Re: Joel Blackwell m. H. Byers
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Re: Joel Blackwell m. H. Byers
tim byars 6/03/00
John is the first child of Joel and Henrietta and was born ca 1765 when they lived in Orange Co. NC.I have NO documents showing Joel & Henrietta as ever having a son named George.
Peter Sylvester Blackwell is a MYTHICAL person which has been created on the internet by putting the name Peter Blackwell (father) with his son's name Sylvester Blackwell.After researching the family for over 40 years, I have absolutely NO documents which have the name Peter Sylvester Blackwell on them and refer to the father--Peter Blackwell.Sylvester is an unusual name for a Blackwell, but it does not belong to Peter.
There are no marriage dates for Peter Blackwell and Lydia Padgett to be found in Rutherford Co. NC.My guess is that her father married them and either forgot to return the license or the license was lost.There is not even a bond recorded for them.
I have no idea where the descendants of Sylvester came up with his birth date, but according to the 1810 NC census it is probably accurate as no issue was enumerated at the time of the census.
According to the Will of Joel and the later suit the following were his issue by Henrietta and they were all born in NC beginning with John in Orange Co. NC and the others to Mecklenburg Co. to Tyron Co. to Rutherford Co., but all 11 by both wives in NC.
1.John B. born ca 1865 m. Frances Mastin
2.James born ca 1766 m. Mary
3.Henrietta bborn ca 1768 m. Chesley Webb
4.Ann born ca 1771 m. George Byars
5.Sarah born ca 1773 m. Reuben Mastin
6.Charles born ca 1775 (no data found)
7.Mary born 3 Aug 1777 in Tryon Co. NC m. Richard Arendale.She died in Pickens Co. AL.
8.Joel , Jr. born ca 1779 m. Lydia Byars died ca 1806 in Spartanburg Co. SC.Had 3 issue named in Will of Joel.
Issue by Rebecca Watkins were:
1. Rebecca born ca 1781 m. Gabriel Mastin.She died in 1825 in Montgomery Co. AL.
2.Peter born ca 1788 m. Lydia Padgett.He died ca 1858 in Jackson Co. AL.
3.Daniel born ca 1792 m. Lydia Camp and died in Cherokee Co. AL.
Now, as far as I have been able to document to date Rebecca Watkins was only married once and that was to Joel Blackwell.However, she apparently had a bastard child named Hannah Spencer according to court records.The father of this child is still under investigation.However, Samuel Spencer took on the responsibility of being her guardian, but was not named as her father.