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Nancy French 1803–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1803

Birth Location: Montgomery Co. , VA.

Death Date: Apr 1858

Death Location: Wolf Creek, Giles Co., VA.

Father: Capt. French

Mother: Obedience Clay

Spouse(s): Noah Blankenship

Children(s): Juliann Blankenship, Lucinda Blankenship, William Blankenship, Noah Blankenship, Mahahla Blankenship, Mary Blankenship, William Blankenship, Anderson Blankenship, Dicey Blankenship, Violet Blankenship, Priscilla Blankenship, James Blankenship

Nancy French was born in 1803 in Montgomery Co. , VA., the child of Capt John A French And Obedience Clay. Nancy French married Noah Blankenship, and had children including Anderson Jackson Blankenship, Dicey L Blankenship, James Madison Blankenship, Juliann Blankenship, Lucinda Blankenship, Mahahla Blankenship, Mary Ann Blankenship, Noah Green Blankenship, Priscilla Blankenship, Violet Blankenship, William Charlton Blankenship, William Harrison Blankenship. Nancy French passed away in 1858 in Wolf Creek, Giles Co., VA..

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Biography

  • Nancy French was born in 1803 in Montgomery Co. , VA., the child of Capt John A French And Obedience Clay.
  • Nancy French married Noah Blankenship, and had children including Anderson Jackson Blankenship, Dicey L Blankenship, James Madison Blankenship, Juliann Blankenship, Lucinda Blankenship, Mahahla Blankenship, Mary Ann Blankenship, Noah Green Blankenship, Priscilla Blankenship, Violet Blankenship, William Charlton Blankenship, William Harrison Blankenship.
  • Nancy French passed away in 1858 in Wolf Creek, Giles Co., VA..

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Nancy French's Ancestors

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Nancy French
1803–1858
Birth Place: Montgomery Co. , VA.
Parents
Capt. John A. French
1759–1832
Culpeper, VA
Obedience Clay
1769–1830
Blackwater River, VA (Bedford Co)
Grandparents
Mitchell Clay
1739–1811
Henrico, Co., VA.
Phoebe Belcher
1740–1809
Bedford County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Clay
1709–1774
Martha Runyon
1713–1764
Richard Belcher
1710–1763
Mary Clay
1710–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Clay
1558–1632
Mary Carlton
1586–1538
Harvey Runyon
1812–1879
Mary Stottz
1808–
John Belcher
1670–1739
Mary Frogley
1679–1739

Nancy French's Descendants

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Nancy French (Abt 1803–Apr 1858) m. Noah Blankenship (1795–Aft 1860)
  1. 1. Juliann Blankenship 1839– m. Alexander Burton 1836–
  2. 2. Lucinda Blankenship 1816–1900
    1. 1. Elisha Burton 1835–
  3. 3. William (Charlton) Blankenship 1823–1922 m. Parthena Unknown 1825–
    1. 1. Jessie (Green) Blankenship 1862–1930 m. Mary (Margaret) Snidow 1887–1944
      1. 1. Raymond (Eugene) Blankenship 1926–1998
      2. 2. Ira (Clinton) Blankenship 1909–1982
      3. 3. Gertrude (Agnus) Blankenship 1910–1981
      4. 4. Emmett (Clyde) Blankenship 1913–1986
      5. 5. Vergie (Ellen) Blankenship 1917–1977
    2. 2. Nancy Blankenship 1848–
      1. 1. Annie (M.) Blankenship 1870–
      2. 2. Bud Blankenship 1874–
    3. 3. Noah Blankenship 1851–1922 m. Elizabeth Palmer 1851–1889
      1. 1. James (Walter) Blankenship 1873–
      2. 2. Mary (Ola) Blankenship 1877– m. James Blankenship 1868–
      3. 3. Henry Blankenship 1878–
      4. 4. Martha (J) Blankenship 1879–
      5. 5. Harvey Blankenship 1880–
      6. 6. Robert Blankenship 1882–
      7. 7. John (S.) Blankenship 1883–
      8. 8. Carrie Blankenship 1884–
      9. 9. Joseph (Thomas) Blankenship 1885–
    4. 4. Polly Blankenship 1852–
      1. 1. Maggie Blankenship 1871–
    5. 5. Isabel (Elizabeth) Blankenship 1855–
      1. 1. Alice Fink 1879–
      2. 2. Millard (J) Fink 1883–
    6. 6. James (T. Edward) Blankenship 1854–1929 m. Juliann (F.) Biby 1859–1936
      1. 1. Molly (Hester) Blankenship 1881–
      2. 2. Corthia (Lee) Blankenship 1877–
      3. 3. Martha (B) Blankenship 1879–
      4. 4. Robert (Preston) Blankenship 1884–
    7. 7. Hiram (Louis) Blankenship 1856–1888
      1. 1. Jack Blankenship 1879–
      2. 2. Amos Blankenship 1880–
      3. 3. Harve Blankenship 1881–
      4. 4. Henry Blankenship 1882–
      5. 5. Cora (L) Blankenship 1883–
    8. 8. William Charlton 1859–
    9. 9. George (W.) Blankenship 1865–
    10. 10. Charlotte (Virginia) Blankenship 1868–
  4. 4. Noah (Green) Blankenship 1833–1880 m. Elizabeth (E.) Armentrout 1841–
  5. 5. Mahahla Blankenship 1830–1889 m. John (Andrew) Lambert 1826–1894
    1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Lambert 1855–1886 m. Thomas (Houston) Knapp 1852–1943
      1. 1. Margaret (Drusella) Knapp 1874–1946
    2. 2. Priscilla Lambert 1852–1870
    3. 3. Mary (S.) Lambert 1853–
    4. 4. Hiram (Anderson) Lambert 1856–1937
    5. 5. John (Wesley) Lambert 1859–1859
    6. 6. Emily (Victoria) Lambert 1860–
    7. 7. Ardelia Lambert 1861–
    8. 8. Charles (C.) Lambert 1867–
    9. 9. Thomas (Lee) Lambert 1869–
    10. 10. Ida (Mae) Lambert 1870–
  6. 6. Mary (Ann) Blankenship 1836– m. George (D.) Armentrout 1838–
    1. 1. Barbara Armentrout 1859–
  7. 7. William (Harrison) Blankenship 1840–1913 m. Louisa (J.) Garrison 1840–
    1. 1. James Blankenship 1868– m. Mary (Ola) Blankenship 1877–
  8. 8. Anderson (Jackson) Blankenship 1826–
    1. 1. Juliana Blankenship 1849–
    2. 2. Sarah Blankenship 1861–
  9. 9. Dicey (L.) Blankenship 1843–
  10. 10. Violet Blankenship 1822–
  11. 11. Priscilla Blankenship 1831– m. Anders Grimmett 1831–
  12. 12. James (Madison) Blankenship 1819–1847 m. Mary Lambert 1824–
    1. 1. James (C.) Blankenship 1842–1863
    2. 2. Sarah (Jane) Blankenship 1845–1906 m. William Reed 1843–
    3. 3. Statirah Blankenship 1847–1934 m. Nehemiah Reed 1846–

Nancy French's Timeline

2 Records

1803
Abt 1803
Birth of Nancy French in Montgomery Co. , VA.
Montgomery Co. , VA.
1858
Apr 1858
Age 55
Death of Nancy French in Wolf Creek, Giles Co., VA.
Wolf Creek, Giles Co., VA.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1803
    Event Place: Montgomery Co. , VA.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Abt 1803
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Apr 1858
    Event Place: Wolf Creek, Giles County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1858
    Event Place: Wolf Creek, Giles Co., VA.

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