Email Barbara Neel Blizzard

Although I am a South Carolina Blizzard in-law, I am also connected by blood and descended from William Gunter and Lucy Harvard, ancestors of my husband, Tillman Blizzard, through their son Jenkin. The Gunters were all born in Wales for almost five hundred years, beginning with Sir William Gunter Knight, born about 1069 in Gunnerstone, Wales.


Of my mother's paternal ancestors, I am descended from Thomas Reynolds b. 1741 in Guilford, North Carolina through his son Edward. Thomas died in 1782 in Edgefield, South Carolina. His son Edward died in Gibson, Tennessee. Edward married Jane Ready, daughter of John Ready and Susan Jones born in Chowan, North Carolina. Jane was born in Virginia. Edward and Jane's daughter Mary "Polly" Reynolds was born in Jackson, Alabama. Unlike Tillman's ancestors who stayed within thirty miles of Lexington for over two hundred years, my ancestors were always moving to new territory that opened up, moving Westward, until ending up in California where I was born.

I descend from the Love's of Lancaster and Chester Counties. I descended from Robert Love and his wife Violet Wilson, who were both born in Chester, Pennsylvania, and died in Lancaster, South Carolina Robert and Violet were the parents of William Franklin Love of Chester, South Carolina....

.....Actually, I'm a double Love descendant....William married his cousin Rachel McCool daughter of Adam McCool and Mary Love, daughter of James "The Weaver" Love, who was Robert Love's uncle...How cool is that!!.....

William Franklin Love moved to Sullivan, Tennessee where he married Rachel McCool who was born there. Their daughter Margaret Love married Hesekiah Stephens. Their son Adam Stephens married Mary "Polly" Reynolds. Adam and Polly's daughter Margaret married Charles W. Smith. His parents were also first cousins, and on my Headlee page.

Charles' parents, William and Elizabeth "Betsy" Smith were George Thomas Smith and Leah Agee of royal descent from Egyptian pharaohs as well as British, Scott and European kings.

Thomas Smith, William's grandfather, was born in Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England and died in Virginia. His great-grandparents were George Smith and Alice Rickard parents of the famous Captain John Smith of Pocahontas fame and my ancestor William. Thomas was the first in our line who came to the Virginia colony where he married Barbara Schencking 31 August 1705 in New Kent, Virginia. Their son William married Elizabeth Meyer (Maier.) They were the parents of George "Thomas" Smith and James Smith. "Thomas" Smith was the father of William F. Smith; and James was the father of "Betsy" Smith. William and Betsy were married in Knox County, Tennessee. William and Elizabeth "Betsy" moved to Iowa where they died in Harrison County.

........Perhaps I should connect you to my grandpa's Headlee page
where I go on and on and on.........
The index to my family genealogy, "Weaving Webs"


Or to the Blizzard Index

Thank you!