There are those of you who have researched this far more than I have, and I am fairly certain that you have concluded that there is no provable connection between the New England Blanchards and the Southern Blanchard. However, in my research I have seen something interesting that many of you probably already know about and have already studied and/or dismissed. I would be interested to hear whether you have researched this possible connection. Here it is: In Massachusetts in 1672 was born Ruth Adams, daughter of Peletiah Adams and his wife Ruth. The daughter Ruth Adams married 4 Oct 1698 to Thomas Blanchard. In North Carolina in 1812 is the will of Palatiah Blanchard. Peletiah/Palatiah is a very unusual name. Any thoughts? Jolie Blanchard mailto: jblan54@hotmail.com Researching Blanchard in Gates Co., NC _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

Jolie wrote: > Peletiah/Palatiah is a very unusual name. Any thoughts? Pelatiah is unusual nowadays, but it was a common name in the 17th and 18th centuries. John Chandler