Rebecca Blanton

From Hobbs_Family_California by Pati Perrault (dated Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009)

http://hobbsclan.blogspot.com/2009/08/vincent-hobbs-1-first-generat...

18. Rebecca Hobbs - 1770 - William Blanton B. 1751 (unconfirmed) D. 1833 (unconfirmed) Lee Co. VA

He was son of William Blanton and Margaret Moss.

1787 Russell County tax list - William Blanton. Another report has Rebecca born 1769 MD, died 1804. Married in 1804 Knox Co. KY to William Blanton (1762 Caroline Co. VA-1856 Harlan Co. KY). This version has 4 children:

• Ezekiel,
• Vincent,
• Abner, and
• Absolom in Knox Co. KY.

Tax records of Knox Co. KY show John and William Blanton there from 1800 to at least 1806, living near the Vincent Hobbs family. In 1803, Knox Co. listed a Vincent, William, and John Blanton.

John BLANTON was born about 1676 in Caroline Co., Virginia. (Ref- Lucille Carter Papers) John married (1) Hannah ANDERSON.

They had the following children:

John William BLANTON Jr. was born 1752 in Cumberland Co., Virginia. He died after 1830 in Mississippi. (Letters from Betty Jo Burchett some question if John's middle name is William.

John married (1) Rebecca HOBBS, daughter of Vincent HOBBS and Mary SHELBY. Rebecca was born 1745. She died 1804. They had 13 children.

John also married (2) Christine GWIN.

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