JONES COUNTY, GA - BIBLES   William Blount (Blunt)

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A Copy of this old bible has been deposited in the Ga. Dept. of
Archives & History.


No place of residence, birth or death is shown in this old family
record. A Mrs. Crawford added a brief sketch of the Grandparents
of William Blount, born 1823.


"This William Blunt (Blount) moved from Johnston Co.,  N.C., to
Warren Co. Ga., then on to JONES County Ga., in 1807 when that
County was formed. He was my Great Great Grandfather & died in
Jones Co. in 1825 or 1826. He left a Widow, Lucy, who drew land
in the 1827 Ga. land lottery as a widow of a Revolutionary
soldier. 

Lucy's will was probated in Harris Co. Ga on Jan. 10,
1848. 

The 9 children of William & Lucy Blunt were all born in NC
and were as follows:


1. Benjamin Blunt 
2. John Blunt died in Jasper County Ga. in 1826. He married Caroline Pruitt & 
left 6 minor children at his death.
3. Mary Blunt, born 1782 and married Abraham Card
4. Britton Blunt
5. Richard Blunt born Dec. 17, 1790, died in Jones County Ga
     on  October 24, 1841. He married Ruth Stewart (Stuart) in 
     Warren Co. Ga. on Feb. 3, 1815; they had 7 children.
     (see 7 children below*)
6. William Blunt
7. Marshall Blunt
8. Stephen Blunt
9. Elizabeth Blunt married Jeremiah Pearson in Jones Co.,
   Ga on Dec. 23, 1819.


  * Children of Richard and Ruth Blunt (Blount)
1. Malinda Marshall Blount b. Nov. 15, 1815, married William Jackson, Apr. 
16, 1837 in Jones Co. Ga.


2. Jared Burch Blount   b. June 24, 1818


3. Oliver Perry Blount   b. Jan. 29, 1821 & died May 20, 1907 in Ga. Married 
Nancy Jane Meeks on Dec. 23, 1847 . Lived in Upson Co. Ga.


4. William Blount   b. Sept. 13, 1823 & died May 16, 1884 in TX. He married 
Martha Ann Hoyla on Nov. 10, 1844. 


5. Maria Blount  b. Ga. Feb. 23, 1826 & died Oct. 9, 1829


6. Lucy Blount   b. Ga. on May 5, 1830 & married Henry Hand on July 5, 1855.


7. Mary Ann Blount  b. Ga.  Feb. 11, 1833 Married Jesse Williams on March 12, 
1851


The copy of the Bible as Follows:


William S. Hoyle born Feb. 10th, 1796.
W. B. Hoyle  born  Sept. 25th, 1816.
John S. Hoyle  born Dec. 21st, 1817.
James M. Hoyle  born Feb. 15th, 1819
Nancy Hoyle  born July 27th, 1821
Martha Ann Hoyle  born June 14th, 1823
W. O. Hoyle born April 24th, 1825
Lafayette W. Hoyle  born Feb. 3rd, 1827
B.F. Hoyle  born Aug. 16th, 1829.
F.M. Hoyle  born March 27th, 1852


The above entries are on the left hand side of the page, all in
one writing, no entry was found in that handwriting past 1852.
The following Blount Record is on the right side of the same
page, the first 5 entries are in the same handwriting as the
Hoyle Entries.


William Blount born Sept. 13th, 1823.
Martha Ann Blount  born June 14th, 1823


(Mrs. Crawford states that William & Martha Ann were the parents
of the following, & that they were all born in Ga., but moved to
TX & probably died there.)
Sarah F. Blount  born  Dec. 11th, 1845
Emit F. Blount  born Sept. 30th, 1847
William J. Blount  born Aug. 25th 1849.


handwritting changes
James Wesley Blount  born September  23, 1853.
Mary Elizabeth Blount  born  May 23, 1855.
END OF PAGE


Births Continued:
D. Marshall Blount  born  November the 9, 1857.
John Andrew Blount  born May 22nd, 1860.
Lefelia Blount   born  May 30th, 1863


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