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Michael Blair 1600–1700 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1600

Birth Location: Wigtown,Wigtown,Scotland

Death Date: abt 1700

Death Location: Dunskey, Portpatrick, Wigtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Blair

Mother: Margaret Montgomerie

Spouse(s): Bessie Foultoun

Children(s): Margrat Blair

The story of Michael Blair began in 1600 in Wigtown,Wigtown,Scotland. Michael Blair married Bessie Syme Foultoun, and had children including Margrat Blair. Michael Blair passed away in 1700 in Dunskey, Portpatrick, Wigtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Michael Blair began in 1600 in Wigtown,Wigtown,Scotland.
  • Michael Blair married Bessie Syme Foultoun, and had children including Margrat Blair.
  • Michael Blair passed away in 1700 in Dunskey, Portpatrick, Wigtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Blair
1578–1604
Birth Location: Blair, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
RB
Margaret Montgomerie
1597–1679
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
MM

Spouses(s)

Bessie Foultoun
1600–1665
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
BF

Children(s)

Margrat Blair
1641–
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MB

Michael Blair's Ancestors

Self
Michael Blair
1600–1700
Birth Place: Wigtown,Wigtown,Scotland
Parents
Robert Blair
1578–1604
Blair, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Montgomerie
1597–1679
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Blair
1560–1600
Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grace Sempill
1551–1609
Castle Sempill, Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Hugh Montgomery
1560–1636
Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Jane) Shaw
1560–1625
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland (OR possibly Ayr, Scotland?)
Great-Grandparents
John Blair
1476–1567
Elizabeth Montgomery
1480–1551
Lord Sempill
1505–1576
Elizabeth Carlyle
1504–1564
Adam Montgomery
1533–1602
Margaret Montgomery
1535–1570
John Schaw
1540–1593
Jean Cunningham
1540–1585
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John I
1440–1513
Beatrice Mortoun
1444–1501
Hugo Montgomery
1460–1546
Helena Campbell
1460–1530
Willem Semphill
1475–1552
Margaretha Montgomery
1485–1523
William Carlisle
1466–1525
Lady Maxwell
1466–1555
Adam Montgomerie
1515–1576
Lady Colquhoun
1516–1570
John Montgomery
–1558
John Blair
1502–1570
Lady Cunningham
1520–1584
John Cunningham
1514–1596
Margaret Fleming
1515–1542

Michael Blair's Descendants

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Michael Blair (1600–abt 1700) m. Bessie (Syme) Foultoun (1600–1665)
  1. 1. Margrat Blair 1641– m. John Brown 1620–1698
    1. 1. Janet (Stevenson) Brown 1665–1708 m. Archibald (Moses) Stuart 1668–1713
      1. 1. Janet Stuart 1688–1788 m. William (Alexander Craig) II 1655–1756
        1. 1. James (M Craig) Sr 1715–1785 m. Mary (Anne) Laird 1715–1785

Michael Blair's Timeline

2 Records

1600
1600
Birth of Michael Blair in Wigtown,Wigtown,Scotland
Wigtown,Wigtown,Scotland
1700
abt 1700
Age 100
Death of Michael Blair in Dunskey, Portpatrick, Wigtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunskey, Portpatrick, Wigtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Wigtown,Wigtown,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1700
    Event Place: Dunskey, Portpatrick, Wigtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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