2. John² Blowers (James¹) was born in Resselaer Co, NY August 22, 1785. John died February 2, 1863 in Ellery Twp, Chautauqua Co, NY, at 77 years of age. His body was interred February 1863 in Fluvanna Cemetery.

He married twice. He married Phoebe Way in Renssalaer Co, NY, ABT. 1810. Phoebe was born in Rennsselaer Co, NY. Phoebe died 1824. He married Mary Ann Ploss in Ellery Twp, Chautauqua Co, NY, 1829. Mary was born in Ellery Twp, Chautauqua Co, NY ABT. 1800. Mary died AFT. 1837 in Ellery Twp, Chautauqua Co, NY. Occupation: occupation unknown in Homemaker. Clayburne Sampson records in a copy of a 1947 talk given to the Chautauqua Co, Historical Society (from my file): "In 1829 John Blowers married a widow with a farm and an 8 year old daughter. The widow was Mrs. Jesse Lovell..the farm on which she lived was located on the Ellery-Ellicott Town Line road about three miles north of Fluvanna. The widow, who was born Mary Ann Ploss, in Ellery, had married Jesse Lovell, and within a few years had buried two infant daughters and her husband in the private burial plot on this farm. Her youngest daughter was born on this farm June 30, 1820. Her name was Catharine, --but she was called "Carrie"." John Blowers three daughters by his first wife and his step daughter, Carrie Lovell, all lived on the farm in Ellery and all were married there. His son lived there until he was about 20. Five children were born to the Blowers and the recorded dates came from the Blowers family bible. Blowers lived on the farm in Ellery until his death on Feb. 2, 1863.

Occupation: occupation unknown in PropertyMgr. A narrative on John Blowers came to me via my mother which was written by her brother, my uncle, Clayburne Blowers Sampson. It is in my file and a portion of it is quoted here. "John Blowers was Scotch. He was next to the oldest of the seven issue of James and Keziah (Sweet) Blowers. He was born "on the banks of the Hoosic River" in Rensselaer Co (NY)", Aug. 22, 1785. His father was a carpenter and also operated a tavern and a ferry." John Blowers sweetheart was Phoebe Way who worked as a maid for the Thompson family whose daughter Agnes became Mrs. James Prendergast. This man was to be the founder of Jamestown, NY. When Prendergast asked John Blowers to enter his employ and go to the Rapids (Jamestown), he and Phoebe Way were married. Phoebe was a welcome addition to the party, cared for the Prendergast baby, and was a companion to Mrs. P on the long trip to Chautauqua Co. They arrived at the Prendergast home in August, 1810. "James Prendergast wanted a watchman on this property at the Rapids--Blowers was sent to build a log house there and just before Christmas this house, the first in the city, was occupied by John Blowers and his wife Phoebe. Their daughter (Mary) was born in this crude cabin in May, 1811 and was the first white child born here. In 1813 Blowers took out a license for a tavern which he kept in this house." The Prendergast enterprises grew to comprise sawmills, a gristmill, a store. Prendergast was also the postmaster. He owned 1550 acres of land and was the only person assessed for real estate. About this time the place began to be called "Jamestown" though the village was not incorporated until March 6, 1827. Blowers built a first frame house in the village in the fall of 1814 at the what was in 1947 numbers 111-114 North Main Street. In 1816 Blowers moved to 100 acres of new land a mile or so southwest of the village.

John Blowers and Phoebe Way had the following children:

3 i. Mary³ Blowers was born May 1811.

4 ii. James Blowers was born November 1812. Clayburne Sampson notes: At age of 20, James Blowers went "west" to buy furs and trade with the Indians. (A brother of John Blowers did the same thing though they departed years apart. Neither was ever heard from again. In 1938 when CBS was visiting his sister in Iowa he saw an item in the paper to the effect that a person named Blowers had returned from a visit with family in N. Dakota. Afterwards he corresponded with one of the Blowers who was then 80. He said his great grandfather was James Blowers, who had married in Cincinatti, and that his father (the Iowa Blowers) had several brothers. The source had since died, i.e between 1938 and 1947.

5 iii. Keziah Blowers was born July 1814.

6 iv. Phoebe Blowers was born June 1816. Her body was interred in Levant Cemetery. CBS: Phoebe married James Pardee, resided near Kennedy, Chautauqua Co.

John Blowers and Mary Ann Ploss had the following children:

7 v. Emily Blowers was born in Ellery Twp, Chautauqua Co, NY September 7, 1830. She married Joseph Carpenter. (See Joseph Carpenter for the continuation of this line.)

8 vi. Jessie L. Blowers was born in Ellery Twp, Chautauqua Co, NY June 2, 1832. Her body was interred 1839 in On home farm, Ellery Twp.

9 vii. Lucy Ann Blowers was born in Ellery Twp, Chautauqua Co, NY February 27, 1834. Lucy died September 13, 1913 in Ellery Twp, Chautauqua, Co, NY, at 79 years of age. Her body was interred in Fluvanna, NY. She married John Akin in Onoville, Cattaraugus Co, PA, December 25, 1854. John was born in Carroll Twp, ? Co, NY July 3, 1829. John was the son of James Akin and Phoebe Cronk. John died February 5, 1910 in Ellery Twp, Chautauqua Co, NY, at 80 years of age. His body was interred in Fluvanna, NY. Occupation: occupation unknown in Farmer. (See John Akin for the continuation of this line.)

Occupation: occupation unknown in Homemaker.

10 viii. Hannah Blowers was born in Ellery Twp, Chautauqua Co, NY January 7, 1836. Hannah died August 25, 1859 in Harmony Twp, Chautauqua Co, NY, at 23 years of age. Her body was interred 1859 in North Harmony Ce, metery. She married Wiliam Randall. Wiliam was born 1832. Wiliam died 1919 at 87 years of age. His body was interred in North Harmony Cemetary, NY. CBS: Married William P. Randall of Harmony Twp, Chautauqua Co, NY

11 ix. Lorenzo D. Blowers was born in Ellery Twp, Chautauqua Co, NY December 5, 1837. His body was interred December 25, 1837 in On home farm, Ellery Twp.

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