William BLACKEY

   Other names for William were William BLACKAY, William BLACKLEY and William BLAKEY.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Deed, 1639, James City County, VA. Virginia Will records, Miscellaneous Deeds and Wills, p. 454/5: At a court held at James Citty 5 Mar 1640/41.... John Utie... Robert Booth sell 100 acres at head of Queen's Creek to Thomas Gybson, 13 Nov. 1639. Wit: Thomas Watts, Edmund Plunkett.

William Taylor of Utimaria, in Charles River Co., sell to William Blackay for John Utie, gent., 100 a. on Queens creek....

• Deed: 100 acres, 1640, Charles River County, VA. 1640 December 25th Deed [Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Volume III, York County, 1633-1646, [by Beverley Fleet, Virginia Colonial Abstracts, (The Original 34 Volumes Reprinted in 3 Volume I Genealogical Publishing Co., In. Baltimore 1988), Volume III, York County, No. 1, page 75] 25 Dec. 1640. Wm Taylor of Utimarle in Charles River County, Virginia, merchant, sells Wm Blackley (who has already paid John UTIE). 100 acres in Charles River County, on Queens Creek . Adjoins Bell Creek , beginning at Bells bridge, the line running until it meets with "Wueens house Fence", etc. This land formerly purchased from John UTIE by Taylor. Signed Wm Taylor. Wit: Stephen x GILL, Joshua x Kinsell, Edward Phillips.

• Court: county levy, 1647, York County, VA. To William Blackley for killing a wolfe according to act 0100

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/york/court/notes0000.txt

• Land: 300 acres, 1647, York County, VA. URL (Click on link) http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=108&last=&g_p=P2&collection=LO Patent
Title Blackey, William.
Publication 20 July 1647.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Note Location: York County.
Description: 300 acres opposite to Pamunkee Landing place. Adjoins land of Martin Westerlincke.
Source: Land Office Patents No. 2, 1643-1651, p. 108 (Reel 2).
Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
Subject - Personal Blackey, William. grantee.
Westerlincke, Martin.
Subject - Topical Land titles. -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- York County
Subject -Geographic York County (Va.) -- History -- 17th century.
Genre/Form Land grants -- Virginia -- York County.
Added Entry Virginia. Colonial Land Office. Patents, 1623-1774.
Library of Virginia. Archives.

System Number 000724372

From Sir William Berkeley for transportation of six persons into the colony.

• Legal: Thomas Gibson's (brother-in-law) Will, 1652, Virginia. http://homepage.mac.com/wkfisher1/Genealogical_Glean/Gibson.html

Dated 28 Mar 1652. Prob 18 Sept 1652. To wife ELIZABETH land during life "whereupon I am now seated as lyeth within the Neck", the rest to be for the good "of my Sonn NICHOLAS during his minoryty". After wife's death the whole 900 acres to son Nicholas. He failing in heirs "unto CASSANDRA my Daughter." To MARGARET my sister the wife of William Blackey" 860 lb tobo (my note: = tobacco) due from William Burford. Cattle to wife Elizabeth and children Nicholas and Cassandra. Nicholas to be of age at 18 and Cassandra at 20 or day of marriage. A gold ring to each of them. Also other items. Also 1100 lb tobo dur from Geo Smith. To "Mary and Jane the daughters of Elizabeth my wife" 3653 lb tobo "which was reted [my note: = retted] this yeare of Henry Ashwell" [sic.] To "Alce and Elizabeth the Daughters of Elizabeth my wife and att this present liveing in England" all tobo dur from Henry Ashwell by Bill. To "MY BROTHER IN LAW WILLIAM BLACKLEY my Beaver hatt". Residue of estate to wife Elizabeth, she executrix. Brother William Blackley overseer of estate. Bees Humphrey released from servitude "in Recompence of any former neglect". Signed Thomas Gybson. Wit: Bees Hughes, Jno Whiston his marke. Proved by oathes of Hughes and Whiston 18 Sept 1652. Wm Blackley made oath 25 Sept 1652 before Capt Nicho: Martian [= Martiau,] Mr. John Chew and Capt Wm Barber that this was the last will and testament of Thomas Gybson. Rec. 20 Sept 1652 by Tho. Ballard, Cur. Clerk.

• Land: 100 acres, 1653, VA. URL (Click on link) http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=88&last=&g_p=P3&collection=LO Patent
Title Blackey, William.
Publication 23 April 1653.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Note Description: 100 acres upon a branch of Little queens Creeke.
Source: Land Office Patents No. 3, 1652-1655, p. 88 (Reel 2).
Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
Subject - Personal Blackey, William. grantee.
Subject - Topical Land titles. -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia
Subject -Geographic Virginia -- History -- 17th century.
Genre/Form Land grants -- Virginia.
Added Entry Virginia. Colonial Land Office. Patents, 1623-1774.
Library of Virginia. Archives.

System Number 000724367

From Richard Bennett [sp?] Esq. for transportation of 2 persons in to the colony.


NOTE:
Richard Bennett (August 6, 1609 - April 12, 1675) was a British Colonial Governor of Virginia.
Born in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, Bennett served as governor from April 30, 1652, until March 2, 1655.[1][2] His uncle, Edward Bennett, was a wealthy merchant from London and also a member of the Virginia Company. Bennett traveled to the colony as a representative of his uncle's business interests, and quickly rose to prominence, serving in the House of Burgesses in 1629 and 1631.[3] On November 30, 1657, Bennett signed the treaty with Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, which recognized the latter's claim to Maryland.[2] While little is known about his time as governor, it is believed that he was popular with the colonists.[3]
Bennett was an ancestor of Henry Lee III, Robert E. Lee and John Randolph of Roanoke.[4]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bennett_%28Governor%29

• Land: 1300 acres, 1655, New Kent County, VA. URL http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=353&last=&g_p=P3&collection=LO Patent
Title Blackey, William.
Publication 29 June 1655.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Note Location: New Kent County.
Description: 1300 acres of land and marsh more or less. Including the land, he is now seated on, and on the South side of the narrows of York river.
Source: Land Office Patents No. 3, 1652-1655, p. 353 (Reel 2).
Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
Subject - Personal Blackey, William. grantee.
Subject - Topical Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- New Kent County
Subject -Geographic New Kent County (Va.) -- History -- 17th century
Genre/Form Land grants -- Virginia -- New Kent County.
Added Entry Virginia. Colonial Land Office. Patents, 1623-1774.
Library of Virginia. Archives.

System Number 000724368

• Land: 1000, 1656, New Kent County, VA. URL http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=113&last=&g_p=P4&collection=LO Patent
Title Blackey, William.
Publication 28 November 1656.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Note Location: New Kent County.
Description: 1000 acres on the East side of Little Queens Creek.
Source: Land Office Patents No. 4, 1655-1664, p. 113 (Reel 4).
Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
Subject - Personal Blackey, William. grantee.
Subject - Topical Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- New Kent County
Subject -Geographic New Kent County (Va.) -- History -- 17th century
Genre/Form Land grants -- Virginia -- New Kent County.
Added Entry Virginia. Colonial Land Office. Patents, 1623-1774.
Library of Virginia. Archives.

System Number 000724369


Land given by Edward Diggs, Esq. for transportation of 20 persons.

• Land: 1300 acres, 1662, New Kent County, VA. URL http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=566&last=&g_p=P4&collection=LO Patent
Title Blackey, William.
Publication 12 February 1662.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Note Location: New Kent County.
Description: 1300 acres of Dry land and marsh more or less including the land he is now seated on. On the South side of the Narrows of York River, adjoining the land of Mr. Burnell and George Lydall.
Source: Land Office Patents No. 4, 1655-1664, p. 566 (Reel 4).
Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
Subject - Personal Blackey, William. grantee.
Lydall, George.
Subject - Topical Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- New Kent County
Subject -Geographic New Kent County (Va.) -- History -- 17th century
Genre/Form Land grants -- Virginia -- New Kent County.
Added Entry Virginia. Colonial Land Office. Patents, 1623-1774.
Library of Virginia. Archives.

System Number 000724370

• Land: transfer from Thomas Gibson, 1669, New Kent County, VA. URL http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=278&last=&g_p=P6&collection=LO Patent
Title Blackey, Wm.
Publication 23 October 1669.
Gen. note (900 acres pt. thereof formerly granted to Tho. Gibson and since found to escheat.)
Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Note Location: New Kent County.
Description: 1300 acres on the South side of York river, beg.g at a creek called Tanke Queens Creek from thence bounding upwards on the river and sunken land. Adjoins land Geo. Gill. .
Source: Land Office Patents No. 6, 1666-1679 (pt.1 & 2 p.1-692), p. 278 (Reel 6).
Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
Subject - Personal Blackey, Wm. grantee.
Gill, Geo.
Gibson, Tho.
Subject - Topical Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- New Kent County
Subject -Geographic New Kent County (Va.) -- History -- 17th century
Genre/Form Land grants -- Virginia -- New Kent County.
Added Entry Virginia. Colonial Land Office. Patents, 1623-1774.
Library of Virginia. Archives.

System Number 000724371

• Note: escheat. Escheat is a common law doctrine that operates to ensure that property is not left in limbo and ownerless. It originally referred to a number of situations where a legal interest in land was destroyed by operation of law , so that the ownership of the land reverted to the immediately superior feudal lord.

The term is often now applied to the transfer of the title to a person's property to the state when the person dies intestate without any other person capable of taking the property as heir . For example, a common-law jurisdiction's intestacy statute might provide that when someone dies without a will , and is not survived by a spouse, descendants, parents, grandparents, descendants of parents, children or grandchildren of grandparents, or great-grandchildren of grandparents, then the person's estate will escheat to the state.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escheat]

• Court: witness, 1709, Surry County, VA. William or son?

Deeds: Nathaniel Harrison-Water Flood, Southmark Parish, Surry Co, VA
INDENTURE BETWEEN HARRISON AND FLOOD
At a court held at Southmark for the County of Surry September ye 6th 1709 (clearly 1709)
[...]

Signed & sealed in
presence of:
William Blackley
Charles Hambin?


Source: Library of Virginia, Wills & Administrations,
Deeds & Wills, 1709-1715, Etc. 6, Reel 3


http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/surry/deeds/harisn01.txt

• Related: surname variations. Blackey, Blackley, Blackie, Blackay, Blakye, Blakie

William married Margaret GIBSON, daughter of Unknown GIBSON and Unknown. (Margaret GIBSON was born abt 1625 +/-5.)