The Blassingame (and variant spellings) families came to America in the 1600's, and settled in Virginia. In the 1700's, some settled in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, and South Carolina. During the 1800's, some moved to Alabama, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. Later descendants and relatives also lived in Albania, Canada, Germany, Indian Territory, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, and in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Washington, Washington D.C., Wisconsin, Wyoming, and elsewhere. Some had Cherokee, Choctaw, and Osage Indian bloodlines. Some had African American bloodlines. Some information available concerning names of slaves.