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Hugh Blair 1718 – 1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1718

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 1783

Death Location: North Carolina, United States

Father: James Blair

Mother: Martha Ogston

Spouse(s): Mary Dawson

Children(s): Elizabeth Blair

Hugh Blair was born in 1718 in Ireland, the child of James John Blair and Martha Ogston. Hugh Blair married Mary (Blair, Leeper) Dawson, and had children including Elizabeth Blair. Hugh Blair passed away in 1783 in North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Hugh Blair was born in 1718 in Ireland, the child of James John Blair and Martha Ogston.
  • Hugh Blair married Mary (Blair, Leeper) Dawson, and had children including Elizabeth Blair.
  • Hugh Blair passed away in 1783 in North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Blair
1700 – 1776
Birth Location: Ireland
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Martha Ogston
1689 – 1770
Birth Location: Scotland
MO

Spouses(s)

Mary Dawson
1728 – 1828
Birth Location: Grange, Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
MD

Children(s)

Elizabeth Blair
1742 – 1823
Birth Location: Ireland, Ireland
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Hugh Blair's Ancestors

Self
Hugh Blair
1718 – 1783
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
James John Blair
1700 – 1776
Ireland
Martha Ogston
1689 – 1770
Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Ogstoun
1640 – 1690
Montrose, Angus, Scotland
Stevenson, (Martha Alexander Ogstoun) Steenson
1668 – 1738
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Ogstoun
1598 – 1668
Christian Wilson
1590 – 1661
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Auchmacluy
1559 – 1633
MAVIS
1575 –

Hugh Blair's Descendants

1.
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Hugh Blair (1718 – 1783) m. Mary ((Blair, Leeper)) Dawson (17 February 1728 – 29 Mar 1828)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Blair (1742 – 1823) m. Moses McQuiston (1760 – February 1800)
    1. 1. Mary (Polly) McQUISTON (11 February 1780 – 20 August 1860) m. George Cummings (1764 – 1839)
      1. 1. Sarah (Sally) Cummings (1793 – 1831) m. John Bond (23 FEB 1787 – 02 MAR 1861)
        1. 1. Mary (Polly) Bond (9 DEC 1812 – 10 MAY 1853)
        2. 2. George (Washington Cummings) Bond (11 Nov 1815 – 8 Nov 1868)
        3. 3. Malvira (Caroline) Bond (1816 – 1870) m. John (Peterson Harper) Lenoir (16 Jan 1815 – 25 Aug 1876)
        4. 4. Harriet Bond (1820 – )
        5. 5. Letitia (S) Bond (1825 – )
        6. 6. Jackson Bond (3 Jul 1833 – 23 Jul 1887)
        7. 7. James (Houston) Bond (28 Aug 1838 – 22 Aug 1923)
      2. 2. Harriett (Saunders) Huddleston (1805 – 1875)
      3. 3. John Cummings (16 January 1806 – )
      4. 4. Newton Cummings (1808 – )
      5. 5. Milton Cummings (31 January 1810 – 2 September 1969)
      6. 6. Virgil Cummings (1 February 1811 – 27 September 1842)
      7. 7. Thomas (A) Cummings (29 April 1814 – 1880)
      8. 8. George Cummings (7 July 1823 – )

Hugh Blair's Timeline

2 Records

1718
1718
Birth of Hugh Blair in Ireland
Ireland
1783
1783
Age 65
Death of Hugh Blair in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States
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