Williams Will proven March 12, 1746, Nottingway Parrish, Isle of Wight
, he refers to Joshua Claud as a "son" but does not explain the relationship further
LAND-GIFT: from father-in-law Nicholas Sessums and wife Katherine, 200 acres (which sd Sessums bought from John Mackloud on 21 Nov 1693 which he patented on 20 Apr 1682) dated in 1703, W: Joseph, John (signed) Jackman and Thomas (signed) Hudson, S: Nicholas (backward N) Sessums and Katherine (mark) Sessums !
LAND-GIFT: from father Thomas Blake and wife Alice, 100 acres adjoining the land sold to John Prince and the land of Thomas Tooke dated 10 Apr 1704, W: Thomas (signed) Tooke and John (signed) Smith, S: Thomas (TB) Blake and Alice (AB) Blake !
WILL, father THOMAS BLAKE dated 30 Jan 1707/8; given animals, land, and other items ! WILL father-in-law NICHOLAS SESSUMS dated 8 Oct 1715; given clothing !
LAND-PURCHASE: described of Surry County, Virginia, from Richard Smith, 130 acres on Angelica Swamp (being part of a patent granted to Samuell CORNELL) dated 24 Aug 1719, W: Edward (I) Simond and Joseph Chapman S: Richard (R) Smith.
Transcript copy from the Virginia Archives in the possession of Forrest King. !
LAND-PATENT: , 270 acres in Isle of Wight County on S. side of Nottoway Riv; on S. side of Angellica Sw., at his own land dated 24 Mar 1725 !
LAND-PATENT: 120 acres in Isle of Wight on the S. side of Nottoway Riv. near br. of Angelica Sw dated 24 Mar 1725
LAND-SALE: WILLIAM SR, of Isle of Wight, to SAMUEL TUDOR, 200 acres on the south side of the third swamp and bounded by Nicholas Sessums, Richard Jordan, Phillip Hainsford,
Richard Jordan Jr, and John Bynham (granted to John Maclood on 20 Apr 1682) dated 20 Apr 1736, W: Charles Binns, Benjam Bell, and John Bell
LAND- 170 acres in Isle of Wight on the W side of Angelica beg. by the side of Purcell's Br. down the fork br. dated 30 Aug 1744
275 acres on the south side of Nottoway River over the run of Angelica Sw. down Purcells br. adj. his own old lines & John Barrow dated 30 Aug 1744 !
WILL: dated 1 Nov 1742, recorded 12 Mar 1746; EX: Mary Blake, Joshua
Claud, and Thomas Blake, W: John (signed) Barrow and Sam (signed) Smith, S: William (signed) Blake. Transcript copy from the Virginia Archives in the possession of Forrest King."

• Married: JAN 1703/04 in Surry Co, Virginia

1. William Blake b: ABT 1701 in Isle of Wight, Virginia
2. Thomas Blake b: ABT 1710 in Isle of WightCounty, Virginia
3. Hannah Blake b: 1711 in Isle of Wight, Virginia
4. John Blake b: ABT 1712 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia
5. Mary Blake b: ABT 1713 in Isle of Wight, Virginia
6. Benjamin Blake b: ABT 1714 in Isle of Wight, Virginia
7. Joshua Claud Blake b: ABT 1722
8. Sessums Blake b: ABT 1725 in Isle of Wight, Virginia
9. Joseph Blake b: ABT 1727 in Isle of Wight, Virginia

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