Stephen Blackman, Sr

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He was apprenticed (until age 21) to family friend and neighbor Theophilus Williams in 1736 to learn the cooper's trade. Williams was obligated to provide for his education and give him 100 acres of land. Stephen was in Craven County in 1745. He was commissioned to be a Justice of the Dobbs County Court in 1763, 1764, and 1768; and was an ensign (officer) and later a captain in the Dobbs County militia. He and Richard Caswell (the Revolutionary War Governor of N.C.) represented Dobbs County in the State's General Assembly in 1773. Stephen Blackman died 11 March 1776, probably in Dobbs County. __________ Revolutionary War Records Duplin and Sampson Counties, NC By Virginia L. Bizzell and Oscar M. Bizzell BLACKMAN, Stephen, Ensign to Captain, Dobbs County Militia, N.C. General Assembly, property owner in Dobbs, New Hanover and Duplin Counties Stephen was born 17 Apr 1724 in Bertie Precinct, N.C. He was apprenticed in 1736 to Theophilus Williams who was a family friend and neighbor and provided Stephen with his schooling and taught him the cooper's trade. Stephen was Commissioned a justice of the peace for Dobbs County in 1763 and was later a captain in the Dobbs county Militia. He and Col. Richard Caswell represented Dobbs county in the N.C. General Assembly in 1773. Stephen married first to Elizabeth Rice in 1748 and they had the following children: 1- Rice born 1 Mar 1750 (see above). 2- Stephen, Jr born 6 Dec 1752. 3- Zilphia born in Feb 1755. 4- Tomyen born in 1757. 5- Elizabeth born 2 Feb 1760. 6- John born 4 July 1762.7- Edmond born 17 July 1764/5. Stephen married 2nd to Ann Snell King on 10 Dec 1765 in Duplin County. She was the widow of Henry King. Stephen and Ann had the following children who migrated to Tenn: 8- James born 5 Jan 1768 who married Elizabeth A. Oates. 9- John born 15 Mar 1770 who married Nancy Hayes. 10- Bennett born 25 Nov 1772 who married Tabitha Hayes and 2nd Ann Clinton (daughter of the Richard Clinton of Camden S.C. who migrated to Maury County, Tenn. and is buried there in the Blackman family graveyard. These Clintons were of no relation to the Sampson County, Clinton, N.C.) And 11- Ann born 18 Feb 1785 who married Charles Hayes.

Soldier Stephen was guardian to the four King children. He died 11 Apr 1786 and his widow, Ann, married again to Simon McLendon. .........................

   -  William Rice, born Bet. 1710 - 1722 in Orange County, Virginia; died Bef. April 17, 1780 in Culpeper County, Virginia. He married 891. Sarah Helms. 

   -  Sarah Helms, born Bet. 1710 - 1722; died Aft. 1780 in Culpeper County, Virginia. 

Children of William Rice and Sarah Helms are:

 i.   Ann Rice, born November 21, 1741 in Culpeper County, Virginia; died November 12, 1826 in Boone County, Kentucky; married John Graves November 30, 1760 in Culpeper County, Virginia. 

 ii.   Sarah Rice, born Bet. 1746 - 1751 in Culpeper County, Virginia; died Bet. 1828 - 1830; married Edward Graves 1769 in Virginia; born August 19, 1746 in St. George Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia; died February 1832. 

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He was apprenticed (until age 21) to family friend and neighbor Theophilus Williams in 1736 to learn the cooper's trade. Williams was obligated to provide for his education and give him 100 acres of land. Stephen was in Craven County in 1745. He was commissioned to be a Justice of the Dobbs County Court in 1763, 1764, and 1768; and was an ensign (officer) and later a captain in the Dobbs County militia. He and Richard Caswell (the Revolutionary War Governor of N.C.) represented Dobbs County in the State's General Assembly in 1773. Stephen Blackman died 11 March 1776, probably in Dobbs County. __________ Revolutionary War Records Duplin and Sampson Counties, NC, By Virginia L. Bizzell and Oscar M. Bizzell

BLACKMAN, Stephen, Ensign to Captain, Dobbs County Militia, N.C. General Assembly, property owner in Dobbs, New Hanover and Duplin Counties. Stephen was born 17 Apr 1724 in Bertie Precinct, N.C. He was apprenticed in 1736 to Theophilus Williams who was a family friend and neighbor and provided Stephen with his schooling and taught him the cooper's trade. Stephen was commissioned a justice of the peace for Dobbs County in 1763 and was later a captain in the Dobbs county Militia. He and Col. Richard Caswell represented Dobbs county in the N.C. General Assembly in 1773. Stephen married first to Elizabeth Rice in 1748 and they had the following children: 1- Rice born 1 Mar 1750 (see above). 2- Stephen, Jr born 6 Dec 1752. 3- Zilphia born in Feb 1755. 4- Tomyen born in 1757. 5- Elizabeth born 2 Feb 1760. 6- John born 4 July 1762.7- Edmond born 17 July 1764/5.

Stephen married 2nd to Ann Snell King on 10 Dec 1765 in Duplin County. She was the widow of Henry King. Stephen and Ann had the following children who migrated to Tenn: 8- James born 5 Jan 1768 who married Elizabeth A. Oates. 9- John born 15 Mar 1770 who married Nancy Hayes. 10- Bennett born 25 Nov 1772 who married Tabitha Hayes and 2nd Ann Clinton (daughter of the Richard Clinton of Camden S.C. who migrated to Maury County, Tenn. and is buried there in the BLackman family graveyard. These Clintons were of no relation to the Sampson County CLintons, N.C.) And 11- Ann born 18 Feb 1785 who married Charles Hayes.

Soldier Stephen was guardian to the four King children. He died 11 Apr 1786 and his widow, Ann, married again to Simon McLendon.