Sampson + Margaret Watt. Margaret and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Note: Ayr, Scotland-- Blair Castle is located in Perthshire near thepretty village of Blair Atholl (which has a railway station on themain Edinburgh - Inverness rail line). 35 miles north of Perth and 7miles north of Pitlochry on the main A9 road.
The ancient seat of the Dukes and Earls of Atholl, Blair Castle datesfrom the 13th century. It has a magnificent setting in 2,500 acres ofgrounds within an estate of over 145,000 acres.

1). Source: "Annie Love Blair" kept a record of the family dated1894. Where this entire record is kept is unknown at the presenttime, however Joanne Irene Blair Dick does have a hand written portionof it from "Aunt Bessie Blair" written in June of 1988. Bessie Blairgives a family genealogy from this Ancestor John Blair of Irelandmarried to Margaret Dunlap to the present John Edward Blair married toHortense DeKezel and their children. The information was added to theBlair Family genealogy. It was photo copied by the compiler for theBlair/McCoy records on 17 June 2006. SLJuhl, compiler.

#2). Source: The hand written records of "Bessie" Elisabeth MildredBlair, born 12 Nov 1898 to John B. Blair resident of Henry County,Illinois, on the Blair Family. "Aunt Bessie" as she was lovinglyreferred to was notably the family historian. She faithfully keptnewspaper articles on the family as it grew in Illinois, and kept handwritten copied records as well of the families history from the olderdescendants. A good example would be from Annie Love Blair's notes ofJanuary 1894. And even though the earlier records are sketchy, they doprovide a good basic foundation for family research. Copies of therecords are kept in the Blair Records of Jozett Marie Blair McCoy, adirect descendant.

3). Source: Multiple census record copies from the web site ofwww.Ancestry.com; too numerous to list except in the actual notes ofthe individuals being researched.

4). Source: Descendants Ed & Carol Combs of California have been atremendous help to the research of this family by providing insight,access to marriage, death, and birth records from Henry County,Illinois. A good amount of research has been shared to help enlightenand add to the family's basic knowledge for posterity.

5). Source: Cemetery photos from several of the burial places of notonly the Blair Family, but of their extended families as well.

6) Source: Records obtained from John & Marilyn Blair of Illinois.Who were kind enough to share records for copying from familyreunions, "Aunt Bessie's" notes, that included the note records fromAnnie Love Blair also.

7). Source: Three boxes of newspaper articles that had been kept by"Aunt Bessie Blair" from the early 1930's until her demise. Thearticles were obituaries, marriages, engagements, military, births,etc.. of all the family members. Plus, some really wonderful olderphotos.

8). Source: Internet sources have been also listed whereappropriate, and not all sources are listed in the end notes of theregister report. Many of the sources are listed in the notes of theperson/s they pertain to.

9). Source: The local libraries, in Davenport, Iowa; Moline & RockIsland, Illinois, have been a wealth of information for the genealogyand histories of the family. There are many more sources that havenot been mentioned, but all the records are kept in the Blair FamilyRecords of Jozett Marie Blair McCoy of Illinois, great granddaughter x4 generations of John Blair.

*John married Margaret Dunlap about 1785 in Possibly Ireland. Margaret (daughter of John Dunlop) was born about 1765 in Possibly Ireland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Board:
Message Boards > Localities > United Kingdom and Ireland > Ireland >Antrim > General
URL:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.ant.general/4065.4068/mb.ashx
Subject: Antrim 1823 index names & places C-D
Author: shirley5346
Date: Monday, December 11, 2000
Classification: queries
Surnames: Antrim
Dunlop John Bushmills Dromnagisson"
[Transcribed 23 December 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]

"Board:
Message Boards > Localities > United Kingdom and Ireland > Ireland >Antrim > General
URL:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.ant.general/1472.2036/mb.ashx
Subject: Landowners
Author: jeanrice
Date: Sunday, November 14, 1999
Per genealogy library reference book, the following individuals ownedone or more acres of land in Co. Antrim, Ireland, the latter part ofthe 1870s:
69. John Dunlop, Sr. , address Carntall, Ballyclare,
owned 49 acres.
70. John Dunlop, same address, owned 12 acres.
71. John Dunlop, address Carnbeg, owned 17 acres.
72. John Dunlop, address Portrush, owned 9 acres.
73. John Dunlop, address Stradikillen, Bushmills,
owned 738 acres.
74. Joseph Dunlop, address Braltown, Glenwhirry, owned 38 acres.
75. Joseph Dunlop, address Mounthamilton, Ballymoney, owned 32 acres.
76. Robert Dunlop, address Nelson-street, Belfast,
owned 15 acres.
77. Samuel Dunlop, address Carntall, Ballyclare, owned 52 acres.
78. Samuel Dunlop, Reps. of, no address given, owned 65 acres."
[Transcribed 23 December 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]

Notes:

SOURCE: Family Tree Maker, CD276 Scotch-Irish Settlers in America,1500s-1800s, Scotch Irish Pioneers in Ulster and America, VI, HomeTowns of Ulster Families 1691-1718, MyFamily.com, Inc., February 21,2008; Appendix VI, Home Towns of Ulster Families, 1691-1718.
Presbytery Records-Census; printed c.1820. "...the records ofPresbytery and synod were kept with great care, and the latter havebeen printed to the year 1820. They give the name of the ruling elderin each congregation for the year of the general synod, and often thenames of commissioners sent to the synod to represent local interests. Names of witnesses in cases which came before the synod also help toestablish the home towns of Presbyterian families. ... The meetinghouses stood in the towns here given, but some parishioners lived inadjoining towns." Page Appendix VI.; Page 343:
**Blair, Bryce, R E (Ruling Elder) 1705, 8, 9, 15, C (Commissioner)1708, Belfast, Antrim (father of James)
**James, R E (Ruling Elder) 1703, Donegore, Antrim" [Transcribed 22February 2008, SLJuhl, compiler]

NOTE: THIS IS THE "BLAIR" FAMILY ANCESTORS. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT KNOWNEXACTLY HOW THE FAMILY LINE CONNECTS AT THE PRESENT TIME. MUCH MORERESEARCH IN IRELAND WILL NEED TO BE DONE AS YET. THIS FAMILY OFBLAIR'S IN AMERICA DOES KNOW THAT THEY ORIGINATED FROM THE COUNTY OFANTRIM IN IRELAND TO AMERICA, AND THAT THE ANCESTORS FOUGHT IN THE WAROF THE ROSES AS KNIGHTS. THE ABOVE BRYCE AND JAMES BLAIR ARE THE ONLYELDERS LISTED IN THE COUNTY OF ANTRIM DURING THE EARLY c.1700s TIMEPERIOD. IT IS NO DOUBT THE FAMILY LINE. ALSO, IT'S NOTED, THE AGESDO NOT EXACTLY CO-INSIDE WITH JOHN BLAIR (ABT. 1765), AND THERE IS AGENERATIONAL GAP. AS STATED, MORE RESEARCH IS NEEDED.