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Capt. William Samuel Blair 1718–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1718

Birth Location: Moneymore, Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Death Date: o4 Aug 1791

Death Location: Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Robert Blair

Mother: Isabella Rankin

Spouse(s): Jane Barnes

Children(s): Hannah Blair, John Blair, Rebecca Blair, Jane Blair, Elizabeth Blair, James Blair, Sarah Blair, Susanna Blair, Dorothy Blair, William Blair

The story of Capt. William Samuel Blair began in 1718 in Moneymore, Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Capt. William Samuel Blair married Jane Barnes, and had children including Dorothy Blair, Elizabeth Blair, Hannah Blair, James Blair, Jane Blair, John Blair, Rebecca Blair, Sarah Blair, Susanna Blair, William Blair. Capt. William Samuel Blair passed away in 1791 in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt. William Samuel Blair began in 1718 in Moneymore, Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
  • Capt. William Samuel Blair married Jane Barnes, and had children including Dorothy Blair, Elizabeth Blair, Hannah Blair, James Blair, Jane Blair, John Blair, Rebecca Blair, Sarah Blair, Susanna Blair, William Blair.
  • Capt. William Samuel Blair passed away in 1791 in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Blair
1683–1774
Birth Location: County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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Isabella Rankin
1683–1765
Birth Location: Aghadowey, Ulster, Ireland
IR

Spouses(s)

Jane Barnes
1723–1814
Birth Location: Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
JB

Children(s)

Hannah Blair
1746–1834
Birth Location: Leicester, Worcester County,The Province of Massachusetts Bay Colony, British North America
HB
John Blair
1758–1847
Birth Location: Leicester, Massachusetts, USA
JB
Rebecca Blair
1757–1838
Birth Location: Leicester, Massachusetts, USA
RB
Jane Blair
1764–
Birth Location: Onslow, Colchester Co, Nova Scotia, CA
JB
Elizabeth Blair
1768–1848
Birth Location: Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
EB
James Blair
1766–1858
Birth Location: Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
JB
Sarah Blair
1745–
Birth Location: Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
SB
Susanna Blair
1749–
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcester, MA, USA
SB
Dorothy Blair
1753–1827
Birth Location: Leicester, Massachusetts, USA
DB
William Blair
1750–1790
Birth Location: Moneymore, Londonderry, Ireland
WB

Capt. Blair's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Blair
1718–1791
Birth Place: Moneymore, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Parents
Robert Blair
1683–1774
County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Isabella Rankin
1683–1765
Aghadowey, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
James Blair
1640–1732
Aghadowey, Antrim, Ireland
Rachel Boyd
1644–1700
Scotland
David RANKIN
1666–1750
, , , Scotland
MRS Rankin
1661–1683
, , , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lord Boyd
1620–1699
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Blair's Descendants

1.
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Capt. (William Samuel) Blair (1718–o4 Aug 1791) m. Jane Barnes (1723–8 January 1814)
  1. 1. Hannah Blair 1746–1834 m. Robert Archibald 1745–1812
    1. 1. Janet Archibald 1770–1868
    2. 2. Hannah Archibald 1780–1854
    3. 3. David (Archibald VIII) Captain 1775–1843
    4. 4. Susan Archibald 1787–1854
    5. 5. William Archibald 1772–1788
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Logan) Archibald 1768–1789
  2. 2. John Blair 1758–1847
  3. 3. Rebecca Blair 1757–1838
  4. 4. Jane Blair 1764–
  5. 5. Elizabeth Blair 1768–1848
  6. 6. James Blair 1766–1858
  7. 7. Sarah Blair 1745–
  8. 8. Susanna Blair 1749–
  9. 9. Dorothy Blair 1753–1827
  10. 10. William Blair 1750–1790 m. Sarah Sutter 1760–1807
    1. 1. Elizabeth Blair 1750–1818 m. Capt (William Russell Bean) III 1745–1798
      1. 1. Fetnah Bean 1787–1857 m. John (Valentine) Bull 1777–1840
        1. 1. Jacob (Washington) Bull 1810–1880 m. Margaret Frederick 1823–1891 m. Amity Cousiner 1822–
        2. 2. Sarah (Jane Bull) Chaney* 1806–1870
        3. 3. Russell (Samuel Sellers) Bull 1812–1887
        4. 4. Rausamond (Anderson) Bull 1814–1905
        5. 5. Hannah (Rosannah) Bull 1823–1863
        6. 6. Pleasant (Marshall) Bull 1808–1836
        7. 7. John (Wesley) Bull 1818–1898
        8. 8. Mary (Emaline Emma) Bull 1827–1904
        9. 9. Elisha (Rufus) Bull 1820–1904 m. Frances (A) Bull 1836–
      2. 2. Lydia Bean 1796–1850
      3. 3. Jesse (E) Bean 1794–1850
      4. 4. Edmund Bean 1797–1868
      5. 5. John Bean** 1790–1857
      6. 6. Peter (Ellis "Pedro") Bean 1783–1846
      7. 7. Edmond Bean 1790–1825
      8. 8. James (M) Bean 1799–1845
      9. 9. Leroy (D) Bean 1793–1869
      10. 10. Jemima Bean 1798–1799
      11. 11. Mary ((Polly)) Bean 1773–1850
      12. 12. Ahab Bean 1778–1857
      13. 13. William (Bean) Bean 1785–1807
      14. 14. Robert Bean 1789–1793
      15. 15. Elizabeth (Ann) Bean 1792–1805
      16. 16. Jesse Bean 1785–
    2. 2. William (M) BLAIR 1781–1839
    3. 3. Ralph BLAIR 1791–
    4. 4. George BLAIR 1783–1848
    5. 5. Joseph BLAIR 1785–
    6. 6. Elizabeth BLAIR 1779–1818
    7. 7. James BLAIR 1775–1840
    8. 8. Samuel (Brittain) Blair 1789–1870
    9. 9. Mary BLAIR 1777–1862

Capt. Blair's Timeline

3 Records

1718
1718
Birth of Capt. William Samuel Blair in Moneymore, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Moneymore, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
1791
4 Aug 1791
Age 73
Death of Capt. William Samuel Blair in Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
1791
o4 Aug 1791
Age 73
Death of Capt. William Samuel Blair in Nova Scotia, Canada
Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Moneymore, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1791
    Event Place: Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: o4 Aug 1791
    Event Place: Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index
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