Tag: blanton family

My Blanton Family Roots Part 4: Sorting out Richard Blantons

If you missed my earlier posts about My Blanton Family Roots check them out here: My 7x great grandfather Thomas Blanton I of Old Rappahannock County and Essex County, Virginia: https://asonofvirginia.blog/2024/01/22/my-blanton-family-roots/ Thomas Blanton II and John Blanton see My Blanton Family Roots - Part 2 – The Second Generation here: https://asonofvirginia.blog/2025/04/07/my-blanton-family-root-part-2-the-second-generation/. Richard Blanton I of … Continue reading My Blanton Family Roots Part 4: Sorting out Richard Blantons →

My Blanton Family Roots – Part 3 – The Second Generation (2nd installment): Richard Blanton I of Spotsylvania County, Virginia (c.1688-c.1734) – my 6x great grandfather

If you missed my earlier post My Blanton Family Roots, which is about my 7x great grandfather Thomas Blanton I of Old Rappahannock County and Essex County, Virginia, you can check it out here: https://asonofvirginia.blog/2024/01/22/my-blanton-family-roots/ For sons Thomas Blanton II and John Blanton see My Blanton Family Roots - Part 2 – The Second Generation … Continue reading My Blanton Family Roots – Part 3 – The Second Generation (2nd installment): Richard Blanton I of Spotsylvania County, Virginia (c.1688-c.1734) – my 6x great grandfather →

My Blanton Family Roots – Part 2 – The Second Generation

If you missed my earlier post My Blanton Family Roots, which is about my 7x great grandfather Thomas Blanton of Old Rappahannock County and Essex County, Virginia, you can check it out here: https://asonofvirginia.blog/2024/01/22/my-blanton-family-roots/ Thomas1 Blanton left a widow and six children when he died in 1697/8, none of whom had reached adulthood thus all … Continue reading My Blanton Family Roots – Part 2 – The Second Generation →

How Far back can You Go?

When someone finds out I am a genealogist, the first question I am usually asked is “How far back can you go?” As someone who focuses on their Virginia genealogy, I usually tell them that I have identified more than 100 ancestors who arrived in Virginia before the American Revolution including seven (so far) that … Continue reading How Far back can You Go? →

My Blanton Family Roots – Thomas Blanton (c.1650-1697/8)

My great grandmother Annie May (Blanton) Morris (1884-1977) is my gateway to the Blanton family. According to my grandmother she knew a lot about family history. She died when I was 13 years old, but her memory left her before I was old enough to connect with her in that way. We called her “Big … Continue reading My Blanton Family Roots – Thomas Blanton (c.1650-1697/8) →