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Archibald Blair 1657–1733 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1657

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland

Death Date: 3 MAR 1733

Death Location: Williamsburg, James City, Virginia

Father: Robert Blair*

Mother: Alvah Minister*

Spouse(s): Sarah Archer, Mary Wilson*, Mary Harrison*

Children(s): MARY BLAIR, Anne Blair, Anne Blair*, Harrison Blair*, James Blair*, Elizabeth Blair, Elizabeth Blair*, Christian Blair*, Sarah Blair*, James Blair

The story of Archibald Blair began in 1657 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland. Archibald Blair married Mary Harrison, Mary Wilson, Sarah Archer, and had children including Anne Blair, Christian Blair, Elizabeth Lewis Blair, Elizabeth Wilson Blair, Harrison Blair, James Albert Blair, James Justice Blair, Mary Elizabeth Blair, Sarah Harrison Blair. Archibald Blair passed away in 1733 in Williamsburg, James City, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Archibald Blair began in 1657 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland.
  • Archibald Blair married Mary Harrison, Mary Wilson, Sarah Archer, and had children including Anne Blair, Christian Blair, Elizabeth Lewis Blair, Elizabeth Wilson Blair, Harrison Blair, James Albert Blair, James Justice Blair, Mary Elizabeth Blair, Sarah Harrison Blair.
  • Archibald Blair passed away in 1733 in Williamsburg, James City, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Archibald Blair's Ancestors

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Archibald Blair
1657–1733
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
Parents
Robert Blair*
1630–1693
Blair Atholl, Per, Scotland
Alvah Minister*
1636–1679
Banifshire, Scotland
Grandparents
David Blair
1603–1655
Blair, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth ("Bessie") Watson
1604–1684
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Reverend (Robert Knox, Minister of) Kelso
1606–1658
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Blair
1574–1604
Martha Lady
1565–1625
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Blair)
1547–1608
Lady Stewart
1547–1616

Archibald Blair's Descendants

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Archibald Blair (1657–3 MAR 1733) m. Sarah Archer (1669–21 NOV 1755) m. Mary Wilson* (OCT 1675–11 JAN 1741) m. Mary Harrison* (1660–1710)
  1. 1. MARY (ELIZABETH) BLAIR 1709–1775 m. Richard Bland 1710– m. COL (JOHN KENNON) BOLLING 1700–1757
    1. 1. Benjamin Bolling 1734–1832 m. Charity Larrimore 1748–1830 m. Mary (Patsy) Phelps 1737–1767
      1. 1. Elizabeth Bolling 1767–1819 m. William (Grancer) Short 1766–1851
        1. 1. Benjamin Short 1794–1877 m. Elizabeth Stanley 1800–1869 m. Frances Ball 1842–1919 m. Francis Ball 1795–
        2. 2. Providence Short 1813–1865
  2. 2. Anne Blair 1700–
  3. 3. Anne Blair* 1711–1749
  4. 4. Harrison Blair* 1700–1755
  5. 5. James (Justice) Blair* 1691–1773
  6. 6. Elizabeth ((Lewis)) Blair 1706–1775
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Wilson) Blair* 1700–1778
  8. 8. Christian Blair* 1703–
  9. 9. Sarah ((Harrison)) Blair* 1715–1755
  10. 10. James (Albert) Blair 1898–

Archibald Blair's Timeline

2 Records

1657
1657
Birth of Archibald Blair in Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
1733
3 MAR 1733
Age 76
Death of Archibald Blair in Williamsburg, James City, Virginia
Williamsburg, James City, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1657
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 757.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DPS
    [2] Godfrey Memorial Library comp., <i>American Genealogical-Biographical I ndex (AGBI)<i> (N.p.: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;, n.d.)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Ancestry.com, <i>U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index , 1500s-1900s<i> (N.p.: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc;, n.d.), Place: Virginia; Year: 1690; Page Number: 12

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 MAR 1733
    Event Place: Williamsburg, James City, Virginia

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