Daniel and Joseph Blake received their membership certificates at the May meeting of the Galvez Chapter. John Blake, the Patriot of Daniel and Joseph Blake was the son of Revolutionary naval hero Edward Blake. John Blake was a merchant in partnership with his father importing slaves to Charleston, SC. He served as a lieutenant in the Second South Carolina Regiment and was one of the Continental soldiers captured by British forces on 12 May 1780, during the attack on Charleston. He was sent to St. Augustine, Florida, on the prison ship Torbay, and acted as spokesman for the prisoners of war to obtain necessary supplies which were paid for by the families of the prisoners.
After his release, Blake was again imprisoned, this time on the British schooner Pack Horse, and his family was banished from Charleston for refusing to take an oath of allegiance to the British crown. After the Revolutionary War, Blake was elected to the South Carolina General Assembly and was the first president of the State Bank in Charleston.
Front, L-R: Joseph Blake and Daniel Blake
Rear, L-R: Traci Blake, Chris Blake, Jerry Madden
Front, L-R: Joseph Blake and Daniel Blake
Rear, L-R: Traci Blake, Chris Blake, Jerry Madden