Thomas* Court, (FFDNA-J)

1784 - Abt 1830  (45 years)

• Name	Thomas* Court
  Suffix	(FFDNA-J)
  Birth	7 Jul 1784	Blackburn, Lancashire, England
  Christening	1 Aug 1784	St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
  	Baptism: 1 Aug 1784 St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancs. Thos Court - Son of James Court & Nancy Born: 7 Jul Abode: Blackburn Register: Baptisms 1773 - 1791, Page 70, Entry 37 Source: LDS Film 1278778
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1830	England
  Research Notes	15 Jun 2013
  	FFDNA match
  	Name Peter Francis Ward E-mail peterfward@yahoo.com Haplogroups Y-DNA I1 Shorthand I-M253 mtDNA V1a1 matched 6/7/2013 4th cousin remote shared cM 29.94 longest block 13.29 (no surnames given, only gedcom) GEDCOM for Peter Francis Ward https://my.familytreedna.com/gedcom-viewer.aspx?gedType=paternal&kn=7hgJ0h7v6vI%3d names like Ward, Hindle, Ductworth, Cook, Sharples, Whalley and others all from Blackburn and/or surrounding areas of Lancashire England are represented. Some of these names are showing up as connections to the Court family, even as our directs; reassuring that our Courts are descended from the Blackburn Courts.
  Burial		Sabine Pass Cemetery, Smith, Niles F No known direct relationship to our family, however he was in-laws with John McGaffey. He was a prominent citizen of organizer of the town of Sabine Pass. comment: Our own Thomas Court sold Niles Smith a parcel of land for $150 on 23 Jun 1842 from his headright League & Labor which adjoined survey of John McGaffey. However, there was some dispute in Smith receiving possession of he land.
  Notes	other Courts not ID'd. 1830 Natchitoches, Louisiana, p 89 No Twp listed James Courts (could not find on reel) Courts found in 1840 Louisiana- Terrebonne Parish: D Court (20-30) 1810-1820 female (20-30) 1810-1820 2 males ( < 5) 1835-1840 3 females (<5) 1835-1840 T. Le Court (30-40) 1800-1810 (not Thomas, he was in Texas) female (30-40) 1800-1810 1 male (< 5) 1835-1840 1 female (< 5) 1835-1840 2 females (5-10) 1830-1835 Court, Martin m Marie Richard In death record of Marie Richard dated 1821 (SM Ch v 4, #1547) Richard, Marie m Martin Court, d Jun 1821 at age 60 yrs (SM Ch v 4 # 1457) NOTE: Who is this Martin Court? Must have been born abt 1760, putting him in age range of Thomas' grandfather. Records from St. Mary the Virgin church in Blackburn did not record a Martin. but the name and place make it seem reasonable he is of some relation. There is a Martin C Court, son of Thomas Jefferson Court, in Fannin Co, TX 1920 and 1930 Childress; but no apparent relation other than the name.
  Person ID	I524	Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	James* Court,   b. Bef 12 Sep 1762, Blackburn, Lancashire, England d. Bef 20 Feb 1838, Blackburn, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 75 years)
  Mother	Nancy* "Nanny" Edmundson,   b. Bef 29 Nov 1761, of, Blackburn, Lancashire, England d. Bef 23 Sep 1829, Blackburn, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 67 years)
  Marriage	14 May 1781	St. Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
  	Marriage: 14 May 1781 St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England James Court - Weaver of Blackburn Nancey Edmundson - (X), aforesaid Spinster of Blackburn Witness: Peter Nevill; John Walkden Married by Banns by: Wm. Greenwood, Curate Register: Marriages 1778 - 1784, Page 127, Entry 378 Source: LDS Film 1278806
  Family ID	F256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen* Ainesworth,   b. Bef 5 Apr 1782, St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England d. 1841, Blackburn, Lancashire, England (Age > 58 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1799	Blackburn, Lancashire, England   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Thomas* Court, (immigrant),   b. Bef 5 Jan 1800, St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England d. Bef May 1850, Sabine Pass or Galveston, Texas (drowned) (Age > 50 years)   2. Fred Court, (bro to Thos?),   b. Abt 1803   d. Bef 1849 (Age ~ 45 years)
  Family ID	F248	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2013

  
  

• Photos

  St. Mary the Virgin Blackshire, Lancashire, England http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Blackburn/StMaryCathedral.shtml

  
  

  Albums

  Aurora Remembered (11) In October 1837, two San Augustine men, H. M. Hanks and Colonel Almonzan Huston, former quartermaster general of the Texas army, teamed up to found the townsite of Aurora at present-day Port Arthur.34 One record indicates that the townsite contained 6,677 lots. Although Huston sold some lots to residents of San Augustine, no more than six transactions are recorded in Jefferson County, and the realty venture was soon abandoned. In time, the townsite’s name was transferred to nearby “Sparks’ Settlement,” at the mouth of Taylor’s Bayou, where John and Solomon Sparks settled in 1841 and operated a ferry. Chapter VI: A History of Jefferson County, Texas Early Town-Building and Government By W. T. Block Settlement on the Sabine Lake, first known as Sparks Settlement, and is now Port Arthur, where the Sparks, Courts, Gentz, Burrell, Johnson, Clark, Hayes, and other families lived from 1830s until late 1890s when disease, hurricanes, and mosquitos forced the families to abandon their settlement, moving further inland to Port Neches, Groves, and Beaumont.

  
  

• Sources

  [S512] Southwest Lousiana Records, Vol 2.