Isham Blalock I (1754-1830) was born about 1754 in Colonial Virginia to David Blalock (1735-1775) and an unknown woman.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Find a Grave Profile - David Blalock (1735-1775)

 

He went on to marry Elizabeth Stancil (1755-1794) about 1774 in Colonial North Carolina.

Elizabeth Stancil (1755-1794) was born about 1755 in Colonial North Carolina to Nathan Stancil (1730-1794) and an unknown mother.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NC Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998

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Elizabeth Stancil (1755-1794) was not named in her father's will. It is most likely due to her preceding him in death. There is a female listed on the census records below but it is possible that her husband remarried after her death.

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From Isham Blalock's I (1754-1830) marriage to Elizabeth Stancil (1755-1794) at least 3 children were born;

In 1776 their first child, Charles Millington Blalock (1776-1870) was born in North Carolina. He went on to marry Philadelphia Kelly (1785-1862) between 1805-1815. From this union at least 12 children were born; Isham Blalock 1823-?, William Matthew Blalock 1824-1887 (Rachel Jane Kirk 1837-1903), Milton Blalock 1826-?, Philadelphia Blalock 1828-? (Samuel J. Strickland 1825-?), Mary Ann Blalock (1829-1908) (S. Silas Strickland ?-1860), Lucinda Blalock 1832-? (George Henry Dunn ?-1870), James Leander Blalock 1834-? (Nancy Ann Howard 1844-?), Francis Marion Blalock 1836-1909  (Darthula Caroline Gilliam 1845-1933 ), Helena Elsma Blalock 1839-? (Francis Pierce), Parrina "Arina" Blalock 1839-? (William A. Brittion 1843-?), John H. Blalock 1841-1856 (child) and Alfred Newton Blalock 1841-1910(Mary Wright 1844-1869 then (Sarah Rebecca Evans 1848-1909). In April of 1870 Charles Millington Blalock (1776-1870) died in Excelsior, Sebastian Co., AK, USA. At the time of his death he was about 94 years old and is listed on the Federal Mortality schedule of 1870 as having died of old age. He was living with his son William Matthew Blalock (1824-1887) at the time. He was buried on his homestead next to his wife in what is today the Blaylock Family Cemetery in Excelsior, Sebastian Co., AK, USA.

About 1782 their second child, William David Blalock (1782-1860) was born in Chatham Co., NC, USA. He went on to marry his first cousin Lettitia Blalock (1792-1849) about 1808 in Haywood Co., NC, USA. From this union at least 7 children were born; Willis Clark Blalock 1809-1883 (Mary Elizabeth Campbell-Blalock 1810-1880), William David Blalock Jr. 1814-1896 (Margaret M. Junior-Blalock 1828-? and Sarah Selena Cathey 1821-1848), James Madison Blalock 1815-1895 (Elizabeth Lucinda Cathey-Blalock 1824-1897), Etheldred Harrison Blalock 1817-1896 (Mary Anderson-Blalock 1820-1849, Mary Ann Campbell-Blalock 1820-1902 and Hester Minerva Stroupe-Burnette 1838-1914), Mary Ann Blalock 1821-1895 (Israel Medford 1818-1904), George H. Blalock 1823-1910 (Nancy M. Reece-Blalock 1840-1924) and Eliza Ellen Blalock 1825-? (Johnston Anderson). Before 1860 William David Blalock (1782-1860) died in Marietta, Cobb Co., GA, USA. At the time of his death he was 68 years old. He was buried in Bethel Community Cemetery in Bethel, Haywood Co., NC, USA.

About 1790 their third child, Isham Blalock II (1790-1838) was born in North Carolina. He went on to marry Mary "Polly" Buckehon (1795-1864) on March 1st, 1816 in Haywood Co., NC, USA. From this union at least 7 children were born; William M. Blalock 1818-1862, Marinda Emeline Blalock 1821-? (Enoch Hallford), Eliza Ellen Blalock 1824-?, John G. Blalock 1825-? (Mahala Martin 1820-?), Thomas Blalock 1828-?, Isham Blalock III 1831-1886 (Mary Ann Price 1812-1870) and Henry P. Blalock 1838-?. About 1838 Isham died in Haywood Co., NC, USA. At the time of his death he was about 48 years old. His burial location is at present unknown.

There is no record for Isham Blalock for the 1790 Census.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North Carolina, Land Grant Files, 1693-1960
Note: Property on the South West side of the Yadkin River, Montgomery Co., NC, USA

 

There is no record for Isham Blalock for the 1800 Census

There is an entry for an Isham Blalock for the 1810 Census in Haywood Co., NC, USA but the record is so faded that it's illegible.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States Census, 1810

 

On August 7th, 1820 we find "Isam Blalock" on page 213, line 15 of the Federal Census of 1820 living in Haywood Co., NC, USA.

Males
1= 10 Under <Who would this be?)
1= 45+ = Isham (76yrs)

Females
1= 45+ = Elizabeth (76yrs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States Census of 1820

 

Isham was not listed on the Federal Census of 1830 as a head of household. We can only assume that he had passed away or was living with a relative. Currently his burial location is unknown.


Sources
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​Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current - David Blalock Sr. Digital image. Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012. Web.

Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 - Nathan Stancil. Digital image. Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2015. Web.

Ancetry.com. North Caroliana Land Grant Files, 1693-1960. Nathan Stancil. Digital Image. Ancesty.com Operations Inc, 2015. Web.

Ancestry.com. 1810 United States Federal Census - Isam Blaylock. Digital image. Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Web.

"United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGS-96D : accessed 23 January 2020), Sir Isam Blalock, Haywood, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 213, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 80; FHL microfilm 162,796.