Isham Blankenship Sr (1740 - 1816)

Born 1740 in Chesterfield, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Wilkinson) Blankenship — married 1756 in Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died 23 Feb 1816 at about age 76 in Cane Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

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]
• DAR Patriot record: ^[3]

Family

Isham Blankenship Birth year: 1730; Birth city: Chesterfield Co; Birth state: VA ^[4]

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

Children

Elisha Blankenship (1760 - 1844)* Barnett Blankenship (1768 - 1849)* James Blankenship (1773 - 1848)*

1. Robert Hezekiah Blankenship Sr b. 1757 VA - d. 1816 TN, m. Rhoda Meador
2. Barshaba Blankenship b. abt. 1758 - d. abt. 1830
3. Mary Elizabeth Blankenship b. abt. 1759 VA - d. 1842 VA, m. Jesse Dillon Sr
4. Elisha Blankenship b. 1760 VA - d. 1844 NC, m. Elizabeth Ross (sister of Frances below), m. Mary Marge Robinson
5. Isham Blankenship Jr b. abt. 1761 VA - d. 1836 TN, m. Edith Lane
6. William Blankenship b. abt. 1761 VA - d. 1835 VA, m1/wid. Molly Trent, m2. Mary Martha Riggins
7. Zachariah Blankenship b. abt. 1764 VA - d. abt. 1835, m. Edith Blankenship (his paternal 1st cousin)
8. Elijah Blankenship b. 1766 VA - d. 1830 TN, m. Judith Snow
9. Presley Blankenship b. abt. 1767 VA - d. 1820 NC, m. Frances Ross (sister of Elizabeth above)
10. Barnabas Barnett Blankenship b. 1768 VA - d. 1849 TN, m. Barsheba Meador

Need to confirm. Unsure why they would have two sons with same name when both lived to adulthood.

1. Zachariah Blankenship b. 1776 NC - d. 1850 VA, m. Dorcas Lester

Other children listed on FamilySearch, but unproven and may be those of his son Isham:

1. Mary Elizabeth Blankenship b. 1763 VA - d. 1859 TN
2. Rhoda Blankenship b. 1770 VA - d. 1842 VA, m. John Blankenship (1764-1869, unknown parents)
3. James Blankenship b. 1773 - d. 1848 IN, m. Alice Carpenter Chitwood
4. Armistead Blankenship b. 1774 VA - d. UNK, m. Martha "Patsy" Hailey
5. 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."

The children mentioned are believed to be:

• William
• Gilbert
• Spencer
• David
• James
• Elizabeth (Watson)
• Mary (Farmer)
• Frances (Bradbury or Adams)

Burial

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]}

Born 1730 Chesterfield, VA, USA. ^[15]

Residence 1786-1789 Franklin, Virginia, USA. ^[16] USA ^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/112413822?cid=mem_copy
2. ↑ SAR records
3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of Isham Blankenship", Ancestor # A129722.
4. ↑ Year: 1800; Census Place: Morgan, Rutherford, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 33; Page: 96; Image: 408; Family History Library Film: 337909
5. ↑ Source: Birth year: 1730; Birth city: Chesterfield Co; Birth state: VA
6. ↑ Source: Birth year: 1740; Birth city: Chesterfield; Birth state: VA
7. ↑ Source: Birth year: 1738; Birth city: Chesterfield Co; Birth state: VA
8. ↑ Source: Year: 1800; Census Place: Morgan, Rutherford, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 33; Page: 96; Image: 408; Family History Library Film: 337909
9. ↑ Source: #S-656939358 Source number: 3566.046; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
10. ↑ Source:
11. ↑ Source: Birth year: 1738; Birth city: Chesterfield Co; Birth state: VA
12. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/112413822?cid=mem_copy
13. ↑ 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.
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} Source: S1046890458 Ancestry Record 15765 #277
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} Source: S1046931984 Ancestry Record 5769 #440238
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1} Source: S1046951969 Ancestry Record 12686 #29
17. ↑ Source: S1046614240 Will Books, 1749-1873, 1928-1931, 1967 ; Index, 1749-1958; Author: Virginia. County Court (Chesterfield County) Ancestry Record 62347 #2228222

• Fact: Burial (1810) Blankenship Family Cemetery, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Isham Blankenship
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 12 January 2018, 14:28), entry for Isham Blankenship(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:9XRY-HBD); contributed by various users.
• Source: S-655468729 Repository: U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 National Park Service Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Family Data Collection - Births Edmund West, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
• Source: S-656939358 Repository: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
• Source: S-657028977 Repository: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
• 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