Hey researchers, I already know that the Allen's are from Mass, in and near where Ann Blankenship and James Blankenship lived. I did not know till tonnight that Molly Trent Blankenship that married William Blankenship (see below) was kin to the Allen's. This is a new angle for me to research to try to connect the Blankenship's of VA to the Blankenship's in MASS. Sue B. Altice Descendants of Henry Trent Generation No. 3 8. ALEXANDER3 TRENT (ALEXANDER2, HENRY1) was born Abt. 1702 in Henrico County, Va, and died Abt. July 22, 1751 in Southern Parish, Cumberland, Va.,29. He married FRANCES ALLEN Bet. 1720 - 1728, daughter of SAMUEL ALLEN and ELIZABETH ARCHER. She was born Bet. 1700 - 1710, and died Aft. 1750. Children of ALEXANDER TRENT and FRANCES ALLEN are: 13. i. ALEXANDER4 TRENT, b. March 03, 1728/29, Henrico County, Va.; d. Abt. March 21, 1793, Powhatan County, Va.. 14. ii. PETERFIELD TRENT, b. Abt. 1732, Richmond, Va.; d. November 19, 1794, Richmond, Va.. iii. ELIZABETH TRENT, b. Abt. 1734; m. JOHN ARCHER30; b. Abt. 1733; d. Abt. 1778. 9. ALEXANDER3 TRENT (WILLIAM2, HENRY1) was born Abt. 1710, and died Aft. 1792. He married ELIZABETH Bef. 1752. She was born Bet. 1700 - 1740, and died Aft. 1792. Children of ALEXANDER TRENT and ELIZABETH are: 15. i. MINA4 TRENT, b. Abt. 1752; d. Abt. 1825. ii. ALEXANDER TRENT, JR., b. March 29, 1759, Chesterfield County, Va.31; d. May 07, 1841, Hawkins County, Tennessee31; m. JANE BURTON, 1792, Grayson County, Va.31; b. Abt. 176532; d. Aft. 1843. 16. iii. ELIJAH TRENT, b. Bef. 1764. iv. FRANCES TRENT33, b. Abt. 176434,35; d. Aft. 184536; m. NELSON BROOKS, Abt. 1782, Campbell County, Va.37; b. July 1760, Bedford County, Va.37,38; d. October 10, 1833, Campbell County, Va.. 17. v. ZACHARIAH TRENT, b. Bef. 1765; d. November 11, 1822, Campbell County, Va.. vi. WILLIAM D. TRENT, b. Abt. 177039; m. CHARITY BURTON; b. Abt. 1773. 10. WILLIAM3 TRENT (WILLIAM2, HENRY1) was born Abt. 1715 in Henrico County, Va., and died Abt. 1797 in Henry County, Va.. He married SARAH/SUSANNA BRYANT40 Abt. 1758. She was born Bet. 1720 - 1740, and died Bet. 1810 - 1820. Children of WILLIAM TRENT and SARAH/SUSANNA BRYANT are: i. JOHN4 TRENT, b. 1759; d. 1824, Tazewell County, Va.. ii. BRYANT TRENT, b. 1763; d. 1836, Green County, Ky.; m. RUTH VANCE ABBOTT, 1793, Greene, KY; b. Bet. 1749 - 1776. iii. ALEXANDER TRENT, b. Abt. 1766, Virginia; d. 1845, Barren County, Ky.; m. NANCY; b. Bet. 1774 - 1784; d. Bet. 1820 - 1830, Barren County, Ky... iv. WILLIAMSON TRENT41, b. Bet. 1770 - 1775, Virginia; d. Abt. March 24, 1845, Manito, Mason County, Il.; m. NANCY POTTER, Bet. 1791 - 1792, Russell, Va.; b. Abt. 1772, Rusell County, Va.; d. Aft. 1850. v. FREDERICK TRENT, b. Bef. 1773; d. Aft. 1827, Tazewell County, Va.; m. LYDIA "LEDDY"; b. Bef. 1775; d. Aft. 1830. vi. MOLLY TRENT, b. 1775, Virginia42; d. Aft. 1850; m. WILLIAM BLANKENSHIP, Bef. 1824; b. Abt. 176143; d. 1844, Morgan County, Ky.44..