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Blackwell Family History
Blackwell Genealogy & Family TreeBlackwell is an English name from Derbyshire, England, where the family held a seat. It comes from the Old English roots bloec ("black") and woell ("stream"). The earliest known ancestor--Leofric aet Blacewellan--was recorded in 1012.
Other spellings include "Blackwall," "Blackwill," "Blackwel," "Blaikewell," "Blakewell," "Blakewill," "Blakewall," "Blakwill," and "Blaikewall." Notable people with the surname include American actor David Blackwell (Dazed and Confused, The Rookie, Boyhood), and American actress and writer Susan Blackwell (Side by Side by Susan Blackwell, P.S. I Love You, Margot at the Wedding). The first Blackwell to come to America was Jeremy Blackwell in Massachusetts in 1635.
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Blackwell Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Robert Blackwell -- --, 1620 November 19, 1664
- Mary Blackwell -- --, 1465 December 0, 1520
- George Blackwell -- --, 1555 April 0, 1610 England
- Richard Blackwell -- --, 1583 March 0, 1639 England
- Agnes Blackwell -- --, 1572 December 0, 1616
Blackwell Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Abia Blackwell -- --, 1695 July 15, 1735 Massachusetts
- Elizabeth Blackwell -- --, 1834 June 23, 1917 Kentucky
- Samuel Blackwell -- --, 1829 May 8, 1858 Kentucky
- John Frank Blackwell -- --, 1883 December 13, 1961
- Gladys Blackwell -- --, 1913 December 31, 2000
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