Descendants of Thomas Blanchard
Jenks Lineage
1. Thomas Blanchard born c. 1590/8, Lorraine, France, married (1) in France, (?), born Abt 1600, England (BlanchardGen.), died 1639, At sea., married (2) Agnes Bent, born Jul 16, 1602, (daughter of Robert Bent and Agnes Gosion) died 1639, married (3) 1653, Mary (?). Thomas died May 21, 1654, Charlestown, MA. Thomas, who was of Huguenot extraction, came on the Jonathan. He married his first wife (unknown) in France. In "American Ancestry", Vol 9, page 26, "Thomas Blanchard was a descendant of Alain Blanchard of Rouen, France, 1418, a brave patriot, put to death after the surrender of Rouen to the British." Also, "He came from Lorraine, France to London, England." He came to America on the ship "Jonathan" in 1639. Agnes: She died on passage to America in the Jonathan in 1639. She was the widow of (?) Barnes. Other genealogies say she was the daughter of John bent and Agnes (?).
Children by (?):
+2. i George Blanchard born 1618/22.
3. ii John Blanchard born Abt 1623, Burstead, Essex, England.
4. iii Thomas Blanchard born 1625, Penton Grafton, Hants, England, married (1) in prob Cambridge, Middlesex, MA, Anna Rolfe, married (2) Hannah (?). Thomas died Feb 14, 1650/51, Charlestown, MA.
+5. iv Samuel Blanchard born Aug 6, 1629/30.
Children by Agnes Bent:
+6. v Nathaniel Blanchard born Dec 14, 1630.
Second Generation
2. George Blanchard (1.Thomas1) born 1618/22, Penton Grafton, Hants, England, married (1) Mary (?), married (2) 1653, in Malden, MA, Elizabeth Hills, born Oct 21, 1627, Great Burstead, Essex, England, (daughter of Joseph Hills and Rose Clark). George died Mar 18, 1699/00, Malden, Middlesex, MA, buried: Mar, 1699/00, Malden, Middlesex, MA.
Children by Elizabeth Hills:
7. i Joseph Blanchard born 1650, MA, died Oct 24, 1694, Malden, MA.
8. ii Thomas Blanchard born aft. 1650, died Oct 10, 1675, Malden, MA.
9. iii George Blanchard.
10. iv Joshua Blanchard.
11. v Jonathan Blanchard.
12. vi Abraham Blanchard died Nov 11, 1708.
13. vii Hannah Blanchard.
14. viii Mary Blanchard.
15. ix Abigail Blanchard.
16. x Bertha Blanchard.
17. xi Sarah Blanchard.
18. xii Rachel Blanchard born 1670, MA.
19. xiii Ruth Blanchard born Aug 6, 1688.
20. xiv Elizabeth Blanchard married (1) George Graham, married (2) Nov 4, 1713, Consider Hopkins, born Nov 10, 1687, died Jan 20, 1726/7. Elizabeth died aft Apr 1745.
5. Samuel Blanchard (1.Thomas1) born Aug 6, 1629/30, Penton Grafton, Hants, England, occupation Constable, married (1) Jan 3, 1654/55, in Charlestown, MA, Mary Sweetser, born abt 1637, (daughter of Seth Sweetser and Berthia Cooke) died Feb 20, 1669, married (2) June 24, 1673, in Charlestown, MA, Hannah (Daggett) Doggett, born 1646, Weymouth MA, (daughter of Thomas Doggett and Elizabeth (Fry) Humphrey) died July 10, 1725, Andover MA. Samuel died Apr 22, 1700/7, Andover MA. Lineage of Samuel given here is from his own Bible records. He landed in America Jun 23, 1639.
Children by Mary Sweetser:
21. i Samuel Blanchard born Sep 29, 1656, died 1677/8, of smallpox.
22. ii Sara Blanchard born Feb 15, 1657.
23. iii Mary Blanchard born Apr 18, 1659.
24. iv Joshua (Joshuah) Blanchard born Aug 6, 1661.
25. v Jonathan Blanchard born May 25, 1664.
Children by Hannah (Daggett) Doggett:
26. vi Thomas Blanchard born Apr 28, 1674.
+27. vii John Blanchard born July 3, 1677.
28. viii Samuel Blanchard born Jun 4, 1680.
29. ix Hannah Blanchard born Sep 26, 1681.
6. Nathaniel Blanchard (1.Thomas1) born Dec 14, 1630, Penton Grafton, Hants, England, married Dec 25, 1658, in Charlestown, MA, Susanna Bates, born 1639, MA, (daughter of Edward Bates and Susanna (Susan) (?)) died Braintree MA. Nathaniel died Aug 27, 1676, Weymouth, MA.
Children:
+30. i John (Blancher) Blanchard born Mar 27, 1660.
31. ii Mary Blancher born Dec 1, 1662, Weymouth MA, married 1685, in Braintree MA, Thomas Faxon. Mary died bef 1690, Braintree MA.
+32. iii Nathaniel Blancher born Sep 25, 1665.
33. iv Matthew Blancher born Sep 25, 1665.
34. v Edward Blancher born June 7, 1668, Weymouth MA.
35. vi Susanna Blancher born Aug 12, 1671, Weymouth MA.
36. vii Mercy Blancher born Apr 14, 1674, Weymouth MA, married Feb 26, 1702/03, Thomas Wells.
Third Generation
27. John Blanchard (5.Samuel2, 1.Thomas1) born July 3, 1677, Charlestown MA, married Aug 7, 1701, in Billerica, MA, Mary Crosby, born Nov 23, 1680, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, (daughter of Simon Crosby and Rachel (Mary) Brackett) died May 7, 1748, Billerica, Middlesex, MA. John died Apr 10, 1750, Billerica MA. Crosby genealogy has his mother as Mary Sweetster.
Children:
37. i Rachel Blanchard.
38. ii Mary Blanchard born Aug 18, 1702, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
+39. iii Hannah Blanchard born Oct 24, 1704.
40. iv Abigail Blanchard born Jan 23, 1708/9, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
41. v Sarah Blanchard born June 5, 1711, Billerica, Middlesex, MA, died June, 1711.
42. vi Sarah Blanchard born May 23, 1712, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
43. vii John Blanchard born Mar 15, 1713/4, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
44. viii Samuel Blanchard born Aug 17, 1717, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
45. ix David Blanchard born Mar 20, 1719/20, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
46. x Benjamin Blanchard born Jul 5, 1722, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
47. xi Simon Blanchard born Mar 16, 1724/5, Billerica, Middlesex, MA.
30. John (Blancher) Blanchard (6.Nathaniel2, 1.Thomas1) born Mar 27, 1660, Weymouth MA, married 1683/4, Abigail Phillips, (daughter of Nicholas Phillips and Elizabeth Jewson) died Sep 19, 1724, Weymouth MA. John died Mar 10, 1732/33, Weymouth MA. Abigail: Smith 8/96 has her birth date as Feb 20, 1661/2
Children:
48. i Sarah Blancher born Aug 19, 1686, Weymouth MA, died Apr 21, 1701, Weymouth MA.
49. ii Mary Blancher born Aug 1, 1689, Weymouth MA, married af.Nov.17,1716, Joseph Shaw. Mary died 1744, Weymouth MA.
+50. iii John Blancher born Oct 14, 1691.
+51. iv Samuel (Blancher) Blanchard born Sep 19, 1697.
52. v Thomas Blancher born Oct 1698, Weymouth MA, married Oct 16, 1717, in Boston MA, Sarah Vinson. Thomas died Sep 12, 1760, Weymouth MA.
+53. vi Nathaniel Blancher born May 19, 1701.
54. vii Jonathan Blancher born May 19, 1701, Weymouth MA, died bf 1704, Weymouth MA.
55. viii Jonathan Blancher born June 2, 1704, Weymouth MA.
56. ix Abigail Blancher born Oct 31, 1711, Weymouth MA.
57. x Nicholas Blancher born abt 1713, Weymouth MA, died Jan 19, 1732/33, Weymouth MA.
32. Nathaniel Blancher (6.Nathaniel2, 1.Thomas1) born Sep 25, 1665, Weymouth MA, married 1692, Dorothy Capen. Nathaniel died Mar 12 1739/40, Braintree MA.
Children:
58. i Hannah Blanchard born Mar 14, 1709, Braintree MA.
59. ii Mary Blanchard born Feb 22, 1712/3, Braintree MA.
60. iii John Blanchard born Mar 22, 1714, Braintree MA.
Fourth Generation
39. Hannah Blanchard (27.John3, 5.Samuel2, 1.Thomas1) born Oct 24, 1704, Billerica MA, married c. 1729, Cornet Nathaniel Page, born Sept 4, 1703, Bedford, MA, (son of Nathaniel Page and Susanna Lane) died April 6, 1779, Bedford MA. Hannah died Sept 7, 1763, Bedford, MA.
Children:
+61. i Nathaniel Page born May 22, 1729.
62. ii Thomas Page born May 5, 1733, married Anna Merriam. Thomas died Jul 31, 1809.
+63. iii Hannah Page born May 15, 1732/6.
64. iv David Page born Apr 4, 1740, married Abigail Jones. David died Jun 11, 1819.
65. v William Page born Feb 19, 1737/8, married Patte Hill. William died Feb 10, 1802.
66. vi Susanna Page born Jan 22, 1742, died Jan 26, 1772.
+67. vii Abigail Page born Sep 15, 1744/5.
50. John Blancher (30.John3, 6.Nathaniel2, 1.Thomas1) born Oct 14, 1691, Weymouth MA, married Af Dec.14,1719, Elizabeth Gross, born Jan 13, 1698/99, Boston MA, (daughter of Isaac Gross and Elizabeth Atherton) died Weymouth MA. John died May 15, 1752, Weymouth MA.
Children:
68. i John Blancher born Mar 16, 1720/21, Weymouth MA.
69. ii Samuel Blancher born Aug 30, 1724, Weymouth MA, married Jan 4, 1743/44, Mary Whitmarsh.
70. iii Daniel Blancher born Mar 26, 1727, Weymouth MA, married Feb 7, 1754, in Weymouth MA, Mary Pratt. Daniel died Aug 28, 1796. Mary: could be descendant of Joshua Pratt - Anne, 1623
71. iv Joshua Blancher born Oct 8, 1729, Weymouth MA, died Dec. 3, 1729, Weymouth MA.
72. v David Blancher born Jan 1, 1730/31, Weymouth MA, married Dec 28, 1758, in Weymouth MA, Mary Walker.
73. vi Theophilus Blancher born Aug 13, 1733, Weymouth MA, died Oct 14, 1733, Weymouth MA.
74. vii Elizabeth Blancher born Nov 9, 1734, Weymouth MA.
75. viii Nicholas Blancher born Apr 10, 1736, Weymouth MA, married Mar 6, 1765, in Weymouth MA, Sarah Hovey. Nicholas died Weymouth MA.
76. ix Nehemiah Blancher born Oct 17, 1738, Weymouth MA, died Oct 20, 1738, Weymouth MA.
77. x Adam Blancher born Jun 17, 1740, Weymouth MA.
78. xi Abner Blancher born Mar 16, 1741/2, Weymouth MA, died Nov 15, 1751, Weymouth MA.
79. xii Ebenezer Blancher born June 5, 1744, Weymouth MA, died July 3, 1752, Weymouth MA.
51. Samuel (Blancher) Blanchard (30.John3, 6.Nathaniel2, 1.Thomas1) born Sep 19, 1697, Weymouth MA, married Aug 16, 1727, in Boston, MA, Jane Darby, born c. 1705, (daughter of Edmund Darby and Jane James) died Dec 12, 1793, Wollwich, ME. Samuel died Feb 23, 1783, Woolwich, ME.
Children:
80. i Jane Blanchard born Dec 17, 1732, Weymouth, MA, married Jun 1750, in Georgetown, ME, Nathaniel Webb, born Apr 6, 1729, Braintree, Norfolk, MA, (son of Christopher Webb and Ann White) died Jul 20, 1772, Georgetoen, ME. Jane died Dec 20, 1821, Wollwich, ME.
53. Nathaniel Blancher (30.John3, 6.Nathaniel2, 1.Thomas1) born May 19, 1701, Weymouth MA, married (1) Apr 14, 1724, in Braintree MA, Hannah Thayer, married (2) Feb 9, 1726/7, in Weymouth MA, Hannah Shaw.
Children by Hannah Thayer:
81. i Ephraim Blanchard born Mar 18, 1725.
Children by Hannah Shaw:
82. ii Sarah Blanchard born Apr 8, 1727.
83. iii Hannah Blanchard born Mar 1, 1728/29, Braintree MA.
84. iv Abigail Blanchard born Aug 28, 1731, Braintree MA.
85. v Nathaniel Blanchard born Apr 19, 1734, Braintree MA.
86. vi Nehemiah Blanchard born Feb 10, 1735/36, Braintree MA.
87. vii Joseph Blanchard born Jan 24, 1738/9, Braintree MA.
Fifth Generation
61. Nathaniel Page (39.Hannah4, 27.John3, 5.Samuel2, 1.Thomas1) born May 22, 1729, Billerica, MA, married 1774, Sarah Brown, born 1747, died 1839. Nathaniel died Jul 31, 1819. Listed as SAR Patriot, serving as Pvt, MA Militia, Continental Army, Minute Man. SAR# 038982 SAR Ref. File #11564 CA.GED. Gives birth date as June 20, 1742 in Bedford, Middlesex, MA. He carried the "Bedford Flag" Apr 19, 1775 at Lexington, which appeared c. 1687 in Bedford area and remained in possession of Page family. Reportedly replacement flag for Three County Troop (Essex, Sussex, Middlesex) a colonial militia active during Indian Wars. The 5th Comm. Officer carried flag and was traditionally called "Cornet". DAR Ref 8465, 15000
Children:
88. i Nathaniel Page born 1775, married Sep 10, 1801, Lydia Fitch, died 1852. Nathaniel died 1858. Further lineage to be found in SAR File #038982, CA # 01163, SAR Ref. File
89. ii Timothy Page married Isanna Harrington. Per SAR Ref. File #755 PQ.GED.
63. Hannah Page (39.Hannah4, 27.John3, 5.Samuel2, 1.Thomas1) born May 15, 1732/6, Bedford, MA, married Jan 5, 1758, in Billerica, MA, Jonas French, born Mar 18, 1731/2, Billerica, MA, (son of William French and Joanna Hill) died Feb 9, 1801, Billerica, MA, buried: Old South Cemetery, Billerica, MA. Hannah died Apr 2, 1793, Billerica, MA, buried: Old South Cemetery, Billerica, MA.
Children:
90. i Nathaniel French born Apr 11, 1760, Billercia, MA, married Sep 11, 1783, in Concord, MA, Susanna Brown, baptized: Oct 24, 1766, (daughter of Nathaniel Bowman Brown and Abigail Page). Nathaniel died Nov 29, 1834, VT, buried: Middletown Cemetery, Grafton, VT.
67. Abigail Page (39.Hannah4, 27.John3, 5.Samuel2, 1.Thomas1) born Sep 15, 1744/5, Bedford MA, married Feb 7, 1765/6, Nathaniel Bowman Brown, born July 1, 1737, Lexington MA, (son of Daniel Brown and Anna Bright) died July 30, 1806, Plymouth VT, buried: Plymouth Notch Cemetery, Abigail died Aug 5, 1799, Plymouth VT, buried: Plymouth Notch Cemetery. Nathaniel: one of 12,000 Minute Men - fought in battle of Bennington. He resided in Lexington, MA until 1722, when he moved to Lunenburg, MA, where they remained for 17 years. They then moved to Plymouth VT, where he was the 4th settler of the town, known then as Saltash. His first home was a log cabin at the head of Lake Amherst, not far from where the soldiers camped during the Revolution on their way to Crown Point. The post office was in his house, the first town meetings and church were also held there. DAR 22684
Children:
91. i Susanna Brown baptized: Oct 24, 1766, married Sep 11, 1783, in Concord, MA, Nathaniel French, born Apr 11, 1760, Billercia, MA, (son of Jonas French and Hannah Page) died Nov 29, 1834, VT, buried: Middletown Cemetery, Grafton, VT.
92. ii Abigail Brown baptized: Apr 26, 1767, married Robert Bishop.
93. iii Nathaniel Brown baptized: Mar 26, 1769, Bedford, MA, married Ruth Lane, born 1770, Bedford MA, died Aug 18, 1838, Plymouth MA. Nathaniel died Apr 28, 1834, Plymouth, MA. Moved to Plymouth, MA July, 1814
94. iv Anna (Nancy) Brown baptized: Feb 3, 1771, married Samuel Cook.
95. v Hannah Brown died Michigan. Died unmarried.
96. vi Thomas Brown born Oct 20, 1779, Lunenburg MA, married Feb 23, 1805, Sarah (Sally) Parker, born Sep 10, 1782, Westford MA, (daughter of Ebenezer Parker and Experience Keep) died June 18, 1869, Plymouth VT. Thomas died Aug 14, 1839, Plymouth VT.
97. vii Joseph Brown born Jan 24, 1782, married (1) Betsey Wright, married (2) Rachel Fitch. Joseph died Aug 26, 1858.
98. viii Daniel Brown baptized: Dec 10, 1775, Lexington MA, married Polly (Jenison) Jennison, born Aug 30, 1779, Vermont, (daughter of Abijah Jennison and Mary Robinson) died Aug 21, 1862, Ann Arbor MI. Daniel died March 11, 1857, Ann Arbor MI.
99. ix Ruhamah Brown born Jan. 17, 1784, married Daniel Barrett. Ruhamah died Jan. 14, 1863.
100. x Polly Brown born 1786, married (1) Moses Fitch, married (2) (?) Brown. Polly died c. 1886, Michigan.
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