Re: Daniel Blakeslee b. 1784, the Belcher ancestry from 1565, etc.
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Re: Daniel Blakeslee b. 1784, the Belcher ancestry from 1565, etc.
Barbara Vander Leest 7/06/11
I don't know what all I sent originally, possibly a complete file. In any case, here again is what I have on Daniel Blakeslee and his children:
8.DANIEL8 BLAKESLEE (RHODA JANE7 BELCHER, JEREMIAH6, JEREMIAH5, RICHARD4, JERIMIAH3, THOMAS2, ROBERT1) (Source: (1) Blakesly/Blakely of Townsend Township, Norfolk County - A Long Point Settlers Genealogy - As of November 2003 - complied by R. Robert Mutrie., (2) George Fink - [email protected].) was born Dec 12, 1784 in Massachusetts, and died Jun 27, 1854 in Cooper's Plain, Steuben County, New York.He married PHOEBE ROWLEY (Source: George Fink - [email protected].) Nov 15, 1804 in Connecticut (Source: George Fink - [email protected].), daughter of HIEL ROWLEY and ABI-GAIL OLDS.She was born Mar 03, 1782 in New Hampshire, and died Aug 16, 1851 in Cooper's Plain, Steuben County, New York.
Notes for DANIEL BLAKESLEE:
"Blakesly/Blakely of Townsend Township, Norfolk County - A Long Point Settlers Genealogy" - As of November 2003 - compiled by R. Robert Mutrie
William lived in Connecticut until about 1814 then settled in New York State.He came to Upper Canada by c. 1828 and settled in Townsend Town-ship, Norfolk County.
In December 1830, William H. Blackley (sic), 37 mustered as a private in the 2nd Regiment of the Norfolk County Militia.On June 4, 1831, William H. Blakely aged 44 (sic) transferred to serve as a private in the 2nd, or Re-serve, Battalion of the 1st Regiment of Norfolk Militia, formed for men aged over 40.(Nominal Rolls of the 2nd Regiment Norfolk County Militia, De-cember 1830, National Archives of Canada RG9, 1B1, Vol. 16.
More About DANIEL BLAKESLEE:
Occupation: Wagonmaker (Source: George Fink - [email protected].)
Children of DANIEL BLAKESLEE and PHOEBE ROWLEY are:
i. SARAH9 BLAKESLEE.
Notes for SARAH BLAKESLEE:
In the 1850 Assessment of Townsend Township, Norfolk County, Ontario, John was listed singly.In the middle of Lot 12, Concession 4, he had a 1 1/2 acre lot valued at 1 pound 10 shil-lings.
ii. JANE BLAKESLEE.
Notes for JANE BLAKESLEE:
In the 1850 Assessment of Townsend Township, Norfolk County, Ontario, Russell had a household of1 male under 16, 2 males over 16 and 2 females over 16.In the east half of Lot 1 Concession 1 NT he had 5 acres cultivated, 95 acres uncultivated, 2 milch cows and 3 calves, all valued at 41 pounds.
10. iii. ERASTUS BLAKESLEE, b. Abt. 1806, New Hampshire; d. 1881, Lowell, Kent County, Michigan.
11. iv. DANIEL BLAKESLEE, b. Abt. 1808, United States.
12. v. JUSTUS BLAKESLEE, b. Abt. 1811.
13. vi. LUCY ANN BLAKESLEE, b. Abt. 1814, Connecticut.
14. vii. ENOS BLAKESLEE, b. Jul 19, 1815, Albany County, New York; d. Jul 22, 1890, Carson, Montcalm County, Michigan.
MY OWN LINE continues via Erastus, then Deborah who married Bradford Camfield in Michigan. Like the Blakeslees, the Camfields had roots in Townsend, Ontario, and Lowell, Michigan. Bradford Camfield was my great, great grandfather.
Tom Camfield
Port Townsend, Wash.