This has been discussed so many times. Ralph Blankenship Sr. arrived in America in 1687. The importation records for him are in Henrico County. The 1640 record, as reported by Col. Leslie Blankinship is not true and never has been! Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "william & carrie hoffert" <hoffert@mindspring.com> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 2:32 PM Subject: [BLANKENSHIP] Ralph Blankenship SR. > I Have some questions Re Ralph Blankenship Sr born abt 1640 (or before 1640) > in England. > > If Ralph Blankenship Sr. arrived in America in July of 1640 as stated by > many (I have not seen any source info for this statement.) > > 1. But if he did arrive at that time, then how could he have been born in > 1640-42 in England? It is illogical to assume that he came to America as an > infant. > > 2. Could he have actually been the Ralph Blenkisopp born about 1615 in > Northumberland, England, that would have made him abt 25 when he arrived in > America. > > 3. Is there source info for the birth of abt 1615 for a Ralph Blenkinsopp? > ________ > > 4. Where does the information that Ralph Sr Married a Martha Clay come from? > 5. Is there source info for her maiden name and when & where they were > married? > > _________ > > 6. When Ralph Sr. Died did he leave a will? > 7. Were his children named in the will? > > __________________________________________________________ > > As pertains to Ralph Jr born abt. 1660? ; > > Is there any information as to the maiden name of his wife (also a Martha) I > have seen that many persons have her listed as a Stanley....this I am sure > is a result of her 2nd marriage to Edward Stanley after Ralph Jr. died. > (for the Martha (? ) Blankenship & Edward Stanley marriage I have the source > info) > > So my questions about this couple are; > > 1. Is 1660 an accurate estimate of Ralph Jr's birth and is there any source > info? > > 2. What is Martha's Maiden name? I have seen a few times a Martha Hudson as > his wife, do any of the list members have any info regarding this > possibility? > 3. Is their a source available for their marriage? > > These are the points I see most often, and wondered if anyone has any source > info, or direction of research, for any of the above? > > Thanks for any assistance or direction regarding any of the above points. > Carrie Bias Hoffert > > > > > > > > ==== 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. >