- TG1-411 JOHN BLANCHARD
- father
- Born: c1744, Littleton, Middlesex, MA [15a]
- Died: by 27 Apr 1827, Catskill, Greene, NY [133]
- Married: 19 Dec 1765, Sutton, Worc., MA [26a]
- Sarah CARRIEL [CARROLL]
- Born: 25 Jun 1728, Sutton, MA [42g;133]*
- dau of Samuel & Rebecca (Elliot) Carroll
- [or b c1727 [26a]
- Died: 24 or 26 Apr 1805, Sutton, MA; ae 78y [26a]
- Married, 2nd: [133]*
- Mary _____
- Born: 18 Mar 1751
- Died: 5 May 1816, Catskill, NY
- Children
- 1. Sarah, 2 Jul 1766, Sutton, MA [26a]
- 2. John, 12 Mar 1769, Sutton, MA [26a]
- Time-line for John...
- 1751: Family moved from Littleton to Sutton, MA.
- Rev. War:
- 1775, 19 Apr: Sgt, Capt. J. Sidley, Col. E. Learned; "marched on
alarm"; served 7 days. [104:p148;35e]
- 1775, 26 Apr: 2nd Lt.; Capt. E. Badlam, Col. R. Gridley; served
3 mo. 12 days; at Roxbury Camp & Sewell's Pt. [104:p148;35e]
- 1777, 1 Jan: Commissioned Capt. on "1 Mar"; served West Point &
Boston. Served with Col. James Wesson & with Col. Henry Jackson's Regt.; listed at Orangetown & near New Windsor. [104:p148] Commisioned 5 Mar 1777 in 9th MA Regt. [35e]
1783, Oct: By Act of Congress, John was to rank as "Major by
brevet". [35e]
- 1783, 3 Apr--1788: John, gentleman or Esq., of Sutton, bought,
sold, heavily mortgaged & subsequently lost various parcels of
land in Sutton. One trans. was the agreement to care for his
father Joseph, his uncle Thomas & to pay sums to specified relatives. Wife Sarah included only in 2 deeds [1784, 1787].
[15a:87:435,93:64,94:205-8,97:33,99:128,100:591,103:30,103:42,104:64,104:148]
- Re Sutton period: "... the next house was first owned by a Mr.
Blanchard, who, it is said, married a Miss Carriel, who served
his mother as nurse at the time of his birth; but being so much
older than he, he finally left her and went to Vermont. He
sold the place to Mr. John Cole ..." [26b]
. [Noted sale/mortgage 1786 to Able Cole [100:591]
"After many unhappy years with a wife much older than himself,
he left her and removed to Vermont; later to Catskill, NY." [133]
- Re Vermont period: [Not located in VT]
- -->May have been in NY City by 1788+:
. 1788 Sep: a John m Mary Williams at Trinity Church, NYC.*
- 1790-c1794: John, of NYC, bought & sold land in Onondaga & Cayuga
Co's acquired from Rev. War veterans.
- 1790, 28 Feb: John, of NY City, bought from Cyrus Shelby land due
from Rev. War service. On 10 May 1792 John sold rights to above
to Samuel Beebe. [54a:1:115-116]
- 1790, 6 Dec: John, of NY City, gent., bought from William
Patterson, "late a soldier...", all land due from U.S. & NY
State; John to get Warrant with a power-of-atty. Patterson
signed in Dutchess Co. [He seemed to have ackn. the sale again
in 1808, Cayuga Co. "Rec Cayuga Co. in Bk "A:78-9"]
[54a:1:103] [Also see [135a:FA:77-8] RECHECK
[RECHECK Onondaga index for notations about specific location]
- 1791, 22 Aug: John, of NY City, bought from Wm Harris, of Fishkill, Dutchess Co., right to land due from U.S. & NY for Rev.
War service. On 24 May 1793 John, of NYC, sold the above [Lot
52, Cicero, Herkimer Co. "late Montgomery Co."
[now Onondaga Co.] [54a:1:111-112]
- 1791, 4 Aug: Purch & sale; no details [54a:1:602-603]
- 1791, 17 Nov: John bought from Wm Salmon right to Rev War land
warrant. [54a:1:201]
- 1792, 27 Mar: John & wife Mary, of Co. of NY, sold to Asa Danforth, of Herkimer Co., land in military twps --
-Lot 59, Manlius; Lot 43, Cicero; & other? [all now in Onond.
Co.] [54a:2:66] [Re Lot 43: see 1817 deed below]
- 1794?: John sold to Silas Halsey 450 ac in Lot 22 Twp 12 [135a:FB:312] [Trans. not noted in Onondaga Co. index]
- Re res. in Catskill, Greene, NY: "Known data" [?]
- For a time he was president of the Mechanical Society. [133]
- The following may or may not be for this John:
- 1795: Greene Co. - John, vestryman, St. Lukes Protestant Episcopal church. [134c]
- 1799, 5 Apr: Greene Co. - John, innkeeper, bought from Egbert &
Hannah Bogardus, all of Catskill, part of Lot 9, at Catskill
Landing, "in Co. of Ulster, late Co. of Albany" [now village of
Catskill]. Rec 29 May 1802. [134a:A:306]
No sale of this land noted.
- [?]1799, 20 Sep: Onondaga Co. -- John, of Catskill, Ulster Co.,
sold to John Hagerman, of Hilsdale, Columbia Co., Lot 56,
Fabius ["Military Tract"] & all other lands in tract rec'd as
bounty land by John Burnet ... Sale aff. same date by John in
Columbia Co. Elisha Pitkin, of Hudson, Col. Co., confirmed his
identity. [54a:A:195]
[purchase from John Burnet not loc.]
- 1800: NY, Greene, Freehold -- John: 01001-10001
- [?]1801, 17 Aug: Cayuga Co., NY - John, of Catskill, Greene, NY,
sold to Samuel Beebe, of NYC, Lot 81, Locke, formerly in Co. of
Montgomery. [now Cayuga Co.] [135b:C:191] [no wife incl.]
[purchase not in Montgomery Co. deed index] RECHECK Herkimer Co
- 1806: 1st Town meeting, Catskill - John, trustee. [134c]
- 1810: NY, Greene, Catskill, p178 - John: 10001-00001 [+ 2 slaves
- 1816, May: Catskill, NY - Death of Mary, wife of John. [133]
- 1817, 7 Nov: Onondaga Co. -- John, late of City of NY but now of
Town & Village of Catskill, Greene Co., NY, sold to Justus
McKinstey, of Hudson, Columbia Co., all interest in Lot 43,
Cicero, Onondaga Co. Wit: Alexander Neely, Catherine Lester
Sale aff. 8 Nov by witness Neely. [54a:T:580] [see 1792 sale]
- 1818, 18 Apr: Greene Co., NY -- John, ae c74, of Catskill, filed
for Rev. War pension. Currently in reduced circumstances, confined to his bed, supported by the charity of his neighbors and
the aid of the Poor Box". [Weakly scribbled signature affirmed
by the judge.] Rec'd pension #4860. [35e]
- 1820: ?
- 1821, 27 Apr: Greene Co., NY -- Capt. John, Esq., dec'd
Admin: John V.D. Scott. John had "no next of kin in New York
State." [133:Greene Co. probate, Box 15, Package 351]
Notice to next of kin placed in New York City newspaper
"National Democrat". [134b]
- * [42g:v2,v3:194]: wife Sarah
- *Re wife Mary:
=? Mary WILLIAMS [m 4 Sep 1788, Trinity Ch, NYC [71a:75:35]
- TG1-412 SAMUEL BLANCHARD
- father
- Born: 1 Apr 1749, Littleton, Middlesex, MA [2f;168]
- Died: 21 Jul 1825, Millbury, Worc., MA [15f;26a;168]
- Bur Sutton, MA
- Married: 17 Mar 1775, Sutton, Worc., MA [26a;168]
- Susanna TENNEY
- Born: 15 Dec 1751, Sutton, MA [168]
- dau of Daniel & Rebecca (Dickenson) Tenney
- Died: 19 Apr 1826, Sutton, MA; ae 74y [26a;168]
- [or d Millbury & bur Sutton[?]
- Children, b Sutton, MA: [168]
- 1. Stephen, 26 Oct 1775 [26a]
- 2. Nancy, 27 Sep 1777; d 17 Sep 1778 [26a]
- 3. John Brewer, 2 Mar 1780 [26a]
- 2 May 1780, Sutton [132]
- 4. Simon Tenney, 17 Feb 1782 [26a]
- 5. Samuel, 25 Jun 1784 [26a]
- 6. Mary, 3 Jul 1786 ["Polly"] [26a]
- 7. Thomas, 21 Jun 1788 [168]
- 24 Jun 1788 [26b]
- 8. Abiathar, 21 Mar 1793
- 9. Susannah, 1 Jun 1799 [15j]
- Rev. War: Pvt, Sutton, Capt. Arthur Dagget's Co.; marched on
alarm of 19 Apr 1775; served 11 days. [104:p154;82g]
- 1776: Worc. Co. - Samuel, of Sutton, bought the first of many
parcels in Sutton. [15a:75:311,75:313] Later trans. of land in
Oxford.
- 1784, 3 Sep: Worc. Co., MA -- By agreement with [father] Joseph,
[brother] John was to pay sums to John Brewer Blanchard, son
of Samuel, after death of father. [15a:94:205-8,97:33]*
- [?]1790: ?
- 1800: MA, Worc., Sutton, p164 - Samuel: 11101-11001
- 1810: MA, Worc., Oxford, p47 - Samuel: 00101-01101
- 1813, 10 Feb: Deed by heirs of Daniel Tenney of Sutton; incl.
Samuel & Susan Blanchard, of Oxford. [15a:189:26]
- 1820: MA, Worc., Millbury, p34 - Samuel: 000001-00001
- 1823: Samuel, of Millbury, sold & held the mortgage on 104 ac in
Oxford. [15a:244:390,245:398]
- 1825, 6 Sep: Worc. Co. probate - Samuel, Millbury, dec'd
Will, dated 9 Apr 1824: Wife Susannah; 7 surviving children
& dec'd son Samuel named. [15f:#5947,59:159-60]
- *This deed is only record which mentions both Joseph & Samuel.
[2f]: Obit of son Thomas identified Samuel as the son of Joseph
& Abigail (Brewer) Blanchard.
- TG1-413 JOSEPH BLANCHARD
- father
- Born: 24 Jul 1751, Sutton, Worcester, MA [15g;26a]
- Littleton, Mdsx, MA [9b]*
- Died: 23 Feb 1772, Oxford, Worc., MA; bur. Sutton [15g]
- Married: 10 Apr 1770, Sutton, MA [15g]
- Mehitable PUTNAM
- Born: by 1755?
- M 2nd: [int] 24 Apr 1773, Sutton [15g]
- Samuel Elliot
- Child, born Sutton, MA: [15g]
- 1. Joseph, 23 Dec 1770
- 1772: "Drowned at Oxford where he had lived some time." [15g]
- 1789, 7 Mar: Worcester Co., MA -- Joseph, Sutton, dec'd
Son Joseph, ae 18, chose as guardian Jonathan Woodbury, of
Sutton. Sureties to bond: Samuel Blanchard, Sutton, and
Lot Marsh, Dudley, MA. [15f:#5928,217:370]
- *Re birthplace, Littleton: Parents still in Littleton for Sep
1751 deed.
- TG1-414 ABIGAIL BLANCHARD
- father
- Born: 17 Jan 1754, Sutton, Worcester, MA [26a]
- Married: 5 Jul 1770, Sutton, MA [26a]
- Lot MARSH
- 1784, 3 Sep: Abigail Marsh named in deed between father Joseph &
brother John. [15a:94:205-8]
[CHECK Sutton VR for husband, children]
- Note: a Benj Marsh owned land in Sutton adj land of Blanchard's;
a Benj Marsh was an early landowner in Townshend, VT
- TG1-416 THOMAS BLANCHARD - THEORY*
- father
- Born: c1760, MA
- Died: 28 Dec 1785, Sutton, Worc., MA; ae c25y [26a]
- Married: 1 Sep 1785, Sutton, MA [26a]
- Lucy LILLEY
- Born: 23 Feb 1769, Sutton, MA [26a]
- dau of David & Elizabeth Lilley
- Died: 8 Dec 1808, Sutton, MA; ae 39y [26a]
- M2: 13 Jan 1792, Sutton, MA to Jonathan King [26a]
- Child, b Sutton, MA: [26a]
- 1. Lucy Brewer, 28 May 1786
- Rev. War: [104:p156]
- [?]1776, 10 Dec: Pvt, Capt. B. Woodbury, Col. J. Holman; marched
on alarm to Providence, RI; served 1 month 13 days.
[He would have been ae 16; this rec. may be for uncle Thomas.]
- 1780, 1 Jul: Enl. at Springfield; of Sutton, ae 21, 5'9"; farmer;
served 6 months; was at Camp Totaway in Oct.
- 1781, 26 Jan: Enlisted for 3 years. [no further details] [104]
May be the Sgt. Blanchard, brother of Capt. John Blanchard,
mentioned in pension appl. papers of nephew John Blanchard.
Served in Col Henry Jackson's 9th Regt, Continental Line. [35f]
[Same enlistment date as John Jr.]
- 1784, 6 Sep: Worcester Co. -- Thomas Blanchard "Jr", husbandman,
bought from Joseph Blanchard, both of Sutton, 7.5 ac in
Sutton; bnds incl. Sutton-Oxford Rd, Jon. Woodbury, Benjamin
Marsh Jr, marsh. Wit: John Blanchard, Timothy Sibley [15a:97:34]
[Joseph = father; called Thos Jr because his Uncle Thomas is
still in the area.]
- 1786: Worcester Co. -- Thomas, Sutton, dec'd; widow Lucy and
David Lilley, admin.; sureties: Timothy Sibley, John Blanchard [15f:#5954]
- 1787, 16 Jul: David Lilley & the widow Lucy Blanchard, yeoman &
"spinster", loaned money to John Blanchard, of Sutton, gent.
Security was c46 ac, Sutton. [15a:103:42]
- 1789: Noah Stockwell appt. gdn of Lucy B. Blanchard, minor.
Sureties: David Lilley, Isaac Dodge Jr. [15f:#5935]
[15f:217:371 & other ref not checked]
- 1791+; Inventory filed by David Lillie, admin. - incl. Continental Certificates, clothes, crops, livestock & notes on several
individuals incl. Joseph & John Blanchard. Account incl. sums
paid to the "widow being under peculiar circumstances for some
time & cloathing delivered at the birth of the child ..."
Widow received 1/3 assets; "remainder to Lucy 'Brown' Blanchard
she being the only child & heir ..." [15f:26:3,26:11]
- Re Jonathan King: noted 1790 listing Sutton, MA: 2-0-1
- *THEORY of ident. as son of Joseph based on:
. 1784 deed above; was called Thomas "Jr" to separate him from
his uncle Thomas named in another deed by Joseph the same date.
. Thomas' daughter was named in part after her grandmother
Abigail Brewer.
- Re land Worcester Co.: CHECK for sale of dower portion by Lucy
King or Lucy Stockwell