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m. Abt 1728
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Alexander Blair was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia __________________________ [edit] Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VAAcquisition of Land from Chalkley's:
Disposition of Land from Chalkley's:
[edit] Will of Alexander Blair
[edit] Record of Importation to Orange County, VirginiaEarly Settlers, who transported themselves to the colonies, over the age of 16, were given "headrights" (grants of 50 acres of land per "head"), if they appeared in the Court of Common Pleas in the county in which the land was granted. The following person appeared in Orange County, Virginia court on 28 February 1739:
[edit] Processioning Lists of 1748 & 1759
[edit] Records of Alexander Blair in Augusta County, VAFrom Chalkley's:
[edit] Information on Alexander Blairhttp://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=AHN&db=norvan&id=I307610 24. Alexander Blair was born Abt 1707 in Ulster, Ireland, and died Bef 4 Aug 1791 in Augusta Co, VA. He was the son of 48. Alexander Blair. 25. Jane Preston Scott was born Abt 1710 in Ireland, and died in Augusta County, Virginia. She was the daughter of 50. James Scott. Children of Jane Preston Scott and Alexander Blair are:
Blairs in Augusta County, Virginia, & Grainger County, Tennessee Introduction "Stretched before us we see a rare and magnificent valley--a paradise." Governor Spotswood's comment upon his group's discovering the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia in 1716 proved to be a sentiment shared by many immigrant families. Immigrants came both by boat from abroad and they also traveled south from Pennsylvania and elsewhere on the east coast.
It is James, son of Alexander and Jane Preston Scott Blair, who is believed to be the progenitor of the Blairs in Grainger County, Tennessee. There is no absolute proof that ties that James to our ancestor, James Blair, of Grainger County, Tennessee, but there is some circumstantial evidence, as follows: 1) A James Blair married Kitrin (Irish for Catherine?) King, daughter of Robert King, abt 1755 in Augusta County, Virginia (per the will of Robert King)....our James Blair in Grainger Co., Tennessee, was married to a Catherine. 2 ) Records of an 1806 Augusta County, Virginia, court case involving Alexander Blair's heirs state, "...of these, James Blair has lived a long time in Tennessee or among the Indians of that quarter, and John Blair lives in North Carolina." ....our James Blair lived in Tennessee and received several North Carolina land grants in Tennessee, as early as 1787. Though the records of various Tennessee counties show that several other James Blairs (too many!) lived in eastern Tennessee at the time our James lived in Grainger County, we have thus far found no other James with a wife named Catherine. With these two pieces of information, some Blair family researchers have concluded that the two James Blairs are one and the same. I would add that Hawkins and Grainger County and other county land records do seem to tie the Grainger County Blairs to a Robert King, which is another interesting thing. Could this be a relative to Robert, Kitrin (Catherine) King's father? At this point, having looked at Grainger county records and having viewed the reasoning and research of other researchers, I tend to think the two James Blairs are likely the same man. I feel, though, that more research needs to be done in both Tennessee and Virginia before I'd feel comfortable coming to a definite conclusion. Along with James Blair, several other Blairs appear in the records of Hawkins and Grainger County, Tennessee. On 8 March 1790, Alex Blair, James Blair, and William Blair were listed as voters in Hawkins County. (Note that Grainger County was formed in 1796 from portions of Hawkins and Knox Counties.) Josiah Blair, Robert Blair, and Col. John Blair are also listed in various records. We can identify most of the Blairs found in early land and court records in Hawkins and Grainger counties (sons & grandsons of the original James), but we are not sure yet if Col. John Blair, who lived in another part of the county, was an older son of James or, perhaps, his brother. In any case, James served for a time as an executor to Col. John Blair's estate after Col. Blair died in 1793.
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/land/b4600001.txt VIRGINIA Land Office Patent and Grants, Augusta County:Alexander Blair File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Richard Cottrell <rjc@@web-access.net>
24 Mar 1740 Patent Number 19 1739-41 Page 938/938 Original Document: Library of Virginia <a href="http://198.17.62.51/LONN/LO-1/017/301-400.html">http://198.17.62.51/LONN/LO-1/017/301-400.html</a> page 374 017_0390 page 375 017_0391 Transcription: Alexander Blair George the second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland 360 acres King Defender of the Faith To all to whom these Presents shall come yielding Known that for diverse good Causes and
Consideration but more
Especially for and in Consideration of the Importation of Five Persons to dwell within this our colony and Dominion of Virginia whose names are Alexander Blair, James Blair, Jane Blair, Mary Blair and John Blair as also for and in Consideration of the sum of Fifteen Shillings of good and lawful Money for our use paid to our Receiver General of our Revenues in this our said Colony and Dominion We Have given granted and Confirmed and by those Present for us our Heirs and Successors do give grant and confirm unto Alexander Blair one certain Tract or Parcel of Land containing Three hundred and sixty acres lying and being in that part of Orange County called Augusta on a Draft of the North River of Shanando called the long glade and Bounded as followeth (to wit) Beginning at two whites Oaks on the side of a ridge Thenceforth sixty one Degrees West one hundred and four Poles to a white Oak Thence South twenty more Degrees East twenty Poles to a white Oak Thence South sxity one Degrees West eighty four Poles to three white Oaks corner to James Anderson North seven Degrees West three hundred and forty six Poles to a white Oak and Hickory North eighty three Degrees East one hundred and eighty eight Poles to a spanish Oak and black Oak and Thence South four and an half Degrees East three hundred and eighteen Poles to the Beginning With all Woods Underwoods Swamps Marshes Lowgrounds Meadows Feedings and his due Share of all Veins Mines and Quarries as well discovered as not discovered within the bounds aforesaid and being part of the said Quantity of three hundred and sixty Acres of Land and the Rivers Waters and Water Courses therein contained together with the Privileges of Hunting Hawking Fishing Fowling and all other Profits Commodities and Hereditaments whatsoever to the same or any part thereof belonging or in anywise Appertaining To have hold Possess and Enjoy the said Tract or Parcel of Land and all other the before granted Promises and every part thereof with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said Alexander Blair and to his heirs and assigns forever To the only Use and Behoos of him the said Alexander Blair his Heirs and Assigns forever To be held of us our Heirs and Successors as of our Mannor of East Greenwich in the County of Kent in Free and Common Loccage and not in Capitive or by Knights Service Yielding and Paying unto us our Heirs and Successors for every fifty acres of Land and in Proportionably for a lessor or Greater Quantity than fifty Acres the Fee Rent of one Shilling Yearly to be paid upon the Feast of Saint Michael the ArchAngel and also Cultivating and Improving three Acres part of every fifty of the Tract abovementioned within three years after the Date of these Presents Provided always that if three years of the said For Rent shall at any time be in arrear and Unpaid or if the said Alexander Blair his Heirs or Assigns do not within the space of three Years next coming after the Date of these Presents Cultivate and Improve three Acres part of every fifty of the Tract abovementioned Then the Estate hereby granted shall Cease and be Utterly Determined and thereafter it shall and may be Lawful to and for us our Heirs and Successors to Grant the same Lands and Premises with the appurtenances unto such other Person or Persons as we our Heirs and Successors shall think fit In Witness our Trusty and Welbeloved James Blair Clerk President of our Council and Commander in Cheif of our said Colony and Dominion at Williamsburgh under the Seal of our said Colony this twenty fourth day of March One thousand seven hundred and forty In the Fourteenth Year of our reign. Ex: James Blair (signature)
Augusta County Alexander Blair 3 Nov 1750 Patent Number 30 1750-52 Page 392 Original Document: Library of Virginia <a href="http://198.17.62.51/LONN/LO-1/028/301-400.html">http://198.17.62.51/LONN/LO-1/028/301-400.html</a> page 392 028_0401 page 393 028_0402 page 394 028_0403 Transcription: Alexander Blair George the second by the Grace of God of Great Britian France and Ireland 144 Acres King Defender of the Faith gc. To all to whom these Presents shall come yielding Knowye that for diverse good Causes and Consideration but more especially for and in Consideration of the Sum of Fifteen Shillings of good and lawful Money for our use paid to our Receiver General of our Revenues in this our Colony and Dominion of Virginia We have Given Granted and confirmed and by these Present for us our Heirs and Successors Do give grant and Confirm unto Alexander Blair one certain Tract or Parcel of Land containing one hundred and forty four Acres lying and being in the County of Augusta and bounded as followeth, to wit, Beginning at a white oak and spanish oak on the south side of the middle River of Shannando and running thence Crossing the said River North one hundred and seventy two Poles to a large white oak Thence South fifty four Degrees East crossing the bauld Hill two hundred and forty Poles to a Hiccory and white oak on a Hill Side Thence South twenty Degrees West eighty Poles to a Chestnut Oak a white oak and Hiccory on a Hill Side Thence North seventy five Degrees West one hundred and seventy four Poles to the Beginning With all Woods Underwoods Swamps Marshes Lowgrounds Meadows Feedings and his due Share of all Veins & Mines and Quarries as well discovered and not discovered within the Boundsafore and being Part of the said Quantity of one hundred and forty four Acres of Land and the River Waters and Water Courses therein contained together with the Privileges of Hunting Hawking Fishing Fowling and all other Profits Commodities and Hereditaments whatsoever to the same or any Part thereof belonging or in anywise appertaining To have Possess and enjoy the said Tract or Parcel of Land and all other the before granted Promises and every part thereof with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said Alexander Blair and to his heirs and assigns forever To the only Use and Behoos of him the said Alexander Blair his Heirs and Assigns forever To be held of us our Heirs and Successors as of our Mannor of East Greenwich in the County of Kent in free and common loccage and not in Captive or by Knights Service Yielding and Paying unto us our Heirs and Successors for every fifty acres of Land and in Proportionably for a lessor or Greater Quantity than fifty Acres the Fee Rent of one Shilling Yearly to be paid upon the Feast of Saint Michael the ArchAngel and also Cultivating and Improving three Acres part of every fifty of the Tract abovementioned within three years after the Date of these Presents provided always that if three years of the said For Rent shall at any time be in arrear and unpaid or if the said Alexander Blair his Heirs or Assigns do not within the space of three Years next coming after the Date of these Presents Cultivate and Improve three Acres part of every fifty of the Tract abovementioned Then the Estate hereby granted shall Cease and be Utterly Determined and thereafter it shall and may be Lawful to and for us our Heirs and Successors to grant the same Lands and Premises with the appurtenances unto such other Person or Persons as we our Heirs and Successors shall think fit In Witness whereof we have caused these our Letters Patent to be made Witness our trusty and welbeloved Thomas Lee Esq. President of our Council and Commander in Chief of our said Colony and Dominion at Wmsburgh under the Seal of our said Colony the third Day of November one thousand seven hundred fifty In the twenty fourth Year of our Reign. Exam. Thomas Lee.P. (signature)
Augusta County Alexander Blair 16 Aug 1756 Patent Number 34 1756-62 Page 126 Original Document : Library of Virginia <a href="http://198.17.62.51/LONN/LO-1/033-034/102-201.html">http://198.17.62.51/LONN/LO-1/033-034/102-201.html</a> page 126 033_0071 Transcription: Alex' Blair George the second gc. To all gc. Know ye that for diverse good Causes and 40 Acres consideration but more especially for and in Consideration of the Sum of Form Page 1 Five Shillings of good and lawful Money for our Use paid to our Receiver General of our Revenues in this our Colony & Dominion of Virginia We have Given Granted and Confirmed and by them Presents forever our Heirs & Successors Do Give Grant & Confirm unto Alexander Blair one certain Tract or parcel of Land containing Forty Acres lying and being in the County of Augusta on a Branch of the Middle River and bounded as followeth to wit. Beginning at a white oak Saplin near his own land and the Land of Robert Gamble on the South West side of a Branch & running thence South thirty degrees East one hundred poles to three white oaks on a Hill near Alexander Craige house and North East eighty Poles to a Hiccory and white Oak in a Line of William Frames Land South eighty four degrees West thirty two poles north the said line to a Hiccory and white oak thence North eleven degrees West eighty Poles to two white Oaks on a Hill and South fifty one degrees West seventy five Pole to the Beginning. With all gc. To have hold gc. To be held gc. Yielding and Paying gc. Provided gc. In Witness gc. Witness our Trusty and welbeloved Robert Dinwiddie Esquire' our Lieutenant Governor and Commander in chief of our said Colony and Dominion at Williamsburgh Under the Seal of our said Colony the sixteenth day of August one thousand seven hundred and fifty six In the thirtieth Year of our reign. Ex. Robt Dinwiddie (signature)
http://kentuckyexplorer.com/nonmembers/00-09070.html Captain James Blair and his wife, Sarah, were residents of Washington Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia. From Record Book No. 2 (1746-1752), it is learned that Mary, wife of Capt. Burdette Ashton, was allotted her one-third of her husband's estate; and in Book No. 3 (1752-1756), James Blair was one of the appraisers of the estate of Mary, widow of Capt. Burdette Ashton (Westmoreland County Records). In Orange County, Virginia (now Augusta), Alexander Blair, on March 24, 1740, entered 300 acres; the fee rent was signed by James Blair; and his family consisted of James, Jane, Mary, and John (Land Book 19, p. 938, Richmond, Virginia). In the militia of Augusta County, 1758, William, John, and James Blair are mentioned (Henings Statues, 7, p. 185-89).
http://blairdna.com/alexander-scott.html Alexander Blair & Jane Scott/Janey James Blair & Catherine “Kitrin” King There has been and continues to be controversy as to whether the James Blair who married Chatherine "Kitrin" King is the son Alexander but there is ongoing research by many folks and developments should be watched. The possibility that this James is the son of Alexander is based on several speculative facts which are presented in the "Blair Society for Genealogical Research Members’ Lineages (1983 - 2003)". The DNA test results from the three participants who believe they descend from Alexander and Jane Scott provide strong evidence that James Blair is in fact the son of Alexander. Two participants (#7277 and #7933 claim to descend from Alexander Blair and Jane Scott through James Blair and Catherine King. They both descend through Josiah Blair, son of Robert and Mary Polly Bean, son of James. A third participant (#66626) descends from Alexander Blair and Jane Scott through John Blair and Jane Robertson. John is a known son of Alexander. All three participants are an exact match on 25 markers. The actual marker values for each participant are shown in the table below. FTDNATiP™ estimates an 80.9% probability that these participants share a common ancestor within 14 transmission events (the number of transmission events between #7277 and #66626). Given the DNA test results and conventional research, it is almost certain that all three participants do descend from Alexander Blair and Jane Scott. The level of confidence would increase if #66626 were to upgrade to 37 markers and continue to match #7933 who has already tested 37 markers. |
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