Jesse
Blair
Born in Guilford, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of William Blair
and Mary (Stuart) Blair
Brother of
Margaret (Blair) McHenry and William L Blair Jr
Husband of
Rebecca (Ellington) Blair
— married
1804 in Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 88
in Morgan, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Sep 2010
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Biography
When Jesse Blair was born on January 9, 1776, in Guilford, North Carolina, his father, William, was 38 and his mother, Mary, was 39. He married Rebecca Ellington in 1804 in Montgomery, Kentucky. They had nine children in 21 years. He died in June 1864 having lived a long life of 88 years, and was buried in Johnson, Kentucky.
Sources
- Find A Grave: Memorial #175918215
- "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLN-T7W : accessed 9 November 2021), Jesse Blair, Floyd, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 8, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 22; FHL microfilm 186,182.
- 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
- "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHY5-W8K : 2 March 2021), Jesse Blair, Morgan, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 314, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65N-GZK : 22 December 2020), Jase Blain in household of Anderson Blain, Morgan, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBX-LP9 : 18 February 2021), Jesse Blair in entry for Anderson Blair, 1860.
- Jillson, Willard Rouse. The Kentucky Land Grants. Vol. I-II. Louisville, KY, USA: Filson Club Publications, 1925. (Morgan County)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jesse by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jesse:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jesse by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jesse:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Rebecca Walker 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WA4714113 [compare], yourDNAportal REB1070275c, Ancestry member Rebecca_Walker
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Yvette Carter :
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Teresa Downey
Blair-7074 and Blair-116 appear to represent the same person because: same name, exact same spouse on both profiles, exact same father on both profiles, same birth year and location, same death year and location
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by Teresa Downey
Teresa Downey
Blair-4963 and Blair-116 appear to represent the same person because: same name, exact same spouse on both profiles, same birth location, same death year and location
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by Teresa Downey
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