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Facts and Events
References
- ↑ Leavitt, Emily Wilder. The Blair Family of New England. (Boston: David Clapp & Son, 1900)
p. 139.
"Among the immigrants of 1718, was William Blair, an elder brother of Robert Blair of Worcester." First deed 29 Sep 1719 [see below]. Married "probably in Aghadowey" Mary Gray, buried Framingham 23 Aug 1724.
[Note: claims he bought land in Rutland 15 Mar 1728 and had an association with merchant William Blair of Boston, but this is probably all confusion, as those transactions all appear to occur after his death.]
- ↑ Baldwin, Thomas W. Vital Records of Framingham, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911)
p. 413.
BLAIR, ---, Mr., bur. Aug. 23, 1724. PR
[PR=Record from diary of Rev. Jonathan Swift, now in the possession of Framingham Historical Society]
- Middlesex County (Massachusetts). Register of Deeds. Record books of the registry of deeds, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 1649-1900: indexes: grantee (1639-1905) and grantor (1639-1950). (Cambridge [Massachusetts]: [s.n.], 1965-1966).
Vol. 21, p. 20 1 Aug 1719: William Blaire of Marlborrough Trader being bound for £170 to Cornelius Waldo of Boston Merchan't one house lot #12 in a new township between Westborough & Worcester (mortgage). Discharged 18 Sep 17[2?]0.
Vol. 23, p. 400 13 Feb 1723 [10th year of George, so between Aug 1723 and Aug 1724]: Indenture between William Blair of Framingham Trader and Mary his wife on one part and Charles Chambers Jonathan Dows Jonathan Remington Edmund Go..e Jonas Bond Esqr Commissioners on the other: for the sum of £180 convey to commissioners 66 acres: 50 acres in Framingham, 7 acres in [Pod?] meadow in Sudbury, 9 acres in Bever hole meadow in Subury (mortgage). Acknowledged 5 May 1724.
Vol. 25, p. 20 23 Mar 1724/25: Mary Blair of Framingham and William Gray of Worcester Admin'rs of William Blair of Framingham with authorization of Superior court for £380 convey to Jonathan Nutting of Medford husbandman 50 acres with one dwelling house and Barn in Framingham and 16 acres of meadow in 2 pieces in Sudbury.
Vol. 30, p. 486 4 Jan 1730/31: Mary Barber alias Blair of Shrewsbury and William Gray Jun'r Cordwainer of Worcester joynt Adm'rs of William Blair late of Framingham with authority of Superior Court for £30 convey to Gershom Keyes of Shrewsbury Trader the 12th house lot in Shrewsbury which was granted to Jon'a Loring. As also Matthew Barber the present Husband of the said Mary Barber (in Token of his free Consent).
- Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871. (American Ancestors, 2014)
Case 1842 William Blair 1724.
Jan [blank] 1724[/25] (exhibited 15 Jan 1724[/25]): Inventory of Mr William Blair late of Framingham Dec'd Intestate: £916.5.5, debts: £490, by Benj'a Bridges, Sam'll Stone, Edward Goddard.
15 Jan 1724[/25]: Bond of Mary Blair Widow of fframingham and William Gray Husbandman of Worcester [sureties John and Robert Gray of Worcester] as administrators of William Blair late of fframingham deceased Intestate.
11 May 1726: Account of Mary Blair the widow of William Blair late of Framingham and William Gray of Worcester admstrators on said deced's Estate, allowed. Contains expenses "for her lying in of a Posthumous child about two months after her husband's decease", "for her subsistence of his five small children".
26 Mar 1729: Additional account of Mary Blair (late widow of William Blair sometime since of Framingham ... now the wife of Matthew Barber of Shrewsbury) and Will'm Gray, allowed.
10 Apr 1739: Third account of administrators, allowed.
11 Apr 1739: distribution of real estate of William Blair Late of Shrewsbury [sic] Deceased: to the widow her thirds; to oldest son William Blare; to second son John Blare; to third son Robert Blare; William to pay Robert, Samuel and Elizabeth; John to pay Robert.
[Note: The Magazine for the Detroit Society for Genealogical Research says "On 4 Jun 1724, William Gray, at the desire of his sister Mary, was appointed by the court at Cambridge to administer, with her, the estate of her husband William Blair who had died in Framingham." While Mary by right could have been sole administrator, so probably did request help, and it seems accepted that William Gray was her brother, the specification of their relationship does not actually appear in the probate file. It was however, mentioned in the recorded version Vol. 17, p. 212 dated 15 Jan 1724[/25] "Administration ...committed to Mary Blair his widow and (at her desire) to William Gray (her Brother) of Worcester...". The presence of Robert and John as sureties makes it almost certain the brother relationship was to Mary and not an in-law relationship. Of course, William Blair had not died by 4 Jun 1724. Possibly this was a typo, meaning 4 Jan 1724/25, but that date does not agree with either the file or recorded documents.]
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