Argyle was born in 1630 in York County, Virginia, the son of unknown parents.
He died in 1688 in Yorke, York County, Virginia.
His wife was Alice Margaret “Millicent” Hawkins. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. They had no known children.
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| Death | 1688 |
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Note 1
!Source: WikiTree Argyle Blackstone Sr. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Blackstone-10
Born 1630 in York, Virginia
Died 1688 at about age 58 in Yorke, York, Virginia
Argyle Blackstone Sr.
Son of Thomas Blackstone and Sarah Blackstone
[sibling unknown]
Husband of Alice Margaret Blackstone — married 1665 in Yorke, York, Virginia map icon
Father of John Blackstone, Thomas Blackstone, James Blackstone, Argyle Blackstone and William Blackstone
Biography
Argyle BLACKSTONE was born 1630 in York County, Virginia.
Son of Thomas BLACKSTONE
Will
: Will of Argoll Blackstone of the County and Parish of York in Virginia, being very weeke in body, dates 19 Aug. 1686.
My beloved wife Ailes Blackstone should injoye the plantation that I now live on dureing her naturall life and after her decease to my eldest son James Blackstone with the rest of my devident. Alsoe ynto my wife my best feather bed and furniture thereto belonging with all the rest of my moveables, cattell and hoggs that be left on my plantation after my fower sonns parts be given to each of them by this my will.
Alsoe my loveing wife should take into her care the keepeing of my fower sonns to kive and work for her dureing her widdowhood till they come of age of one and twenty yeares, but provided shee should change her condition by marryage then my two eldest sonns James and William to take their two younger brothers Argoll and Thomas Blackston and with what I have given them into their care till they come to be one and twenty yeares of age, then to give itt to them.
My eldest sonn James shall lett his brothers live on my divident of land till they can better provide for themselves, to live loveingly as brothers and not to hinder them according to his promise made to me and if my deare wife shall keepe herselfe a widdow, then my desire is that my sonns shall continue with her and nothing to be removed till they each of them come to bee one and twenty yeares of age.
Unto my sonn James Blackston all my divident of land I now possesse in York County and itt is my desire that hee nor his heires nor none of my children that shall or may injoye the land shall not make any sale of any part by sale or mortgage on the forfeture of L500 sterling but to lett his brothers seat and live on the divident and not to want a being unlesse they can better provide fir themselves otherwise.
Unto my said sonn three cowes named Daise, Red daves and Black bird. Alsoe my next feather bed with the furniture belonging. Allsoe one long table with two chaires standing in the chamber. Alsoe my black trunk with one halfe of my wearing cloathes, alsoe my best hatt, two pewter dishes, one plate, one beare bowle, one lookin glass and court cubbart standing under itt. Alsoe my gunn and black horse which I generally ride with bridle and saddle, alsoe the second biggest brass kettle, one iron pott, one dozen of milke traies, two breeding sowes, fower barrowes, six yeare old shotes and my eldest mare now runing at Majr. Gooddin's.
Unto my sonn William Blackstone the best flock bed with what furniture can be made to itt with one drawer table, two chares, two pewter dishes and beare boule, one puter plate, one great brasse sckillett and my small gunn, with one court cubbart in the chamber and the biggest red leather chare trunck with the other halfe of all my wearing cloaths both linnen and woollen, and my next best hatt, also the seacond mare with her increase. Alsoe three cowes named Pincorne, and Rose and Mopley, one dozen of milk trayes, two breeding sowes, fower barrows, six yearling shoats.
To my son Argoll Blackstone one flock bed with what furniture can be made to itt, with the new square turnd table, with two chares and my chest in the chamber, two pewter dishes and one plate, one tankard, one iron pott, one leather stoole, one dozen of milke trayes, also the third mare with her increase. Alsoe three cowes named Nutcye, Lydia and Cherry, two breeding sowes, fower barrows, six yearling shoats.
To my son Thomas Blackstone three cowes named Mary Gold, Inlin and Truelove and one yearling heifer Scatterall, and one yeare old horse, also the first three yeare old mare that shall be bred from my mares. Alsoe my chest above staires, two chares and one leather stooll with one dozen of milk trayes, also two breeding sowes, fower barrowes and six year old shoats, when he comes to the age of one and twenty.
My wife and children shall take care to shipp for England one hogshead of good tobacco that shall bee made on my plantation next year's cropp after my decease containing 550-odd pounds and cause the produce thereof to bee laid out for a silver wine boule with my owne name and guift to York Parish with the year of our Lord thereof and then be given to the charge of the Vestry for the use of the Communion table soe longe as itt shall last, takeing a receipt for the same. If the Vestrymen of York Parish please to gett sawyers to saw soe much plancke feather edge as will cover York Church of either oake, pine or poplar, then my loveing wife will make use of such trees as will make soe much plancke as will doe the same for covering thereof, but if they will not saw itt for the same use but cover itt with clap boards, then this clawes of my will to be voyd and not any timber for any other use.
My loveing wife Alice Blackstone executrix.
Argoll Blackstone
Wit: Ralph Flowers, John Hall, John Sommers.
26 March 1688. Proved by Ralph Walker and John Sommers.
A probatt of the last will and testament of Argoll Blackston granted to his relict Alce Blackston being proved in Court by Ralph Flowers and John Summers, and is recorded.
Notes
NOTEYORK COUNTY, VIRGINIA DEEDS, ORDERS, WILL BOOK 8 ; 1688 As of yet, there's no provable connection between Argyle Blackstone and his alleged parents, Thomas Blackstone and his wife Sarah. There was a Sarah Fisher in Massachusetts, who was the daughter of Thomas "the Immigrant" Fisher. I've not found any provable marriages of Thomas of Virginia with either Sarah Boyston, alleged mother of Argyle, or Sarah Fisher.
Research Notes
"Joseph can trace his roots back to James Blackston bn 1796 in South Carolina. He is believed to be a descendent of Argyle Blackstone of York County, Virginia . DNA shows a distant connection to Robert whose family trace to Benjamin Joseph Blackstone bn 1874 Missouri. At first glance they would appear to be at a GD of 6 out of 37 markers. Closer inspection shows that Robert has a rare mutation known as a ReLOH. this appears in itself to be 3 steps out but in fact it only classes as one. Thus they are a 33:37 match . It would be worth them considering upgrading markers to 67 to rule out any ambiguity. It does look though that they share a common ancestor. A 50% probability within 12 generations, 95% within 24.
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"Their DNA shows no connection with any of the other participants. It does not link them with the Durham or Yorkshire group. If they have an an unbroken line to Argyle 1630 then neither does his. I do wonder if this unusual christian name hints to an origin in Argyleshire. If so the name Blackstone occurs infrequently in Scotland. Could this be a corruption of a similar surname? Could Argyle have been an illegitimate child of Elizabeth Blackston who settled in New England in 1638? Future DNA results will hopefully give clearer indications. Of interest Joseph is at a GD of 3 out of 37 markers to two individuals by the surname of Pitt. Both who herald from Virginia. A GD of 3 could certainly show a connection within the right time frame."[1]
Birth
Birth Date: 1630
Place: York, Virginia
Birth Date: 1654
Birth Date: 1626
Place: , , Virginia[2]
Death
Death Date: 1688
Place: Yorke, York, Virginia, USA
Source: #S255
Text: Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.
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