History of Richmond County, New York, 1887
Blake Family
This family is of English origin; the date of their arrival or settlement on the island is not known, though it was probably about or just anterior to the middle of the last century; like most of the other families of the same nationality, they were decided royalists during the revolution.
The first name of the family we find on the records is that of William, who married Mary Woglom, and had the following children: John, born September 28, 1763, died September 30, 1852; William, horn April 21, 1766, died January 16, 1852; and Edward, born 1773, died December 14, 1845.
John married Tabitha Merrill, and died childless; William married Ann Corsen, and had the following children: Daniel, (deceased), William (drowned), Richard C. (still living in Illinois), Edward and George. Edward was the father of Mrs. Margaret Minott, of West New Brighton.
John, usually known as Captain John W. Blake, owned and occupied the now valuable property corner of Mill and Manor roads, West New Brighton, extending westward on both sides of Cherry Lane, and embracing the site of the dye works of Barrett, Nephews & Co.
William owned and occupied the property on the Little Clove road, subsequently owned by D. Porter Lord. Daniel, son of William, deceased, was the father of Daniel, captain of the police force of the county.
Source: History of Richmond County, (Staten Island) From its Discovery to the Present Time: Richard M. Bayles: New York: L.E. Preston & Co.; 1887
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