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Facts and Events
Military Service
- 10 Oct 1774 - William Blair served under Capt. John Lewis and Col. Andrew Lewis as a private and was a scout in the service of VA in Dunmore's War. William was wounded 10 Oct 1774 at the Battle of Point Pleasant.
- 1 Jan 1786 - William Blair, aged 50, a former pensioner, January 1, 1788, appeared before the court of Randolph Co., and declared that on the 10th day of Oct., 1774, in the militia service of the colony of VA, under the command of Col. Charles Lewis and in Lt. Lewis's company, he received a wound in his left shoulder that rendered him unable to labor for his living. Request for aid was approved by the Court to the Governor.
- Military Pension (1 January 1786): Pension approved
- January 1st 1786
- I do with the advice of the court hereby certify that William Blair, age about 50 years, ? a private of the militia was disabled in the service of the Commonwealth of the colony of Virginia by a wound in his left shoulder, and that he is allowed the sum of ten pounds yearly, from the first day of January 1786.
- Given under my hand as governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia...
- 1786 - Edmund J. Randolph
Records
- November 1777 - Harrison County Petition
- We are informed that the old part of Augusta are Petitioning to have the same Divided into Smallor Counties for the Conveniencey of the people. We your Petitioners - Humbly pray we may not be join'd to any county that lies to the East of the Allegania Mountians, nor include in any County on the Wasters of James River or the South branch of Powtomack, nor Mononglia County, for we flatter ourselves we are able to Build & Support all Publick buildings necessary for a County town -- There fore we your petitioners - humbly request your Honourable House would take their Case under your consideration & Grant them a New County including the Tiger's Valley Settlement & the Settlement on the Westfork of the Monongalia and also Buckhannan's Creek Settlement, which will greatly ease your Petitioners and very as in duty shall ever Pray --
- Wm Blair and Saml. Blair (listed among many others)
- September 1784 - Harrison County Courthouse
- Page 10, Recommendations for office of Deputy Surveyors: Hezekiah Davisson, John Wilson, George Harniss, William Pettyjohn, Abraham Westfall, Thomas Douglass, Edward Jackson, Jeremiah Williams, George Arnold, William Blair, Regneer Hall, James Loor, Cornelius Austine, Henry Martin, John Haymond, James Robinson, Rich Prichard and Joseph Friend.
- 17 May 1785 - Harrison County Courthouse
- Page 43, Wm. Blair vs Thomas Atkins—Order agreed.
- 15 Jun 1785 - Witnessed the marriage between Margaret Blair and Isaac McHenry
- Marriage from Bk.1 pg6 Bond-Harrison Co., VA. The actual record of the marr. has not be found. On the bond: William & Mary Blair consent for their daughter to marry. Margaret & Isaac went to Kentucky and there appears to have been a fairly close relationship between them and Alexander & Elizabeth (Breeding) Blair. Margaret married Isaac McHenry, married 15 June 1785 in Harrison Co., VA, b. est 1760.
References
- Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
- ↑ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lemirefh/Blair/william_blair_sr.htm
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