I sent this out a while back, but it didn't go. Trying again. > >Hi all, > >A while back, I submitted some names in my pedigree line. Pat Curry subsequently asked me to see if anyone on the list could clear up a discrepancy about one of the children of one of my ancestors. > >Nehemiah Blanchard (1774-1848) had 13 children. He lived in NH and then NY. One of his children was William. I show William being born 23 Sep 1814 and dying 31 May 1899 in MI. > >Pat is uncertain whether William settled in Shiawasee Co., MI or in Ottawa Co., MI. > >She has one William who was born ca. 1816 in NY, who married Angeline ---. In 1860 he shows up residing in Shiawasee, Perry, MI, and he was serving as Commissioner of Highways in Perry Twp in 1862 and 1865. Nehemiah had another son named Orrin, who was b 1819 and who also settled in MI (as did a couple of other of Nehemiah's sons.) Orrin's birthyear is supported by 1850 and 1870 Shiawasee Co., MI census info. Pat notes that the ident of this MI Orrin as being Nehemiah's son is still labelled a theory in her notes--she's waiting for confirmation from futher research. > >According to Pat's info, the other William, William H. (whose data more closely match mine), was born 23(?) Sep 1814 or ca. 1817 in NY. He married first Mary Connit, second Mary Weatherwax. In 1880 this William showed up in Ottawa, Polkton, MI. He's buried in Coopersville Cemetery, Ottawa Co., MI. > >Another theory is that both Williams are the same man and he had three wives: Angeline and the two Marys. > >So Pat says that more research needs to be done in both counties--particularly for some association in the records with other known descendents of Nehemiah. She's looking for basic data from the two counties and/or for more data on the two "William" families as well as the Orrin Blanchard family. Any Michigan Blanchards out there who can help? > > Jim Blanchard > Ellicott City, MD