Hi Sam, I wish I had some tidbit to offer, but I don't. Good luck, and if there is anything else I can help with, let me know. The names of the folks around them is certainly important, and hopefully you will find your family. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: Sam Blackburn <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 5:29 AM Subject: Re: [BLKBURN] My William > Linda, > I have discounted that William too. There was a Robert L. and an Ephriam in > Orange Co., In. at the same time as William and I have been trying to connect > them with little success. There was also a Joseph but I'm sure he was of the > Pennsylvania Blackburns and appears to have arrived earlier than the other 3 as > he died and his will was probated in 1828. > > I'm almost sure that the Orange County bunch was connected to the Augusta County > bunch because in that day and time families tended to travel together and there > were Blackburns, Millers, Neidiffers, Burtons, Prices, Blacks and maybe others > in both places. Also William and Nancy's oldest son was named Preston, and the > Preston family was one of the Patriarch's of Augusta County. Their oldest > daughter was named Susan and the wife of William Preston was Susanna. > > I'm not too good at this name association business but I haven't had any luck > using other methods for the last 5 years, so I thought I would try it for > awhile. > > Sam > > Linda Menikos wrote: > > > Sam, > > > > Benjamin did have a son named William b 1754. I know nothing of his wife > > and children. I first discounted him because this William appeared to be > > too early to be your William; but if indeed he was much older than his wife > > Nancy, but that is 42 years...... I don't know. It is possible, but not > > likely to be having kids at 84 yrs of age. > > > > Linda > > [email protected] > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Sam Blackburn <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 9:12 PM > > Subject: [BLKBURN] My William > > > > > Miriam, Kay, and others, > > > Without digging into my records for specifics I will outline briefly > > > what I know and what I suspect about my William. According to census > > > records of his wife (Nancy Price), and his children he was born in Va. > > > I suspect it was in the Augusta Co. area due to the similarities of sir > > > names in Orange Co., In. and Augusta Co., Va.. I suspect that he was > > > born before 1800 as the census list his wife Nancy being born in Va. abt > > > 1797. I suspect they were married in Va. abt. 1815 as their first child > > > was born in Va. in 1816. I suspect that they were in Ky. from 1817 until > > > abt. the mid 1830's when they show up in Orange Co., In. as they had > > > several of their 'middle' children who list Ky. as their birthplace in > > > census records. Their last two children were born in Orange Co, In. in > > > 1837 and 1839. Nancy and the children show up in the 1840 and 1850 > > > census of Orange Co. Northeast Township, In., but no William, so I > > > suspect that he died in Orange Co. abt 1839/1840. I suspect that he may > > > have been considerably older than Nancy, but he could have just met an > > > untimely death. Before the 1860 census the family moved to Clay Co., Il. > > > as they show up on the 1860 census there. Prior to the 1870 census > > > several of the children moved to Missouri for a short time and then at > > > least one of them moved to Ok. and two of them moved to Montague Co., > > > Tx.. I couldn't find any further information on Nancy so I suspect that > > > she died in Clay Co. before 1870. Her death may have triggered the > > > movement of the children in separate directions because the family had > > > always stayed pretty close together until then. > > > > > > Added note: There was a Robert L. Blackburn who purchased a Federal Land > > > Patent in Orange Co., In. in 1834. I suspect that may be the reason that > > > William showed up there when he did. I think there is a strong > > > possibility of a connection between Robert L. and William. Possibly > > > father - son or brothers. > > > > > > Sam > > > > > > -- > > > Samuel N. Blackburn 6706 South 6th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72908 > > > 501-649-9436 home page http://www.ipa.net/~sblackburn > > > > > > Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves > > > for they shall never cease to be amused. > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== BLACKBURN Mailing List ==== > > > Approximately 3 people subscribe to and unsubscribe from the list each > > week. You are encouraged to resubmit your queries at least once or twice per > > year to reach new listmembers. > > > To contact the listowner: mailto:[email protected] > > > > > > > > > > ==== BLACKBURN Mailing List ==== > > Research: What I'm doing, when I don't know what I'm doing. > > [email protected] > > -- > Samuel N. 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