John Blackburn, the Immigrant

Abt 1675 - Bef 1752  (~ 77 years)

• Name	John Blackburn  [1, 2]
  Suffix	the Immigrant
  Born	Abt 1675	Loughgall, Loughgall, Armagh, Northern Ireland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Immigrated	1736	, , PA   [3]
  	John, Rebecca and their family left Ireland for America. Per Quaker records, they left the Ballyhagen meeting 2 Jun 1736. Presumably, they sailed for America not long afterwards.
  Address	30 Oct 1736	, Adams, PA   [3, 4]
  	"John Blackburn produced a certificate of removal from Ballyhagen Meeting in ye North of Ireland, bearing date ye 2d of ye 4th mo., 1736, in behalfe of himselfe, wife and children, which recommends him a member, and was read here and accepted." (dates are Gregorian calendar)
  Address	20 Aug 1745	Menallen Twp, Adams, PA   [3]
  	He received a land warrant for 100 acres on a small branch of Possum Creek. A survey conducted at a later date tallied 175 acres, 43 perches and a 6% allowance for roads. No patent recorded in his name.
  Occupation	Farmer and probably a weaver  [3]
  Religious denomination	Quaker. Attended Ballyhagen MM (Ireland), New Garden MM, Sadsbury MM, and Warrington MM (last 3 all in Adams, PA).   [3]
  Died	Bef 23 Aug 1752	Menallen Twp, Adams, PA   [1]
  Buried	Friends Grove Cemetery, Butler Twp, Adams, PA   [1]
  	Originally known as Old Menallen Burying Ground [3]
  Notes	He was one of the earliest settlers of Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I342	Allison | Allison
  Last Modified	23 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	John Blackburn,   b. Abt 1643,   d. Abt 1723, Loughgall, Loughgall, Armagh, Northern Ireland  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth,   d. 11 Aug 1713, Loughgall, Loughgall, Armagh, Northern Ireland
  Family ID	F65	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Courtney,   b. Muloughdorny, Kilmore, Armagh, Northern Ireland ,   d. Abt 1713, Loughgall, Loughgall, Armagh, Northern Ireland
  Married	2 Oct 1701	Ballyhagan, Kilmore, Armagh, Northern Ireland   [2, 4]
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Blackburn,   b. 4 Aug, Loughgall, Loughgall, Armagh, Northern Ireland ,   d. 12 Jun 1763, London Grove Twp, Chester, PA   2. Mary Blackburn,   b. 7 Jan, Loughgall, Loughgall, Armagh, Northern Ireland   3. Sarah Blackburn,   b. 14 Apr, Loughgall, Loughgall, Armagh, Northern Ireland   4. Thomas Blackburn,   b. 13 Oct, Loughgall, Loughgall, Armagh, Northern Ireland ,   d. Sep 1794, Menallen Twp, Adams, PA   5. Joseph Blackburn,   b. 16 Sep, Loughgall, Loughgall, Armagh, Northern Ireland ,   d. 21 Mar 1712/13, Loughgall, Loughgall, Armagh, Northern Ireland
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2021
  Family ID	F64	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Rachel Morton,   b. 18 Dec 1694, Creenagh, Kilmore, Armagh, Northern Ireland ,   d. Aft 11 Jun 1768, Menallen Twp, Adams, PA  (Age 73 years)
  Married	16 May 1717	Ballyhagan, Kilmore, Armagh, Northern Ireland   [1]
  Children	1. John Blackburn,   b. 30 Aug, Loughgall, Loughgall, Armagh, Northern Ireland ,   d. 24 Aug 1767, Menallen Twp, Adams, PA   2. Samuel Blackburn,   b. 1 Mar, Loughgall, Loughgall, Armagh, Northern Ireland ,   d. 7 Jan 1723/24, Loughgall, Loughgall, Armagh, Northern Ireland   3. William Blackburn,   b. 30 Jun, Loughgall, Loughgall, Armagh, Northern Ireland   4. Anthony Blackburn,   b. Abt 1725, Loughgall, Loughgall, Armagh, Northern Ireland ,   d. Bef 18 Aug 1802, South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland, PA  (Age ~ 77 years)   5. Abigail Blackburn,   b. 5 Nov 1727, Loughgall, Loughgall, Armagh, Northern Ireland   6. Elinor Blackburn,   b. 24 Feb 1730/31, Loughgall, Loughgall, Armagh, Northern Ireland ,   d. Aft 16 May 1770  (Age 39 years)   7. Joseph Blackburn,   b. Loughgall, Loughgall, Armagh, Northern Ireland ,   d. Bef 26 Mar 1787, North Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland, PA   8. Rachel Blackburn,   b. Loughgall, Loughgall, Armagh, Northern Ireland
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F1389	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  John Blackburn home "Built in 1742 by John Blackburn (ca. 1675-1752) and his family, this typical Pennsylvania stone house is now more than 250 years old. It stands in an apple orchard, about 1/4 mile up a gravel lane on the south side of 'Potato Road'," about 1 1/2 miles west from the center of Bendersville village in Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. "Built of cut field stone, this home appears to be in excellent condition. It has been inhabited and maintained during its long life and appears to have many, many years of remaining life. Except for its rather isolated location beside Opossum Creek and out of view from the farm road about 1/8 mile away, this home appears as handsome as any in the area."

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Ballyhagan Meeting, Parish of Kilmore, County Armagh, Ireland William Morton and John Blackburn signed as witnesses to the wedding between Joseph Mackey and Ann Sweethen, 24 June 1703 (date converted to match current calendar numbering of months). Trying to locate original Quaker document.
  		Samuel Morton and Elizabeth Blackburn Morton, and children US Quaker Meeting Record New Garden Monthly Meeting, Chester County, Pennsylvania Records of births, marriage (Samuel and Elizabeth only) and deaths
  		Menallen Meeting, Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania Anthony Blackburn, Rebecca Blackburn, John Blackburn and Thomas Blackburn signed as witnesses to the wedding between Samuel Pope and Elizabeth Stevenson, 7 June 1751 (date converted to match current calendar numbering of months). Trying to locate original Quaker document that is the source for this information.
  		John Blackburn and Rachel Morton, marriage record Ballyhagen Meeting, Marriage Register, County Armagh, Ireland, pg 36 16 May 1717 Partial list of witnesses: James Morton Sarah Morton Sarah Morton Ruth Morton John Blackburn Sen John Morton James Morton Samuel Morton

  
  

  Headstones

  John Blackburn Plaque placed in 1986 by a group of his descendants

  
  

  Histories		What We know Excerpt from the Blackburn Beginnings, the newsletter of the Blackburn Family Association, June 2016, Vol. 29 Issue No. 2
  		Northern Ireland flax production and weaving industry, and their role in our ancestors emigrating to America Excerpt from the Blackburn And Allied Descendants of John Blckburn, Sr., who came from Ireland to Pennsylvania in 1736 Gibson, Evelyn D. 1978, Lincoln, Nebraska, Arbor Printing Company.

  
  

• Sources

  [S60] Blackburn Family Association, (https://www.blackburn-tree.org/). [S234] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Yates Publishing). [S285] Blackburn and Allied Descendants of John Blackburn, Sr., Gibson, Evelyn D., (1978, Lincoln, NE, Arbor Printing Company). [S284] Immigration of the Irish Quakers into Pennsylvania, 1682-1750, Myers, Albert Cook, (Swarthmore, PA, The Author, 1902).