William Bland, Sr.

William Bland

• Gender: Male
• Born: 1682, Virginia Colony
• Died:1744, Hamilton Parish, Prince William County, Virginia
• Father: James Bland (30 Oct 1661 - 9 Mar 1709)
• Mother: Margaret {Unproven} Sisson (Bef 1665 - Abt 1723)
• Spouse: Female MNU Bland (Abt 1686 - Bef 1716) - Married: Abt 1702 Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia
• Spouse: Katherine Kay (Bef 1697 - Aft 1731) - Married: 6 Feb 1716 Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia

William Bland (C1686-1744), eldest son of James (1661-1709). William resided in Stafford/Prince William County Virginia. He married twice, to an unknown woman (Margaret Harrison? - more research is needed) and Catherine Key.

Children of first wife and William Bland:

1. James Bland (1707 - 1774)
2. Robert Bland (1708 - 1760)

Children of Katherine Kay and William Bland:

1. Moses Bland (Between 1718 and 1728 - May 1800)
2. Thomas Bland (1722 - 28 Jun 1790)
3. John Bland (Abt 1725 - Abt 5 Oct 1795)

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4 William Bland (c.1686-1744), eldest son of James, resided in Stafford/Prince William county. He married (1)_____, and (2) Catherine Key.

The likely children of William and _____ were:

• 1. James Bland (1705-1774) of Prince William county, Virginia and New Hanover/Duplin county, North Carolina; he married Mary Buchannan;
• 2. Robert Bland (c.1708-1760) of Prince William and Loudon counties, Virginia, married Jane _____.

The likely children of William and Catherine Key were:

• 3. Moses Bland (c. 1718-1800) of Prince William county, Virginia and Randolph county, North Carolina, married Jane Wiggonton.
• 4. Thomas Bland (c. 1719-1788) of Fauquier county, Virginia, married Jane (English?) Smith.
• 5. John Bland (c.1725-1795) of Prince William county, Virginia and Nelson county, Kentucky, married Margaret Osborne.

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Table XVll. The family of William Bland of Stafford-Prince William County, Virginia: Four Generations.

Source: Bland, Charles L. A vision of unity : the Bland family in England and America, 1555-1900. < FamilySearch book >; < page 332 >

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References

1. http://www.blandheritage.org/GENEALOGY/Family_Lines/familylines2.htm (dead link)
2. http://www.blandheritage.org/GENEALOGY/Family_Lines/group2.pdf (dead link)
3. Charles Bland. "Index to Among Cousins." 2. The Northern Virginia Blands (document attached)
4. https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I4142...
5. Bland, Charles L. A vision of unity : the Bland family in England and America, 1555-1900. < FamilySearch book > Page 272. William Bland married Catherine Key on February 6, 1716/1717. Urilla Bland estimates that Catherine was born in 1694... ..., but the date of 4 her death is unknown. Catherine was the daughter of James and Mary Pannill Key... ..., of Richmond County, Virginia. James Key died in 1698, and Mary Pannill Key remarried to one Francis... ... Bland refers to her as Catherine Ka_y, rather than Key.