This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Blankenship/Blankinship Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WBC.2ACI/2479 Message Board Post: Seeking father for David Blankenship b ca 1740 Henrico Co VA or Chesterfield Co VA. A David mentioned in Chesterfield Order Book 3:17 as orphan of James and choosing Ephraim Blankenship as his guardian. Is this the same David? Had children Magdalene, Abel, Cela, Naomi and Cain from my ancestor David's will. Seeking correspondence with anyone having knowledge of the family of James or David Blankenship.