Earnie, Thanks for posting this info. We were always told in the family that a lot of cousins didn't make it to Ala and that they ended up in Tenn and Ky. I have never known which ones and how they connected. This is great info for me. Janet Blankenship Gaston ----- Original Message ----- From: "Earnie Breeding" <firefighter635@ev1.net> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 3:42 PM Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Reuben Blankenship Al 1840 > Andy: > My tie in to your family is thatReuben's brother Hezekiah was the > progenetor of a large group of Blankenships in the Tennessee Valley, mainly > Morgan, Limestone and Marshall Counties. Apparently these brothers came from > Campbell Co., Va thru Ga to Alabama. Since Hezekiah was born around > 1770-1780 he was too young for the Revolutionary War. Their Father Hudson > was a Tory so no SAR Connection there for me. > My Great Grandmother was a Blankenship so I am alittle more removed from > the family than are you. Since I am active in transcribing Censuses, > especially Alabama, I report on every Blankenship prior to 1850 that I find. > Earnie Breeding > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andy Lanier" <greyeagleorchis@earthlink.net> > To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 10:10 PM > Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Reuben Blankenship Al 1840 > > > Reuben Blankenship of Coosa County, Al was my 4 greats grandfather. He was > born in 1763 in Virginia and died October 27, 1850 and is buried in Poplar > Springs Cemetery in Coosa County. I have copies of his Probate Record and > his Revolutionary War Record taken when he applied for a pension which was > granted. A few years ago a Revolutionary War Monument was placed on his > grave. His wife Elizabeth was born in 1760 and died in 1853 in Coosa County, > being blind at her death. They had nine children whose descendants make up a > large part of the Blankenships in Central Alabama. His brother Daniel also > was a Revolutionary War veteran who was born in February, 1761 in Virginia > and died in Coosa County, Alabama June 29, 1849. I also have copies of his > Probate Record and war record taken when he applied for a pension which was > granted. Most of the other Blankenships in Central Alabama are descended > from him. I wouild be happy to share other information about these two early > settlers in Central Alabama. > > By the way, the log cabin built in 1847 by his Grandson and my gr gr > grandfather William Henry Blankenship is still standing and my gr > grandfather, my grandfather, and my mother were all born there. It's a grand > feeling to be in it and know that Reuben and Daniel had once been there. If > the walls could talk, what stories they could tell. > > Andy Lanier > > > > > > Found Reuben Blankenship in Coosa Co., Alabama. Reuben is listed as being > a > > Revolutionary War pensioner. As such his exact age of 77 is given as > > compared to the normal which is age groups. Thus Reuben was born 1n 1762 > or > > 1763. > > Earnie Breeding > > > > > > > > ==== 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 ==== > 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 ==== > Don't forget to check out the BLANKENSHIP list archives at www.rootsweb.com! >