Richard Blankenship - Princeton WV
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Don.Morfe
N 37° 21.950 W 081° 06.160
17S E 490908 N 4135461
Richard Blankenship was early settler, soldier and progenitor of many people in this area.
Waymark Code: WM18WH0
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 10/08/2023
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Richard Blankenship, Revolutionary War Soldier, was a member of Major James Robertson's company of New River Valley volunteers who fought at the Battle of Point Pleasant, October 10, 1774. He lived on a 33 acre farm 8 mi. southeast, at Ingleside, Mercer Co. and was recorded as an octogenarian in 1840 census. He was early settler, soldier and progenitor of many people in this area.
West Virginia Department of Culture and History 1979
Location: Princeton, courthouse square, Alvis & Main streets (US 19/WV 20
Location: Princeton, courthouse square, Alvis & Main streets (US 19/WV 20)
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