Joseph Blake (governor)

Joseph Blake was born in 1663,^[2][3] in England.^[3] He was the son of Vice Admiral Benjamin Blake and nephew of Lord Proprietor, John Archdale.^[2] To early 1680s, he emigrated to Carolina.^[3] 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,^[2] he was appointed governor of colonial South Carolina by the council,^[1][2][3] and he kept the charge until his death, on 7 September 1700.^[2][3]

Blake married two times: The first of them was with Deborah Morton, who was daughter of Governor Joseph Morton,^[3][2] 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, which is where he died and was buried; Newington Plantation, located in Dorchester County; and "Pawlet" in Colleton County, South Carolina.^[2]

• List of colonial governors of South Carolina