Updating the Results page for the Blake yDNA study at FT DNA
Life has been incredibly busy since I became one of the co-administrators of the Blake yDNA project at FT DNA and I had neglected to update the Results page as well as the Goals and News. This has now...
View ArticleWill of John Blake, Yeoman, Biddestone Saint Nicholas, Wiltshire - The...
John Blake of Biddestone Saint Nicholas is the testator. Biddestone is four miles west of Chippenham. He names his wife as Elizabeth and his children as John, Elijah, Joseph, Michael, Benjamin, Mary,...
View ArticleWill of John Blake, Gentleman, New Sarum, Wiltshire - The National Archives...
It just seemed rather untidy not to do the will of John Blake, 1775, at Salisbury so acquired that one yesteday morning from the website instead of going back through my downloads. That was going to be...
View ArticleWill of Joseph Blake, Gentleman, New Sarum, Wiltshire - The National Archives...
Joseph Blake is the testator and it is a rather interesting will. He names his brother as Nicholas and two sisters Bridget and Marie. His mother has either been married before she married Blake or...
View ArticleWill of Margaret Blake, widow, New Sarum, Wiltshire - The National Archives...
Margaret Blake, the Testatrix, is the wife of John Blake whose will was probated in 1775 and was blogged a couple of days...
View ArticleWill of Margaret Blake, widow, New Sarum, Wiltshire - The National Archives...
An interesting will for Margaret Blake. Her mother was Charlotte Cartwright and that would fill in why her eldest son John has the middle name Cartwright. The online tree that has Sarah Cartwright as...
View ArticleWill of Martyn Blake of England - The National Archives PROB 11/672/126,...
I placed Martyn Blake in Wiltshire because he mentions his Uncle John Budd of Windsley. There is a Winsley in the parish and hundred of Bradford, Wiltshire. Transcriber: Elizabeth KippRecorded: 20 Dec...
View ArticleWill of Mary Blake, widow, Hungerford, Wiltshire - The National Archives PROB...
Mary Blake is the testatrix and within her will below she mostly quotes from the will of her husband Henry Blake who was a victualler at Hungerford and his will was probated within the diocese of...
View ArticleWill of Henry Blake of Hungerford, Wiltshire - Swindon and Wiltshire Record...
The testator is Henry Blake, husband of Mary Blake, whose will is also blogged today. I decided to do them together. The one having been probated at PCC and the other at Windsor. The will of Mary Blake...
View ArticleWill of Nicholas Blake, Yeoman, Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire - The National...
Nicholas Blake is the testator and he is known to me because he was mentioned in his kinsman’s will which was blogged earlier also of Wotton...
View ArticleWill of Peggy Blake, Spinster, Maddington, Wiltshire - The National Archives...
This will again links a number of the New Sarum wills. Peggy, the testatrix, is the daughter of John and Margaret Blake whose wills were...
View ArticleMerry Christmas
Peggy Blake's will is the last to be posted before Christmas. Luckily the last couple have been fairly quick to work on and could do that between Christmas preparations.Safe and Happy Christmas to...
View ArticleWill of Stephen Blake, Gentleman, Watminster, Wiltshire - The National...
Stephen Blake is the testator and he is of Warminster, Wiltshire. There is still a Stephen Blake in Warminster and it would be interesting to discover if he is descendant of this gentleman from the...
View ArticleWill of Thomas Blake, yeoman, Burbage, Wiltshire - The National Archives PROB...
Thomas Blake of Burbage is the Testator. He identifies his children as John, Jane, Ann and Thomas. Thomas is a mystery child as he does not appear to live at home and receives an annuity as part of the...
View ArticleBlake family at Burbage, Wiltshire, England - a set of documents from The...
I am making a separate blog of these documents from The National Archives and will summarize them in the blog concerning the Will of Thomas Blake of Burbage, probated 29 Nov 1799. Burbach was an...
View ArticleWill of Thomas Blake, Gentleman, Wishford, Wiltshire - The National Archives...
Although I am coming close to finishing Wiltshire, this will of Thomas Blake at 615 lines has slowed me down somewhat. There are still three wills to complete so will likely finish very early in...
View ArticleBlake Newsletter
The Blake Newsletter is complete and will be published tomorrow. The Table of Contents includes: BritainsDNA, Galway Blake Family, Blake yDNA study, and Wills Transcription. The length continues at two...
View ArticleBlake Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 1, 2014
Blake NewsletterTable of Contents1. BritainsDNA2. Galway Blake Family3. Blake yDNA Study4. Wills TranscriptionThe third year for Blake Newsletter and it continues at two pages. There is so much I could...
View ArticleWill of Thomas Blake, Esquire, Stratford under the Castle, Wiltshire - The...
Thomas Blake, the testator, is known as he is a son of John Blake who left his will which was probated in 1818 and blogged:http://kippeeb.blogspot.ca/2013/12/will-of-john-blake-gentleman-ford.htmlJohn...
View ArticleWill of Thomas Blake, yeoman, Winterbourne Earl, Wiltshire - The National...
Thomas Blake, testator, died 22 Feb 1851 at Winterbourne Earls aged 37 years. This from The Gentleman’s Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year 1851, Volume 35 (Page 453). This publication by...
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