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Mary Martha Blair 1726 – 1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1726

Birth Location: Ballyvoy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 12 Aug 1821

Death Location: Timber Ridge, Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Father: Samuel Blair

Mother: Martha Lyle

Spouse(s): Capt II,

Children(s): Capt III,, Isabelle Paxton, William Paxton

Mary Martha Blair was born in 1726 in Ballyvoy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of Samuel Blair and Martha Campell Lyle. Mary Martha Blair married Capt John Paxton II,, and had children including Capt John Paxton III,, Isabelle Paxton, William Paxton. Mary Martha Blair passed away in 1821 in Timber Ridge, Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Martha Blair was born in 1726 in Ballyvoy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of Samuel Blair and Martha Campell Lyle.
  • Mary Martha Blair married Capt John Paxton II,, and had children including Capt John Paxton III,, Isabelle Paxton, William Paxton.
  • Mary Martha Blair passed away in 1821 in Timber Ridge, Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Blair's Ancestors

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Mary Blair
1726 – 1821
Birth Place: Ballyvoy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Parents
Samuel Blair
1667 – 1754
Ballyvoy, Antrim, Ireland
Martha (Campell) Lyle
1672 – 1729
Tareagh, Antrim, Ireland
Grandparents
Daniel (Peden) Blair,
1634 – 1704
Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
Janet ("Ganet") Drummond
1639 – 1704
Raloo, County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Rev Blair,
1599 – 1639
Esther Peden
1600 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Blair
1574 – 1600
Isabel Boyd
1570 – 1641

Mary Blair's Descendants

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Mary (Martha) Blair (1726 – 12 Aug 1821) m. Capt (John Paxton) II, (May 1716 – 13 Feb 1787)
  1. 1. Capt (John Paxton) III, (1743 – 3 October 1787) m. Phoebe Alexander (1749 – 13 Feb 1821)
    1. 1. William Paxton (4 Aug 1776 – 8 Feb 1827)
  2. 2. Isabelle Paxton (Oct 17, 1746 – )
  3. 3. William Paxton (1751 – 16 April 1817)

Mary Blair's Timeline

2 Records

1726
1726
Birth of Mary Martha Blair in Ballyvoy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Ballyvoy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
1821
12 Aug 1821
Age 95
Death of Mary Martha Blair in Timber Ridge, Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Timber Ridge, Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1726
    Event Place: Ballyvoy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 129
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1821
    Event Place: Timber Ridge, Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 129
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Timber Ridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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