This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jcf456 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.southcarolina.counties.beaufort/38.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Here's a Beaufort Blount family. Hope it helps: Descendants of John Churchill Golding Readding Blount Generation No. 1 1. JOHN CHURCHILL GOLDING READDING1 BLOUNT was born 12 March 1791 in Augusta, Georgia, and died 22 February 1879 in Bartow, Polk County, Florida. He married ELIZABETH VARN, daughter of BENJAMIN VARN. She was born 12 April 1796 in Beaufort County, South Carolina, and died 12 October 1861 in Tampa, Florida. Child of JOHN BLOUNT and ELIZABETH VARN is: 2. i. RILEY READDING2 BLOUNT, b. 14 February 1824, Beaufort District, South Carolina; d. 09 October 1887, Orient, Florida. Generation No. 2 2. RILEY READDING2 BLOUNT (JOHN CHURCHILL GOLDING READDING1) was born 14 February 1824 in Beaufort District, South Carolina, and died 09 October 1887 in Orient, Florida. He married JANE VARN 24 October 1844, daughter of FREDERICK VARN and SARAH HIERS. She was born 08 February 1824 in Lowndes County, Georgia, and died 15 November 1878 in Bartow, Florida. More About RILEY BLOUNT and JANE VARN: Marriage: 24 October 1844 Children of RILEY BLOUNT and JANE VARN are: i. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN3 BLOUNT, b. 14 September 1845, Columbia County, Florida; d. 30 October 1922, Bartow, Florida. ii. JOHN CHURCHILL BLOUNT, b. 15 December 1848, Columbia County, Florida; d. 28 December 1916, Bartow, Florida. iii. SARAH LOUISA BLOUNT, b. 04 April 1851, Columbia County, Florida; d. 04 April 1929, Arcadia, Florida. iv. JAMES NATHAN BLOUNT, b. 09 March 1854, Peas Creek, Florida; d. 12 August 1928, La Belle, Florida. v. READDING JEHU BLOUNT, b. 21 October 1855, Peas Creek, Florida; d. Bef. 1910, DeSoto, Florida. vi. EUGENE B. BLOUNT, b. 17 December 1857, Fort Blount, Florida; d. 03 October 1890, Polk County, Florida. vii. GEORGE HAMILTON BLOUNT, b. 17 February 1860, Fort Blount, Florida; d. 03 July 1937, La Belle, Florida. viii. DANIEL D. BLOUNT, b. 05 March 1862, Fort Blount, Florida; d. 23 April 1892, Bartow, Florida. ix. FLORENCE ELIZABETH BLOUNT, b. 05 September 1863, Fort Blount, Florida. x. MARY ELIZABETH BLOUNT, b. 13 December 1864, Fort Blount, Florida; d. 24 January 1953, Bartow, Florida. xi. ADA ULA BLOUNT, b. 03 March 1868, Bartow, Florida; d. 25 February 1934, Tampa, Florida. John Foster Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.