The Blackburn/Collins I'm researching is my husbands grandparents; Moses Blackburn b. 1905 & Lizzie Collins (Blackburn) from Pike Co. Kentucky. I have VERY little information as my husband is estranged from his family. Just recently learned his Grandmothers maiden name. I was told Moses had a brother William & George but don't know any more than that (yet). Let me know if you think there may be a connection. Thanks, Jeanne Blackburn

Does anybody know where I might find a connection between the Blackburns and Mordue's? Joseph Blackburn b 1892 and his daughter Isabella b. 1814 both lived until they were almost 100 years old.

Can you tell me where and what are the connections between the Blackburn and Collins families you mention ? My mother was Alice Edith Collins, and my father William John Blackburn Jr,(whose ancestry is IRL>PA>CA). Probably just a coincidence, but I though I'd check it out. Bill Blackburn Mt. Shasta, CA [email protected] wrote: > Collins Listers, > > Many of you are aware of the <A HREF="http://members.xoom.com/Appalachian/">A > ppalachian Mountain Families</A> website. It was put together two years ago > by William Martin, Frankie Blackburn and myself. When we first started this > project we had no idea it would take off the way it did but in two years we > have had over 20,000 visitors to the site and the email list we started at > Onelist has over 400 members. We have decided to move this site to Rootsweb > and this will be done by April 1, 2000. > > In the process of the move the site will go through some updating and one > project we are trying to put together is a database of Appalachain Families > that can be searched and shared by all. William Martin is doing all the work. > All he is asking is that GEDCOMs be sent to him by March 30 for anybody > wanting to take part. Since COLLINS is Frankie and my main lines I wanted to > offer the folks on this list the opportunity to also take part also. If > somebody doesn't know how to put together a GEDCOM I can forward directions > put together by William for several computer programs. In respect to those > still living that doesn't want the information made public we are asking that > those be taken out. With most programs that is a click of the mouse. > > For those that want to send Gedcoms send to: > William Martin at [email protected] > > We are also excepting articles, stories for memories section, records & > documents, > cemetery lists, bible entries, etc. These should be done in regular text > format (I use wordpad) > > Our goal has always been to make available FREE information for those that > cannot travel to the places needing research. Sharing that we all might take > part in sorting our families out. That little tibbit of paper on your desk > just might be the information that a lady across the country needs to break > down her brickwall. Everybody can take part even if you are a beginner or an > old time genealogist. I hope we will hear from you. > > Frankie Blackburn [email protected] > Brenda Dillon [email protected] or [email protected] > William Martin [email protected] or [email protected] > > http://members.xoom.com/Appalachian/ > http://members.xoom.com/ BJ_Dillon/Appalachiack.htm > http://members.xoom.com/BJ_Dillon/Fort_Christianna.htm > > ==== COLLINS Mailing List ==== > Did you know that only 7% of Rootsweb subscribers support Rootsweb? > Thank you for your generous financial support of Rootsweb! > RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html

============================================================ A result of your requested PML search. To refine or cancel this search, please visit http://pml.rootsweb.com/ ============================================================ Source: GC-Bedford County, TN - Biographies URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tn/BedfordBios?read=11 Subject: William BLACKBURN Surname: BLACKBURN, FERGUSON, SUTTON ------------------------- WILLIAM BLACKBURN, a well-to-do citizen of this county, was born in Tennessee May 30, 1831. His parents, Robert and Lucy (Ferguson) Blackburn, were born in the Old Dominion February 5, 1796, and June 25, 1799, and died December 28, 1874, and September 6, 1865, respectively. They were married in 1818, and to their union were born five daughters and two sons. Three of the children are yet living. Our subject has spent the greater part of his life on a farm and has followed farming from early boyhood. In 1859 his marriage to May M. Sutton was celebrated. She was born in Tennessee December 1, 1840, and is the daughter of John and Jane (Marr) Sutton. Mr. and Mrs. Blackburn have four children born to their union, as follows: Lucy J., born March 4, 1860; Elizabeth, born December 20, 1861; John born June 13, 1864, died May 5, 1883; and Martha, born November 28, 1866. Our subject's farm consists of 270 acres of good land. He deals quite extensively in tobacco, and although he began life a poor boy, he has accumulated considerable property. He has been a member of the Baptist Church for twenty years and his wife for over thirty years. In politics Mr. Blackburn is neutral.

Thanks. This was wonderful. Laurel [email protected] wrote: > > For those researching Leroy and Elijah Blackburn. I came across the old > minutes of the Enon Primitive Baptist Church in Bedofrd Co. TN 1825 and > later. > The names of Leroy, Elijah, Elizabeth and Hannah Cooper ,John Cooper , Joel > cooper and some Poplins are mentioned mostly in the 1830's > > http://home.flash.net/~coley/enon.html > > Miriam B. > > ==== BLACKBURN Mailing List ==== > Consider adding 'estimated' DATES and PLACES to your Blackburn names to help in connecting families.

For those researching Leroy and Elijah Blackburn. I came across the old minutes of the Enon Primitive Baptist Church in Bedofrd Co. TN 1825 and later. The names of Leroy, Elijah, Elizabeth and Hannah Cooper ,John Cooper , Joel cooper and some Poplins are mentioned mostly in the 1830's http://home.flash.net/~coley/enon.html Miriam B.

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I am trying to find information on John Henry Dink Blackburn b. in Pike Co., Before 1867. He married Susan Ann James of Floyd Co., Ky children of John Henry Blackburn are: William Blackburn Thomas Blackburn Leak Blackburn Anna Blackburn Maude Blackburn Marge Blackburn Minnie Blackburn John Henry Dodge Blackburn b. 9-22-1880 this John Henry "Dodge" m. Josephine Halley on 6-22-1905 in Boyd Co., Ky Children of Dodge and Josie H. Blackburn are: Bessie Geraldine Blackburn Grace Blackburn Harold Bryson Blackburn b. 1922 Minnie Blackburn Sarah Blackburn William Russell Blackburn b. 1907 Jay Blackburn b. 1909 Norma Blackburn b. 1912 I am a descendant of Jay Blackburn, listed above S.Starnes ICQ # 13926965 (request permission, please) For Ged Com files visit: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=shobey For World Wide Ged Com Searches: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi For Archived Mail Searches: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

In a message dated 03/06/2000 1:24:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << Hi, Could you give the URL for the Ashe Co. Archives page with the will?? Thanks, Jonah >> Go to this site - http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/ashnc.htm - or click on <A HREF="ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/ashe/wills/blkbrn01.txt">blkb rn01.txt at ftp.rootsweb.com (FTP)</A> Linda

Jonah: Below is the URL for the Ashe Co. Archive. The will is down in the will section. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/ashnc.htm glenna ----- Original Message ----- From: "J May" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2000 9:41 PM Subject: Re: [BLKBURN] Re: BLACKBURN-D Digest V00 #45 : Hi, : Could you give the URL for the Ashe Co. Archives page with : the will?? : Thanks, : Jonah : : : : >For you that requested the 1804 will of Elizabeth Blackburn, Ashe Co., : >NC---it has been posted with the Ashe Co. NC Archives. : >Linda Revis : > : > : >==== BLACKBURN Mailing List ==== : >Okay, so I don't descend from anyone... now what? : >THANKS!! To Rootsweb.com for the space. : > : > : : : ==== BLACKBURN Mailing List ==== : Your donations to RootsWeb makes BLACKBURN-L possible. : RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 : http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html :

Sorry about not being explicit enough. The contry where my Joseph Blackburn lived and died is England. Still hoping, Ann. [email protected] wrote: > What country are these places in? usa, canada, england? > I have a Joseph Blackblack in my ancestry who's descendents settled in Phil > PA. usa > > Thank you > > Jean ALMOND > Miami,Fl,. usa > mailto:[email protected]

Hi, Could you give the URL for the Ashe Co. Archives page with the will?? Thanks, Jonah >For you that requested the 1804 will of Elizabeth Blackburn, Ashe Co., >NC---it has been posted with the Ashe Co. NC Archives. >Linda Revis > > >==== BLACKBURN Mailing List ==== >Okay, so I don't descend from anyone... now what? >THANKS!! To Rootsweb.com for the space. > >

Hi! Has anybody heard of or seen "The Garden House Inn" somewhere near Durham City? Someone told me that she had seen it when going from Stanley to Durham but couldn't remember just where. If it's around I'd like to go there when next in England on the off chance they might have some old pictures there with one of my Blackburn ancestors in them. Hopefully, Ann in Canada.

Hi, Does anyone know of a Joseph Blackburn born about 1792 (I think) around the Tanfield, Durham area? He died at the age of 99 (this is "family hand-me-downs info) at a place in that area called The Hobson. That's the name of the actual area - not a building. I'm not certain of the birth and death dates but feel as positive as I can without written proof that the age at death is correct. Hopefully, Ann in Canada.

For you that requested the 1804 will of Elizabeth Blackburn, Ashe Co., NC---it has been posted with the Ashe Co. NC Archives. Linda Revis

Hi Listers. I put this list together for another researcher and myself to work with. I just thought someone else might be able to use it too. Glenna ***************************************** ***NOTE: unless I put parents, father or mother, the bond simply read: in presence of, guardian, or bond signed by, and did not name a parent. 10-22-1834 Hutson (bond signed by William Blackburn) Mary Roman (parents: James and Nancy Romans) 10-11-1834 John (signed by William Blackburn) Lydia Blankenship (consent: John Harges, guardian) 2-14-1839 Melinda (Thomas B. Blackburn) John Thacker (of age) 11-10-1839 James (signed by William Blackburn) Margaret Roman (father: William Roman) 1-21-1841 Mary Ann (father: Hutson Blackburn) James Robinson (father: R. Robinson) 9-5-1841 Polly (parents: William and Jane Blackburn) Henry Runyon (father: Henry Runyon, Sr.) 11-15-1843 William (of age) Rebecca Scott (father: William ScotT) 3-11-1846 Ann (consent: Thomas Blackburn) Archibald Sloan, Jr. (father: James Sloan) 1-5-1845 Mahala (Hutson) James Cassidy (of age) 3-11-1846 Daniel (of age) Nancy Maynard (father: Isaac Maynard) 3-22-1846 Peyton (bond signed by William Blackburn) Linna Whitt (Henry Pinson, guardian) 8-14-1847 Sarah (father: William) Levi Thomas Clevenger (of age) 10-3-1847 Jacob (parents: William and Jane Blackburn) Elizabeth Stafford (mother: Nancy Stafford) 1-6-1848 Mary (bond signed by William Justice, William Blackburn, Peyton Blackburn and John Davis) William Justice (signed by above named men) 10-27-1850 Wilbon (Wilburn) (of age) Elizabeth Scafe (mother: Litha Scafe) 1-26-1851 Lucinda (father: Hutson) Flemon Justice (of age) 11-27-1851 Harmon (of age) Barbary Plymale (father: Isaac Plymale) 4-6-1856 Jane (17) (father: John) William Anderson Varney (21) (of age) 4-17-1856 John (23) (of age) Price Justice (16) (father: Peyton Justice) 9-25-1856 George (21) (of age) Nancy McCoy (19) (mother: Nancy McCoy) 3-18-1858 Mary (20) (father: Hutson Blackburn) James Hatfield (33) (of age) 6-24-1858 George (21) (of age) Nancy Raines (16) (father: John Raines) 3-30-1859 Nancy (father: Hutson Blackburn) Jerimiah Williamson (father: James Williamson) 6-21-1860 Delila (17) (bond signed by H. Blackburn) William S. Brown (24) (of age) 7-19-1860 Nathaniel (22) (of age) Elizabeth Plymale (22) (father: Isaac Plymale) 10-11-1860 Nancy (of age) John Justice (of age) 12-20-1860 Henry (of age) Lucinda Bevins (father: Thomas Bevins) 3-14-1861 Jane (father: Hutson) James Morris (father: Ambrose Morris) my line 5-12-1861 Granville (of age) Talitha May (father: James M. May) 1861 (date unknown) George (24) Elizabeth Bevins (20) *no other info given. 5-13-1861 Lisa (father: James Blackburn) James W. Williamson (of age) 4-13-1865 Lydda (father: John Blackburn) Henry Varney (of age) 4-13-1865 Isom (in presence of Greenville & Hutson Blackburn) Nancy Jane Reed (father: G.W. Reed) 5-25-1865 John H. (father: Hutson) Malinda Smith (signed by Martin Smith) 6-20-1865 Thomas (in presence of William Blackburn) Elizabeth Diles (father: Absolom Diles)

Indenture Noah Lee Madison County, KY Deed Book R 1825-1828 Pages 223-224 FHC Film #0183291 This Indenture made the 6th day of Sept in the year of our Lord 1826 between Noah Lee and Sally, his wife, of the County of Madison and State of Kentucky of the one part and William Blackburn of the County and State aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of Two hundred dollars to the said Noah Lee in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath granted bargained and sold unto the said William Blackburn a certain tract or parcel of land containing one hundred and twenty one acres to the said ____ or ____ lying and being in the County and State aforesaid on the waters of Paint Lick Creek adjoining Ha___ Bell's (?) survey of 250 acres and bounded as follows, to wit: Beginning at a Hickory tree on the north _____ of the Walnut Meadow fork of Paint Lick and corner of Bill's 250 acres survey _____ ____ the old line now claimed by James Blackburn S1E 210 poles to his corner a black oak white oak and dogwood in Stephenson's line thence 79 84 poles thence N11W 40 poles to two white oaks corner to survey ____ the ____ Michael Benge (?), thence with his line north (?) 126 poles to his corner walnut and ash, thence with Barge's (?) line S89 degrees W 10 poles to a white oak on said line thence ____1W 54 poles to a white oak and hawbush on Davis line thence with the same East 100 poles to the Beginning. To Have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land with the appurtenances forever, and the said Noah Lee and Sally his wife doth hereby release ____ all their right title and interest ____ to the above names tract of land. The right and title whereof they do hereby defend from themselves their heirs Executors and administrators and from the claims of all other persons wherever. In Testimony whereof the said Noah Lee and Sally his wife hath hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals the day and date above written. Noah Lee (seal) Sally Lee (seal) Kentucky, Madison County I, David Irvine, Clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that this Deed was produced to me in my office on the 6th day of Sept 1826 and acknowledged by Noah Lee and Sally his wife to be their act and deed and having first Explained the contents of said Deed to her the said Sally and having privately examined her separate and apart from her said husband as the law directs she freely and voluntarily relinquished all her right and title to the land hereby conveyed and the same has been duly recorded in my office. Att David Irvine

While visiting Carson City, Nevada last year we came upon a side trip south to Genoa, upon arriving we found that it was the old Mormon Station of 1850, it was a supply stop for those people going west to California on a route south of Lake Tahoe rather than going over Donner Pass. I was so excited too find the following about Abner and Thomas Blackburn.that being my mother's maiden name. Finding no connection to my genealogy, thought I would share this info from a brass placque there in Genoa. "In early June, 1850, a party of Mormons led by Abner and Thomas Blackburn, Hampton S. Beatie and Joseph Dumont established a trading post about a mile to the north of this site. In September, as they returned to Salt Lake City, a party of Bannock Indians attacked them and stole most of their horses and livestock. On Sept 9 1850, the U.S. Congress created the Utah Territory, which included this section of present day Nevada. Nine months later, June 1 1851, John and Enoch Reese, Salt Lake merchants, arrived to establish Mormon Station, the first settlement in present day Nevada. On June 17, 1854, the Utah Territorial Legislature created Carson County. Probate Judge Orson Hyde, Judge George P. Stiles, U.S. Marshal Joseph I. Heywood and other Mormons arrived to organize and help colonize the county on June 17, 1855. The original Mormon Station buildings were destroyed in a fire on June 28 1910, and the lot stood vacant until the present replica of the fort was constructed in 1947-48. On July 24 1948, Mormons and State Officials dedicated the fort at the Pioneer Day celebration here in Genoa." Thought someone might claim Abner and Thomas Blackburn.. __________________________________________ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html

From Goodspeed's History of Gibson County, Tennessee 1887 " John R.A. Blackburn was born in North Carolina on the 22nd of May, 1826, son of John and Martha (Harrison) Blackburn, who were also North Carolinians. John R.A. was brought to Tennessee when about nine years of age, and settled in Gibson County near where he now resides.(in 1887) In 1848 he engaged in the mercantile business at Trenton, and remained there one year, when he sold out and began trading on the Mississippi Rover ...until 1855, at which date he returned to gibson county and has since been a tiller of the soil... November 30, 1854, married Martha P. Gibbs, daughter of Turner r. and Harriet E.(Smith) Gibbs of Gibson County. Mr. and Mrs. Blackburn became the parents of eleven children, seven daughters and four sons: Turner J., Harriet E., Samantha M., Frances V., Elvira B., Martha A., Charley M., Francis P. (deceased before 1887) Louisa Samuel R. Willie E. (deceased) " Hope this is helpful to someone. Miriam B.

Hello Listmates, In a message posted on 23JAN2000 Miriam Blackburn asked, "Have you come across any info about Methodist Blackburns in England?" Although Miriam's question was directed specifically to Liz Wallis, I will interject here my own belated response. The basis of my remarks is a collection of quarterly tickets, now in my possession. These tickets were originally issued to my great- grandparents, John Blackburn (1804-1882) and his wife Frances Dean (1807-1894). The tickets, printed on card stock, and about 2-inches by 3-inches in size, have a header which identifies the issuing agency as "Weslyan-Methodist Society, Established 1739." Immediately below the header are the words, "Quarterly Ticket for (month, year)." The lower half of the ticket includes a printed Bible verse and, written by hand, the name of the person to whom the ticket was issued. The Bible verses and, of course, the dates vary from ticket to ticket. Nine of the tickets in this collection were issued to John and carry dates ranging from June 1824 to September 1829. Three tickets issued to Frances in 1824 and 1825 use her maiden surname. (She and John were married 04MAY1825). During the period in which these tickets were issued, John and Frances were residents of Gisburn, a town on the banks of the River Ribble in northern England. At that time Gisburn was included in Yorkshire's West Riding. Now it lies within the boundaries of Lancashire. The exact significance of these quarterly tickets had escaped me until several years ago. At that time I visited the museum at Lovely Lane Methodist Church in Baltimore, the home of Methodism in America. The museum's curator explained to me that it was customary for the members of the congregations to assemble on a quarterly basis for a shared meal. However, attendance at these feasts was restricted to those who had attended a prescribed number of preparatory classes. The tickets constituted evidence of such attendance. It all now seems quite consistent with the Methodists methodical traditions. John and Frances came to America with their first two children (Thomas and William) in the spring of 1830. (My grandfather, John Barton Blackburn, and three other children were born after their arrival here.) They settled in Delaware County, PA, where John became manager of one of several cotton mills which flourished along Chester Creek in mid-19th century. Although in new surroundings, they apparently maintained their interest in Methodism and the customs of their former homeland, as is attested by another set of quarterly tickets. These are slightly larger than those issued in England. Their header reads "Methodist Episcopal Church, Founded A.D. 1784," and the name of the person to whom issued is written at the top, rather than at the bottom. Otherwise they are quite similar to those used by the Weslyan-Methodist Society. They bear dates ranging from 1854 to 1872, and those issued to Frances now list her surname as Blackburn. As further evidence of John's committment to Methodism, I have two Exhorter's Licenses issued to him in 1839 and 1846. The text of the latter is as follows: "This certifies that John Blackburn is authorized by the Methodist E. Church to hold public meetings for exhortation and prayer. Signed by approbation of the Quarterly Conference for Chester Circuit held at Bethel, March 14, 1846. To be renewed Annually. (signed) Dan'l Lambdin, P.E., S. A. Barton, Sec'ry. (I have often wondered if Secretary Barton might have been the inspiration for the middle names of my grandfather, John Barton Blackburn, and my father, Frederic Barton Blackburn.) After coming to America, John and Frances soon became members of what is now Mount Hope United Methodist Church at Aston, Delaware County, PA. In 1851 John became one of the founders of the Crozerville M. E. Church at nearby Rockdale, PA, which was probably closer to his home than was Mount Hope. Although the Crozerville church seems never to have had a cemetery, Mount Hope has a large one on the grounds adjoining the church. A marker clearly identifies the burial place of John in Mount Hope Cemetery. The adjoining site (probably originally intended for Frances) is occupied by the remains of their son James, who died at age 20 or 21. A death notice for Frances published in the Chester Times on 12APR1894 indicated that she too was to be buried at Mount Hope. However, if there is a marker at her site, it must be among the many illegible ones at Mount Hope; the cemetery's records of burials prior to 1900 have been lost. Here I will end this over-long discussion on the march of Methodism from the banks of the River Ribble to the falls of Chester Creek. Charles A. (Al) Blackburn Columbia MD USA