William ‘Old Bill’ Blevins - Disputed existence

Well, read the research notes. I’ve seen 1,000 wrong sources. :)

Unique Signature Mark

A key piece of evidence demonstrating that the James Blevin Junior in Westerly, Rhode Island, in 1714-18 is the same man as the James Blevin who appears in Goochland County, Virginia, beginning in 1737, is his use of a unique signature mark to sign official legal documents. For a detailed discussion of this evidence, see "The Unique Signature Marks of Two James Blevins: A Key Clue to the Origin of the Southern Blevins Family."

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Unique_Blevins_Signature_Marks

Special thanks are due to the excellent research published by Robert Blevins in his papers collected at Robert P. Blevins: Blevins Genealogical Research Publications, and to Alton Blevins of Austin, Texas, upon whose original research Robert Blevins heavily relies.

https://www.rpblevins.com/

The Blevins Men of Monocacy and Goochland
The Southern Migration of the James Bliven Family
Robert P. Blevins - June 1, 2020
Sometime between 1718 and 1732, James Bliven Jr., the proven son of James Bliven the "Sayler", removed his family from Westerly, Rhode Island. By 1733, he had settled in the Monocacy Hundred of western Maryland and by 1736, he had settled in Goochland County, Virginia. This James Bliven (Blevins) would go on to become the primary Patriarch of the Blevins family's Southern Branch.
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This 38-page paper documents this migration and the family structure of James Blevins the Patriarch.

https://www.rpblevins.com/_files/ugd/6a46b1_e64bb2d68cce450dbe600ee...

The Blevins Men of
Monocacy and Goochland The Southern Migration of the James Bliven Family
Robert P. Blevins June 1, 2020

So actually, this is “breaking news.” (2020 is the day before yesterday in on line genealogy).

When was the FamilySearch profile last updated?

Disputed Origins

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Blevins-111

Many published sources and online family trees incorrectly identify the father of the 5 siblings:

1. James Blevins
2. Mary Wallen
3. Daniel 'Longhunter' Blevins
4. John ‘Jack’ Blevins, Sr.
5. William ‘the Elder’ Blevins

as William ‘Old Bill’ Blevins The earliest researcher known to have made this claim is Bill Dwayne Blevins, in his book < Blevins Ancestry>, self-published in 1972. Blevins does not identify his source.[17] Other researchers have repeated this claim, but all appear to ultimately be relying upon Bill Dwayne Blevins.[18]

This claim has been disproven. For details, see the profile of < William Blevins >, the profile of < James Blevin >, and <"The Unique Signature Marks of Two James Blevins: A Key Clue to the Origin of the Southern Blevins Family" >.

Some have also identified their mother as Ann Blevins or as Mary Blevins These claims are disproven for the same reasons.

Also see an extract I just uploaded. “The Blevins Men of Monocacy and Goochland: The Southern Migration of the James Bliven Family.” Robert P. Blevins (June 1, 2020) < [https://www.rpblevins.com/_files/ugd/6a46b1_e64bb2d68cce450dbe600ee... PDF] > Page 23.

https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000184217060867

Without dispute, these two profiles do not belong in this Blevins tree, as currently understood, and have been detached:

Margaret Womack

Sarah Blevins