Hi Maggie and All, So glad to find which Blanchard Ruhama married. Amy (Ruhama)'s brother Samuel had Martha Jane who married Silas Blanchard and they are my ancestors. I can send you a gedcom of what I have on this line. I would appreciate any info you have on her with sources. Nathaniel's is the first I have of her line and his parentage is uncertain though I have the following notes, "It is probable that the Nathaniel Smith who was a son of Thomas of Salem is the Nathaniel who later appeared in Haverhill and was the father of Samuel, but this is not certain." Ancestors of the Children of David O. Smith MD, Hudson, NH; arranged by Henry O Smith, MD; NH Historical society Library # 929.25645 Was, freeman 1668. (CD 149, 1st Edition -JAMES SAVAGE, -VOL 3 DICT. FIRST SETTLERS OF N.E. Screen 106 of 1654) Her lineage is as follows: Descendants of Daniel Smith Generation No. 1 1. DANIEL4 SMITH (SAMUEL3, SAMUEL2, NATHANIEL1) was born 12 24 1745 in Haverhill, MA (Source: Haverhill VR, Births.), and died 11 30 1836 in VT? (Source: DAR Patriot Index, Washington, 1966, pg. 624; History of Hillsborough NH, 1735 - 1921, G. Waldo Browne, pg. 529.). He married RUHAMA CUTTER 5 11 1769 in Hudson, NH (Source: NEHGR, Vol. 91, July 1937, pg. 265.), daughter of RICHARD CUTTER and KEZIA PEIRCE. More About DANIEL SMITH: Military: Abt. 1776, PVT Revolution, NH (Source: DAR Patriot Index, Washington, 1966, pg. 624) Children of DANIEL SMITH and RUHAMA CUTTER are: i. HANNAH5 SMITH. Notes for HANNAH SMITH: m. Hadley; r. Lyndeboro', NH "A History of the Cutter Family of New England", by Dr Benjamin Cutter, 1871, Boston, pg 109. ii. RUHAMAH SMITH. Notes for RUHAMAH SMITH: m. Blanchard; dead.____ "A History of the Cutter Family of New England", by Dr Benjamin Cutter, 1871, Boston, pg. 109. iii. KEZIA SMITH. Notes for KEZIA SMITH: M. Humphrey Peabody; both d. in Milford, NH "A History of the Cutter Family of New England", by Dr Benjamin Cutter, 1871, Boston, pg 109. iv. SUSANNA SMITH. Notes for SUSANNA SMITH: M. Wright and Marshall; r. Milford "A History of the Cutter Family of New England", by Dr Benjamin Cutter, 1871, Boston, pg 109. v. MARY SMITH. Notes for MARY SMITH: m. and d. in MT Vernon, NH "A History of the Cutter Family of New England", by Dr Benjamin Cutter, 1871, Boston, pg. 109. vi. DANIEL SMITH, b. 3 14 1770, Milford/Hillsborough, NH (Source: NH State VR, Birth Certificate.). Notes for DANIEL SMITH: M. and living in Hillsboro, NH "A History of the Cutter Family of New England", by Dr Benjamin Cutter, 1871, Boston, pg. 109. vii. EZEKIEL SMITH. Notes for EZEKIEL SMITH: m. and r. in Hollis, NH "A History of the Cutter Family of New England", by Dr Benjamin Cutter, 1871, Boston, pg. 109. viii. SAMUEL SMITH, b. 9 22 1783, Milford/Hillsborough, NH (Source: NH State Vital Records, Birth Certificate..); d. 2 22 1879, Hillsboro/Hillsborough, NH (Source: History of Hillsborough, George Waldo Browne; Manchester; 1922:, pg. 529.); m. BETSY CONN, 9 21 1807, Harvard, MA (Source: NEHGR, Vol. 81, pg. 32.). Notes for SAMUEL SMITH: m. and living in Washington, NH "A History of the Cutter Family of New England", by Dr Benjamin Cutter, 1871, Boston, pg. 109. More About SAMUEL SMITH: Burial: Hillsboro/Hillsborough, NH, Upper Village (Source: Gravestone.) More About BETSY CONN: Baptism: 3 25 1781, Harvard, MA. (Source: NEGHR, Vol. 81, pg. 32.) Burial: Hillsboro/Hillsborough, NH, Upper Village (Source: Gravestone.) Marriage Notes for SAMUEL SMITH and BETSY CONN: The "Descendants of John Conn of Groton, MA" article in the Jan, 1927 Vol 81, pg 32, states that this is the Intention filing date. ix. NANCY SMITH, b. 3 04 1787 (Source: "A History of the Cutter Family of New England", by Dr Benjamin Cutter, 1871, Boston, pg 109.). Notes for NANCY SMITH: m. Dea Timothy Gray of Wilton, NH, April, 1812; d. Wilton, 3 April 1865. He d. 7 Aug 1867. Their son, D S Gray, is a provision dealer, in Lowell, MA. "A History of the Cutter Family of New England", by Dr Benjamin Cutter, 1871, Boston, pg 109. ---------- From: MARGARET GUSTAFSON, M.D.[SMTP:mgus@t-one.net] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 1998 9:13 PM To: BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Sherry's geneology project Sherry Gould asked for help on the Blanchards in Canterbury and Dunstable, mentioning that she was not sure this was appropriate for the list. Gosh, Sherry, I would think that this is just the kind of thing the list should do. Anyone who is not of that lineage or just plain bored could just skip it. Having said that, I don't have any helpful information for this particular project, as I am descended from some Blanchards from Billerica, Mass, who then moved to Lyndeborough, NH. I am looking for more information about Amy [Ruhama] Smith, wife of Jotham Blanchard, Jr. He was born in Billerica 9 Feb 1774, and was married 17 Aug 1796 in Amherst, MA. He died in 1847 in Lyndeborough, and she died in 1868, also in Lyndeborough. She was born in Milford, NH, February 1778. It's kind of hard to do much with a name like Smith. Any help out there? Maggie Gustafson [mgus@t-one.net]

Sue, Thanks for your response - I did have the information you sent, - thank you - here is a tidbit further just for the record books. Reuben DID come to the Cayuga County, NY area. He apparently settled in Sennett, NY (where Amelia's daughter Cordelia was born) and had purchased land. He is reported to have died in Sennett, NY. I have yet to find their resting places. I have evidence that in 1828 the children sold off his land (in Sennett) to an individual, apparently after his death. It is thought that the land may have been sold to an in-law. FYI, Reuben, Jr. is buried in the Victory cemetery, with many others. Oliver, Almar, Honeyman, Amelia & Cordelia. Do you or anyone else have any clue where Almar/Almore might fit into this line? I have an idea he might be Amasa? If I can help anyone on the Victory Blanchards and their newer generations, please feel free to contact me as I have access to a particularly good source regarding the family's history in that area! Thanks, Sandy volleybird@juno.com _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

I am brand new to the BLANCHARD-L, and my first e-mail is to concur with Margaret Gustafson's approval of Sherry's project. I don't have any help for Sherry or Margaret, but I will be delighted with them if someone else does. I will be in Maine in mid-September working on my Blanchard ancestors in Franklin County. I also plan to visit the NEHGS in Boston for one or two days. My line is Thomas, Nathaniel, John, John, Nicholas, Nicholas, Allen, Allen, Oramendal... I am relatively new to genealogy and computers and have a long way to go. I live in Georgia and am not as familiar as the rest of you with New England geography yet, so I really appreciate towns, counties and states when you mention cemeteries, etc. Is anyone else out there following my Maine ancestors?? Carolyn

Thanks John--I'll follow up on your suggestions in my search for Amy Smith. I certainly didn't know which towns contributed to Milford, and I look forward to learning more about the history of the area. This certainly points out how important [and interesting!] background knowledge is in geneology. Geneology makes history come alive, and the converse is also true! Many thanks. Maggie Gustafson

Sherry Gould asked for help on the Blanchards in Canterbury and Dunstable, mentioning that she was not sure this was appropriate for the list. Gosh, Sherry, I would think that this is just the kind of thing the list should do. Anyone who is not of that lineage or just plain bored could just skip it. Having said that, I don't have any helpful information for this particular project, as I am descended from some Blanchards from Billerica, Mass, who then moved to Lyndeborough, NH. I am looking for more information about Amy [Ruhama] Smith, wife of Jotham Blanchard, Jr. He was born in Billerica 9 Feb 1774, and was married 17 Aug 1796 in Amherst, MA. He died in 1847 in Lyndeborough, and she died in 1868, also in Lyndeborough. She was born in Milford, NH, February 1778. It's kind of hard to do much with a name like Smith. Any help out there? Maggie Gustafson [mgus@t-one.net]

Maggie wrote: > information about Amy [Ruhama] Smith, wife of Jotham Blanchard, > Jr. He was born in Billerica 9 Feb 1774, and was married 17 Aug 1796 in > Amherst, MA. I would hazard a guess that it was in Amherst, NH, not MA. > He died in 1847 in Lyndeborough, and she died in 1868, > also in Lyndeborough. She was born in Milford, NH, February 1778. It's > kind of hard to do much with a name like Smith. Any help out there? According to the History of Lyndeborough, he died 1847 Jan 21 and she died 1868 Feb 21. Note that Milford was not founded until 1794, so the place Amy was born could have been any one of the towns that contributed to Milford: Amherst, "Mile Slip", or Hollis. There might be a record of her birth in one of those places. It would be worth looking in the town histories for information on Smiths: Samuel Worcester, "History of the town of Hollis" (1879) Daniel Secomb, "History of the town of Amherst" (1883) George Ramsdell & William Colburn, "History of Milford with family registers" (1901). John Chandler

I just noticed a Blanchard death record on a page of the Coventry, RI death records for the year 1882. The name was Bertha Stillwell Blanchard age 1d, died in Coventry, female, white, born in Anthony, RI of American parents named William A & Emma A Blanchard, cause: premature birth. The entry is on page 731 of book 1882 in the RI state archives. John Chandler

I liked Betsy's suggestion about getting copies of Samuel Blanchard's gravestone made. Samuel is one of my ancestors too. If anyone gets the project going please let me know! Have a great time on your trip Laurell! Maggie Gustafson [mgus@t-one.net]

In July 1986 we found these graves. East Randolph Cemetery, Alleghany Co, NY Thomas Allen Blanchrd b 1843 died Dec. 1924 Frances Laura Blanchard b 1849 died Dec 5, 1932 Randolph Cemetery, Randolph, Alleghany Co, NY J. DeLos Blanchrd 1856-1929 Mary S. (Blanchard) 1872-1930 Town of Albion , Orleans County, New York Annis Cemetery Albert Blanchard b 8 Jan 1825 d 10 Sep 1825 son of Nehemiah & Sarah Densmore Chandler Blanchard b 19 Sep 1800 d 23 Aug 1859 Husband of Lucy Linsley, son of Nehemiah & Sarah Densmore Lucy Linsley Blanchard b 22 Oct 1829 d 15 Feb 1861 wife of Chandler Nehemiah b 16 Oct 1774 d Sep 1848 husband of Sarah Densmore Orrin Blanchard b Apr 1841 d Apr 1844 son of Chandler & Lucyy Linsley Sarah Densmore Blanchrd b 9 Jul 1778 s apr 1849 wofe pf Meje,oaj

This is a note designed to whet everybody's appetite. I am prompted to make this announcement in part by the note that was posted earlier today commenting how enormously helpful Pat Curry has been to many of us on the Blanchard list. It's about to get even better for all those interested in the descendants of George[2] son of Thomas[1] of Charlestown. Pat has sent me a copy of her descendancy files for George -- similar to the file for "Joseph" that you have all seen (or at least heard about). I am now in the process of putting this all together and converting it into a Web document as I did for "Joseph". The George file turns out to be almost three times as big as the Joseph file, but I hope it won't take me three times as long to get it converted. There is another reason for making this announcement now, even though the file is not yet ready for viewing, and that is a result of the larger file size: I would like some feedback from anybody who has viewed the "Joseph" file on the web and has an opinion about the loading time -- e.g., whether it's tolerable or not and whether it would be tolerable if multiplied by three. Any other comments about the format and usability would be timely now as well (but bear in mind that I'm not planning to do any major re-organization of the document as prepared by Pat -- just inserting the bells and whistles for navigating through it with a web browser). John Chandler

Is there anyone out there who might be able to enlighten me regarding Reuben BLANCHARD, husband of Amy SEAMMON, and father of Amelia BLANCHARD. Reuben was born in R.I. and died in Sennett, NY. I am interested in finding his place of burial, as well as his wife's. And any information regarding them and/or their daughter Amelia. Also, I know she is not on line - but I still wish to mention how grateful so many of us should be for the informations supplied by Pat Curry! Any responses should be sent to: volleybird@juno.com Thanks! Sandra M. Sharp P.O. Box 71 Shortsville, NY 14548 716.289.3020 _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Sherry wrote: > Thus my plea to the list for information about > John's Benjamin. Pat Curry said regarding the latter, "Some Corresp. Have > proposed that the father of the Richard who went to Canterbury was Benjamin > [1665- ], son of John, of Dunstable, & known to be alive as late as a 1699 > Dunstable tax. But neither this Benjamin nor a desc. Has been recognized in > the many deeds by the heirs of John of Dunstable." One correction here: referring to the online "Joseph" file provided by Pat Curry (and also to the two Dunstable histories) reveals that John's Benjamin was *not* included in the 1699 tax. It may therefore be presumed that he had either died or moved away from Dunstable before that time. The last known mention of him was 1693 in John's will. John Chandler [Index: Benjamin 1665 b Chelmsford, MA 1998 08 26]

John, I've become adept at confusing you I think. ;-) I am not certain what the confusion is on the part of the Historical Society members. My brother set up a meeting with them for September. He indicated that we needed to show clearly that "our" Benjamin from Andover was not in truth descended from John's Benjamin. I am clueless about John's Benjamin I only know about mine from Andover which leaves me at a disadvantage in providing them any clarity. Thus my plea to the list for information about John's Benjamin. Pat Curry said regarding the latter, "Some Corresp. Have proposed that the father of the Richard who went to Canterbury was Benjamin [1665- ], son of John, of Dunstable, & known to be alive as late as a 1699 Dunstable tax. But neither this Benjamin nor a desc. Has been recognized in the many deeds by the heirs of John of Dunstable." That was the long answer, the short one is yes I believe that is the point, to prove that any given reference to a Benjamin documented from the 1740's on in Dunstable is not in fact a descendant of Benjamin son of John. Clearer?, Sherry ---------- From: John F. Chandler[SMTP:JCHBN@CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU] Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 1998 7:40 PM To: Sherry Gould Subject: Re: Richard Blanchard, NH 1732 Sherry, > The second part of the project is in regard to sorting out our Benjamin, s > Jonathan from Benjamin s of John as they were both in Dunstable. I'm confused. Benjamin[4] son of Jonathan was born in 1693 and removed to Dunstable, NH about 1743, while Benjamin[3] son of Deacon John was born in 1665 and was apparently last mentioned on paper in 1693 in Deacon John's will (when Dunstable was still all in Massachusetts). Surely, it can't be difficult to keep those two separate! Is the point of the project to determine whether any of the references to Benjamin in Dunstable, NH actually refer to a hitherto-unknown son of Benjamin[3]? John

Hi All, Richard Blanchard and Elizabeth Hussey were married the 12th of July 1686 in the County of York, ME by Samuel Wheelwright Esq., one of his majesties Justices of the peace [NEHGR Vol. 28:117]. Elizabeth appears to have married second Richard Randall Apr 10 1705 [Stackpole, ES & Thompson, L.: History of the town of Durham, NH (Oyster River Parish), publ. By town, nd. Vol. 2]. Today I got five deeds regarding Richard Blanchard in NH. The first one shows this Richard Blanchard with wife Sara. A Richard Blanchard married Sara Head in Oyster River Parish (now Durham), NH by Rev. Hugh Adams [NEHGR Vol. 23: 179] on Sept. 3 1719. On May 1, 1720 James Head, illegitimate son of Sarah Blanchard was Baptized by the same at Oyster River [ibid. Vol. 30: 60]. On Feb. 18, 1727/28 Richard Blanchard was baptized as above [ibid. Vol. 33: 346]. The second deed shows Richard Blanchard of Dover with wife Sarah. A Benjamin or Richard was scalped by the Indians in Canterbury, NH on June 11, 1746 [History of the Town of Canterbury, NH 1727-1912; James Otis Lyford; 1912; Concord, NH; pg. 32, 33]. The Canterbury Town History goes on to say: " 'A Mr. Benjamin Blanchard, who then occupied the farm where Colonel (Morrill) Shepherd now lives, wishing some one to accompany him from the fort to his dwelling house, Mr. Samuel Shepherd consented to go. On their return to the fort, at the westerly end of the Soper orchard, so called, and not more than two rods distant, seven Indians rose from behind a pine log and discharged their guns and, strange as it may appear, neither of them were hurt. They reurned the fire, but without execution. They both ran, and Shepherd make his escape, but Blanchard who was a corpulent man, was overtaken, knocked down and scalped. He also received a slight wound in the leg by an arrow supposed to have been diped in poison. This was on the llth of June, 1746. The report of the muskets soon drew forth the effective men from the fort, who found Blanchard, the blood streaming from his head. He was conveyed to the garrison when, after twelve days extreme suffering, he expired.1' Rev. William Patrick's Sermon, October 27, 1833. 1. There is doubt whether it was Benjamin or Richard Blanchard who was scalped by the Indians. There is nothing in the Province Registry of Deeds showing that any Benjamin Blanchard was a land owner in Canterbury in 1746. The farm described by Mr. Patrick was lot 35 deeded to Richard Blanchard in 1733, and at a much later date owned by Col. Morrill Shepard. (Prov. Reg. Deeds, Vol. XXIV, pg 532.) This Richard Blanchard died before 1750. (Deed of Samuel Moore to Daniel Ames Oct. 19, 1750, unrecorded) which indicates that he might have been the victim (See also "History and Description of New England" by A J Coolidge and J B Mansfield, ph 433). The Rev. Timothy Walker, minister at Concord, 1730 to 1782, made two contemporaneous notations of the event in his diary, in one of which he gives the name as Benjamin and in the other Richard. A Benjamin Blanchard was on the muster rolls of Capt. Jeremiah Clough's Co. from July 4 to December 4, 1746, and he was probably the first se! ttler in Northfield in 1760. The father of this Benjamin is said to have been scalped by the Indians. (History of Merrimack County, pg 519.) If the father's name was Benjamin, then Richard may have been his grandfather." History of the Town of Canterbury, NH 1727-1912; James Otis Lyford; 1912; Concord, NH; pg 32, 33. Page 10 of this same work; "July 28, 1733, Samuel Ingalls of Chester conveyed to Richard Blanchard of Canterbury home lot No. 35, and the Province Registry of Deeds shows no grantor or grantee as an earlier inhabitant of the town. This, however, is not conclusive evidence that he was the first settler. The early pioneers may have explored the territory with the privilege of purchasing later if conditions were found to be satisfactory. The actual conveyances of these lots in Canterbury were made at Durham, Dover or some other settlement in the southern part of the state where there was a justice of the peace before whom the deed could be executed. Hence, there may have been inhabitants who did not secure title to their property until they had an opportunity to return to civilization, which may have been several years after settlement. Then, it was quite as natural to describe the grantee in a deed as the inhabitant of a town from which he emigrated as of Canterbury, a community that was not accorded! town privileges until 1741. The warrant for the proprietors' meeting March 20, 1734, which recites as one reason for calling it that 'a sufficient number of inhabitants of Canterbury have requested by petition under their hand to have a minister the ensuing summer and a mill built for their benefit,' confirms this view. Richard Blanchard was probably one of the proprietors of Canterbury. One of that name drew home lot 124, but sold it soon after." I am hopeful to uncover more about these individuals. There was no Probate Record for Richard Blanchard at that early a date in Rockingham Co Probate. Neither was I able to locate one for Elizabeth Randall or variant spellings. I did find a Probate for Richard Jr of Canterbury in ca 1790 which was not legible on film or in print. I will look at the NH State Archives for a copy of the latter. Do any of you have anything about these Richards that may help? Can you see something I haven't? Thanks Sherry First I will transcribe a deed listed from Richard Blanchard to Richard Molony. It is Provincial Deed, Book 18, page 210 on microfilm at the NH State Archives (where copies are .20 each rather than 1.00 each at Rockingham Co Deeds). To all People to whom these presents shall come Richard Blanchad of Oyster River in N = Hampshire in N = England yeoman Sendeth Greeting know ye yt ye Richard blanch for & in Consideration of ye sum of twelve Pounds C??? money to him In hand before ye Ensealing hereof well Y truly paid by Richard Molony of Portsmouth in N = Hampshire aforesaid Merchant ye Rec?? of to full Satisfaction ye said Richard Blanch doth hereby Acknowledge & there of & of Every part & parcel there of doth Exonerate Acquit & Discharge him ye said Richard Malony his heirs Executors Administrators & assigns & Every of them forever by these presents have Given Granted Bargained ???? Enforce? - Conveyed Sale? Aliened Enfeoff? - Conveyed - & Confirmed & by these presents doth freely fully Clearly & Absolutely hive grant bargain Sell Alien Enfeoff? Convey & Confirm unto him ye said Richard Molony his heirs & assigns forever all ye said Richard Blanchads Estate Right Title Interest Claim Property Challenge & D! emand whatsoever which he ye said Richard Blanch now hath or Right to have of & In one whole Right or Proprietor In ye said Town of Canterbury In N = Hampshire aforesaid which he ye said Richard Blanchad hath & Claimeth as an Original Proprietor In ye said Town of Canterbury by virtues of ye Charter of Corporation of Said Town & of ye said Richard Blanchad name being Entered In ye Schedule annexed to ye charter of ye said town of Canterbury together with all ye privileges & Opportunities To ye said Richard Blanchad Right or share belonging or In any wise appertaining to Have & to hold all ye before Grant & Bargain presents together with all & Singular ? privileges & Opportunities there of unto him ye said Richard Molony his hears & Assigns forever to his & their own Proper use & uses Benefit & Behest from henceforth & forever lawfully Peaceably & quietly to have hold sue occupy posses Enjoy from hence forth & forever Clear of all former Demands Also Sara ye wife of ye said Ri! chard Blanchad doth by these presents give yield up & surrender al thirds of In & unto all ye above & with in Grant & Bargained Privileges & its Opportunities thereof unto him ye said Richard Molony his heirs & assigns forever in Witness of they ye said Richard Blanchad & Sara his wife have hereunto set their hands & seals ye 11th day of October = Anno Domini 1731 his Signed - Sealed & Delivered Richard X Blanchard seal In presence of us mark I? Grady Province N= Hampshire - Oct ye 11th 1731 John Molony Her? Hunter Next; deed listed from Richard Blanchard to Nathaniel Randall. It is Provincial Deed, Book 22, page 356 on microfilm at the NH State Archives: To all People to whom these Presents shall come greeting know ye yt I Richard Blanchard of Dover in ye Province of New Hampshire in New England Yeoman for & in consideration of ye sum of forty Pounds in Money to me in hand paid before ensealing by Nathaniel Randel of ye Town & Province aforesaid yeoman Irect.? Whereof I do freely acknowledge & my self therewith fully satisfied Consented & thereof & every Part & Parcel thereof do Exonerate Acquit Discharge ye said Randal his Heirs Executor Administrator forever by these Presents have given granted Bargained Sold aliened Conveyed Conformed & by these do fully freely & absolutely give grant Bargain Sell aliene Convey confirm unto him ye said Nathaniel Randal his Heirs & assigns forever a Certain Tract of Land which I have in Possession lying & being on ye Norwest side of ?????? Road between said Randals house & Little River Mill it being all ye land I had in Possession with my house & Barn & all Privileges to ye same belonging o! r in any ways Appertaining To have & to hold said granted the said promises to him ye Nathaniel Randel his Heirs & assigns forever to his Heirs own proper use Benefit & Behalf forever & I ye said Richard Blanchard for my self my heirs Executor & administrator do Covent warranty Secure Defend said above Demised Premises to him ye said Nathaniel Randel his heirs & assigns from any Person or former or other Conveyances whatsoever from by & under me as witness my Hand & Seal this Sixth day of May in ye Year of our Lord One thousand Seven Hundred & Thirty two & in ye fifth Year of his Majestys Reign Signed Sealed Dev. Province, New Hampshire Richard Blanchard his mark In ye Presence of Dover 8th Nov. 1732 Sarah Blanchard her mark Samuel Adams Then Richard Blanchard came & acknowledged ye forgoing Phebe Adams Instrument to be his Voluntary act & Deed - Coram Paul Gerrish Jus Peace Received March 22nd 1743,4 & Recorded November 26th 1744 Peirce Recorder. Next; deed listed from Samuel Ingalls to Richard Blanchard. It is Provincial Deed, Book 24, page 532 on microfilm at the NH State Archives: To all People to whom theses presents shal come know ye yt I Samuel Ingals of Chester In ye Province of N = Hampshire In n = England yeoman for Divers good Cause of Considerations, me - hereunto Moveing but Especially for one Bond given to me Samuel Ingals Bearing - Equal Date with these presents by Richard Blancher of Canterbury In ye Province aforesaid yeoman have given granted bargained Soled & do by these presents absolutely give grant bargain Sel Alien Enfeoff Convey & Confirm unto him ye aforesaid Richard Blancher his heirs Executors Administrators or assigns one forty acre lot or House lot Situate lying & Being In ye township of Canterbury Originally laid out or granted to Jno Blackdon which I lately Purchased of James Beyford Butt?? & Bound: as is set forth In Canterbury town Book & is no 35 - To Have & hold all & Singularly ye aforesaid forty acre Lot with all ye Privileges and Opportunities thereunto belonging or In any wise Appertaining to ye aforesaid Samual Ingals! do ?Avrrich? my self to be ye Five & lawful Owner of ye premises aforesaid and have In myself ful power & lawful Authority to Dispose of ye same as In manner aforesaid - furthermore I ye above said Samuel Ingals for my Self & Heirs Executors - administrators or Assigns to Warrant Secure & Defend ye aforesaid granted & Bargained promises against: ye legal Claims & Demands of any Person or Persons whosoever Laying any Claim to ye premises or any part thereof - from by or under me or my Procurement In Witness here of I have here unto set my hand & affix my Seal this 28 day of July 1733 & In ye 7thy year of his Majesties Reign King George ye 2nd of great Brittain Samuel Ingalls seal Signed Sealed & Delivered In ye Presence of Michael Johnson Province of N = Hampshire Lo ^ d: (located?) derry June 25th: 1740 then ye Before Numbered Mercy Ingalls Samuel Ingalls personally appearing acknowledged his hand & seal & ye foregoing instrument to be his free act of Deed. Before Robert Boyes Just. Peace Recorded according to ye per? Josh. Peirce Recorder Original July ye 18th - 1740 Next; deed listed from Richard Blanchard to John Runnals. It is Provincial Deed, Book 22, page 356 on microfilm at the NH State Archives: To All People to whom these presents shall come Greeting, know ye yt Richard Blanchard of Canterbury in ye Province of N - Hampshire in New England yeoman for & in Consideration of ye some of twelve pounds in money to me in Hand Well & truly paid by John Runnals of ye Town of Durham in ye Province aforesaid yeoman ye Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge & my self therewith fully satisfied & contented & thereof & every Part & Parcel thereof Do exonerate acquit & discharge J. Runnels his Heirs Executor Administrator forever by these presents do fully freely & absolutely give grant bargain sell convey & confirm unto ye J Runnals his Heirs & assigns forever all my Right or Proprietorship of ye common and undivided Land of ye Town of Durham which was given me by ye Committee chosen to divide ye Commons of ye Town of Durham it being Six Acres & a quarter of an Acre of Land. To Have & To Hold said granted & bargained Premises with all ye Opportunities & Privileges to Ye same belo! nging or in any wise Appertaining to him ye J Runnals his Heirs & assigns for ever to his & ????own proper use Benefit & Behalf for ever I I ye Richard Blanchard for my self my Heirs Executors Administrators do Covenant promise grant ?? with ye said J Runnals his Heirs & assigns yt before said Ensealing * ? ye ?? Sole & lawful owner of ye above said bargained premises & have in my self good Right full Power I lawful authority to Dispose of ye same as above said & ? ye J Runnals Shall & may from Time to Time & Times by force & vexture of these Presents lawfully peacefully I quietly have hold use occupie posses enjoy ye above bargained premises which all ye Opportunities & Privileges to ye Same belonging or in any ways appertaining free & Clear fully & Clearly Acquitted & Discharged of & from all and all manner of former & other gifts grants Bargains Sales Leases Mortgages Wills Intails? Jointures Dowries Iuognents? Executions & Estates from by & under me witness whereof I have ! hereunto Set my Hand & Seal this 12th day of July Anno Dommi 1736 Signed Sealed & Delivered Richard Blanchard in ye Presence of us his X mark Samuel Adams Province }. Deborah Charles? Nhampshire Nov. ye 24th 1736/7 Richard Blanchard personally appeared before me the Subscriber & acknowledged ye above written Instrument to be his fee Ace and Deed James Davis Just of Peace recorded according to ye original March ye 2ne 1736/7 per Josh Peirce Records Next; deed listed from the Proprietors of Canterbury, NH to Daniel Rogers. It is Provincial Deed, Book 101, page 232 on microfilm at the NH State Archives: Know all men by these Presents that we Samuel Adames of Durham in the Province of New Hampshire, Physician Collector of the Taxes of the Proprietors of Canterbury aforesaid for the year 1743 & Abner Clough of Canterbury in said Province yeoman for the year 1744 Pursuant to an Act of Law of ye Province in that Case made and Provided in Consideration of the just Sum of Three Pounds New Tenor Bills of Publick Credit to me in Hand paid before the Delivery hereof by Daniel Rogers of Durham in said Province Blacksmith for the use of said proprietors in our said capacity Have given granted bargained & sold & Do by these Presents give grant bargain sell alien & freely & absolutely convey & confirm unto him the said Daniel Rogers his Heirs & assigns forever,. The lot of Land in Canterbury aforesaid Laid out for forty acres called the first Division belonging to the original Right of Richard Blanchard being first Proprietor of said Land & in the Plan of the Lots of Land in the said Town! ship of Canterbury, the said Lot is numbered 124 the same being Sold to the said Daniel Rogers who was the highest bidder at a Publick Sale thereof tor the Tax Laid upon the said Right by the said Proprietors for eh said years 1743 & 1744. To Have & To Hold the granted & bargained Premises Together with all their Appurtenances free of all Incumbrances whatsoever to him the said Daniel Rogers his Heirs & Assigns as an absolute Estate of Inheritance in ?ee simple forever & we the said Samuel Adames & Abner Clough in our said Capacity for ourselves our Heirs Executors & Administrators do Covenant & engage the above demised Premises to him the said Daniel Rogers his Heirs & Assigns against the lawful Claims & Demands of any Person or Persons whatsoever forever hereafter To Warrant secure & defend by these Presents. In Witness where of we do hereunto set our Hands & seals this Twentieth day of November Anno Domini one Thousand seven Hundred & Forty five & in the nineteenth year o! f the Reign of our sovereign Lord George the second by the grace o before Ensealing the five & Twentieth Line Erased the work Lot was Interlined before Ensealing. - - - - - Signed Sealed Sealed & Delivered Samuel Adams - - - seal In the Presence of ~~~~ Abner Clough - - - - seal Province of N Hampshire Nov ye 20th 1745 Then Samuel Adames and Abner Clough personally appeared & acknowledged the foregoing Instrument to be their free Act & Deed Before Thomas Young Just. Of Peace. Received & Recorded 6th March 1771 = = =Peirce Recorder Index: Richard m 1686 York Co., ME 1998 8 25 Elizabeth (HUSSEY) m 1686 York Co., ME 1998 8 25 Richard m 1719 Oyster River, NH 1998 8 25 Richard bp 1727/28 Oyster River, NH 1998 8 25 Sarah (HEAD) m 1719 Oyster River, NH 1998 8 25 Richard Res 1731 Oyster River, NH 1998 8 25 Richard Res 1732 Dover, NH 1998 8 25 Richard Res 1733 Canterbury, NH 1998 8 25 Richard Res 1736 Canterbury, NH 1998 8 25 Richard d 1746 Canterbury, NH 1998 8 25

Hi All, I am attempting to sort out the Blanchards in Canterbury and Dunstable for two different projects. Pat Curry has a lot of data and a lot of questions about the Richard/Benjamin/Edward Blanchard's in Canterbury. Several of us descend from the Benjamin Blanchard, son of Jonathan of Andover who went to Dunstable (which became Hollis) and then presumably to Canterbury. The other Benjamin's of Canterbury descended from a Richard whose ancestry is uncertain. My theory is that they descend from Edward, son of Nathaniel, son of Thomas. Pat Curry reports that correspondence with their descendants has produced a theory, as I understand it, that they descend from Benjamin son of John of Dunstable. Pat has provided my with much info and direction to search for the identity of Richard. I will post my findings to the list and am asking for input from members. Later I will transcribe the deeds I have found for Richard Blanchard. The second part of the project is in regard to sorting out our Benjamin, s Jonathan from Benjamin s of John as they were both in Dunstable. The Hollis Historical Society is interested in knowing what was what with these two. They have done excellent work with other families, but have not yet tackled the Blanchards and would like to. I want to give them all the information we have available so that they can set about to prove or disprove our work with the materials and local knowledge they have available. Hope this doesn't bore some of you. If anyone feels it is inappropriate for the list let me know as we could proceed with cc's to those interested. Thanks, Sherry

I have had a lot of trouble sending this message since I am new to the list and can't seem to get it in my head that there is a difference in Blanchard-L and Blanchard- L-request. I also belong to several other lists but they don't require Mime format and couldn't figure out how to get it changed but hope that I have it right now. I have been hoping to see a letter from someone connecting to my Blanchards that came from NC to TN to TX., but haven't seen anything yet. My Blanchard ancestors are Ethelred and Sarah Blanchard born in NC around 1800. They moved to Camden, Benton County, TN sometime before the 1860 census. Their son Stephen (married Mary Spence) was my gg grandfather. Any information on Ethelred and family will be appreciated and if anyone needs information on Ethelred's descendents in my line, just let me know. Thanks in advance. Joy Blanchard Witty

Thanks to all who responded to my New Hampshire/Massachuettes querriers. I'm looking forward to this trip and now I can map out some sort of an agenda. When my mother was little (maybe in the late 1930s) she attended a Blanchard reunion in Ohio. She said a Mayflower connection was discussed and she doesn't remember what was said or through what ancestor. She has tried for years to discover this connection but to no avail. I know that Thomas Blanchard came over on the "Jonathan." Does anyone have any ideas on this? My Blanchard line is as follows: Thomas1, Samuel2, Jonathan3, Stephen4, Stephen5, Stephen6, Stephen7. Thanks again for all the information. Laurell Hodges So. Whitley, In

Hello all In reference to the statement below about the witnesses on old deeds please put the quash on this piece of information, it is far from correct, anyone who uses those names as proof positive of relationship is going to have a long and possibly unfruitful chase. Many times those witnesses were someone who just happened to be in the vacinity at the time or was an employee of the recorder of deeds because they were most likely to be able to read and write This misleading bit has been bandied about lately - I saw it too, but have too many deeds without such relationships showing up to believe it is anything more than coincidence if it happened. Dower rights had no part in this - not everyone bought or sold property to members of the family, and not all deeds have anything to do with property that belonged to the wife or her family. If anyone can prove to me without a doubt that such a practice existed, I will be most happy to eat my words in this forum. Agnes Cloninger agnes@macconnect.com >X-Message: #2 >Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1998 16:11:52 -0700 >From: "Pauline Blanchard" <pcblanch@swbell.net> >To: BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com >Message-Id: <199808232114.QAA09705@mail-gw3adm.rcsntx.swbell.net> >Subject: Witnesses >Content-Type: text/plain >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >I recieved this from a friend today. >Source Minnesota Genealogical Newsletter >"In the lower corner of most old deeds you find two to four witnesses. The >first one is always from the husband's side, the next two from the wife's >side. That is to protect her one-hald dower rights under the law. Nothing >you will ever use will give you greater clues to maiiden name." > >I have a couple of 1860 deeds from Pennyslvania and apparently this >prevailed there. Is this a uniform practice throughout our early history? > >Pauline Blanchard > >--------------------------------

I recieved this from a friend today. Source Minnesota Genealogical Newsletter "In the lower corner of most old deeds you find two to four witnesses. The first one is always from the husband's side, the next two from the wife's side. That is to protect her one-hald dower rights under the law. Nothing you will ever use will give you greater clues to maiiden name." I have a couple of 1860 deeds from Pennyslvania and apparently this prevailed there. Is this a uniform practice throughout our early history? Pauline Blanchard

Hello to the Group. I have been very busy this summer and trying to keep updated as to the info and queries on the list. Sherry -- In reviewing my fiveteen files I have compiled of our Group's messages, I have not found any entry regarding a death date of Samuel, (b.14 Jan 1715/6, married to Ruth Tenney). --- I was contacted by an aunt as to the following query. There is, in the LDS records, references to "relation of Benjamin E. Blanchard", of whom I have not researched the material as yet (most likely have to order it in). Many of the references are to the lineage of 'Joseph' & Ann of 1637. - Rannie in Nova Scotia (the growing American vacation place -> dollar wise) P.S. - I have been contacted recently by distant cousins in my researching the families of female descendency lineage, most recently Frank WOODILL, of California, who has his posting on the RootsWeb research listing. -- RNBU -- QUERY ? -- On Sat, 22 Aug 1998, Gloria Blanchard wrote: > Hi Rannie: > Just out of curiosity - do you have any knowledge of Annie Blanchard, born > in West Windham, New Hampshire on 31 July, 1863? She was the daughter of > Benjamin E. and Zoe Ann (Hills) Blanchard. > A relative of mine was here last week and presented me with a book he has > written on his Mother's side of the family, and Annie appeared in it. > Just curious. > Gloria Blanchard, Ellershouse, Nova Scotia, CANADA Index: Benjamin E. 1863. West Windham NH. 1998.08.22. Zoe Ann (HILLS). 1863. West Windham NH. 1998.08.22. Annie. 1863. West Windham NH. 1998.08.22. Gloria. 1998. Ellershouse NS. 1998.08.22.