Oct 1704 - After 1753) 10
Marriage: Cir 1737
Status:
Children:
1. Lucy Cushing (1738-1802) 10
2. Lydia Cushing (1740- ) 10
3. Catherine Cushing (1742- ) 10
4. Elizabeth Cushing (1743-1743) 10
5. Deborah Cushing (1743-1743) 10
6. Deborah Cushing (1746- ) 10
7. Celia Cushing (1748- ) 10
8. Sarah Cushing (1749- ) 10
9. John Cushing (1753- ) 10
Notes
General:
Source:
1. New Engl Hist & Genealogical Register; NEHGS; on-line images at www.newenglandancestors.org
Text: 117:180-6 Michael Blackwell of Sandwich, date of her father's will
Mary Blackwell
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 20 Dec 1724 - Sandwich, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 26 Jan 1779 - Marstons Mills (Barnstable), Massachusetts
Burial: in Marstons Mills cemetery 11
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Barnabas Chipman (28 Jan 1728 - 23 Dec 1793)
Marriage: 31 Oct 1751 12
Status:
Notes
General:
stone:Marriage Notes (Barnabas Chipman)
In Memory of
Mrs Mary Wife
of Mr Barnabas
Chipman She Died
Jan'ry 26th 1779
In ye 51st year
of her Age 11
alt marriage Mary Blackwell, b 15 Sep 1779 Sandwich, m 9 Feb 1749/1750
Mary Blackwell
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1731 - Sandwich, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Barnabas Chipman (28 Jan 1728 - 23 Dec 1793)
Marriage: 1750
Status:
Mehitable Blackwell
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 25 Aug 1717 - Sandwich, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: Bef 1766 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Benjamin Hamblin (18 Nov 1716 - Mar 1771)
Marriage: 29 Apr 1740
Status:
Mercy Blackwell
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 5 Oct 1684 - Sandwich, Plymouth Colony 9
Baptism:
Death: Cir Mar 1722 - (Sandwich, Massachusetts)
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joshua Blackwell (Cir 1653-1737)
Mother: Mercy Fish (Cir 1660- )
Spouses and Children
1. *Joseph Swift (Nov 1687 - 13 Jan 1755) 13
Marriage: Est 1705 - (Sandwich, Massachusetts)
Status:
Children:
1. Jean Swift (Cir 1709- )
2. William Swift (1711- )
3. Joan Swift (1713- )
4. Joseph Swift (1716- )
5. Joshua Swift (1718- )
6. Martha Swift (1719- )
7. Mercy Swift (1722- )
Notes
General:
Father: Joshua [or John] Blackwell b: Abt 1653 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MAMarriage Notes (Joseph Swift)
Mother: Mercy Fish
Mercy, b. 5 Oct. 1684; d. probably soon after the birth of her daughter Mercy in March 1722; m. about 1710 Joseph4 Swift,[A] b. in Sandwich in November 1687. Joseph4 Swift m. (2), in 1731, Rebecca Morton and printed accounts also have mis-identified her. She was Rebecca4 Clark (Thomas,3 John,2 Thomas1), who m. (1), Mordecai3 Ellis, and m. (2), Nathaniel4 Morton.
Children (surname Swift): 1. Jean, b. ca. 1709; m. Joseph4 Bartlett. 2. William, b. 26 Feb. 1711/12; m. 2 March 1731/2 Lydia Gibbs. 3. Joan, b. 4 Dec. 1713; m. 10 Feb. 1743/4 Thomas Glover of Wareham. 4. Joseph, b. 4 Sept. 1716; m. 21 Jan. 1736/7 Sarah (Bartlett) LeBaron. 5. Joshua, b. 14 Feb. 1717/18; m. 21 March 1738/9 Jane Faunce. 6. Martha, b. 4 May 1719. 7. Mercy, b. 16 March 1721/2. Joseph Swift's will, dated 13 Jan. 1755, shows he also had a son Thomas, b. about 1732, by his second wife.
[A] Several Swift family genealogies have been published of which the latest, we believe, is publication No. 15 in The Library of Cape Cod Genealogy, 1924. None has identified the first wife, Mercy, of this Joseph4 Swift, son of William3 Swift by his wife Elizabeth -----. It has long been alleged that this Elizabeth, mother of Joseph4 Swift, was Elizabeth Thompson, a descendant of Mayflower passengers. Proof that the wife of William3 Swift was not Elizabeth Thompson is to be found in an authoritative article by Mrs. John E. Barclay (The American Genealogist, 36:164, July 1960). [Michael Blackwell of Sandwich, Mass. (c. 1620-1710) by Lydia B. (Phinney) Brownson and Maclean W. McLean, NEHGR 117, 1963]
(mouser)
Children
Jean Swift b: Abt 1709
William Swift b: 26 Feb 1711/12
Joan Swift b: 4 Dec 1713
Joseph Swift b: 4 Sep 1716
Joshua Swift b: 14 Feb 1717/18
Martha Swift b: 4 May 1719
Mercy Swift b: 16 Mar 1721/22
(mouser)
Michael Blackwell
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 16 Dec 1676 - Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
Baptism:
Death: 29 Nov 1709 - Sandwich, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: John Blackwell (1646-Bef 1688)
Mother: Sarah Warren (1649-After 1693)
Spouses and Children
1. *Jenny Lettice (Cir 1680 - )
Marriage:
Status:
Michael Blackwell
Sex: M
AKA: Miles Black
Individual Information
Birth: 1620 - England
Baptism:
Death: 1710 - Sandwich, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
Children:
1. John Blackwell (1646-Bef 1688)
2. Michael Blackwell (1648-1673)
3. Jane Blackwell (Cir 1650-Between 1711/1716)
4. Joshua Blackwell (Cir 1653-1737)
Notes
General:
Fortunately Michael Blackwell and his son, and grandsons left wills and
probate records which are unusually complete. The earliest reference we
find has to do with Miles Blacke who was a creditor in the amount of 7
shillings due from the estate of William Swift, Sr., 29 Jan. 1642
(Plymouth Colony Probate, Liber 1, p. 44, in May. Des., 8:170, December
1900).
In 1643 Miles Black's name appears on the list of Sandwich men aged
between 16 and 60, able to bear arms (The Register, Op. Cit.), but
Michael Blackwell's name does not appear. Yet 7 June 1648 "Mycaell
Blackwell" served on the grand inquest; and the following October
"Micaell Blackwell" served as grand juror in the infanticide case of
Alice Bishop (Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ed., Records of the Colony of New
Plymouth . . . , 2:134, cf. p. 124, where his name appears as Mycaell
Blackwell). An agreement was made 17 Jan. 1652 by the town of Sandwich
"with Daniel Wing & Michael Blackwell for the taking of fish in Herring
River" (Frederick Freeman, "Annals of Sandwich" in his History of Cape
Cod, 1858, 2:50).
"Myles Blacke" was appointed, 3 June 1656, constable of Sandwich
(Shurtleff, op. cit., 3: 100). On the 1658 list of Sandwich land holders
the name of Michaell Blackwell appears, but not that of Miles Black
(Freeman, op. cit., 2:59). Yet it would seem unlikely that the town's
constable was not a land owner. It is interesting to note here that this
Miles Black or Blackwell held the post of Constable in Sandwich
immediately preceding the inauguration in 1657 of what Amos Otis called
"a system of terrorism" there, under the enthusiastic leadership of the
notorious Sandwich Marshall George Barlow, to whom the Colony Court gave "full power to act as constable in all things in the town of Sandwich"
(C.- F. Swift, Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families, 1888, p. 258-259). No reference is made anywhere that we have seen which would
indicate that Black or Blackwell was involved in persecution of the
Quakers in this period, though the Blackwell family seems to have been
active members of the Sandwich Congregational Church, and not to have had family connections with the Quaker element.
On 13 June 1660 "A parcell of meadow was granted to Myles BIacke att
Mannomett." And in the following March he and Thomas Burges, Sr., were
brought to court for fraudulently obtaining meadow land there (Shurtleff,
op. cit., 3:194, 208). These entries are perhaps significant in view of
the fact that Michael Blackwell's will refers to land adjoyning Jacob
Burges, principal heir to Thomas Burges, Sr.
Note:
We come now to two entries which refer to "Myles Blackwell." The first
shows that "Myles Blackwell" served on the Grand jury 4 Oct. 1664
(Shurtleff, op. cit., 7: 1 19). The second shows that Myls Blackwell was
chosen surveyor of highways in Sandwich 3 June 1668. Oddly enough the
same source shows that Miacaell Blackwell served on the Grand Jury 5 June
1667 (ibid., 4:148, 181). Micacll Blackwell served 5 June 1671 on a
committee "to view damage done to the Indians by the horses and hoggs of
the English" (ibid.-, 5:62).
In 1672 "Mr. Edmund Freeman Senr., William Swift, Thomas Wing Senr.,
Thomas Dexter Senr., Michaell Blackwell & William Newland were
constituted a committee to go forward in settling & confirming the bounds
of the township with the Sachem of Mannomet . . ." (Freeman, op. cit.,
2:67). Joseph Burges petitioned the Court, 5 June 1673, regarding "a way
that goes through lands of Myles Blackwell ... att Sandwich" (Shurtleff,
op. cit., 5:116). The list of "all those who have just rights to the
priviledges of the Town" in 1675 shows Michaell Blackwell and his son
John Blackwell, and does -not show a Miles Black (Freeman, op. cit.,
2:68) In 1680 Michaell Blackwell served once more on the Grand Inquest
and in 1672 he took the inventory of the estate of Edmund Freeman. His
will shows that he deeded land in 1705 to his son Joshua and it is to be
inferred that he had done the same for his elder son.
His will is of considerable genealogical value. Firstly, it proves that
Michael Blackwell's wife had predeceased him. It seems strange that
there is not the slightest reference to the wife of either Miles Black or
Michael Blackwell. Secondly, the testator in his intense desire to be
the founder of a dynasty patterned upon the model of the landed gentry of
old England gives proof of one or two relationships which otherwise would
have remained obscure, as will be seen. The Sandwich vital records in
the town hall are copies of the originals. The entry of Michael
Blackwell's death reads 6 January, the date of the year having been torn
away, but the careful copy made by the late George E. Bowman of the
Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants notes that 1710 was added - in pencil, and as we now see, this notation is correct (May. Des., 29:
22 footnote, January 1931). With the exception of the son Michael, no
dates of the births or baptisms of Michael Blackwell's children have been
found. The order of birth of the sons is clear from the father's will,
although the daughter Jane (whose husband was born in 1644) may have been older than Michael.
Ancestors of Michael Blackwell of Sandwich, Mass. (1620-1710)
Sources
1. Capt. Elizur Yale Smith, editor, Vital Records of Sandisfield, Massachuestts to the year 1850 (1936. Rutland, Vt. : Tuttle Publishing Co.), 106.
2. Capt. Elizur Yale Smith, editor, Vital Records of Sandisfield, Massachuestts to the year 1850 (1936. Rutland, Vt. : Tuttle Publishing Co.), 87.
3. Capt. Elizur Yale Smith, editor, Vital Records of Sandisfield, Massachuestts to the year 1850 (1936. Rutland, Vt. : Tuttle Publishing Co.), 62.
4. Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts to the year 1850. in 3 volumes (1929-30. Boston, NEHGS; http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Bristol/Dartmouth/), 3:42. Vol. 1 - Births (1929); Vol. 2 - Marriages (1930): Vol. 3 - Deaths (1930)
5. Katherine Chapin Higgins, Supplement to Richard Higgins and his descendants (1924. Worcester Mass: K Higgins.), 8.
6. Katherine Chapin Higgins, Supplement to Richard Higgins and his descendants (1924. Worcester Mass: K Higgins.), 9.
7. Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts to the year 1850. in 3 volumes (1929-30. Boston, NEHGS; http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Bristol/Dartmouth/), 1:42.
8. Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts to the year 1850. in 3 volumes (1929-30. Boston, NEHGS; http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Bristol/Dartmouth/), 2:475.
9. George H. Swift, modified by Kathryn Newkirk Graham, William Swift of Sandwich and some of his Descendants. Modified and corrected (1993).
10. Warren Cushing, Cushing family (Rootsweb :2294173).
11. Robert Paine Carlson, Cape Cod Gravestones, 2003 ff. Eastham MA. CapeCodGravestones.com.
12. Matt Bushnell Jones, History of the town of Waitsfield Vermont (Boston: George E. Littlefield, 1909.) big history of Waitsfield, a focus on the Yankees, beautiful fold-out map
13. Helen Swift, My Father and My Mother (1937. Chicago: privately printed).