As mentioned in Saturday’s family sketch, William Blake, the son of William and Anne (MNU) Blake, had buried at least five of six possible siblings by the time he emigrated to Massachusetts.
William Blake Jr. was baptized on 10 July 1594 in Pitminster, Somerset, England. He married Agnes (MNU) Band, c1617.
They were the parents of five children:
- John, twin, baptized 30 August 1618, Pitminster, Somerset, England; died 25 January 1688/89, Boston, Massachusetts; married Mary (Souther) Shaw, 16 August 1654, Boston, Massachusetts
- Ann, twin, baptized 30 August 1618, Pitminster, Somerset, England; died 12 July 1681, Boston, Massachusetts; married (1) Jacob Leager, c1650 (2) Unknown Hallowell, before 9April 1672
- William, baptized 6 September 1620, Pitminster, Somerset, England; died 3 September 1703, Milton, Massachusetts; married (1) Anne Breck, c1649 (2) Hannah (Tollman) Lyon, 22 November 1693, Milton, Massachusetts
- James, baptized 27 April 1624, Pitminster, Somerset, England; died 28 June 1700, Dorchester, Massachusetts; married (1) Elizabeth Clapp, c1651 (2) Elizabeth (Smith) Hunt, 17 September 1695, Rehoboth, Massachusetts
- Edward, born c1630; died 3 September 1692, Milton, Massachusetts; married Patience Pope, c1657
William Blake died on 25 October 1663 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Thankfully, other records have survived to identify his family because he was one of those helpful fellows who left legacies to his wife and five children in his will, proved at Boston, Massachusetts on 28 January 1663/64, but didn’t name a single one of those family members!