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  1. The Register of the Parish Church of Grinton in Swaledale, County York Yorkshire Parish Register Society, Vol. 23, F. William Slingby REF:, n/a.
  2. Some Descendants of George Blades Immigrant to Talbot County, Maryland Helen E & George A Seymour 1103 Riverview Ter Saint Michaels, MD 21663-2869 REF:, n/a.
  3. Robert E. Blades - letter dated 06/19/1999 Thread Haven 28 Londonderry Drive Easton, MD 21601 410-820-8336 REF:, n/a.
  4. Some Descendants of George Blades Immigrant to Talbot County, Maryland Helen E & George A Seymour 1103 Riverview Ter Saint Michaels, MD 21663-2869 REF:.
  5. Abstracts from the land records of Dorchester County., MD Volume C, 1723-1745 James McAllister, Jr. REF:, Long Range - 31 Aug 1741, 10 Old 82. Joseph Fisher and Sarah his wife of Dor. Co., planter and spinster, to James Blaids of Queen Anns Co., planter: part of a tract called "Long Range" containing 50 a. more or less. Wit: Henry Hooper, John Moffett. Ackn: before Henry Hooper, Justice of Provincial Court.
  6. Ibid., Long Range - 22 May 1753, 14 Old 723. James Blades of QA Co, planter to his son Edmon Blades of Dor. Co: part of tract called "Long Range," containing 50 a. more or less. Wit: Cha. Dickinson, Thos. Foster. Ackn before Cha Dickinson and Thos. Foster, Justices.
  7. Ibid., Blades Lott - 22 May 1753, 14 Old 725. James Blades of QA Co planter and Sarah his wife to Edward Garratt of the same co, Taylor: "Blades Lott" adj. "Long Range" at the head of Great Choptank River, containing 60 a. more or less. Wit: Cha Dickinson, Thos. Foster. Ackn before Cha Dickinson and Thos Foster, Justices.
  8. Ibid., Blades Lott - 1747, 60 a., Liber T.I.#1, folio 219, Liber B.T. & B.Y.#3, folio 180.
  9. Caroline County Maryland Land Records - Grantors The county was formed in 1773 from parts of Queen Anne's County (which was created in 1706 from Talbot (formed in 1661) and Kent Counties (established in 1642)) and from Dorchester County (organized in 1668/9). REF:, Goodwill - 1732, 50 a., Liber A.M.#1, folio 18, Liber P.L.#8, folio 535.
  10. Maryland Eastern Shore Vital Records St. Lukes Parish 1726 - 1750 1751 - 1775 REF:.
  11. World Family Tree, Vol 10, Tree 2388 familytreemaker.genealogy.com Hugh D. Rutherford 9913 Dagger Point LN Shreveport, LA 71115-3239 REF:, n/a.
  12. Maryland Eastern Shore Vital Records St. Lukes Parish 1726 - 1750 1751 - 1775 REF:, n/a.
  13. Caroline County Maryland Land Records - Grantors The county was formed in 1773 from parts of Queen Anne's County (which was created in 1706 from Talbot (formed in 1661) and Kent Counties (established in 1642)) and from Dorchester County (organized in 1668/9). REF:, A/213.
  14. Abstracts from the land records of Dorchester County., MD Volume C, 1723-1745 James McAllister, Jr. REF:, 14 Old 723.
  15. Caroline County Maryland Land Records - Grantors The county was formed in 1773 from parts of Queen Anne's County (which was created in 1706 from Talbot (formed in 1661) and Kent Counties (established in 1642)) and from Dorchester County (organized in 1668/9). REF:, 5 Feb 1777, A/294. Tilghman Blades, heir at law to Edmond (Edward?) Blades late of Queen Annes Co. to Benson Stainton of Caroline Co. "Whereas a certain Joseph Fisher and Sarah conveyed unto James Blades [II] (who, was the father of Edmond part of a tract called "Long Range" in Dorchester Co., now Caroline, for 50 acres and conveyed by James Blades [II] and wife to son Edmond and his heirs forever, and whereas the said Edmond Blades sometime past went of to the war in the backwoods and has never since been heard of; Tilghman Blades only son of and heir of said Edmond in consideration of 10 pds. conveys "Longe Range"...".
  16. Delaware Archives, Military, Vol. 1 REF:, Pg. 18. French & Indian War Rolls, 1754-1763 "A Return of The Recruits Rais'd by Capt'n Benj'n Noxon, 1758" Blades, Edmond Ages: 26 Where Born: Maryland Date of Enlistment: May 2 Occupations: Carpenter.
  17. Caroline County Maryland Land Records - Grantors The county was formed in 1773 from parts of Queen Anne's County (which was created in 1706 from Talbot (formed in 1661) and Kent Counties (established in 1642)) and from Dorchester County (organized in 1668/9). REF:, 8 Sep 1784, A/806. Arnold Blades of Caroline Co., planter to Richard Tilghman Earle of Queen Annes Co., farmer. James Blades [II - Tilghman & Arnold's Grandfather] gave bond to R.T. Earle 13 May 1767, signing himself and heirs to make good..the land called Goodwill or Goodwell, 50 Acres, formerly Queen Annes Co., now Caroline Co. on main branch Choptank River.
  18. Ibid., 2 Sep 1778, A/294. James Blades of Caroline Co., brother to Edmond Blades late of Queen Annes Co...
  19. Rowan County, North Carolina, Will Abstracts Vol. II, 1805-1850, Books G-K Jo White Linn, 1971 REF:, H:358.
  20. Lucille Sifferman - letter postmarked 28 Jun 1989 Route 2, Box 183 Billings, MO 65610 REF:.
  21. Ibid., n/a.
  22. Caroline County Maryland Land Records - Grantors The county was formed in 1773 from parts of Queen Anne's County (which was created in 1706 from Talbot (formed in 1661) and Kent Counties (established in 1642)) and from Dorchester County (organized in 1668/9). REF:, 5 Feb 1777, A/294. Tilghman Blades, heir at law to Edmond (Edward?) Blades late of Queen Annes Co. to Benson Stainton of Caroline Co. "Whereas a certain Joseph Fisher and Sarah conveyed unto James Blades [II] (who, was the father of Edmond) part of a tract called "Long Range" in Dorchester Co., now Caroline, for 50 acres and conveyed by James Blades [II] and wife to son Edmond and his heirs forever, and whereas the said Edmond Blades sometime past went of to the war in the backwoods and never since been heard of; Tilghman Blades only son of and heir of said Edmond in consideration of 10 pds. conveys "Long Range"...".
  23. The Maryland Militia in the Revolutionary War Clements and Wright Family Line Publications, 1987 REF:, Pg. 157. "A return of the 14th Battalion of Militia belonging to Caroline County and the State of Maryland dated 13 Aug 1777 ....Tilghman Blades".
  24. 1790 Federal Census of Maryland REF:, n/a. Records Tilghman Blades as head of househould in Caroline County.
  25. Queen Anne's County (Oaths of Fidelity) 1778-1780 REF:, MdHR 8849-2 2-1-5-1, Pgs. 74 & 76. Pg. 74 - A list of persons who did not take the Oath of Fidelity required by the Act for the Better Security of the Government on or before the first day of March and who have made it appear to the County Court of Queen Anne's County this twenty fourth day of March 1778 that they are not persons offending against the Act afo and have taken the said Oath by permission of the Court. Pg. 76 - Tilghman Blades, His Mark.
  26. Caroline County Maryland Land Records - Grantors The county was formed in 1773 from parts of Queen Anne's County (which was created in 1706 from Talbot (formed in 1661) and Kent Counties (established in 1642)) and from Dorchester County (organized in 1668/9). REF:, 3 Mar 1792, D/54. Tilghman Blades of Caroline Co., Yeoman, and Ann his wife; and Arnold Blades, Caroline, Co., Yeoman and Elizabeth his wife (Tilghman and Arnold are the grandchildren of a certain James Blades, late of Queen Annes Co., now Caroline, deceased) to William Jackson their rights to land, 51 acres it being the same piece a certain James Blades conveyed unto Edward Blades the father of said Tilghman; together with a parcel, part of "Long Range"...
  27. History of Caroline County Maryland From Its Beginning Baltimore, Regional Publishing Company, 1971 REF:, Pg. 67, VI. In 1777 the militial of Caroline County was continued in two batallions, one east of and the other west of the Choptank River. East Battalion: 7th Company, Chilton, Garey's and Denton neighborhoods, Captain Andrew Fountain.
  28. North Carolina Will Book North Carolina Div. of Archives and Hist. 109 E. Jones St. Raleigh, NC 27611 REF:, Vol. H, Pg. 358. BLADES, Tilman Co. - 085 (Rowan) Recorded Copy - WB-H/358 Orignal - AR Date - 1826.
  29. Blades Lott, 1634-1991 Limited Print Book Andrea A. (Clevenger) Turley Deceased 2007 Wichita, Kansas REF:, n/a.
  30. Handwritten page of Maryland Census Records Source Unrecorded REF:, n/a.
  31. Caroline County, Maryland Marriage Licenses 1774-1825 and a Short History of Caroline County Raymond B Clark Jr. & Sara Seth Clark Box 352, St. Michaels, MD 21663 REF:, Pg. 4.
  32. Carroll M. Brown - info sheet 120 Harvard Road Havertown, PA 19083 Indicates following sources: 1) L.D.S. print out received 12-13-82 2) Letter from Lucille Siefferman, Billings, MO, 1983 3) Mona Maybee 4) Bonita Pipkin, Springfield, MO 5) Ozar'Kin, Vol. III, #2, Summer 1981 REF:, n/a.
  33. OGS 577, Chart 42, Springfield, MO Library REF:, n/a.
  34. Reynolds Cemetery, Republic, MO RE:, Headstone. Edward A. Blades, born 6 Jan 1779.
  35. OZAR'KIN, Vol III, No. 2, Summer 1981 Contributed by: Mrs Orrin Maybee 17069 N. Indian Avenue Space 72, Box 724 North Palm Springs, CA 92258 REF:, Pg. 75.
  36. Ibid., n/a.
  37. Blades Lott, 1634-1991 Limited Print Book Andrea A. (Clevenger) Turley Deceased 2007 Wichita, Kansas REF:, Pg. 103.
  38. Compendium of The War of the Rebellion Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies Series I, Volume VIII Item No. 21, Pgs. 256-262, Report on the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern, or Pea Ridge, Ark., March 7, 1862 Item No. 24, Pgs. 266-268, Report on the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern, or Pea Ridge, Ark., March 7, 1862 Pg. 1340, PHELPS INDEPENDENT REGIMENT INFANTRY REF:, Pgs. 256-268, 1340.
  39. Battle's and Leader's of the Civil War, Vol. 1 New York: Thomas Yoselhoff, Inc. REF:, Pg. 334.
  40. History of Greene County, Missouri 1883, R. I. Holcombe, Editing Historian Chapter 22, Pond Creek Township Springfield Missouri Library http://thelibrary.org/lochist/history/holcombe/grch22.html REF:.
  41. Reminiscent History Of The Ozark Region Goodspeed Brothers, Publishers, Chicago 1894 (1) Edward A. Blades - http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0030103 (2) Ranson Blades - http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0029748.
  42. Blades Lott, 1634-1991 Limited Print Book Andrea A. (Clevenger) Turley Deceased 2007 Wichita, Kansas REF:, Pgs. 106-115.