William Blair

1759 - 1824  (65 years)

• Name	William Blair
  Birth	24 Mar 1759	Lancaster County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Jul 1824	Lancaster County, South Carolina   [1]
  Burial	Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lancaster
  	William and Sarah are buried in the Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Lancaster. Large horizontal slabs over their graves list details of their birth in County Antrim, arrival in America, his participation in Revolutionary War battles, and the names of their children. Next to these two graves is that of Jane Blair, w
  Person ID	I4587	First tree
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	James Blair,   b. Abt 1730, near Larne, County Antrim, Ireland d. Abt 1789, Lancaster District, South Carolina (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Mary Harper,   b. Abt 1730, County Antrim, Ireland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F19345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Douglass,   b. 16 Jul 1763, Lancaster District, South Carolina d. 17 Sep 1816, Lancaster District, South Carolina (Age 53 years)
  Children	1. Mary Blair,   b. Abt 1784   d. Yes, date unknown   2. General James Blair,   b. 26 Sep 1786, Lancaster County, South Carolina d. 1 Apr 1834, Washington, DC (Age 47 years)   3. George Douglass Blair,   b. 23 Mar 1787, Lancaster County, South Carolina d. 13 Jul 1876, Shelbyville, Maury County, Tennessee (Age 89 years)   4. Jane Blair,   b. Abt 1789   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Dorcas Blair,   b. 14 Dec 1791, Waxhaws, South Carolina d. 5 Mar 1860, Shelbyville, Tennessee (Age 68 years)   6. William Blair,   b. Abt 1795   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Elizabeth Blair,   b. Abt 1797   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F58812	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2015

  
  

• Notes

  Son of James Blair and Mary Harper James Blair was born in the county of Antrim, Ireland and came to America at the age of 13. He was a private during the Revolutionary War, and participated in the battles at Hanging Rock and Eutaw.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1693] Headstone, Old Waxhaws Presbyterian, Lancaster County, South Carolina.