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    1. Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Lodowick's children:Isam-Isham Att.Mike
    2. Patricia A Torrance
    3. Dorothy, You may have already done this, but I will venture a suggestion. You might start with Col. Leslie Blankenship's book. It is available at the larger research libraries and you might borrow it from your local (LDS) Family History Center. I would go through and find any families with a daughter named Elizabeth born about 1760. Chances are there were several Blankenship families in the same county -- there usually were -- and you just start charting them. I am not familiar with Warren County families. Lodowick and Mary Smith Blankenship had a daughter named Elizabeth born about that time. They were in Bedford, but perhaps they once lived in Warren. If you know the names of her children, you might see that she named her children after grandparents. That is a little clue. I found it was helpful to tape together some large sheets of paper and make a huge wall chart. Start with Ralph and make lines down to the descendants and list all their children as you find them. Use pencil because you will be erasing a lot! Eventually you will be able to see which generations they belong in, and you can visualize it better. If you start with what is already known and eliminate any Elizabeths that don't meet your criteria you will have a good start. There was probably an Elizabeth in every family, along with a Polly and a Rhoda! Good luck. Pat Torrance

    09/04/2000 01:03:06