Sue.... there is the Compendium of American Genealogy which has a line of the Blankenships from Abraham to Mason....it states that he was a revolutionary soldier...in which case we can find out thru the NARA site...or thru revolution records..... or possibly SAR or DAR.....i havent had the time to persue this.....but this was my first lead into the Blankenship line.... now i have the Compendium on cd.....and i have a scanned copy of the compendium that was sent to me via email......of what it says bout this leg of the Blankenships.... btw...i am off Abraham's daughter Mason...who later married a Smith in Bedford county...... -- HUGS..... Ginger ICQ #1487139 yahoo id spicy_5858 aim id... spicyGKL my webpage http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Shores/6969 Nocturnal Island Chat Room http://nisland.signwave.com Victims of Circumstance http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Resort/1577 NAMI http://www.nami.org http://md.nami.org Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation Family Response Team (co-chairperson) (847) 256-8525 (847) 452-7599 (cell) (847) 920-9498 (fax) e-mail: cabf@bpkids.org Web site: www.bpkids.org