Obediah Blankenship b abt 1784 VA; s/o William Blankenship and Mary Riggins. Obediah Blankenship m. 1807 Floyd Co KY to Mary Polly McCoy b abt 1783; d/o William McCoy and Cordella Campbell. Children of Obediah Blankenship and Mary Polly McCoy;

1. Hiram Blankenship b abt 1815 VA; m. Elizabeth Dials b abt 1814 KY.

2. William Blankenship

3. Henry Blankenship

4. John Blankenship b abt 1820 Floyd Co KY d 1864; m. 1837 Pike Co KY to Amelia Prater b 1818 Floyd Co KY d 31 Dec 1878 Pike Co KY; murdered by daughter, Elizabeth Bettie Blankenship; d/o Polly Prater.