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James Blair 1655–1743 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1655

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland

Death Date: 18 April 1743

Death Location: Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA

Father: Peter Blair

Mother: Mary Hamilton

Spouse(s): Sarah Harrison

Children(s): James Blair, Sarah Harrison, Elizabeth Blair, John, VA

In 1655, James Blair entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland, born to Peter Blair And Mary Hamilton. James Blair married Sarah Harrison, and had children including Elizabeth Bland Blair, Harrison Blair, James Blair, John Blair Sr Royal Governor Of Va, Sarah Elizabeth Harrison. James Blair passed away in 1743 in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1655, James Blair entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland, born to Peter Blair And Mary Hamilton.
  • James Blair married Sarah Harrison, and had children including Elizabeth Bland Blair, Harrison Blair, James Blair, John Blair Sr Royal Governor Of Va, Sarah Elizabeth Harrison.
  • James Blair passed away in 1743 in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Blair
1630–1673
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
PB
Mary Hamilton
1636–1679
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
MH

Spouses(s)

Sarah Harrison
1670–1713
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
SH

Children(s)

James Blair
1704–1776
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
JB
Sarah Harrison
1700–1755
Birth Location: Williamsburg, James, Virginia, colony
SH
Elizabeth Blair
1709–1775
Birth Location: Williamsburg, James City, Virginia, USA
EB
John, VA
1687–1771
Birth Location: Williamsburg, James City, Virginia, USA
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James Blair's Ancestors

Self
James Blair
1655–1743
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
Parents
Peter Blair
1630–1673
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Mary Hamilton
1636–1679
Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
Grandparents
Patrick Blair
1580–1655
Banifshire, Scotland
Helen Meldrome
1585–1645
Scotland
Sir (Knight Frederick) Hamilton
1590–1647
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Sidney Vaughan
1590–1661
Londonderry, Derry, England
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Blair
1543–1583
Jonat Andersone
1544–1610
Claud Hamilton
1546–1621
Margaret Seton
1550–1616
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Blair's Descendants

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James Blair (1655–18 April 1743) m. Sarah Harrison (14 August 1670–4 May 1713)
  1. 1. James Blair 1704–1776 m. Mary Colbert 1705–1757
    1. 1. Isabell Blair 1720–
    2. 2. Colbert Blair 1729–1805
  2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Harrison 1700–1755 m. Captain (Benjamin) Bullitt 1693–1766
    1. 1. Captain (Thomas) Bullitt 1730–1782
    2. 2. Sith (Harrison) Bullitt 1728–1810
    3. 3. Joseph Bullitt 1728–1793
    4. 4. Benjamin Bullitt 1733–1753
    5. 5. Judge (Cuthbert) Bullitt 1740–1782
    6. 6. Elizabeth Bullitt 1736–1790
    7. 7. William Bullitt 1750–1877
    8. 8. John Bullitt 1757–
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Bland) Blair 1709–1775 m. Major (John) Bolling 1699–1757
    1. 1. Benjamin Bolling 1734–1832
    2. 2. Elizabeth Bolling 1731–1735
    3. 3. Robert Bolling 1738–1775
    4. 4. John (Blair William) Bolling 1737–1800
    5. 5. Metoaka Bolling 1729–1730
    6. 6. Archibald Bolling 1730–1738
    7. 7. Jared Bolling 1732–1733
    8. 8. William Bolling 1731–1776
    9. 9. James Bolling 1736–1809 m. Rebecca (Jane) Rea 1750–1810
      1. 1. Elizabeth Bolling 1770–
      2. 2. Katherine Bolling 1776–1850
        1. 1. Wiley ((Horton)) Amis 1811–1882 m. Elizabeth Bowling 1819–1873
  4. 4. John, (Blair Sr.Royal Governor of) VA 1687–1771 m. Mary Monro 1708–1752
    1. 1. Archibald Blair 1743–1744
    2. 2. Archibald Blair 1745–1820
    3. 3. Mary Blair 1734–1799 m. R Prescott 1740–1800 m. Robert Burwell 1720–1777 m. George Braxton 1734–1761 m. George Braxton 1705–1749
      1. 1. Nathaniel Burwell 1742–1789
      2. 2. Francis Burwell 1747–1784
      3. 3. Elizabeth Braxton 1759–1818 m. Henry Whiting 1748–1835
        1. 1. George (Braxton Whiting) Sr. 1783–1835
      4. 4. George Braxton 1753–
      5. 5. Robert (Carter) Braxton 1753–
        1. 1. Virginia Braxton 1845–1924
      6. 6. Mary (Blair) Braxton 1754–1756
      7. 7. Sarah Braxton 1755–1756
      8. 8. Mary Braxton 1757–1764
      9. 9. Mary Braxton 1736–1770
    4. 4. Sarah Blair 1738–1799 m. Col (Wilson Miles) Cary 1734–1817
      1. 1. Wilson Cary 1750–1793 m. Jane (Barbara) Carr 1766–1840
        1. 1. Martha (Carr) Cary 1792–
        2. 2. Wilson (I Jefferson) Cary 1784–1823
        3. 3. Sarah Cary 1786–1779
        4. 4. Sallie Cary 1780–
        5. 5. Jane (Blair) Cary 1791–
      2. 2. Sally Cary 1762–1779 m. Thomas Nelson 1747–1823
        1. 1. John Nelson 1770–
        2. 2. Sarah (Cary) Nelson 1780–1861
        3. 3. Thomas (Cary) Nelson 1779–1840
        4. 4. Leslie (N.) Thornton 1902–1923
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Blair) Cary 1770–1822
      4. 4. Mary (Munro) Cary 1764–1836
      5. 5. Miles Cary 1766–1774
      6. 6. Sarah Cary 1762–
    5. 5. James Blair 1730–1740
    6. 6. Alexander Blair 1724–1798
    7. 7. Anne Blair 1738–1741
    8. 8. Christian Blair 1727–1784 m. Armistead Burwell 1703–1754
      1. 1. Col (John) Burwell 1774–1833
      2. 2. John Burwell 1746–1788 m. Anne (Christian) Powell 1733–1788
        1. 1. Armistead Burwell 1777–1841
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Armistead) Burwell 1773–1804
        3. 3. Anne Burwell 1775–1801
        4. 4. Frances (Powell) Burwell 1781–1806
        5. 5. Hannah Burwell 1782–1806
        6. 6. Annabelle Burwell 1785–1835
      3. 3. Lewis Burwell 1745–1800 m. Ann Spotswood 1752–1789 m. Elizabeth (R) Harrison –1824
        1. 1. Panthea Burwell 1781–1848
        2. 2. Lewis Burwell 1779–1847
        3. 3. Christian Burwell 1777–1800
        4. 4. Blair Burwell 1783–1871
        5. 5. Harriett Burwell 1789–1789
        6. 6. Catherine Burwell 1788–
        7. 7. Matilda Burwell 1787–1867
        8. 8. Armistead Burwell 1770–1820
        9. 9. Mary (Armistead) Burwell 1768–1829 m. Samuel Goode 1756–1822
        10. 10. John (Spotswood) Burwell 1785–1855
        11. 11. Nathaniel Burwell 1775–
        12. 12. Elizabeth (Blair) Burwell 1774–1833
        13. 13. Ann (Spotswood) Burwell 1773–1814
    9. 9. James Blair 1741–1772 m. Catherine ("Kitty") Eustace 1752–1788
      1. 1. Dr (John) Blair 1772–
    10. 10. John, (Signer of American Constitution, Supreme Court Justice Blair) Jr 1731–1800 m. Jean Balfour 1736–1792
      1. 1. Mary Blair 1758–1820
      2. 2. Helen ((Nelly)) Blair 1759–1773
      3. 3. Jane Blair 1760–1800
      4. 4. Christian Blair 1765–1765
      5. 5. James Blair 1770–1791
    11. 11. Elizabeth Blair 1748–1820
    12. 12. Sarah (Archer) Blair 1734–1735
    13. 13. Mary (Ann) Blair 1746–1813
    14. 14. Mary Blair 1728–1730

James Blair's Timeline

3 Records

1655
1655
Birth of James Blair in Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
1656
1656
Age 1
Birth of James Blair in Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
1743
18 April 1743
Age 88
Death of James Blair in Williamsburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
Williamsburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 915.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DPS
    [3] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1685; Page Number: 15

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 April 1743
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [3] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [4] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012
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