Twelfth Generation

3696. William BLACKMORE was born in 1610 in Rattlesden, Devon, England. He died in 1677 at the age of 67 in Rattlesden, Devon, England. Family tradition has it that the Blackmores (Blackmars) were Saxons who came to England from the coast of Norway about 900 and stopped in the south of England for about one year. They were gone about one year, and then returned to England and settled. They were men of great stature and strength, much given to war. With their two-handed swords, they could cut a man from head to foot through his armour and with their battle axes could beat down the gates of castles. They brought into England famous hunting dogs. In later generations they became Puritans and dissenters. Joan COLLAMORE and William BLACKMORE were married on 23 September 1633 in Rattlesden, Devon, England.

3697. Joan COLLAMORE was born on 23 October 1616 in Northam, Devon, England. She died in September 1653 at the age of 36 in Rattlesden, Devon, England.

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