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 1781 - 1839 (58 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. |  Patriot Reverend William Blair, Jr. was born 15 Feb 1781, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 3 Oct 1839, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Notes:
My Blair line:
William Blair - Sarah Sutter
Joseph Blair - Jane Matthews - Indiana
Jonathan Blair - Sarah Blume - Indiana & Nebraska
Charles Blair - Purva Ann Weaver
William Blair - Mabel Atwood
Eleanor Blair - Carlos Lopez - New Mexico
Nancy Lopez - James Swetnam
The photo above is of William Blair and Mabel Atwood, my grandparents -Nancy Lucía López
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http://cybergata.com/roots/8568.htm
William Blair b 1781 d 1840; md 18 May 1801 Nancy Thomas. He was an Elder in the Baptist Church of the Roanoke Association and is buried near old Kentuck Meeting House.
"Early Families of the North Carolina
Counties of Rockingham and Stokes with Revolutionary Service" Vol.2
Compiled & published by members of James Hunter Chapter, National Society
Daughters of American Revolution of Madison, North Carolina. (Whew!)
"As a resident of York Co, PA, during the Revolutionary War, William Blair was a private in Capt Samuel Hay's Company No.1 in Col Williamm Irvine's Regiment of 6th Battalion, enlisting on 28 Feb 1776. He was captured by the British troops under Gen Frazier on 8 June 1776 at Trois Rivers, Quebec about 45 miles down the St. Laurence River from the mouth of the Sorel River. Gen Thompson and about 200 men were captured here and about 25 slain by the enemy. He was paroled 6 Aug 1776. (PA Archives 5th Series 11-206 and 6th Series 11-551 Haddenfield, N.J.)
William married Nancy Thomas 1801`, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. Nancy was born 25 Mar 1782; died 29 Jan 1843, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]
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