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Blankenship Family History
Blankenship Genealogy & Family TreeBlankenship is an English name from Northumberland, England, where the earliest known ancestors--Antony Blencansop and Ranulf de Blenkenshope--were recorded in 1240. It referred to those who lived in the village of Blenkinsop. The family motto is Dieu defende le droit which means "God defends the right."
Other spellings include "Blenkinsop," "Blenkinsopp," "Blinkinsop," "Blinkinsopp," "Blankensop," "Blankensopp," "Blenkinship," "Blenkinshipp," "Blenkenship," and "Blenkinshipp." Notable people with the surname include American baseball player Lance Blankenship (Oakland Athletics), American football player Brian Blankenship (Pittsburgh Steelers), and American baseball player Kevin Blankenship (Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs). The first Blankenship to come to America was Annie Blankenship in 1893.
Blankenship Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- William Blankenship -- --, 1730 February 0, 1799 Virginia
- William Blankenship -- --, 1790 December 0, 1870 Virginia
- Hezekiah Blankenship -- --, 1792 December 0, 1863 Virginia
- Henry Claybourne Blankenship -- --, 1800 December 0, 1884 Virginia
- Martha Ann Blankenship -- --, 1830 July 21, 1928 Virginia
Blankenship Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Elizabeth Blankenship -- --, 1785 December 0, 1859 Virginia
- Herbert Harlan Blankenship -- --, 1911 May 16, 1997 Washington
- Martha Blankenship -- --, 1820 December 0, 1903 Kentucky
- Barnett Blankenship -- --, 1810 December 0, 1880 Kentucky
- Charles Blankenship -- --, 1935 April 19, 1980 Missouri
