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William Blackburn, Lt in Captain David Beattie’s or Captain Andrew
Colville’s Company of Washington County VA militia under Col William
Campbell, killed in action 07Oct1780, Kings Mountain. B 1748, Fairfax Co
Va. Moved to Mulberry Run, Frederick (now Shenandoah) County VA 1755.
Moved to Spring Creek, now Abingdon Highlands Airport, Washington Co
VA 1771.
Survived by wife Elizabeth Black Blackburn
Daughters: Mary Jane age 10, Jean age 9, Margaret age 6, Elizabeth age 5
(?) Martha age 3, Sarah age 1.
Brother: Arthur Blackburn, sisters Margaret Casey (William) and Mary
(Isaac or Benjamin?) White.
Preceded in death by brother George Blackburn
The Blackburn family moved to Mulberry Run south of Cedar Creek in old Frederick
County VA in 1755. The Blackburns, Vances, and Colvilles organized a Presbyterian
Meeting Place on Cedar Creek (only Anglicans could have churches).
In 1771, George, Arthur, and William Blackburn were part of a caravan to Wolf Hill,
soon Black’s Fort, now Abingdon VA. Perhaps Isaac and Mary Blackburn White on
the line SW of Wolf Hill. George and Arthur had bought tracts from Dr. Joseph Walker.
William bought the Spring Creek tract from Edmund Pendleton. Samuel Vance
bought down Spring Creek between Blackburn and South fork of Holston. William’s
mother in law Elizabeth Colville Black Newell bought north at Wyndale Station on
Beaver Creek.
Elizabeth Black Blackburn’s uncles Andrew and Samuel Colville, her brother Joseph
Black, her sisters Christian Acklin and Janet Vance bought Wolf Hill tracts. Her sister
Martha Cusick was in the caravan, but properties unknown. All the men called
Parson Charles Cummings to organize the Sinking Spring Presbyterian congregation.
They were active in forming Fincastle, the Washington County. They served in civic
And militia posts.
The Elizabeth Blackburn family moved to Boyds Creek in 1783.
-Mary Jane married Samuel Colville Vance from Spring Creek.
-Jean married first cousin Joseph Cusick. They obtained part of Elizabeth’s farm near
Harrison Chilhowee Baptist Academy. was granted to second daughter
-Margaret married David Evans.
-Elizabeth married John Lusk, orphan of Kings Mountain casualty William Lusk.
-Martha (Patsey) married Robert Houston in Knox County TN in 1809.
-Sarah married Charles C Evans, son of Samuel Evans in Knox County TN 1794.
Elizabeth moved to Edgar County IL with her second and third daughters where
She died in 1827.