Jeff, Thank you soooooo much! I have put this on before--starting with Isham, but no one has ever answered before! This IS the David that married Susanna Stringer and Jenny Ellis that was b. c.1773 in Chesterfield Co., Va??? My John S. was David`s son. Thank you, Anne

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? -----Original Message----- From: Winack27@aol.com [mailto:Winack27@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 2:07 PM To: BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Can you make a connection HERE Jeff, Thank you soooooo much! I have put this on before--starting with Isham, but no one has ever answered before! This IS the David that married Susanna Stringer and Jenny Ellis that was b. c.1773 in Chesterfield Co., Va??? My John S. was David`s son. Thank you, Anne ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== West Virginia BLANKENSHIP's (Logan and Wyoming Counties) by Pam Blankenship Honaker can be found at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pamwvgen

Yes, Ralph 1, John B 2, Isham Sr. 3, David was the son of Isham Sr. Isham Sr. brothers were: William, Joseph, Hudson, Henry, Norvell, Matthew, Amy, Elizabeth, Elisha. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Winack27@aol.com> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 1:33 PM Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Can you make a connection HERE > Does anyone know if there is any connection between the Ralph that was in > this country early and Isham or David Blankenship? David was born c 1773. His > father was Isham Sr. > Anne > > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > Check out Walter R. (Ralph) Pyle's Homepage at http://home.earthlink.net/~wrpyle - BE SURE TO NOTE THIS IS A NEW URL EFFECTIVE MARCH 2000. >

Does anyone know if there is any connection between the Ralph that was in this country early and Isham or David Blankenship? David was born c 1773. His father was Isham Sr. Anne

Yes, David was son of Isham Blankenship, Sr. and Sarah Wallace. Isham was son of John B. Blankenship and Elizabeth Hudson. John B. was son of Ralph Blankenship and his wife Martha. These lines have been well published in this forum, so feel free to look around. Welcome to the family. A lot of us are still trying to find out connections, but if David is yours, then you are already connected. Congratulations! Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Winack27@aol.com [mailto:Winack27@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 11:34 AM To: BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Can you make a connection HERE Does anyone know if there is any connection between the Ralph that was in this country early and Isham or David Blankenship? David was born c 1773. His father was Isham Sr. Anne ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== Check out Walter R. (Ralph) Pyle's Homepage at http://home.earthlink.net/~wrpyle - BE SURE TO NOTE THIS IS A NEW URL EFFECTIVE MARCH 2000.

In a message dated 11/4/00 8:55:07 PM Pacific Standard Time, MrsLady002@aol.com writes: > Hi researchers, > > This is from Pat's family tree. She is having trouble finding a connection > to the main branch of the tree (Back to Ralph and Martha). Can anyone help > her and keep her from swing off the little branch? > > A question just occurred to me. Is there any one on this list who's family > immigrated later--after Ralph. It seems logical that there would be > Blankenship's who came over later, but everyone seems to trace back to > Ralph. Just wondering! > > Dorothy Blankenship >

Hey PAT & other researchers, This is what I am working on right now. The ROSS connection with the Blankenship's. This is from my working file, which means that I have not proven any of it at this time. All of this could be wrong. Please get proof of the information before adding to your GED files. i did notice in your tree that you had several Chanbers listed and when I when to check I had Catherine Chambers in Delaware Co, PA. She was born Abt. 1680, and died Abt. 1749 in VA, that married Alexander1 Ross was born Abt. 1680 in Ireland, and died Abt. 1748 in Frederick Co, VA. If you can not get to point A (Ralph and Martha) by going backward then try to go from point B, Catherine Chambers and see what happens. See if you can find any of her children or grandchildren. Sue B. Altice Descendants of Alexander Ross Generation No. 1 1. Alexander1 Ross was born Abt. 1680 in Ireland, and died Abt. 1748 in Frederick Co, VA. He married Catherine Chambers in Delaware Co, PA. She was born Abt. 1680, and died Abt. 1749 in VA. Child of Alexander Ross and Catherine Chambers is: + 2 i. John2 Ross, born Abt. 1710 in Delaware Co, PA; died 1748 in Orange Co, VA. Generation No. 2 2. John2 Ross (Alexander1) was born Abt. 1710 in Delaware Co, PA, and died 1748 in Orange Co, VA. He married Lydia Hollingsworth 11 October 1735 in Hopewell, Orange Co, VA, daughter of Stephen HOLLINGSWORTH and Wife HOLLINGSWORTH. She was born Abt. 1715 in Orange Co, VA, and died Aft. 1750 in VA. Children of John Ross and Lydia Hollingsworth are: 3 i. John3 Ross, born Abt. 1755 in VA. + 4 ii. Alexander Ross, born Abt. 1745 in VA. Generation No. 3 4. Alexander3 Ross (John2, Alexander1) was born Abt. 1745 in VA. He married Mourning Woody Abt. 1765. She was born Abt. 1745. Child of Alexander Ross and Mourning Woody is: + 5 i. Frances4 Ross, born Abt. 1767. Generation No. 4 5. Frances4 Ross (Alexander3, John2, Alexander1) was born Abt. 1767. She married Presley Blankenship 24 December 1791 in VA, son of Isham Blankenship and Sarah Wilkinson. He was born 20 November 1767 in Virginia, and died Abt. 1833 in Rutherford Co., NC. Children of Frances Ross and Presley Blankenship are: + 6 i. Archibald5 Blankenship, born Abt. 1792. + 7 ii. Frances Blankenship, born Abt. 1794. + 8 iii. James Blankenship, born Abt. 1795. + 9 iv. Barnett Blankenship, born Abt. 1796 in Franklin Co., Virginia; died Abt. 1848 in TN. 10 v. Harriett Blankenship, born Abt. 1796. + 11 vi. Micajah Blankenship, born Abt. 1797. Generation No. 5 6. Archibald5 Blankenship (Frances4 Ross, Alexander3, John2, Alexander1) was born Abt. 1792. He married Talitha Abt. 1822. She was born Abt. 1792. Children of Archibald Blankenship and Talitha are: 12 i. Martin6 Blankenship, born Abt. 1838. 13 ii. James Blankenship, born Abt. 1850. 7. Frances5 Blankenship (Frances4 Ross, Alexander3, John2, Alexander1) was born Abt. 1794. She married Charles Hill Abt. 1824. He was born Abt. 1794. Children of Frances Blankenship and Charles Hill are: 14 i. Alexander6 Hill, born Abt. 1826. 15 ii. Caroline Hill, born Abt. 1826. She married Unknown Early; born Abt. 1826. 16 iii. James Hill, born Abt. 1826. 17 iv. Johnathon Hill, born Abt. 1826. 18 v. Mary Polly Hill, born Abt. 1826. She married Unkown Jackson; born Abt. 1826. 19 vi. Nancy Hill, born Abt. 1826. She married Unkown Tomblin; born Abt. 1826. 20 vii. Ruth Hill, born Abt. 1826. 21 viii. Sarah Hill, born Abt. 1826; died Abt. 1891 in North Carolina burial Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. She married J. King Potter; born 06 July 1861; died 31 December 1899 in North Carolina burial Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. 8. James5 Blankenship (Frances4 Ross, Alexander3, John2, Alexander1) was born Abt. 1795. He married Martha. She was born Abt. 1895. Children of James Blankenship and Martha are: 22 i. Andrew6 Blankenship, born Abt. 1838. 23 ii. Drury Blankenship, born Abt. 1841. + 24 iii. David Blankenship, born Abt. 1844. 9. Barnett5 Blankenship (Frances4 Ross, Alexander3, John2, Alexander1) was born Abt. 1796 in Franklin Co., Virginia, and died Abt. 1848 in TN. He married Barbara Barsheba Meador 17 October 1792 in Franklin Co., VA, daughter of Jesse Meador. She was born Abt. 1796, and died Abt. 1840. Children of Barnett Blankenship and Barbara Meador are: + 25 i. John6 Blankenship, born Abt. 1798 in Franklin Co., VA; died Bef. 1871. + 26 ii. Mary Blankenship, born Abt. 1807 in VIRGINIA. 27 iii. Cal Blankenship, born Abt. 1820. He married Margaret Elkins; born Abt. 1820. 28 iv. Frances Blankenship, born Abt. 1820. She married (1) John Banks; born Abt. 1820. She married (2) Norman Sheperd; born Abt. 1820. + 29 v. Groven Blankenship, born Abt. 1820. + 30 vi. Isham B Blankenship, born Abt. 1820. + 31 vii. Miller Blankenship, born Abt. 1820. 32 viii. Presley Blankenship, born Abt. 1820. 11. Micajah5 Blankenship (Frances4 Ross, Alexander3, John2, Alexander1) was born Abt. 1797. He married Millie Marlow. Child of Micajah Blankenship and Millie Marlow is: + 33 i. Pleasant6 Blankenship, born Abt. 1815.

Hi researchers & PAT, Pat from reading you family tree, I am a little confused about who your GR GR GR GRANDMOTHER is for sure. Please if you know her name send that. If you do not know her name send her husbands name, that might work. I will try to work with you on something in hopes that we can connect you to the big family tree. Sue B. Altice << 7. Mary/Polly b. ? 1795 m. James Chambers dau. Elizabeth Chambers b. 1810 (census) (m. Moses Brandon 11 Nov 1825 Jennings IN) dau. Jemima Chambers b. 1811(m. Simion Branham) dau. Malinda Chambers b. 1814 (m. Hugh McCaslin, 11 /Apr 1833 Jeff, IN, (2) Abraham Hilderbrand 5 May 1838 at Ft. Gibson, Cherokee, OK. (MY GR GR GR GRANDMOTHER) son Alexander b. 1817 Jeff. Co. IN, m. Malinda Jane Ingram, 29 Jan 1838, Jeff. IN dau Mary b. ? 1818, Jennings, IN. dau. Jane b. 1821 (m. Coleman Cash 1840, IN) >>

--part1_38.d6e9099.273641ee_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi researchers, This is from Pat's family tree. She is having trouble finding a connection to the main branch of the tree (Back to Ralph and Martha). Can anyone help her and keep her from swing off the little branch? Sue B. Altice --part1_38.d6e9099.273641ee_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <BLANKENSHIP-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-yc05.mx.aol.com (rly-yc05.mail.aol.com [172.18.149.37]) by air-yc04.mail.aol.com (v76_r1.23) with ESMTP; Sat, 04 Nov 2000 22:23:45 -0500 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.123]) by rly-yc05.mx.aol.com (v76_r1.19) with ESMTP; Sat, 04 Nov 2000 22:23:10 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id eA53LvO13179; Sat, 4 Nov 2000 19:21:57 -0800 Resent-Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2000 19:21:57 -0800 X-Original-Sender: editor-patter@juno.com Sat Nov 4 19:21:57 2000 Old-To: BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2000 21:15:41 +0000 Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Cherokee Chief John Ross Message-ID: <20001104.211544.-92851.0.Editor-Patter@juno.com> X-Mailer: Juno 3.0.11 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 0-1,5-6,14-15,20-21,25-26,28-31,33-39,41-48,50-53,55-56,58-59,61-66,76-77,80-83 X-Juno-Att: 0 X-Juno-RefParts: 0 From: Patricia A Torrance <editor-patter@juno.com> Resent-Message-ID: <ZgRZBC.A.vND.VJNB6@lists5.rootsweb.com> To: BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com Reply-To: BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/4614 X-Loop: BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: BLANKENSHIP-L-request@rootsweb.com Dear Sue, You might be sorry you asked for this! I hope it isn't too confusing. I would be so happy if someone could give me some ideas about where to go next. Here is what I have. I really can't call it a tree because I'm hanging out here on a limb that doesn't connect to anything. The Blankenship and Chambers families turned up in Jefferson County, IN in about 1809. Clark, Jennings, and Jefferson Counties developed one from the other, so all three counties figure in the research. They came from Rutherford and/or Burke Counties in North Carolina, seemed to spend a few years in Kentucky before they came to Indiana. Various Chambers married Blankenships over and over. Generation after generation. There were lots of double cousins. They also married people named Chitwood, Whittsett/Whitesides, Monroe, Woodword, Webb among others. I have not been able to figure out which Blankenship children belong to which parent. The men were named Isham, Lewis, William, Peter, Josiah, John and James. There were females named Mary/Polly, Rhoda, Catherine, Elizabeth. The above named people could be of the same generation. They could have been siblings or cousins. James Blankenship's tombstone says he was born Dec. 7. 1773. He died in Indiana. One researcher learned that the name Lodowick is a form of Ludwig or Lewis. There are land records for Lodowick and Isham in North Carolina, but those records do not give the name of a wife. The following is a possible construction. It is all speculation. Some dates are best guesses, some are from records. SOUTHEAST INDIANA BLANKENSHIPS -- SIBLINGS OR COUSINS 1. James Blankenship (Reverend) b. Dec. 1773, d. 23 Apr 1848 IN m. (1) Mary (2) Alice Chitwood dau. Mary (m. Green) b. 1803 KY dau. Sarah (m. Wm Chambers) dau. Rhoda (m. Avery Chambers) 2. Josiah (Lieut in Jeff. Co. Militia in 1811) 3. Peter J. b. 1781, d. 1857 Jefferson Co., IN m. Mary______b. Feb 1779 ,d. May 1860, Memphis TN. dau. Mrs. Wm. McKlean dau. Mrs. Wm. H. Fitch (data from obituary) 4 William (Reverend), m. Betty Chambers 24 Jan 1811, Jefferson Co. IN. dau. Sally m. Samuel Purcell 24 Jun 1832, Vermilion Co. IN 5. Lewis d about 1830 m. (1) ? (2) Hannah Thomas 6. Isham/Isaiah b. 1777 d. 1822, m. Polly Chambers 1799 Rutherford Co. NC dau. Sarah m. John Hilton 1822, Jennings Co., IN 7. Mary/Polly b. ? 1795 m. James Chambers dau. Elizabeth Chambers b. 1810 (census) (m. Moses Brandon 11 Nov 1825 Jennings IN) dau. Jemima Chambers b. 1811(m. Simion Branham) dau. Malinda Chambers b. 1814 (m. Hugh McCaslin, 11 /Apr 1833 Jeff, IN, (2) Abraham Hilderbrand 5 May 1838 at Ft. Gibson, Cherokee, OK. (MY GR GR GR GRANDMOTHER) son Alexander b. 1817 Jeff. Co. IN, m. Malinda Jane Ingram, 29 Jan 1838, Jeff. IN dau Mary b. ? 1818, Jennings, IN. dau. Jane b. 1821 (m. Coleman Cash 1840, IN) 8. Isom b. about 1795, m. 29 May 1817 Jeff. Co. IN to Elizabeth Chitwood Since my gr gr gr grandmother went out to Oklahoma in 1838 and was widowed there, she met my gr gr grandfather who was a soldier stationed at Ft. Gibson where the Trail of Tears ended. It seems that she would not have traveled out there at the same time unless she had relatives there -- and they were probably Cherokees. The records pertain to people who stayed and settled on Indian land in Oklahoma. She had an uncle on the Chambers side who was one of the "Old Settlers". When she married Hilderbrand, he was still in the army and they went to Florida together where he mustered out in 1842 and came back to Indiana and bought property from her brother. She never filed any claims. If any of my cousins who are working with me on these lines, see something wrong -- please let me know. I slip now and then and mis state a fact -- and I need to correct it if I did. Thanks, Pat T. ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/i/c/Elva-M-Picklesimer/ Here you can find descendants of Rachel BLANKENSHIP. --part1_38.d6e9099.273641ee_boundary--

Dear Sue, You might be sorry you asked for this! I hope it isn't too confusing. I would be so happy if someone could give me some ideas about where to go next. Here is what I have. I really can't call it a tree because I'm hanging out here on a limb that doesn't connect to anything. The Blankenship and Chambers families turned up in Jefferson County, IN in about 1809. Clark, Jennings, and Jefferson Counties developed one from the other, so all three counties figure in the research. They came from Rutherford and/or Burke Counties in North Carolina, seemed to spend a few years in Kentucky before they came to Indiana. Various Chambers married Blankenships over and over. Generation after generation. There were lots of double cousins. They also married people named Chitwood, Whittsett/Whitesides, Monroe, Woodword, Webb among others. I have not been able to figure out which Blankenship children belong to which parent. The men were named Isham, Lewis, William, Peter, Josiah, John and James. There were females named Mary/Polly, Rhoda, Catherine, Elizabeth. The above named people could be of the same generation. They could have been siblings or cousins. James Blankenship's tombstone says he was born Dec. 7. 1773. He died in Indiana. One researcher learned that the name Lodowick is a form of Ludwig or Lewis. There are land records for Lodowick and Isham in North Carolina, but those records do not give the name of a wife. The following is a possible construction. It is all speculation. Some dates are best guesses, some are from records. SOUTHEAST INDIANA BLANKENSHIPS -- SIBLINGS OR COUSINS 1. James Blankenship (Reverend) b. Dec. 1773, d. 23 Apr 1848 IN m. (1) Mary (2) Alice Chitwood dau. Mary (m. Green) b. 1803 KY dau. Sarah (m. Wm Chambers) dau. Rhoda (m. Avery Chambers) 2. Josiah (Lieut in Jeff. Co. Militia in 1811) 3. Peter J. b. 1781, d. 1857 Jefferson Co., IN m. Mary______b. Feb 1779 ,d. May 1860, Memphis TN. dau. Mrs. Wm. McKlean dau. Mrs. Wm. H. Fitch (data from obituary) 4 William (Reverend), m. Betty Chambers 24 Jan 1811, Jefferson Co. IN. dau. Sally m. Samuel Purcell 24 Jun 1832, Vermilion Co. IN 5. Lewis d about 1830 m. (1) ? (2) Hannah Thomas 6. Isham/Isaiah b. 1777 d. 1822, m. Polly Chambers 1799 Rutherford Co. NC dau. Sarah m. John Hilton 1822, Jennings Co., IN 7. Mary/Polly b. ? 1795 m. James Chambers dau. Elizabeth Chambers b. 1810 (census) (m. Moses Brandon 11 Nov 1825 Jennings IN) dau. Jemima Chambers b. 1811(m. Simion Branham) dau. Malinda Chambers b. 1814 (m. Hugh McCaslin, 11 /Apr 1833 Jeff, IN, (2) Abraham Hilderbrand 5 May 1838 at Ft. Gibson, Cherokee, OK. (MY GR GR GR GRANDMOTHER) son Alexander b. 1817 Jeff. Co. IN, m. Malinda Jane Ingram, 29 Jan 1838, Jeff. IN dau Mary b. ? 1818, Jennings, IN. dau. Jane b. 1821 (m. Coleman Cash 1840, IN) 8. Isom b. about 1795, m. 29 May 1817 Jeff. Co. IN to Elizabeth Chitwood Since my gr gr gr grandmother went out to Oklahoma in 1838 and was widowed there, she met my gr gr grandfather who was a soldier stationed at Ft. Gibson where the Trail of Tears ended. It seems that she would not have traveled out there at the same time unless she had relatives there -- and they were probably Cherokees. The records pertain to people who stayed and settled on Indian land in Oklahoma. She had an uncle on the Chambers side who was one of the "Old Settlers". When she married Hilderbrand, he was still in the army and they went to Florida together where he mustered out in 1842 and came back to Indiana and bought property from her brother. She never filed any claims. If any of my cousins who are working with me on these lines, see something wrong -- please let me know. I slip now and then and mis state a fact -- and I need to correct it if I did. Thanks, Pat T.

In a message dated 11/4/2000 10:30:39 AM Eastern Standard Time, jeffyl@uswest.net writes: << If you click on the internet link I provided in my previous message, it would take you to a lot of information about John Ross including his family and grandchildren listed below. I have pasted that information here. Does not appear to mentin Blankeship in their relations. >> Hi Jeffyl, I am sending this back to the post to see if anyone have any information on the Ross-Blankenship connection. I have heard that Francis Ross that married Presley Blankenship, may have been part Indian and that her mother, Mourning Woody was 100 % Cherokee. After finding out about John Ross, Chief, I was wondering if there is a connection here. Presley Blankenship was the son of Isham Sr and Sarah Wilkinson Blankenship. Isham Sr was the son of John and Elizabeth Hudson Blankenship. And I also have an Elizabeth Ross that married Elisha Blankenship, son of John and Elizabeth Hudson Blankenship. This Elisha Blankenship and Presley Blankenship would have been Uncle and nephew, if I have figured this thing right. In my records I have Isham Sr. and Elisha being brothers. Both children of John and Elizabeth Hudson Blankenship. I have seen the information you just sent but please send anything you might think will help make this connection. I am looking for a connection to the people I have listed below: Descendants of Alexander Ross Generation No. 1 1. Alexander1 Ross was born Abt. 1680 in Ireland, and died Abt. 1748 in Frederick Co, VA. He married Catherine Chambers in Delaware Co, PA. She was born Abt. 1680, and died Abt. 1749 in VA. More About Alexander Ross and Catherine Chambers: Marriage: Delaware Co, PA Child of Alexander Ross and Catherine Chambers is: + 2 i. John2 Ross, born Abt. 1710 in Delaware Co, PA; died 1748 in Orange Co, VA. Generation No. 2 2. John2 Ross (Alexander1) was born Abt. 1710 in Delaware Co, PA, and died 1748 in Orange Co, VA. He married Lydia Hollingsworth 11 October 1735 in Hopewell, Orange Co, VA, daughter of Stephen HOLLINGSWORTH and Wife HOLLINGSWORTH. She was born Abt. 1715 in Orange Co, VA, and died Aft. 1750 in VA. More About John Ross: Burial: Orange Co, VA More About John Ross and Lydia Hollingsworth: Marriage: 11 October 1735, Hopewell, Orange Co, VA Children of John Ross and Lydia Hollingsworth are: 3 i. John3 Ross, born Abt. 1755 in VA. + 4 ii. Alexander Ross, born Abt. 1745 in VA. Generation No. 3 4. Alexander3 Ross (John2, Alexander1) was born Abt. 1745 in VA. He married Mourning Woody Abt. 1765. She was born Abt. 1745. More About Alexander Ross and Mourning Woody: Marriage: Abt. 1765 Child of Alexander Ross and Mourning Woody is: + 5 i. Frances4 Ross, born Abt. 1767. Generation No. 4 5. Frances4 Ross (Alexander3, John2, Alexander1) was born Abt. 1767. She married Presley Blankenship 24 December 1791 in VA, son of Isham Blankenship and Sarah Wilkinson. He was born 20 November 1767 in Virginia, and died Abt. 1833 in Rutherford Co., NC. More About Presley Blankenship and Frances Ross: Marriage: 24 December 1791, VA Children of Frances Ross and Presley Blankenship are: + 6 i. Archibald5 Blankenship, born Abt. 1792. + 7 ii. Frances Blankenship, born Abt. 1794. + 8 iii. James Blankenship, born Abt. 1795. + 9 iv. Barnett Blankenship, born Abt. 1796 in Franklin Co., Virginia; died Abt. 1848 in TN. 10 v. Harriett Blankenship, born Abt. 1796. + 11 vi. Micajah Blankenship, born Abt. 1797. ___________________________________________________________ Descendants of Elizabeth Ross Generation No. 1 1. Elizabeth1 Ross was born Abt. 1760, and died 30 December 1839. She married Elisha Blankenship, son of John Blankenship and Elizabeth Hudson. He was born Abt. 1760 in VA, and died 20 June 1844 in VA. Child of Elizabeth Ross and Elisha Blankenship is: 2 i. John2 Blankenship, born Abt. 1794 in Franklin, Virginia.

hi, i think we all know how you feel, I was looking for my GGGGreat grandmother , Grace Blankinship 1st wife of William , and it drove me crazy . it's like she never exsisted. I went to the lib. in the town where they did free look up's state archives. churches in the area. I finally needed proof ,and then i found her. yea", she was on the paper work for her father as his child ,.he fought in the civil war. so please post the information so we know where you are lost. Joan

Hey researchers, I found this while reading the one of the websites about Cherokee Indians. I love the saying and may even use it on all of my AOL e-mail. This make me stop and think about how honest the Indians were and how the white men treated them. Hunnnnnnnnn, I must have some Indian in my blood. hahahaha. "I have Indian Blood in me. I have just enough white blood for you to question my honesty!" Will Rogers aka "The Cherokee Kid" Sue B. Altice

In a message dated 11/3/2000 8:45:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, editor-patter@juno.com writes: << I study those carefully constructed genealogies that have been well researched and documented and I can't find any place where my group might fit. More than that, I can't find any record of a mother's name. It's as if the women didn't exist. There are no marriage records prior to 1809 in Indiana, no birth records, and even the one letter I found tells that after the father died when they were young children, they were raised by an uncle. No mention whether their mother was dead, left them, or anything. The only time he refers to his mother is when he wrote, "Your grandfather married a lady names Blankinship, she being a niece of my mother. My father raised six children, etc......" I have so many unanswered questions! At this point, all I can do is say which wife they definitely don't belong to, but they had to come from somewhere. I'm interested in hearing what you find. I enjoyed the John Ross article. >> Hi Pat, Why don't you post your tree here on the posting board and let us all take a look and see if we can help you fill in some of the missing pieces? I know that there are lot of wonderful people reading this post that knows a lot more about the Blankenship family than I do. I am sure that one of them will be more that glad to help in any way they can. One reason I send so much stuff to the posting board is for people like you that think they have hit the brick wall. I hope that something I send in will help in some way with that wall and give researchers a new avenue to search. Please send your family chart to the post. Sue B. Altice

Oh, way to go girlfriend!! Keep diggin"....John Ross was a wonderful person, and a chief delegate to the senate, on the Indian Issues...Ross' Landing is here in TN by Chattanooga. It was a last stop for them, the next winter they entered the trail of tears, thanks to Stonewall Jackass. xo TT ----- Original Message ----- From: <MrsLady002@aol.com> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 10:11 PM Subject: RE: [BLANKENSHIP] Cherokee Cheif John Ross > Hey researchers. > > I know many of you think I have gone off the deep end with this but, I really > do not care. I know the two of the Blankenship boys married girls with the > last name Ross. I started to look up the Ross family and I am finding all > kinds of interesting and wonderful things. I have not proven this YET but, > this John Ross was only 1/8 Cherokee and I am hoping to make a connection > with Francis and Elizabeth Ross. If anyone has any other information on this > line please let me know. > > Sue B. Altice > > > > > http://ngeorgia.com/people/ross.html > > John Ross, Principal Chief of the Cherokee from 1828 until his death in 1866 > > John Ross > a North Georgia Notable > > Born:Turkeytown(near Center), Alabama, October 3, 1790 > Died:Washington, D.C., August 1, 1866 > Cherokee leader > John Ross was the first and only elected chief of the Cherokee Nation from > the time it was formed until his death in 1866. Highly regarded for his role > in leading the fight against removal and leading his people to their exile in > Oklahoma, controversy was his constant companion once the Georgia Cherokee > arrived. > > Ross had a private tutor as a youth. Although only one-eighth Cherokee, Ross > played Native American games and kept his Indian ties. Early in his life he > was postmaster in Rossville, Ga. and a clerk in a trading firm. The town he > founded as Rossville Landing grew much larger than it's namesake as > Chattanooga, Tennessee. > > Growing up with the constant raids of whites and Indians, Ross witnessed much > of the brutality on the early American frontier. The future Walker County was > a hunting ground for both white and Cherokee raiding parties, strategically > located midpoint between head of Coosa and Col. John Sevier's band of > marauders from Tennessee. > > "Little John" served as a Lieutenant in the Creek War, fighting with many > famous Americans including Sam Houston. When future president and Cherokee > oppressor Andrew Jackson called the Battle of Horseshoe Bend "one of the > great victories of the American frontier," losing 50 men while killing 500 > Creek men, women, and children, John Ross penned the words. > > Ross was invaluable to Morovians who established a mission on the Federal > Highway near present-day Brainerd, Tennessee. Serving as translator for the > missionaries, just as he had for Return J. Miegs, Indian agent for the > Cherokee, Ross acted as liaison between the missionaries, Miegs, and the > tribal council. He proposed selling land to the Morovians for the school, a > radical idea in a society that did not understand the concept. > > Ross was viewed as astute and likable, and frequently visited Washington. > After the death of James Vann, Ross joined Charles Hicks, with whom he > worked, and Major Ridge as a member of the Cherokee Triumvirate. During the > trip to negotiate the Treaty of 1819 in Washington, D. C. he became > recognized for his efforts. > > Ross, one of the richest men in North Georgia before 1838 had a number of > ventures including a 200 acre farm and owned a number of slaves. He would not > speak Cherokee in council because he felt his command of the language was > weak. > > After the death of Charles Hicks, and others in the early 1820's, settlers > believed that the Cherokee time was short. Ross and others decided to make > legal moves to prevent the forced removal including organizing the Cherokee > tribe as a nation, with its own Constitution, patterned after the > Constitution of the United States of America. As president of the > Constitutional Convention that convened in the summer of 1827 he was the > obvious choice for Principal Chief in the first elections in 1828. He held > this post until his death in 1866. Ridge, his close friend and ally, would > serve the last years in Georgia as "counselor," for lack of a better word to > describe the roll. > > Over the first 10 years of his rule he fought the white man not weapons but > with words. As the encroachment of the settlers grew, he turned to the press > to make his case. When the Land Lottery of 1832 divided Cherokee land among > the whites he filed suit in the white man's courts and won, only to see the > ruling go unenforced. His old friend Major Ridge and the Treaty Party signed > away the Cherokee land in 1835. Ross got 16,000 signatures of Cherokees to > show the party did not speak for a majority of the tribe, but Andrew Jackson > forced the treaty through Congress. He lost his first wife, Quatie, on the > "Trail Where They Cried," or as it is more commonly known, the Trail of Tears. > > After his forced departure from the State of Georgia, Ross was embroiled in a > number of controversies. Internal and external conflict kept him busy for the > rest of his life. > > > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/i/c/Elva-M-Picklesimer/ Here you can find descendants of Rachel BLANKENSHIP. >

Maybe this will give you more to find the Ross connection? http://www.mindspring.com/~caruso/johnross.htm William Shorey, interpreter for the garrison at Fort Loudoun married a Cherokee woman named Ghi-goo-ie, or "sweetheart". Their daughter Annie Shorey was the grandmother of John Ross. John McDonald, a Scot, married Annie then opened a store in Loudoun, and later a supply post in the Chickamauga Creek near what in 1838 would become Chattanooga. John and Annie had Mary, who married Daniel Ross. See Cherokee Family Ross. John Ross was the son of Daniel Ross, a Scotsman from Sutherlandshire, making John Ross 1/8 Cherokee. Daniel Ross joined with his father-in-law, John McDonald, Deputy British Agent to the Chickamauga Indians, to operate a trading post that supplied the Chickamaugas with arms and ammunition for raiding the Americans at the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. When peace was made between the Chickamaugas and the Americans, Daniel Ross returned with John McDonald to Rossville, Georgia and built Ross House in 1797. -----Original Message----- From: MrsLady002@aol.com [mailto:MrsLady002@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 8:11 PM To: BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [BLANKENSHIP] Cherokee Cheif John Ross Hey researchers. I know many of you think I have gone off the deep end with this but, I really do not care. I know the two of the Blankenship boys married girls with the last name Ross. I started to look up the Ross family and I am finding all kinds of interesting and wonderful things. I have not proven this YET but, this John Ross was only 1/8 Cherokee and I am hoping to make a connection with Francis and Elizabeth Ross. If anyone has any other information on this line please let me know. Sue B. Altice http://ngeorgia.com/people/ross.html John Ross, Principal Chief of the Cherokee from 1828 until his death in 1866 John Ross a North Georgia Notable Born:Turkeytown(near Center), Alabama, October 3, 1790 Died:Washington, D.C., August 1, 1866 Cherokee leader John Ross was the first and only elected chief of the Cherokee Nation from the time it was formed until his death in 1866. Highly regarded for his role in leading the fight against removal and leading his people to their exile in Oklahoma, controversy was his constant companion once the Georgia Cherokee arrived. Ross had a private tutor as a youth. Although only one-eighth Cherokee, Ross played Native American games and kept his Indian ties. Early in his life he was postmaster in Rossville, Ga. and a clerk in a trading firm. The town he founded as Rossville Landing grew much larger than it's namesake as Chattanooga, Tennessee. Growing up with the constant raids of whites and Indians, Ross witnessed much of the brutality on the early American frontier. The future Walker County was a hunting ground for both white and Cherokee raiding parties, strategically located midpoint between head of Coosa and Col. John Sevier's band of marauders from Tennessee. "Little John" served as a Lieutenant in the Creek War, fighting with many famous Americans including Sam Houston. When future president and Cherokee oppressor Andrew Jackson called the Battle of Horseshoe Bend "one of the great victories of the American frontier," losing 50 men while killing 500 Creek men, women, and children, John Ross penned the words. Ross was invaluable to Morovians who established a mission on the Federal Highway near present-day Brainerd, Tennessee. Serving as translator for the missionaries, just as he had for Return J. Miegs, Indian agent for the Cherokee, Ross acted as liaison between the missionaries, Miegs, and the tribal council. He proposed selling land to the Morovians for the school, a radical idea in a society that did not understand the concept. Ross was viewed as astute and likable, and frequently visited Washington. After the death of James Vann, Ross joined Charles Hicks, with whom he worked, and Major Ridge as a member of the Cherokee Triumvirate. During the trip to negotiate the Treaty of 1819 in Washington, D. C. he became recognized for his efforts. Ross, one of the richest men in North Georgia before 1838 had a number of ventures including a 200 acre farm and owned a number of slaves. He would not speak Cherokee in council because he felt his command of the language was weak. After the death of Charles Hicks, and others in the early 1820's, settlers believed that the Cherokee time was short. Ross and others decided to make legal moves to prevent the forced removal including organizing the Cherokee tribe as a nation, with its own Constitution, patterned after the Constitution of the United States of America. As president of the Constitutional Convention that convened in the summer of 1827 he was the obvious choice for Principal Chief in the first elections in 1828. He held this post until his death in 1866. Ridge, his close friend and ally, would serve the last years in Georgia as "counselor," for lack of a better word to describe the roll. Over the first 10 years of his rule he fought the white man not weapons but with words. As the encroachment of the settlers grew, he turned to the press to make his case. When the Land Lottery of 1832 divided Cherokee land among the whites he filed suit in the white man's courts and won, only to see the ruling go unenforced. His old friend Major Ridge and the Treaty Party signed away the Cherokee land in 1835. Ross got 16,000 signatures of Cherokees to show the party did not speak for a majority of the tribe, but Andrew Jackson forced the treaty through Congress. He lost his first wife, Quatie, on the "Trail Where They Cried," or as it is more commonly known, the Trail of Tears. After his forced departure from the State of Georgia, Ross was embroiled in a number of controversies. Internal and external conflict kept him busy for the rest of his life. ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/i/c/Elva-M-Picklesimer/ Here you can find descendants of Rachel BLANKENSHIP.

Maybe this bit of information will help the Cherokee cause. The information presented is self explanatory. Perhaps some of you can now pursue at least some information on Blanekships who wanted to claim their rights as Cherokees? Enjoy! ========= Index to Applications Submitted for the Eastern Cherokee Roll of 1909 (Guion Miller Roll) The index includes the names of all persons applying for compensation arising from the judgment of the United States Court of Claims on May 28, 1906, for the Eastern Cherokee tribe. While numerous individuals applied, not all the claims were allowed. The information included on the index is the application number, the name of the applicant, and the State or Territory in which the individual resided at the time the application was filed. To order copies of these applications, you must submit a completed NATF Form 83 which includes the individual's name and application number. A separate form must be completed for each file you wish copied. To obtain an NATF Forms 83 write the National Archives, NWCTB, Old Military and Civil Records (Form 83), Washington, D.C. 20408. BLANKENSHIP 31763 D. H. Wash. 34727 Daisy Ark. 31963 Elizabeth L Ga. 23743 Ella Ark. 21649 Frank A NC. 21651 G. Zeb NC. 31383 Garrett H NC. 21650 George M NC. 31964 Grace ILL. 31382 Harriet A NC. 21653 J Merit NC. 40077 James M NC. 21648 John N. NC. 39345 Laurah E Tenn. 14427 Lorina NC. 27349 Mary E Tenn. 14418 Matilda NC. 35193 Mrs. Pearl Ga. 15755 Rebecca A Ga. 21645 Robert T NC. 5999 Rosie ILL. 33220 Sarah I.T. 43950 Thomas Wash. 21652 Willard P NC. -----Original Message----- From: MrsLady002@aol.com [mailto:MrsLady002@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 8:11 PM To: BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [BLANKENSHIP] Cherokee Cheif John Ross Hey researchers. I know many of you think I have gone off the deep end with this but, I really do not care. I know the two of the Blankenship boys married girls with the last name Ross. I started to look up the Ross family and I am finding all kinds of interesting and wonderful things. I have not proven this YET but, this John Ross was only 1/8 Cherokee and I am hoping to make a connection with Francis and Elizabeth Ross. If anyone has any other information on this line please let me know. Sue B. Altice http://ngeorgia.com/people/ross.html John Ross, Principal Chief of the Cherokee from 1828 until his death in 1866 John Ross a North Georgia Notable Born:Turkeytown(near Center), Alabama, October 3, 1790 Died:Washington, D.C., August 1, 1866 Cherokee leader John Ross was the first and only elected chief of the Cherokee Nation from the time it was formed until his death in 1866. Highly regarded for his role in leading the fight against removal and leading his people to their exile in Oklahoma, controversy was his constant companion once the Georgia Cherokee arrived. Ross had a private tutor as a youth. Although only one-eighth Cherokee, Ross played Native American games and kept his Indian ties. Early in his life he was postmaster in Rossville, Ga. and a clerk in a trading firm. The town he founded as Rossville Landing grew much larger than it's namesake as Chattanooga, Tennessee. Growing up with the constant raids of whites and Indians, Ross witnessed much of the brutality on the early American frontier. The future Walker County was a hunting ground for both white and Cherokee raiding parties, strategically located midpoint between head of Coosa and Col. John Sevier's band of marauders from Tennessee. "Little John" served as a Lieutenant in the Creek War, fighting with many famous Americans including Sam Houston. When future president and Cherokee oppressor Andrew Jackson called the Battle of Horseshoe Bend "one of the great victories of the American frontier," losing 50 men while killing 500 Creek men, women, and children, John Ross penned the words. Ross was invaluable to Morovians who established a mission on the Federal Highway near present-day Brainerd, Tennessee. Serving as translator for the missionaries, just as he had for Return J. Miegs, Indian agent for the Cherokee, Ross acted as liaison between the missionaries, Miegs, and the tribal council. He proposed selling land to the Morovians for the school, a radical idea in a society that did not understand the concept. Ross was viewed as astute and likable, and frequently visited Washington. After the death of James Vann, Ross joined Charles Hicks, with whom he worked, and Major Ridge as a member of the Cherokee Triumvirate. During the trip to negotiate the Treaty of 1819 in Washington, D. C. he became recognized for his efforts. Ross, one of the richest men in North Georgia before 1838 had a number of ventures including a 200 acre farm and owned a number of slaves. He would not speak Cherokee in council because he felt his command of the language was weak. After the death of Charles Hicks, and others in the early 1820's, settlers believed that the Cherokee time was short. Ross and others decided to make legal moves to prevent the forced removal including organizing the Cherokee tribe as a nation, with its own Constitution, patterned after the Constitution of the United States of America. As president of the Constitutional Convention that convened in the summer of 1827 he was the obvious choice for Principal Chief in the first elections in 1828. He held this post until his death in 1866. Ridge, his close friend and ally, would serve the last years in Georgia as "counselor," for lack of a better word to describe the roll. Over the first 10 years of his rule he fought the white man not weapons but with words. As the encroachment of the settlers grew, he turned to the press to make his case. When the Land Lottery of 1832 divided Cherokee land among the whites he filed suit in the white man's courts and won, only to see the ruling go unenforced. His old friend Major Ridge and the Treaty Party signed away the Cherokee land in 1835. Ross got 16,000 signatures of Cherokees to show the party did not speak for a majority of the tribe, but Andrew Jackson forced the treaty through Congress. He lost his first wife, Quatie, on the "Trail Where They Cried," or as it is more commonly known, the Trail of Tears. After his forced departure from the State of Georgia, Ross was embroiled in a number of controversies. Internal and external conflict kept him busy for the rest of his life. ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/i/c/Elva-M-Picklesimer/ Here you can find descendants of Rachel BLANKENSHIP.

Sorry, I forgot to post their website. It is: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com The program is only $49.95. But it is a powerful program. Absolutely the best I have every used. Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: <MrsLady002@aol.com> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 9:03 PM Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Master Genealogist Software? > In a message dated 10/31/2000 6:37:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, > piper-casey@citynet.net writes: > > << Before you do that, I recommend "Legacy". I have in the past used: Family > History, Family Tree Maker, Ultimate Family Tree, Reunion, and Generations. > Legacy beat them all hands down. You can download a complete working copy > from their web site for evaluation. It limits you to 50 people but you can > see how well it works. Then if you want it give them a credit card number > or send them the money and they will e-mail you the unlock code and then > send you the CD plus ref. book. They have an on going list that you can > participate in and the developers interact with the list. They give you all > the help you need free, and as you discuss things you think might be > beneficial, they sometimes agree and add it to the prog. You can > continually download any new enhancements and improvements free of charge. > The developers are continually on line and open minded for improvements. > > Roger > > >> > Hi researchers, > > PLEASE, please share the website for downloading this program. It sounds > very easy to use and I think I might try it. > > Sue B. Altice > > > ==== 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 >

Dear Sue, If anybody thinks you've gone off the deep end, tell them you have lots of company. You aren't the only one who thinks we might find answers if we could get our hands on the right removal records. If they exist! I study those carefully constructed genealogies that have been well researched and documented and I can't find any place where my group might fit. More than that, I can't find any record of a mother's name. It's as if the women didn't exist. There are no marriage records prior to 1809 in Indiana, no birth records, and even the one letter I found tells that after the father died when they were young children, they were raised by an uncle. No mention whether their mother was dead, left them, or anything. The only time he refers to his mother is when he wrote, "Your grandfather married a lady names Blankinship, she being a niece of my mother. My father raised six children, etc......" I have so many unanswered questions! At this point, all I can do is say which wife they definitely don't belong to, but they had to come from somewhere. I'm interested in hearing what you find. I enjoyed the John Ross article. Pat T.

To Misty who was hunting for her Calvin Blankenship. I found Calvin in Texas Co Mo. on the 1850 census and on the 1860 his widow was on the 1880.Here goes Misty-1850 Calvin 28yrs TN Delilah 26 yrs Ill William P. 6 MO Angeline 3 MO James H. Polk 3 MO -------------------------------- 1860 Calvin 38 TN Delilah 36 TN William 15 TN Angeline 13 TN James H.P. 11 MO Nancy V. 9 MO Franklin P 8 MO John 8 MO David 3 MO Martha C. 4/12 MO ................................1880 Delilah 56 Widow Martha C 17 Dau David 21 Son Henry W. 14 Son Nancy A Harper gr dau. 13 Mo-Ill-TN orphan Lucy F. Harper 11 MO-Ill-Tn orphan Laura Harper 7 MO Ill Tn --------2-Sept-1865 Calvin died intestate,admintstrix-Delilah......