BLACKSHEAR

Primary Source Documents:

*Note:  Due to an update on the Blogspot platform, many of the image links on these pages are broken.  However, due to the way I formatted the code, clicking on the empty image box will still take you to the actual document where you can view and download a copy.

Silas M. Blackshear (1814-1864) & Family

Jacob Blackshear (1769 - Btw. 1840-1847)

Elisha Stout Blackshear

Alexander Blackshear

Publications (Includes the Blacksheariana and Abstracts of the Records from Jones County, North Carolina ... and the Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy vol. 1)

Posts in order of Publication:

1. The Easy Stuff (Or So I Thought)

    (Making a preliminary data sheet for Silas Blackshear)

2. Westward Ho!

    ( Tracks the migration of Silas Blackshear westward through Georgia to Arkansas and Texas)

3. Looking for Land Records

    (Examines tax rolls, land lottery records, and deeds from Georgia in relation to Silas and his father Jacob Blackshear)

4. And the Plot Thickens

    (Examines tax rolls, deeds, and court records related to Silas Blackshear's life in 1850's Anderson County, Texas)

5. Pinning Them Down in Plenitude

    (Attempts to pinpoint the exact location where Silas Blackshear lived in Anderson County, Texas)

6. Shakespeare Would Have Loved this Family

    (Discusses the death of Silas' wife)

7. Hitting Paydirt

    (Continues the discussion from the previous post)

8. Another Day in Court

    (Discusses a court case related to Silas' wife's probate; offers clues about Silas' death)

9. Research - What's Not to Love?

    (Examines court records to pinpoint the two locations where Silas Blackshear lived in Anderson County, Texas; Corrects erroneous conclusions drawn in previous posts)

10. Passing Notes

      (Examines court records related to a case against Silas Blackshear discussed in a previous post)

11. Jumping to Conclusions

      (Pinpoints the date and location of Silas Blackshear's death)

12. Amelia Virginia

      (Discusses the life and death of Silas Blackshear's daughter, Amelia Virginia Blackshear Cheatham)

13. That Tricky History Math

      (Wraps up the investigation into the life of Silas Blackshear and attempts to finalize his data sheet and timeline: examines jury lists in an attempt to pin down his birth year and explains the evidence supporting the identification of his father as Jacob Blackshear; briefly discusses his wife's possible parentage and the birth and death dates of his children)

14. Further Back Blackshears (Week 1)

      (Begins investigating the life of Silas' father, Jacob Blackshear, by examining his entry in the Blacksheariana as well as a variety of primary source documents)

 

15. Further Back Blackshears (Week 2)

      (Makes a preliminary data sheet for Jacob Blackshear; examines Quaker records to confirm the identity and parentage of Jacob's wife and pinpoints the date of Jacob's marriage)

16. Further Back Blackshears (Week 3)

      (Adds information to Jacob's data sheet, including information about his wife and children; presents a novel theory regarding the identity of his two oldest daughters; attempts to describe his life in North Carolina and examines court records to pinpoint the date of his move to Georgia)

17. Further Back Blackshears (Week 4)

      (Draws a tentative timeline for Jacob's movements within Georgia; discusses his sons in relation to these moves; places his children & their data on his timeline; recounts the family story describing the great size of Jacob and his sons)

18. Doing My Due Diligence

      (Discusses the research process, using an error in the Blacksheariana related to Jacob's son John as an illustration)

19. Further Back Blackshears (Week 5)

      (Begins an investigation into the life of Jacob's grandfather, Alexander Blackshear; discusses his arrival in North Carolina; presents evidence suggesting his father, Robert Blackshire, made the move with him and died in North Carolina instead of Delaware)

20. Further Back Blackshears (Week 6)

      (Discusses scenarios regarding Alexander Blackshear's move to North Carolina)

21. Further Back Blackshears (Week 7)

      (Examines Alexander's first land grant and subsequent land purchase in North Carolina; attempts to pinpoint the location of these parcels on a map)

22. Further Back Blackshears (Week 8)

      (Makes a preliminary data sheet for Alexander Blackshear; discusses the identity and birth years of his children; briefly discusses the French & Indian War in relation to his children)

23. Further Back Blackshears (Week 9)

      (Discusses the identity, birth year, and marriages of Alexander Blackshear's daughters)

24. Further Back Blackshears (Week 10)

      (Provides excerpts from the Craven County, North Carolina court minutes to illustrate the customs of the time and place in which Alexander Blackshear lived)

25. Further Back Blackshears (Week 11)

      (Continues the previous post)

26. Further Back Blackshears (Week 12)

      (Examines deed and court records to illustrate the life of Alexander Blackshear during the 1750's; speculates further on the date Alexander arrived in North Carolina and his relationship to Robert Blackshire)

27. Further Back Blackshears (Week 13)

      (Examines primary source documents to illustrate the life of Alexander Blackshear during the early 1760's)

28. Further Back Blackshears (Week 14)

       (Examines primary source documents to illustrate the life of Alexander Blackshear during the years 1763-1765)

29. Further Back Blackshears (Week 15)

      (Begins an investigation into the life of Alexander's son, Elisha Stout Blackshear, discussing his birth year and the identity of his sons and wife.

**My research into the Blackshear family only made it to this point before I switched gears to a different branch of the family.  Hopefully someday in the not-too-distant future I will be able to pick up where I left off.