NOTE: When I first learned of the existence of Peter and "Bartley" Youngblood, I began looking for proof of their relationship to Spencer Youngblood. In the case of Peter, what I have found is tentative at best. There were several Peter Youngbloods in South Carolina history and the only listing of this Peter Youngblood's children that I have found does not include a Bartley. The only documentation we have of this Peter being Bartley's father are statements to that effect in several applications for DAR membership; however, no written proof of these statements is offered. The lack of records could, of course, be due to poor record keeping, fires, etc. I did find enough documentation, however, to convince me that Bartley was the father of Spencer and that he was also known as Bartlet or Bartlett.

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m. about 1760. Peter "assisted in establishing American Independence, while acting in the capacity of Soldier First Battalion Ga. Troops [and] Captain Coleton S.C. Militia." Another source states, "During the American Revolution, he served as Captain (ca 1782). Later, Lt. Colonel of Colleton Co. Regt. of Militia (ca 1788); elected to 7th General Assembly in 1787 and 1788; resigned his House Seat ca 2/27/1788 when chosen tax collector and assessor. He represented St. Bartholomew in 10th General Assembly (1792-94)."

 

ii.	Bartlet Youngblood	Nancy Riley
	b. 1787 (?)	b. 1795 (?)
	d. 1870 (?)	d. 1847 (?)

The 1830 census of Barnwell County, SC, page 156, shows Bartlett [sic] Youngblood to be a "Head of Family" with the following people comprising the household:

A will two years later shows:

"Bill of sale of all the personal property of the estate of Nancy Youngblood, deceased. Sold the 17th day of August 1832...

Bartlet Youngblood 1 chest $1.25"

Bartlet and a Nancy Youngblood (presumably his wife), among others, were "baptised at a protracted meeting commencing on Monday after the 3d Sunday in [blank]". A "Slave Schedule for 1860" shows a Bartly [sic] Youngblood in Emanuel County, Georgia as owning one 70-year-old black male slave.

 

iii.	Spencer Pinckney  Youngblood	m.1 Charley Buckhalter
	b. April 3, 1826 Barnwell District, SC d. December 20, 1893 i. Youngblood Cemetery Kemp, GA	b. d. April 10, 1850
		m.2  Martha Caroline Martin b. March 4, 1828 Barnwell County, SC d. November 8, 1897 i. Youngblood Cemetery Kemp, GA

m.1, March 7, 1849; m.2, September 15, 1851. There were no children by Spencer's first marriage. Charley was the daughter of Wiley Buckhalter; Martha was the daughter of Hawkins Martin [i Youngblood Cemetery]and Elizabeth Martin. An account of a public meeting in 1863, quoted from the "Central Georgian", indicates that Spencer Youngblood was appointed from the 1232nd Militia District to a committee "to meet at Wrig Charlie, Johnson County, on the first Monday of September next..." The Georgia Military Records Book of December 2, 1841 to June 21, 1862, lists the principal officers of the various militia districts of Emanuel County and their dates of commission. Among them is "Spencer Youngblood, 1st Lieutenant, 1232nd, October 4, 1861." Minutes of Swainsboro Lodge No. 244, F&AM, for the period 1861-1868 shows Spencer to be a member of the Lodge. Both Spencer and Caroline are interred in the Youngblood Cemetery located 9 miles west of Swainsboro on Covena Road. Their tombstones are inscribed as follows:

Martha

Aged 69 Y'RS 8 Mo 4 D's.

Rest for the toiling hands

Rest for the anxious brow

Rest for the weary way-sore feet

Rest from all labors now.

Spencer

Aged 67 Y'RS 8 Mo 17 D's.

Rest for the fevered brain,

Rest for the throbbing eye;

Thro these parched lips of

thine no more