Born about in Renfrewshire, Scotland
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Matthew Blair
— married
18 Mar 1784 (to before 29 Nov 1788) in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Descendants 
Mother of
Matthew Blackwood Blair
Died before
before about age 23
in Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Biography
Janet Blackwood (aka Bleckwood) was born about 1765 likely in Renfrewshire. County, Scotland. Her birth year is a rough guess given her marriage in 1784 and assuming an age of 19 at the time of her marriage event. Her parentage is pending additional research.
Janet married Matthew Crawford Blair on March 18, 1784 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had one child, Matthew born on January 5, 1785.
Janet passed away before November 29, 1788, which is the date of Matthew's 2nd marriage to Mary Bleckwood (aka Blackwood).
Sources
- Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910. Name: Matthew Blair; Gender: Male; Marriage Date: 18 Mar 1784; Marriage Place: Erskine, Renfrew, Scotland; Spouse: Janet Blackwood; FHL Film Number: 1041058. [Repository: Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.] (marriage record)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Janet by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Janet:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Janet by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Janet:
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~0.78%
Catherine (Haven) Kirby
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AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Cymry Reardon :
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal CYM41091d44, Ancestry member morgainlafeye
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