--WebTV-Mail-17961-406 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Miriam: Thanks for the reply. I do not think my Bejamine was a preacher--everything I have found indicates he was a farmer. The John Nelson Blackburn you mentioned is a possibility, though I have no indication he was ever in TN; his brother, Robert, was a church of Christ preacher in later years in OK. I have read bundles of material on Gideon Blackburn and find no connection to mine, but any clues are appreciated. Thanks much. Keith --WebTV-Mail-17961-406 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from mailsorter-101-1.iap.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.97) by storefull-235.iap.bryant.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Mon, 13 Dec 1999 12:00:57 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by mailsorter-101-1.iap.bryant.webtv.net (8.8.8-wtv-d/ms.dwm.v7+dul2) with ESMTP id MAA28721; Mon, 13 Dec 1999 12:00:56 -0800 (PST) Received: (from [email protected]) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id LAA10830; Mon, 13 Dec 1999 11:59:26 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 11:59:26 -0800 (PST) From: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 14:58:54 EST Subject: Re: [BLKBURN] [BLACKBURN] Benjamine/Mary Hartley Old-To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 16-bit for Windows sub 38 Resent-Message-ID: <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Resent-From: [email protected] Reply-To: [email protected] X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/1502 X-Loop: [email protected] Precedence: list Resent-Sender: [email protected] Hi, I have a mystery Benjamin Blackburn, son of Robert Blackburn and Margaret Ritchie. b about 1769 so is probably too old for yours. Is Mary Hartley possible a second wife? He was probably born in VA before his parents got to TN. He was a brother of the Rev. Gideon Blackburn. Since your Benjamin moved around so much is it possible he was a preacher? This line was mainly Presbyterian but some, especially those on the frontier , joined other denominations. There was a John Nelson who was close to the Blackburn family in E TN. I believe he may have been a Pres. minister who was in KY for a time. Another member of his family was a preacher/teacher in MO and IL. The name John Nelson Blackburn does occur in the family. If your Benjamin belongs with this line,I would expect to find one of his children named Gideon and a Robert. There are so many Benjamins in this line that it is possible yours belongs. I'll keep my eyes open for others. Miriam B. ==== BLACKBURN Mailing List ==== I trace family history so I will know who to blame. What BLACKBURN are you trying to find? --WebTV-Mail-17961-406--