John Blankenbaker's Germanna History Notes

Note 210

In the one hundred and eighty-third note (Page 8), we gave the family of Matthias Blankenbaker and his wife Anna Maria Mercklin.  Matthias had a brother, Balthasar, who is the subject of today's note.

1. Hans Balthasar (Paul) Blanckenbühler:

Born 29 Apr 1683 in Neuenbürg, Baden (then a part of the territory of the Bishops of Speyer);

Married at an unknown date, but probably ca 1717, Margaret ____,   per the headrights of Spotswood (she is called Anne Margaret in Balthasar's will);

Came to Virginia in 1717 with Anne Margaret and no children;

Though Balthasar's will was written in 1762, it was not probated until 1772.

Children named in will:

2. Elizabeth now married to Adam Wayland;
3. Anna Barbara now married to Lewis Fisher.

[German research by Margaret James Squires]

2. Elizabeth Blankenbaker:

Born in Virginia as she is not on Spotswood's list;

Married Adam Wayland as his first wife;

Died after 16 May 1775 and before 7 Apr 1776, when Adam was married to Mary Finks.

Children:

4. Elizabeth, b. ca 1746/50, m. Morton Christopher;
5. John, b. ca 1750/52, m. Rosina Willheit;
6. Mary, b. ca 1753/55, m., <1775, Godfrey Yager;
7. Joshua, b. 1759, m. Rachel Utz;
8. Lewis, b. ca 1762, m. Elizabeth Link;
9. Anne, b. 1768/9, m. Nicholas Yager, she d. before 1790;

[By his second wife, Adam had Adam and Hannah]

3. Anna Barbara Blankenbaker (named after her grandmother):

Born in Virginia as she is not on Spotswood's list;

Married Lewis Fisher, ca 1735;

Moved to Kentucky after the Rev. War where her sons were living.  Died there.

Children:

10. Stephen, b. ca 1736, m. Mary Magdalena Garr;
11. Adam, b. ca 1740, m. Elizabeth Garr;
12. Barnett, b. ca 1752, m. Eve Wilhoit;
13. Eve, m. Mark Finks, Jr.;
14. Mary Margaret, b. ca 1743, m. Nicholas Wilhoit.

The families of Anna Barbara and Elizabeth are high confidence families based on the wills, church records, and court cases.

There has been a lot of SPECULATION about the maiden name of Balthasar's wife but it probably was not Utz nor Volck (Folg).  Still Balthasar acted as a sponsor for twelve of the children of John and Maria Sabina (Volck/Folg) Hoffman.  Since Balthasar came to Virginia without any children, it is quite possible that he married in transit.