Isham was born in 1740 in Chesterfield, Colonial Virginia. He was the son of John Buckley Blankenship and Elizabeth Hudson. In 1756 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia he married Sarah Wilkinson. The couple had 10-11 children. At the close of the French and Indian War they moved from Chesterfield, VA to Bedford, VA, along with his brother Hudson[1]. Shortly after, they moved their family to Rutherford, North Carolina. It is here he passed away in 1816. He is buried at the Blankenship Family Cemetery in Rutherford.
Revolutionary War
Revolutionary War Patriot
Isham Blankenship Sr performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.
Isham Blankenship Sr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A129722.
Isham Blankenship Sr is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor. NSSAR Ancestor #: P116256 Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Service Record
Furnished 216 pasturages
Received reimbursements
ABERCROMBIE & SLATTEN, VA REV PUB CLAIMS, VOL 2, P 514
Isham was a private soldier in the Virginia Cavalry/Continental Army during the American Revolution[2]
Born
1738
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia
Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA.
Died
1810
Cane Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina[5][6][7]
1810
Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA.
Marriage
1777
Residence
1800
Morgan, Rutherford, North Carolina. [8]
Military Service:
Virginia
Buried
Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA.
Marriage
Marriage
1756
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States. [9][10][11]
Birth: 1738
Chesterfield County
Virginia, USA
Death: 1810
Rutherfordton
Rutherford County
North Carolina, USA
Parents
Family links:
Parents:
John Blankenship (1697 - 1754)
Elizabeth Hudson Blankenship (1704 - 1789)
Marriage
Spouse:
Sarah Wilkinson Blankenship (1740 - 1805)
Isham Blankenship
Gender: Male
Birth Place: VA
Birth Year: 1738
Spouse Name: Sarah
Marriage
Year: 1756
Marriage State: VA
Other children listed on FamilySearch, but unproven and may be those of his son Isham:
Mary Elizabeth Blankenship b. 1763 VA - d. 1859 TN
Rhoda Blankenship b. 1770 VA - d. 1842 VA, m. John Blankenship (1764-1869, unknown parents)
James Blankenship b. 1773 - d. 1848 IN, m. Alice Carpenter Chitwood
Armistead Blankenship b. 1774 VA - d. UNK, m. Martha "Patsy" Hailey
Anne M Ritter Blankenship b. 1776 VA - d. 1840, m. James Robert Adams
1917 Joseph Blankenship article
The article, written in 1917, by Joseph W Blankenship includes[12] "Isham (or Isum), son of John, son of Ralph the Progenitor, married Sarah and, following his brother, Hudson, moved from the old home in Chesterfield county to Beford county at the close of the French and Indian war (1764) and purchased 570 acres of land "on the ridge between Tomahawk and Ivy creeks" and sold the same for $4,000 in 1779."
The next part is believed to refer to his son Isham Jr due to the names referenced. "Soon after, with his brother Elisha, apparently he moved to Rutherford county, North Carolina and bought a farm (1782) "on Big Cane creek", later possibly moving to South Carolina. He had seven sons and three daughters, of which we have only the names of William, Gilbert, Spencer, David, James, Elizabeth (Watson), Mary (Farmer) and Frances (Bradbury or Adams). About 1806 Isham with four sons and three daughters moved to Monroe county, Tennessee, apparently accompanied by his brother Elisha."
Blankenship Family Cemetery
Rutherfordton
Rutherford County
North Carolina, USA[13]
Will
Chesterfield County, Virginia Will book page 161 - Will of John Blankinship dated 09 April, 1751 wherein John leaves legacies to his sons William, Joseph, Isham, Hudson, two youngest sons Norvell and Matthew, daughters Amy Turner and Elizabeth Morrisett and wife Elizabeth.
Ishan was born in 1738. He passed away in 1820.
Name: Isham Blankenship.
Given Name: Isham.
Surname: Blankenship.
[14][15][16][17]
↑
Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of Isham Blankenship", Ancestor # A129722.
↑ Year: 1800; Census Place: Morgan, Rutherford, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 33; Page: 96; Image: 408; Family History Library Film: 337909
↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 August 2019), memorial page for Isham Blankenship, Sr (1740–1810), Find A Grave Memorial no. 180096978, ; Maintained by Robert L Clutter (contributor 47299123) Body lost or destroyed.
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Chesterfield County, Virginia Will book page 161 - Will of John Blankinship dated 09 April, 1751 wherein John leaves legacies to his sons William, Joseph, Isham, Hudson, two youngest sons Norvell and Matthew, daughters Amy Turner and Elizabeth Morrisett and wife Elizabeth.
Weisiger p. 113. Will book page p.122 - September 6, 1755. Noel (note: should be Norvell) Blankinship and Hudson Blankinship, orphans of John Blankinship, choose Elizabeth, their mother, their guardian, and she is also appointed guardian to Matthew Blankinship, another orphan. Henry Blankinship, another orphan, chooses ISHAM BLANKINSHIP as his guardian."
See also:
Chesterfield County, VA Wills 1749-1774" abstracted and compiled by Benjamin B. Weisiger, III
Roots Web discussion on the above source [1] Last read 23 Oct 2014
SARAH WILKINSON
Source: S1046614240 Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2021 Lehi, UT, USA Record Collection 62347
Source: S1046890458 Blankenship records Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc 2005 Provo, UT Record Collection 15765 Note: Blankenship records
Source: S1046931984 Family Data Collection - Births Edmund West, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc 2001 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 5769
Source: S1046951969 Franklin County, Virginia, Court Records, Justice Biographies, and Famous Case Stories, 1786-1789 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2005 Provo, UT Record Collection 12686 Note: An old Virginia court
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Isham by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
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]
His parents' relationships were changed to "confident" due the to the lack of a proper DNA confirmation source citation. See the Help for DNA Confirmation.
Yes, the photo cannot be Isham, since practical photography did not exist in 1810. It should be removed.
It would also be nice if the resolution of the article "The Blankenship Family" in Image 3 was actually legible. I'm sure it has some good information!
Blankenship-1864 and Blankenship-335 appear to represent the same person because: dates and location differences need to be resolved, otherwise, this is the same person. please merge
Blankenship-1674 and Blankenship-335 are not ready to be merged because: Conflicting father profiles Ralph Blankenship (Blankenship-1679) b. 1678 d. 1751 and John Blankenship (Blankenship-59) b. 1695 d. 09 Apr 1754 need resolving first.
John Kingman, a DNA Project Coordinator
It would also be nice if the resolution of the article "The Blankenship Family" in Image 3 was actually legible. I'm sure it has some good information!