Renee wrote: > subject of Benjamin Blanchard (1719_ Chowan Co, NC) He does not believe that > this Benjamin is the same Benjamin of the MA Blanchards I don't have much to contribute besides a few general comments. Then, as now, Americans moved around a lot, and I can imagine that the cold New England winters might have induced some to move to the South back then. However, it remains true that the first place to look for the origins of a new settler is nearby. > 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. > Benjamin, Sr.'s will filed in > Gates County, NC, asserts, "I, Benjamin, of Nansemond County, Virginia." That's always a good indication. > 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. John

I am still looking for Michael Blanchard somewhere in history. I know he is real, he is my great great grandfather. If any of this looks familiar at all, please let me know. 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

I am looking for information on a David Blanchard that lived in Luzerne Penn. (Bradford Co.) during the period of time of 1800 to 1810. If you have any information on this gentelman, please let me know. If so, I might be able to pass on information that may benifit you in your study. Thank you, Thomas Mathews

Hi, Pat Blanchard Curry sent me one response to a posting in May. ************************ To "Shaw110@buffnet.net" [Sue B. Shaw] on 15 May 1998 Re HANNAH (RICHARDSON) BLANCHARD, wife of Levi J. [c1823- ] 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.] --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. [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. -->CHECK for a Richardson probate in Bristol Co., MA [possibly for a parent or for one of Hannah's siblings who died without heirs. ************************* This BLANCHARD list sure is quiet these days...was concerned whether I was still subscribed seeing as I wasn't getting many issues. Index: Hannah {Richardson} 1860 m Coventry, RI 6-23-1998 Tom -- Thomas A. Wilde, IBSSG Chesapeake, Virginia . . . . . Email: <wildeman@pinn.net> ICQ#: 3951633 . . . . . . . . AOL Inst.Msgr: "wildeirish" Listowner: WILDE-L and WILDE-D Mailing Lists (RootsWeb) Listowner: WOODHOUSE-L and -D Mailing Lists (RootsWeb) Coordinator: Dakota County, Minnesota (MNGENWEB Project)

Im just doing a test, i havent gotten anything in weeks and was wondering if i was still a part of the mailing list. Daniel

Hi Folks!! Just a "feeler"...anyone know of an artist who signed his paintings "Antony Blanchard" ????????..Ernie....

I was forwarded a query dealing with Sarah Blanchard in the following text: In 'Historical and Genealogical Record of the First Settlers of Colchester County', [Nova Scotia] (1873) by Thomas Miller, on pg. 31, it states "Robert, the second son of Alexander and Sarah Miller, was born January 4th, 1828. He was a house-joiner, and removed to New Hampshire, U.S.; and was married there to Sarah Blanchard, of Watertown, Mass., U.S., Feb. 29th 1851, and died March 7th, 1852, aged 23 years." The following was found in the MA. State Archives by the query submitter. Marriage Registration Vol. 61, pg. 155: (29 Feb 1852) Robert MILLER, age 24, born in Nova Scotia, s/o Alexander MILLER; occupation - carpenter; married to Sarah A. BLANCHARD, age 21, born in New Hampshire, d/o M. BLANCHARD. Both Robert and Sarah were living in Watertown, MA. and were married there by Methodist clergyman Rev. M. DWIGHT. It was the first marriage for both. I was also sent the following in the belief this could be the above mentioned Robert due to place and age and date (although the year is different). Death Registration Vol. 76, pg. 124: (7 March 1853) Robert MILLER, age 24, born in Maine, parents names - unknown; occupation - carpenter; marital status - married; cause of death - consumption; place of death - Watertown, MA. ---- I was wondering if anyone was familiar with and /or could tell me more about Sarah. Yours in searching, Rannie Sarah. 1852 m. Watertown, MA. 06.10.1998. Robert {Miller}. 1852 m. Watertown, MA. 06.10.1998.

Daniel wrote: > I came across some information, courtesy of Family Tree Maker, that confused General rule of thumb: if unsourced info seems confusing, just throw it away, since it's probably wrong in some important aspects anyway. > Thomas Blanchard being born in France in1594, d. may 21 1654. The > info i have says June 1654. The first death date is correct. It doesn't appear in the Charlestown vital records, but does appear in probate records. On the other hand, there is no documented birth date for Thomas anywhere, nor any record of his age at any point. The date and place of birth are conjectural only. Any discrepancies there are merely differences of opinion on a matter that hasn't been settled. > Is it possible that more than one Thomas > Blanchard migrated to America in the early to mid 1600's? As a matter of fact, there were two. Thomas Sr had a son Thomas, who was baptized at Goodworth Clatford on 1623 Oct 12, and who died in Charlestown, Mass in the winter of 1650/1, as shown by probate records. (Thomas Jr has been discussed before.) John

Daniel wrote: > Nathaniel, b. 7 June 1668. The birth of Nat Jr is recorded in Weymouth as 1665 Sep 25. It was his brother Edward who was born in 1668. There is also a persistent rumor of another child named Susanna born in 1671 (included in Savage), but I've never seen any documentation for her. > What i am really looking for is more infor in Susanna Bates, There is an article in The American Genealogist, vol 65, that supposedly has more. I've been meaning to look it up, but haven't gotten around to it yet. John Chandler P.S. When I comment that something has been discussed in the group before, that is in large part intended as a signal to Fletch that the subject need not be added to the index database, i.e., an explanation of why I didn't add such index lines to my posting and why they may not be necessary for the posting I'm responding to. It is not intended as a scolding to anyone for not knowing about the prior discussion, but it certainly is a hint that anyone interested in the subject should take the trouble to look at the archives. With this in mind, I note that the children of Nathaniel have been discussed here before.

Hi, Looking for info on Barthsheba BLANCHARD WYNN (born c1800 - died c1864). Married John P. WYNN on Feb. 13, 1814, unknown where. Lived in Montgomery Co, Ga. 1816. Lived in Emmanuel Co., Ga. 1820. Moved to Jefferson Co., Fl. c1828. Died after 1860. Mother of the following: Emily, William, James, Mary and Thomas Wynn. Can you make a connection? Would love to hear from you. Need any leads we can get! Thank you for reading this. Regards, Jean dmerritt@erie.net

Does anyone have information on Mary Ann Culver's family? She was married to Joseph Keyes Blanchard whose father was, Simon Blanchard, the son of Calvin Blanchard. We have reached a dead end on her, so if any one has info please let us know. Thanks. Mike & LaFrench -----Original Message----- From: BLANCHARD-D-request@rootsweb.com <BLANCHARD-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: BLANCHARD-D@rootsweb.com <BLANCHARD-D@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, June 06, 1998 6:16 AM Subject: BLANCHARD-D Digest V98 #90

I came across some information, courtesy of Family Tree Maker, that confused me. I have a Thomas Blanchard being born in France in1594, d. may 21 1654. The info i have says June 1654. Next I have a Thomas Blanchard b. 1592 in England d. 1954. And yet again a thomas being born in England in 1598 d. 1554. This is a bit confusing, so any calrification would be great. I have looked throught he roosweb archives, and there is a lot of good info, but again, there are many things in htere that dont add up. Is it possible that more than one Thomas Blanchard migrated to America in the early to mid 1600's? Thanks again Daniel Blanchard

Nathaniel Blanchard (Thomas1) was born in England near 1636; Died at Weymouth Ma. 27 aug 1676. He married at Charlestown, 16 Dec 1658 Susannah Bates , daughter of Elder Edwards Bates and Susanna Bates of Weymouth. She remarried at Braintree, 30 nov 1680, Dea. Thomas Bass of Braintree. Her death is not recorded in Braintree records. Children born at Weymouth: John, b. 27 Mar 1660 Mary, b. 1 Dec 1662; m. Thomas Faxton 3rd, or Braintree. Nathaniel, b. 7 June 1668. Mercy, b. 14 Apr 1674; m. 26 Feb. 1703, Thomas Wells of Braintree. What i am really looking for is more infor in Susanna Bates, Blanchards Family. Any one having info, Or corrections, John, please feel free to correspond. Thanks again. Daniel

Daniel wrote: > As far as the child of Agnes, my records show the name > being Brent, I know her maiden name was Bent, either way the child only lived > for a matter of days and the point is moot. I must point out that there are no contemporary records of the voyage itself, unless you count the carrier's statement for the Bent party (excluding the Blanchards) being conveyed from Andover to London before embarking. In particular, there is no evidence that a child was born on the voyage, and no passenger list either at the departure or the arrival. As I mentioned, there was a daughter born in 1638, and she is quite possibly the child who died on the voyage, but we'll never know for sure -- it might instead have been one of the other unaccounted for children born at Goodworth Clatford. > this list for a short while, and am not privy to all that has been exchanged. All of the Blanchard-L discussions have been and are even now being archived. The archives are open to all, even those who have not subscribed. You can search the archives via the web at http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Enter the name of the list (e.g., BLANCHARD-L) and away you go. The archives are full of information about Blanchards all over. There are also some unanswered queries from many people about a variety of Blanchards, so there is every reason to go browsing. You might link up with someone who posted a query and then left the list after nobody answered. If you want to read the archives systematically, rather than searching for keywords, you can request the files via e-mail (but only those saved since the list moved to Rootsweb, as far as I can tell). Send e-mail to blanchard-l-request@rootsweb.com with just the word HELP, and you will get instructions on how to use that service. John Chandler

Hello Fletch and everyone else on BLANCHARD-L! My name is Jim Blanchard from New Brunswick Canada, and I've been sitting quietly on the side of this list for some time now. I agree with Martha in Calgary, that there are not enough people doing research on the Acadian branch of the Blanchard family. So I decided to get my feet wet by creating a website. Please drop by for a visit. The address is http://genweb.net/~blanchard My page doesn't have a counter, or guestbook, so I have no idea who, or how many people visit unless you send me an email. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let me know. Many thanks to Martha Blanchard, George Blanchard and John Chandler for their help so far. Jim Blanchard EMail -- blanchard@genweb.net URL -- http://genweb.net/~blanchard

Thank you Mr. Chandler for once again pointing out my inadequacies, but the information I posted came out of a publication that my father got out of the Boston Public Library. As far as the child of Agnes, my records show the name being Brent, I know her maiden name was Bent, either way the child only lived for a matter of days and the point is moot. Now, I have only been a part of this list for a short while, and am not privy to all that has been exchanged. So I am sorry for adding what little I know of my ancestors, as redundant as it may seem, because it seems that whether I am right or wrong, I cant spell, punctuate or type. So I apologize to all who I have misled. If there are any interested in exchanging info on the Thomas Blanchard lineage, please feel free to contact me, although I am not guaranteeing my info is going to be accurate, or grammatically correct. Thank You Daniel Blanchard

>From a recent posting on Thomas the immigrant... > Widow Ann Barnes of St. Edmunds. His licence calls him a yeoman and widower, > of Clatford, county, of Southhampton, As it happens, I was sorting through some papers over the weekend and came across a copy of this record. Needless to say, there were no commas in the original. What it actually said was "county of South" -- which was apparently the abbreviation in use at the time for the county more recently called Hampshire. The interesting thing is that the original handwriting style allows some confusion between S and H, u and n, and o and a, so that I was at first tempted to decipher it as "county of Hants" -- which is the modern abbreviation of Hampshire. However, I later decided that "South" was the word after all. Also, the prospective bride was listed as Anns, with a distinct "s" on the end. Given that her name was Agnes, this makes perfect sense (Annis was a normal variant of Agnes). > His first wife's name doesnt appear to be known (of course we all > think it is Elizabeth) Those of us who have seen the parish register for Goodworth Clatford *know* that Elizabeth, the wife of Thomas Blanchard, was buried there in 1636 (as has been posted in this discussion group more than once in the past). The register also has the baptisms of Thomas' children, aside from George (also posted here), including some that evidently died young, but whose burials were not entered. > Child by Second Wife: > Brent, b. 1639, d 1639 onboard the Jonathan No, this is a garbled account. Agnes' maiden name was BENT. The child was baptized at Goodworth Clatford in 1638 as Agnes, daughter of Thomas and Agnes Blanchard (also posted here before). John Chandler

1.Thomas Blanchard came from the vicinity of Andover county of Hants, England, to New England. He married at St. Edmunds, Salisbury, Wiltshire, 15 May, 1637, Widow Ann Barnes of St. Edmunds. His licence calls him a yeoman and widower, of Clatford, county, of Southhampton, a parish two miles south of Andover. Ann Barnes was the widow of Richard Barnes and the daughter of Robert and Agnes (Gosling) Bent of Penton-Grafton, county of Hampshire. She was baptized there July 16, 1602. With her second husband, Thomas, she sailed from London, in the ship Jonathan, for New England 12 April 1639, and died on the voyage. Upon Reaching New England, Thomas settled in Braintree, but removed to Charlestown in 1651. His first wife's name doesnt appear to be known (of course we all think it is Elizabeth) After arriving in New England, he married Mary Shrimpton, who survived him. He made his will 22 May 1654, and it was proved 20 june 1654.(N.E.G.S. Register, 17:156;32:407-411) Children by his first wife, born in England: George, b near 1622;settled in Medford(Mass?) Thomas b. near 1625; settled in Malden(Mass?) Samual b. near 1636; settled in Andover(Mass?) Nathaniel b. near 1636; settled in Weymouth (Mass!) Child by Second Wife: Brent, b. 1639, d 1639 onboard the Jonathan Child of Second wife, by first husband. Richard Barnes, Jr went to Sudbury, Ma to live with his maternal Uncle upon arriving in New England. I have much info on this now, i found some really good info in my Fathers stuff, so any question reguarding this line, or off shoots, ask me, i may have info.

Sue wrote (quoting from a book): > John Blanchard (son of Theophilus) m. Abigail? It seems certain that > this John who went to Clarendon VT .... > records on Johns family from town clerk in Clarendon VT, going there > myself in 1936 but finding no trace of Blanchards ever living > there....except these records ... I've seen a report that John died in Orwell, VT in 1803, and I can add two facts: the 1800 census does not show a John Blanchard in Clarendon, nor any Blanchard of that age group, but it does show a John Blanchard over 45 years old in Orwell. Two more facts: no Blanchards in Orwell at all in 1810, and in Clarendon a Caleb over 45 who seems to be the son of John. John [Index: Caleb 1810 cens Clarendon, VT 1998 06 01] [Index: John 1810 cens Orwell, VT 1998 06 01]

My line is Monica Blanchard b ca 1768 d 1831/2 Gates Co., N. C. m 1787 Gates Co., N. C. to John Odum b ca 1768 VA. Is her father Aaron Blanchard b ca 1747 who m Mourning Summer? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Beverly