Blake · ◉ direct ancestor

♂Jacob Blake

Dates not yet known.

Jacob Blake was a man of Harpswell, then part of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, who married Mercy Webber there in 1755. He was the fifth great-grandfather of Nancy Jane Blanchard (1929–2006), through his daughter Hannah Blake (1757–1821).

Marriage and family

On 26 June 1755, at Harpswell, Jacob Blake married Mercy Webber. A later index of the Harpswell records lists a son, John, born on 5 May 1756 and baptized on 6 June 1756, and a daughter, Hannah, christened on 12 March 1758, each with Jacob Blake and Mercy as parents. The same index lists further children baptized or born to a Jacob Blake at Harpswell between 1760 and 1774; only the entries for John and Hannah also name Mercy in the index, but a church record of 13 December 1772 names Mercy as the mother of Anna, so the others cannot all be assigned to this couple with certainty. Hannah married James Merryman (1756–1825) at Harpswell on 14 December 1777. His parents, and the dates of his birth and death, are not known.

The records imply that Mercy had died by November 1776: Jacob’s intention to marry Thankful Bailey was published at Harpswell on 2 November 1776, and they married there on 12 December 1776. No record of Mercy’s death is known.

A daughter, Lucy, was baptized at Harpswell on 3 July 1768 and married Joseph Jack there on 29 November 1792. A compiled work, Maine Families in 1790, names her parents as Jacob and Mercy (Webber) Blake and gives her death at Harpswell on 10 March 1801.

Church committee

A history of Brunswick, Topsham and Harpswell published in 1878 prints the resolutions of a Harpswell church meeting held on 24 October 1770. At that meeting a Jacob Blake was named, with Edward Cuningham and Benjamin Jaques, to a committee for the Neck to watch over the conduct of church members and report to the pastor, and the same three were named to a second committee to make known to the pastor any members in good standing who had fallen into need. The history does not identify him further, and it has not been shown that he was the Jacob Blake who married Mercy Webber.

Notes

The 1905 genealogy Walter Merryman of Harpswell, Maine, and His Descendants, by the Rev. Charles Nelson Sinnett, names Hannah’s parents as Jacob Blake and Jenny Webber, and makes Jenny a daughter of Waitstill Webber and Meribah Hutchins. The Harpswell christening record names Hannah’s mother as Mercy. The index of the Harpswell records also has a separate marriage, in 1759, of a John Blake and a Jenny Webber, also written Jane, who had children of their own; the book appears to have given John Blake’s wife to Jacob. The Waitstill Webber parentage belongs to the book’s Jenny and has not been shown for Mercy. The Harpswell town register dates that marriage 1 October 1759 and names the bride as Jenny, daughter of Waitstill Webber. The register also gives Jacob’s birthplace as Harpswell, with no date, and writes the name of his second wife as Thankful Baley.

Family time line

◉ Jacob Blake ⚭

1st spouse◉ Mercy Webber

Married 26 Jun 1755, Harpswell, Cumberland, Maine, United States, Harpswell, Maine

○ John Blake 1756–

◉ Hannah Blake 1757–1821

○ Jacob Blake abt 1760–

○ Ezekiel Blake abt 1761–

○ Molly Blake abt 1763–

○ Marcia Blake 1765–1853

○ Lucy Blake 1768–1801

○ Anna Blake 1772–

○ Lydia Blake 1774–

2nd spouseThankful Bailey

Married 12 Dec 1776, Harpswell, Cumberland, Maine, United States, Harpswell, Maine

Recorded events

No dated events are recorded yet.

Sources

Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900 — about this person, family with Mercy Webber
Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907 — about this person, family with Mercy Webber, Marriage (Mercy Webber)
Sinnett, Charles N. Walter Merryman of Harpswell, Maine, and His Descendants (1905) — about this person
WikiTree (wikitree.com) member tree - finding aid only, NO EVIDENCE YET (owner rule s1211) — about this person
The Genealogical Magazine (Eben Putnam, ed., Boston), June 1905, "Genealogical Records of Harpswell, Me.", p.89 - Merryman: James m. Hannah, dau. Jacob Blake — family with Mercy Webber
Old Times: a magazine devoted to the preservation and publication of documents relating to the early history of North Yarmouth, Maine (Augustus W. Corliss, ed.), marriages "from the Records of North Yarmouth" — Marriage (Mercy Webber)
The Records of the Congregational Church of Christ in Harpswell (Rev. Samuel Eaton), 1764-1810, typescript — Marriage (Thankful Bailey)
The Genealogical Quarterly Magazine (Eben Putnam, ed., 1902), "Records of the Town of Harpswell", p.73 (archive.org genealogicalquar1902putn) — Marriage (Thankful Bailey)

Line of descent

William Blake 1696–1736
1. Nathaniel Blake 1659–1720
2. Martha Morey 1667–1748
Hannah Mosly 1702–
1. John Mosely 1676–1711
2. Hanah Clarke 1679–1709

Descendants

John Blake 1756–
Hannah Blake 1757–1821
1. John Merryman 1780–1857
  1. William Merryman 1805–1831
  2. Asenath Stover Merryman 1806–1833
    1. Eliza Ann Merryman 1826–
    2. Lavina Merryman 1831–1832 ✧
    3. Lavina Merryman 1835–
    4. George William Merryman 1836–1842 ✧
    5. Sylvester S. Merryman 1840–1863
    6. Isaac Merryman 1840–1897
    7. George W. Merryman 1843–
    8. Frances M. Merryman 1850–
  3. Isaac Merryman 1809–1893
    1. Albion Merryman 1833– ⚭
    2. Paul Curtiss Merryman 1838– ⚭
    3. Harmon Curtiss Merryman 1845–
  4. George Merryman 1816–1854
  5. Abigail Merryman 1818–1854
    1. Elizabeth M. Stover 1840–
    2. Alice M. Stover 1844–
    3. Mary Austine Stover 1845–
    4. Asenath Stover 1849–1889
    5. Silvester M. Stover 1852–
    6. John Robert Stover 1852–1854 ✧
  6. Nathaniel Merryman 1820–1889
    1. Eugene Vincent Merryman 1858–
    2. Sarah Elizabeth Merryman 1860–
    3. Edith Alfaretta Merryman 1863–
    4. Herbert Carlton Merryman
  7. Alcot Stover Merryman 1822–1865
    1. Paul Sprague Merryman 1852–
    2. Alcot James Merryman 1854–
    3. John A. Merryman 1855–
    4. Washington Irvine Merryman 1857–1895
  8. Albion Merryman 1824–1826 ✧
2. Molly Merryman 1782–1867
  1. Almira Merryman 1804–1882
  2. Nathaniel Merryman 1808–1867
  3. John Merryman 1811–1859
    1. Frances Louisa Merryman 1837–
    2. William W. Merryman 1841–1901
    3. Lydia Merryman 1843–
    4. Isaac Wallace Merryman 1843–1890
    5. Louisa W. Merryman 1847–1882
    6. Helena H. Merryman 1849–
  4. Fannie Merryman 1817–1893
  5. Jacob Merryman 1819–1896
    1. George B. Merryman 1869–
    2. Mary Merryman 1870–1876 ✧
    3. Cora F. Merryman 1872–
  6. Mary Merryman
  7. Hannah Merryman
  8. Lydia Merryman
    1. Olive Gray
    2. John Gray
  9. Joel Merryman
3. Hannah Merryman 1783–1862
  1. Enos Merryman 1807–1851
    1. Robert Lincoln Merryman 1829–1903
    2. Harriet Knights Merryman 1832–1873
    3. Walter Merryman 1833–1881
    4. George Merryman 1836–1858
    5. Enos Merryman 1840–
    6. Fannie Quincy Merryman 1843–
    7. John H. Merryman 1846–
  2. John Merryman 1808–1891
    1. Hannah Ellen Merryman 1829–1844 ✧
    2. Frances Erwin Merryman 1831–
    3. Nathaniel Merryman 1833–1870
    4. Augusta Merryman 1834–1874
    5. Richard Merryman 1836–1914
    6. William Simpson Merryman 1840–1909
    7. Lydia W. Merryman abt 1844–1899 ⚭
    8. Robert M. Merryman abt 1846–1908 ⚭
    9. Hannah E. Merryman abt 1848–1867
    10. Linda Merryman abt 1854–
  3. Galen Merryman 1810–1892
  4. Mary Jane Merryman 1813–1844
    1. Fannie J. McManus 1843–1853 ✧
    2. Walter McManus
  5. Fanny Merryman 1815–1831
  6. Robert S. Merryman 1825–1892 ⚭
    1. Mary J. Merryman 1847–1853 ✧
    2. Anthony N. Merryman 1855–1865 ✧
    3. Enos L. Merryman 1857–1881
4. William Merryman 1785–1859
  1. David Merryman 1810–1872
    1. George A. Merryman 1850–
    2. Emeline Merryman 1851–1855 ✧
  2. Wanton Merryman 1811–1856 ⚭
    1. Child Merryman
    2. Joseph S. Merryman –1853
    3. Arthur Orr Merryman 1847–
    4. Frances Emeline Merryman 1848–1865
    5. James William Merryman 1849–
    6. Wanton Merryman 1851–
    7. May Alice Merryman 1853–
    8. Delia Ann Merryman 1855–
  3. Daniel Merryman 1819–1894
    1. Daniel Merryman 1850–1905
    2. Charlotte Merryman 1851–
    3. Peleg Curtiss Merryman 1855–
    4. Mariam Merryman 1857–
    5. Deborah Cora Merryman 1863–
    6. Son Merryman 1863–
    7. Daughter Merryman 1865–
    8. William A. Merryman 1867–
    9. Infant daughter Merryman –1847
    10. Infant daughter Merryman –1849
  4. Emeline Merryman
  5. John Merryman
    1. Alice Merryman –1855
    2. John W. Merryman
5. Fanny Merryman 1787–1856
6. Mercy Merryman 1791–1835
  1. Mary Orr 1819–1846
    1. Mercy Jane Stover 1840–
    2. Joseph Stover 1849–
  2. James Orr 1821–1827 ✧
  3. Cordelia Orr 1823–1870
    1. Arthur Orr Merryman 1847–
    2. Frances Emeline Merryman 1848–1865
    3. James William Merryman 1849–
    4. Wanton Merryman 1851–
    5. May Alice Merryman 1853–
    6. Delia Ann Merryman 1855–
  4. Arthur Orr 1825–1891
    1. Charles Edwin Orr 1848–1892
    2. Horatio A. Orr 1851–
    3. Silvester Stover Orr 1852–1878
    4. Cordelia M. Orr 1855–
    5. Annie Gertrude Orr 1877–
7. Lydia Merryman 1792–1821
  1. Jacob Stover 1811–1892
    1. William C. Stover 1844–1855 ✧
    2. Jacob Henry Stover 1848–1886
    3. Pennell Alexander Stover 1850–
    4. Lizzie E. Stover 1852–
    5. Lydia Stover 1854–
    6. Robert Dunning Stover 1858–1882
    7. Thomas Millett Stover 1867–1904
  2. Abigail Stover 1812–
    1. William S. Alexander 1838–1894
    2. Isaac Alexander 1841–
    3. Lydia Ann Alexander 1848–
  3. Hannah Stover 1814–1894
  4. William Stover 1816–1842
  5. Fanny Stover 1817–
    1. Albert L. Alexander 1845–
    2. Henry Alexander 1848–
    3. James Edward Alexander 1854–
  6. Lettice Stover 1819–1897
    1. Fannie C. Eaton 1846–1875
    2. Alfred Pennell Eaton 1849–1850 ✧
    3. Ann Augusta Eaton 1851–1865 ✧
    4. Joseph Franklin Eaton 1855–1856 ✧
    5. Samuel Eaton 1857–1865 ✧
  7. Infant Stover 1821–1821 ✧
  8. Infant Stover 1821–1821 ✧
8. Jacob Merryman 1793–1866
  1. Simon Merryman 1816–1882
    1. Charles W. Merryman 1838–
    2. Hannah Merryman 1841–
    3. Jacob Merryman 1843–
    4. Rufus Dunning Merryman 1849–
    5. Lavina L. Merryman 1859–
  2. Charles Merryman 1819–1875
    1. Charles E. Merryman 1846–1860 ✧
    2. Lydia E. Merryman 1848–1851 ✧
    3. Mary A. Merryman 1851–
    4. Frederic C. Merryman 1854–
    5. Walter H. Merryman 1856–
    6. Lizzie J. Merryman 1861–1877
    7. Margaret E. Merryman 1866– ⚭
    8. Lucy H. Merryman 1869–1897
  3. Lydia S. Merryman 1821–1893
    1. Susan E. Stover 1845– ⚭
    2. Julia F. Stover 1849–
    3. Lucinda M. Stover 1857–
    4. Lorenzo A. Stover 1860–1873 ✧
    5. Alvah B. Stover 1862–1873 ✧
  4. Hannah Merryman 1821–1895
    1. William C. Stover 1844–1855 ✧
    2. Jacob Henry Stover 1848–1886
    3. Pennell Alexander Stover 1850–
    4. Lizzie E. Stover 1852–
    5. Lydia Stover 1854–
    6. Robert Dunning Stover 1858–1882
    7. Thomas Millett Stover 1867–1904
  5. Lucinda Merryman 1823–1897
    1. Elizabeth Ann Stover 1848–
    2. David Sewall Stover 1857–
    3. Georgietta Stover 1864–
    4. Nellie L. Stover 1864–
    5. Child Stover
  6. Josiah Clark Merryman 1825–1894
    1. Edward Payson Merryman 1851–1876
    2. Fanny U. Merryman 1853–1857 ✧
    3. Hattie E. Merryman 1856–
    4. Byron W. Merryman 1860–1862 ✧
    5. Sylvester S. Merryman 1863– ⚭
    6. Mary Frances Merryman 1866–1881 ✧
    7. Melville de Forrest Merryman 1870–
    8. Lydia B. Merryman
  7. Jacob Henry Merryman 1832–1899 ⚭
    1. Frank Ernest Merryman 1856–
    2. Lydia Augusta Merryman 1857–
    3. Mary Helen Merryman 1863–
    4. Susie E. Merryman 1866–1891
    5. Kate D. Merryman 1869–
    6. Mildred J. Merryman 1885–
  8. Mercy Ellen Merryman 1835–
    1. Johnson Harmon Stover 1857–
    2. Delphina Paris Stover 1859–
    3. William D. Stover 1861–1887
    4. Abijah Curtiss Stover 1863–
    5. Mary Estelle Stover 1865–
    6. Ellen Gertrude Stover 1873–
Jacob Blake abt 1760–
Ezekiel Blake abt 1761–
Molly Blake abt 1763–
Marcia Blake 1765–1853
Lucy Blake 1768–1801
1. John Jack 1793–
2. Fanny Jack 1794–
3. Jacob Jack 1795–
4. Mary Jack 1798–
Anna Blake 1772–
Lydia Blake 1774–