Joseph Blake (died 1700), the nephew of English General at Sea Robert Blake,''The South Carolina Historical Magazine''
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, John Archdale. To early 1680s, he emigrated to Carolina. In 1685, Joseph Blake was appointed a Deputy by his Archdale. During a time, he was member of the Executive Councils. Late, he was named as a Deputy of Peter Colleton, 2nd Baronet. On 29 October 1694, he was appointed governor of colonial South Carolina by the council, and he kept the charge until his death, on 7 September 1700. Blake married two times: The first of them was with Deborah Morton, who was daughter of Governor Joseph Morton, marrying with him before 1685. The second was Elizabeth Axtell, who had a son, Joseph Blake Jr. He had several lands: "Plainsfield", located on the Stono River; Newington Plantation, located in Dorchester County; and "Pawlet" in Colleton County, South Carolina.

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