My BLACKBURNs go back to George BLACKBURN b 1800 Moelry,Yorkshire,England.He married Suzanne HODGSON bn1806 Upper Green nr Leeds,Yorkshire. The family came over bout 1830-40 and went to Kewanee,Henry co,Ill. Was your last name ever spelled PEW? Have heard that these spellings were interchangable. I have Reuben C PEW b 1758 Roxberry township,Morris co,NJ He married Francis(Fanny) SMITH from either NC or SC. They settled in Rockcastle co,