Person:Margaret McNair (8)

Margaret MCNAIR was born 22 JUL 1778 (IGI) at 12 o’clock at night (McNair family bible) and died 1837. She married John BLACK, known as John BLACK of Claremont 22 aug 1796 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire. The marriage of Margaret McNair and John Black is mentioned in Gentleman’s Magazine in 1796 (McNair book 1960 supplement). The family is said to have spent the summer at Claremont (presumably Claremont and not Clairmont as sometimes written, undoubtedly in the west of Glasgow) and the winter at a mansion at the head of Jamaica St., Glasgow. The mother’s will (National Archives), drawn up 11oct1826, mentions her daughter, widow of John Black of Claremonnt. Scottish archives have the will registered in Glasgow 12may1837 of Margaret BLACK nee MCNAIR, widow of John BLACK, merchant.

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1.   International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008).
2.   International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008)
   Batch #: C116228, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 1041477, Printout Call #: 6901464, Dates: 177.
3.   various. Family letters (2).