The Bible of Benjamin Blackford

1798 - Shenandoah County, Virginia


Contributed by Sally Bruce Blackford McClatchey. 0wned 2003 by Sally Bruce Blackford McClatchey. Given to her 1970’s by her brother, William Mann Blackford, son of John Minor Blackford, eldest son of Launcelot Minor Blackford.

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Thomas Thornburg Blackford was born Feb. 9, 1794. Pine Grove Furnace.

Joseph Arthur Blackford was born Dec. 18, 1795.
Died 18 June 1797 aged 18 months.  Pine Grove Furnace.

Jane E. Blackford was born the 31st August 1798. Died Feb. 17 1826 aged 27
years 5 mo. 17 days.  Pine Grove Furnace.

William Matthews Blackford was born August 19 1801 at Catoctin Furnace,
Maryland.

John Arthur Blackford was born Feb’y 1 1804 at Catoctin Furnace, Maryland.

Mary Martin  Blackford was born October 13, 1806 at Catoctin Furnace,
Maryland.

Joseph B. Lauck was born August the 30th 1827 at Luray.


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Benjamin Blackford was born October 31, 1767.
Isabella Blackford was 10 October 1765.

Ages of their children

Thomas Thornburgh Blackford born February 9, 1794. Pine Grove Furnace.

Joseph Arthur Blackford was born December 18,1795. Pine          Grove Furnace.  Died June 18, 1797 age 18 mos.

Jane E. Blackford was born August 31, 1798. Pine Grove       Furnace.

William Matthews Blackford was born August 19, 1801 at Catoctin Furnace,Maryland.

John Arthur Blackford was born February 1, 1804 at Catoctin Furnace,
Maryland.

Mary Martin Blackford was born Oct. 13, 1806 at Catoctin Furnace, Maryland.

(Handwriting changes, different person – Wm. Matthews Blackford ?)

(Unknown?)  Departed this life 18 August 1837 at Columbia.

Jane E. Leeper, formerly Jane Blackford, departed this life Friday Evening of 17 Feb. 1826 at Isabella Furnace aged 27 years 5 mo. and 17 days.

Mrs. Isabella Blackford, wife of B. Blackford departed this life January 24, 1837 at Isabella Furnace aged 71 years, 3 mos. and 14 days Jan. 24, 1837.


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Ages of William Matthew Blackford’s children, also the time of his then wife’s birth.

William M. Blackford (son of Benjamin and Isabella Blackford) was born at Catoctin Furnace, Maryland August 19, 1801.

Mary Berkeley Minor, wife of Wm. M. Blackford was born at Topping Castle, Virginia the 2nd day of December 1802 and was married to Wm. M. Blackford 12 Oct. 1825.

Their children:

1st child: Lucy Landon Blackford was born in Fredericksburg Va. on the 6th day of November, 1826.

2nd child: Charles William Blackford was born in Fredericksburg, Va. on the 28th day of July 1828.  Departed this life 20th May 1829.

3rdchild: William Wilberforce Blackford was born in Fredericksburg, Va. on the 25 March 1831.

4th child: Charles Minor Blackford was born in Fredericksburg on the 17th day of October 1833.

5th child: Benjamin Lewis Blackford was born in Fredericksburg on the 5thrd day of August 1835.

6th child: Launcelot Minor Blackford was born in Fredericksburg on the 23 day of February 1837.

7th child: Eugene Blackford was born in Fredericksburg Virginia on the 11th day of April 1839.

8th child: Mary Isabella Blackford was born in Fredericksburg on the 29 day of November 1840.

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Ages of Negro children belonging

Maria’s  children ages			 Cloe’s children ages

Charlotte  born 14 Feb. 1815	    Dangerfield 7 Oct. 1818

Lucy born 8 May 1816		        Mary Ann 4 May 1820

Tom  born 16 Dec. 1818		        Arthur 1 May 1822

Abraham born 2 May 1870		        Harriet 22 May 1824

						            William 8 May 1826

						            John  Davis June 7 1828


Betty’s Children ages			Eliza’s children ages

Benedict 23 June 1817 Born. Sold.	Mary, Margaretta
					  		        twins Born July 4, 1824

Caroline Born 6 Feb. 1819. Sold.	Harrison Born 1st March1826

George Born May 1820	  	        Wm. Henry Born 4 Feb.
1829. Sold to William,
Eliza, and their children.
Jane Born. Died 1822 Died

Jackson Born feb. 10 1826.			One of the twins died.

An. Died. Born 1827 dead.

Abraham Birthday? 1818 died

Alexandra Born…

Sally Born dead

Philip Born..

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Age of Lucy Children		The property of Mary ch (?)Lauck

Ann was born Dec. 4 1831

Fielding was born Jan. 1 1834

George Craig was born 13 day Feb. 1836.


Age of Charlottes Children

Frances was 4 Aug. 1834

Margerite was Born 20th Feb. 1836.


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Front of Bible with Ben's signature
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