You have all been very helpful to me, and I hope this may be of help to you: The descendants of William Blackburn in Woodford County, KY: My Blackburn family originated in Kilcain, Scotland. Yorkshire, England, was just across the border, and attracted many Blackburns because it was an important seaport and trading center. 1. William Blackburn b. 17 Sept. 1653 New Castle, On The Tyne, Yorkshire, England d. 18 Oct. Abingdon Parish, Glouchester Co., Va. (I don't know what brought him to VA, but at that time you could homestead 50 acres for every member of your family if you were willing to live on the new frontier.) Marriage: Dorothy, circa 1678 children: +William b. 1682 Rowland Roger Anne 2. William Blackburn b. 1682 Glouchester Co., VA marriage: Elizabeth Haynes (daughter of Thomas Haynes and Elizabeth Adkins) 1711 in Va children: +William b. 1711, Middlesex Co, VA Dorothy b. 1712, d. 1726 Elizabeth b. 1714 Martha b. 1714 (Elizabeth's twin) Hannah b. 1719 Thomas b. 1721 Anna b. 1723 Millicent b. 1727 3. William Blackburn b. 1711 marriage: Elizabeth b. circa 1711 in Middlesex Co. VA child: Edward b. 30 Nov. 1729 4. Edward Blackburn b. 30 Nov. 1729 Middlesex Co., VA marriage: Anne Jones 26 May 1757 in VA children: James b. 1745 +George b. 1746 Elizabeth b. 1747 (As far as I can tell, she was the only other Blackburn to live in Spring Station, KY. She married Richard Bohanon of VA and moved to Spring Station in 1789. They then moved to Jefferson County, KY in 1810, where they settled on the Floyd's Fork of the Salt River. See below for the details on George.) William b. 1748 Mildred b. 1751 Julius b. 1756 Rev. Gideon b. 1772 5. George Blackburn b. 16 January 1746, Glouchester Co., VA d. 1817 Woodford Co, KY marriage: Prudence Berry 19 Sept. 1771 in Louisa Co., VA children Nancy Ann b. 30 July 1772 in Middlesex Co., VA William Berry b. 24 April 1774 Jonathan b. 10 Feb. 1776 Luke Pryor b. 14 Sept. 1777 Mary "Polly" b. 12 Dec. 1789 Mildred b. 25 August 1782 George Jr. b. 27 Nov. 1785, the first born in Woodford Co., KY +Edward Mitchell "Uncle Ned" b. 10 Feb. 1787, Woodford Co. Margaret Trotter "Peggy" b. 7 Oct. 1790 Churchill Jones b. 25 Sept. 1793 Prudence Rachael b. 11 July 1795 Note: the home of George was located on the L&N railroad only a mile from Spring Station on the tracks. He and his wife moved to Woodford County in 1784. His fort was used as a refuge, in the event of Indian attack, by all those within the vicinity.) 6. Edward Mitchell "Uncle Ned" Blackburn b. 10 Feb. 1787 marriage Lavinia S. Bell 3 Sept. 1809 children: (all born in Woodford County) Luke Pryor Blackburn b. 16 June 1816-1823 (Governor of KY 1879-1883, physician) Elizabeth Jane Blackburn b. 14 Feb. William Edward Blackburn b. 3. April 1821 Churchill Horace Blackburn b. 13 Dec. 1827 d. Arkansas Breckenridge Fluornoy b. 25 Feb. 1832 James Weir b. 30 Apr. 1834 Secretary of State of KY, 1879-1883 +Joseph Clay Stiles b. 1 Oct. 1838 (the only one whose birthplace is listed specifically as Spring Station, KY) U.S. Congress 1775-1785, U.S. Senate 1885-95, 1901-07; Governor of Panama 1907; chairman of Lincoln Memorial Commission 1914-1918. Note: "Uncle Ned" was a lover and breeder of race horses. He is the first to settle permanently at Spring Station, having moved there just before Joseph Clay Stiles was born. 7. Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn b. 1 Oct. 1838 marriage 1: Therese Graham 16 Feb. 1858 daughter of C.C. Graham of Lousiville marriage 2: Mary E. 11 Dec. 1901 in Washington, D.C. (he is buried with Therese Graham in Frankfort) children: J.C.S. is known to have had four children, but I have found only one: +Terese Blackburn (my grandmother, bless her)