Thanks for sending corrected information. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 5:04 PM Subject: Re: [BLKBURN] Roll Call > Rodger, > I have a couple of corrections. Basically it appears that various > unrelated Blackburns have been combined to make a family. > 1. John I can't speak to this as there are several theories about John > being the sire of different lines. > 2. Benjamine m. Rosannah Steele . This probably should be Benjamin and > Mary--? > who were the parents of Archibald Blackburn b 1851 who m. Rosannah Steele. > It is believed this Benjamin immigrated from Ireland between 1720-40. Some > believe he was a son of John of Isle of Wight VA. so far no proof. > > 3. Lt. Wm. Blackburn/Elizabeth Black had only daughters as named in his > will. He was killed at the Battle of King's Mountain. The father of Lt. Wm > Blackburn was also William Blackburn (stated in a survey document which named > Wm., George, and Arthur as sons of Wm. I think this Wm. was probably the son > of Archibald and Margaret (Wilson?) who were born in Ireland. Lt. Wm. was > definitely not a son of Benjamin > > 4.Thomas Blackburn(1742) who m. Christian Scott was a son of Col. Richard > Blackburn of Rippon Lodge in VA Col. Thomas Blackburn had sons Richard > Scott Blackburn (1760-1804 m Judith Ball; Thomas Blackburn b 1765 - no > further info. The Blackburn women who married into the Washington family are > from this line. > > 5. Hutson(Hudson) Blackburn is a son of a different Thomas Blackburn than > the one above. I don't have info. on who his father was- I believe it is > still in question. > > Some of the Pike/Floyd co. researchers will have to verify the rest. > Good hunting > M. Blackburn > > > ==== BLACKBURN Mailing List ==== > If your family tree doesn't fork, you might be a redneck. > We are a proud sponsor of Rootsweb.com >