Blake Fitz Jarrell

1784 - 1850  (66 years)

• Name	Blake Fitz Jarrell
  Born	5 Jan 1784	Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Jan 1850
  Will	14 Jan 1856	Round Oak, Jones, Georgia, USA
  	HISTORY OF JONES COUNTY-WILL BOOK C&D Blake Fitz Jarrell February 13, 1850 ; January 14, 1856 To Wife: Zilpha To Sons: John, Thomas To Daus: Missouri Anne, wife of Thos. Johnson; Polly, wife of Michael S. Childs Nancy, wife of Daniel Leslie Elizabeth L., wife of John Bohannon Mentions: Dec'd dau. Lavinia Exrs: Son, John Fitz Jarrell, Daniel Leslie Wit: Robert W. Hardeman, Alexander Juhan, F.S. Johnson ************************************ INFORMATION FROM JARRELL PLANTATION HISTORIC SITE - JONES CO., GA BLAKE FITZ JARRELL MOVED HIS FAMILY FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO JONES CO., GA IN 1820 OR 1821. HE WAS A FARMER AND SLAVE OWNER. HE SETTLED ON LAND IN THE TOWLES DISTRICT ABOUT TWO MILES FROM THE OCMULGEE RIVER. HE BUILT A SUBSTANTIAL DWELLING HOUSE OF ONE AND A HALF STORIES. THE HEWN FRAMING WAS MORTISED AND FASTENED TOGETHER WITH WOODEN PINS. THE CHIMMNEYS WERE BUILT OF HAND MADE BRICKS. THE OLD STAGE ROAD THAT RAN BY THE HOUSE HAS BEEN CHANGED AND IS NOW ABOUT 3/4 MILE FROM THE HOME SITE. BLAKE FITZ JARRELL LAIDOFF A FAMILY "GRAVEYARD" NEAR HIS HOME, WHICH HE WILLED TO HIS DESCENDANTS, SEVERAL OF WHOM ARE BURIED THERE. THE SLAVES WERE BURIED IN AN ADJOINING LOT. BLAKE FITZ JARRELL DIED JANUARY 5, 1850. ZILPHA F. JARRELL, WIFE OF BLAKE FITZ JARRELL, DIED APRIL 21, 1860.
  Person ID	I830	clanSoren
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2018

  
  

  Family	Zilpha Dunaway,   b. Abt 1783, Person County, North Carolina, USA ,   d. 21 Apr 1860  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Children	+ 01. John A Fitz Jarrell 2x ,   b. 25 Jun 1810, Person County, North Carolina, USA ,   d. 4 Aug 1884  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	6 May 2006
  Family ID	F300	Group Sheet