Walter BLUNT & Deborah HERRICK

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Walter BLUNT
Deborah HERRICK

Husband: Walter BLOUNT / BLUNT
Birth: 21 May 1764, Norwich, New London Co., CT
Baptism: 25 May 1764, Preston, New London Co., CT
Death apparently: 1830-40, Troy, Oakland Co., MI
Father: Ambrose BLUNT
Mother: Joanna CLARKE

Marriage: 1 Sep 1785, Preston, New London Co., CT

Wife: Deborah HERRICK
Birth: 1765-74
Death apparently: 1820-30, either in NY or MI

Children:

1. Joseph BLUNT
2. Frances "Fanny" BLUNT
3. Erastus BLUNT
4. Walter BLOUNT, b. 1790-1800
5. Harry / Henry BLUNT, b. 20 Nov 1796, CT
6. Eliza BLUNT
7. Joanna BLUNT
8. George BLUNT
9. Frederick F. BLUNT / BLOUNT, b. 1807/8, NY
10. Miranda BLUNT

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Connecticut, New York, Michigan

Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1790 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #6 of 99 — mis-indexed as being on p. 113; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1790 CT New London Co. p. 12 Ln. 8 Walter Blunt 1-1-1-0-0

These data indicate:

Gender and Type Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 free white males 16 or over in or bef. 1774 = Walter (b. 1764)

1 free white males 15 or under 1774-1790 = Joseph?

1 free white females all ages in or bef. 1790 = Deborah

Listed one line from Ambrose BLUNT and eight lines from Elisha BLUNT.

3. 1800 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #8 of 10; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1800 CT New London Co. Preston Roll p. 707A Ln. 9 Walter Blount 22001-20010-10

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 9 or under 1790-1800 = Henry (b. 1796)
= ?

2 males 10-15 1784-1790 = ?
= Joseph?

1 male 45 or over in or bef. 1755 = Walter (b. 1764)

2 females 9 or under 1790-1800 = ?
= ?

1 female 26-44 1755-1774 = Deborah

1 other free
persons all ages in or bef. 1800 =

Either Walter in the wrong age class or we are wrong about his birthdate. Listed 15 lines from Nathan HERRICK.

4. 1810 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #2 of 5; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1810 NY Chenango Co. German Roll 26 p. 278/1003 Ln. 20 Walter Blunt 21201-21010-00

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 9 or under 1800-1810 = Frederick (b. 1807/8)
=

1 male 10-15 1794-1800 = Henry (b. 1796)

2 males 16-25 1784-1794 =
=

1 male 45 or over in or bef. 1765 = Walter (b. 1764)

2 females 9 or under 1800-1810 =
=

1 female 10-15 1794-1800 =

1 female 26-44 1765-1784 = Deborah

Listed 15 lines from Walter's brother, Elisha BLUNT.

5. 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #11 of 17; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1820 NY Cayuga Co. Sempronius Roll M33_68 p. 116 Ln. 18 Walter Blount 010101-00101-0-300

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 10-15 1804-1810 =

1 male 19-25* 1794-1801 =

1 male 45 or over in or bef. 1775 = Walter (b. 1764)

1 female 16-25 1794-1804 =

1 female 45 or over in or bef. 1775 = Deborah (b. 1765-74)

3 persons engaged in agriculture

*In the 1820 Census, the third column is age class 16-18 and the fourth column is age class 16-25; therefore, any individual in column three is duplicated in column four. By subtracting the number in column three from the number in column four, you can create an age class "19-25."

6. 1830 Territorial Census of Michigan: Oakland County (online at the Kent County MIGenWeb site):¤•

Henry Blount 100001001 210001

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1825-1830 = Walter (b. 1829)

1 male 30-39 1790-1800 = Henry (b. 1796)

1 male 60-69 1760-1770 = Walter (b. 1764)

2 females 4 or under 1825-1830 = Maria (b. 1828)
= Eliza Jane (b. 1826)

1 female 5-9 1820-1825 = Daughter A

1 female 30-39 1790-1800 = Elizabeth (b. 1800)

Henry's father is said to have died in Oakland Co., MI, so it seems likely that the senior male in the household is Walter BLUNT, though it could be Elizabeth's father, John ST. JOHN.

7. Helen M. Blount Prescott. 1902. Blount and Blunt. Press of W.F. Roberts, Washington, DC.

8. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

9. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).

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