Joshua Blackwell
- Born: 18 Oct 1707, Sandwich, Barnstable, MA 5,15,16,17,971
- Marriage: Sarah Tupper on 8 Aug 1728 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA 5,15,16,17
- Died: Aug 1783, Sandwich, Barnstable, MA at age 75 15,16
General Notes:
Joshua4 Blackwell (Joshua,3 Joshua,2 Michael1), born 18 Oct. 1707, died in Sandwich in August 1783. He married there, 8 Aug. 1728, Sarah4 Tupper, born there 6 Aug. 1707, died there before 31 July 1783, daughter of Israel3 Tupper (Thomas,2 Thomas1) by his second wife, Elizabeth3 Bacon (Nathaniel,2 Nathaniel1).
The will, dated in 1737 (supra), of Joshua2 Blackwell gave the bulk of his real property to his son, Joshua3 Blackwell, during the latter's life time, after which he ordered it divided between the subject, Joshua4 Blackwell, and his brother Mordecai.4 Therefore, the will of Joshua3 Blackwell, dated in 1751, gives to this son Joshua4 only certain buildings on the land and moveables. Joshua4 is called "Joshua Blackwell Tertius" by the Rev. Mr. Fessenden in his list of Sandwich householders in 1730.
The first three children: "Elizabeth, Mercy & Thankful of Joshua and Sarah Blackwell" were baptized in the Sandwich church 5 Oct. 1735, where the seven younger children's baptisms are recorded. He was appointed guardian, 17 May 1755, to his first cousin, Samuel4 Blackwell, "minor son to Samuel Blackwell" (Barnstable County Probate, 14:354).
The will of "Joshua Blackwell of Sandwich, yeoman," dated 31 July 1783, gives "to my daughter Elizabeth Blackwell, Liberty to live in my house provided she live single till Levi Blackwell the son to my son Eleazer Blackwell, deceased, be 21 years, & after that, while single … To my daughters Elizabeth, Sarah, Thankful and to Jabez the son of my daughter Mercy, deceased … to my son Israel Blackwell one Spanish milled dollar, … to my son Joshua Blackwell all my wearing apparell & my walking cane that was my father's … to my five grand daughters; Temperance, Rebecca, Phebe, Thankful and Mary Blackwell, the daughters of my son Eleazer … to my daughter-in-law Jedidah Blackwell, widow of my son Eleazer … to my three grandsons Joshua, Eleazer & Levi, sons of my son Eleazer … to my son Rowland Blackwell." He names his son Joshua Blackwell sole executor. Witnesses: John Blackwell, Malachi Ellis, [the Rev.] Abraham Williams. Proved 11 Aug. 1783. Inventory taken 15 Sept. 1783 by Malachai and Nathaniel Ellis and Israel Tupper (Barnstable County Probate, 23: 150, 164). [Michael Blackwell of Sandwich, Mass. (c. 1620-1710) by Lydia B. (Phinney) Brownson and Maclean W. McLean, NEHGR 117, 1963]
Noted events in his life were:
• Alt. Death, Aug 1782, Sandwich, Barnstable, MA. 5,971
• Will, 31 Jul 1783, Sandwich, Barnstable, MA. 16
Joshua married Sarah Tupper, daughter of Israel Tupper and Elizabeth Bacon, on 8 Aug 1728 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA 5,15,16.,17 (Sarah Tupper was born on 6 Aug 1707 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA 5,15,16,17,971 and died before 31 Jul 1783 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA 5,15,16,971.)
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