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NOTES: From South Carolina Historical & Genealogy Magazine: 20-39.
Thomas Diston, who married Elizabeth Turgis, had on April 13, 1710, received a grant for 110 acres and on May 25, 1711, another grant for 196 acres to which seems to have been added 250 acres granted to Lady Elizabeth Blake October 6, 1704, and also 100 acres granted John Boddican March 1, 1681, which seems to have been acquired by Lady Rebecca Axtell and transferred to Thomas Diston.
At Thomas Diston's death, the property passed to his son, Thomas Diston, Jr. The widow, Elizabeth Diston, married her second cousin, Paul Jenys, and had by him a son, Paul Jenys.
Either during the life of Thomas Diston or Paul Jenys, there seems to have been added to the property 200 acres granted to Andrew Percival 22 March, 1682, and the remainder of the grant to John Cantey, less 298 acres sold to James Baker making in all 1,129 acres.
Paul Jenys occupied the property until his death in 1752, when he devised the property in case of the death of his infant son, George Jenys, to his cousins, Walter, Thomas and John Izard and it finally vested in Walter and Elizabeth the daughter of the elder John, and on a settlement between them the land became the property of Walter and passed to his only son, John.
Some reports say that Lady's Island, Beaufort, South Carolina was named after Elizabeth, but others have different stories.
Joseph was Governor of South Carolina in 1694 and 1696 - 1700, and was a nephew of Admiral Robert Blake (1599 - 1657)
He resided at South Carolina at his "Plainsfield" plantation on the Stono River, near "New Cut", which was probably named after Plainsfield camp, a historical area near Bridgwater, Somerset, England, where he spent his youth.
His father emigrated to South Carolina in 1682, and in 1683 Joseph contributed some of his fortune to help a large group of dissenters emigrate from Somerset, England to Charleston, South Carolina. This is about the same time that John Fripp is said to have arrived in South Carolina, so perhaps he was among this group of dissenters. Bridgwater is only 30 miles West of where the nucleus of UK Fripp's resided.
Joseph's sister was the wife of Governor Morton, and the mother of Joseph Morton.
For further details see: http://www.carolana.com/jblake.html
Some reports say that Lady's Island, Beaufort, South Carolina was named after Elizabeth, but others have different stories.
Joseph was Governor of South Carolina in 1694 and 1696 - 1700, and was a nephew of Admiral Robert Blake (1599 - 1657)
He resided at South Carolina at his "Plainsfield" plantation on the Stono River, near "New Cut", which was probably named after Plainsfield camp, a historical area near Bridgwater, Somerset, England, where he spent his youth.
His father emigrated to South Carolina in 1682, and in 1683 Joseph contributed some of his fortune to help a large group of dissenters emigrate from Somerset, England to Charleston, South Carolina. This is about the same time that John Fripp is said to have arrived in South Carolina, so perhaps he was among this group of dissenters. Bridgwater is only 30 miles West of where the nucleus of UK Fripp's resided.
Joseph's sister was the wife of Governor Morton, and the mother of Joseph Morton.
For further details see: http://www.carolana.com/jblake.html
Notes: From Berkley County History Society.
Benjamin Blake was born in 1614, and emigrated to South Carolina in 1682, where he died in 1689. He went to the West Indies and commanded ships at Santa Cruz in 1657. He settled in Charleston, SC, where he was the Clerk of the Crown and Peace for South Carolina. His son, Joseph, became Governor of South Carolina in 1694.
Notes from: http://anglo-dutch-wars.blogspot.comBenjamin Blake was the Admiral Robert Blake's younger brother. He commanded the Paradox (14 guns) in 1649. From 1650 to 1652, he commanded the Assurance. He was in Nehemiah Bourne's squadron in the opening battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War. He fought at the Battle of the Kentish Knock as captain of the Triumph (62 guns).
His older brother, Robert, thought that Benjamin had not fought hard enough at Dungeness, so he removed him from command. He must have been Robert's flag captain at Dungeness. He was later restored to command, and from 1654 to 1656, he commanded the Gloucester, including on the expedition to the West Indies. In 1657, he commanded the new 2nd Rate Dunbar.
Benjamin Blake inherited the family estate in Bridgwater after his brother's death.
Sources:
R. C. Anderson, "English Fleet-Lists in the First Dutch War," The Mariner's Mirror, Vol.XXIV No.4, October 1938.
R. C. Anderson, List of English Naval Captains 1642-1660, 1964.
R. C. Anderson, Lists of Men-of-War 1650-1700: Part I English Ships 1649-1702, 1966.
Michael Baumber, General-at-Sea, 1989.
Further details of the Blake family at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/BLAKE/2006-04/1145057551
Until the arrival of Horatio Nelson, Admiral Blake was one of the most famous of English Naval commanders. In 2007 a series of events are planned to mark the 350th anniversary of his death. Details can be found at: www.blake350.co.uk
Further detailed biographies of Admiral Blake can be found HERE and HERE