Hi anyone have an idea who this William Blankenship 1764-1760 that moved to Irdell Co. NC then to Cumberland Co KY in 1805?/ I think this has been hashed over before with no resultion. So many William in this time frame. Bob of Tacoma Wa -----Original Message----- From: Robert & Janice Blankenship [mailto:jblank@ihpc.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 4:21 PM To: BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [BLANKENSHIP] FW: msg frm Bob Blankenship -----Original Message----- From: AMEON79@aol.com [mailto:AMEON79@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 6:39 AM To: jblank@ihpc.net Subject: Re: msg frm Bob Blankenship Information from Andrew Co,A Community,published by the Andrew Co.Historical SocietyBlankenships were early pioneers to Andrew Co,coming from Cumberland Co.KY around 1840.Bought land first in Rochester Twp.,later Nodaway and Jefferson Twps.Covered wagon trip from KY included three generations of Blankenships,along with KY neighbors:Foster,Jackman,Carroll,Merrit,Tindle &McClaren. William Blankenshipb.VA bet1754-1760.Moved to Irdell Co.NCc.1798,to Cumberland Co.,KY 1805.First wife Patsy died in KY.2nd wife Mary Ann,buried with him in Greenwick Cem.According to tombstone,he was 105 when he died Dec 1859,4 months after Mary Ann,who died at the age of 65. 1840 Cumberland County Kentucky census William BLANKENSHIP 1 male 10-15 1 male 70-80 1 female 0-5 1 female 40-50 ==== 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.