Richard Blanton Jr (abt. 1724 - abt. 1819)

Born about 1724 in Caroline County, Virginia colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah Nancy (Sneed) Blanton — married before 1759 in Tennessee, British Colonial America

Descendants

Died about 1819 at about age 95 in Woodford, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Richard was born about 1720.

Richard Jr was made sheriff of Spotsylvania, VA in 1767-8. His first duty was to arrest Joseph Craig, Baptist minister for not preaching Church of England. He released him soon afterwards for "causing more mischief" in jail than out of it. Crowds would gather around the jail to listen to Joseph preach.

Children

A previous version of this profile attached, without source, an additional son, George Washington Blanton, for whom there is no evidence. He's been detached.

His brother John was drafted for service in the revolution, but as he was just married and rearing a family, Richard offered to substitute and was accepted.^{[citation needed]}

Research Notes

• Excerpted from Ermina Jett Darnell's Forks of Elkhorn Church: ^[1]

"Richard Blanton (son of the first named Richard) was the sheriff of Frederick County, Virginia, and his grandson Harrison Blanton, said that he always told them that the first of his official acts was to apprehend and to confine in jail his friend the Reverend Joseph Craig, for preaching the Baptist Doctrine.

"Richard lived to be over ninety, and probably did not come to Kentucky until long after the arrival of his brother Thomas. One record says he died at the home of his daughter Nancy Crutcher, and that he and his wife, who was Nancy Sneed, were buried in the Grassy Spring churchyard. Another record says they lived in a house on the hill back of his brother Thomas's home, and were buried there in the family graveyard.

"Their children were:

1. John

2. Charles

3. Richard, m. Sally Combs, d. abt. 1809

4. Carter, b. 1765, m. Susanna Snead, d. 1835

5. William, m. Elizabeth Ware

6. James, m. Jane Smith

7. Peggy Vaughn

8. (daughter), m. ____ Daniel

9. Nancy Crutcher"

• Note:  !RELATIONSHIPS:Info from Nina Jo HOLT WEBB and George BLANTON'S will,

Rutherford Co. Courthouse. Will Book A. P 144 recorded in 1802

Rutherford Co. became Cleveland Co. North Carolina

Sources

1. ↑ Forks of Elkhorn Church, by Ermina Jett Darnell, copyrights 1946, 1974, Clearfield Press, reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1980, pg. 76.

See also:

• Jonathan Jay Martin Family Tree

• History of Woodford County, Kentucky By William E. Railey, page 134-136.

• http://www.virginians.com/redirect.htm?pedigrees&pc_07=108

• http://www.virginians.com/redirect.htm?topics&108