↑ Brownson, Lydia B. (Phinney) and Maclean W. McLean. "Michael Blackwell of Sandwich, Mass. (c. 1620-1710)", in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society) Vol. 117, p. 186, July 1963.
Joshua Blackwell [#3] m. about 1681 Mercy ---. "A possible clue to the identity of the wife Mercy is suggested by the rather rare name Abia, which she gave to her fourth daughter. It suggests the possibility of a connection with the Fish family with which that name was popular."
