10. | Thomas Blakemore was born on 19 Jun 1718 in Tidewater City, Lancaster Co, Virginia (son of Edward Blakemore, Jr. and Hannah Rogers); died on 26 Oct 1806 in Cider Grove, Frederick Co, Virginia. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: Bef 1756, Fauquier Co, Virginia
- Residence: 1756, "Moreland," Clarke Co, Virginia
- Property: 8 Sep 1773, Frederick Co, Virginia; mention in Wm Waller Calmes will
- Military: Between 1776 and 1781, Frederick Co, Virginia
Notes:
In George Neville's will he mentioned kids, spouses, and grandkids. He did mention Ann Blackmore, but did not mention a son-in-law or grandchildren by that name.
Residence:
The home of Capt Thomas Blakemore, Sr (1718-1808) was called"MORELAND," standing just wes t of Berryville, Clarke County, VA, on Route340, a Colonial frame house much reconstructed. I t was built in 1755.
Property:
William Waller Calmes will written 19 Sep 1773, Frederick Co, Virginia:
- beloved son George 211 acres Bucks Marsh joining line of Thomas Blackmore (Blakemore) and James Barnet
Military:
Capt. Thomas Blakemore, Sr. (1718-1808) and three of his sons fought in the Revolutionary War (1776-1777). The sons were GEORGE, THOMAS, Jr.,and JOHN. Morgan Alexander's Company of the 2nd Virginia Regiment,Continental Line, when George heard a musket ball strike Thomas, Jr. and saw him fall instantly, never hearing of him again until being introduced to Jacob Keyser, who had buried his brother.
See THE REVOLUTIONARY YEARS, 1776-1781, In Old Frederick County, VA,(a Bicentennial Remembrance Booklet) )1978, by Laura Virginia Hale, pages 56 to 61 (The Blakemores of Berryville).
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Thomas married Ann Gibbs Neavill on 5 Nov 1756 in Lancaster Co, Virginia. Ann (daughter of George* Neavill, Capt and Mary Gibbs) was born on 11 Oct 1735 in Middlesex Co, Virginia; died on 10 Jan 1826 in Moreland, Clarke Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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