John Blair (1750 - 1819)

Born 28 Apr 1750 in North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Gamble) Blair — married 9 Feb 1771 in Guilford County, North Carolina

Husband of Hannah Eliza (Carruthers) Blair — married 26 Nov 1793 in Washington County, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 17 Dec 1819 at age 69 in Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

John Blair in the Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981

Name: John Blair

Gender: Male

Death Age: 69

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1750

Birth Place: South Carolina

Death Date: 17 Dec 1819

Death Place: Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee

Spouse: Hannah Carruthers

John Blair

Year: 1764 in Beaufort County, North Carolina^[1]

John Blair

Residence Year: 1790

Locality: Territory South of Ohio River, Washington County, Tennessee

Household Remarks: He was appointed, 5 Dec 1792, Lieutenant Colonel of Washington County in the place of Lieutenant Colonel Love who removed out of the territory.^[2]

John Blair

Year: 1814 in Washington County, Tennessee

Record Type: Tax list^[3]

SAR Membership: 71937^[4]

Birth: 28 Apr 1750 in North Carolina

Death: 12 Dec 1819 in Tennessee

Father: Hugh Blair

Mother: Mary Dawson

Spouse: Joan Gamble Blair

Occupation

The Miller

Military Service

Capt. John Blair performed Patriotic Service in North Carolina in the American Revolution.

Private John Blair served with North Carolina during the American Revolution.

John Blair is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A010858.

Private in Revolutionary War Revolutionary War fought at the Battle of King's Mountain.^[5]

The DAR lists oath of allegiance...

SAR also lists Soldier - Battle of Kings Mountain, NC^[6]

Marriages

1. Jane Gamble^[7][8]
2. Hannah Carreathers on 26 Nov 1793 in Washington, Tennessee, United States^[9]

John Blair (the miller) of Washington County, Tennessee, and his wife Hannah Eliza Carruthers Vance, married 26 Nov 1793, in Washington County, U.S. Territory, south of the river Ohio. John Blair was a Revolutionary Patriot.

Burial

(December 1819) Salem Cemetery, Washington, Tennessee, United States^[10]

Research Note

FindAGrave memorial #235526907 shows DOB 28 Apr 1749.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ NC Early Census Index
2. ↑ John Blair in the U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820
3. ↑ TN Early Census Index
4. ↑ John Blair in the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
5. ↑ John Blair in the U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872
6. ↑ SAR https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/115775
7. ↑ John Blair - RootsWeb Marriage Records Index
8. ↑ John Blair in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
9. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QKH7-VQ6Q : 17 October 2017), John Blair and Hannah Carreathers, 26 Nov 1793; citing Washington, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,118,018.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/235526907/john-blair: accessed 30 May 2023), memorial page for John “The Miller” Blair (28 Apr 1749–17 Dec 1819), Find A Grave: Memorial #235526907, citing Salem Cemetery, Limestone, Washington County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by P Holland Mackey (contributor 47947546).

• Source Citation: Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0085. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.

See also:

• FamilySearch entry for John (The Miller) Blair (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:9DZ8-RXH).