From unknown book (possibly a listing of genealogy books in the Library of Congress)

1712 BLAKENEY. The pedigree of the Blakeneys, comp. by Lt. Robert B. Blakeney... For private circulation only. (Harrogate, Clark, printer) 1886. 34 p. coat of arms.23 cm. "Memoirs: (of William Blakeney, the Reverend Richard Paul Blakeney, Sir Edward Blakeney, and John Edward Blakeney): p. (15)-34. 16-19780. CS439.B6

1713 BLAKENEY. Ancestors of Benjamin Ferris Blakeney and his wife, Stella Peronne Sabin, showing lines of descent from the Belden, Fenner, Greene, Montague, Northup, Seymour, Waldron and Whipple; also the life of Daniel Whipple, written by himself, giving an account of the struggle for independence in Vermont and of the war of 1812 along the St. Lawrence River. Compiled for their daughters, Louise Mary Fisher, Adele Sabin Fisher, Peronne Whittaker, by Josephine C. Frost (Mrs. Samual Knapp Frost)... (n.p.) 1926. Half-title: Blakeney-Sabin genealogy. "Only eighty copies of this book were printed... This copy is number 66." 28-13866. CS71.B6465 1926

1714 BLAKENEY. The Blakeneys in America and some collaterals, with some reference to English-Irish families. Limited ed., for private distribution. By John Oscar Blakeney. Little Rock Arkansas, 1928 28-9554 CS71.B6465 1928

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The Towns of Great Britain with the name Blakeney

Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England (south, near the border with Wales)

A village on the edge of the Forest of Dean national forest park. A well preserved stretch of the Roman Dean road can be seen two miles NW at Blackpool Bridge.

Blakeney, Norfolk, England (including Blakeney Point, a nature preserve)

This picturesque tidal port is well-favored by yachtsmen. Extensive salt marshes are a feature of the meighborhood, The Church, early English and later, has two towers of which one may have been [used] for a beacon. The roof is of an angle-carved hammerbeam type, the 7 light window is 13th century, and some old screen work has been retained. The guildhall is 15th c. A windmill can be seen in the vicinity and and 2 miles north is a 1000 acre bird sancutary at Blakeney pt.

Castleblakeney, County Galway, Rep. of Ireland

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From a book about the Peerage

JOHN BLAKENEY, Esq. of Abbert, Co. Galway. A younger brother of the ancestor of the Abbert Family.

WILLIAM BLAKENEY, of Mount Blakeney, near Kilmallock, was father of two sons, WILLIAM and GEORGE. The younger was a Colonel in the army, the elder, WILLIAM BLAKENEY, Esq., of Thomastown, Co. Limerick, was father of four sons, WILLIAM, Charles, John and Robert, of whom the eldest,

SIR WILLIAM BLAKENEY, K.B. colonel of the 27th foot, and lieutenant-general in the army, distinguished by his defence of Stirling Castle in 1746 and Fort St. Philips in 756m was raised to the peerage of Ireland as BARON BLAKENEY in the later year. His lordship was for some time governor of Minorea. He d.s.p., 20 September, 1761, aged ninety-one, and was interred with great funeral pomp in Westminster Abbey. With him the title became EXTINCT.

His lordship's brother ROBERT BLAKENEY, Esq., of Mount Blakeney, Co. Limerick, whose will was proved in 1763, m. Deborah, daughter of Grice Smyth, Esq., of Ballynatray, Co. Waterford, and had issue:

1. William Blakeney, Esq. of Mount Blakeney, who married Gertrude daughter of Richard Smyth, Esq., of Balynatray, and was the father of Rev. Robert Blakeney, of Great Eaton, co. Somerset, who d.s.p. 1824.

2. Grice Blakeney, lieutenant-general in the army, d. unm;

1. Gerturde, m. Robert Blakeney, Esq., of Abbert; and

2. Jane, m. Robert Uniacke Fitzgerald, Esq., of Corkbegg, Co. Cork and was mother of Gertrude, wife of John La Touche, Esq., of Harristown, Co. Kildare.

From The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research

Vol 1, pg. 70

- Nov. 6 John Blakeney Paid

wounded at Sumpter's surprise

1785- Revolutionary service

Vol 5

Chesterfield County equity suit

Roll #5 1843 Leah Blakeney vs. William Bullard

wife and others. Bill for partition

One documents states that William Blakeney of Chesterfield died intestate in 1842 with no children.

State of South Carolina, Cheraw district, in Equity.

William Blakeney, late of Chesterfielf, departed this life being sized of a considerable real estate on the waters of Hill Creek containing 4032 acres adjoining John Blakeney Jr., John Sr., Evan Threat (?), Hugh Blakeney and others, leaving his widow Leah Blakeney,... Hugh Blakeney (son of Hugh Blakeney, a deceased brother of William).

William had a sister names Mary (who married a man named May)

Vol 15 page 56

Captain John Blakeney

Captain in the Revolutionary War. Raised a company which was commisioned in November 1775. Made a component of the brigade of General Francis Marion.

John Welsh (member of Capt. Blakeney's comp. married his daughter Jane)