John Blue Jr. (abt. 1740 - 1826)

Born about 4 Dec 1740 in Somerset, New Jersey

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1826 at about age 85 in Romney, Hampshire, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Captain John Blue Jr. served with Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

John was born about 1740. He married Cattron Sartore in 1765 in Somerset County, New Jersey.

Children: David b. 1760, Jan (John) Salter b. 1766, Rebecca b. 1770, Jesse b. 1774, Elizabeth b. 1780, Remembrance b. Abt 1777.

John Blue Jr. served as a private in the Virginia Militia until 1780 when he was drafted into the regular army. Then he made captain in Virginia.

In the 1790 census, John was in Somerset County, New Jersey.^[1] In the 1810 census, John was in Hampshire, Virginia, United States.^[2]

John died in 1826 and was buried in Indian Mound Cemetery, Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States.^[3]

Daughters of the American Revolution Records

• BLUE, JOHN JR
• Ancestor #: A011541
• Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): SOLDIER
• Birth: 1740 FREDERICK CO VIRGINIA
• Death: 1826 ROMNEY HAMPSHIRE CO VIRGINIA
• Service Source: GWATHMEY, HIST REG OF VA IN THE REV, P 71
• Service Description: 1) HAMPSHIRE CO MILITIA, 1777
• RESIDENCE: 1) County: HAMPSHIRE CO - State: VIRGINIA
• SPOUSE: 1) X WILLIAMS 2) SALLIE HERRIOTT

Children/Spouses Listed in the DAR Records

1. JOHN J. BLUE MARRIED PENCELIA REEVES
2. GARRETT I BLUE MARRIED SARAH ANN LONG
3. REMEMBRANCE BLUE MARRIED[1] SARAH WOLVERTON [2] EUNICE X
4. URIAH BLUE MARRIED JEMIMA WELTON
5. BARNETT BLUE MARRIED ELIZABETH MURRAY

Sources

1. ↑ 1790 Census: "U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820"
   Document: Record Group: Legislature; Series: Petitions and Other Papers relating to Bridges, Canals, Dams, Ferries and Roads, 1765-1835 [New Jersey State Archives]; Call Number: Box 1, # 107; Page Number: 2; Family Number: 1
   Ancestry Record 2234 #33463 (accessed 14 March 2024)
   John Blaw in Somerset County, New Jersey.
2. ↑ 1810 Census: "1810 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1810; Census Place: Hampshire, Virginia; Roll: 69; Page: 762; Image: Vam252_69-0011; FHL Roll: 0181429
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7613 #665216 (accessed 14 March 2024)
   John Blue in Hampshire, Virginia, USA.
3. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
   Find A Grave: Memorial #47611204
   Ancestry Record 60525 #5074917 (accessed 14 March 2024)
   John Blue Jr burial (died in 1826) in Indian Mound Cemetery, Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America. Born in 1740.

• Records Harlingen Dutch Reformed Church, Somerset Co., NJ (baptism of son, John Salter Blue)

• Blue Family Association

• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A011541

• Family History: "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970"
  Volume: 188
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2204 #453710 (accessed 14 March 2024)
  Name: John Blue; Birth Date: 1740; Birth Place: Hampshire, Virginia; Death Date: 1826; Death Place: Romney, Virginia; SAR Membership: 37482; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 29 Aug 1922; Spouse: William Blue; Children: John J Blue.

• Family History: "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970"
  Volume: 281
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2204 #1192603 (accessed 14 March 2024)
  Name: John Blue; Birth Date: 1740; Birth Place: Hampshire, Virginia; Death Date: 1826; Death Place: Hampshire, Virginia; SAR Membership: 56162; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 3 Feb 1938; Father: John Blue; Mother: Margaret Van Meter; Spouse: Miss Williams; Children: John I Blue.

Acknowledgements

• Blue-411 was created by Joelene Ammoscato through the import of be-br.ged on Feb 7, 2015.