Webb Genealogy - Person Sheet
Webb Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameJohn Pomphrette Blackwell Sr. 
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738BurialJun 1890, Marrows Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Henderson, Vance County, NC, USA592,738
FlagsDeceased
FatherWilliam Blackwell (1773-)
MotherElizabeth Dixon Marshall
Spouses
BurialApr 1885, Marrows Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Henderson, Vance County, NC, USA592,737
FatherJames Alexander Webb (1779-1827)
MotherAnn Hunt Smith (1784-1846)
Marriage12 Sep 1837, Vance County, NC, USA592
ChildrenJames W (1838-1839)
Nannie E A (1840-)
Maurice A (1843-)
John Pomfret (1846-1906)
Robert M (1848-)
Henrietta Addie (1852-1882)
Notes for John Pomphrette Blackwell Sr.
Little is known about the life of John Pomfret, Sr. He is reportedly the person who built "Valley Home" in Bullock, North Carolina. However, his family lived in Townsville, North Carolina, about five miles east, until after the Civil War.
One story handed down in the family concerns John's granddaughter, Mattie Sue Blackwell. Being the youngest in the family, she was often spoiled by her grandfather. He had a habit of carrying sugared biscuits for Mattie Sue; when she was hungry and wanted a snack, he would break off a piece and give it to her. Mattie Sue was three years old when he died. Family members found a sugared biscuit in his pocket.
John Sr., his wife Mary Anne, and many of their descendants are buried in a family plot at Marrow's Chapel Methodist Church in Bullock, North Carolina. The church is located on state route 39 (Buckhorn Road), two or three miles east of route 15. The church has been modernized and is still in regular use. The family plot is surrounded by a brick wall and is being given excellent care.741
One story handed down in the family concerns John's granddaughter, Mattie Sue Blackwell. Being the youngest in the family, she was often spoiled by her grandfather. He had a habit of carrying sugared biscuits for Mattie Sue; when she was hungry and wanted a snack, he would break off a piece and give it to her. Mattie Sue was three years old when he died. Family members found a sugared biscuit in his pocket.
John Sr., his wife Mary Anne, and many of their descendants are buried in a family plot at Marrow's Chapel Methodist Church in Bullock, North Carolina. The church is located on state route 39 (Buckhorn Road), two or three miles east of route 15. The church has been modernized and is still in regular use. The family plot is surrounded by a brick wall and is being given excellent care.741