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James Gillespie Blain 1715–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Killybegs, County Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 1792

Death Location: Warrior Run Church Cemetery, Delaware Run, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Thomas Blain

Mother: Jean Boyd

Spouse(s): Mary McKay

Children(s): Alexander Blain, Ephraim Blain, James Blain, William I

In 1715, James Gillespie Blain entered the world in Killybegs, County Donegal, Ireland, born to Thomas Fitzgeorge Blain And Jean Boyd. In 1745, James Gillespie Blain immigrated to Londonderry, Scotland. James Gillespie Blain married Mary Isabella Mckay, and had children including Alexander Blain, Ephraim James Blain, James Skadden Blain, William Henry Blain I. James Gillespie Blain passed away in 1792 in Warrior Run Church Cemetery, Delaware Run, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1715, James Gillespie Blain entered the world in Killybegs, County Donegal, Ireland, born to Thomas Fitzgeorge Blain And Jean Boyd.
  • In 1745, James Gillespie Blain immigrated to Londonderry, Scotland.
  • James Gillespie Blain married Mary Isabella Mckay, and had children including Alexander Blain, Ephraim James Blain, James Skadden Blain, William Henry Blain I.
  • James Gillespie Blain passed away in 1792 in Warrior Run Church Cemetery, Delaware Run, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Blain
1695–1773
Birth Location: Killybegs, County Donegal, Ireland
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Jean Boyd
1697–1766
Birth Location: Killybegs, County Donegal, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Mary McKay
1722–1795
Birth Location: –
MM

Children(s)

Alexander Blain
1742–1801
Birth Location: –
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Ephraim Blain
1741–1804
Birth Location: –
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James Blain
1749–1836
Birth Location: –
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William I
1746–1835
Birth Location: Toboyne Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Territory
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James Blain's Ancestors

Self
James Blain
1715–1792
Birth Place: Killybegs, County Donegal, Ireland
Parents
Thomas FitzGeorge Blain
1695–1773
Killybegs, County Donegal, Ireland
Jean Boyd
1697–1766
Killybegs, County Donegal, Ireland
Grandparents
George (FitzThomas) Blain
1658–1721
Na Cealla Beaga, County Donegal, Ireland
Margaret Strongman
1667–1747
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Blain
1620–1666
Isabell Robertsone
1630–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Blain
1600–
Margaret McCrone
1604–

James Blain's Descendants

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James (Gillespie) Blain (1715–1792) m. Mary (Isabella) McKay (1722–1795)
  1. 1. Alexander Blain 1742–1801
  2. 2. Ephraim (James) Blain 1741–1804
  3. 3. James (Skadden) Blain 1749–1836
  4. 4. William (Henry Blain) I 1746–1835 m. Mary (Josephine) Bumgardner 1754–1799
    1. 1. William (Henry Blain) II 1770–1802 m. Sarah (Hopkins) Henry 1784–1854 m. Ester (Hetty) Thompson 1780–
      1. 1. William (Henry Blain) III 1802–1867 m. Sylvia (Edith) Chandler 1807–1867 m. Dorothy Denny 1817–1894
        1. 1. Rebecca (C.) Blain 1830–1860 m. Luther Litchfield 1815–1908
        2. 2. Zerah (Tinker Judd) Blain 1827–1912 m. Mary (Jane) Mulford 1833–1887 m. Cynthia Ormiston 1848–1942 m. Amanda Daigh 1836–1876
        3. 3. Martha (Ann) Blain 1842–1925 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Buckley 1837–1869
        4. 4. William (Charles) Blain 1845–1897 m. Susan (Elizabeth) Hayes 1845–1915
        5. 5. Matilda (B) Blain 1839–1929
        6. 6. Mary (Jane) Blain 1839–1931 m. Horace (Allen) Amsberry 1833–1917
        7. 7. Eldridge (P) Blain 1836–1908 m. Martha Denney 1842–1924
        8. 8. Francis (Marion) Blain 1848–1929 m. Susan (Ann) Hayes 1851–1934
        9. 9. Isaiah (C.) Blain 1833–1906 m. Jane (D) Buckley 1839–1914
    2. 2. Mary (Isabelle) Blain 1781–1872 m. William Anderson 1771–1832

James Blain's Timeline

9 Records

1715
1715
Birth of James Gillespie Blain in Killybegs, County Donegal, Ireland
Killybegs, County Donegal, Ireland
1745
BEF 1745
Age 30
James Gillespie Blain immigrated in Londonderry, Scotland
Londonderry, Scotland
1755
3 FEB 1755
Age 40
James Gillespie Blain - Property in Shermans Valley, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Shermans Valley, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
1782
11 AUG 1782
Age 67
James Gillespie Blain - Will in Toboyne, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Toboyne, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
1790
1790
Age 75
James Gillespie Blain appeared in census in Hopewell, Newton, Tyborn and Westpensboro, Cumberland, Pennsylvania Colony
Hopewell, Newton, Tyborn and Westpensboro, Cumberland, Pennsylvania Colony
1792
JUL 1792
Age 77
Death of James Gillespie Blain in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
1792
11 AUG 1792
Age 77
James Gillespie Blain - Probate in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
1792
1792
Age 77
Burial of James Gillespie Blain in Warrior Run Church Cemetery, Delaware Run, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Warrior Run Church Cemetery, Delaware Run, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
1800
1800
Age 85
James Gillespie Blain appeared in census in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Province of Pennsylvania
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Province of Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Killybegs, County Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: BEF 1745
    Event Place: Londonderry, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Property
    Event Date: 3 FEB 1755
    Event Place: Shermans Valley, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Event Date: 7 JUL 1759

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Toboyne, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Will
    Event Date: 11 AUG 1782
    Event Place: Toboyne, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Hopewell, Newton, Tyborn and Westpensboro, Cumberland, Pennsylvania Colony

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Event Date: 7 DEC 1791
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: JUL 1792
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 11 AUG 1792
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Warrior Run Church Cemetery, Delaware Run, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Carlisle, Cumberland County, Province of Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Event Date: 10 JAN 1961
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Custom Fact
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