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Dr Archibald Blair 1657–1741 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1657

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Jan 1741

Death Location: Williamsburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States

Father: Rev Blair

Mother: Katherine Montgomery

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

Children(s): William Edwards, Mary Surry, William EDWARDS, Seth Harrison, Sinthia Harrison, Ann Harrison, Anne Blair, John Blair, Harrison Blair, Frances Harrison, James Blair, Christian Blair, Cuthbert Harrison, James Blair, Elizabeth Lewis, Elizabeth Blair, Sarah Blair, Elizabeth Blair, Thomas Harrison, Harrison Blair

The story of Dr Archibald Blair began in 1657 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Dr Archibald Blair married Mary Wilson, Nancy Hardeman, Sarah Archer, and had children including Ann Frances Harrison, Anne Blair, Christian Blair, Cuthbert Harrison, Elizabeth Lewis, Elizabeth Wilson Blair, Frances Barnes Harrison, Harrison Blair, James Blair, James Justice Blair, John Blair, Mary Edwards Of Surry, Sarah Harrison Blair, Seth Harrison, Sinthia Elizabeth Harrison, Thomas Harrison, William Edwards. Dr Archibald Blair passed away in 1741 in Williamsburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Dr Archibald Blair began in 1657 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • Dr Archibald Blair married Mary Wilson, Nancy Hardeman, Sarah Archer, and had children including Ann Frances Harrison, Anne Blair, Christian Blair, Cuthbert Harrison, Elizabeth Lewis, Elizabeth Wilson Blair, Frances Barnes Harrison, Harrison Blair, James Blair, James Justice Blair, John Blair, Mary Edwards Of Surry, Sarah Harrison Blair, Seth Harrison, Sinthia Elizabeth Harrison, Thomas Harrison, William Edwards.
  • Dr Archibald Blair passed away in 1741 in Williamsburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev Blair
1593–1666
Birth Location: Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland
RB
Katherine Montgomery
1620–1698
Birth Location: Busbie, Scotland
KM

Spouses(s)

Sarah Archer
1669–1710
Birth Location: Williamsburg, James City, Virginia, USA (Conjuror S Neck, Chesterfield?)
SA
Sarah Archer
1682–1727
Birth Location: Williamsburg, James City, Virginia, United States
SA
Mary Wilson
1675–1741
Birth Location: Elizabeth City, York, Virginia, United States
MW

Children(s)

William Edwards
1686–1800
Birth Location: Southampton, Virginia, United States
WE
Mary Surry
1692–1752
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
MS
William EDWARDS
1707–1744
Birth Location: Surry, Virginia, United States
WE
Seth Harrison
1690–1723
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
SH
Sinthia Harrison
1709–1775
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
SH
Ann Harrison
1711–1749
Birth Location: James City, Virginia, United States
AH
Anne Blair
1711–1749
Birth Location: James City, Virginia, USA
AB
John Blair
1687–1771
Birth Location: Williamsburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
JB
Harrison Blair
1700–1755
Birth Location: Williamsburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
HB
Frances Harrison
1689–1751
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
FH
James Blair
1691–
Birth Location: –
JB
Christian Blair
1703–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
CB
Cuthbert Harrison
1700–1771
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
CH
James Blair
1704–1773
Birth Location: Williamsburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
JB
Elizabeth Lewis
1706–1775
Birth Location: Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
EL
Elizabeth Blair
1712–1775
Birth Location: Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
EB
Sarah Blair
1700–1755
Birth Location: Williamsburg, James, Virginia, USA
SB
Elizabeth Blair
1700–1778
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
EB
Thomas Harrison
1703–1774
Birth Location: Stafford, Virginia, USA
TH
Harrison Blair
1700–1755
Birth Location: Williamsburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
HB

Dr Blair's Ancestors

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Dr Blair
1657–1741
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Rev David Robert Blair
1593–1666
Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Katherine Montgomery
1620–1698
Busbie, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dr Blair's Descendants

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Dr (Archibald) Blair (1657–11 Jan 1741) m. Sarah Archer (29 Jun 1669 (1676/1682 ?)–1710) m. Sarah Archer (1682–29 Jun 1727) m. Mary Wilson (26 Oct 1675–11 Jan 1741)
  1. 1. William Edwards 1686–1800 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Brazeale 1700–1770
    1. 1. William (Edwards) I 1723–1791 m. Priscilla Williams 1723–1781 m. Priscilla Williams 1740–1781
      1. 1. Catherine (E.) Edwards 1751–1823 m. Joseph (Adams) Williams 1748–1830
        1. 1. Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Williams 1772–1850 m. William (Lemuel) Edwards 1767–1857 m. William (Sterling) Moore 1770–1837
      2. 2. Solomon Edwards 1746–1844
      3. 3. John (Andrew) Edwards 1750–1819
      4. 4. Elias Edwards 1760–1828
      5. 5. James Edwards 1761–1828
      6. 6. Captain (Thomas) Edwards 1747–1832
      7. 7. Ambrose Edwards 1750–1823
      8. 8. Robert (David) Edwards 1743–1782
      9. 9. Elizabeth Edwards 1759–1840
      10. 10. Sarah (Sally) Edwards 1750–1826
      11. 11. William ("Cotton Billy" Edwards) II 1752–1828
      12. 12. John Edwards 1745–1821
      13. 13. Arthur Edwards 1744–1820
    2. 2. John Edwards 1733–1774
    3. 3. William (James) Edwards 1721–1780
    4. 4. Agnes Edwards 1729–
    5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Edwards 1725–1780
    6. 6. Hanna Edwards 1731–
    7. 7. Richard Edwards 1727–1819
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Edwards) DNA 1725–1774
  2. 2. Mary (Edwards of) Surry 1692–1752
  3. 3. William EDWARDS 1707–1744
  4. 4. Seth Harrison 1690–1723
  5. 5. Sinthia (Elizabeth) Harrison 1709–1775
  6. 6. Ann (Frances) Harrison 1711–1749
  7. 7. Anne Blair 1711–1749
  8. 8. John Blair 1687–1771
  9. 9. Harrison Blair 1700–1755
  10. 10. Frances (Barnes) Harrison 1689–1751
  11. 11. James (Justice) Blair 1691–
  12. 12. Christian Blair 1703–
  13. 13. Cuthbert Harrison 1700–1771
  14. 14. James Blair 1704–1773
  15. 15. Elizabeth Lewis 1706–1775
  16. 16. Elizabeth (Wilson) Blair 1712–1775
  17. 17. Sarah (Harrison) Blair 1700–1755
  18. 18. Elizabeth (Wilson) Blair 1700–1778
  19. 19. Thomas Harrison 1703–1774
  20. 20. Harrison Blair 1700–1755

Dr Blair's Timeline

2 Records

1657
1657
Birth of Dr Archibald Blair in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1741
11 Jan 1741
Age 84
Death of Dr Archibald Blair in Williamsburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
Williamsburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1657
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1741
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
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