First, thank you for your posts and interest. Maybe we can solve John's wife's name.

I changed the subject as we are not talking about Jesse Vincent...

The census that indicated FRA:
1860 TN LINCOLN CO PLEASANT PLAINS P. O. M653 Roll 1261 p 141, image 2 6/7/1860 by N? Leatherwood Dwg 111 Fam 111
Leatherwood, Sarah Head 73 F W $1500RE $600PP VA
Cole, S. 30 M W Farmer $500PP TN
(Her son-in-law, h/of dec'd daughter Sarah Ann)
on next page 142
Cole, Sarah 12 F W b TN (her granddaughter)
Blundell, A. W M 106 years M W b VA (HER FATHER)
F? W? Bonemann/Brourn? 100 M W b FRA

merely shows that another individual was living in Sarah's household who happened to be 100 yrs old and b in FRAnce. I couldn't determine exactly how that name was spelled.
Sarah's father's name is above his.

On the 1850 census I made an error, that Sarah was b in TN not TX. Looking at the census records on Heritage Quest with lousy handwriting of some of the census takers makes it difficult at times to knowwhat state is indicated.

Blundell is spelled various ways, as is Absalom. Blundol, Blundall, Blundel, Blunedell, Blumdel, etc. Absolom, Absolem, Absalem, etc...

Absalom Jr was born abt 1755.

Absalom Sr remarried in 1771 to Susanna Randall Delozier, a widow, and died in 1774. Thomas IV was his eldest son, who by 1776 was probably on his own at age 21, with Absalom Jr 4-5 years younger, but already 16. The other two sons of Absalom Sr had already died. 1776 Tithables for Westmoreland County, VA by George Turberville listed: Thomas BLANDEL - Tithables: Absalom BLANDEL; Arch Prue 4 (Himself, Absalom, and two slaves)

VA Mag of History Vol 10 p 230: 1782 Thomas Jr owned 7 slaves, Thomas Sr owned 0 slaves, William owned 1 slave and Absalom (Jr) owned 3 slaves Westmoreland Co. VA on List of Slaveowners. Jr and Sr denoted the younger and older, not necessarily father and son. William had to be Thomas and Absalom Jr's uncle, brother of their father Absalom Sr, as their brothers William (1736) and Garner (1764) both have already died. The older Thomas is Thomas III, William and Absalom Sr's brother.

The 1782 "personal property tax list" shows Absalom as a free white tithable over 16, with 3 slaves (no age category), 1 horse, 2 cattle.
1783 tax list shows him as self over 21, with 1 Black over 16, 3 blacks over 12, 1 horse, 2 cattle.
1784 tax list repeats 1783 listing except it says free over 21 for him.
By 1787 (April) he has no free white males over 16, 1 Black over 16, 3 blacks over 12, 2 horses, 4 cattle.

(This is Absalom, Jr. doing the accounting of his sister Sarah Baker Blundell (now Waite, Write/Wright, Hailey or Bailey?) to Thomas Blundell and the court, Thomas being the executor of Absalom Sr's will (he died 1774). Also, the accounting is necessary due to Sarah marrying, probably in 1785, when she no longer is considered an orphan. This definition is courtesy of Marty Hiatt who contributes greatly to the VALOUDOU-L mailing list on rootsweb.)
July 31,1787 (Virginia State Library) Westmoreland Co. Inv Bk 6 Pages 409 & 410, Reel 34
Absalom Blundell's Executive Account (of) Sarah B Blundell ( now Write or Waite or White) orphan of Absalom Blundell in Account with Thomas Blundell Executor--1787
DR (Debit) To Account for expenses furnished said orphan used from 1775 to 1780 £ 3.18. 11 1/2,
1781 to 1782 £ 1.3.0, 1783 £ 2.16.7 1/2, 1784 £ 6.25.10, 1785 £ 10.14.0,
To board and clothing Negro Girl £ 5.0.0,
to cash paid John Wright £ 0.3.0.
CR (Credit) By your part of your fathers estate as former Acct settled £ 28.1.6 ¼,
By hire of Negro Solly £ 11.6.6, Making a Shirt £ 0.3.0,
By your ¼ of a Negro sold after deduting expenses £ 57.0.0 £ 14.5.0.
Total credits were £ 56.16.0 1/4.
Balance due the orphan brought down _?_ Contra £16.15.1/4
(Credit side was greater than debit side. This amount would then be her net estate from her father's will.)
Then there is a restructure of additional debit and credit perhaps to show a total balance of estate as
£ 56.16.4. (15 Pounds, 16 Shillings, 4 pence) Wrong - £16.15.1/4
Westmoreland Court
Pursuant to an Order of the Worshipfull Court of Westmoreland County bearing date the 25th day of October 1785 and one of the 26th June 1787. We whose names are below written have Examined the Account of Thomas Blundell Ex'tr of Absalom Blundell dec'd and the Vouchers to us produced and find a Balance of Sixteen Pounds Fifteen shillings and 4 pence due the orphan in the Account above Stated. Given under our hands the 22nd day of July 1787.
Samuel Templeman
Vincent Marmaduke
Vincent Redman
At a Court held for Westmoreland County the 31th day of July 1787. This Account of the settlement of the Estate of ABSALOM Blundell decd. returned pursuant to a former order of this court and ordered to be recorded.
Examined Teste Bland CWC

Westmoreland Co Tax lists
1788 (May) Absalom pays for 1FreeMale over 16, 1 Black over 16, 2 horses.
1789 (June) entries same as 1788, but this is the last year he shows up in Westmo on the tax lists.

All court entries indicated by - (hyphen) courtesy of Blake Wood in Feb/Mar 2006 all in South Carolina:
-1799. Thomas Wright to Michael BARNETT for $300 sold a Negro girl Levinah, 13 years old born in VA. wit: Andrew Thomson and ABSOLOM BLUNDELL. oath Andrew Thomson to Drury McDaniel.

1800 SC SPARTANBURG NO TWP LISTED Series: M32 Roll: 50 P 190, image 2
Blundel, Absolom 1M -10 1M 26-44 2F -10 1F 16-25 1F 26-44
And near him is a Benjamin Arnold: 00100 40100 0 The parents of Wm. Blundell Arnold (b 1803 in SC) are James Arnold and Miss Blundell. Was Benjamin Arnold a relative?

Spartanburg County Deeds Deed Book G
Nov. 7, 1800 Pages 216-217 Barnett Dempsey and wife Winiferd (of Spartanburgh) to william Dempsey (same); for $150 sold 150 acres; border: Lockart and Flanagin; N. part of 392 acres grant Dec. 1, 1795 to Barnett Dempsey on branch of Abner's Creek of Enoree River
Wit: Absalom Blundell, William Tippins, and David Childress
Signed: Barnett and Winiferd Dempsey's marks
Wit oath Mar 2, 1801 Absalom Blundell to Drury McDaniel
Rec Apr 15, 1801
Nov. 8, 1800 Pages 217-219 William Demsey and wife Betsey (of Spartanburgh) to Henry House (same); for $150 sold 150 acres border: Lockard and Flanagin; N part of 392 acres grant Dec 1, 1795 to Barnett Dempsey on branch of Abners' Creek of Enoree R.
Wit: Absalom Blundell, David Childress, and William Tippins
Signed William Demsey's mark and Elizabeth Demsey
Wit. Oath Mar 2, 1801 Absalom Blundell to Drury McDaniel
Rec. Apr 17, 1801

- 1801. William Moore and wife Elizabeth to George Isham, land on S side of N Fork of Tyger River, border Michael Barnett, part of grant to Samuel Ford who sold to John Ford who sold to William Moore. Wit: ABSOLOM BLUNDELL and Thos Moore JP.

Date: 1802/11/24
Description: BLUNDELL, ABSALOM, PLAT FOR 1,000 ACRES ON BRANCH OF ABNORS CREEK, SPARTANBURGH DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY JAMES KILGORE.
Names Indexed: BLUNDELL, ABSALOM/KILGORE, JAMES/BENSON, HENRY/BENSON, JOSHUA/ JORDIN, JAMES/LANGFORD, JAMES/HENDRICKS, WILLIAM/
Locations: ABNERS CREEK/ENOREE RIVER/SPARTANBURG DISTRICT
Type: PLAT Topic: /

South Carolina Plat Bk. D: 1786, 1788-1799: E: 1794-1799, 1803: F: 1799, 1801-1803: p 224 Blundell, Absalom. (Microfilm 33, Roll 120, Sheet 80) I guess it shows plats for these people: Andrew McCRAREY Marian HANCOCK Joseph EMMERY Thomas STANFORD Jarret JOHNSON Jonathan WARD
George GILBREATH George SAMMON SENR. Stephen JOHNSON Jacob KELPE(?) Peter FLEMING George BENSON Thomas PONDER Edward WATSON Clement FERGUSON David COTHRUME Hugh MONTGOMERY George BELUE Frances ADAMS Benj. WILKINSON William LYNN John P. GAFS(?) William ROBBS SENR. John RAVIN Elijah THOMPSON John ROBBS William HOWARD Robert PITMON Watson ROBBS John DILL Absalom BLUNDELL Abram CANTWELL Jacob THOMPSON William STEWART Jesse CLARKE John BUTLER Absalom THOMPSON John PEARCE JUNR. Silas R. WHEATON.

- 1806. ROBERT McFADDIN to JAMES HAMMETT, 100 acres on N of Enoree River where ROBERT McFADDIN lives, border REUBIN GUNN, JOHN HERREN, ABSOLEM BLUNDELL, RICHARD WOODS, part of two tracts granted to THOMAS SCOTT esq who sold to RICHARD HAMPTON who sold to STEPHEN CANTRELL who sold to THOS KIVEL who sold to ROBERT McFADDIN. Wit: FRANCES HAMBY and JESSE DEMPSEY. Dower renounced MARY McFADDIN to DANIEL WRIGHT. oath JESSE DEMPSEY to JAMES KILGORE.

1810 SPARTANBURG SC NO TWP LISTED Series: M252 Roll: 61 P 334 (col headings on p 307)
Blundell, Absalom 1 M 16-24 and 1 M over 45, and 1 F over 45. We believe youngest son to be William R. or B. Blundell md Jane Greer in SC.

- 1811. Alexander Thompson to James Hendrix land on both sides of Middle Tyger River and Beaverdam Creek. Border Daniel Evans, John McCarter, Mary McMakin, John Reynolds, Edward Smith, Lemuel Loftis, McCoy and John McMakin, part of two tracts, 200 acres to Alexander Thompson as legatee of John Leech dec'd, and 60 acres granted by Nathaniel Walker, includes 1 acre for a spring Shadrach Farmer used when he lived there. Wit: ABSALEM BLUNDELL and Mich'l Miller JQ oath ABSALEM BLUNDELL to THOMAS WOOD. Dower renounced Agnes Thompson to Michael Miller.
- 1818. JAMES HAMMETT to ELI BALDWIN, 250 acres adj JOSIAH McELWAIN (prob McCLAIN), Abner's Creek, HAMMETT's stillhouse, HERRING, JAMES BROCKMAN, and HAMBY, 100 acres sold by McFADIN to HAMMETT. wit: ROBERT WOOD and MATTHEW VANCE. oath ROBERT WOOD to THOMAS WOOD
- 1818. ABSALEM BLUNDELL to Daniel McKie, land known as Green Ponds where Swinney formerly lived since Richard Roberds on Buncomb Rd, part of 1,000 ac grant to ABSOLEM BLUNDELL. wit: James Brockman and A W Padin.

1820 SC SPARTANBURG NO TWP LISTED Series: M33 Roll: 120 P 339 (p 313 confirms Spartanburg)
Blundol, Absalom 1M 45+ 1F 45+ 1 in Agriculture
This has Willy Arnold, John B. Leatherwood, Absalom Blundol, and 10 lines down Robert Wood.
The name under Robert Wood is John Wright. Could this be Sarah Baker Blundell, sister of Absalom, and her husband? It works out to 1M 16-26 1M 45+ 1F 45+ 2 Agriculture 1BMS -16 Sarah and John, if that is who she married would both be over 45.

... John B. Leatherwood was on numerous deeds with Miles NASH and BARNETTS who ended up on same page with Robert Wood in 1830 Dekalb GA. This below deed shows Absolom Blundell associated with some of the same people, Leatherwood, Bobo and Hobby.
- 1825. ISAAC CROW to JAMES CROW, 10 acres bound on west by JAMES CROW, sw JOHN L RAST, s CHRISTOPHER RHODES, and e ISAAC CROW, w part where ISAAC CROW lives. wit: ZACHARIAH HOBBY and ROBERT WOOD. oath ZACHARIAH HOBBY to BENJAMIN WOFFORD. Dower renounced MARTHA CROW to BENJAMIN WOFFORD.
- 1828. JOHN HOBBY, executor of JOHN HOBBY dec'd, to JOHN B. LEATHERWOOD, part of two tracts granted to NATHANIEL HENDERSON and JONATHAN LINARD, on branch of JAMES CREEK of Tyger River, border HENDERSON, LINARD, BOBO's spring branch. Wit: THOS KNIGHTON, ABSOLAM BLUNDELL.

1830 SC SPARTANBURG M19 Roll 171 p 287 Absolem Blundel 1 M 70-80 1 F 70-80

- 1836. JOHN HERRING of Madison Co GA to Alford DEAN land on Enoree River border BLUNDER's old field (should be BLUNDELL per next deed). wit: James Leonard, S. L. Westmoreland. oath James Leonard to Thos Leonard, JP. original delivered to James Anderson 1847.
- 1839. Elbert Co GA. Mary S. HERRING to Thomas P. BROCKMAN (Greenville Dist) land on Enoree River, border spring in BLUNDELL old field, Calvin Ellis, Wm. Tippins, A. Dean and others. Wit: Shelton White, David S. White. oath to Thomas F. Willis, Elbert Co GA. original delivered to T. P. Brockman.

- 1843. Alfred DEAN to James CHRISTOPHER, land on Enoree River, border spring in BLUNDELL's old field. Wit: S. L. Westmoreland, Sam'l Pearson. oath S L Westmoreland to J D Westmoreland.

1840 TN District 22 Series M704 Roll 531 P 88
John B. Leatherwood 1M 10-15 1M 15-20 2M 20-30 1M 40-50 1M 80-90 2F 10-15 1F 50-60
John is 49-50 Sarah is 50-51 Absalom Blundell is abt 86 (1M 80-90.)

SC ARCHIVES Date: 1858/07/23
Description: GREER, ISABEL OF SPARTANBURG DISTRICT, WILL TYPESCRIPT (MSS WILL: BOOK D, PAGE 555) (2 FRAMES).
Names Indexed: GREER, ISABEL//GREER, R. D./GREER, JOSIAH/GREER, BENJAMIN/KILGORE, JOSIAH/RANDAL, HARRIET M./LEAR (SLAVE)/GREER, JAMES M./GREER, JOH/ Blundell, Jane /
SNOWDEN, SALLY///GREER, JOSPEH/GREER, WILLIAM/COOK, MARGARETT//MAYFIELD, PATSY/ MOORE, LUCINDA/GREER, HENRY M./BROCKMAN, THOMAS P./BROCKMAN, B. T./MIHAFFEY, JOHN/BROCKMAN, B. T./HANLY, B. G./
Locations: SPARTANBURG DISTRICT//
Type: WILL (TYPESCRIPT)//
(referring to his son's wife Jane)

I already posted the 1850 census record thatshows Absalom Blundell.

Absalom Blundell in 1852 apparently applied for a pension in TN, where he served is unknown; the outcome is: Rejected/Suspended Pensions, 1852. For further proof and more precise speciflcation. Papers withdrawn by E. J. Shields.

Absalom and wife unknown are believed to have had (so far)
Permelia b abt 1783 VA, Mary b abt 1785 VA, Sarah B abt 1787 VA, and William b abt 1792. Permelia md Robert Wood of NC and had Sarah, James, Absalum, Thomas, William, Michael, John, Elizabeth, Nancy, Abraham, and Anna.
Mary md James Arnold of VA and had William Blundell Arnold.
Sarah md John B. Leatherwood of VA?SC? and had Baswell, Norris, Lucinda, Jesse Vincent, Elisha P., Sarah Ann,and Spencer F.
William married Jane Greer and had Henry, and Jane or another wife, had L., Spencer, Isabel, Jonathan, Sarah Elizabeth, and Ann...William did marry an Elizabeth Merriatt in January 1845, they ended up in 1860 in Lavaca, TX. Henry was mentioned in a grandmother's will, but I dont know which grandmother, would love to find a copy of it. I gather it is Isabel's even though he is not included in the SC will posting above.

I also have Absalom, Jr. backwards. But this will give you something to work on.