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James Blair 1730–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Lorne, Amtrin, Ireland

Death Date: 1789

Death Location: Waxhaws, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States,

Father: James Sr.

Mother: Margaret Jenkins

Spouse(s): Mary Harper, Margaret Kirkpatrick

Children(s): Allen Blair, William Blair, Charles Blair, William II, James Blair

In 1730, James Blair entered the world in Lorne, Amtrin, Ireland, born to James Blair Sr And Margaret Jenkins. James Blair married Margaret Kirkpatrick, Mary Harper, and had children including Allen Blair, Charles W Blair, James Blair, William Hiram Blair, William Hiram Blair Ii. James Blair passed away in 1789 in Waxhaws, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States,.

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Biography

  • In 1730, James Blair entered the world in Lorne, Amtrin, Ireland, born to James Blair Sr And Margaret Jenkins.
  • James Blair married Margaret Kirkpatrick, Mary Harper, and had children including Allen Blair, Charles W Blair, James Blair, William Hiram Blair, William Hiram Blair Ii.
  • James Blair passed away in 1789 in Waxhaws, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States,.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sr.
1709–1803
Birth Location: Scotland
JS
Margaret Jenkins
1709–1800
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
MJ

Spouses(s)

Mary Harper
1730–1810
Birth Location: Ir
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Margaret Kirkpatrick
1734–1810
Birth Location: Antrim, Ireland
MK

Children(s)

Allen Blair
1764–1842
Birth Location: –
AB
William Blair
1734–1779
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
WB
Charles Blair
1752–1810
Birth Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
CB
William II
1759–1824
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States
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James Blair
1768–1801
Birth Location: River Mill Plantation, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
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James Blair's Ancestors

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James Blair
1730–1789
Birth Place: Lorne, Amtrin, Ireland
Parents
James Blair Sr.
1709–1803
Scotland
Margaret Jenkins
1709–1800
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Samuel (James) Blair
1667–1754
Ballyvoy, Antrim, Ireland
Martha (Campbell) Lyle
1695–1729
Tareagh, Antrim, , Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Blair
1634–1704
Janet Drummond
1639–1704
James Lyle
1645–1723
Martha Campbell
1649–1723
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Brice Blair
1599–1639
Esther Peden
1605–1639
Thomas Drummond
1613–
Mary Armstrong
1613–
John Lyle
1626–1709
Florence Montgomery
1619–1649
Duncan Campbell
1624–1670
Mary McCoy
1625–1670

James Blair's Descendants

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James Blair (1730–1789) m. Mary Harper (1730–13 Dec 1810) m. Margaret Kirkpatrick (abt 1734–13 Dec 1810)
  1. 1. Allen Blair 1764–1842
  2. 2. William (Hiram) Blair 1734–1779
  3. 3. Charles (W) Blair 1752–1810 m. Mary Irwin 1751–1796
    1. 1. Irwin Blair 1790–
    2. 2. John (G) Blair 1790–1869 m. Mary 1799–1875 m. Mary (Paul) ?? 1796–
      1. 1. Moses Blair 1832–1885 m. Bridget (Murphy) Blair 1836–1924
        1. 1. John Blair 1857–1911
        2. 2. Thomas Blair 1869–1940
        3. 3. Ella (Mae) Blair 1869–1924 m. Peter Hopt 1865–1917
        4. 4. Frank (Ziggy) Blair 1870–1934
        5. 5. Joseph Blair 1879–1956 m. Goldie (Elizabeth) Bean 1885–1983
        6. 6. Polly Murphy 1868–
        7. 7. Rosabell Blair 1910–1910
        8. 8. Willaim (James) Blair 1862–1950
        9. 9. Annabel ((twin)) Blair 1910–1910
        10. 10. Margaret Blair 1881–
        11. 11. George (Philip) Blair 1876–1954
        12. 12. Sarah (Jane) Blair 1859–1933 m. Edgar (C.) Sacry 1860–1926
        13. 13. Mary (Ann Annie) Blair 1863–1895 m. Stephen (A.D.) Spencer 1859–1895
      2. 2. David (R.) Blair 1836–1915 m. Imelda Blair 1844–1916
        1. 1. Martha Burns 1872–1897
        2. 2. Nettie Ferguson 1875–1952
        3. 3. Elliott (E) Blair 1868–1886
        4. 4. Clara McComb 1865–1911
        5. 5. Roland (M) Blair 1870–1949
      3. 3. John (C) Blair 1835–1852
      4. 4. Maria Blair 1811–1885
      5. 5. Margaret (J) Blair 1823–1881 m. Robert Gibson 1821–1899
        1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Myers 1853–1921
        2. 2. James (Scott) Gibson 1856–1910
      6. 6. Charles (A) Blair 1832–1909
      7. 7. Grace Blair 1824–1901 m. Hugh Knowles 1821–1870
        1. 1. John Knowles 1859–1939
        2. 2. Ann (Jane) Knowles 1861–1889
        3. 3. Samuel (C.) Knowles 1858–1926
      8. 8. Nancy Blair 1825–1850
      9. 9. Eliza Blair 1826–1905
      10. 10. Margaret (Lydia) Blair 1832–1924 m. John Hardgrave 1826–1906
        1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Hardgrave 1853–1920
        2. 2. Eliza (Jane) Hardgrave 1851–1904
        3. 3. William (Alexander) Hardgrave 1855–1860
        4. 4. Philip Hardgrave 1857–1940
        5. 5. John (Edmund) Hardgrave 1859–1860
        6. 6. Frederick (Louis) Hardgrave 1861–1941
        7. 7. Florence Hardgrave 1864–1939
        8. 8. Ernest (Wensley Stephen) Hardgrave 1869–1938
      11. 11. Archibald Blair 1834–
      12. 12. Sarah (I) Blair 1826–1902
      13. 13. James (Ervin) Blair 1838–1905 m. Mavid Blair 1844– m. Maria (E) Blair 1844–1920
        1. 1. Minnie Blair 1871–
        2. 2. Arabelle Blair 1878–
      14. 14. William (R) Blair 1821–1853 m. Martha ("Matty Ann") Cooper 1827–1867
        1. 1. Lucretia (Elveda) Blair 1847–1938
        2. 2. William (J Rush) Blair 1850–
    3. 3. james Blair 1799–1837 m. Mary Fury 1791–1872
      1. 1. William (Wallace) Blair 1831–1906
    4. 4. margaret Blair 1783–1853
    5. 5. alexander Blair 1794–1867
  4. 4. William (Hiram Blair) II 1759–1824
  5. 5. James Blair 1768–1801

James Blair's Timeline

6 Records

1730
1730
Birth of James Blair in Larne, Antrim, , Ireland
Larne, Antrim, , Ireland
1730
1730
Birth of James Blair in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
1730
1730
Birth of James Blair in Lorne, Amtrin, Ireland
Lorne, Amtrin, Ireland
1789
1789
Age 59
Death of James Blair in Waxhaws, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States,
Waxhaws, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States,
1794
1794
Age 64
Death of James Blair in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
1796
1796
Age 66
Death of James Blair in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Larne, Antrim, , Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1198.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JCF

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Lorne, Amtrin, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1772
    Event Place: Charleston, South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Waxhaws, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States,
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