---------- > From: Pauline Blanchard <pcblanch@swbell.net> > To: Blanchard-L-request@rootsweb.com > Subject: Part 2-Vt. Blanchards > Date: Monday, July 06, 1998 8:38 PM > > Death Certificate for Rufus Blanchard > Vershire, Orange County, VT. > widowed > Date of Birth, 6 Jun 1817 > Name of father Rufus Blanchard, born at Acworth, NH > Name of Mother Anna Keyes b in Acworth, Nh > > Date of death 26 Feb 1904 > Place of burial-Vershire Village > Date of burial 29 Feb 1904 > Have picture of gravestone. > > This family record Vol. 12, pg 102-105, Vermont Hisorical Society, > Montpealor, VT.Joseph-1 moved from Shutesbury, MA, to Ackworth, NH. > Joseph Blanchard, Sr children Aaron, Nathaniel, Joseph, Jr. > Joseph Jr married - Relief Osgood, dau of Aaron Osgood, Hist. of Acworth, > NH. pg 187 > Joseph Jr.-ChildrenRufus m Annie Keyes of Ackworth, NH, David m Betsey > Grag, Joseph m Sena Mitchell, Trifena m Oliver Carleton of Vershire, VT., > Clarisa m Joseph Carleton of Vershire, VT. Hannah m Joseph Aldrich of > Thetford. > Rufus b May 16, 1783 d Nov 7, 1840 m Anna Keyes b Dec. 21, 1782 d May 5, > 1877 > Children: Sabrina b Feb 20, 1808, m Horace Carpenter d Jan 16, 1894 > Danford b July 16, 1809 m April 16, 1809, Phila Prescott, d Dec 11, 1894 > Joseph b Mar 23, 1811 m Susan Guild > Riall b May 31 1813 m Diantha Judd > Keyes b Oct 9, 1815 m Orinda Alexander > Rufus b June 6, 1817 m Dec 12, 1849, Lucy West (2)Susie O. Guild-Mar 13, > 1891, dFeb 26, 1904 > Selimna b May 8, 1820 m Hial Colton, d Oct 28, 1846. > Children of Sabrina Carpenter--Luvia, Lorenzo, Lorane, Luella b 1849 > Children of Danford- Freeman, Francis, Fred, Ethan, b 1854 > Children of Joseph 1-Ellen b 1849 > Children of Rufus-Byron b 1851, Emma b 1853, Cora b 1855 > Children of Danford-Francis b Oct 1841, Frederick b abt 1847 died young, > Ethan Allen m Nelly L. Mattoon on Dec 18, 1873 at Vershire, VT. His age at > the time is given as 20 yrs. > Agnes Leonora Blanchard married William G.Pickings on Sep 22, 1900 at > Vershire, Vt. She was 26 yrs. old, the daughter of Ethan Allen Blanchard > and his wife Nellie L. > > I have pictures of most of these tombstones. Be glad to share with > descendents. > Fletcher-Will send Index lines as Part 3. > > Pauline Blanchard > >

---------- > From: Pauline Blanchard <pcblanch@swbell.net> > To: BLANCHARD-L-request@rootsweb.com > Subject: Pt. 3. Vermont Blanchards-Index > Date: Monday, July 06, 1998 10:12 PM > > Index to Pt & Pt 2 from Pauline Blanchad > Rufus 1783 Ackworth, NH m 1840 Ackworth, NH d Vershire, VT 7 7 1998 > Anna (Keyes) m 1840 Ackworth, NH Vershire VT 7 7 1998 > David Vershire, Vt 7 7 1998 > Betsey (Grag) w of David 7 7 1998 > Joseph 7 7 1998 > Trefena > 7 7 1998 > Oliver Carlton hus. of Trefems > Vershire, VT 7 7 1998 > Sena (Mitchel) > 7 7 1998 > Hannah Vershire, Vt 7 7 1998 > Joseph Aldrich w of Hannah Thetford (?) 7 7 1998 > Sabrina b 1808 m Jan 16, 1884 Vershire, Vt 7 7 1998 > Horace Carpenter hus of Sabrina Vershire, Vt 7 7 1998 > Danford b 1809 m Vershire, VT 7 7 1998 > Phila (Prescott) w of Danford Vershire, Vt 7 7 1998 > Joseph b 1811 Vershire, VT 7 7 1998 > Susan (Guild) w of Rufus Vershire, VT 7 7 1998 > Rial b 1813 m 1843 d 1843 > Vershire, VT 7 7 1998 > Diana (Judd) w of Rial m 1843 d Northfield, Vt 7 7 1998 > Keyes b 1815 7 7 1998 > Orinda (Alexander) w of Keyes > 7 7 1998 > Rufus b 1817 m 1849 d1904 Vershire, VT 7 7 1998 > Lucy (West) w of Rufus m 1849 Vershire VT 7 7 1998 > Selemna Vershire, VT 7 7 1998 > Francis b 1841 Vershire, Vt 7 7 1998 > Frederick b 1847 d 1872 Vershire, Vt 7 7 1998 > Freeman b Vershire, VT 7 7 1998 > Ethan Allen b 1854 d 1926 Vershire, VT 7 7 1998 > Nellie (Mattoon) b 1955 w of Ethan Allen Vershire, VT 7 7 1998 > > Elmer D b 1876 d 1901 Vershire, Vt 7 7 > 1998 > Ellen b 1849 Vershire Vershire, Vt 7 7 1998 > Bryan b 1851 7 7 1998 > Cora b 1855 > 7 7 1998 > Emma b 1853 > 7 7 1998 > Agnes Leonora m Sept 22, 1900 Vershire, Vt 7 7 1998 > William G. Pickings m Sept 22, 1900 Vershire, VT 7 7 1998 > > > Pauline Blanchard

---------- > From: Pauline Blanchard <pcblanch@swbell.net> > To: BLANCHARD-L-request@rootsweb.com > Subject: Fw: Vermont BlanchardsPart 1 > Date: Monday, July 06, 1998 9:26 PM > > > > ---------- > > From: Pauline Blanchard <pcblanch@swbell.net> > > To: BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Vermont BlanchardsPart 1 > > Date: Monday, July 06, 1998 7:59 PM > > > > Have a copy of a marriage license and death certificate for a Rufus > > Blanchard. We visited this cemetery and have pictures of three Rufus > > Blanchards. Decided we could find a connection to our Rufus after > several > > years of searching. Maybe this will help some one else. > > > > MARRIAGE CERT.--dated June 8, 1891 > > Rufus Blanchard, groom, age, 73 Susie O. Guild, age 61 > > Susie O. Dearborn, maiden name > > Both resided at Vershire, Vt. > > No of marriage-Second No of marriage-Second > > Birth of groom, Vershire, Vt Father's Name-Nehemiah > > Dearborn > > Father's name Rufus Blanchard Mother's Name-Judith Dearborn > > Mother's name Annie Blanchard > > The parties above named were joined in marriage at Vershire by me, this > > thirteenth day of March AD.1891. > > Attest-F. D. Goodrich-Clergyman > > A True Record, Attest,-B. F. Fuller, Town Clerk

I found this on www.ancestry.com Wedding Blanchard, Harriett Earl, Chauncy P. 2 Sep 1841 Berrien Co, MI Pauline Blanchard

I will post this again, has anyone heard of or seen mention of Michael Blanchard? I would appreciate any info at all Thanks in advance Tom Nohitter45@aol.com Descendants of Michael Blanchard 1 Michael Blanchard b: June 1786 in Canada . +Francis White b: 1792 in New York m: in New York . 2 Davis Blanchard b: September 21, 1815 in New york d: August 18, 1904 in Troy, Whitley Co., Indiana Fact 1: Occupation Farmer Fact 2: August 21, 1904 Buried at Troy, Indiana .... +Dorothy Ana Smith b: July 16, 1814 in Ohio m: 1837 in Delaware County, Ohio d: October 11, 1893 ..... 3 Alfred Thompson Blanchard b: April 30, 1844 in Indiana d: February 08, 1908 in Sidney, Montana Fact 1: February 09, 1908 Buried at Sidney, Montana ........ +Sarah Heminger b: December 28, 1844 m: in Indiana d: April 1924 in Osage, Minnesota Fact 1: Death certificate records name as Shara Blanchard ......... 4 [1] Rachel Dorothy Blanchard b: December 13, 1889 in Clifford, Minnesota d: March 01, 1975 in Newport, Washington ............ +Unknown ......... *2nd Husband of [1] Rachel Dorothy Blanchard: ............ +Eugene Theodore Auge m: January 12, 1909 ......... *3rd Husband of [1] Rachel Dorothy Blanchard: ............ +Arthur LeRoy Coleman b: December 11, 1887 in Batavia, Iowa m: July 14, 1924 in Ponsford, Minnesota d: January 24, 1973 in Newport, Washington Fact 1: Birthdate possibly off by a few years ......... 4 [2] Florence Blanchard b: 1871 in Indiana d: 1953 in Brainerd, Minnesota Fact 1: Buried in Evergreen Cemetary, Brainerd, Minnesota ............ +Joe b: 1862 d: 1930 ......... *2nd Husband of [2] Florence Blanchard: ............ +Nicodemis Snyder ......... 4 Marion Blanchard b: 1873 in Minnesota d: Abt. October 1905 in Minnesota ......... 4 Clarence Blanchard b: January 24, 1875 in Minnesota d: January 02, 1910 in Rochester, Minnesota ......... 4 Kate b: July 16, 1879 d: March 27, 1954 ............ +Horace B. Kimball b: September 18, 1876 d: February 06, 1958 in Park Rapids, Minnesota ......... 4 [3] Eurie Louise Blanchard b: 1882 ............ +Marion Perkins ......... *2nd Husband of [3] Eurie Louise Blanchard: ............ +Thurston Adams ..... 3 William Blanchard ..... 3 Noel Blanchard ..... 3 Mary F. Blanchard b: October 1838 ........ +Warren Williamson b: September 1835 ......... 4 Charles P. Williamson b: 1879 ..... 3 Martha M. Blanchard b: November 1843 in Ohio ........ +Warren Bills b: November 1833 in New York m: 1864 ......... 4 Ethel S. Blanchard b: May 1883 ..... 3 Nancy R. Blanchard b: August 1855 in Indiana ........ +Jonas James Taylor b: January 1849 in Indiana m: 1872 ......... 4 Eli F. Taylor b: November 1875 ......... 4 Dorothy F. Taylor b: June 1886 ......... 4 Earnest F. Taylor b: August 1891 . 2 Chauncy Blanchard b: 1830 in Ohio .... +Catharine b: 1832 in New York m: 1849 in Indiana . 2 Francis Blanchard b: 1844

Found this info on http://pages.prodigy.com/CGBD86A/garhp.htm New York Marriages and Deaths Search from the NEW YORK WEEKLY MUSEUM. Blanchard, Francis, mar. Thurs, last to Miss phebe Jarolomen, both of this city (May 10, 1794) Blanchard, James, died aged 87 (may l, 1817 Blanchard, Mrs. Mary, widow of the late John Blanchard, died in her 48th year (june 15, 1816 Blanchard, Samuel of Haverhill, was drowned there about a mile above the rocks bridge by the upsetting of a boad. He left a family.-from Newburyport Gaz (June 6, 1807) I have seen several post regarding a Francis Blanchard. Hope this helpssomeone. I am not porting these to the Index as little information. Pauline Blanchard

Can anyone help Nancy <TUTU1@prodigy.net>on this Jerry, no have never hear from Fletcher. I['m confused as I was trying to get a message to Bob Vaughn and everything I sent was returned. Really would like him to know what I have found plus I want to give him the name of a gal who is doing a book on the Blanchards. Nancy in CA ---------- > From: Tarvin Jerry <jtarvin@chipsnet.com> > To: TUTU1@prodigy.net > Subject: Re: Blanchards > Date: Sunday, July 05, 1998 10:54 AM > > Nancy Hi I had sent your message to Fletcher, concerning the Blanchard list > . Did he ever get back to you. Jerry > > At 02:00 PM 6/21/98 -0700, you wrote: > >Do you have a clue as to how to reach Bab Vaughn in Clovis CA? Sent him a > >message the other night from an old email that he had sent to me and it was > >returned. Have some extra info on the Blanchards taking us back to > >Greenberry Blanchard's father. Thought that maybe he would like to have > >it. Do you know, is the Blanchard-L@rootsweb.com very active? Never get > >any info. Thought that I have subscribed. Nancy in CA > > > >

Have a copy of a marriage license and death certificate for a Rufus Blanchard. We visited this cemetery and have pictures of three Rufus Blanchards. Decided we could find a connection to our Rufus after several years of searching. Maybe this will help some one else. MARRIAGE CERT.--dated June 8, 1891 Rufus Blanchard, groom, age, 73 Susie O. Guild, age 61 Susie O. Dearborn, maiden name Both resided at Vershire, Vt. No of marriage-Second No of marriage-Second Birth of groom, Vershire, Vt Father's Name-Nehemiah Dearborn Father's name Rufus Blanchard Mother's Name-Judith Dearborn Mother's name Annie Blanchard The parties above named were joined in marriage at Vershire by me, this thirteenth day of March AD.1891. Attest-F. D. Goodrich-Clergyman A True Record, Attest,-B. F. Fuller, Town Clerk

The following is a reply I received & I thought it would be of great interest to anyone researching Canadian ancestors. With the communications of today, there is 'no privacy', so why would census information that is 92+ years old be a threat to anyone? Martha Access to 1911 and Other Post-1901 Census Records Introduction The release of individual census records is explicitly prohibited by law for all censuses following 1901. This has dismayed the many genealogists and researchers who had expected that the 1911 census records would be publicly available in 2003, 92 years after the taking of the census. There are competing interests at issue here, both legitimate and both important. Not everyone is aware of the "other side of the coin" - so to speak. There is a perception that Statistics Canada has taken an arbitrary position in this matter and is circumventing the 92 year rule by its decision not to transfer the records. This is not the case. In fact, the agency's hands are tied. Census records collected in 1901 and prior years The Privacy Act provides for the transfer of records to the National Archives. It permits such transfers only if there are no other acts with different or stronger protection. In other words, records can be transferred to the National Archives only if there are no provisions in another piece of legislation that prevent that transfer. The records of censuses taken in 1901 and in prior years have been transferred to the National Archives for public access. This was possible because the legislation that was used to collect these census records did not contain any provisions that prohibited their transfer. Up to 1901, Census-takers were instructed to protect the confidentiality of the information while collecting it, but these instructions did not have the force of law. Thus the information contained in these records is protected only by the Privacy Act which stipulates that National Archives can make these records available to the public 92 years after the taking of the census. The 1906 and subsequent censuses Starting in 1906, however, and in subsequent censuses, the legislation that gave the authority to collect census information contained statutory confidentiality provisions. These provisions are such that only the person named in the record may have access to his/her information. There is also no time limitation on the access. Even when the person is deceased, the provisions are still in effect. As a result, Statistics Canada, without breaching the Statistics Act, cannot transfer the census records taken under the authority of the 1906 and subsequent Statistics Acts to the National Archives. The fact that the United States and Britain both release census records is an issue of different legislation and, perhaps, of culture when it comes to the taking of a census. Information recorded on microfilm Statistics Canada continues to hold all individual returns of census questionnaires collected between 1906 and 1986. These records have been transferred from questionnaires to microfilm and are available for access by individual respondents who need to confirm birth dates for pension purposes, passports, etc. The destruction of the 1911 and later census records held on microfilm was never a consideration by Statistics Canada although the paper questionnaires themselves have been destroyed in accordance with approvals given by the National Archives of Canada. As a result, Statistics Canada does not have the option, as has been suggested by some genealogists and researchers, of being able to filter out the more sensitive information from early census records since microfilm technology, unlike newer technology such as optical imaging, does not lend itself to severance. The original paper questionnaires would be required for this. The Statistics Act Like any law, the Statistics Act can also be amended - e.g. to permit the release of individual records after 92 years. But, this is where an important principle of privacy protection comes into play: is it right to alter retroactively the conditions under which information was provided by Canadians? Should Parliament declare, in effect, as invalid the explicit guarantee of indefinite confidentiality that was promised to Canadians when the data were collected? Or should it perhaps consider the 92-year release rule for future censuses only? This issue is very complex. While there is undeniably great value attached to nominative historical census records, there is also great value attached to the aggregate information that can be produced from current and future censuses. That information is and will be used for a multiplicity of purposes, many of which are requirements contained in various pieces of legislation to meet specific needs, for example, transfer payments to provinces and the determination of electoral boundaries. Canadian citizens have always demonstrated unstinted cooperation in providing personal information about themselves when asked to participate in a census or in other surveys conducted by Statistics Canada. The most important factor contributing to this cooperation is the unconditional guarantee given to respondents that the information they supply will be protected. Canada, for almost 100 years has been able to unconditionally guarantee the confidentiality of the information supplied in the census. Changes to the commitments made to respondents in the past could have a negative impact on the level of cooperation given to future censuses and surveys. A substantial decrease in such cooperation could seriously jeopardize Statistics Canada's ability to carry out its national mandate of producing reliable, timely information on which many users depend. This information is also a fundamental pillar of our democratic system, because it is one of the measures that electors use to evaluate the performance of their governments. This must not ever be taken lightly.

The following will be of interest to many of you. http://www.televar.com/~gmorin/index.html The writer is Gail MORIN <gmorin@televar.com> Martha

HI- You recently posted > George Blanchard wrote: > There is a book that was published in about 1987, COMPLETE BOOK OF IMMIGRANTS, 1607--1660. It describes the departure of the ship, "Margaret," from Bristol, England, carrying men to Virginia for the Virginia Company. The ship was owned by Henry Penry and under the command of Captain Woodleefe. Among those listed was John Blanchard, Gentleman. I am looking for a William BLANCHARD b abt 1660-1680 era that suddenly appeared in RI without a trace. Have been searching high and low as well as other members of the list. Could this William possibly be related to your John- rumor has it that he was also a Huguenot but have no proof. We are not related to the Mass. or Acadian Blanchards neither the early Richard of CT. This is a shot in the dark but could explain why we have hit ground zero. Our William did have a son John, which name has been carried down.-as families do. As far as NC Blanchards go- my dad lives in Raleigh and recently went to archives there- some Blanchards immigrated to NC and Virginia via Barbados- Have you explored that possibility yet- I hit zero there too. > Thanks for you post-Sue Blanchard Shaw in Buffalo > >

Hi Pat- Thank you for the info on Hannah. > Re HANNAH (RICHARDSON) BLANCHARD, wife of Levi J. [c1823- - Levi died 13 Oct , 1865.Smithfield RI > Hannah was born in Whiting, Washington, ME to George & Nancy > Richardson [see Coventry, RI Record of Marriages 1850-1900, > p 17 which records the 1860 marriage of Hannah & Levi.] They were married 3 June 1860 after his first wife died ( we think abt 1857) from census records > --About Levi's children: In Bristol Co., MA probates is a > guardianship record for Josephine, dau of Levi & Hannah dated > 2 Oct 1871: Levi, late of Smithfield, RI: widow Hannah, now > dec'd. Her siblings: George H. Blanchard, Melissa "G." Tucker, > wife of Roscoe L. B., Levi C. & John R. Blanchard, all of > Attleborough, MA; & Mary E. Blanchard, of Warwick, RI. Does it say who Josephine's guardian was? Mary Melissa ( G stands for first husband --- Gould) Tucker Roscoe L. B. Tucker? Any info on him? > [Presumably this guardianship was for the purpose of handing on > property owned or newly inherited by the widow Hannah. No > guardian was appointed for her minor siblings--all children of > Levi & his first wife. For anyone who may be interested, Levi's first wife and mother of all five children was Ruth Wilcox, daughter of Jonathan Wilcox. We have yet to find his ancestry. > -->CHECK for a Richardson probate in Bristol Co., MA [possibly > for a parent or for one of Hannah's siblings who died without > heirs. Will do- Again thanks for the post- My dad has lots of info I hope to get on here regarding extraneous lines- BTW- this is the Moses line from William, RI Sue in Buffalo

Here is an update to Part II of the Greetings/Guidelines message that is sent to all new members of BLANCHARD-L. This summarizes some of the current procedures for obtaining information about Mailing Lists, how to retrieve List information/messages from the RootsWeb Archives using e-mail, and how to use the Web Search/Retrieval page for BLANCHARD-L (or other lists served at RootsWeb). There are many other procedures that will 'work' but these should allow you to perform basic tasks. I will also prepare some specific recommendations for how to retrieve messages that are referenced in our Index-Line Database. Fletch _ _ _ _ _ _ II. Information available from RootsWeb on Mailing Lists and BLANCHARD-L ( -D) (as of 27 June 1998) A. List of Lists All the User Mailing Lists hosted by RootsWeb can be found at the following website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/ To determine if there is a particular surname list at RootsWeb, select the Surname/Family Lists link, then select the first letter of the surname and scroll through the names. You can subscribe or unsubscribe to any list by clicking on the list and using the "mail-to" window to enter your request; just follow the simple directions given in the 'fixed' header at the top of the page. The main Mailing Lists page has general information about mail lists and links to other types of Mailing Lists at RootsWeb. You can also scroll through the 'other' lists on that page. Another source of Mail List information is John Fuller's page, Genealogy Resources on the Internet at: http://users.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_mail.html Scroll to item #5 for Surname Lists and use the Index to locate the name of interest. B. 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For example, in a message posted on June 8, l997, and received in Mail Mode, the following lines appear in the header: From: Fletcher Blanchard<fab@Klink.Net> Subject: Robert Blanshard (from David Blanchard) X-Mailing List: <BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com>archives/latest/10 In the last line, [archives/latest/10] indicates that this is message #10 in the BLANCHARD-L Archives of Mail Mode (individual) messages. This message should be one of several messages included in Digest #3 (June 14,), and the X-Mailing List line should have included archives/volume97/3 Note: Messages that were originally archived at RmGate and later transferred to RootsWeb, were not numbered consecutively and can only be identified by the date they were posted. 2. E-mail Retrieval of Archived Files Please Note: Since RootsWeb upgraded its web-based Archives Search Engine, archive access via e-mail has been greatly curtailed. In a 21 Jun 1998 memo to the Listowners-L Mail List, Tim Pierce at RootsWeb, stated, "We've been having to move the e-mail archives for a lot of lists offline in order to free space on the list servers. The rule of thumb is that you shouldn't count on having more than about a month's worth of posts in the e-mail archives, and it may be as small as a couple of days if we've just moved some more offline." With this in mind, if you want to retrieve a <recent> BLANCHARD-L message, say, latest/684 that was posted on 23 June 1998, Send to: BLANCHARD-L-request@rootsweb.com Subject: archive body: get latest/684 To retrieve Volume 98: Issue 90, recently sent to subscribers, Send to: BLANCHARD-D-request@rootsweb.com Subject: archive body: get volume98/90 For a summary of messages included in a Digest (abbreviated Subject: and name of sender), use the same D-request address with body: get latest/digest.header. 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Of my grandmother's family, not so long ago. Looking for cousins and ancestors. Have not yet found anything beyond these generations. Psalter Sylvester Blanchard, born 18 Oct 1800 in Rochester, NY (1860 census appears to say MS 68-? yrs); died 14 Mar 1867 or 1868 in LaSalle County, IL. He was the son of ? Blanchard. He married (2)Phoebe Thorpe Bef. 1839 in Genesee, NY ?. [Married (1) Fanny Root 24 Mar 1830 in Portage County, Ohio-?] Phoebe Thorpe, born Abt. 14 Jun 1816 in Rochester, Genesee, NY (1860 census appears to say 44 yrs); died Abt. 11 Feb 1905 in Streator, La Salle Co, IL. She was the daughter of 10. James Thorpe. Children of Psalter Blanchard and Phoebe Thorpe are: i. A. G. Blanchard, died in of Creston, IL. ii. Dau#2 Blanchard, married George Green. iii. Dau#3 Blanchard, married E. L. Berrier. iv. Adelaide Lavinia Blanchard, born 01 May 1839 in Elkhart, IN; died 03 Oct 1912 in Winona, MN; married Clark Blanchard Guile. v. Elizabeth Blanchard, born Abt. 1842. vi. Emily Blanchard, born Abt. 1845. vii. James Blanchard, born Abt. 1846. viii. Alva Blanchard, born Abt. 1848. ix. Achsah Blanchard, born Abt. 1852. x. Milton Eben or Eben Milton Blanchard, born 30 Sep 1852 in Brookfield Township, La Salle County, IL; died Nov 1928 in Marseilles, IL; married (1) Ella Marie Bartlett 07 Nov 1874 in Remington, IN. Married (2) Jennie; xi. Eunice Blanchard, born Abt. 1855. xii. Eugene D. Blanchard, born Abt. 1857; died in of Streator, IL. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. -- John Light Monterey, CA Email: jblight@redshift.com Genealogy HomePage in Progress: http://www.redshift.com/~jblight/Index.htm

Benjamin (1719 will) in his Chowan Co. NC will clains to be of the upper parish of Nansemond (VA). Upper in this sense is up the tributaries of Virginia tidewaters specifically the Nansemond river tributaries. I have seen no convicing evidence that this Benjamin ever maintained a home in NC. Benjamin was the owner of several hundred acres of land in Chowan (now Gates spin off) County, NC. Deeds recorded in Chowan state clearly that this Benjamin had brothers Aaron and Ephraim who did live in NC. Aaron and Ephraim were Quakers for part of the early 1700s mentioned in meeting records prominently for poor attendance. Benjamin had wife Catherine whose surname is unknown to me, They had sons Robert, Benjamin and Absalom and daughter Catherine mentioned in Chowan will. Presumably there was a VA will that has not come to my attention. There was a Robert Blanshard who received a land grant at a place called Jerico (in Nansemond) in April 1683 which record is preserved in VA state archives. I am unable to determine if Robert is Benjamin,s son, or maybe his father, or ??? I have no reason to believe these Blanchards are related to New England Blanchards unless they share a common ancestor in England. Most of the males have anglicized King James version names. My line from Benjamin 1719 will is Benjamin (Jr), Uriah, Jedediah John, John Hinton Lafyafette, Zachariah, Decatur, Decatur. VA records suffered greatly 1861-65. NC land records are best opportunity for 1700s. Decatur Drew BLANCHARD, Jr.

In reading past messages - it is my understanding the Children of Deacon John Blanchard are as follows: 1) Josiah 2) Benjamin 3) James 4) Thomas 5) Sara 6) Joseph 7) Mary Now , if this Benjamin is the Benjamin that died in Chowan Co in 1719, where then are his brothers - Ephraim and Aaron? I believe that there are documents supporting the fact that these two were Brothers of Benjamin. Am I correct? Renee

Steve wrote: > I have Elizabeth Blanchard m. Abner Wheelock 1780 in Charlton Mass. She was > b. 1754 in Charlton d. 1831 Charlton. Her parents were Phebe ???? who d. 1756 > Charlton and James Blanchard. See Pat Curry's "Joseph" Blanchard web page at http://www.klink.net/~fab/josephb.html for a combination of information on this James and speculation on where he fits into the picture. Part of the speculation is that four baptisms recorded in Spencer, Mass from around this era refer to children of this same James, even though the dates do not line up at all, and none of the baptism entries mention a mother, and two of them don't even mention a father. The other part of the speculation is that James may have been the son of Josiah and Mary Blanchard of Concord, Mass. John Chandler [Index: James 1745 res Charlton, MA 1998 06 25] [Index: Elizabeth 1754 b Charlton, MA 1998 06 25]

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_898807186_boundary Content-ID: <0_898807186@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Does anyone know anything on this line? i dont so i was hoping one of you you may have a common line. Thanks, Daniel --part0_898807186_boundary Content-ID: <0_898807186@inet_out.mail.aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline From: SBBvt@aol.com Return-path: <SBBvt@aol.com> To: DBlanch100@aol.com Subject: Blanchards in colonial Massachusetts Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 22:17:19 EDT Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Hi Daniel, I saw your message on GenForum. I have a Blanchard dead end in Massachusetts. Could you check your records for me. I have Elizabeth Blanchard m. Abner Wheelock 1780 in Charlton Mass. She was b. 1754 in Charlton d. 1831 Charlton. Her parents were Phebe ???? who d. 1756 Charlton and James Blanchard. I have no other information on her father James Blanchard thanks, Steve --part0_898807186_boundary--

---------- From: John F. Chandler[SMTP:JCHBN@CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU] Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 1998 12:34 PM To: BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Virginia / North Carolina Blanchards Renee wrote: > Huguenots and who settled in this precise area. As in the case of Thomas Blanchard of New England, the ultimate origin needn't be Huguenot just because of the French-sounding name. The close association with known Huguenots in this case would make it seem much more solid than the story for Thomas, but the time element has to be considered -- if the Huguenot settlement occurred much later, then there might not have been any association after all. > However, the Blanchards of Massachusetts > and those of VA/NC may have been related at an earlier point. Making transatlantic connections can be very difficult, especially in the case of single emigrants of unspecified age. The identification of Thomas Blanchard as a former resident in the parish of Goodworth Clatford rests on the variety of family connections he had in New England with people who show up in matching English records. I would add that the identification was most aided by the court records regarding the death of his wife on the ship, which traced back to the marriage license. Sherry

Hello Members: My Uncle recently emailed me this message. He gave me permission to post it on the Blanchard-L group. We hope to hear other members comments....on the subject of Benjamin Blanchard (1719_ Chowan Co, NC) He does not believe that this Benjamin is the same Benjamin of the MA Blanchards as previously discussed on this list. We would like to see this topic discussed if anyone is interested. Thank you. Renee Haynes George Blanchard wrote: There is a book that was published in about 1987, COMPLETE BOOK OF IMMIGRANTS, 1607--1660. It describes the departure of the ship, "Margaret," from Bristol, England, carrying men to Virginia for the Virginia Company. The ship was owned by Henry Penry and under the command of Captain Woodleefe. Among those listed was John Blanchard, Gentleman. On the American side, his arrival was recorded by Captain John Smith who wrote that John Blanchard settled near Berkeley on the James. Research will show that there were a number of immigrants in this time period who were French Huguenots and who settled in this precise area. The visitors center at Colonial Williamsburg has (or used to have) a description and recognition of the French Huguenot settlement. (As a side note, it also has a plaque recognizing Robert de Vere, Signer of the Magna Carter and ancestor of the Hintons - probable, great grandmother). In the 80 odd years between the arrival of the first Blanchard to Virginia and the arrival of Benjamin, Aaron, and Ephraim in North Carolina, Blanchards show up sporadically in records that still exist. The land distance from John's original settlement in what is now Charles City County to Nansemond which borders Gates is about 40 miles. But if one were to float down the James and settle on the opposite shore, the total! travel would probably be less than 3 hours. Benjamin, Sr.'s will filed in Gates County, NC, asserts, "I, Benjamin, of Nansemond County, Virginia." Other records indicate that his brothers also lived there. The Protestant inclination would have been an encouragement to move toward NC as the Anglican faith became increasingly the State sponsored and legal religion of Virginia. Land had to have been another encouragement. Unless proven otherwise, I have to believe that based on all the circumstantial indicators, our ancestry came out of the Virginia lineage; not Massachusetts. However, the Blanchards of Massachusetts and those of VA/NC may have been related at an earlier point.