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. 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.