Margaret
Blair
Born about [location unknown]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Robert (Nisbet) Nisbet of Greenholm
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
James (Nisbet) Nisbet of Greenholm, Mariota of Greenholm (Nisbet) Lochhart and Margaret of Greenholm Nisbet
Died after
after about age 53
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
Margaret Blair was born about 1500. She passed away after 1553.[1]
She married Robert (Nisbet) Nisbet of Greenholm who died before 1532
Children
- James died single before 1550 and his sisters were co-inheritors as heir portioners after him. When his father died he was still young as there eventually a guardian/tutor appointed for him after some disagreement as to who that would be. (A tutor was to administer the affairs of minor heirs and they would have full control of the inherited property)
- Margaret married 1548 John Nisbet her tutor was Alexander Nisbet of Bankhead Possibly the Alexander of Bankhead that was married to a Margaret Campbell [2]
- Mariota married before 1553 John Lockhart her tutor was ??? 1553.-- Hugh Campbell of Loudoun buys 40 s Auchinrugland 10s Sornehill and 20s Sorne from MARIOTA NESBIT AND HER HUSBAND, JOHN LOCKHART. MARGARET BLAIR, MOTHER OF MARIOTA NESBIT, was occupying the 20 pound land of Sorne . Among those attesting this charter was John Lockhart of Bar and John Lockhart his father[3]
Sources
- ↑ 1553.-- Hugh Campbell of Loudoun buys 40 s Auchinrugland 10s Sornehill and 20s Sorne from MARIOTA NESBIT AND HER HUSBAND, JOHN LOCKHART. MARGARET BLAIR, MOTHER OF MARIOTA NESBIT, was occupying the 20 pound land of Sorne . Among those attesting this charter was John Lockhart of Bar and John Lockhart his father (reg of Great Seal Dated 30 Sept 1553 reg 18 Nov 1553
- ↑ Deeds 15 Dec 1567 (NAS RD1 Vol ix fol 222) Alexander Nisbet of Bankheid to Margaret Campbell his spouse
- ↑ reg of Great Seal Dated 30 Sept 1553 reg 18 Nov 1553
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