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] > >