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Descendants of Ralph BLENKINSOPP

Generation No. 3

3. RALPH³ BLANKINSHIP, JR. (RALPH² BLENKINSOPP, JR., RALPH¹)¹ was born Abt. 1660 in England¹, and died April 15, 1734 in Foxdale,Henrico, Virginia¹. He married MARTHA STANLEY¹ WFT Est. 1691-1710¹. She was born Abt. 1662¹, and died Aft. 1734¹.

Notes for RALPH BLANKINSHIP, JR.:
[BLANKE~1.ged]

Could not read or write; signed his name using a mark.

(Source: deposition in Henrico Court on Apr. 2,1695 that he was about 33 years of age; Henrico W&D 1688-97, page 577).
(Courtesy of AAH's research from "Blankenship Ancestors" by Gayle King Blankenship, 1955, and HHD from "The Blankenships of Georgia", and Genealogy of Lloyd Bockstruck, Supvr.,Genealogy section, Dallas (Tx) Public Library.)
AAH: Listed as a headright in 1690 by Richard Kennon, local justice of the peace, along with 90 white persons and 70 negros imported in 1686-87.
AAH: Henrico Co., Wills & Deeds, 1710-14; inventory of Ralph Blankenship by court order of 5 Apr. 1714; value L26/00/6; by James Aiken, Robert Hudson, and William Ligon ( Also see Henrico Co., Order Book, april 15,1714 pg. 277, cited by BLANKENSHIP ROOTS, HISTORY, ca1978.
In Quarter Court 18 Nov. 1618, Virginia Company passed laws to encourage immigration commonly called "The Great Charter of privileges, orders and laws". One of them, called a headright, was provided the right to recieve 50 acres of land for anyone settling (or paying for someone who settled) in VA. The privy council ordered on 22 July 1634 that patents for headrights be issued after the VA. Company dissolved, and the May 1779 session set a limit to claim or forfiet headrights to twelve months.
A county court issued a certificate of entitlment, the secretary of the colony issued the cert. for the headright, (or patent) for fifty acres. The land was surveyed by the county surveyor and it was paptented in the capital. The patents often contained names in their yext, so they're valuable research aids.

More About RALPH BLANKINSHIP, JR.:
Property: 1690, Listed as a headright by Richard Kennon, JP, imported 1686-7.¹

Notes for MARTHA STANLEY:
[BLANKE~1.ged]

Henrico Co., Orphans Court, p. 53; Martha, widow of Ralph Blankenship

Source: The research of Lloyd Bockstruck supervisor at the Dallas Tx., public library,to Helen Hetherington Dunn: "On 7 August 1727 Martha Stanley of Henrico Parish and county made a deed of gift of 100 acres on the south side of James River at the head of Proctors Creek to her son John Blankenship.It was part of the land granted to her as Martha Blankenship and was the land where John Blankenship was living. The land was almost surely a portion of the tract which Edward Stanley had devised to him in common with his brothers Ralph and James. " Weisiger, Henrico Deeds 1706-1737 p 90. It was during the summer of 1725 that Martha Blankenship, a widow of eleven years, decided to marry again. She married Edward Stanley, a widower of Henrico county, He was born ca. 1650. His former wife was Hannah (Wilson) Clay, widow of Charles Clay.
Edward Stanley deposed that was aged 35 on 14 May 1685 in Henrico County. He had married Hannah (Wilson) Clay between 1 October 1687 and 10 April 1696. Edward Stanley lived on the north side of Swift Creek ona 235 acre plantation next to Robert Hudson which he had purchased from Thomas Powland, Sr. for f3 on 24 March 1703/4."According to the 1704 quit rent roll of Henrico county, he owned 300 acres. He had acquired an additional 135 acres from Robert Hudson for f5 on the north side of Swift Creek, on 30 October 1709. '6 In all probability the property adjoined his own land.
On 5 October 1725 the Henrico County court held at Varina ordered Edward, who intermarried with Martha the relict of Ralph Blankenship, to be summoned to appear at the next court and bring the orphans of Ralph, deceased." Accordingly, some of the children of Ralph were still under age in 1725. By this union Martha probably improved her condition Measurably. Unfortunately, Edward Stanley did not live much longer. He made his will in Henrico County on 21 May 1726 leaving his daughter Hannah thweatt one shilling, his wife Martha 1/3 of his land for life, his granddaughter Frances Thweatt the plantation whereon he lived and the plantation where Richard Dickason lately dwelt, various items granddaughters Mary and Hannah Thweatt, and his plantations on Coldwater Run totaling 230 acres to Ralph, John, and James Blankenship. He named his wife Martha Stanley executrix.

More About MARTHA STANLEY:
Deed of gift: August 07, 1727, 100 acres south side of James River, head of Proctor Cr. to son John (Source: Benjamin Weisiger, Henrico Co., Va. Deeds 1706-1737 pg.90 per Lloyd Bockstruck, Dallas TX. Public Library.)¹
Marriage Rec.: She was the widow of R. Blankinship¹
Will: Bet. 1725 - 1937, Henrico Co., Wills & Deeds, p. 115; inventory of Edward Standley presented in court by Martha Standley and recorded 5 June, 1727; taken by Henry Hudson, John Bowman, Robert Hudson.¹

Children of RALPH BLANKINSHIP and MARTHA STANLEY are:

5.	i.	RICHARD⁴ BLANKINSHIP, b. Abt. 1690, Henrico,Co., VA.; d. 1793, Goochland Co.,VA..
6.	ii.	JOHN B BLANKINSHIP, b. 1695, Chesterfield Co., Henrico County, Virginia; d. April 09, 1754, Chesterfield Co., Henrico County, Virginia.
	iii.	JOSEPH BLANKINSHIP¹, b. Abt. 1694¹.
7.	iv.	JAMES BLANKENSHIP, b. Abt. 1698, Henrico Co, VA.; d. 1748, Chesterfield Co., Henrico County, Virginia.
8.	v.	ANNE BLANKENSHIP, b. Abt. 1702; d. Abt. 1763, Marion, Plymouth, MA..
9.	vi.	WILLIAM BLANKENSHIP, b. 1691, Henrico Co.,VA.; d. April 1745, Henrico Co., VA..

4. RICHARD³ BLANKINSHIP, SR. (RALPH² BLENKINSOPP, JR., RALPH¹)¹ was born 1663¹, and died Aft. 1768 in Goochland Co., Virginia¹. He married ELIZABETH¹ Abt. 1724. She was born Abt. 1665.

Children of RICHARD BLANKINSHIP and ELIZABETH are:

10.	i.	PETER SR.⁴ BLANKENSHIP, b. Abt. 1725, Chesterfield Co., Virginia; d. Aft. 1793.
11.	ii.	LODOWICK BLANKENSHIP, b. 1726; d. Aft. 1786.
	iii.	JOHN BLANKENSHIP¹, b. 1727¹.
12.	iv.	RICHARD JR. BLANKENSHIP, b. 1740; d. Bef. 1815, Monore Co., Virginia.

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