Yes, James B. Blackburn was Presbyterian, and there was an elder Samuel Blackburn (as opposed to James' son Samuel) living nearby in Rutherford Co. NC. In the Blackburn book by Frances Blackburn Hilliard there is mention of an accusation of being a Tory leveled at Samuel and also I believe, James, but it was eventually dropped. I read recently that one of the reasons people moved to NC (they also included Kentucky) was because they did not keep good public records so it was a good place for people to go who did not want to be traced. Mike Smoke ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 8:01 AM Subject: Re: [BLKBURN] James B. Blackburn > Hi, > I've been saving your last e-mail meaning to reply but I got sick and > didn't do anything for several days. > Re: James B. Blackburn's relationship to the Benjamin/Mary line- don't give > it up. There are several loose ends with those old guys and unaccounted > children, etc.James B. seems to have had a brother named Samuel who stayed in > NC and I think there may have been another brother. The characteristics of > the two lines are quite similar-naming patterns, relatives in common and > apparently religion. I believe James B. and family were Presbyterians as were > the Benjamin line. This is significant as several of the most prominent > Blackburn lines in NC were Methodists. Of course, religion changed on the > frontier depending on the availability of churches. > Good luck hunting. > Miriam Blackburn > > > ==== BLACKBURN Mailing List ==== > If you are unsubscribed from the Blackburn list unintentionally, simply resubscribe. A full mailbox, computer error, or spam may cause you to be unsubscribed. > Kay Griffin Snow, listowner at: [email protected] >