The Roots of the Blango Lineage: 1701 Imagine a world where existence is a secret kept by the soil. In the early 18th century, the North Carolina wilderness was no "new world" to the Blangos—it was the only one they had ever known. While the British Crown claimed the colony from afar, the Blangos were already part of the silt and cypress of the Pamlico Sound, keepers of a legacy spanning generations. In 1701, this heritage rested on young Thomas Blango, a child of the marsh and son of Silas, a master mariner, and Elenore. She knew survival required a "Paper Trail" to withstand colonial legalities. For the Blangos, the land was not to be discovered, but defended. Elenore called their documented history "The Flame"—the truth that burned away fictions of rootlessness. The Blango story is a map of endurance, a bloodline that looked the wolves of the frontier in the eye and did not blink. This is the enduring fire of their line, standing firm on their own ground.