Nsumba Bendemba!
That means “Greetings Family” in Krassa, the original language of the Binham Brassa (also known as the Balanta) people and our family patriarch, Brassa Nchabra. You can read the story of Brassa Nchabra and the first four generations of our family in America by clicking here.
Below is the Brassa Ncahabra/Blake Family Tree as best as I can reconstruct it by each generation. You can see the full family tree as I am developing it by clicking here.
I encourage everyone to help me make the tree as complete and accurate as possible. Please use the submission form at the end of this article or email me at balantasociety@gmail.com to send me any names, dates, locations, births, deaths, stories and pictures that you have about anyone on the tree. My goal is to produce a gigantic family tree available to all family members so that every living member of the Blake family can find and literally see themselves on the tree.
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/pt/RSVP.aspx?dat=MTcxNzY1NTkyOzswNmQwMTJkNy0wMDA2LTAwMDAtMDAwMC0wMDAwMDAwMDAwMDA7MjAyMDEwMjAxNDI4MTY7MzI3Njk=&mac=fNE9Mhfovc3OlEqz4mmgHA==
FIRST GENERATION IN AMERICA
SECOND GENERATION IN AMERICA
JACK BLAKE
Note: I have not followed this branch of the family
THIRD GENERATION IN AMERICA
YANCEY BLAKE
FOURTH GENERATION IN AMERICA
JOHN ADDISON BLAKE
SALLIE BLAKE -ARRINGTON
Note: I did not follow Sallie’s offspring as they became Arringtons.
FIFTH GENERATION IN AMERICA
BLANCHE BLAKE
I did not follow Blanche’s offspring as they became Wilsons
DAVID ADDSION BLAKE SR.
JAMES “JACOB” STEPHEN BLAKE
EUSTACE LEWIS BLAKE SR.
SIXTH GENERATION IN AMERICA
DAVID A BLAKE JR.
RICHARD D BLAKE
JACOB S BLAKE JR.
RACHEL BLAKE-TURNER
JOHN BLAKE
JEREMIAH NATHANIEL BLAKE SR.
REBECCA BLAKE
I did not follow the offspring of Rebecca Blake.
7TH, 8TH AND 9TH GENERATIONS IN AMERICA
DAVID ADDISON BLAKE III
MAVIS BLAKE-ELLIS
ROBERT BLAKE
RICHARD BLAKE
RAYMOND BLAKE
NICOLE BLAKE
Did not follow her offspring.
BEULAH BLAKE
Did not follow her offspring
JACOB BLAKE III
JUSTIN BLAKE
JEROME T BLAKE SR.
DELORES BLAKE -DORSEY
BARBARA BLAKE
JEREMIAH NATHANIEL BLAKE JR
REBECCA BLAKE
HELP COMPLETE THE FAMILY TREE!!!!
Please submit corrections and additions. Be specific and add details: full names, dates, locations, relations, etc.