Prudence Oakley

Brief Life History of Prudence

Prudence Oakley was born on 20 May 1796, in Person, North Carolina, United States as the daughter of Walter Oakley and Sarah Mary Anderson. She married Barnett Blalock on 4 November 1817, in Person, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 3 June 1866, in Rougemont, Durham, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Mangum Township, Durham, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Barnett Blalock
1800–1867
Prudence Oakley
1796–1866
Marriage: 4 November 1817
Thornton Yancy Blalock
1819–1856
Henrietta Blalock
1821–1900
Kitty Blalock
1827–1906
Jesse Blalock
1836–
William Blalock
1838–
Wesley Blalock
1840–
Maria Blalock
1844–
Sidney B Blalock
1850–
Hasten Blalock
1827–1908
Eldee Albert Blalock
1830–1907
Rowan Blalock
1831–1909
Luetta Blalock
1834–1912
Judia Mary Blalock
1847–1894

Sources (7)

  • Prudy Blalock in household of Barnett Blalock, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Prudence Oakly, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Prudy Blalock in entry for Green Blalock and Martha Mcdaniel, "North Carolina, Marriages, 1759-1979"

World Events (8)

1799 · Gold Nuggets Found

"In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow """"rock"""" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the """"rock"""" was a gold nugget."

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English (mainly West Midlands): habitational name from any of numerous places called Oakley, Oakle, or Oakleigh, in Bedfordshire, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Somerset, Suffolk, or Wiltshire. The placenames derive from Old English āc ‘oak’ + lēah ‘open woodland’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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