Author: Kenneth C. Luckey
Samuel Blythe was born in 1727. He married Elizabeth Patton in 1747 in Virginia. They had 12 children in 16 years.


Service Source: CLARK, STATE RECS OF NC, VOL 16, P 1009

Service Description: FIRST LIEUTENANT UNDER CAPT BOWMAN, 1ST NC REGT

BLYTHE FAMILY.

Samuel Blythe was of Scotch-Irish stock. He came from the north of Ireland in 1740, and located fifteen miles north of Charlotte, on the Beattie's Ford road. But little of his family history has been preserved. It is not known by his descendants who his wife was, or where he found her. It is known, however, that a family of children was raised, and -that only one of the number, a son named Richard, remained at the homestead. He married a Miss {Elizabeth] Patton, reared a family of children, and like their predecessors, all moved away to the southwest except one son. Samuel Blythe, who occupied the homestead, he alone of all the kindred remaining to preserve a place and perpetuate a name. He married Isabella Nantz in 1820. He was born in 1790 and died 1866. His wife survived him several years. They were buried in Hopewell graveyard, at which church they had worshipped for more than half a century. Their seven children consisted of four sons and three daughters, viz: Franklin, Clement, John, James, Nancy, Rebecca and Ellen. Franklin married Violet McCoy, and built a home in the northern part of the homestead. They raised a large family of children; all but two of -whom are married and have families. Clement married Mary, daughter of Milas Sample. They live four miles east of the church. They have four boys, nearly grown. John Blythe married Dovy McCoy, built a home neir Long Creek mill, where they raised one daughter and seven sons. James Blythe never married, but makes himself useful amongst his near kinsfolk. If he had cultivated his voice he would have been looked upon as a musicalprodigy. But not having aspiration for notoriety he was, and is, regarded only as a pretty good leader of churcb
music. Rebecca married Robert Fulwood, a courteous Christian gentleman, who died while a young man, leaving his widow and five children. They have married off avid are in comfortable circumstances. Nancy married John Abernethy in Paw Creek. They reared a nice family. Ellen married Ben V. Beal. They live in Lincoln county.

The Blythe family were good people, without aspiration for honors or wealth. They were much esteemed for their integrity and great kindness of heart.

Birth: 1720, Scotland
Death: Sep. 25, 1791, Mecklenburg County North Carolina, USA

Father of:
Mary b 1755 m. Thomas Walker
Ann B b 1753 m. Thos MARTIN
Samuel b 1756 m. Patsy Bonds
James b 15 Jan 1748 m. Martha Poynter
Joseph b 1757 m. Elizabeth F Allston
Richard b 1750 m. Margaret Patton
Jean or Jane b Oct 1752 m. Andrew Spratt
Elizabeth b 1754 m. Wm Howard
Eleanor b 1756 m. Wm CONNER

Samuel Blythe I was a Revolutionary War Patriot serving as a 1st Lt in Capt Bowman's Co 1st Regiment North Carolina Line

Lived in Beatties Ford Rd area of Mecklenburg Co NC where he built The Blythe Homestead in 1772 which is a historical property of Mecklenburg Co NC. The street address of the homestead is now 16001 Beatties Ford Road in Huntersville, N. C. 28078 and is still owned by family members.

From "The Blythe Homestead" on www.cmhpf.org:

"The Blythe Homestead does possess special significance in terms of Charlotte-Mecklenburg. The Commission bases its judgment on the following consideration: 1) the Blythe Homestead is an intact homestead dating back to the land acquisition by Samuel Blythe in 1772; 2) the house located on the Blythe Homestead is architecturally significant as an intact and finely preserved example of rural, vernacular architecture constructed in the mid-19th century; 3) the setting of the Blythe Homestead with its pastoral vista is a reminder of Mecklenburg County's farm past; 4) the outbuildings of the Blythe Homestead represent traditional forms and a variety of construction techniques including a log outbuilding; and 5) the Blythe Homestead, still owned by descendants of Samuel Blythe and including the house, outbuildings, and fields, provides valuable insights into life for early settlers and yeomen farmers of Mecklenburg County.

Prepared by:
John C. Blythe, Jr.

Samuel Blythe (1727?- 1795?) is reported to have immigrated to America from the northern part of Ireland or Scotland about 1740. In 1772, he acquired from John Wilson four hundred acres of land in Mecklenburg County on the north side of the Catawba River. This is the only listing for Samuel Blythe in the "Grantee Index to Real Estate Conveyances -- Mecklenburg County." Samuel Blythe is believed to have lived in a house that was located on the east side of Beatties Ford Road, less than a mile south of the extant Blythe House."

Family links:
Spouse:
Elizabeth Patton Blythe (1722 - 1789)*

Children:
Samuel J. Blythe (1756 - 1823)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery Huntersville Mecklenburg County North Carolina, USA

Created by: Mike and Jane Deal
Record added: Dec 10, 2014
Find A Grave Memorial# 139838457