John William Blount

Brief Life History of John William

When John William Blount was born on 16 September 1664, in Carolina, British Colonial America, his father, John Balthazar Willich, was 69 and his mother, Anna Willix, was 33. He married Elizabeth Davis on 11 June 1695, in Perquimans, North Carolina, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 18 May 1726, in Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America, at the age of 61.

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Family Time Line

John William Blount
1664–1726
Elizabeth Davis
1679–1732
Marriage: 11 June 1695
Mary Blount
1696–1735
Elizabeth Blount
1697–
Benjamin Blount
1698–1740
Sarah Blount
1699–1736
Martha Blount
1702–1732
Esther Blount
1703–1757
John Blount
1706–1754
Thomas Blount
1708–1745
James Blount
1710–1760
Ann Blount
1712–
Jacob Blount
1715–1765
Joseph Blount
1716–1774
Rachel Davis Blount
1717–1750
John Blount
1718–1790
Charles Worth Blount
1721–1785
Robert Blount
1740–1805

Sources (25)

  • John Blunt, "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979"
  • John Blount, "Find A Grave Index"
  • John Blunt in entry for Robert Blunt, "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

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World Events (2)

1711 · The Tuscarora War

The British, Dutch, and German settlers fought with the Tuscarora Native Americans, from September 22, 1711- February 11, 1715, in North Carolina.

1718

North Carolina is the location of Cape Hatteras, sometimes called the Graveyard of the Atlantic- many shipwrecks have occurred nearby.

Name Meaning

English (Midlands): variant of Blunt .

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

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