Robert was born about 1630. Robert Blair ... He passed away in 1693. [1]
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Probable source, although more research needed. This document contains information regarding the Reverend, a trial, being left with 3 kids with no mother, and needing to find another, the children named, I believe, are James, Jean, and Robert. Said children having to be separated for a time from their father. https://archive.org/stream/lifeofmrrobert00blai/lifeofmrrobert00blai_djvu.txt
"PRINCETON . NEW JERSEY PRESENTED BY The Library of Archibald Alexander
BX 9223.135 A3 lB4b c,l Blair, Robert, 1593-1666. The life of Mr. Robert Blair, minister of St. RI Q99«; Rc; A^ 1GAQ r. 1 THE LIFE OF MR ROBERT BLAIR, IMINISTER OF ST ANDREWS, CONTAINING HIS AUTOBIOGIRAPHY, FROM 1593 TO 1636, WITH SUPPLEMENT TO HIS LIFE, AND CONTINUATION OF THE HISTORY OF THE TBIES TO 1680, BY HIS SON-IN-LAW, MR WILLIA3t HOW, MINISTER OF CERES. EDITED FOR THE WODROW SOCIETY, FROM THE ORIGHfAL MANUSCRIPT. BY THOMAS M'CRIE, D.D. EDINBURGH: PRINTED FOR THE WODROW SOCIETY. MDCCCXLVIII. "
And we pray the original did not include typos :) from computer/internet interface?
Notes taken thus far from this source..hope they are not too ambiguous: great grandfather: Alexander Blair of Windyedge 'brother-german to the laird of Blair" ? :) grandfather : John Blair, gentleman of Irvine grandmother: Bessie Muir of the 'ancient and honourable' family of Eowallan? confusion...James grandmother thus he got to be provost sons: John, provost of Irvine; James Blair, provost of Irvine; Willaim Blair, minister of Dumbarton, then
Father: Robert Blair : 1593 Irvine-1666 1613 'laureated' at the college of Glasgow 1623 went to ministrry in Bangor, Ireland 1623 'after settling into the ministry' then living with her sisters in Edinburgh 1639 ministry (age 46) St Andrew's chaplain to the King 1st wife: Beatrix Hamilton Mother Avas? Hamilton from those of Bardowie sisters of beatrix hamilton: Marion Hamilton married to Bartholomew Fleming at his death to John Stevenson they removed to Malone, Ireland end of 1633 Bessie Hamilton married to Sir Richard Dickson minister deposed and imprisoned in Dumbarton Casstle, thereafter Minister at Kinneill Barbara Hamilton, married to John ISIeinc? merchant, died mid nov 1633 1627 speaks of his children, yet in 1629 death of a daughter elizabeth children James d october 1655 Jean (twin marion died at birth) June 24, 1630 Robert (Son-OURS-Blair-1669)
2nd wife: sometime shortly after 1635 Katharine Montgomery dau of Hugh Mongtomerie, out of the house of Eglinton and her mother out of the house of Glencairn. children William b august 1636 Mr blair's first wife's sister's house where they were residing d 1637 others???
In the cited reading it 'hints' of those gone to America....
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(Ranks up there with curiousity of ancient ancestors and names like Chlothilde and Rhotilde and knowing the Romans used a tilde for an abbreviation of popular names.....)