That's what we are trying to figure out, I do not know which one you are referring to. Mm told me it was Socially Acceptable then, to have a mistress. I have many children with my Ancestor Lewis J. Blankenship out of wedlock. TT ----- Original Message ----- From: <Winack27@aol.com> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 11:59 PM Subject: [BLANKENSHIP] Cherokee > Which Blankenship had an Indian family? Are you saying he had two families? > > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > Check out Jack Woodward's wesite: http://members.tripod.com/jdwoodward >

Hello List I ,too am having trouble getting past my brick wall. Does anyone else have a Blankenship/Humphreys in their line? I have posted this before but maby, just maby someone new is watching. Thomas Blankenship born Va. married Sarah Humphreys born Tenn. son, William W. Blankenship, born 1846, Alabama . Possible two siblings of William, Joseph and Matthew. William was well educated. He became a jp and local judge in Perry Co., Ark. He also had a doctor book and medicine book and treated people and made medicine. William (Billie) came to Yell Co., Ark. in 1875. ANY help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Helen

Pat, Thank you for the information. Were these Blankenships descended from Ralph?

yes, John B. Blankenship is Rueben Blankenship's son, the one who fought in the revolutionary war and is buried in Coosa Co., AL ----- Original Message ----- From: <Winack27@aol.com> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 3:44 PM Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Cherokee > Pat, > Thank you for the information. Were these Blankenships descended from Ralph? > > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > Do not forward virus hoaxes or chain letters to mailing lists. For more information, send email to the List Manager, BKAYMEL@aol.com >

More Blankenships from Alabama here. I now live in SC but my mother, who is still living in Alabama has been there since about 1936. My father, d. 1986, was the son of John Thomas BLANKENSHIP, the son of Henry BLANKENSHIP, Jr.. It is nice to hear of some more Alabama Blankenships. C. R. (Bob) BLANKENSHIP.

Hi There were a lot of Blankenships married to Indian women and had large family. By the way, Bob Blankenship is not and has not been the head of the Cherokee tribe in N.C. I know him and his brother Ken who is in charge of the museum there. Bob does set on the council, but has never been Chief. That is a lot of different.. You might find some information on my web page about the Blankenships who have married Indians at http://home.earthlink.net/~wrpyle Ralph Winack27@aol.com wrote: > Which Blankenship had an Indian family? Are you saying he had two families? > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > Check out Jack Woodward's wesite: http://members.tripod.com/jdwoodward

I remember reading somewhere that Mourning Blankenship was adopted by John B. and Milley Blankenship in Coosa County, AL from her Indian parents. This probably happened more than once. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia A Torrance" <editor-patter@juno.com> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 7:48 AM Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Cherokee > On Sun, 5 Nov 2000 23:59:52 EST Winack27@aol.com writes: > > > Which Blankenship had an Indian family? Are you saying he had two > > families? > > It has been widely speculated, and rumored, that the Blankenships who > lived on Indian lands in N.C., GA and TN had two families. Some > researchers even think perhaps one father could have been responsible for > more than one family group having Indian mothers. Bob Blankenship is > head of the Eastern band of Cherokees in N.C. He has written several > publications pertaining to their records. He writes about the Cherokees > who hid out in North Carolina and escaped being sent West with the Trail > of Tears. There must have been a father named Blankenship there > somewhere! Polygamy was commonly practiced until about 1820 when it was > outlawed. > > Sue B. Altice posted a message on the Ross family. The daughter of > Alexander Ross and Mourning Woody (A Cherokee woman) married Presley > Blankenship (Frances Ross - 1/2 Cherokee) 24 Dec 1791 in VA. > > I have not seen any other documented marriages between Cherokee and > Blankenship, but perhaps these alliances were never recorded. > > Pat T. > > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > If you have copies of BLANKENSHIP documents - birth, marriage, military, baptism, death records, etc., please consider sharing a copy with Listowner for the compilation of a central source of BLANKENSHIP documents to be offered to list members in the near future. Contact BKAYMEL@aol.com for more information. >

On Sun, 5 Nov 2000 23:59:52 EST Winack27@aol.com writes: > Which Blankenship had an Indian family? Are you saying he had two > families? It has been widely speculated, and rumored, that the Blankenships who lived on Indian lands in N.C., GA and TN had two families. Some researchers even think perhaps one father could have been responsible for more than one family group having Indian mothers. Bob Blankenship is head of the Eastern band of Cherokees in N.C. He has written several publications pertaining to their records. He writes about the Cherokees who hid out in North Carolina and escaped being sent West with the Trail of Tears. There must have been a father named Blankenship there somewhere! Polygamy was commonly practiced until about 1820 when it was outlawed. Sue B. Altice posted a message on the Ross family. The daughter of Alexander Ross and Mourning Woody (A Cherokee woman) married Presley Blankenship (Frances Ross - 1/2 Cherokee) 24 Dec 1791 in VA. I have not seen any other documented marriages between Cherokee and Blankenship, but perhaps these alliances were never recorded. Pat T.

Hi Scott, My husbands Blankenships come from Alabama too. His grandfather is Steven Rueben Blankenship, son of James Thomas Blankenship, who is a son of John B. Blankenship. Glad to finally meet some more Alabama Blankenships. I was beginning to think they had all disappeared. We live in Arkansas, and there are lots of Blankenship descendants here. Patricia Blankenship ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Reynolds" <sreynolds@mail1.scottsboro.org> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 8:41 AM Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Can you make a connection HERE > My Blankenships came to Alabama. Here is my line. I, too, have a Reuben. > Ralph, Ralph, John Buck, Hudson, Reuben (Revolutionary Soldier, buried in > Coosa County, Alabama, DAR marker), John B., William Henry, Millie Elizabeth > (married Marcus Lafayatte Bailey), Marion Washington Bailey, Richard Fayette > Bailey. Sound familiar to anyone? > > Thanks, Richi > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Winack27@aol.com> > To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 8:55 PM > Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Can you make a connection HERE > > > > David Blankenship b. c 1773 Prob. Chesterfield Co., Va. d. Jan 1815 in > > Greene Co., Ga. m. 1. Susanna Stringer 12 Dec. 1798 in Chesterfield Co. > She > > b. c. 1778 and d. c. 1804. He m. 2. Jenny Ellis 1806 in Hancock Co., Ga. > Ct. > > record said David was in Hancock Co. with Daniel, Reuben and Hezakiah > > Blankenship. David and Daniel on 1812 tax list Hancock Co. ( who is > > Daniel--and Hezakiah and Reuben?) After David`s death, Jenny Ellis > > Blankenship m. Hardy Stone June 19 1815. (5mos later). > > > > David and Susanna had 3 children, Nancy, John Spencer, and James. After > his > > father`s death In 1815 " James Blankenship, orphan child of David > Blankenship > > now 11 years of age is bound to John Caldwell"--He was released by John > > Caldwell in 1820 and bound to Enoch Ellington, his brother-in-law. > > > > "John Blankenship, orphan child of David was bound unto Joshua Caldwell in > > 1815 being 14 " He later married Joshua Caldwell`s daughter Mahala Anne. > > > > After Enoch Ellington`s death d 1827-30 Nancy Blankenship Ellington > married > > Wiley Minton Brooks. Most of these families moved to Tx 1850-1860. > > The only thing I know about James is that he married Lisa ?. > > I have some information (recently acquired) on Nancy. And a LOT about John > > Spencer and family. Will gladly share with anyone who is interested. > > Anne > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 11/5/00 1:22:04 PM Pacific Standard Time, > > jeffyl@uswest.net writes: > > > > << Yes, this is the correct David, b. 1773 Chesterfield Co., VA, d. in > Green > > Co., GA. His son, John Spencer Blankenship married Mahala Ann Caldwell > > according to what I have. I onlyl show one sibling for John, an older > > sister Nancy who married Enoch Ellington. There were probably more > > siblings? Maybe you could share that info? >> > > > > > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > > Do not forward virus hoaxes or chain letters to mailing lists. For more > information, send email to the List Manager, BKAYMEL@aol.com > > > > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > Judith Manley has her BLANKENSHIP's online at http://Yelnam.tripod.com/. Take a look! >

unsubscribe ----- Original Message ----- From: <BLANKENSHIP-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <BLANKENSHIP-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 3:00 AM Subject: BLANKENSHIP-D Digest V00 #368

My Blankenships came to Alabama. Here is my line. I, too, have a Reuben. Ralph, Ralph, John Buck, Hudson, Reuben (Revolutionary Soldier, buried in Coosa County, Alabama, DAR marker), John B., William Henry, Millie Elizabeth (married Marcus Lafayatte Bailey), Marion Washington Bailey, Richard Fayette Bailey. Sound familiar to anyone? Thanks, Richi ----- Original Message ----- From: <Winack27@aol.com> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 8:55 PM Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Can you make a connection HERE > David Blankenship b. c 1773 Prob. Chesterfield Co., Va. d. Jan 1815 in > Greene Co., Ga. m. 1. Susanna Stringer 12 Dec. 1798 in Chesterfield Co. She > b. c. 1778 and d. c. 1804. He m. 2. Jenny Ellis 1806 in Hancock Co., Ga. Ct. > record said David was in Hancock Co. with Daniel, Reuben and Hezakiah > Blankenship. David and Daniel on 1812 tax list Hancock Co. ( who is > Daniel--and Hezakiah and Reuben?) After David`s death, Jenny Ellis > Blankenship m. Hardy Stone June 19 1815. (5mos later). > > David and Susanna had 3 children, Nancy, John Spencer, and James. After his > father`s death In 1815 " James Blankenship, orphan child of David Blankenship > now 11 years of age is bound to John Caldwell"--He was released by John > Caldwell in 1820 and bound to Enoch Ellington, his brother-in-law. > > "John Blankenship, orphan child of David was bound unto Joshua Caldwell in > 1815 being 14 " He later married Joshua Caldwell`s daughter Mahala Anne. > > After Enoch Ellington`s death d 1827-30 Nancy Blankenship Ellington married > Wiley Minton Brooks. Most of these families moved to Tx 1850-1860. > The only thing I know about James is that he married Lisa ?. > I have some information (recently acquired) on Nancy. And a LOT about John > Spencer and family. Will gladly share with anyone who is interested. > Anne > > > > > > > In a message dated 11/5/00 1:22:04 PM Pacific Standard Time, > jeffyl@uswest.net writes: > > << Yes, this is the correct David, b. 1773 Chesterfield Co., VA, d. in Green > Co., GA. His son, John Spencer Blankenship married Mahala Ann Caldwell > according to what I have. I onlyl show one sibling for John, an older > sister Nancy who married Enoch Ellington. There were probably more > siblings? Maybe you could share that info? >> > > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > Do not forward virus hoaxes or chain letters to mailing lists. For more information, send email to the List Manager, BKAYMEL@aol.com >

Which Blankenship had an Indian family? Are you saying he had two families?

David Blankenship b. c 1773 Prob. Chesterfield Co., Va. d. Jan 1815 in Greene Co., Ga. m. 1. Susanna Stringer 12 Dec. 1798 in Chesterfield Co. She b. c. 1778 and d. c. 1804. He m. 2. Jenny Ellis 1806 in Hancock Co., Ga. Ct. record said David was in Hancock Co. with Daniel, Reuben and Hezakiah Blankenship. David and Daniel on 1812 tax list Hancock Co. ( who is Daniel--and Hezakiah and Reuben?) After David`s death, Jenny Ellis Blankenship m. Hardy Stone June 19 1815. (5mos later). David and Susanna had 3 children, Nancy, John Spencer, and James. After his father`s death In 1815 " James Blankenship, orphan child of David Blankenship now 11 years of age is bound to John Caldwell"--He was released by John Caldwell in 1820 and bound to Enoch Ellington, his brother-in-law. "John Blankenship, orphan child of David was bound unto Joshua Caldwell in 1815 being 14 " He later married Joshua Caldwell`s daughter Mahala Anne. After Enoch Ellington`s death d 1827-30 Nancy Blankenship Ellington married Wiley Minton Brooks. Most of these families moved to Tx 1850-1860. The only thing I know about James is that he married Lisa ?. I have some information (recently acquired) on Nancy. And a LOT about John Spencer and family. Will gladly share with anyone who is interested. Anne In a message dated 11/5/00 1:22:04 PM Pacific Standard Time, jeffyl@uswest.net writes: << Yes, this is the correct David, b. 1773 Chesterfield Co., VA, d. in Green Co., GA. His son, John Spencer Blankenship married Mahala Ann Caldwell according to what I have. I onlyl show one sibling for John, an older sister Nancy who married Enoch Ellington. There were probably more siblings? Maybe you could share that info? >>

Maybe that emigrant belongs to my Joshua Blankenship wife Rebecca Evelyn Johnson. Father is Abraham Mackness Blankenship mother Nancy Godsey. Please come out of the witness protection program. I'm tired of hitting the brick wall. D.H.

Yes, and yours sounds like another following the Cherokees...or maybe thriving off them. A lot of blacksmiths etc, merchants...readily sold their wares to the government to supply the Trail. The time is right. So far, we all seem to go to Ralph, but Sue thinks maybe a later Emigrant showed up.?? Ummm TT ----- Original Message ----- From: <AMEON79@aol.com> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 6:51 PM Subject: [BLANKENSHIP] Re: BLANKENSHIP-D Digest V00 #367 > I also am haveing a time connecting.....I can trace back to William Jr > Blankinship born 1754(my gr-gr=great grandfather.He lived to be 105.Died dec > 1859 in Andrew CO MO.He was born in Tazwell Vr. left and went to Iredell Co > N.C. in 1798 left and went to Cumberlin Co Ken. then on to Andrew Co Mo in > 1840s.......His father was William C(I assume that since he has the Jr)He > lost his wife in KY.Believe her name was Patsy.This should be traced back to > Ralph and Martha??????? > > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > Please remember to post your family information putting the SURNAME in all caps and using dates and places. The more information you provide, the easier it is for someone to make a connection. >

Dear Sue, My GR GR GR Grandmother was Malinda Chambers, born to Mary Blankenship and James Chambers, who came into Clark County, Indiana by 1809 when they married. This is very early and eliminates them from a connection with the Blankenships who were involved in that incident at Dickenson's Store in 1860. Isham's family by Sarah Wilkinson went to Tenn about the same time my Blankenship and Chambers families turned up in Kentucky. I speculate that Isham took his white family to Tenn and the Cherokee mother of his half-breed children went to Indiana, but there is no proof. Those early census records only give the approximate age and sex of the family, along with the name of the head of household. There is an older woman in the household of James and Mary Blankenship Chambers, and she might have been the grandmother. I did see the reference to Catherine Chambers who married Alexander Ross. This is very interesting. They were both born about 1680 and this is promising. It shows there might be some connection between the two families very early on. I have good information on the Chambers line, but just like the Blankenships -- there is no record of marriages or wives. It was strictly a man's world. The key to connecting to the main tree would be to find who Mary Blankenship's father is. He was probably born around 1770. I think she must have been 15 years old when she married. It's just a guess, but her first daughter was married at 15, so it isn't unheard of. Does anybody know if there were removal records when the early Cherokee families left North Carolina in the early 1800s? I have never heard of any, and have no idea where to look for them. Pat T..

I also am haveing a time connecting.....I can trace back to William Jr Blankinship born 1754(my gr-gr=great grandfather.He lived to be 105.Died dec 1859 in Andrew CO MO.He was born in Tazwell Vr. left and went to Iredell Co N.C. in 1798 left and went to Cumberlin Co Ken. then on to Andrew Co Mo in 1840s.......His father was William C(I assume that since he has the Jr)He lost his wife in KY.Believe her name was Patsy.This should be traced back to Ralph and Martha???????

You are Welcome, the 3 Ralph Experts are not online, but I'm sure you'll hear from them come Monday. Read the past Archives too, it's at Rootsweb, it probably has all those dates. Happy Dign' TT ----- Original Message ----- From: <Winack27@aol.com> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 4:09 PM Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Can you make a connection HERE > Thank you, Tammy, What a windfall!! What about Ralph? I have no info on him. > Looks like he has been discussed before, but I didn`t know there was a > connection! > Thank you, > Anne > > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > Check out Jack Woodward's wesite: http://members.tripod.com/jdwoodward >

Does anyone have information on Joseph son of Isham BLANKENSHIP, SR? Birth date, spouse, children, place of residence, etc. I am trying to connect to a Joseph from Virginia and any information would help me connect or eliminate. thanks. Nolene

Thank you, Tammy, What a windfall!! What about Ralph? I have no info on him. Looks like he has been discussed before, but I didn`t know there was a connection! Thank you, Anne