[3] He was the son of Benjamin Blake and nephew of Lord Proprietor, John Archdale.
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.
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.