Uriah Blue (1726 - 1806)

Born 1726 in Somerset, New Jersey

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Died Apr 1806 at about age 80 in Troy, Miami, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Lieutenant Uriah Blue performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

Uriah Blue is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A133366.

Uriah Blue is the descendant of a New Netherland settler.

Son of John Blew (1691–1770) and Cattron Van Meter Blue (1693–1775)

NOTE: There was more than 1 'Uriah Blue' who served in the Revolutionary War. The following information for this Uriah Blue, husband of Mary Jordan, was found in the bio on the memorial page at findagrave.com for his great-grandson, William Solomon Blue (see link to memorial in Sources below)

ALSO NOTE: Burial records have been created for Uriah at both Berkeley County, Virginia/West Virginia and Miami, Ohio (his supposed farm there) with different years of death. Unclear if he died in 1796 or in 1806.

"Uriah Blue was a Revolutionary War Veteran DAR #A133366; source: dar.org ancestor search"

FACT: West Virginia became a state of the Union on 20 June 1863. Prior to becoming a state of the Union, West Virginia was a part of the state of Virginia. Uriah died in Berkeley County, Virginia, today West Virginia.

NOTE: "Served as 2nd Lieutenant in Revolutionary War at Washington City." Source: Gen. James Wilkinson's Order Book (1796-1808) NOTE: This was found on the memorial page of Uriah Blue.^[1]

Uriah lived in New Castle, Delaware, as a young man, where he reported a runaway slave in 1751.^[2] He later moved west to Ohio, possibly after serving in the Revolutionary War. Served as 2nd Lieutenant in Revolutionary War at Washington City. ^[3] He passed away in 1806. Buried on his Farm in near Troy, Miami Co., Ohio. Source: DAR Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots

Uriah and Mary had the following children:

1. James J. Blue, b. 1748
2. John, b. 1750
3. Hannah D., b. 1754
4. Ezekiel, b. about 1755
5. Uriah, b. 1757
6. David, b. 1760
7. Solomon, b. 1763

William Blue, great-grandson of Uriah Blue : Find A Grave: Memorial #75232998

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 15 June 2020), memorial page for Lieut Uriah Blue (1730–1806), Find A Grave: Memorial #132691470, ; Maintained by 2patriots (contributor 47370354) Unknown, who reports a location under investigation.
2. ↑ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Runaway Servants, Convicts, and Apprentices, 1728-1796, Source Information: Ancestry.com. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Runaway Servants, Convicts, and Apprentices, 1728-1796 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Grubb, Farley. Runaway Servants, Convicts, and Apprentices Advertised in the Pennsylvania Gazette, 1728-1796. Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992.
3. ↑ Source: Gen. James Wilkinson's Order Book (1796-1808)

See also:

• The Dutch Blue Family, 2nd Generation