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Colonel Archibald "The Immigrant" Blair 1657–1736 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1657

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1736

Death Location: Williamsburg, James City, Virginia, USA

Father: Robert Blair

Mother: Alvah Minister

Spouse(s): Sarah Archer, Mary Wilson

Children(s): Elizabeth Bolling, John Blair, James Blair, Anne Blair, Elizabeth Blair, Harrison Blair, Sarah Blair, Christian Blair, James Blair, John Blair, Christian Blair

In 1657, Colonel Archibald "The Immigrant" Blair entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Robert Blair And Alvah Minister. Colonel Archibald "The Immigrant" Blair married Mary Wilson, Sarah Archer, and had children including Anne Blair, Christian Blair, Elizabeth Blair Bolling, Elizabeth Wilson Blair, Harrison Blair, James Albert Blair, James Blair, John Blair, Sarah Harrison Blair. Colonel Archibald "The Immigrant" Blair passed away in 1736 in Williamsburg, James City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1657, Colonel Archibald "The Immigrant" Blair entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Robert Blair And Alvah Minister.
  • Colonel Archibald "The Immigrant" Blair married Mary Wilson, Sarah Archer, and had children including Anne Blair, Christian Blair, Elizabeth Blair Bolling, Elizabeth Wilson Blair, Harrison Blair, James Albert Blair, James Blair, John Blair, Sarah Harrison Blair.
  • Colonel Archibald "The Immigrant" Blair passed away in 1736 in Williamsburg, James City, Virginia, USA.

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Colonel Blair's Ancestors

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Colonel Blair
1657–1736
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Robert Blair
1630–1693
Banifshire, Scotland
Alvah Minister
1636–1679
Banifshire, Scotland
Grandparents
David Blair
1603–1655
Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Blair
1560–1603
Beatrix Mure
1556–1650
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John III
1502–1570
Margaret Cunningham
1525–1573
John Mure
1526–1591
Marion Cunningham
1527–

Colonel Blair's Descendants

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Colonel (Archibald "The Immigrant") Blair (1657–1736) m. Sarah Archer (1665–1710) m. Mary Wilson (October 26, 1675–January 11, 1741)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Blair) Bolling 1709–1775
  2. 2. John Blair 1687–1771
  3. 3. James Blair 1704–1773
  4. 4. Anne Blair 1711–1749
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Wilson) Blair 1700–1778
  6. 6. Harrison Blair 1700–1755
  7. 7. Sarah (Harrison) Blair 1715–1755
  8. 8. Christian Blair 1703–
  9. 9. James (Albert) Blair 1898–
  10. 10. John Blair 1707–
  11. 11. Christian Blair 1703–

Colonel Blair's Timeline

2 Records

1657
1657
Birth of Colonel Archibald "The Immigrant" Blair in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1736
1736
Age 79
Death of Colonel Archibald "The Immigrant" Blair in Williamsburg, James City, Virginia, USA
Williamsburg, James City, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1657
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Jamestown, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Jamestown, Virginia; Year: 1718; Page Number: 11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1736
    Event Place: Williamsburg, James City, Virginia, USA

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