William Blake of Milton

William Blake was christened September 6, 1620 in Pitminster, Somerset, England.

William and Anna lived in Dorchester, MA and moved to Milton in about 1671 or possibly lived in the part of Dorchester that became Milton.

Children of William and Anna Blake:

1. (M): Samuel Blake

 * Born: 14 May 1650

* Died: 1719
* Spouses: 1. Sarah Blake (Bobet) 2. Sarah Blake (Macey)
2. (F): Anne Blake

 * Born: 06 Mar 1652

* Died: 09 May 1722
Spouse: Ensign Thomas Gilbert

3. (F): Mary Blake

 * Born: 20 Mar 1654/55 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA 

* Died: about 1721
Spouse: Joseph Leonard

4. (M): William Blake

  * Born: 22 Feb 1656/57

* Died: before 1703
Spouse:

5. (M): Nathaniel Blake

 * Born: 04 Jul 1659

* Died: 05 Oct 1720
Spouse: Martha Morey, m. 9 Oct 1695, Milton, Norfolk, Mass.

6. (M): Edward Blake

 * Born: 13 Apr 1662

* Died: after 1703
Spouse: Elizabeth Morey

7. (F): Experience Blake

* Born: 17 Jun 1665

* Died: 11 Jan 1745/46
Spouses: 1. Samuel Sumner, March 15,1684 2. Deacon Eleazer Carver, m. June 11, 1695

8. (F): Agnes Blake

 * Born: 29 Sep 1669

* Died: before 1703
Spouses: unknown

9. (F): Susan Blake

 * Born: 20 Jul 1670

* Died: 04 May 1676
Spouses: unknown

10. (F): Mehitable Blake

• Born: 02 Apr 1672
• Died: after 1703

Spouse: William Briggs m. June 16, 1696 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts

• After the death of Anna, William married Hannah Tolman, widow of George Lyon in 1693.

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William Blake
Male
6 September 1620–3 September 1703
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Brief Life History of William

When William Blake was christened on 6 September 1620, in Pitminster, Somerset, England, his father, William Blake, was 26 and his mother, Agnes Thorne, was 26. He married Anne Breck before 14 May 1650, in Massachusetts. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. He died on 3 September 1703, in Milton, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 82, and was buried in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

Family Members

Spouse

William Blake
Male
1620–1703

Anne Breck
Female
1629–1692
Marriage
before 14 May 1650
Middlesex, Massachusetts

Children (12)

Samuel Blake
Male
1650–1719

Anne Blake
Female
1652–1653

Anna Blake
Female
1653–1722

Mary Blake
Female
1654–1723

Sarah Blake
Female
1654–1666

William Blake IV
Male
1656–1689

Nathaniel Blake
Male
1659–1720

Edward Blake
Male
1662–1737

Experience Blake
Female
1665–1746

Agnes Blake
Female
1667–Deceased

Susan Blake
Female
1670–1676

Mehitable Blake
Female
1673–1732
Spouse

William Blake
Male
1620–1703

Hannah Tolman
Female
1638–1729
Marriage
22 November 1693
Milton, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Parents

William Blake
Male
1594–1663

Agnes Thorne
Female
1594–1678
Siblings (6)

Anne Blake
Female
1618–1681

John Blake
Male
1620–1689

William Blake
Male
1620–1703

Grace Blake
Female
1622–1635

James Blake
Male
1624–1700

Edward Blake
Male
1626–1692

Immigration 1636

Links

• William Blake in WeRelate website
• Find a Grave Memorial (contains errors)

Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 March 2021), memorial page for William Blake (6 Sep 1620–3 Sep 1703), Find a Grave Memorial no. 92674748, ; Maintained by Bob McLellan (contributor 47824019) Non-Cemetery Burial, who reports a Neck Of Land, Taunton, Massachusetts.