George Blanchard

George Blanchard

• Birth: abt 1622 - Penton Grafton, Hampshire, , England
• Death: Mar 18 1700 - Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts
• Parents: THOMAS BLANCHARD and ELIZABETH
• Wife: 1) unknown 2) Mary

George Blanchard came to New England aboard the ship “Jonathan” in 1639, with his father Thomas Blanchard and his siblings Thomas, Nathaniel and Samuel.

Disambiguation

Numerous sources claim Elizabeth Hills, dau of Joseph, M1 to Anthony Harris who d 1651 [leaving a widow Elizabeth & no children]. Joseph Hills, of Malden, filed Anthony's Will. Many of these sources erroneously claim this Elizabeth was the 1st wife of George Blanchard, son of Thomas. [131]

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The identity of his wife is not clear. Most sources say George Blanchard married a Hills, possibly Elizabeth, and possibly the daughter of Joseph Hills of Charlestown. However, recent research has called this into question. Some say that Elizabeth Hills married the “Deacon” John Blanchard of Dunstable, Massachusetts. (This John Blanchard was the first cousin of our George.)
So, if Elizabeth Hills married the Deacon John Blanchard, then who was George’s wife? In fact, according to his will, he had two wives. Some sources give his widow’s name as Mary. His will, which was contested and disallowed, is pretty much illegible to my eyes. The following heirs are named in the subsequent probate documents: Joseph; George; Abraham; Eliza; Hannah; Ruth; Bethia; Sarah’s five children; and Rachel. His wife is not named. The children listed below are distributed among the wives as a best guess, but not certain at all. More information is welcome!

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Family

All the children could have been by 1st wife.

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GEORGE BLANCHARD was born 1622 in England, and died 18 March 1699/00 in Malden, MA. He married (1) UNKNOWN. He married (2) MARY.

Children of GEORGE BLANCHARD and UNKNOWN are:

• i. JOSEPH BLANCHARD.
• ii. THOMAS BLANCHARD.

Children by GEORGE BLANCHARD and MARY are:

• iii. GEORGE BLANCHARD.
• iv. HANNAH BLANCHARD, bapt. 11 September 1681; m. THOMAS SHEPARD, 7 December 1682, Charlestown, MA; d. 18 April 1726, East Haven, New Haven Co., CT.
• v. JOSHUA BLANCHARD, bapt. 29 January 1681/82.
• vi. JONATHAN BLANCHARD, bapt. 29 January 1681/82.
• vii. ABRAHAM BLANCHARD.
• viii. ELIZABETH BLANCHARD, m. GEORGE GRIMES.
• ix. MARY BLANCHARD, bapt. 29 January 1681/82.
• x. ABIGAIL BLANCHARD, bapt. 29 January 1681/82.
• xi. BETHIA BLANCHARD, m. DANIEL PAIN.
• xii. SARAH BLANCHARD, m. THOMAS DEAN, 1687.
• xiii. RUTH BLANCHARD, b. 6 August 1668.
• xiv. RACHEL BLANCHARD, b. Abt. 1670; m. JOHN SMITH, 1691 .

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George 2. Blanchard, in Wyman, Thomas Bellows. The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, Massachusetts: in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1629-1818. (Boston, Mass.: David Clapp and Son, 1879) 1:88.

George 2. [Blanchard] Son of Thomas 1; æ. 35, 1657; m. (1) - Hills; (2) Mary.-; d. March 18, 1700, æ. .84 g.s. at Medford, March 18, 1699-1700, æ. a. 82 (record). Issue. -i. Joseph. ii. Thomas. iii. George. iv. Joshua, bapt. 29 (11) 1681-2. v. Jonathan, bapt. 29 (11) 1681-2. vi. Abraham. vii. Elizabeth; m. Geo. Grimes, 1675. viii. Hannah, bapt. 11 (7) 1681; m. Thos. Shepherd Jr., 1682. ix. Mary, bapt. and own. cov't. 29 (11) 1681-2. x. Abigail, bapt. and own. cov't 29 (11) 1681-2. xi. Bethia; m. Daniel Pain. xii. Sarah; m. Thos. Dean, 1687. xiii. Ruth, b. Aug. 6, 1668, bapt. 15 (5) 1688, æ. a. 20. xiv. Rachel, bapt. 11 (7) 1687, æ. a. 17; m. John Smith, 1691. … Will Oct. 16 1689, disallowed April 2, 1700.

References

• https://commonheroes3.wordpress.com/10th-generation/blanchard-georg... cites
• “Blanchard,” (Blanchard Family History website: http://blanchardfamilyhistory.org, 4 May 2016), “Electronic.”
• Corey, Deloraine Pendre, The History of Malden, Massachusetts, 1633-1785, Malden, MA, 1899.
• Maxfield, Chuck, “Some of the Descendants of Thomas Blanchard of Charlestown, Massachusetts,” (Chuck Maxfield’s Genealogy Page at: http://maxfield5.tripod.com/blanchard1.html), “Electronic.”
• Notes of John Chandler, (RootsWeb Message Board), “Electronic.”
• Shepard, Gerald Faulkner, compiler, Jacobus, Donald Lines, ed., Shepard Families of New England, Vol. 1, (New Haven Colony Historical Society, New Haven, CT, 1971).
• Wyman, Thomas Bellows, Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, Massachusetts, 1629-1818, (New England History Press, Somersworth, NH, 1982, originally published in 1892.).
• https://blanchardfamilyhistory.org/index.php
• http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~blanch-l/thomjosb.html