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James Blair 1704–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1704

Birth Location: Buck, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Death Date: Mar 1776

Death Location: Alamance Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Blair

Mother: Sarah Morgan

Spouse(s): Mary Colbert, Mary Colbert

Children(s): Colbert Blair, John Blair, James Blair, Agnes Blair

In 1704, James Blair entered the world in Buck, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, born to John William Blair And Sarah Jarman Morgan. James Blair married Mary Colbert, and had children including Agnes Blair, Colbert Blair, James C Blair, John W Blair. James Blair passed away in 1776 in Alamance Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1704, James Blair entered the world in Buck, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, born to John William Blair And Sarah Jarman Morgan.
  • James Blair married Mary Colbert, and had children including Agnes Blair, Colbert Blair, James C Blair, John W Blair.
  • James Blair passed away in 1776 in Alamance Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States.

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James Blair's Ancestors

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James Blair
1704–1776
Birth Place: Buck, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Parents
John William Blair
1680–
Sarah (Jarman) Morgan
1687–1777
Somerset, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America
Grandparents
James Blaie
1638–
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Isabel Rollo
1640–1740
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Charles Morgan
1653–1728
Bala, Merionethshire, Wales
Dorothy (Morgan) Jane
1650–
Bala, Merionethshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Blair's Descendants

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James Blair (Jun 1704–Mar 1776) m. Mary Colbert (1705–Mar 1776) m. Mary Colbert (1705–1757)
  1. 1. Colbert Blair 1729–1805 m. Sarah Morgan 1729–1827
    1. 1. Tabitha (Isabel) Blair 1761–1857 m. John Grider 1755–1838
      1. 1. James Grider 1777–1878 m. Sarah Medaris 1788–1869
      2. 2. Barbara Grider 1781–1872 m. Charles Medaris 1770–1846
      3. 3. John Grider 1787–1870 m. Rebecca Sanders 1799–
      4. 4. Moses (Hare) Grider 1789–1856 m. Mary Powell 1795–1862
      5. 5. Enos Grider 1791–
      6. 6. Amos (Benjamin) Grider 1792–1840 m. Sarah (Anne) Allen 1797–1870
      7. 7. Aaron Grider 1794–1864 m. Harriet Blanton 1802–1870
      8. 8. Silas Grider 1795–1872 m. Silas Grider 1784– m. Sarah (Sally) Folden 1794–1858
      9. 9. Sally Grider 1798–1878 m. Lewis Bailey 1797–
      10. 10. Joseph (Morgan) Grider 1801–1878 m. Sarah Womack 1806–1885
      11. 11. Archibald (Frederick) Grider 1804–1894 m. Ascha (Atisa) Bailey 1804–1893
      12. 12. William Grider 1784–1856 m. Lucille Allen 1790–1850
        1. 1. Malinda Grider 1812–1884 m. George (William) Bullington 1811–1884
        2. 2. John Grider 1814– m. Plesile Grimes 1817–
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Isabella) Grider 1815–1870 m. Wyatt (Lafayette) Day 1815–1870
        4. 4. Sarah Grider 1834–1864 m. Larkin Day 1829–1880
        5. 5. Thomas (Martin) Grider 1834–1898 m. Mary (Ann) Champion 1840–1876
    2. 2. Enos Blair 1750–1834 m. Hannah Millikan 1756–1852
    3. 3. Mary (Jane) Blair 1753–1827 m. Moses Guest 1750–1837
    4. 4. Mary Blair 1755–1827
    5. 5. Blair Blair 1760–1780
    6. 6. Lee Blair 1760–1780
    7. 7. James Blair 1761–1839 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Powell 1765–1839 m. Sarah (Sallie) Yonaguska 1773–1850 m. Ah (Nil La Sarah Susan) Yonaguska 1780–1856
    8. 8. John Blair 1764–1846 m. Frances Hill 1768–1853
    9. 9. Mary Blair 1768–1830
    10. 10. Sarah BLAIR 1777–1849
    11. 11. Jane Blair 1778–1859
  2. 2. John (W) Blair 1725–1797 m. Jane Runnell 1728–
  3. 3. James (C.) Blair 1728–1763 m. Ann Hayes 1734–1769
  4. 4. Agnes Blair 1732–1755

James Blair's Timeline

3 Records

1704
Jun 1704
Birth of James Blair in Buck, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Buck, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
1776
11 Mar 1776
Age 72
Death of James Blair in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
1776
Mar 1776
Age 72
Burial of James Blair in Alamance Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Alamance Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1704
    Event Place: Buck, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for James Blair, person ID LT7K-V6Q.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1776
    Event Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for James Blair, person ID LT7K-V6Q.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Mar 1776
    Event Place: Alamance Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for James Blair, person ID LT7K-V6Q.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

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