Individual Details

Col. William Whitsitt Blakey

(5 Feb 1792 - 10 Oct 1824)



Col. in War of 1812 serving 18 Sep - 30 Oct 1812. Samuel H. Curd's Company, Kentucky Mounted Voluntary Militia in a Regt commanded by Lt.Col. Young Ewing.

Logan Co Deed Book I/J, p.332 15 Aug 1821 George Blakey sold to William W. Blakey 200 acres on Dry Fork of Whipporwill for $1.

Logan Co WB D
p.77 Assign to the widow of William W. Blakey dec'd now Susan Poindexter her dowry in slaves. At the time of his death possessed to the amount of $2000 some having died since his death. She got Will, Preston & Lucretia.

Buried Breathitt Graveyard, Macon Brown Farm, Gravilton Road, Russellville KY along with wife.
Logan County KY Court Records Book 8 (1822-1827) LDS #0364563
p.220 Mar Term 1826 .....administrator of Wm Blakey Dec'd....
p.315 Sept Term 1827 ....motion of Cardwell Breathitt administrator of Wm Blakey ....appointed commissioners to assign Susan Blakey her dower

Final division of estate to William's children.
Logan Co DB X:
p.307 22 Feb 1841 George T. Blakey heir of William Blakey dec'd by Presley Morehead & Constant A. Wilson, commissioners apptd by Logan Co court to divide the estate of sd dec'd & make deeds of partition to said heirs of 1st part and Ann Eliza Blakey, one of the heirs of the 2nd part. Land lying on water of Big Whipporwill. Assigned to Ann E. Blakey, Lot #2. SW corner of Lot #1, South side of an old road & east side of a small branch and on the old line. Corner to Solomon Harday. 111 acres. Signed: George T. Blakey by Comm. Rec. 22 Feb 1841.
p.307 22 Feb 1841 Ann E. Blakey, to George T. Blakey. Lot #1. begin corner of original survey entered, surveyed, & patented in name of George Blakey; running with Geo. Blakey's line. 96 acres. Signed: Ann E. Blakey by Comm. Rec. 22 Feb 1841

Events

Birth5 Feb 1792Davidson County, Tennessee
Military1812Samuel H. Curd's Co, KY Mounted Voluntary Militia, War of 1812
Marriage9 Jan 1821Susan Churchill Breathitt
Death10 Oct 1824Logan County, Kentucky

Families

SpouseSusan Churchill Breathitt (1801 - 1830)
ChildGeorge Thomas Blakey (1822 - 1904)
ChildSarah Ann Elizabeth Blakey (1823 - )
ChildWilliam W. B. Blakey (1825 - 1825)
FatherGeorge Blakey (1749 - 1842)
MotherMargaret "Peggy" Whitsitt (1767 - 1859)
SiblingPamela Blakey (1787 - 1870)
SiblingReuben Blakey (1789 - 1790)
SiblingDr. Thomas S. Blakey (1794 - 1856)
SiblingElizabeth Whitsitt Blakey (1796 - )
SiblingDr. Churchill Haden Blakey (1799 - 1826)
SiblingJames Whitsitt Blakey (1801 - 1852)
SiblingSarah Patterson "Sally" Blakey (1804 - 1886)
SiblingEleanor "Nellie" Ann Blakey (1806 - 1893)
SiblingGeorge Douglas Blakey (1809 - 1886)

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