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James "John" Blair 1700–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: Ahoghill, Ballylummin, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 11 Mar 1776

Death Location: Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: William Blair

Mother: Mary Gray

Spouse(s): Martha Blythe

Children(s): John Blair, Thomas Blair

James "John" Blair was born in 1700 in Ahoghill, Ballylummin, Ulster, Ireland, the child of William Blair And Mary Gray. James "John" Blair married Martha Mary Blythe, and had children including John Blair, Thomas Blair. James "John" Blair passed away in 1776 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James "John" Blair was born in 1700 in Ahoghill, Ballylummin, Ulster, Ireland, the child of William Blair And Mary Gray.
  • James "John" Blair married Martha Mary Blythe, and had children including John Blair, Thomas Blair.
  • James "John" Blair passed away in 1776 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Blair's Ancestors

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James Blair
1700–1776
Birth Place: Ahoghill, Ballylummin, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
William Blair
1660–1716
Edinburgh Currie, Midlothian, Scotland
Mary Gray
1664–
Ireland
Grandparents
Rev. (Robert David) Blair
1630–1693
Banifshire, Scotland
Alvah Knox
1636–1679
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Bryce Blair
1590–1639
Esther Peden
1604–1650
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bryce Blair
1565–1639
Annabella Wallace
1566–1593

James Blair's Descendants

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James ("John") Blair (1700–11 Mar 1776) m. Martha ('Mary') Blythe (1702–8 Oct 1770)
  1. 1. John Blair 1742–1778 m. Jean Rankin 1743–1831
    1. 1. John ((Scalpy)) Blair 1764–1844 m. Martha Blair 1771–1853
      1. 1. John (F) Blair 1799–1880 m. Lucy (Ann) Ellis 1805–
        1. 1. Isaac Blair 1845– m. Elizabeth Taylor 1846–1924
  2. 2. Thomas Blair 1738–1825 m. Jean (Ruth) McCuiston 1739–1823
    1. 1. Martha Blair 1771–1853 m. John ((Scalpy)) Blair 1764–1844

James Blair's Timeline

2 Records

1700
1700
Birth of James "John" Blair in Ahoghill, Ballylummin, Ulster, Ireland
Ahoghill, Ballylummin, Ulster, Ireland
1776
11 Mar 1776
Age 76
Death of James "John" Blair in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Ahoghill, Ballylummin, Ulster, Ireland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1776
    Event Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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