Henry
Blethyn
aka Blevins
Born in North Meols, Lancashire, England
Ancestors 
Son of James Blethyn
and Anne (Browne) Blethyn
Brother of
Bartholomew Blethyn, Richard Blethyn, Joshua Blethyn, John Blethyn, William Blethyn and James Blethyn [half]
Husband of
Unknown (Unknown) Blethyn
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
in England
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Biography
Henry Blethyn was supposedly born about 1643 at North Meols, Lancashire, England, the son of James Blethyn, and possibly Ann Browne.[citation needed]
Henry became a seaman and is recorded as a crewmember on the ship William Penn Fleet ship "Submission" that sailed in 1682.[1] The Submission left Liverpool July 5, 1682 and first landed at Chesapeake Bay due to navigation error. She then sailed up the Delaware River and arrived in Chester Co. Pennsylvania Nov. 2, 1682.
Research Notes
There is a widely-disseminated claim in online genealogies that Henry Bllethyn (or Blivin) was the father of William Blethyn, and that William was the father of William Blevins, who was supposedly the patriarch of all early Blevins families in America. These claims appear to be based entirely on a book self-published in 2012 by Leslie Blevins, which cites no sources for them and is not a reliable source.[2] A Henry Blivin is reported as a crew member (Crew Member: Apprentice) on board the Submission. However, there are no sources that show that he is the father of William Blevins nor where he settled in the colonies, if he did settle at all. As described in more detail on the profile for William Blevins, there does not appear to be any reliable evidence that that William even existed.
For a more reliable discussion of the earliest evidence of Blevins men in America, see:
Robert P. Blevins, "The Blevins Men of New York and New England: The First Blevins Settlers in the New World," (typescript, 2020); images, WikiTree, Robert P Blevins Publications.
Sources
- ↑ Transcribed on 07/09/03 By Laura Freeman. "https://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/submission.shtml." Submission from Liverpool, 5th day of the 7th month, 1682: Olive Tree Genealogy Ships Passenger Lists. Accessed 07 October 2018 SJ Baty.
- ↑ Leslie W. Blevins Jr., et. al., comp. The Longhunters: A Report on the History and Family Of William Blevins Sr. of Virginia, Showing 25 Ascendants, and Uncounted Descendants. ISBN 978-4653-9999-1. Page 18.
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It was Henry Blivin, not Henry Blethyn, who was an apprentice crew member on the ship Submission that set sail from Liverpool to the New World on August 5th, 1682. Note that the name was spelled as the English Blevin or Bliven or similar and not as the Welsh Blyddyn or Blythin or similar which hints that he lived in England, not Wales.
If Henry had been born in 1643 as claimed here, he surely would have been the world's first and only 39 year old apprentice sailor. To become a sailor a boy started as an apprentice no later than age fourteen. The boy's parents, if they had the means, paid a ship's master or first mate a hefty sum to train the boy for up to nine years as an unpaid apprentice. [source: New World Exploration]
So, Henry was almost certainly 14-23 years old in 1682, thus born in 1659-1668. A search of "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975" reveals that a Henry Blevin was christened at North Meols, Lancashire, England on 6 December 1663. His father's name was Barnabe Blevin.
To claim that Henry was a son of James Bleddyn and Anne Browne without a shred of proof is poor genealogy. James and Anne are known to have had three children: daughter Frances (birth year unknown); son John who was born and died in Flintshire County, Wales in 1632; and son William who was christened in the Llanasa parish in Flintshire in 1637. William's christening record states that James was an alien living in Lancashire County. For anyone who doesn't know, Lancashire is immediately north of Flintshire.
To claim that Henry remained was a part of William Penn's Pennsylvania Settlers community without a shred of proof is poor genealogy.
edited by Alton Blevins
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This is the information I have . Hope it is correct. Henry hand a son named William born 1710 in Westerly RI. My information gets confusing here. William’s son Daniel was suppose to be the first Blevins child born In American, same place and date. Then came Dillon about 1750. This I believe is the start of the Belvins and the Long hunters history. I have lots of information, which was probably taken from your book. Please let me know if I am on the right track. Where can I find your book. I am in Austin, Tx. Could it be at the Johnson Library?
Henry Blethyn may have been encouraged to become a seaman through the influence of Joshua Blethyn, another son of James Blethyn b. 1602 and thus one of Henrys brothers. Joshua is the earliest known seaman in the Blevins family, but there may have been even earlier connections to the sea that arent known about.
Henry Blethyn and others of the Blethyn family became seagoing mariners. Joshua Blethyn was master of the ship Polly. Joshua settled in Newport, RI and had sons Edward Bliven and James Blivin. Blivin and Bliven are simply derivatives with spelling variations of the old Welsh family name Blethyn.
Henry Blethyn b: ca. 1643 in North Meols, Lancashire, England, became a seaman. Married unknown?? Henry is recorded as a crewmember on the ship "Submission", which was one of 23 immigrant ships in "Penn's Fleet". The Submission left Liverpool July 5, 1682 and first landed at Chesapeake Bay due to navigation error. She then sailed up the Delaware River and arrived in Chester Co. Pennsylvania Nov. 2, 1682. Henry was the father of William #1 b. ca 1660-72, whose descendants are the subject of this report. He was among the first of the Blevins family to appear in and remain in the Colonies along with the clearly related Blivins families of Salem Massachusetts.
Children of Henry and Anne Browne Blethyn include;
William Blevins #1 b: ca 1660 in England m. Anna Bunch ca 1690 in Salem NJ. Anna Bunch was born about 1674 a daughter of John Bunch Sr. and Mary Barnard Bunch. John Bunch Sr. was a born in England ca 1630. Anna Bunch Blevins is thought to be buried in Maryland or Rhode Island. William #1s final resting place in America is unknown.
Second Generation Children of William #1 and Anna Bunch Blevins are;
1. William #2 b: ca 1691 Born in American Colonies 2. Richard #1 b. ca 1693 - 1695 3. James #1 b. ca 1702 4. John #1 b. ca 1703 - 1709 5. Daniel #1 b: ca 1710 1711 6. Thomas #1 b. ca 1711 - 1712
William Blevins #2 b. ca 1691 is likely the first Blevins to be born in the Colonies. He was the early patriarch of the Blevins clan that became known as Longhunters. The Blevins were likely religious dissenters, perhaps Quakers. Like the Wallen/Walling families they mingled and intermarried with, they left Salem Mass. before going to Maryland and then Rhode Island. Then some (including William #2 and his sons) left Rhode Island ca. 1724 for the interior. A linking line is Joshua Blethyn (the seaman captain of Salem), whose son James Bliven married Margery Cord.
Ancestry is one of the more credible sources and if you Google and check James Bleddyn Blethyn and Ann Browne and then look at what Ancestry has you will find there is some confusion there in that on the Ancestry page for James Blethyn it shows he had a son Henry b. ca 1653 but I think the consensus is that he was more likely b. ca 1643.
Henry Blethyn b: ca. 1643 in North Meols, Lancashire, England, became a seaman. He married unknown?? Henry is recorded as a crewmember on the ship "Submission", which was one of 23 immigrant ships in "Penn's Fleet". The Submission left Liverpool July 5, 1682 and first landed at Chesapeake Bay due to navigation error. She then sailed up the Delaware River and arrived in Chester Co. Pennsylvania Nov. 2, 1682. Henry was the father of William #1 b. ca 1660-72, whose descendants are the subject of this report. He was among the first of the Blevins family to appear in and remain in the Colonies along with the clearly related Blivins families of Salem Massachusetts.
Father: James Blethyn b: 1602 Mother: Anne Browne b. Abt. 1610 - 1625
William Blevins, I Also Known As: "William Blevens", "William Bleddyn" Birthdate: about 1668 Birthplace: Formby, Sefton, England, United Kingdom Death: 1767 (99) Maryland, Colonial America Immediate Family: Son of Henry Blethyn and Elizabeth (Betsy) Ann Blevins Husband of Ann Blevins Father of William "Jack" Blevins, ll
James Blethyn b: 1602 in Mecham, Monmouthshire, Wales. m. Anne Browne. Their children apparently were 1. Joshua b. abt 1619, 2. Bartholomew b. abt 1625, 3, Richard b. 1627, 4. John b. 1632, 5. William b. 1637 6. James b. 1640 7. Henry b. 1643 possibly others. It was the sons of James Blethyn and Anne that began sailing to North America in the mid to late 1600s and began establishing permanent homes there. James's Father: William Blethyn b: 1572 in Mathern, Monmouthshire, Wales James's Mother: Elizabeth Morgan b: Abt 1572 in Machen, Monmouth, Wales Marriage: Anne Browne (documented but as yet unproven)