John Blackburn
Born: ca. 1675 Loughall, Kilmore, Armagh, Ireland
Died: October 1752 Menallen, York Co., Pennsylvania
Buried: Unknown
Married:
1) Mary (Courtney) Winter 1701, Ireland
2) Rachel Morton, May 16, 1717, Armagh, Ireland
Marriage Certificate of John Blackburn, Ballyhagen Meeting, Marriage Register, County Armagh, Ireland
John Blackburn of Loughall in the Countie of Ardmagh & Rachel Mortan Daughter of William Mortan Deceased of ye sd Countie having Declared their Intentions of marriage with Each other in several publick meetings of ye people Called Quakers whose proceedings therein after Deliberate Consideration thereof Enquiry being made Concerning their Clearness from all others & they appearing Clear & having Consent of parents & Relations Concerned their Marriage was Consented unto by the sd Meeting.
Now these are to Certifie all whome it may Concern that for ye full accomplishing of their said Intentions according to Gods Ordinance ye sd John Blackburn & Rachel Mortan appeared in a publick meeting of ye said people mett together to Worship God in their publick Meeting house in Bellyhagan in ye County aforsd upon the sixteenth day of the third month Called May in the Year one thousand seven hundred and seventeen where being Contracted ye said John Blackburn taking the said Rachel Mortan by the hand did solemnly Declare as followeth: in ye presence of God & this assembly I take Rachel Mortan to be my wife promising through the Lord's assistance to be a loving Husband till death part us
And then & there in ye said assembly ye sd Rachel Mortan did declare in like manner as followeth: In the presence of God & this assembly I take John Blackburn to be my Husband & Give my selfe to be his wife promising through the Lords assistance to be a Loving & Dutifull wife till Death part us.
And as further Confirmation thereof ye said John Blackburn & Rachel did to these presents subscribe their names as Husband & Wife and they whose names are under written being present with many more at ye solemnizing of their sd marriage & subscription aforesaid as witnesses have sett their hand ye day & year above written.
John Blackburn
Rachel R. Blackburn
Willm Brownloe, Jacob Nicholson, Jonath. Richardson, Joseph Williamson, Joseph Piett, Robert Delapp, John Williamson, James Stevenson, William Gray, Willm Allan, Francis Hobson, Hugh McDowel, Samuel Cherry, James Mortan, Elis Robson, Rachel Bullock, Sarah Mortan, Ruth Gray, Isabel Richardson, Mary Richardson, Ruth Higginbotham, Sarah Mortan, Ruth Mortan, Abigail Gray Jun, Isabel Hewet, Abigail Gray Sen, Mabel Hobson, Ruth Hobson, Ann Cherry, John Blackburn Sen., John Courtney, John Mortan, Samuel Gray, James Mortan, Samuel Mortan, Ann Cherry, Rebekah McConnell, Elinor McConnell, Mary Hobson Jun, Elinor Cherry, Mary McConnel
Religion: Quaker
Records:
1736 - April 4 - John Blackburn and family immigrated to Adams Co., Pennsylvania
1736 - August 30 - Adams County, PA - John Blackburn, wife & children received in Quaker meeting from Ballyhagen Meeting, County Armagh, Ireland
1748 - April 18 - York Co., PA - John Blackburn & family settled within the limits of Warrington Monthly Meeting. He was appointed overseer of Warrington Meeting on April 18, 1748. The Warrington Meeting was located in Warrington Twp. about nine miles south-west of Newberry and midway between the present villages of Wellsville & Rossville. It was established in 1745.
1756 - Jan. 17 - York Co., PA - John Blackburn released from Warrington Meeting.
1986 - monument - John Blackburn - Born in Loughgall, County Armagh, Ireland. John arrived in North America in 1736 and was one of the earliest settlers of Menallen Township, Pennsylvania where he died in 1752. He married first to Mary (Courtney) Winter in 1701; she died in Ireland in 1713. In 1717, John married Rachel Morton (born in 1694, County Down, Ireland). His descendants congregated in 1986 to dedicate this marker and commemorate the 250th anniversary of his arrival.
Children with Mary (Courtney) Winter:
Elizabeth md. Samuel Morton
Mary
Sarah
Thomas
Joseph
Children of Rachel Morton
William
Anthony md. Deborah Simmons
Abigail md. (--?--) Willson
Elinor
Samuel
Joseph md. Deborah McGrew
John b. 1720, d. 1767 md. Rebecca Harlan
- Margaret b. 1740 md. 1763 Solomon Shepherd
- Rachel b. 1743 md. 1) Nathan McGrew, 2) 1771 Nathan Hammond
- Thomas b. 1744, d. 1822 md. 1768 Elizabeth Griffith
- Moses b. 1746 md. 1767 Mary McGrew
- Anthony b. 1749 md. 1770 Mary Griffith
- Thomas md. Elizabeth Baven/Bone
- Mary b. 1651 md. 1768 James McGrew, Jr.
- John b. 1753
- Elizabeth b. 1755 md. 1783 Jacob Beals
- Joseph b. 1757, d. 1831 md. Jane Hatton
- Rebecca b. 1760 md. (--?--) Hendricks
- Samuel b. 1762 md. Hester Folk/Foulk
- Abigail b. 1764
- Eleanor b. 1766 md. 1786 (--?--) McGrew
Revised 11/27/2020
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