Hi Joe Carroll, Thanks for clarifying! Now, the Blackburn book shows Josiah and James as twins. Do you have good info on their dob's and can say for sure they are not? Also, (I am just going by the book and have not researched this line) a Samuel or Lemuel is shown, but no Daniel. I wonder if the records were just so bad that no one could say for sure. Oh, I see now you have Alfred Lemuel. Probably some census records show him as Alfred, and others as Lemuel! Do you have good info on Daniel? I am interested in this line for several reasons although it is not my direct line I feel very sure they are related due to time, place, and names. As I mentioned, I have a Porter line, and think there is a connection there also. The Cherokee connection is important to me too, as we were told all our lives we were part Cherokee, but I have been unable to find any proof. Lewis married a Cherokee woman, or at least part Cherokee. I guess you knew that. The Challacombe book on Blackburns states that John Porter Blackburn moved to Texas with three brothers and the family of Edward Rose, the nephew of Gideon Blackburn (my known relative) and that they called each other "cousin". Gideon, if you did not know, established schools for the Cherokee and taught them to spin and to farm among other things, as reading, writing, and about the Bible, of course. 'Ain't' this fun? Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 11:25 AM Subject: Re: [BLKBURN] BLACKBURN, William H. Blackburn - 1850/AR > > Hi Linda, > > I'm sorry that I might have confused you, but blame it on my typing ability > or lack of ability. I list the 3rd of 10 children of Ambrose Blackburn, Jr > and Frances Jones Halbert as Josiah Hackney Blackburn. Sorry that I named > him one place as Joseph Hackney Blackburn. Here is my list of the ten > children of Ambrose and Frances: > > 1. Elizabeth "Betsy" Blackburnl b Oct 29, 1773; f Oct 23, 2847; mar Leonard > Tarrant, Jr; 13 children > 2. Meredith Blackburn; b 1777; d 1812; unmarried > 3. Josiah Hackney Blackburn; b 1778; d Sep 8, 1841; mar Rachel Bryant; 7 > children > 4. Lewis Blsckburn; b Jul 17, 1779;d Dec 24, 1852; mar Mary Ann "Polly" > (Daniels) Buffington; 7 children > 5. Mary Blsackburn; b 1781; d ?; mar John Sharp; 3 children (unidentified) > 6. William Alfred Blackburn; b Sep 17, 1783; d Jul 15, 1827; mar Ruth > Cauthorn; 6 children > 7. John Porter Blackburn; b Apr 20, 1786; d Apr 17, 1855; mar Nancy > Elizabeth Churchwell; 10 children (And NO, I do not know where the name > Porter came from) > 8. James S. Blackbrun; b 1787; d 1870; mar Louisa ????; 10 children > 9. Alfred Lemuel Blackburn; b 1790l d 1839 > 10. Daniel Blackburn; b c1793 > > I'd appreciate your comments, corrections and/or additions > > Joe Carroll > > > ==== BLACKBURN Mailing List ==== > Consider adding 'estimated' DATES and PLACES to your Blackburn names to help in connecting families. > >