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William BLAIR 1720 – 1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Antrim, Down, , Ireland

Death Date: 1814

Death Location: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States

Father: Samuel Blair

Mother: Martha Lyle

Spouse(s): Jane McNure, Jane McNure

Children(s): James Blair, David Blair, James BLAIR, David Blair

The story of William BLAIR began in 1720 in Antrim, Down, , Ireland. William BLAIR married Jane McNure, Jane McNure, and had children including James Blair, David Blair, James BLAIR, David Blair. William BLAIR passed away in 1814 in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William BLAIR began in 1720 in Antrim, Down, , Ireland.
  • William BLAIR married Jane McNure, Jane McNure, and had children including James Blair, David Blair, James BLAIR, David Blair.
  • William BLAIR passed away in 1814 in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Blair
1667 – 1754
Birth Location: Ballyvalough, , C, Ireland
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Martha Lyle
1695 – 1729
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, , Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Jane McNure
1765 – 1796
Birth Location: , , , Ireland
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Jane McNure
1742 – 1814
Birth Location: Denny, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
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Children(s)

James Blair
1744 – 1816
Birth Location: Ulster Province, , , Ireland
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David Blair
1765 – 1821
Birth Location: , , , Ireland
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James BLAIR
1744 – 1816
Birth Location: Ulster Province, , , Ireland
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David Blair
1765 – 1821
Birth Location: , , , Ireland
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William BLAIR's Ancestors

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William BLAIR
1720 – 1814
Birth Place: Antrim, Down, , Ireland
Parents
Samuel Blair
1667 – 1754
Ballyvalough, , C, Ireland
Martha (Campbell) Lyle
1695 – 1729
Antrim, Antrim, , Ireland
Grandparents
Daniel Blair
1634 – 1704
Antrim, Antrim, , Ireland
Janet Drummond
1639 – 1704
Antrim, Antrim, , Ireland
James Lyle
1645 – 1723
Antrim, Antrim, , Ireland
Martha Campbell
1649 – 1723
Antrim, Antrim, , Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Brice Blair
1600 – 1639
Esther Peden
1600 –
Thomas Drummond
1613 –
Mary Armstrong
1613 –
John Lyle
1615 –
Florence Montgomery
1619 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Blair
1574 – 1604
Isabel Boyd
1577 – 1641
Peden
1570 – 1611
Margaret Hamilton
1540 –
James Drummond
1575 – 1649
Catherine Hamilton
1579 – 1603
William Armstrong
1565 – 1649
Margaret Elliott
1583 –
Daniel Lyle
1721 – 1784
Elizabeth Paxton
1715 – 1781

William BLAIR's Descendants

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William BLAIR (1720 – 1814) m. Jane McNure (1765 – 1796) m. Jane McNure (3 Jan 1742 – 1814)
  1. 1. James Blair (1744 – 14 Jul 1816)
  2. 2. David Blair (1765 – 2 Oct 1821) m. Catherine (Caty) Carr (1766 – 1821)
    1. 1. John (Solomon) Blair (15 Mar 1800 – 2 Oct 1881) m. Cedena Stephens (1808 – 1829) m. Kitty (Ann) Stephens (21 Apr 1810 – 15 Jun 1874)
      1. 1. William (Solomon) Blair (1829 – 1 Jun 1877)
      2. 2. John (J) Blair (25 Jul 1832 – 9 Jul 1874)
      3. 3. Leonard (M) Blair (26 Feb 1834 – 3 Dec 1862)
      4. 4. Zephaniah Blair (5 Dec 1836 – 12 Dec 1874)
      5. 5. Needham Blair (11 Dec 1838 – 22 Dec 1907)
      6. 6. Levi (N) Blair (9 Aug 1840 – 27 Sep 1863)
      7. 7. Sarah (Jane) Blair (8 Apr 1842 – 25 Nov 1911)
      8. 8. Mary (Alice) Blair (13 Jan 1847 – 13 May 1890)
      9. 9. Nollie (Kirkland) Blair (2 Feb 1847 – 1908)
      10. 10. Mary (Amanda) Herring (23 Dec 1848 – 15 Dec 1929) m. William (Henry) Mansel (March1843 – Jun 1912)
        1. 1. Lou Allen (1866 – 24 Aug 1912)
        2. 2. George (L) Mansel (May 1875 – )
        3. 3. John (Anna) Mansell (Mar 1880 – )
        4. 4. Maggie Mansel (1881 – 24 Aug 1912)
        5. 5. U.L. Mansel (09 Jan. 1885 – 09 Dec. 1950) m. Alice McDowell (8 July 1886 – 13 Jan. 1968)
        6. 6. Susan (R) Mansel (Jun 1887 – )
      11. 11. Thaddeus Blair (5 Mar 1851 – )
      12. 12. Roxey (Ann) Blair (9 Jun 1853 – 26 Mar 1907)
      13. 13. Sarah Blair (abt 1840 – )
    2. 2. William (Wesley) BLAIR (1804 – 25 Jul 1886)
    3. 3. Jane BLAIR (1805 – 1821)
  3. 3. James BLAIR (1744 – 14 Jul 1816)
  4. 4. David Blair (1765 – 1821)

William BLAIR's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of William BLAIR in Antrim, Down, , Ireland
Antrim, Down, , Ireland
1814
1814
Age 94
Death of William BLAIR in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Antrim, Down, , Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
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