Allen Blair (1754 - 1835)

Born 8 Jul 1754 in Rockfish, Nelson, Virginia

Husband of Mary Ann (Staples) Blair — married 14 Dec 1778 in Amherst, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 23 Apr 1835 at age 80 in Amherst, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Private Allen Blair served with Amherst County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Allen Blair is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-115739
Rank: Private

Allen was born in 1754. He was the son of William Blair and Mary Horne. He passed away in 1835.

Marriage

Allen Blair (bachelor) married Mary Ann Staples (spinster) on 14 December 1778 in Amherst, Virginia, United States. John Staples was surety. Sarah Staples gave consent.^[1]

Family

Guardian Bond^[2]
8 April 1825
Amherst County, Virginia
Allen Blair appointed as guardian for son, William H. Blair. Peyton Keith and Sterling Claiborne were surety.

Trust Fund
19 September 1831
Amherst County, Virginia
Allen Blair of Amherst sets up trust fund with Calvin J/I [?] Hardy and Littlejohn Johnson of Hardiman County, Tennessee for love born of his grandchildren by his son, Alexander Blair of Hardiman County, TN
slaves to support the present and any future children of Alexander Blair

Probate

Will of Allen Blair^[2]
Written: 26 December 1835
Proved: 18 May 1835
Amherst County, Virginia
Wife: Mary Ann
Daughter: Polly
Son: James, now at a distance
My Grandson Francis Allen Blair is to be kept by my daughter Polly
1/4 to:
heirs of Peggy Williams
heirs of my daughter Betsy Lavender
children of Alex C. Blair
three children of Winston Blair (deceased)
Son: George A. Blair
Son: John S. Blair
slave loaned to son William and now in possession of his ux in Kentucky
slave to William to raise for Francis A. Blair
Executors: James D. Watts and William Wright
Witnesses: John S. French, Abraham Ewers, Richard Johnson, Jesse Woods and James D. Watts

Executors Bond^[2]
20 July 1835
Amherst County, Virginia
Polly Blair qualified. John S. Blair, Moses Philips and Peyton Keith were surety.

Application For Pension

BLAIR, ALLEN., Amherst Co., Va., Oct. 15, 1833: b. near Rockfish Gap (now Nelson Co.) July 8, 1754; drafted under Capt. Young Landrum, but engaged William Bowman as a substitute • in 1781, on Guilford Expedition under Capt. Young Landrum there saw Gen, Edward Stevens badly wounded. Capt. William Turner was Orderly Sergt. on this expedition; again drafted July, 1781, under Capt. John Loving & marched to Williamsburg. Capt. Turner testified he served as Sergt. and Blair as private in Capt. Landrum's Co. on the Guilford Expedition. Claim was allowed. He d. April 23, 1835. Mary Ann (Staples) Blair, soldier's widow, testified Amherst, Aug, 21, 1838, aged 76, that they were m. Dec. 22, 1778. A son, John S, Blair, was living in Lynchburg, Va., in 1838. ^[3]

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Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
   Citing FHL microfilm: 30273; Record number: 79;
   FamilySearch Record: XR77-WLG (accessed 18 June 2022)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Davis, Bailey Fulton. 1998. The wills of Amherst County, Virginia, 1761-1865. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press.
3. ↑ Source: Sweeny, Lenora Higginbotham, Amherst County, Virginia in the Revolution Including Extracts from the "Lost Order Book" 1773-1782 [Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, Inc., 2002] pg. 102.

• McAllister, J.T. Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War: McAllister's Data. McAllister Publishing Co., Hot Springs, Virginia, 1913. Google Books, (https://www.google.com/books/edition/Virginia_Militia_in_the_Revolutionary_Wa/KKc-AAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1), Page 58.
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 28 Jun 2022), "Record of Allen Blair", Ancestor # A010833.
• "1834 Allen Blair Will." Virginia, Amherst County, County Court, Wills, Vol. 9, p. 72-73, 26 December 1834, digital image 467-468 of 651, FamilySearch.org ([1]: accessed 15 March 2023)

Research Notes

Allen Blair July 8 1754 Apr 23 1835

Birth Rockfish, Nelson, Virginia, United States July 8 1754 FamilySearch Id KHDJ-MVY 1778 Age ‎~24‏ Marriage to: Mary Ann Staples (Blair) 1778 1781 Age ‎~27‏ Birth of daughter: Mary Blair Amherst, Virginia, United States Circa 1781 1783 Age ‎~29‏ Birth of son: James Blair Amherst, Virginia, United States Circa 1783 1787 Age ‎~33‏ Birth of son: Alex C Blair Amherst, Virginia, United States Circa 1787 1788 Age 33 Birth of daughter: Peggy Blair (Williams) Virginia, United States Mar 26 1788 1790 Age ‎~36‏ Birth of son: George A Blair Amherst, Virginia, United States Circa 1790 1791 Age ‎~37‏ Birth of son: William H Blair Hopkins, Kentucky, United States 1791 1797 Age ‎~43‏ Birth of son: John S Blair Amherst, Virginia, United States 1797 1801 Age ‎~47‏ Birth of son: Winston S . Blair Amherst, Virginia, United States Circa 1801 1835 Death of son: Winston S . Blair Amherst, Virginia, United States Before 1835 1835 Death of son: Alex C Blair Before 1835 1835 Death of son: William H Blair Amherst, Virginia, United States Before 1835 1835 Age 80 Death Amherst, Virginia, United States Apr 23 1835

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