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 1758 - Bef 1790 (32 years)
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| Name |
Rueben Blanchard |
| Birth |
1758 |
Chowan County (now Gates) NC  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Bef 08 May 1790 |
Columbia County GA |
| Burial |
Bethel Cemetery in Columbia County, GA (now under water of Clarks Hill Lake), near Damascus Baptist Church. |
| Person ID |
I275 |
Georgia Revolutionary War Graves |
| Last Modified |
27 Oct 2016 |
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| Notes |
- At the age of four, Ruben's father, Benjamin Blanchard, Jr., died and family tradition is that his mother died the same year. Ruben grew to maturity in Gates and Chowan County, North Carolina. His father was a large planter and owned several plantations and a large number of slaves. According to his father's will, dated April 3, 1762, Ruben was left part of the estate. Ruben eventually moved to Upper Richmond County (now Columbia County) Georgia. Ruben and Sarah Blanchard's land was located near Lockhart's Ferry in Columbia County and proved to be very valuable. They acquired a vast amount of land, the transactions of which can be found in the Columbia County Courthouse in Appling, Georgia. Ruben was a successful planter throughout his life and was a large owner of slaves. Source: The Blanchard Family: A History of some of the Descendants of Benjamin Blanchard of Nansemond County, Virginia, compiled by Michael F. Blanchard from various sources, 1999.
- Ruben Blanchard married Sarah Cartledge, daughter of Edmund Cartledge and his wife, Lucretia Elizabeth Kibble, in 1777. Sarah was only 15 years old when she and Ruben married. They had five children: Sarah, Jeremiah, Rev. James, Uriah, and Polly. Sarah had one sister, Mary Ann, and four brothers: Samuel, James, John, and Edmund, Jr. Sarah died October 16, 1835. Source: The Blanchard Family: A History of some of the Descendants of Benjamin Blanchard of Nansemond County, Virginia, compiled by Michael F. Blanchard from various sources, 1999.
- Ruben Blanchard enlisted in the GA Continental Line as a private in 1777 and served for six years. It is believed that he fought at the battle of Guilford Court House in NC as well as several other battles and skirmishes. His Land Certificate states "State of Georgia, Richmond County. This is to certifiy that Ruben Blanchard has steadfastly done his duty, from the time of passing an act in Augusta, to wit, on the 20th of August, 1781, until the total expulsion of the British from this state; and the said Ruben Blanchard cannot, to my knowledge or belief, be convicted of plundering or drifting in the country; and is therefore, under the said Act, entitled to a Bounty of Two Hundred and Fifty Acres of good land, free from taxes for ten years. Given under my hand at Augusta the 11 day of March 1784. GC Lee Cole "
- Grave marked 15 Oct 2016 by Col. William Few Chapter GA SAR
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