There were 6 Blanchard households in MS by 1840.....Absalom was then in Lawrence CO

By 1850 he is in Monroe County and his son William has numerous slaves.

by 1870, only 2 of the approx 150 Blanchards are listed with a Carolina birthplace:

Jordon Blanchard Township 15, Monroe, MS abt 1840 North Carolina Colored Male
Manda Blanchard Township 15, Monroe, MS abt 1825 North Carolina Colored Female

Most are listed as born in MS, with a few from Maryland & Alabama

Most of northern MS was not occupied by plantation agriculture until after the treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek in 1830, removing the majority of the Choctaws.