Blankenship Family Ancestry

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Akin

Gen 10	James Akin		Sarah
Birth	1631
Death	21 Apr 1712 - 1 Feb 1713 (W)	Henrico Co VA	2 Feb 1713/4 - 7 Aug 1714 (W)	Henrico Co VA

Children of James and Sarah

• James Jr d. Apr 1744 m. Anne (C: James Jr, James Jr, Elizabeth, William, Ann, Thomas, John)
• Sarah m. Richard Nunnoly (C: Daniel, Richard, William, Joseph, John, Walter)
• Elizabeth d. 1761 Chesterfield Co VA m. John Farley (C: Francis, John, James, Henry, William, Peter, Mary, Sarah)
• Mary m. John Womack (C: John, Abraham, William, Richard)

Comments

• He could be be the James Ekin transported 4 Oct 1657 by William Walthall merchant. Sometimes in other records his name is Ekin and Walthall's land is near where James Akin appears later. The dates are quite plausible too.
• 20 Oct 1665 James Atkin granted 250 acres in Henrico for the transportation of 5 people
• 26 May 1673 he received 85 acres jointly with Richard Womack for the transportation of 2 people
• He was deposed Dec 1677 age 46
• Listed in the 1679 Tithables for Henrico County
• Henrico County Rent Roll - April 1705 200 acres
• Her will page 283 lists the children and their married names. His will page 240 leaves an Indian to his wife, inventory page 252.

Wills and land records

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Blankenship

Gen 10	Ralph Blankenship1		Martha
Birth	ca 1662
Death	by 5 Apr 1714	Henrico Co VA	7 Aug 1727 (W)	Henrico Co VA

Children of Ralph and Martha

• Richard
• William
• John
• James
• Ralph
• Ann

Comments

• 9 Jul 1724 Martha got 250 acres on the S side of the James River beginning Henry Marshall's lines to east side of the main road
• Ralph Blankenship came to the colony of Virginia as an indentured servant in 1686 or 1687 and settled in Henrico County. On 1 April 1690 Mr. Richard Kennon of Henrico County came into court and made application for a patent of 8000 acres for importing 90 people and 70 Negroes. Kennon named as headrights the following individuals . .(Henrico Co. Record Book 2 [1678-1693], page 326).
• Ralph Blankinship deposed on 2 April 1695 that he was about thirty-three years of age.
• Martha married second Edward Stanley by 5 Oct 1725 he d. by 5 Jun 1727
• Ralph, John and James are named in Stanley's will pg 26 4 Jul 1726 to receive 3 plantations at Coldwater Run 230 acres
• He did not leave a will. Inventory page 258. Hers is page 125
• Not in the 1705 rent rolls

Ralph Blankenship Inventory

Gen 9	Ralph Blankenship		Elizabeth
Birth	ca 1700 Henrico Co VA	Henrico Co VA
Death	after 20 Dec 1754 (W)	Chesterfield Co VA
Parents	Ralph Blankenship	Martha

Children of Ralph and Elizabeth

• Ephraim m. Ann
• Joseph
• William
• Francis
• Frederick
• Matthew
• John
• Ralph m. Edith Nunallee
• Sarah m. ? Cobbs
• Jeremiah

Comments

• From settlement of his fathers estate, received land from mother at age of majority.
• Got settlement from step-father Edward Stanley
• Ralph's will Chesterfield Co VA book 1 page 169 20 Dec 1754 lists the above children and his wife.
• Ralph sold to Ephraim 1749 1-20. Ephraim sold land to John & Ralph 1757 3-201, 1758 3-278

Ralph Blankenship Jr Inventory

Gen 8	Ralph Blankenship		Edith Nunnallee
Death	20 Oct 1758 (W) - 14 Apr 1759 (I)	Chesterfield Co VA	May 1793
Parents	Ralph Blankenship	Elizabeth	Walter Nunallee	Priscilla Womack

Children of Ralph¹ and Edith

• Gad/Gideon
• Ralph
• Womack

Children of Edith and her second husband Gregory Grant²

• John
• William
• Thomas G
• Nancy m. John Hix
• Edith
• Priscilla m. Thomas Yates

Comments

• Edith married a second time to Gregory Grant. His will lists his children as: William, Thomas, Nancy, Priscilla Yates, Edith.
• Ralph's will Chesterfield Co VA book 1 page 285 20 Oct 1758 inventory page 313 14 Apr 1759 lists wife Edith and sons Gid, Womack, and Ralph. It also lists a Francis with no relationship but this is probably his brother not a son. Francis noncupative will dated 20 Oct 1758 and witnessed 7 Apr 1759 is on the same page and gives his items to Womack son of Ralph.
• There is some confusion with the names. Ralph's will refers to Gid and the guardianship record Gideon. Walter Nunnallee's will refers to daughter Eve Grant and grandson Gad. Edith married second Gregory Grant will Chesterfield Co VA book 3 page 313 she is referred to her as Edith as does Ralph's will. From this point forward all references show Gad and I do not see Gideon listed again.
• Who is the Womack Blankenship listed in the noncupative will 7 Apr 1759? Ephraim Blankenship the next of kin.
  

Gen 7	Gad Blankenship		Sarah ?Nunnalley
Birth	ca 1749	Chesterfield Co VA
Death	by Jul 1802	Buckingham Co VA	after 1820
Parents	Ralph Blankenship	Edith Nunalley	?John Nunnalley	?Ellinor

Children of Gad and Sarah

• Elijah b. ca 1775
• John N b. ca 1781 d. 1834 Robertson Co TN m. Elizabeth
• Gad b. ca 1786 d. 1847 Robertson Co TN m. Delilah b. 1780-90 (C: son b. 1820-1825, Mary b. 10 Apr 1807 VA d. 13 Aug 1864 m. Thomas W Harris b. 15 May 1805 TN d. 10 Oct 1860 (C: Rosanna, James b. 1832, Delilah b. 1834, Gad b. 1836, Thomas b. 1837, Burgess b. 1839, Mary b. 1842, Marvel b. 1844, Richard b. 1846, Alexander (Ank) b. 1849, Georgia Ann)).

Comments

• The name Gad is one of the sons of Jacob and brother to Joseph from the book of Exodus. This makes Gad the name of one of the 12 tribes of Israel
• I have found no proof that Sarah was the daughter of John since most of the records of Buckingham burned but it is extremely likely. Gad Blankenship's entry in the land tax records indicate that he was responsible for the land which was John Nunalley's. It is this land that Gad gave to his sons. John started assigning his lands gradually to his sons in 1794 with the bulk of it being spit up in 1799 when Gad received his. I also suspect that Gad's son John N stands for John Nunnally. John almost always used the N even though there were no other John Blankenships in the place that he lived (at least in any records I found) but the name is not spelled out.
• Was Gad's wife Delilah a Hudgens? She is mentioned as a sister in the will of Mary Hudgins 1 Feb 1835 but not sure if Mary Hudgins is a spinster or this is a married name. The Hudgens do appear in Buckingham county from 1787 through at least 1806 (where Gad would have married by 1806) so that makes it at least possible. Harris's are there as well.

Chesterfield Co VA

• Chesterfield Co VA book 3 page 168 5 Aug 1768 Womack and Gideon are listed as orphans with Walter Nunnally their guardian
• Gad bought land 4 Jul 1777 from William Smith 8-214
• 1783 census with 6 whites
• May 1784 Gad listed in will of his grandfather Walter Nunnellee. This is very important as there is a related case in Chesterfield Chancery Court (file 1819-11) which spells out the relationships and identifies the Gad Blankenship of Buckingham as the grandson of Walter Nunalley. It indicates Gad did leave a will filed in July 1802 (executor Thomas Ballow) but this was burned along with the land records of Buckingham County. The case involved true ownership of some slaves left in both Walter's will and Gad's step-father Gregory Grant's will.
• Feb 1786 witness in will of John Atkins
• 1790 census - 6 people

Buckingham Co VA

• plat book 4 Oct 1797 Gad's land adjoins Richard Bondurant, ? Maxey, Elijah Howle
• plat book 19 May 1798 Gad's land adjoined John Maxey, Nathl Burton, Edward Maxey, Charles May, Richard Bondurant, Elijah Howle on Goodwin's road
• Land tax - 1789 John Nunnalley appears with 300 A followed in 1791 with an additional 1666. In 1794 some of this is in the hands of Arthur, Josiah, and eventually Barnett. In 1799 400 A are in the hands of Gad Blankenship (specifies for John N). In 1801-7 Gad's 400 A does not mention John N. 1808 missing, Between 1809 the 400 A is divided into plots for Gad est., Elijah, and John N of 133 1/3 A each. In 1818 we see Ezekiel with 35 A for the first time and it is in a different area of the county. 1819 Elijah disappears, 1820 missing, 1821-2 John N, Gad est, Ezekiel 55, 150 acres Hatchers from John Bronson, 1823 John N 133 1/3, Ezekiel, Burton now shows Gad est, 1824-5 missing, 1826 Ezekiel 150 acres at Hatchers
• Personal Property Tax - Gad first appears in 1791, 1796-1800: Gad & Elijah B, 1800: Gad, 1802-4: Elijah, John N, and Gad est, 1805-6: Elijah, Sarah, Gad, John N, 1807: John, 1809: John N, Gad est, 1810: Sarah, John N , 1811: Gad est, John N, 1812: Sarah, John N, 1813 -5: Gad est, John N, 1816: missing, 1817: Gad est, John N, Ezekiel, 1818: Elijah, Ezekiel, Gad est, John N, 1819: Gad est, Ezekiel, Thomas, 1820: John N, Gad est, Ezekiel, Thomas, 1821: John N, Gad est, Ezekiel, Elijah, 1822: Elijah, Ezekiel, John N, 1823: Ezekiel, Elijah, Elisha (other part of county), 1825 Ezekiel, Elijah, William, 1826 Elijah, Thomas, Ezekiel.
• 1810 census John N Blankenson (name is not ship and writing is clear so not sure if its the same) ---1- 2--1- Sally 1211- 21--1
• 1815 landowners directory: Gad (estate) & John N Long Branch or State RV 14NE, Elijah Mares CR or Long Branch 14NE, Ezekiel Buffalo CR 13E
• 1820 census G? ------ ----1 John N 4----1 -2-1 Ezekiel 22---1 ----1
• 1830 census Ezekiel -3------1 --------1 Thomas -----1 -21---1 Elisha -1---1 12-1
• 1840 census Ezekiel --------1 Elijah -111--1 --11--1
• 1850 census Elijah 55 Nancy M 55 Julia 30 Richard S 25 Sarah 25 Leonard C 19 Lemuel E 18
• Ezekiel b. ?1760-70 d. after 1840 (C: ?Thomas b. 1790-1800, ?Elisha b. 1790-1800, ?Elijah b. 1795, ?William) Ezekiel is probably not a son of Gad because he was old enough to have shown up in personal property records before he first appears around 1815. He also was born when Gad was very young. Also Gad Sr's land is divided 3 ways. One goes to John N, one to Elijah, and one to Gad est which is sold by Gad Jr (I'm adding the Sr & Jr to avoid confusion but the terms do not appear in records) in 1822 while in Robertson to Burton and we see Gad est disappear after the Burton reference to it in 1823. By 1824 we also see all references to John N disappear as he moves to TN where he first appears in 1823. Note in 1805-6 it lists both Sarah and Gad which is probably Gad Jr. as in other references we see either Sarah or Gad est. An Ezekiel had a land deal Chesterfield 1807 17-462
  

Gen 6	John N. Blankenship		Elizabeth
Birth	ca 1784	Chesterfield Co VA
Death	by 10 Nov 1834	Robertson Co TN
Parents	Gad Blankenship	Sarah Nunnally
Misc.	Farmer

Children of John and Elizabeth

• female b. 1800-1810
• female b. 1800-1810
• ?unknown first name b. 21 3 1812 d. 7 1823 Gupton Cemetery (this cemetery is close to Hudgens) - John N has a son born 1810-1820 who has died by 1830
• ?John C (?Calvin ?Calhoun) m. 30 Nov 1841 Elizabeth Murphy¹ d. 12 Aug 1844 Robertson Co
  • Gideon b. 12 Aug 1844 d. 12 Aug 1844 Robertson Co)
  m. 11 Sep 1845 Montgomery Co TN Mary Catherine Senseney² b. 12 Jan 1818 New Hope VA d. 8 Apr 1857 TX security James M Owe
• ?Andrew J (?Jackson) b. 1817 VA m. Mary Harris
  • Andrew V b. 1840
  • Leander J b. 1843
  • Thomas B b. 1849)
• Robert B b. ?1818 - last year of guardianship 1839
• Adeline b. ?1820 - last year of guardianship 1841
• William b. Jul-Aug 1823 - last year of guardianship 1844 is consitant with that birth date (guardianship reaffirmed in court in Oct 1842)

Comments

• I am still trying to verify that William H is the William listed as a minor son of John N and not a a son of Gad whose possible son's name I have not identified. John N's census would indicate that William H is too young for the sons listed in the 1830 census but the other dates are wrong in this census. Its almost like they were one column off. Also it has John's age wrong so the 1830 census is not compelling. William had a guardian until 1844 the same age William H became 21. Gad does have a son the correct age in 1830 and 1840 so he is still possible but he has an older son in 1830 which does not show in 1820. It could also be that William H was living with Gad but still be the son of John N. Neither left wills. John N sold his land before his death but Gad's land was not sold and I have not been able to trace when and who sold it. Another clue is William H lives 2 households from John Forbes in 1860 who was the guardian of the William son of John N. Based on all this I think William H is the son of John N and not Gad.
• I think Andrew J and John C are also sons of John N and not Gad. See detail on them below.
• John Blankenship d. 5 Dec 1905 Clarksville, TN

Davidson

• John N listed in will inventories 9 Oct 1823, 29 Sep 1826.
• 1812 muster roll Captain Winfrey's Militia Company: Geo Blankenship, Edward, James, Wm Hudgins
• John N - 7 Regt (Gray's) Virginia Militia
• Nancy E was a widow #165774 Pension 1874

Robertson

• John W. Cochran m. Mary D Hudgins 15 May 1850 married by A. Rose
• Gad is listed in War of 1812 muster roll (Metcalfe's) W. Tennessee Militia in what is later Cheatham county. Also list as Pvt, Col William Carroll, Capt Lewis Dillahunty, Cap Daniel Bedford, Vol Inf
• 1820 census - Gad 000010 01020
• 1830 census - Gad 0100101 0000111, John 00121000 1100001
• 1840 census: AJ 10001 0001 (?Andrew Jackson) Gad 000100001 (15-20, 60-70) 0000001(40-50)
• Feb 1824 A bill from John N filed in court to
• John N has no will but the will inventory listed items sold to John C Blankenship, Alexander and Mary Lowe, Shad Coon, L.L. (Lydia?) Read, Daniel Saunders, Zachariah Durham, John Saunders. Dr. Alexander Lowe administrator. John Forbes is the guardian of the 3 minor children: Robert B, Adeline, and William (securities I W Hunt, Henry Moak, Holloway Mancy, Zachariah Durham). Wife is Elizabeth and she was given a years provisions from the estate 31 Aug 1835 for $66.50 witnesses D Williams, John Forbes, David Wall. Estate processed 31 Jan 1837 with debts paid to: Z Durham, John Forbes, Robert Pennington, John L Hudgens, James Cochran, Tho Gilbert, Jacob Binkley, Marvel Lowe, Wm Seul, A Bird, Doctor Alexander Lowe, Zadoc Owens, Adam Binkley - remaining estate $226.93 witnesses John Forbes, Zachariah Durham. There is no record of how that is divided but a year later in 1837 each of the minor children had 28.64 in their accounts. Other names in the court proceedings: Ira Hunt, Henry Moake, Holloway Mansy, Christopher Williams
• Andrew J Blankenship m. Mary Harris (based on land sale to James H Harris from several people based on heirs of Eli Harris). Montgomery census 1850 AJ 33 VA, Mary 28, Andrew V 10, Leander J 7, Thomas B 1 VA TN. If he was born in VA then he is a son of John N since Gad was already in TN.
• Calvin and Jackson (Robert crossed out) listed as living next door to each other 36 Sep 1836?
• Land:
• Gad bought land 16 Dec 1814 from John Nichols of Davidson Co TN - Spring Creek of the Sycamore - 100 A - witnesses Thomas Miles and William Hudgens
• Gad bought land 20 Sep 1827 from Mary Hudgens - Spring Creek - 142 A - witnesses Lion Hunt and William H Hudgens
• Gad and Delilah sold land to Robert Burton Feb 1822 - 133 A in Buckingham Co VA Old Woman's Creek bounded by Burton, John Maxey, Thomas Bondurant - witnesses ? Ballows, John N Blankenship, ? P Ballows - note this is the land which belonged to Gad Sr. who got it from John Nunally.
• John N bought land 21 Nov 1824 recorded county 21 Apr 1828 #816 (at state level: 1825 50a M dist bk 2 p 48 g#816) - Spring Creek of Sycamore - 50 A - bounded by James Durham. John N sold a negro girl to Samuel Lowe 30 Mar 1831 & sold land to Marvel Lowe - #816 the 50 acres he bought from the state in 1824 - witnesses Alexander Lowe, Washington Lowe

Cheatham

• The History of Cheatham County containes many of the names mentioned in the estate as well as the reference to A.S. Blankenship in the civil war.
• Is this family related? The records start 1840 Motogommery and then Cheatham
  • John P/S (constable/carpenter b. ca 1813 VA d. 1860-1870, Sarah W b. ca 1814 VA
    • Catherine D b. ca 1838
    • Elizabeth b. ca 1831 m. Joshua Crotzer
    • Atkerson/Albert S b. ca 1844 (survived civil wa 42 unit G d. 1870-1880 m. 21 Nov 1868 Sarah T. Gupton b. ca 1850 TN father Calvin (C: Sarah M b. ca 1871)
    • George W b. ca 1845 (died civil war battle of Franklin)
    • Martha J b. ca 1849
    • Robert S b. ca 1850
    • Watson C Blankenship b. 5 Aug 1854 d. 2 Oct 1927 m. 5 Mar 1878 Susie Gibbs b. 1858 d. 1883 (C: Hurbert b. ca 1882), m.ca 1895 Cornelia Hooper
• R. S. starts records around 1864 and D the same time

Montgomery

• George W Blankenship 1836 Tax List
• Jas W surety 1843
• 1820 census: William
• 1840 census: John P
• 1850: AJ, JP, JW AJ

Gen 5	Rev.William H. Blankenship		Elizabeth Susan Hudgens (2nd wife?)
Birth	Jul-Aug 1823	TN	23 Apr 1823	TN
Death	14 Jun 1879 typhoid	Crainville, Williamson Co IL	10 Nov 1875	Williamson Co IL
Burial	Gentry Cem	Williamson Co IL	Gentry Cem	Williamson Co IL
Parents	John N Blankenship	Elizabeth	William L Hudgens	Annie Durham
Misc.	Minister, carpenter	Free Will Baptist

Children of William and unknown first wife ?

• William J Robert Blankenship b. 1846 TN
  m. 6 Dec 1870 Mrs Margaret J Klutts (Cluts) Hawkins¹
  m. 17 Sep 1873 Rebecca J Gent² b. 11 Jan 1854 (Parents: James Matthew Gent b. ca 1817 TN d. by 1880 & Sarah "Sally" L Harris b. ca 1820 TN - 1860 Cheatham TN - 1880 Lake Creek, Williamson Co IL)
• Georgeanne Blankenship b. Nov 1848 TN d. 19 Jan 1879 Williamson Co IL m. 1 Jul 1872 Rev. Thomas O. McMinn
  • John Bascum
  • William Edward
  • Julia
  • Cora

Children of William and Elizabeth Susan Hudgens²

• Luanna J Blankenship b. 9 Feb 1850 TN d. 27 Aug 1935 Thebes Alexander Co IL m. George Carl Bankston b. ca 1842 IL
  • Nellie I Bankston b. 18 Jan 1876 Dongola IL m. 6 Sep 1896 Union Co IL Richard E. Williams b. Feb 1866 IN
    • Chauncey Depew Williams b. 11 Sep 1898 m. ca 1917 Rosena but appears single by 1830
    • James L Williams b. ca 1905
    • William Howard Williams b. ca 1911
    • Bert B. b. ca 1916 ?b. 12 Sep 1915 d. 24 Mar 2004 San Diego CA
  • Elizabeth b. Aug 1880 d. divorced by 1910 m. 14 Apr 1900 Will A Fink b. ca 1875 1910 Mill Creek Union Co IL, 1920 with sister & Wardell in Thebes 1920, George with dad
    • George W Fink b. ca 1902
    • Wardell Fink b. ca 1907
  • Maude Estella Bankston b. 23 Feb 1883 m. Bert Bagley b. 4 Nov 1882
    • Lorena Bagley 12 Sep 1907 Franklin IL m. Clement Angelo Marchildon b. 9 Oct 1902 Thebes Union Co IL d. 29 Dec 1983 Lubbock Co TX (C: 2 living children)
  • William Hiram Bankston b. 22 Nov 1889 d. 21 May 1935 Union Co IL - lived at 4412 Lindall Blvd. St. Louis MO as a milliner 1929
• Thomas Gilbert D Blankenship b. 7 Aptr 1852 Robertson Co, TN buried Rose Hill Cem Marion IL d. 30 Jan 1917 Johnson City KY m. 11 Sep 1873 Williamson Co IL Sarah Deardine Chamness b. 21 Oct 1856 Marion IL d. 25 Apr 1947 Hopkinsville KY (daughter of John C Chamness & Sallie Mc Intosh)
  • Raleigh Blankenship b. 21 Oct 1878 d. 1915
  • Jeanette Blankenship b.12 Jan 1880 d. 10 Feb 1968 Louisville KY m. 2 Mar 1897 Williamson Co IL Claude Barham
  • Ella Blankenship b. 29 Mar 1882 d. 24 Jan 1963 Lexington KY
  • William Henry Blankenship b. 26 Dec 1884 d. 2 Nov 1958 in Tampa FL burial 6 Nov 1958 Cavalry Cem Louisville KY m. Helen G. Hertwick b. 27 Mar 1894 Evansville IN
    • Thomas Gilbert Blankenship b. 23 Mch 1917 Evansville, IN d. 11 Jun 1992 Tampa, FL
    • William Henry Blankenship Jr. b 13 May 1918 Louville, KY d. Oct 16 2002 Gainesville, GA
    • Joseph Urban Blankenship b. 21 Nov 1919 Louisville,KY d. 13 Apr 1952 - killed in auto accident Lou. KY
    • John Lafaite Blankenship b. Jun 9 1921 Louisville,KY d. 8 Apr 1991 - Lawrenceville, GA
    • Helen Gertrude Blankenship b. 16 Aug 1925 Portland, OR
    • Rollie Lowe Blankenship b. 5 Apr 1934 Portland, OR d. 6 Mch 2003 - Lexington, KY
    • Robert Emmitt Blankenship b 31 Dec 1939 Louisville, KY
  • Anice Blankenship b. 7 Jan 1887 d. 30 Mar 1969 Louisville KY (C: Warren, Jane Webster)
  • Nell Blankenship b. 16 Jan 1892 d. 2 Sep 1967 Evansville IN
  • Fannie Blankenship b. 11 Jul 1894 d. 21 May 1897
  • Thomas Harold Blankenship b. 22 Aug 1897 d. 19 Mar 1969 Louisville KY
• Richard T. (?Thomas) Blankenship b. Dec 1854 TN d. 22 Nov 1882 Gentry Cem Williamson Co IL m. 2 Apr 1876 Sarah M Davis b. ca 1857 IL - 1880 Preston, Union Co IL
  • Eddy Blankenship b. 1877 (male)
• Sylvanius Bascum Blankenship b. 3 Oct 1856 TN d. 3 Feb 1904 Gentry Cem Williamson Co IL m. 2 Jan 1879 Mahala Elizabeth Davis b. May 1860 d.1 Jul 1938 (married by WJR Blankenship)
  • William H (middle name?) Blankenship b. 1 Sep 1881 d. 2 May 1979 m. ca 1923 May L b. ca 1891
    • Wanda Blankenship b. ca 1914
    • Russell Blankenship B b. ca 1921
  • Thomas Richard Blankenship b. 11 Mar 1884 d. 2 Nov 1970 m. Isa Watson
    • Ruth Blankenship b. 22 May 1908 d. Jul 1995 Marion, Williamson IL m. Ivan Trubert Stokes
    • Ruby L Blankenship b. 5 Feb 1911 d. 22 Aug 2005 Marion, Williamson IL m. George Adams (2 children)
    • Luther Blankenship b. 28 Nov 1913 m. 14 Feb 1835 Marion IL Geneva Aileen b. 21 Feb 1918 d. 16 Aug 2000 Johnston City, Williamson IL (?, ?, ?,?, Vivian, Ronald)
    • Violet Myrl Blankenship b. 15 Sep 1917
    • infant Blankenship b. ca 1919 d. by 1930
    • Margaret Blankenship b. 21 Apr 1920
  • Rhoda Jane Blankenship b. 27 Aug 1886 d. 9 Nov 1969 m. ca 1906 Jeff Creek
    • Gladys A Creek b. ca 1908
    • George E Creek b. ca 1913
    • Ray A Creek b. ca 1917
    • T. J. Creek b. ca 1925
  • Robert Asa Blankenship b. 10 Apr 1888 d. 8 Dec 1940 Oakland Cem m. 26 Sep 1909 Ollie Hagler b. 1891
    • Richard Elsworth Blankenship b. 11 Sep 1910
    • Juanita Pauline Blankenship b. 9 Jun 1912
    • Opal Marie Blankenship b. 20 May 1915
    • Genevieve Elizabeth Blankenship b. 21 Jul 1921
  • Susan Frances/Fanny Blankenship b. 1 Apr 1890 m. William Baggot¹, W. Adams²
• L. V. (male) Blankenship b. 1857 d. 1860-70 (?James m. Ann in 1880 census)
• Tennessee (female) Blankenship b. 1864 IL d. after 1880
• Susan Fanny/Frances Blankenship b. 1868 IL m. 19 Mar 1890 Williamson George H Cannon b. 1864

the following may be the wrong person as her age is different. there is a couple in TN in 1910 with a better match age wise

• Earl b. May 1899
• m. 23 Aug 1899 James E Adams d. 18 May 1919
• m. 1922-5 ???

Resided

• 1850 - Davidson Co TN (with Wm. Hudgins 22, Martha 19, Joanna 1) D-64-695 (in 1860 Wm 30, Martha 33, Martha 10, WH 8 Mary 6 Susie 2). This William could be an unidentified son of William L Hudgens and brother to Elizabeth Susan. William Hudgins m. 10 May 1849 Martha Mosely Davidson county
• 1860 - Ashland City Cheatham Co TN
• 1868 Williamson Co tax list 8 acres in cultivation
• 1870 - Grassy Prairie Williamson Co IL (near J. S. Hudgens)
• 1880 - Gilbert with sister Fanna in Bainbridge Williamson Co (and John Blankenship b. 1865 maybe John Chamness?), Richard in Union Co, Luanna with sister Tennessee in Union Co, his widow Sarah lived with her daughter Mary E Davis and husband Robert in Williamson near Bascome

Photos of the William H. Blankenship Family

Comments
Tennessee -Cheatham

• William was a minister of the Bethlehem Free Will Baptist Church north of Ashland City. .It was founded in 1847 by Elder W. L. Gower (in those days, they were apt to use Elder where we use Reverend.). Services originally were held every 3 months in homes with the frequency of service increasing over time. The original church was built around 1857 and is now in private hands on Lockertsville Rd. The center part is the original church with other parts added on over time William H. Blankenship appears several times in the list, as follows:
• Elders W. L. Gower, William Blankenship 1855-56
• Elder William Blankenship 1856-57
• Elder A. Rose 1857-58
• Elder William Blankenship 1853-60
• Elders William Blankenship, W. L. Gower 1860-61
• Elders W. L. Gower, William Blankenship 1861-62
• Elder William Blankenship 1862-64
• He married several people in this time period including Hudgens and Harris families.
• Good Springs Free Baptist Church was also founded by W. L. Gower and eventually Alex Rose was also a paster. This should be checked out to see if there is any connection to William B.
• William H was a road overseer from Springfield to Sycamore Mills 185?
• Among the first church organizations of Cheatham was one of the Free-Will Baptists, established on Blue Spring Branch, near Sycamore Mills, by Rev. Robert Heaton. In Robert Heaton's journal, dated Jan 10, 1826, the name of Elizabeth Blankinship is listed among the members of the church at Marrowbone as well as W. L. Gower. I assume this is William's mother Elizabeth. And about the same time Vicks old meeting-house was erected in the Boston Hills, about four miles northeast of what is now Ashland City and Lowe's meeting-house was built about three miles north of Sycamore Mills. In 1835 Braxton Lee conveyed two acres of land, where this old log church still stands, to the following trustees: Gideon H. Lowe, Matthew Harris, Jonas Manafee, Thomas W. Shearon and himself, as a trustee. A part of this land has been and continues to be used as a public cemetery.
• My mother thought Georgeanne's sister LuAnna was a full sister and Fanny was a half sister. Records show Luanna and Fanny had the same mother. Records do not indicate Georgeanne's mother and I had not been able to trace the oldest son to see if his mother is given in any record. Since Georgeanne named her son Bascum, she was close to him if they were half-siblings. If her mother was not Susan than her mother probably died in child birth. Possibly a sister to Susan.
• I have been unsuccessful at tracing Fanny's marriage, and where the eldest son moved. Did he move to Nebraska?
• Gilbert is listed in the Marion Monitor 22 Feb 1876 as guardian of John Chamness's two children.
• Rev William H married wife Sarah E. Martin ( b. 1834-7) 17 Dec 1876 . His obituary is listed 19 Jun 1879.
• A family story says he left TN during the Civil War because he was against slavery and was told by a neighbor that someone was coming to kill him that night. They fled. They stopped at one set of grandparents when they left. While they were sitting on the hill they could feel the cannon firing.
• W. H. signed a bond for A Rose along with Elizabeth S. Cochran (wife of John Cochran) in 1 Aug 1859 Cheatham Co TN. Is A. Rose Alexander Rose b. 1801? He also bought several items during the estate sale in 1861.

Illinois

• William's church in IL was Free Baptist Church at Freewill. He was named as pastor of a Free Will Baptist Church in his obituary when died in Cottage Home. This predates the church built by his son-in-law T.O. McMinn.
• Mahala's parents are Thomas and Rhoda
• Bascum suffered from Epilepsy
• One of the brothers left the area - was this the eldest?
• Luanna and Georgeanne were close - Luanna told the story of Georgeanne being called to testify at church meeting and her answer was “N0 - I feel cold tonight.” (They had young men waiting to take them for a buggy ride). Luanna was quite elegant and her son was a milliner and clothes designer from St. Louis.
• Fanny married in 1925-27 a third time and was living in Marion when she married. She said she had taken care of Georgeanne's children when she died and John B. got on a stump and started preaching. She knew he would become a preacher.
• I assume that WJR is the the eldest son although one census has the initials reversed. The marriage records are under WJR.

Hudgens family

• John Zachariah Hudgens m. Martha Holloway
  • Robert
  • William
  • James m. Susanna
    • Edward m. Elizabeth
    • James m. Elizabeth Gibson
      • William L. Hudgens b. 30 Jan 1797 Cumberland Co., VA. He came to Tennessee in 1811 when he was 14. d. 1865 in ?Williamson Co. Il. m. Annie or Anna Durham b. 1803 NC d. after 1880 I found no evidence of him in IL.
        • unnamed son
        • unnamed daughter
        • Elizabeth Susan b. 23 April 1823 d. 10 Nov 1875
        • Emaline Emily b. 25 Aug 1827 TN d. 25 Dec 1875 or d. 25 Dec, 1907 and is buried in Union Grove Cem IL m. Bennett Everett (C: Susan A, Wm Bennett)
        • James Samuel Hudgens born 17 Aug 1830 d. 16 Jan 1914 m. Angeline M Stewart (C: Melvina, Nannie, Frank, Adda, Eller, Emmer, James T)
        • John Zachariah Hudgens b. 23 May 1832 TN d. 26 May 1917 Harmony Church Cem m. 25 Sept. 1856 Permelia/Amelia Harris d. 4 Aug 1887. John Zachariah Hudgens probably served in the Civil War as a Private in Felts Co., Nashville Infantry Bn. (Sycamore Mills in Cheatham County) m. 2nd Harriet Hall b. 29 Nov 1856 d. 22 Jan 1932 (1860/1880 census shows wife Mary Jane (C: Thomas, John B, Mary, Nancy P, Robert L, Hiram A, Alice N, Joshua, Zachariah, Herman, Egbert)
        • Thomas B. Hudgens b. 26 June 1835 d. 9 June 1909 m. 27 Jul, 1965 Sarah Goodman (C: William, Minna B, Moses R, Monroe)
        • Aaron L. Hudgens b. 1836 TN m. 8 Apr 1861 F. Everett, 19 Oct. 1869 Margaret Harris (C: Emma, Sulie, Minnie, Oscar, Frank, Gertrude)
        • Mary A. Hudgens b. 29, June 1840 d. 7 Sep 1881 IL m. ? 7 Sept. 1881 L. E. Hunt (dates don't make sense) (C: George W, William, Susan, Thomas, Nettie)
        • Rebecca Hudgens, b. 1840 TN d. 17 Oct 1877m. Jack Harris (C: Geo W, ?Rebecca, ?Andrew J)
        • Anna Elizabeth Hudgens b. 1842 TN d. 17 Oct 1877 m. George Harris
        • Moses Hudgens b. 30 Sep 1844 d. 4 July 1906 m. 31 Oct, 1867 Angeline Phoebe Everett (C: Willie H b. 4 Jun 1878, Annie)
      • John Thomas b. 1804 d. 1878 m. Nancy Anne Durham, Delilah Farmer (C: Zachariah b. 1833 d. 1902 m. Mary Cooksey (C: John Bell, Hiram A, ? m. Thomas A Bradley, ? m. Theodore Hudson)
      • James
      • Mary
      • Daniel
    • Gabriel
    • Holloway m. Ailsy Gent
    • William S m. Ann King
    • Sarah
    • Rebecca d. 1888
    • Elizabeth
  • Mary
• Eliza b. 1815 who married Andrew King (C: Susan, Andrew, Victoria, Georgia Ann, Thomas, Alice, Mary, Albert, Obadiah)

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Gen 11	Daniel Nunnalee		Elizabeth
Death	by 1689	Charles City Co VA

Children of Daniel and Eliabeth

• Walter d. 7-11 Jan 1711/2 (C: Thomas m. Elizabeth)
• Richard m. Sarah Atkins

Comments

• Elizabeth married second John Bowman
• Daniel has 2 court proceedings 1665/6, 1687
• 30 Oct 1686 Bristol Parish Charles City Co VA patent with Robert Bowling for 347 - abandoned in 1690
• Walter and Richard with John Bowman have joint administration 4 Feb 1689/90 Charles City
• deed 20 Apr 1693 recorded 1 Mar 1707 pg 83 Henrico Co VA John Bowman and wife Elizabeth deed land “Bull Run” (sd Daniel left to wife) in Charles City Co VA to Walter Nunnally son of Daniel

Gen 10	Richard Nunnoly		Sarah Akin
Death	29 Mar 1722 - 3 Jul 1727 (W)	Henrico Co VA
Parents	Daniel Nunnally	Elizabeth	James Akin	Sarah

Children of Richard and Sarah

• Daniel m. Susannah Trent (1st husband William Womack)
• Richard m. Mary (C: James)
• William
• Joseph
• John m. Margaret
• Walter m. Priscilla Womack

Comments

• Richard is fined for swearing 1692 Henrico Co VA
• Deed 1 Dec 1694 next to James Atkin and land that was purchased by John Bowman and left to wife Elizabeth
• Henrico County Rent Roll - April 1705 70 acres
• will page 118 names children witness: John Blankenship, John Worley, inventory page 130

Richard Nunnoly Will

Line 1:

Gen 9	Walter Nunnalee		Priscilla Womack
Death	1784	Chesterfield Co VA
Parents	Richard Nunnally	Sarah Atkin	William Womack	Susanna Trent

Children of Walter and Priscilla

• Edith m. Ralph Blankenship¹, Gregory Grant²
• William Womack (C: Walter)
• ?Walter d. 1773 m. Martha Branch (C: Leonard Michael, Branch, Jeremiah)

Comments

• obtained land Jul 1740
• A Walter Nunnalee gave Rev War support: John Robertson Commr. Feb 1781 fodder 500 lb. and Chesterfield Militia in Service 1 Bu Corn
• Walter's will Chesterfield Co Va will book 3 page 463-5 lists daughter Eve Grant, grandson's Gad Blankenship & Walter Nunellee, son William W and wife Priscilla.
• , witnesses to his will were Noel and Obedience Nunnally Blankenship, children of his brother Daniel
  

Line 2:

Gen 9	John Nunnalee		Martha Curtis
Death	19 Oct 1765 - 6 Jun 1766	Chesterfield Co VA
Parents	Richard Nunnally	Sarah Atkin	John Curtis	Mary

Children of John and Martha Gates¹

• Jeremiah
• Margaret

Children of John and Martha Curtis²

• John m. Ellinor
• Sarah m. William Jackson
• Jane m. Gilbert Elam
• ? m. Elam Farmer (C: Elam Jr, Martha)
• Ann m. ? Fournoy
• Mary m. John Ellis
• Rebecca
• Archelaus b. ca 1726
• Thomas

Comments

• John's will Chesterfield Co VA will book 2 page 159-160 9 May 1765 dated 19 Oct 1765 and presented page 733 6 Jun 1766 lists the above children & grandchildren.
• Martha first husband was John Cate/Keatt
• Chesterfield Tithables, 1762
• Chesterfield Deeds: 3-280, 3-420, 4-24, 4-528, 5-519, 11-723, 11-750, 12-161, 14-47, 15-397, 16-371, 23-1588

John Nunally Will

Gen 8	John Nunnalee		Elliner?Branch
Death	1805	Buckingham Co VA
Parents	John Nunnally	Martha

Children of John and Elliner

• Sarah m. Gad Blankenship
• ? m. Henry Jackson
• Daniel Arthur m. Rachel A Couch
• Josiah m. Sally Atkinson¹, Judith Brandsford²
• John Bernard
• ?? Branch m. Mary Scruggs

Comments

• John appears in the personal tax list of Buckingham in 1788
• A John Nunnalee gave Rev War support: Francis Smith Commr. 1778 Beef 225 lb. fodder 500 lb.
• John's children are suggested by the land tax records. Any will he might have left was burned in the Buckingham records.
• ?? In November 1778, John Nunnally was appointed guardian of Leonard, Branch and Jemima, orphans of Walter Nunnally. On a November 1792 Certificate, Leonard is of lawful age; Branch and Jemima are still not 21; in 1793, Leonard and Branch are both on Personal Property Tax List, making them tithables. These records establish approximate ages." Text: page 247

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Gen 12	John Puckett		Anne ?Jeffreys
Birth	ca 1620	? Dorset England	ca 1628
Death	by 1 Aug 1677	Henrico Co VA	29 May 1679	Henrico Co VA

Children of John and Anne

• John b. ca 1650 Hernia Co VA d. after 12 May 1716 Henrico Co VA m. Jane Treble¹, 18 Mar 1690/1 Elizabeth Allen² (C: John, Elizabeth, Abraham, Martha, Timothy, Joseph, Ann, Sarah, Judith, Allen)
• William b. by 1655 Hernia Co VA d. by 1721 Henrico Co VA m. Anne Womack.
• Mary b. ca 1656 Henrico Co VA d. after 1692; m. Richard Womack
• Thomas b. ca 1658 Henrico County VA m. Mary Womack.

Comments

• He came from England to Elizabeth City County Virginia in 1637 (this is not verified)
• page 35 says Anne was his executor but there is no will detail.
• 27 Jan 1665 he was given 500 acres of land in British Parish, Henrico County VA. The land was for transporting 10 persons to America.
• There was a book written by Sue Puckett Payton in 1955 that states that John Puckett may have come from Dorset, England. The book states that a search of English records in London and the County of Dorset as well as church records had been searched and the Puckett family did come from England. According to the research done by Sue, the Pucketts are mentioned in detail in the files of the Society of Genealogists, Chaucer House, Mallet Place, WC London, and in the Dorset records preserved on the Hose of lords and designated THE PROTESTATION RETURNS 1641-42.

Puckett Docunets

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Sherman

Gen 12	Henry Sherman		Cicely/Sisly
Death	2 Sep 1695 - 1 Oct 1695 (W)	Henrico Co VA	29 Jan - 1 Feb 1702/3 (W)	Henrico Co VA

Children of Henry and Cicely

• Henry Sherman d. by Apr 1687
• John Sherman d. by 1 Apr 1687
• Elizabeth Sherman m. Henry Trent
• Ann Sherman m. John Crowley¹, Christopher Branch²

Comments

• 7 Nov 1673 he received 228 acres of land (part of Warwick)
• Web references say her first husband was Issac Hutchins and they had a son Robert but I have not verified it.
• Listed in the 1679 Tithables for Henrico County
• His will pg 406 names his two daughters but both of sons whose death predated his left wills pg 425-6, hers is page 307-8
• One of the people who divided his land was William Farrar. Cicely is speculated to be Cicely Farrar whose mother was Cicely Reynolds. This would be really neat as this Cicely was a very interesting woman but I have not discovered any proof.

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Trent

Gen 11	Henry Trent1		Elizabeth Sherman
Birth	ca 1642		ca 1656-7
Death	8 Jan 1700 - 1 Apr 1701 (W)	Varina Parish Henrico Co VA	18 Jan 1731 - 2 Oct 1732 (W)	Henrico Parish Henrico Co VA
Parents			Henry Sherman	Cicely

Children of Henry and Elizabeth

• Alexander Trent d. 2 Aug 1703 Henrico Co Va m. Obedience Branch (C: Alexander, Peterfield, Elizabeth)
• Henry Trent d. 5 Sep 1726 Henrico Co Va m. Edith Harris (C: Mary, Edith, Henry)
• John Trent m. Elizabeth (C: Sarah, John)
• Mary Trent d. 2 Feb 1735/6 Henrico Co Va m. Richard Cox (C: Elizabeth, John, Mary, Richard, Henry, Martha, Obedience, Edith)
• William Trent d. 7 Apr 1769 Dale Parish Chesterfield Co Va m. Ursilla (C: Alexander, Lucy, William, Benjamin, Henry)
• Rebecca Trent m. ? Wacher
• Susanna Trent m. William Womack, Daniel Nunnally

Comments

• 7 Nov 1673 he received 200 acres of land for the transportation of 4 people
• Elizabeth married second Henry Gee.
• His will is page 215. It lists 3 servants one of whom is an Indian. Her will is on page 368.

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Womack

Richard Womack Inventory

William Womack Will

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