Thoroughgood Blackwell's DNA and John, William Cissaro and Charles Booth
My cousin, Roger W. Booth, a direct descendant of William Cissaro Booth of Autauga County, AL and later Columbia County, AR has matched 24/25 Y-DNA markers of Abraham Blackwell of Chesterfield District, SC. Thoroughgood Blackwell of Chesterfield District, SC and later Autauga County, AL named John, Charles and William Booth as equal heirs with his lawful children in his will.
I strongly suspect due to the close proximity of Abraham Blackwell to Thoroughgood Blackwell in the Cheraws and Chesterfield District, SC censuses of 1790, 1800, 1810, and 1820 that these men were either father and son or uncle and nephew. The age of Abraham Blackwell born in 1742 per his Revolutionary War pension file suggests the latter relationship.
I can only conclude from the results of the DNA testing and the will of Thoroughgood Blackwell that John, William Cissaro, and Charles Booth were the illegitimate sons of Thoroughgood Blackwell who took the surname of their mother, Margaret Booth. Margiana Matilda Booth, daughter of the above John Booth, left a proxy with the LDS church where she stated her grandmother was Margaret Booth. Her husband, Joseph Henry Crawford, left his own proxy where he stated Thoroughgood Blackwell was his grandfather-in-law. The LDS proxy named as aunts and uncles the Blackwell and Booth children of Thoroughgood Blackwell. It appears from the Autauga County, AL Orpans Court Records that the lawful children of Thoroughgood Blackwell by his wife, Nella Blackwell, contested the will.
Links to DNA Project Results:
http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/booth/resultshttp://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/booth/results
http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Blackwell/default.aspx?section=yresultshttp://www.familytreedna.com/public/Blackwell/default.aspx?section=yresults
Transcribed will of Thoroughgood Blackwell of Autauta County, AL:
"In the name of God. Amen. I Thorogood Blackwell of the State of Alabama in the County of Autauga Yeoman being mindful of my mortality do this seventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two make & publish this my last will and testament in manner following. That John Booth, Charles Booth and William Booth be equal heirs with my lawful children and I do hereby appoint Thomas Smith my sole executor of this my last will and testament, in witness whom of I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written. Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Thorogood Blackwell (his mark) and for his last will and testament in our presence who at his request in his presence have subsciribed our names as witness, Bray Rogers, James Goodson. William Butlars. We the jury find this instrument to be the Will of Thorogood Blackwell decd. recorded 4 Sept 1832"
Transcripts of the Proxies of Margiana Matilda Booth and Joseph Henry Crawford:
Re: Thorogood Blackwell 's will
chriskay_1 (View posts)Posted:15 Jan 2013 1:16AM
Classification: QueryFHL film # 170857; done by Joseph Henry Crawford, 2nd husband of Margie Matilda Booth (Joseph's relationship to...)
Thorogood Blackwell b. 1760 U.S. grandson-in-law
George Blackwell b. 1787 U.S. nephew-in-law
James Blackwell b. 1795 U.S. nephew-in-law
Charles Booth b. 1805 U.S. nephew-in-law
John T Owens b. 1802 U.S. nephew-in-law
William Booth b. 1805 U.S. nephew-in-law
Margie Matilda Booth Johnson Crawford (her relationship to...)
Nancy Owens b. 1792 U.S. niece
Matilda Owens b. 1808 U.S. niece
Dorcas Blackwell b. 1785 U.S. grand niece
Nella Blackwell b. 1790 U.S. grand niece
Ann Blackwell b. 1793 U.S. grand niece
Phebe Blackwell b. 1801 U.S. niece
Nella Blackwell b. 1753 U.S. Granddaughter
Elizabeth Boon b. U.S. niece
Margaret Booth b. U.S. granddaughter
Film #170847
John Booth b. 24 Jun 1797 d. 11 Mar 1864; Son-in-law
John Owens b. 1762, grandson-in-law
Martha Ann Owens Booth, b. Mar 1797 daughter
Martha Thomas Owens b. 1772 granddaughter
Mary Johnson 24 May 1801, d. 20 Jul 1873, step-daughter
From: [email protected]
Subject: [BOOTH] Booth, Owen, Blackwell, Crawford ancestors
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:28:55 EDT
I always read this chart "backwards". You should read it as: Margery Ann Matilda Booth Crawford is the daughter-in- law of Nancy Melissa Lewis Crawford, the sister-in-law of Mary Kindrick Crawfore, etc. She is the niece of Nancy Owen, who may be the same person as Nancy, wife of Charles Booth (see under #2 below). Hope this helps somebody.
770 1957 Copied from Temple Records of Jos. Henry Crawford,
Proxie (?) 1 by E. Fuller
"Proxie" Names of Dead Relationship
Born Place
Died
Margery Ann Matilda Booth Crawford: She is ______of each one listed. She is Proxie #1
1 Nancy Melissa Lewis Crawford Dau in law
12 Nov 1856 Jones Co Miss 9 July 1877
1 Mary Kindrick Crawford Sis in Law
17 May 1846 " 5 July 1877
1 Martha Locket Niece
6 Nov. 1800 Ala 19 July 1876
1 Elizabeth Lewis 2nd Cousin
13 Jan 1803 " 29 Aug 1871
1 Cornelia Lewis " "
16 June 1817 " 1 Jan 1865
1 Sarah Kane Niece
1806 " 1822
1 Elizabeth Amanda Crosby 3 Cousin
25 May 1842 " 7 Oct 1870
1 Martha Northrop 2 " 1809 " 1852
1 Sarah Kane Neice 1809 " 1847
1 Catherin Ann Lewis 2nd Cousin
1 Mar 1810 North Carolina
1 Nancy Mary Ann Booth Sister
Alabama 14 May 1875
1 Elizabeth Adeline Booth " " 20 July 1873
1 Mary Johnson Step-Dau 24 May 1801 "
1 Nancy Owens niece 1792 USA
1 Matilda Owens " 1808 "
1 Dorcas Blackwell " 1785 "
1 Nella Blackwell " 1790 "
1 Ann Blackwell " 1793 "
1 Elizabeth Boon " 1804 " [From record of Linton (?)
Booth, Montg. Ala. May be Elizabeth Ward Boon, b. in Nash Co. NC 6 Nov 1816, 2nd wife of Charles Booth]
1 Mary Kindrick (Twin) " 1770 "
1 Margaret Booth G. Da in law _____ "
Martha Elizabeth Crawford Sis in Law 18 Jan 1830 Autauga Co Ala Aug 1893? (Grandmother Crawford's da.)
1 Phoebe Blackwell neice 1801 U.S.A.
1 Nella Blackwell gd Dau 1753 "
1 Eliza Booth Niece 25 Nov 1858 Autauga Co. Ala 10 Mar 1887
1 Georgia Ella Booth " 25 May 1854 " " "
1 Martha Melvina Booth Sister 31 Aug 1834-5 " " " 26 May 1892
1 Louisanna Mitchell Niece 30 Aug 1858 " " " 11 Sept 1892
1 Elizabeth Coleman " " " "
1 Harriet Coleman " " " "
1 Elizabeth Crawford " " " "
1 Mary Jane Cook " " " "
Proxies No. Name of Dead Relationship
Born Place Died
Joseph Henry Crawford: He is the _________of each one listed. He is Proxie #2.
2 Benjamin Hardy Crawford Son
20 Sept 1798 N. Carolina
2 John Lewis Crawford Brother
25 May 1833 Autauga Co. Ala 1862
2 Francis Marion Crawford " 19 Oct 1838 " " 4 Nov 1862
2 Henry Lewis Nephew 26 Sept 1804 " " 6 Sept 1846
2 William Henry Lewis Cousin 6 Sept 1837 " " 9 May 1862
2 James Lewis 3rd Cousin 11 Mar 1809 So. Car.
2 Francis Lewis " " 11 Apr 1811 " "
2 Nathan Ford Lewis " " 7 Feb 1815 " " 23 Mar 1846
2 Larkin Lewis " " 16 June 1817 " " 16 Mar 1865
2 Elisha Kane Gd. Nephew April 1771 " " 24 Apr 1857
2 Anderson B. Northrop " " 20 July 1795 " " 10 July 1845
2 Archa Kane 2nd Cousin 1807 " " 1836
2 George Lewis 2nd Cousin 1834 Alabama 1862
2 John Lewis Harbor " 1843 " 1863
2 William H Harbor " 9 April 1850 " 1879
2 John Cook Bro-in-law 1826 Springfield Ill. 1863
2 Andrew Jackson Thompson " " 10 Mar 1831 " " 15 May 1864
2 Thoroughgood Blackwell Gd Son
1760 U.S.A.
2 George Blackwell Nephew 1787 "
2 James Blackwell " 1795 "
2 Charles Booth " 1805 "
2 John T. Owens " 1802 "
2 William Booth " 1805 "
2 John Lewis Grand Son 1776 "
2 Jesse Austin Wiley Friend _____ "
2 Thomas Grees Crawford Brother
22 Dec 1825 Autauga Co. Ala. 28 Dec 1896
2 Thomas Crawford Gd. Son " " "
Julia Chester Crawford: She is the ________ of each one listed. She is Proxie #3.
3 Eliza Risor Gd Niece Alabama
3 Rachel Risor Gt. Gd. dau. "
3 GrandMother Templin " " " "
3 Nancy Elizabeth Crawford Cousin 1 Oct 1868 Washington Co. Ut 10 Nov 1900
3 Ellise Crawford " 10 Jan 1870 " " " 5 Mar 1880
3 Susan Ellen Moss " 18 May 1878 Escalante Garfield Co Ut 3 July 1896
Arthur Debardalaban Crawford: He is the _________ of each one listed. He is Proxie #4.
4 William Edward Risor Gd. Son 1825 Alabama 1898
4 Jacob Risor Gd. nephew
4 GrandFather Templin Gt Gd Son
4 Henry Lafayette Risor Nephew 1853 Autauga Co. Ala 1900
4 Ray Crawford Cousin 5 Dec 1862 Washington Utah 8 Aug 1890
4 John Edward Moss 2nd Cousin 15 Dec 1875 " " 8 Aug 1898
[Written down margin on left side of page:]
#1 Proxie Margery Ann Matilda Booth Crawford #3 Proxie Julia Chester Crawford [T/S]hayne
#2 Proxie Joseph Henry Crawford #4 Proxie
Arthur Debardalaban Crawford
[This was typed as accurately as possible from the handwritten pages. If there is a question, you may be right. Virginia Garrison]