Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Christina Finks
Abt 1736 - 1815 (~ 79 years)-
Name Christina Finks Birth Abt 1736 St. Mark's Parish, Orange County, Virginia Gender Female Death Dec 1815 Madison County, Virginia Person ID I6974 Tree1 Last Modified 22 Apr 2024
Father Mark Finks, b. Abt 1700, Germany d. 15 Mar 1764, Culpeper County, Virginia - probate (Age ~ 64 years) Relationship natural Mother Elizabeth MNU Finks d. Aft 1764, Culpeper County, Virginia Relationship natural Family ID F4090 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Christopher Blankenbaker, b. Abt 1735, St. Mark's Parish, Orange County, Virginia d. 16 Jul 1781, Bromfield Parish, Culpeper County, Virginia - probate (Age ~ 46 years) Marriage Bef 1754 St. Mark's Parish, Orange County, Virginia Children 1. Mary Blankenbaker, b. 29 Sep 1754, St. Mark's Parish, Orange County, Virginia d. Aft 1800, Madison County, Virginia (Age > 47 years) [Father: natural] 2. Catherine Blankenbaker, b. 28 Sep 1759, St. Mark's Parish, Culpeper County, Virginia d. Aft 1815 (Age > 57 years) [Father: natural] 3. Ephraim Blankenbaker, b. 29 Jun 1762, St. Mark's Parish, Culpeper County, Virginia d. May 1783, St. Mark's Parish, Culpeper County, Virginia (Age 20 years) [Father: natural] 4. Lewis Blankenbaker, b. 21 Jan 1765, St. Mark's Parish, Culpeper County, Virginia [Father: natural] 5. Jonas Blankenbaker, b. 18 Jun 1767, St. Mark's Parish, Culpeper County, Virginia d. Nov 1818, Madison County, Virginia (Age 51 years) [Father: natural] 6. Margaret Blankenbaker, b. 13 Nov 1769, St. Mark's Parish, Culpeper County, Virginia d. Aft 1815, Madison County, Virginia (Age > 47 years) [Father: natural] 7. Sarah Blankenbaker, b. 7 Nov 1772, St. Mark's Parish, Culpeper County, Virginia [Father: natural] 8. Elizabeth Blankenbaker, b. 9 Jun 1775, St. Mark's Parish, Culpeper County, Virginia d. Aft 1815, Culpeper County, Virginia (Age > 41 years) [Father: natural] 9. Hannah Blankenbaker, b. 25 May 1778, St. Mark's Parish, Culpeper County, Virginia d. Aft 1815 (Age > 38 years) [Father: natural] Family ID F4259 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 22 Apr 2024
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Notes - Children of Christopher Blankenbaker and Christina Finks are:
i. Mary 'Molly' Blankenbaker, born 29 Sep 1754 in Culpeper (now Madison) County, VA; married John Elijah Deer 1772 in Culpeper (now Madison County) VA.
ii. Catherine Blankenbaker, born 28 Sep 1759.
iii. Ephraim Blankenbaker, born 29 Jun 1762; died May 1783.
iv. Lewis Blankenbaker, born 21 Jan 1765; married Susannah Utz; born Abt. 1764 in VA.
v. Jonas Blankenbaker, born 18 Jun 1767.
vi. Margaret 'Peggy' Blankenbaker, born 13 Nov 1769.
vii. Sarah Blankenbaker, born 07 Nov 1772.
viii. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Blankenbaker, born 09 Jun 1775.
ix. Hannah Blankenbaker, born 25 May 1778.
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1749-1770 Culpeper County, Virginia Will Book A; [Sparacio]; Page 361-362
In the name of God Amen. I MARK FINKS of Culpeper County in the Colony of Virginia being I bless God in perfect sound sense & memory .. do therefore make & ordain this to be my last Will and Testament in manner and form following.
Imprimis I give & bequeath to my loving Wife ELIZABETH FINKS my bay mare & my horse Buck that I bought at DAVID YAWTERs sale to dispose of as he thinks proper then I give & bequeath to my son MARK FINKS my yellow bay horse named Prince to him & his heirs forever.
Item I give & bequeath to my son JOHN FINKS my Black horse branded IW o him and his heirs forever.
Item I give & bequeath to my son ANDREW FINKS my small black horse named Jack to him and his heirs forever.
Item I give & bequeath to my Daughter MARY FINKS one cow & calf to her and her heirs forever.
Item I give & bequeath to my daughter HANAH FINKS one Cow and calf to her and her heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeath to my loving wife Elizabeth Finks all the rest of my Estate both real & personal during her natural life & after her death to be equally divided among all my children (that is to say) CATHARINE CRIGLER, CHRISTIAN BLANKENBEKAR, ELIZABETH WEAVER, MARK FINKS, JOHN FINKS, MARY FINKS, ANDREW FINKS, HANAH FINKS and JAMES FINKS provided also that if my wife Elizabeth Finks rases colt from my bay mare to her bequeathed that she give the said Colt to my son James Finks as a legacy equal to the legacy above givon to my sons Mark John & Andrew Fink , if not that my son James Finks have ten pounds more than the rest of my children out of my estate in order to buy him a horse with & further that my son Mark Finks have my silver seal after my wifes death.
I constitute and appoint my loving wife Elizabeth Finks and JAMES ARCHER Executrix & Executor
of this my last Will and Testament in Witness whereof I have hear unto set my hand and seal this
seventeenth day of October one thousand seven hundred & sixty three signed sealed & acknowledged.
Presence of: RICHD. YAWTER, Mark Finks
WILLIAM EASTHAM, MICHALL WILHOIT
At a Court held for the County of Culpeper on Thursday 15th day of March 1764 the last Will and Testament of Mark Finks decd was exhibited to the Court by Elizabeth Finks & James Archer the Executors therein named & proved by the oaths of .. witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded and on the motion of the said Executors Certificate is granted them for obtaining a Probat thereof in due form they having sworn to the same and given Bond & security according to Law
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1770-1783 Culpeper County, Virginia Will Book B; [Dorothy Ford Wulfeck];
Will of Christopher Blankinbeeker of Bromfield Parish, Culpeper Co. Dated 26 April, 1781. Proven 16 July, 1781.
Legatees: Wife Christeenah Blankinbeeker.
Sons: Ephraim Blankinbeeker, Lewis Blankinbeeker, Jonas Blankinbeeker.
Executors: friend Jacob Blankinbeeker, John Wayland Jr.
Wit.: Henry Blankinbeeker, Michael (X) Utz, John (X) Blankinbeeker.
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