Thanks, sufficiently chastised. TT ----- Original Message ----- From: Earnie Breeding Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 6:50 PM To: BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Re: martha Blankenship When in doubt read the entire post. You would be surprised how many people try to connect Pocohontas and John Smith. My wife was on national council of Jamestowne society and I ran their web site for several months. Most common bogus claim was that they descended from Pocohontas, but not Rolfe. Earnie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tammy Blankenship" <TBlankus@msn.com> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 6:22 PM Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Re: martha Blankenship > Hi Earnie, it's the other John Smith, not the first one. It stated this line in the reference book I am reading. TT > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Earnie Breeding > Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 6:04 PM > To: BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Re: martha Blankenship > > > John Smith was in Virginia only a short time. He left because of injuries > that he suffered and was crippled for life. He saw Pocohontas briefly when > she went to England where she died while awaiting the outgoing tide and was > buried at Gravesend. > At the time that She supposedly saved him she was no older than 12 years > old. She was no more than 13 when he left. They had no children. > Earnie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tammy Blankenship" <copperheadroad@dellnet.com> > To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 4:44 PM > Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Re: martha Blankenship > > > > Sandy, if I remember correctly, from that book I was reading. Mary Smith > was > > the daughter of Pochahontas and John Smith from England. Apparently, they > > were back and forth through the colonies...politicing. Also, I saw some of > > Lodewicks crew in the North Carolina records...you'll have to check it > out, > > since I didn't save it. It all goes with that Trading Trail I mentioned > > earlier between the colonies...TT > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <SandraG627@aol.com> > > To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 6:34 AM > > Subject: [BLANKENSHIP] Re: martha Blankenship > > > > > > > In a message dated 1/7/01 4:10:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, > > > Dreama@centurytel.net writes: > > > > > > > > > > I am wondering if you might be able to give me some source information > > on > > > > the marriage of William Lacy and Martha Blankenship and their children > > > > specifically dau. Mary Polly who married James Petrey? > > > > > > This is all I have, do you have any dates? > > > > > > Descendants of William Lacy > > > > > > 1 William Lacy > > > .. +Martha Blankenship b: 1760-1775 m: 03 July 1785 in > Greenbrier > > > Co., VA Date source: SWG EST. Father: Lodewick BLANKENSHIP > > Mother: > > > Mary SMITH > > > > > > Thanks for writing. > > > Sandy in Florida > > > [Sandra Sommerville Wells Griffith] > > > Maybe I will catch up with my mail when I retire, in 2010, <grin> > > > > > > > > > ==== 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. > > > > > > > > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/i/c/Elva-M-Picklesimer/ Here you > can find descendants of Rachel BLANKENSHIP. > > > > > > > ==== 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.<br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p> > > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > Checkout the Blankenship webring at www.webring.com and Jacque Reynold's Genealogy Homepage at http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/r/e/y/Jacque-P-Reynolds/index.html - Nice job! > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== Judith Manley has her BLANKENSHIP's online at http://Yelnam.tripod.com/. Take a look!<br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>