Dorothy Blair was the daughter of Capt. William Blair and Jane Barnes. She was born in 1753 in Leicester, Massachusetts[1].
In 1775 Dorothy Blair married Simeon Whidden. They had the following children:
When Simeon married Dorothy, her sister's husband arranged with a number of the male guests to run off with the bride immediately after the marriage ceremony. One of them took Dorothy in front of his saddle, and they rode away on horseback. Simeon Whidden followed his "runaway bride" and captured her. One person connected with this most novel wedding tour had a leg broken by a fall from his horse.
Dorothy and Simeon settled in Middle Stewiacke about the year 1782. In March 1786 a grant of land was made to Simeon Whidden and five others, containing in all 2,500 acres. In January 1800, he was loading logs in the woods, when a log rolled on him and broke his leg. He died three days later.
Dorothy was the first settler in Middle Stewiacke to be left a widow.
When James Downing asked the consent of Dorothy to the marriage of her daughter, young Dorothy (b. May 29, 1794), she objected, on account of "his being rather wild[2]." "O," said he, "don't you know that a wild colt always makes a fine horse?" "Ah, yes," she replied, "but I think it looks rather dark now." "You forget," he replied, "that a foggy morning always turns out a fine day." "Take her, take her, I can make nothing of ye." she replied.
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