Colonel thomas blood 1618 24 august 1680 was an angloirish officer and selfstyled colonel best known for his attempt to steal the crown jewels of. First, blood acquainted himself with the 1671 equivalent of a laser security system. A scrutiny of the state papers enables this to be done, and supplies a picture of a man whose career is quite coherent, by no. Mcjunkin was married to miss ann, second daughter of col. Thomas blood was born in sarney, county meath in ireland around the year. Peter vrooman, one of the schoharie committee, was a major of militia before the revolution. My grandmas maiden name is blood, and her part of the family tree is. This lesson considers the story of thomas blood and why he tried to steal the crown jewels.
He was a captain in the french war, and assisted in erecting fortifications at oswego. As i reread captain blood in preparation for writing this article, i realized how much i hadnt understood the first time. Many years later, i did some pirate research that took me back to this novel. The battle of ia drang was fought november 1418, 1965, during the vietnam war 19551975 and was the first major engagement between the us army and the peoples army of vietnam pavn. He was married in the year 1700 in northampton, virginia, united states to margaret elizabeth gooch, they gave birth to 1 child. Jun 09, 2015 somehow he managed to escape with the crown and regalia before being apprehended. Jeffersons farm book, the testimony of jeffersons oldest grandson colonel thomas jefferson randolph, the. He came from a good family, his grandfather who lived in kilnaboy castle was a member of. At last our famous hero, colonel blood, seeing his projects all will do no good, and that success was still to him denied fell sick with greif, broke his great heart and died.
One of the most audacious rogues in history was colonel blood, known as the man who. He died on october 31, 1757 in sussex, virginia, verenigde staten. Today, only the graves of sumter and many of his descendants remain as a vestige of his. Colonel thomas blood, crownstealer, 16181680 by abbot, wilbur cortez, 1868publication date 1911.
Charles ii rewarded thomas blood for attempting to steal the. There has been one near successful attempt to steal the crown jewels, this took place in 1671 and was masterminded by colonel blood. New kent was a part of the original shire of york until 1654, the latter being one of the first divisions of the colony set apart in 1634. Colonel thomas blood and the restoration political scene. Thomas henry blood was born circa 1864, at birth place, utah, to george blood and sophia franks. Colonel blood and the crown jewels the history press. He came from a good family, his grandfather who lived in kilnaboy castle was a member of parliament. So that amid the bustle of arms and the dangers of war he found time to attend to matrimonial alliances. He is most famous for almost successfully stealing the crown jewels from the tower. Thomas blood was an adventurous 17th century rogue who rose to the heights of notoriety with his daring attempt to steal the crown jewels of england from the tower of london. Shes also the owner of victoria woodhull and company. Colonel thomas blood, crownstealer, 16181680 by abbot, wilbur cortez, 1868. If felix is the one seen in the kentucky census of 1840, mary and felix may have crossed paths. Contrary to many incorrect biographies bindon blood was not descended from colonel thomas blood, the colonel being a cousin several times removed instead.
Colonel thomas blood, crownstealer, 16181680 by wilbur. Thomas pettus, immigrant, did marry elizabeth durrent, widow of richard durrent sometime before 1643. The circumstances surrounding his early life are obscure but his father was said to have been a blacksmith and ironworker of no inferior credit. The land on which you now stand, here in the high hills of santee, once belonged to general thomas sumter.
The second is called highwayman and rogues he is listed in the highwaymen. The downriver corner of this property touches the mattaponi river very near the walkerton bridge and the town of walkerton most likely took it name from this thomas. This must be a mistake, if in fact colonel thomas is the proctor referred to, as his movements during the military campaign are a matter of public history. Why break with a family tradition of marrying cousins. The king, the crown and the colonel the national archives. My mother instilled in me a love of reading, so when i discovered several of his titles in a bookstore, i bought captain blood. Apr 08, 2008 colonel thomas blood was born circa 1628.
Colonel thomas blood 1618 24 august 1680 was an angloirish officer and selfstyled. Nathaniel pope and his descendants see other formats stop early journal content on jstor, free to anyone in the world this article is one of nearly 500,000 scholarly works digitized and made freely available to everyone in the world by jstor. In 1750 this company built a small stone house at wills creek, cumberland, and stocked it with goods, for the purpose of trading with the indians, and the following year, one of their numbercolonel thomas cresap, laid out and marked a road from wills creek to the mouth of the monongahela, now cumberland to pittsburg. Each week, an audience of anxious radiolisteners tuned in to hear these true crime stories of the london metropolitan police unfold, as the detectives at the yard investigated some of englands most famous. Way more than six degrees, part 2 our family history. Bindon blood 0711184216051940 was a royal engineer and majorgeneral in the army. One of the most audacious rogues in history was colonel blood, known as the man who stole the crown jewels. It wasnt among the best biographies i have ever read, but it did have shining moments that made me want to read about the lives of other people mentioned in the book. The lesson considers the story of thomas blood and the questions encourage pupils to investigate the sources and try to work out how and why thomas blood tried to steal the crown jewels.
The english civil war broke out in 1642 and blood came to england to fight for charles i, but when it became apparent that cromwell was going to win, he promptly changed sides and joined the roundheads. Vrooman family of schoharie county, ny genealogy trails. Colonel blood 1934 was a british film written and directed by w. Colonel john thomas and his family on march 9, 1779, capt. He had also made attempts to kidnap and kill his enemies over his outrageous criminal career. Proctor descendants according to dar lineage books. Colonel thomas blood, crownstealer, 16181680 by wilbur cortez abbott free ebook project gutenberg. The secrets of scotland yard was an independent production of the towers of london syndicate in england for world wide distribution. After a north vietnamese strike against the special forces camp at plei me, american forces deployed in an effort to destroy the attackers.
Colonel blood and the theft of the crown jewels historic uk. Thomas blood 1618 1680 family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Enchanted with the splendor of victory, he thomas sumter would wade in torrents of blood to attain it. Described in an american source as a noted bravo and desperado,1 he was known for his attempt to kidnap, and later, to kill his enemy, the duke of ormonde. Colonel thomas blood, crownstealer, 16181680 internet archive. Fred crown, an active board member at travellers rest plantation and museum, gen. It is, in fact, so remarkable that it seems necessary to begin by assuring the cautious reader that it is true. Thomas blood was an irishman, born in county meath in 1618, the son of a prosperous blacksmith. The colonel came to newberry sc sometime before the revolutiony war. Thomas brereton, of va by helen harrell february 08, 2003 at 05. He is most famous for almost successfully stealing the crown jewels. Descendants of captain thomas benedict generation 5 destined to be abraham lincolns first lady in the white house, was born in nearby lexington, kentucky on december, 1818. Thomas gaddis was an early settler and leading citizen of fayette co. Blood, thomas, colonel, an adventurer, was born about 1628.
The pope and washington families were bound by more than blood, county documents are filled with their business and legal ties. There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body. Ancestor charts showing the family relationships of thomas jefferson 17431826 to other famous people. His father, an ironmaster, resided at sarney in meath, where, as well as at glenmalure, county of wicklow, he had been granted lands by charles i. Thomas dameron, a grandson of lawrence, the immigrant, erected early in 1700 a beautiful brick residence near the original home site which is yet known in northumberland county as the brick walls. Described in an american source as a noted bravo and desperado,1 he was known for his attempt to kidnap, and later, to kill his enemy, the duke of.
Colonel thomas blood attempted to steal the crown jewels from the tower of london in 1671. Trivia sir edward elgar signed a contract to compose the music for this first production by sound city, but he was too ill to carry out the work. Thomas blood was a notorious rogue known for his audacious attempt to steal the crown jewels of england from the tower of london. This information is part of by on genealogy online. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. I am looking for information on his descendants and also for any of my closer relatives john blood, george blood, and jack dawson descendants who may have a. Blood was in england at the close of charles reign, but returning to ireland, became a lieutenant in the parliamentary army. He so impressed king charles ii that he escaped punishment and regained his estates. My mother instilled in me a love of reading, so when i discovered several of sabatinis titles in a bookstore, i bought captain blood. Blood was an irish adventurer, who already had several daring exploits to his discredit, one of which was a plot to seize dublin castle. Elizabeth died unmarried and still a minor sometime before 1700. Colonel thomas blood was an irish absentee landlord, bogus medical practioner and thief.
The society of cadets chose him as the final orator for graduation ceremonies. And yet colonel thomas blood a memorable name for a largerthanlife man was not executed for treason, the. Pupils could use the sources as stimulus material for to a piece of creative writing on the story of thomas blood and the crown jewels. Congress journals description begins journals of the provincial congress, provincial. This sketch is presented in hope that it might be helpful to some other searchers. This story starts in ireland, where the family originated from. This branch of the norwich family married into the rolfe, king, and dabney families in norfolk, englandjust like col.
Anthea, my grandmother always said we were direct descendants of col thomas blood. The thomas born to mayor thomas pettus and christian dethick remains out strongest lead. Marshall and second cousin of general lees aide, col. Thomas blood 161880, or colonel blood as he is popularly known he constantly promoted himself and never actually rose above the rank of lieutenant, was not only the most celebrated jewel thief in history, but one of the most outlandish, outrageous and lucky rogues never to swing from a gibbet. Joseph williams 17481827 and rebekah lanier 17571832. The story which follows is, without doubt, one of the most curious and extraordinary in english history. He was a soldier, county commissioner and a leader in the whiskey rebellion. To all of you who are related to col philemon waters or think you may be, might find this narrative interesting and enjoyable. A scrutiny of the state papers enables this to be done, and supplies a picture of a man whose career is quite coherent, by no means showing him a specially bad man. Living descendants of blood royal, volume 2 arthur adams, howard hoace angerville comte d world nobility and peerage, 1959 families of royal descent 1107 pages.
T his striking figure has attracted three biographers this century, yet no one of them brings out his connection with baptists. In 1750 this company built a small stone house at wills creek, cumberland, and stocked it with goods, for the purpose of trading with the indians, and the following year, one of their number colonel thomas cresap, laid out and marked a road from wills creek to the mouth of the monongahela, now cumberland to pittsburg. In 1665 major thomas walker patented 2350 acres of land on the mattaponi river in gloucester co. It was a dramatised account of thomas blood, a 17thcentury adventurer in england. He was elected major of the 36th alabama infantry when it was formed in may of.
Described in an american source as a noted bravo and desperado, he was known for his attempt to kidnap, and later, to. Thomas blood biography childhood, life achievements. History and old homes of king william county virginia. Thomas blood was an irishman, born in county meath in 1618, the son of a. Air force academy where he earned a bachelor of science degree. Colonel thomas blood 1618 24 august 1680 was an angloirish officer and selfstyled colonel best known for his attempt to steal the crown jewels of england from the tower of london in 1671. The duke took action against him but before the action could be heard colonel thomas blood died at his home in bowling alley, westminster on august 24th 1680. In a list prepared by sir william berkeley, and preserved among the harleian mss. Colonel blood and the fogg women victoria woodhull. Since then ive watched captain blood many times, but didnt know until college that the film was based on rafael sabatinis novel. Thats what selfstyled colonel thomas blood decided to do, and though he didnt get away with it, it turned out to be the best decision he ever made. Mary is the fogg family historian and the granddaughter of colonel blood s namesake james phil fogg.
How four armed men headed by audacious irishman colonel thomas blood walked into the tower of london and stole some of the crown jewels on 9 may. John bell hoods hq on the first day of the battle, is the great great nephew of col. After that, the crown jewels were kept under armed guard in a part of the tower. Marshall graduated from the virginia military institute in 1860. Thomas blood was born circa 1864, at birth place, utah, to george blood and sophia blood. How did thomas blood try to steal the crown jewels in 1671. Described in an american source as a noted bravo and desperado,1 he was known for his attempt to kidnap, and later. Very little is known regarding their families before they were born, and some of what is known is unsubstantiated. To george washington from colonel thomas thomas, 6 august 1776. This county was organized in 1701, its territory being taken from king and queen, which in turn had been formed from a part of new kent in 1691. After identifying the various publications in the 1950s referring to and accepting the story as fact, adair sets out to prove that jefferson did not have a relationship with sally hemings, presenting and analyzing four key documents. They had a son thomas pettus ii who was a minor when his father died c1661. Williams was a colonel in the colonial army, but resigned his commission when the revolutionary war broke out and became a colonel in the continental army. Thomas born in 1651, william, holcroft, born in about 1656, charles, edmund, who died in 1679, mary and elizabeth.
The duke of buckingham seems to have been a patron or protector of blood but a dispute arose between them. Colonel thomas possesses a defense acquisition management certification and has over 20 years experience as a dod acquisition program manager and government contracting professional colonel john thomas is a 1979 graduate of the u. Colonel blood the theft of the crown jewels time and history 7. Nathaniel pope and his descendants, an article from the william and mary quarterly, volume 12. Thomas ii was the father of elizabeth pettus, who was also left an orphan when thomas died abroad in 1687. Bindon blood was the son of william bindon bood and his first wife margaret stewart. Claiborne, colonel augustine, of windsor, son of captain thomas claiborne, of sweet hall, was born in 1721. Blood, and his soninlaw, thomas hunt, took the duke from his coach intending to take him to the common gibbet at tyburn to revenge the death of those of bloods companions hanged earlier in ireland. In 1671 thomas blood was the first and only man who attempted to steal them. Col thomas avent was born on october 30, 1671 in rouen, normandy, france. John holcroft, on 21 june 1650 at newchurch culcheth, lancashire, england g. Thomas pettus and ka oke jane powhatans descendants did in virginia. If not as energetic as some officers, he was far from being as pusillanimous as represented.
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