Hello Lu, In my reords I have several Massengale/Massengill - Blackman marriages, 1. JOHN4 BLACKMAN III (JOHN3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born 1738 in Ingrams Twp, Johnston County, NC, and died May 19, 1810 in Johnston Co., NC.. He married TABITHA MASSINGALE Abt. 1760. She died Aft. 1813 in Johnston Co., NC. Notes for JOHN BLACKMAN III: 1. THE HERITAGE OF JOHNSTON COUNTY, NC (FHL #975.641 H2h) 2. WILL BOOK I, JOHNSTON COUNTY, NC (FHL #019192) 3. COUNTY COURT RECORDS OF JOHNSTON COUNTY, NC Children of JOHN BLACKMAN and TABITHA MASSINGALE are: i. JOHN5 BLACKMAN IV, b. Abt. 1770, Johnston Co., NC; d. Bet. 1822 - 1823; m. RACHAEL KILLINGSWORTH, January 04, 1792, Johnston County, North Carolina; b. Abt. 1775, Clark Co., Miss.; d. Abt. 1841. ii. WILLIAM BLACKMAN, b. Abt. 1768, Johnston Co., NC; d. Abt. 1833; m. NANCY JERNIGAN, Abt. 1795; b. Abt. 1777. iii. ARTHUR BLACKMAN, b. Abt. 1760, JOHNSTON, NC; d. Abt. 1829, J OHNSTON, NC; m. SARAH; b. 1770; d. 1833. Notes for ARTHUR BLACKMAN: !1. THE HERITAGE OF JOHNSTON COUNTY, NC (FHL #975.641 H2h) 2. JOHNSTON COUNTY, NC COUNTY COURT MINUTES 1759-1807 3. WILL BOOK I, JOHNSTON COUNTY, NC (FHL #019192) ================================================== Notes for ARTHUR BLACKMAN: Arthur was possibly the eldest son of John and Tabitha Blackman and had possibly already received his share from his father, as he only got a crosscut saw in the will. Arthur Blackman was at least 21 years old by 1799 when he listed 100 ac. of land and 1 poll tax in the tax records. In all his years of tax listing he only listed this 100 a \cres or 101 acres, sometimes. Arthur died by 1829 as widow Sally Blackman petitioned the court for her dower in the lands of Arthur Blackman deceased. She received 50 acres. Barzellae Blackman was appointed Admnistrator of his estate. During the years of listing tax, in 1813 Jeremiah Blackman listed taxes for Arthur Blackman, 101 acres, his father, in Josiah Adam's district. In 1814 Jeremiah Blackman again lists 101 acres for Arthur Blackman and 1 poll tax for himself and no poll for Arthur, meaning possibly that Arthur was over the age 50, limit for taxing polls. This 100 acres of land was deeded to Arthur Blackman in 1787 by John Blackman, on the south side of Mill Creek opposite the mill of John Blackman. Closely associated in the tax lists were Owen Blackman, Barzellae Blackman and Richard Hill Blackman. ================================================ Notes for SARAH: !1. THE HERITAGE OF JOHNSTON COUNTY, NC (FHL #975.641 H2h) 2. JOHNSTON COUNTY, NC COUNTY COURT MINUTES 1759-1807 3. WILL BOOK I, JOHNSTON COUNTY, NC (FHL #019192) iv. JOSEPH BLACKMAN, b. Abt. 1772, Johnston Co., NC; d. Abt. 1815; m. POLLY STANLEY, January 04, 1802, Johnson Co. NC. v. STEPHEN BLACKMAN, b. Abt. 1774; d. Abt. 1809; m. GRACY PROCTOR, Abt. 1801. vi. EDMOND BLACKMAN, b. Abt. 1777, Johnston Co., NC; d. Henry County, GA; m. MOURNING (MOURNEN) MASSENGILL, Abt. 1808. vii. NANCY BLACKMAN, b. Abt. 1779. viii. ELIZABETH BLACKMAN, b. Abt. 1780. ix. MARY BLACKMAN, b. Abt. 1782; d. 1814. x. DELILAH BLACKMAN, b. Abt. 1784, Ingrams Twp, Johnston County, NC; d. Abt. 1860, Henry County, GA; m. JAMES STANLEY, May 09, 1809, married and lived in Johnston Co.,NC; b. Abt. 1790, Ingrams Twp, Johnston County, NC. xi. JERUSHA BLACKMAN, b. Abt. 1785, Johnston Co., NC; d. Aft. February 1866, Buried Flat Shoals Primitive Baptist Church cemetery, Henry County, GA; m. JOHN BUNYAN KEEN, March 18, 1815, Johnston Co., NC; b. June 12, 1790, Johnston Co., NC; d. February 28, 1866, Henry Co, Ga.. Notes for JOHN BUNYAN KEEN: John Keen 1790-1866 Ga+ c1828 Great Grandparents of Dean Rusk , Former Sec. OF State ======================================= Notes for JOHN BUNYAN KEEN: In 1810, Jerusha is named in the will of her father. In 1822, John was listed as security with William Blackman for the bond of Arthur Blackman as administrator of his mother's will. John and Jerusha are named in a Johnston County, NC court record dated November 1826 for a deed of conveyance. Soon afterward they moved with their children to Georgia and settled in Henry County by 1830. In November 1833, John purchased land in Henry County (now Rockdale). In succeeding years he purchased adjoining acreage, part of which was still owned by the Keen family more than fifty years later. Many descendants of John and Jerusha lived in North Clayton, Henry, South DeKalb and Rockdale counties, and are buried in the cemeteries in these area. Many family members still reside in these areas also. In 1840, John and Jerusha lived in the 622nd District of northeastern Henry County. Their neighbors were families named Cook, Parker, Ray, Blackman, Stanley and Crow. John was an elder of the Flat Shoals Primitive Baptist Church. In that capacity, along with Edmund Blackman, John accepted land given by Eliaken Stanley in 1843 for the erection of a church building. According to the 1860 census, John and Jerusha lived alone, but near John Jr.'s family in the White House area. In 1865, John B. Keen, Justice of the Peace, performed the marriage of his nephew, John Bunyan Cook, and Mary Skelton in Henry County. On February 28, 1866, a petition was filed in ordinary court stating that John Keen Sr had recently died and Jerusha was awarded a year's support. She died a few years later. They were buried originally near their old homeplace in a pasture that is now called Parker-Stanley Cemetery, but were moved to Flat Shoals Cemetery in Henry County in 1917 when that place was threatened by road improvements and construction. Great Grandparents of Dean Rusk , former Secretary of State. xii. SARAH BLACKMAN, b. Abt. 1786; m. WILLIAM RUFUS (COL.) STANLEY. xiii. ESTHER BLACKMAN, b. Abt. 1788. Notes for ESTHER BLACKMAN: Search Results (This record was found in ancestry.com and I have no idea if this matches with Esther...TB) Database: Full Context of Marriages--North Carolina to 1825,North Carolina Johnston County Blackman, Esther married Massingale, Ethreld on 22 Dec 1794 in Johnston County, North Carolina ============================================== ELIZABETH1 MASSENGILL She married JESSE RIGHT BLACKMAN, son of BAZELLAI BLACKMAN and SALLY ROUSE. He was born Abt. 1829. ============================================== W.T. MASSENGILL He married MARTHA J. BLACKMAN February 23, 1860 in Johnston Co., NC, daughter of RICHARD BLACKMAN and SUSAN TEMPLE. She was born 1837 in Johnston Co., NC. Notes for MARTHA J. BLACKMAN: !1. 1880 US CENSUS, JOHNSTON COUNTY, NC 2. 1870 US CENSUS, JOHNSTON COUNTY, NC 3. MARRIAGES OF JOHNSTON COUNTY, NC (FHL #975.641 V25h)