Blount Page
Descendants of John Blount
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN BLOUNT (*1) was born Abt. 1720, and died in Robeson County, North Carolina. He married ELIZABETH ???.
Children of JOHN BLOUNT and ELIZABETH ??? are:
i. JACOB3 BLOUNT, b. Abt. 1739.
2. ii. PHILIP BLOUNT, b. Abt. 1740, North Carolina; d. 1801, Robeson County, North Carolina.
Generation No. 2
2. PHILIP BLOUNT (*2) was born Abt. 1740 in North Carolina, and died 1801 in Robeson County, North Carolina. He married MARGARET SHANKS 1763.
More About PHILIP BLOUNT:
Fact 1: May 17, 1801, Will written1
Fact 2: Will /book 1, pg, 692
Children of PHILIP BLOUNT and MARGARET SHANKS are:
i. JOSEPH BLOUNT.(*4)
ii. ANN BLOUNT.
iii. JAMES BLOUNT.
iv. JACOB BLOUNT.
v. ELIZABETH BLOUNT.
vi. COLIN BLOUNT.
vii. SARAH BLOUNT.
viii. READING BLOUNT.
ix. CORNELIUS BLOUNT.
x. RACHEL BLOUNT.
xi. MARGARET BLOUNT.
3. xii. JOHN BLOUNT, b. Abt. 1780, North Carolina.
xiii. PHILLIP BLOUNT, b. 1785.
Generation No. 3
3. JOHN BLOUNT (*4) was born Abt. 1780 in North Carolina. He married EMILY NEWBERRY in Robeson County, North Carolina.
Notes for JOHN BLOUNT:
Information on John Blount came from Ruth Fentress via e-mail (ruthbf@erols.com)
Children of JOHN BLOUNT and EMILY NEWBERRY are:
i. ELIAS5 BLOUNT, m. FRANCES PACKER, March 30, 1825, Robeson County, North Carolina.
More About ELIAS BLOUNT:
Fact 1: Lived in Tenn
ii. CATHERINE BLOUNT, m. JAMES MCNOTT, Robeson County, North Carolina.
iii. MARY BLOUNT, m. (1) DAVID REYNOLDS; m. (2) HENRY NORMENT/NORMAN.
4. iv. JAMES BLOUNT, b. August 16, 1795; d. October 09, 1874.
v. NANCY ANN BLOUNT, b. 1805; d. April 16, 1855; m. (1) JOHN C. KINGSTON, Independence County, Arkansas; m. (2) WILLIAM ODELL/ODLE.
5. vi. ALLEN BLOUNT, b. Abt. 1809, North Carolina; d. Abt. August 1888, Independence County, Arkansas.
Generation No. 4
4. JAMES BLOUNT (*5) was born August 16, 1795, and died October 09, 1874. He married SARAH (TOWNSEND) MOORE October 16, 1824 in Robeson County, North Carolina.
Children of JAMES BLOUNT and SARAH MOORE are:
i. NEILL BLOUNT(*6), b. 1827.
ii. EMILY SARAH BLOUNT, b. 1840; d. 1915; m. ALEXANDER HAMILTON MCLEOD, 1855.
5. ALLEN5 BLOUNT (JOHN4, PHILIP3, JOHN2, ?1) was born Abt. 1809 in North Carolina, and died Abt. August 1888 in Independence County, Arkansas. He married AVA HUMPHREY May 06, 1833 in Robeson County, North Carolina3, daughter of THOMAS.
Notes for ALLEN BLOUNT:
Info. from the census index of Independence County Arkansas 1850 and 1860.
They Lived in Buncombe Township during the 1850 census ( Dwelling # 557) and in the Liberty Township during the 1860 Census (Dwelling #1772 and Family # 1761).
Children of ALLEN BLOUNT and AVA HUMPHREY are:
6. i. IRVING BLOUNT(*6), b. Abt. 1835, Tennessee.
ii. MARSHALL BLOUNT, b. June 12, 1837, Tennessee; d. July 18, 1841, Arkansas.
iii. ELIZABETH A. BLOUNT, b. Abt. 1838, Arkansas; m. M. L. HELM, May 27, 1869, Independence County, Arkansas.
7. iv. JAMES A. BLOUNT, b. July 14, 1841, Arkansas; d. November 05, 1907, Arkansas.
8. v. DAVID BLOUNT, b. Abt. 1845, Arkansas.
vi. ARKANSAS BLOUNT, b. Abt. 1847.
9. vii. HENRY NEILL BLOUNT, b. May 1850, Arkansas; d. Abt. 1879, Arkansas.
viii. MARTHA BLOUNT, b. Abt. 1853.
ix. WILEY BLOUNT, b. October 27, 1855, Independence County, Arkansas4; d. August 1922, Independence County, Arkansas5; m. LAURA A. ???.
More About WILEY BLOUNT:
Fact 1: Buried at Old Union Cemetary, Liberty Township6
x. MARGARET P. BLOUNT, b. Abt. 1858, Arkansas.
Generation No. 5
6. IRVING6 BLOUNT (ALLEN5, JOHN4, PHILIP3, JOHN2, ?1) was born Abt. 1835 in Tennessee. He married (1) ELIZA A. SHARP August 23, 1859 in Independence County, Arkansas. He married (2) MARTHA GREER September 26, 1861 in Independence County, Arkansas.
Children of IRVING BLOUNT and ELIZA SHARP are:
i. VICTORIA7 BLOUNT.
ii. ROXANNA BLOUNT, b. Abt. 1863.
iii. PHILIP BLOUNT, b. Abt. 1868.
iv. WILLIAM BLOUNT, b. Abt. 1871.
7. JAMES A. BLOUNT (*6)(ALLEN5, JOHN4, PHILIP3, JOHN2, ?1) was born July 14, 1841 in Arkansas, and died November 05, 1907 in Arkansas7. He married DELILAH A. PETTY April 25, 1867 in Independence County, Arkansas.
Notes for JAMES A. BLOUNT:
Served as a Sergent in Reg 8 company H of the Arkansas Confed. infantry in the Civil War.
He served from 1861-1865
Info taken from the Arkansas Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications Page 35
Vet # 190313
Spouse # 13970
More About JAMES A. BLOUNT:
Fact 1: 1861-1865, Served in Company H of the 8th Confederate Infantry
Children of JAMES BLOUNT and DELILAH PETTY are:
i. ALEXANDER E.7 BLOUNT, b. Abt. 1868.
ii. IDA S. BLOUNT, b. Abt. 1868.
iii. OLIVIA. D. BLOUNT, b. March 1870.
iv. C. A. BLOUNT, b. Abt. 1873.
v. A. F. BLOUNT, b. Abt. 1875.
vi. D. J. BLOUNT, b. Abt. 1879.
vii. J. E. BLOUNT, b. October 16, 1881, Independence County, Arkansas; d. August 14, 1884, Independence County, Arkansas8.
More About J. E. BLOUNT:
Fact 1: Buried at Pleasant Plains Cemetary, Fairview Township
viii. LORANZA D. BLOUNT, b. February 03, 1897, Independence County, Arkansas; d. June 08, 1898, Independence County, Arkansas9.
More About LORANZA D. BLOUNT:
Fact 1: Buried at Pleasant Plains Cemetary, Fairview Township
8. DAVID6 BLOUNT (ALLEN5, JOHN4, PHILIP3, JOHN2, ?1) was born Abt. 1845 in Arkansas. He married NANCY CASSIE BROWN February 07, 1876 in Arkansas.
More About NANCY CASSIE BROWN:
Fact 1: Buried at Cedar Grove Cemetary, Liberty Township10
Children of DAVID BLOUNT and NANCY BROWN are:
i. C.7 BLOUNT, b. Abt. 1877.
ii. EDWARD L. BLOUNT, b. January 21, 1879, Independence County, Arkansas; d. February 02, 1944, Independence County, Arkansas11.
More About EDWARD L. BLOUNT:
Fact 1: buried at Cedar Grove Cemetary, Liberty Township12
9. HENRY NEILL BLOUNT (*6)(ALLEN5, JOHN4, PHILIP3, JOHN2, ?1) was born May 1850 in Arkansas, and died Abt. 1879 in Arkansas. He married ALMIRA JANE POWELL 1875 in Independence County, Arkansas13, daughter of JOHN POWELL and ELIZABETH HORN.
Children of HENRY BLOUNT and ALMIRA POWELL are:
i. LEWALLEN BLOUNT(*7), b. Abt. 1876.
ii. MARGRET ELIZABETH BLOUNT, b. December 02, 1878; d. January 04, 1970, DENMARK CMTRY, JACKSON COUNTY, AR; m. FRANCIS MARION JONES.
Endnotes
*3. Frances T Ingmire, Robenson County Marrige Records 1799-1868, 5.
*4. Chalman E. Green & Mae Chinn Green, Cemetary Records for Independence County, (Newport, Arkansas).
*7. Arkansas Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications, 35.
*13. LDS International Genealogical Index #4.
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