Blackledges in America
A Genealogy of Blackledge/Blacklidge Descendants
with Roots in the United
States of America
Compiled by:
- Mary Ann Ryza Blackledge of Grants Pass, OR;
- David W. Blackledge of Carlisle, PA; and
- Michael A. Blackledge of Albuquerque, NM
Approximately 90% of all Blackledge/Blacklidge surnames and descendants in the United States derive from one of four primary progenitor lines dating back to the early 17th and 18th centuries. Chapters provide lines of:
John Blackleach, Phillip Blacklidg, William Blackledge, and Zachariah Blackledge
This work represents the compilers’ impressive collaboration with numerous contributors, both genealogists and descendants. The reader will find bibliographical notations throughout to support and authenticate the research. The work includes derivation of the name, English roots, and Blythe Hall – the Blackledge ancestral home. Numerous family stories of interest have been provided by descendants.
"Blackledges In America" is a must have book for every Blackledge or descendant of this surname trying to link to their roots in America. The compilers have done an excellent job in pulling together family histories, pictures, charts, and sources to provide as much information as possible on the known facts about this surname. I have researched and documented Blackledge family history for many years, and the extensive sources listed in this volume will save hours of work for those wishing to do further research. — Linda Grace Talbot
Blacklidges and Blacklidge descendants will find answers to their prayers in this extensively researched and documented work. Every family history searcher will find his/her research much simplified by this long-awaited tool and will find fascinating stories to enliven his/her own story. [Do not be alarmed at the editors' misspelling of the name Blacklidge; thereby hangs a delightful tale!] — Florine Elizabeth Hunt
Limited Edition: $75 per copy for this handsomely hardbound 8 1/2 by 11 1/2 volume of 900 pages (double-sided, single-spaced). Includes 90 pages of triple-column index of 9000 descendants and spouses.
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