Elizabeth Blackburn

1796 - Aft 1860  (~ 67 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Blackburn  [1, 2]
  Birth	Between 1794 and 1796	Feliciana Parish, Louisiana   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	Aft 1860	Perry County, Mississippi   [1]
  Notes	(Medical):The child of a direct female descendant of Elizabeth Blackburn (Nina Fuller, the daughter of Viola Fullen and granddaughter of Jane Allen) had their mtDNA analyzed, and it was predicted as H, with only one difference from the Cambridge Reference Sequence, 16519C, which is a fast moving marker. Mitochondrial haplogroup H is a predominantly European haplogroup that participated in a population expansion beginning approximately 20,000 years ago. Today, about 30% of all mitochondrial lineages in Europe are classified as haplogroup H. It is rather uniformly distributed throughout Europe suggesting a major role in the peopling of Europe, and descendant lineages of the original haplogroup H appear in the Near East as a result of migration. Future work will better resolve the distribution and historical characteristics of this haplogroup. On her Clan Helena website, Amelia Reimer writes that, "Whether just by chance or by the guiding hand of natural selection we do not know, but Helena's clan has grown to become the most widespread and successful of the Seven Daughters of Eve. Her children have reached every shore, settled every forest and crossed every mountain range. Helena's descendants can be found from the Alps in the South to the Scottish Highlands and the Norwegian fjords in the North, and as far east as the Urals and the Russian steppes. Helena was born about 20,000 years ago on the strip of land that joins France and Spain, near what is now Perpignan. She belonged to a family of hunters, who harvested the rich oyster beds in the lagoons of the Carmargue to supplement their diet of meat. Helena's clan arrived in Europe from the Middle East, pushing their way along the Mediterranean, constrained to the narrow strip of land that was still habitable. Not long after she was born, the glaciers that covered the Pyrenees, which Helena could see on a clear day only thirty miles from her camp, began to draw back as, little by little, the summers grew warmer. Some of her clan moved south of the mountains, up the valley of the Ebro to the West to reach the lands of the Basque, where they remain to this day. The most adventurous of her children took advantage of the climatic improvements and journeyed ever northwards to join the great movement of hunters across the plains of France. We know that they reached England around 12,000 years ago because DNA recovered from a young male skeleton found in Gough's Cave in Somerset shows that he too belonged to the clan of Helena. [Same cave as Cheddar Man, but 3,000 years older.] "
  Person ID	I1710	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Gabriel Blackburn,   b. Abt 1769, Sampson County, North Carolina d. Abt 1848, Sabine County, Texas (Age ~ 79 years)
  Mother	Frances Tyner,   b. Abt 1768, South Carolina d. 15 Jul 1853, DeWitt County, Texas (Age ~ 85 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1790	Georgetown District, South Carolina   [3]
  Family ID	F695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alexander McGrew,   b. Bef 1783, St. Stephens, Mississippi Territory d. 2 Oct 1849, Milam, Sabine County, Texas (Age ~ 66 years)
  Marriage	14 Oct 1808	Wilkinson County, Mississippi   [3]
  	Wilkinson County Courthouse--Woodville, Mississippi Circuit Clerks Office Marriage Book A ---- page 293 Know all men by these presents that we, ALEXANDER MCGRAW and Ezekial Petty, both of the county of Wilkinson, Mississippi Territory, are held and firmly bound unto the Governor of the Mississippi Territory and his successors in office, in the sum of $200 which payment well and truly be made, we bind ourselves and each our executors, administrators, and severally firmly by these presences sealed with our seals and dated the 12 of October 1808. The condition of the above obligation is such that whearas the above bound Alexander McGraw hath this day prayed and obtained the license to be joined in marriage to ELIZABETH BLACKBURN of the County aforesaid, Now if there is no lawful cause to obstruct this marriage for which the license was granted, then the above obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Signed, Alexander McGrew and Ezekial Petty (his mark) Marriage Book A --- page 305 This is to certify that I, G.B. am willing to the marriage of my daughter to Mr. Alexander McGraw. Given under my hand this 13th day of October 1808. Signed, Gabriel Blackburn Marriage Book A --- page 135 (315?) On the 16th day of October 1808, I joined in Matrimony Mr. Alexander McGraw and Miss Elizabeth Blackburn. Signed, Josias Gray, J.P. Per a Family Group Sheet prepared by Mary Frances SMITH Fisher of Jackson, Mississippi, Alexander McGrew and his wife Elizabeth Blackburn were the parents of nine known children, and three additional children, a daughter born ca. 1810-1815 per the 1820 and 1830 Marion County, Mississippi census, a daughter born ca. 1820-1825, per the 1830 and 1840 census, and a son born ca. 1830-1835, per the 1840 census. Bettye Bragg Wagstaff of Sabine County, Texas indicated that some researchers indicate 10 children were born. Mary Fisher used the following information in her research: 1816 MISS Marion County census 7th page 1820 MISS Marion County census page 85 1 male under 10, 1 male 10-16, 1 male 26-45 3 females under 10, 1 female 16-26 1830 MISS Marion County census page 117 5 sons, 4 daughters plus he and Elizabeth 1840 MISS Marion County census page 117 1850 TEX Sabine County census- Elizabeth McGrew. He was listed on the Mortality Schedule. 1860 MISS Perry County census page 12, Family # 88/81 Elizabeth McGrew Her family group sheet lists the following children: **James Alexander McGrew b. ca 1810 m. to Elizabeth Lott Harriet McGrew b. ca 1813 m. to John C. Partin **William McGrew b. ca 1815 m. to Dorinda Lott **Eliza Ann McGrew b. ca 1816 m. to Elisha M. Collins **John Gabriel McGrew b. ca 1821 d. ca 1857 in Sabine County **Ferdinand L. McGrew b. ca 1825 died 24 Aug 1846 in the Mexican War **Lorenzo Dow McGrew b. circa 1828 m. to Mary Margaret Neeley **Margaret McGrew b. circa 1835 **Adaline McGrew b. circa 1838 **Matches the LDS Family Group Sheet from Ancestral File Ver 4.15. The LDS sheet did not include Harriet McGrew, and additionally showed the following three children, apparently in error: Thomas McGrew b. ca 1824 Samantha McGrewb. ca 1826 -male McGrew b. prior to 1830, m. 1838 to Serena ? and died 1842 Thomas and Samantha are actually the children of Alexander's brother, James Tate McGrew. They are listed in his will.
  Children	1. James McGrew,   b. Abt 1810, Feliciana Parish, Louisiana d. Abt 7 Jun 1891, Covington County, Mississippi (Age ~ 81 years)   2. Harriet McGrew,   b. Abt 1813, Feliciana Parish, Louisiana d. Aft 1851, Sabine County, Texas (Age ~ 39 years)   3. William McGrew,   b. Abt 1815, Covington County, Mississippi d. Bef 1860, Marion County, Mississippi (Age ~ 44 years)   4. Eliza Ann McGrew,   b. 20 Mar 1816, Marion County, Mississippi d. Aft 1850, Texas (Age 34 years)   5. John Gabriel McGrew,   b. Abt 1821, Marion County, Mississippi d. Abt 1857, Sabine County, Texas (Age ~ 36 years)   6. Ferdinand McGrew,   b. Abt 1825, Marion County, Mississippi d. 24 Aug 1846, Camargo, Mexico (Age ~ 21 years)   7. Caroline C. McGrew,   b. Abt 1827, Marion County, Mississippi d. Bef 1853, Sabine County, Texas (Age ~ 25 years)   8. Lorenzo Dow McGrew,   b. 15 Oct 1828, Marion County, Mississippi d. 25 Feb 1885, Lavaca County, Texas (Age 56 years)   9. Margaret B. McGrew,   b. Abt 1835, Marion County, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown   10. Adaline McGrew,   b. Abt 1838, Marion County, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Between 1794 and 1796 - Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Marriage - 14 Oct 1808 - Wilkinson County, Mississippi Death - Aft 1860 - Perry County, Mississippi  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		McGrew, Elizabeth (Blackburn) Estate Settlement Land Sale, page 1 of 2 The Estate of Elizabeth McGrew, administered by her granddaughter, Frances A. (Partin) Steel, sold land that had originally been deeded to Alexander McGrew by A.G. Blackburn (22 Jan 1849) to John W. Allen, thought to be a son-in-law of Elizabeth's. This copy is courtesy of Bettye Bragg Wagstaff.
  		McGrew, Elizabeth (Blackburn) Estate Settlement Land Sale, page 2 of 2 During the September 1868 term of the County Court of Sabine County, The Estate of Elizabeth McGrew, administered by her granddaugher, Frances A. (Partin) Steel, sold land that had originally been deeded to Alexander McGrew by A.G. Blackburn (22 Jan 1849) to John W. Allen, thought to be a son-in-law of Elizabeth's. This copy is courtesy of Bettye Bragg Wagstaff.

  
  

• Sources

  [S451] Wagstaff, Bettye Bragg-Family Researcher [bfwag@jas.net], Correspondence and Family Group Sheets dated August 1995 exchanged between Bettye Bragg Wagstaff of Bronson, Texas and Mary Frances Smith Fisher of Jackson, Mississippi, copies in files of Melinda McLemore Strong of San Antonio, Texas (Reliability: 3). [S98] 1860 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census, the Eighth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1860 Federal Census.), Mississippi, Perry County, Southern District Enumerated 16 Aug 1860 88-81 With son and dtr-in-law, James and Elizabeth McGrew (Reliability: 3). [S451] Wagstaff, Bettye Bragg-Family Researcher [bfwag@jas.net], Correspondence and Family Group Sheets dated August 1995 exchanged between Bettye Bragg Wagstaff of Bronson, Texas and Mary Frances Smith Fisher of Jackson, Mississippi, copies in files of Melinda McLemore Strong of San Antonio, Texas (Reliability: 3).