In a message dated 9/5/2000 5:50:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, AKent616@aol.com writes: << I haven't worked on my Blankenship line in a while and wonder if anyone knows who Frederick Blankenship's parents were. He died 1799 in Chesterfield, Va. Ann Kent >> Hello Ann Kent, From looking at my database I would say that Frederick Blankenship's father was Ralph Blankenship that married Elzibeth Lnu. Ralph was the son of Ralph and Martha the first Blankenship's in America.