"Born in 1719. Probable he married in Pennsylvania or New York, while pursuing his trade and for this reason the name of his wife and date of his marriage has not been found. Miss Leavitt in her "Blair Families in New England" only mentions four children as descendants of James. I have located two others and claim that Samuel was also one, as all facts point that way. Robert at the time of his death had 87 grandchildren, the "Blair Families" accounts for 80 including the four mentioned, leaving seven unaccounted for, James therefore must have had eleven children."
[Descendants of Samuel, Sr. and Mary Eddy Blair, with notes on some allied families, by Unknown family member, c.1928]
"JAMES[2] BLAIR, son of Robert[1] and Isabella (Rankin) Blair, was a mill wright, and owned a large farm in Rutland, Mass. December 26, 1746, he bought of Mr. Jonas Clark of Boston, ninety acres in Rutland [Worcester Co., Massachusetts], lying on Turkey Hill Pond; in 1764 he received land in the cedar swamp [adjacent to that which he owned.] Mr. Reed, in the history of Rutland, writes: "Lieutenant James Blair was a useful and active citizen during and after the war.: His name is on the town book as one of the alarm men in 1776. His wife's name has not appeared, but the town records seem to show that he had children:
1. Isabel, who married, June 23, 1768, Patrick Watson
2. Mary, who married, November 2, 1789, Samuel McClanathan, of Palmer, Mass.
3. John, who married (intention) December 23, 1780, Ann Bothwell.
4. Hugh, who married, November 7, 1773, Jane McClanathan, of Charlemont, Mass."
[The Blair Family of New England, Compiled for Mr. William Blair, Chicago by Miss Emily Wilder Leavitt, 1900]
Brief Life History of James Blair (FamilySearch.org L875-BDH)
When Lt. James Blair was born in 1714, in Aghadowey, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland, his father, Colonel Robert Boyd Blair, was 31 and his mother, Isabella Rankin, was 29. He had at least 4 sons and 2 daughters with Jane B:1721. He died in 1776, in Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 62.
Children (6)
John Blair 1737–1821
Samuel Blair Sr 1743–1827
Mary Blair 1744–1786
Hugh Blair 1750–1820
Robert Blair 1754–
Elizabeth Blair 1762–1854
[Descendants of Samuel, Sr. and Mary Eddy Blair, with notes on some allied families, by Unknown family member, c.1928]
"JAMES[2] BLAIR, son of Robert[1] and Isabella (Rankin) Blair, was a mill wright, and owned a large farm in Rutland, Mass. December 26, 1746, he bought of Mr. Jonas Clark of Boston, ninety acres in Rutland [Worcester Co., Massachusetts], lying on Turkey Hill Pond; in 1764 he received land in the cedar swamp [adjacent to that which he owned.] Mr. Reed, in the history of Rutland, writes: "Lieutenant James Blair was a useful and active citizen during and after the war.: His name is on the town book as one of the alarm men in 1776. His wife's name has not appeared, but the town records seem to show that he had children:
1. Isabel, who married, June 23, 1768, Patrick Watson
2. Mary, who married, November 2, 1789, Samuel McClanathan, of Palmer, Mass.
3. John, who married (intention) December 23, 1780, Ann Bothwell.
4. Hugh, who married, November 7, 1773, Jane McClanathan, of Charlemont, Mass."
[The Blair Family of New England, Compiled for Mr. William Blair, Chicago by Miss Emily Wilder Leavitt, 1900]
Brief Life History of James Blair (FamilySearch.org L875-BDH)
When Lt. James Blair was born in 1714, in Aghadowey, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland, his father, Colonel Robert Boyd Blair, was 31 and his mother, Isabella Rankin, was 29. He had at least 4 sons and 2 daughters with Jane B:1721. He died in 1776, in Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 62.
Children (6)
John Blair 1737–1821
Samuel Blair Sr 1743–1827
Mary Blair 1744–1786
Hugh Blair 1750–1820
Robert Blair 1754–
Elizabeth Blair 1762–1854
"Born in 1719. Probable he married in Pennsylvania or New York, while pursuing his trade and for this reason the name of his wife and date of his marriage has not been found. Miss Leavitt in her "Blair Families in New England" only mentions four children as descendants of James. I have located two others and claim that Samuel was also one, as all facts point that way. Robert at the time of his death had 87 grandchildren, the "Blair Families" accounts for 80 including the four mentioned, leaving seven unaccounted for, James therefore must have had eleven children."
[Descendants of Samuel, Sr. and Mary Eddy Blair, with notes on some allied families, by Unknown family member, c.1928]
"JAMES[2] BLAIR, son of Robert[1] and Isabella (Rankin) Blair, was a mill wright, and owned a large farm in Rutland, Mass. December 26, 1746, he bought of Mr. Jonas Clark of Boston, ninety acres in Rutland [Worcester Co., Massachusetts], lying on Turkey Hill Pond; in 1764 he received land in the cedar swamp [adjacent to that which he owned.] Mr. Reed, in the history of Rutland, writes: "Lieutenant James Blair was a useful and active citizen during and after the war.: His name is on the town book as one of the alarm men in 1776. His wife's name has not appeared, but the town records seem to show that he had children:
1. Isabel, who married, June 23, 1768, Patrick Watson
2. Mary, who married, November 2, 1789, Samuel McClanathan, of Palmer, Mass.
3. John, who married (intention) December 23, 1780, Ann Bothwell.
4. Hugh, who married, November 7, 1773, Jane McClanathan, of Charlemont, Mass."
[The Blair Family of New England, Compiled for Mr. William Blair, Chicago by Miss Emily Wilder Leavitt, 1900]
Brief Life History of James Blair (FamilySearch.org L875-BDH)
When Lt. James Blair was born in 1714, in Aghadowey, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland, his father, Colonel Robert Boyd Blair, was 31 and his mother, Isabella Rankin, was 29. He had at least 4 sons and 2 daughters with Jane B:1721. He died in 1776, in Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 62.
Children (6)
John Blair 1737–1821
Samuel Blair Sr 1743–1827
Mary Blair 1744–1786
Hugh Blair 1750–1820
Robert Blair 1754–
Elizabeth Blair 1762–1854
[Descendants of Samuel, Sr. and Mary Eddy Blair, with notes on some allied families, by Unknown family member, c.1928]
"JAMES[2] BLAIR, son of Robert[1] and Isabella (Rankin) Blair, was a mill wright, and owned a large farm in Rutland, Mass. December 26, 1746, he bought of Mr. Jonas Clark of Boston, ninety acres in Rutland [Worcester Co., Massachusetts], lying on Turkey Hill Pond; in 1764 he received land in the cedar swamp [adjacent to that which he owned.] Mr. Reed, in the history of Rutland, writes: "Lieutenant James Blair was a useful and active citizen during and after the war.: His name is on the town book as one of the alarm men in 1776. His wife's name has not appeared, but the town records seem to show that he had children:
1. Isabel, who married, June 23, 1768, Patrick Watson
2. Mary, who married, November 2, 1789, Samuel McClanathan, of Palmer, Mass.
3. John, who married (intention) December 23, 1780, Ann Bothwell.
4. Hugh, who married, November 7, 1773, Jane McClanathan, of Charlemont, Mass."
[The Blair Family of New England, Compiled for Mr. William Blair, Chicago by Miss Emily Wilder Leavitt, 1900]
Brief Life History of James Blair (FamilySearch.org L875-BDH)
When Lt. James Blair was born in 1714, in Aghadowey, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland, his father, Colonel Robert Boyd Blair, was 31 and his mother, Isabella Rankin, was 29. He had at least 4 sons and 2 daughters with Jane B:1721. He died in 1776, in Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 62.
Children (6)
John Blair 1737–1821
Samuel Blair Sr 1743–1827
Mary Blair 1744–1786
Hugh Blair 1750–1820
Robert Blair 1754–
Elizabeth Blair 1762–1854
Family Members
Siblings
Children
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