Samuel Britton Blair^[1]

1789 - 1870  (80 years)

• Name	Samuel Britton Blair
  Born	11 Apr 1789	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Mar 1870
  Person ID	I4034	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Rev. William Blair
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Rev. William Blair,   b. Abt 1750, Ireland ,   d. 1790, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age ~ 40 years)
  Mother	Sarah Sutor,   b. Abt 1760, Fawn Grove Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 1807, Murry Co., Tennessee  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Family ID	F2705	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary S. "Polly" Reynolds,   b. 18 Mar 1791, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. ,   d. 4 Apr 1833, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A.  (Age 42 years)
  Married	26 Jul 1810	Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A.
  	!MARRIAGE:Boisseau, Mary Leigh, Boisseau, Mary Leigh
  Children	1. Margaret Reynolds "Peggy" Blair,   b. 24 Apr 1811, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 7 Nov 1876, Independance, Arkansas  (Age 65 years) + 2. Joanna Amanda Blair,   b. 28 Jan 1813, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 10 Mar 1863, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 50 years)   3. Joseph Blair,   b. 15 Feb 1815, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Died young   4. Elizabeth Elvira "Betsy" Blair,   b. 25 Jan 1818, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 13 Sep 1891, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 73 years)   5. James H. Blair,   b. 1819, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 1858, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 39 years) + 6. William Addison Young Blair,   b. 1821, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 1879, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 58 years)   7. John Francis Marion Blair,   b. 3 Mar 1826, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 1885, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 58 years) + 8. Amanda Virginia Blair,   b. 28 Mar 1828, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 1903  (Age 74 years)   9. Edna E. B. Blair,   b. 26 Nov 1830, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 1865, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 34 years)   10. Mary Sutter Blair,   b. 1824, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Abt 1843, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 19 years)
  Last Modified	9 May 2012
  Family ID	F1492	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Clarissa W. "Clary" Fuller,   b. Nov 1804, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia ,   d. Apr 1890, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Married	22 Feb 1834
  	These Blairs of Pittsylvania may be related to the Blairs of Lancaster, Pennsylvania;
  Children	+ 1. Julia Frances Blair,   b. 15 Oct 1836, Henry County, Virginia ,   d. 3 Oct 1909, Henry Co., Virginia  (Age 72 years)   2. Samuel Britton Blair,   b. 23 May 1838, Henry County, Virginia ,   d. 2 Jun 1911, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 73 years)   3. George W. R. Blair,   b. 15 Jun 1840, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 1 Apr 1865, Killed at five forks  (Age 24 years) + 4. Luther Rice Blair,   b. 26 Jul 1842, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 12 Jun 1918, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 75 years)   5. Suter F. Blair,   b. 20 Mar 1843, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 17 Aug 1863, Mortally Wounded at Gettysburg  (Age 20 years)   6. Arthur Sydney/Sydnor Blair,   b. 28 Apr 1845, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 14 Mar 1903, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 57 years)   7. Nancy Sophronia Blair,   b. 30 Jan 1835, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 10 Feb 1910, Rockingham County, North Carolina  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2013
  Family ID	F2606	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Home of Samuel Brittain Blair 4034Samuel Brittain Blair house(1).jpg
  		Samuel Brittain Blair Portrait Samuel Brittain Blair.jpg
  		Blair Barn 4034SBBlairHome.jpg
  		Samuel Britton Blair Barn 4034 Samuel B Blair Barn.jpg
  		Samuel Blair Clarissa Fuller pSamuelBlairs-fClarissaFuller.jpg

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		1830 US Virginia Census, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Hugh Reynolds, Nathan Carter and Samuel Britton Blair were neighbors for this census. Jackson's nearby. Jackson_00054.jpg
  		Home of Samuel Brittain Blair, Courtesy Sammy Blair 0da9b14e-011d-4a64-8e94-7d3e3b872532.jpgSamuel Brittain Blair house(1).jpg
  		Samuel Brittain Blair and Clarissa Fuller Marriage Record Mar Rec Samuel & Clarissa Blair.jpg
  		Will of Samuel Brittain Blair Courtesy of Sammy Blair - Facebook Will of Samuel Blair.jpg
  		Widow's Pension for Clairsa Fuller Blair Clarisa Blair Widow.jpg
  		Land Bounty Record for Samuel Blair 4034Blair Bounty Land.jpg
  		Samuel Brittain Blair Patriot Certificate 4034S Brittain Bliar.jpg
  		Deed Joseph Reynolds, s-o Hugh
  		Sammy Blair Lineage-Sons of the American Revolution doc72057SammyBlairLineage.jpg
  		Blair Reunion by Sammy Blair Blair Reunion.jpg
  		Newspaper Article Wm. Blair & Sarah Sutor Family 15770 mBlair&SaraSutterFam.jpg

  
  

  Headstones		Headstone of Samuel Brittain Blair Courtesy of Sammy Blair Samuel Blair hs.jpg
  		Headstone Samuel Britton Blair hsSamuelBBlair.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  DAR Lookup Service Howard Joel Ferguson born on 17 - Dec - 1877 at Riceville VA died at at sea on 17 - Feb - 1930 and his ( 1st ) wife Julia Elizabeth Reynolds born on 19 - Feb - 1885 at Renan VA died at _______________ on - - married on 27 - Aug - 1913 2. The Said Julia Elizabeth Reynolds was the child of Keene Johnson Reynolds born on 30 - Nov - 1861 at Climax VA died at Renan VA on 17 - Jan - 1926 and his ( 1st ) wife Mary Susan Brumfield born on 21 - Apr - 1867 at Callands VA died at Renan VA on 25 - Nov - 1951 married on 15 - Nov - 1883 3. The Said Keene Johnson Reynolds was the child of William Reynolds born on 1 - Apr - 1811 at Pitts Co VA died at Climax VA on 23 - Jan - 1868 and his ( 1st ) wife Elizabeth Elvira Blair born on 25 - Jan - 1817 at Climax VA died at Climax VA on 13 - Sep - 1891 married on 25 - Aug - 1833 4. The Said Elizabeth Elvira Blair was the child of Samuel Blair born on 11 - Apr - 1789 at Pittsylvania Co VA died at Pittsylvania Co VA on 22 - Mar - 1870 and his (1st) wife Mary Reynolds born on 18 - Mar - 1791 at Callands VA died at Pittsylvania Co VA on (a) - - 1834 married on 26 - Jul - 1810 5. The Said Samuel Blair was the child of William Blair born on (c) - - 1750 at Derry Co Moneymore Ireland died at Pittsylvania Co VA on - Jan - 1789 and his ( 1st ) wife Sarah Sutter born on (c) - - 1760 at York Co PA, died at Murry Co TN on (p) - - 1807 married on (c) - - 1779 !NAME:Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, Eggleston, Mary Frances Reynolds !NAME:A, Nancy L., A, Nancy L., email dated 03.Mar.2002 !NAME:Boisseau, Mary Leigh, Boisseau, Mary Leigh 150 years ago.....April 6,1865. POW Sgt.Samuel Brittain Blair jr. an older brother to my Ggrandfather Luther Rice Blair,and one of 7 Blair brothers in the Confederacy,was with the Pittsylvania Co. Va. Chatham Greys of the 53rd Inf. Va. They fought most major battles in Va./Md/Pa. The 53rd suffered huge losses at Gettysburg and was one of the few "over the wall" in Picket's Charge. Samuel was a Sgt. at the time of his capture in Farmville,Va. (Saylors Creek) on the Confederate withdrawal from Richmond & Petersburg in the last days before Appomattox,the surrender. Captured April 6,1865, and sent to Newport News,Va. to a Union prison camp 3 days before the surrender April 9,1865 Birth: May 25, 1838 Chatham Pittsylvania County Virginia, USA Death: Apr. 1, 1911 Rondo Pittsylvania County Virginia, USA He enlisted in the Confederate Army on August 28, 1861 as a Corporal in Company G, 53rd VA Infantry. On December 31, 1864 he was promoted to Sergeant and became a Prisoner of War in Farmville, VA on April, 1865. He was paroled on July 1, 1865.

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Find-A-Grave.com. Samuel Brittain Blair, Sr. Birth: 11 Apr 1789 Chatham, Pittsylvania Co., Va. Death: 24 Mar 1870 Rondo, Pittsylvania Co., Va. He served as a Private in the War of 1812. Married wife 1 Mary S Reynolds on July 26, 1810 in Pittsylvania County, VA. Married wife 2 Clarissa W Fuller on February 22, 1834 in Pittsylvania County, VA. Spouses: Mary S Reynolds Blair (1791 - 1833) Clarissa W Fuller Blair (1802 - 1890) Children: Margaret Reynolds Blair Arnn (1811 - 1876)* Joanna Amanda Blair Aaron (1813 - 1863)* Elizabeth Elvira Blair Reynolds (1817 - 1891)* William Addison Young Blair (1821 - 1879)* John Francis Marion Blair (1826 - 1885)* Nancy Sophronia Blair Settle (1835 - 1910)* Julia Frances Blair Walker (1836 - 1908)* Samuel Brittain Blair (1838 - 1911)* George W R Blair (1840 - 1863)* Luther Rice Blair (1842 - 1918)* Suter F Blair (1843 - 1863)* Arthur Sidney Blair (1845 - 1903)* Burial: Samuel Blair Family Cemetery Rondo, Pittsylvania Co., Va. Find A Grave Memorial# 111079472