Private William Blankenship served with Virginia Line during the American Revolution.
William Blankenship is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A200937.
William held the rank of Private and served as a Gunner in the Virginia State line during the American Revolution. [1]. He applied for a military pension in 1835, but his application was rejected because he did not serve at least 6 months [2].
He appeared on the 1783 tax list for Chesterfield County, Virginia [3].
William settled in Kentucky, and this was the beginning
of the Blankenships in Pike Co., KY.
He passed away in 1835 [1][4]. Transcribed from his bio on Find a Grave:
"Beloved son of Isham Blankenship and Sarah Wilkinson. He was the wife of Molly Trent (1775-1894). Their children were Zachariah Blankenship (1780–1850); Conley Blankenship (1782–1850); Obediah Blankenship (1784–1850); Solomon Blankenship (1786–unk); Henry Blankenship (1790–1865); William Blankenship Jr (1790–1835); William Andrew Blankenship (1790–1879); Virginia Blankenship (1792–1841); Presley Blankenship (1796–unk); Hezekiah Blankenship (1800–1842); Solomon Blankenship (1802–unk); Spencer Blankenship (1804-1880). After Molly's death in childbirth, William remarried Mary Martha Riggins (1761–1807). They had one son, Isham Blankenship who was born and died with his mother in childbirth. William then married Anna Osborne (1792-1835), and their children were William Blankenship (1808–unk) and Barnett Blankenship (1811–1880)."
Research Notes
William's bio on Find a Grave lists a third wife, Anna Osborne (1792-1835). Anna was more likely the wife of William's son William "Buck" Blankenship, Jr. There are numerous sources showing Anna's marriage to William Buck and their children, including the two sons William and Barnett mentioned in the Find a Grave bio.
William first appears along with his two sons Conley, and Obediah, in Floyd Co., KY in 1810. which was later known as Pike Co., KY. William and his two sons were the first Blankenship's found in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. William was about 49 years old at the time, and Conley was about 28 years old, while Obadiah was about 20 years old. and married at the time. http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch
Obediah was born about 1784 in VA, and was the son of William Blankenship born in 1761 in VA. William married Molly Trent the 1st time and Mary Riggins the 2nd time. Which of these two women that was the mother of his children in unknown. Although unsourced, his biography on Find a Grave lists his children with each wife [4].
William and Obediah were in the first population Census of Pike County, KY, in 1830. William Blankenship died in 1840 in Pike Co., KY at the age of 79 years old." letter from Donald Blankenship 10 Dec 1990 GLR. [5]
Sources
↑ 1.01.11.2 Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of William Blankenship", Ancestor # A200937.
↑ Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls). Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
↑ Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Virginia Census, 1607-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
1810 United States Federal Census
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Residence
1830 United States Federal Census
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Residence
Ancestry Family Trees
This citation provides evidence for William Joseph Blankenship
Family Data Collection - Births
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth
Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Death, Birth
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth
Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890
1 citation provides evidence for Name, Residence
William Blankinship
State: VA
County: Chesterfield County
Township: No Township Listed
Year: 1783
Record Type: Tax list
Page: 050
Database: VA Early Census Index
William Blankenship
Birth Date: 1761
Birth Place: Chesterfield (Chesterfield County), Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Death Date: 6 Jul 1835
Death Place: Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Cemetery:
Has Bio?: Y
Spouse: Mary Martha Blankenship
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113677127/william-blankenship
US and International Marriage Records 1560-1900:
Mary Riggins
Gender: Female
Spouse Name: William Blankenship
Spouse
Birth Place: VA
Spouse Birth Year: 1761
Number Pages: 1
Sources added Feb 2022
Revolutionary War Service:
Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls). Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online,"Record of William Blankenship", Ancestor # A200937 [1]
Marriage:
Source number: 263.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MEZ
Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Census:
1820 U S Census; Census Place: Floyd, Kentucky; Page: 37; NARA Roll: M33_22; Image: 46
Year: 1840; Census Place: Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: 579; Page: 61; Family History Library Film: 0029693
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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]