Richard
"Chief Cornstock"
Blankenship
Born about in Bedford, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Peter Blankenship Sr.
and Cecily (Ligon) Blankenship
Brother of
Barsheba Blankenship [half], Peter Blankenship Jr. [half], Martha (Blankenship) Miller [half], Clayborne Blankenship [half], Frances Ann (Blankenship) Dillon and Liggon Blankenship [half]
Husband of
Rebecca (Garretson) Blankenship
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Rebecca (Dillon) Blankenship
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Rebecca (French) Blankenship
— married
1779 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Rachel (Blankenship) Morgan, Samuel Blankenship, Lewis Blankenship, Malinda Blankenship and Martha M. (Blankenship) Jones
Died
at about age 81
in Mercer, Virginia, United States
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Biography
Richard was born about 1765. He is the son of Peter Blankenship Sr. and Cecily Ligon.
He married Rebecca Ann Dillon about 1790.
The 1820 Census[1] shows him over 45 years of age, in Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia.
The 1830 Census[2] shows him between the ages of 60-70 in Giles County, Virginia.
He is listed as the father of the bride when his daughter Martha married in 1833.[3]
He passed away in 1846.
Research Notes
- Family Search shows an 1840 Census for a "Richardson Blankingship" in Chesterfield County, Virginia, but it cannot be the same man, as his age is between 30-40, when it should be 75.
- Was he really married three times to three different women, each named Rebecca?
- What source gives him that nickname, "Chief Cornstock"?
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLC-QV7 : accessed 21 June 2020), Richard Blankinship, Pearisburg, Giles, Virginia, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 130; FHL microfilm 193,689.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH54-SNW : 17 August 2017), Richard Blankinship, Giles, Virginia, United States; citing 213, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 190; FHL microfilm 29,669.
- ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5Y1-QMQ : 29 January 2020), Richard Blankenship in entry for Tard Jones and Martha Blankenship, 25 Feb 1833; citing Giles Co., Virginia, reference pg36; FHL microfilm 31,740..
Acknowledgements
- Profile created on 06 August 2010 through the import of Lynch-Tree.ged.
- Blankenship-545 created through the import of JOSEPH~1.GED on Jul 14, 2012 by Joseph Stalnaker.
- Blankenship-1923 created by Dave McNally on 7 Aug 2016.
- Grace Old Lodge
- Wanda Steorts
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- Frank Blankenship
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-FT48099, FTDNA kit #810240, MitoYDNA ID T16065 [compare] +
Y-Chromosome Test, MitoYDNA ID T16065 [compare] - Bruce Blankenship :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #821799
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~1.56%
Cary Richards :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Richards_Cary
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~1.56%
Donetta (Adams) Pack :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lilliansgirl47
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Wanda Jeffries :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Saretta (St.Clair) Hofer :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
John Stegall :
23andMe, GEDmatch HM5354660 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Rodger Jackson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M6QBZ [compare], Ancestry member jack4416
-
~0.78%
De Anna Overcast :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A163097 [compare], Ancestry member dgover52
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~0.78%
Laura Lepper :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Stephanie Trent :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member stefftrent
-
~0.78%
Ronald Teel :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Mary Rodefer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A477712 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Tammy Kidd :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Shirley Blankenship :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F216326 [compare], FTDNA kit #216326
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~0.39%
Russell Wilkins :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Timothy Young :
23andMe, GEDmatch M470633 [compare]
-
~0.39%
Juanita (Pigg) Hahn :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member JuanitaHahn91
-
~0.39%
Jasmine Suffel :
23andMe
-
~0.39%
Shawnee Overcast :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A487052 [compare], Ancestry member dgover52
-
~0.39%
William Paynter :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Wpaynter50
-
~0.39%
Rebecca (Arthur) Carte :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member littlebeeker
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~0.39%
Ralph Hayes :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch t578751 [compare], FTDNA kit #642676
Rejected matches › Richard Clyde Blankinship
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Is anyone actively working on getting the Richard Blankenship family sorted? I am a descendant, but I am hesitant to link up my line because of the lack of documentation on this profile.
All the best,
Jason
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Blankenship-1923 and Blankenship-24 appear to represent the same person because: Same date and location of birth. Same date of death. One wife is the same. And they have the same father. The first question here is: was he born of his father's first wife or second wife? Answer: Richard was born in 1765. Ann Belcher died in 1766. Peter, Richard's father, married Cecily Ligon in 1767. So, Ann is the mother. I would love to have a birth certificate, but short of that, the above logic makes it reasonable for this merge to proceed.
The second question is: What is with all the wives named Rebecca - who all died in the same year (1850) ?? Does anyone else suspect that they are all the same person?
edited by Bartley McRorie