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List of pedigreesBland of Northern Neck Va.
Nicholas of Roundway
Hester of Fleming Co Ky
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Blair 2

I: Blair of Blair
John Blair of that ilk d 1609
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m mcrt 11.05.1565 Grizel Sempill dau of Robert Sempill, 3rd Lord
1. John Blair dvp 01.1604
m mcrt 05 Jul 1589 Isabel Boyd a Nov 1641, dau of Thomas Boyd, 6th Lord
A. Grizel Blair ## duplicate with 'aunt' in 9. below
m before 1615, sp Sir John Maxwell, Bart of Pollok d 01 Nov 1647
B. Anna Blair
m laird of Porterfield
C. Margaret Blair
m John Crawford of Kilbirnie
2. Bryce Blair of Lochwood, of that ilk d after 04 Feb 1639
m Annabell Wallace of Craigie
A. Robert Blair dvp c1610
B. Sir Bryce Blair of that ilk d 07.1639
m 1618 Marian Dundas dau of Sir Walter Dundas, 18th of Dundas
i. John Blair of that ilk dsp before 1645
ii. Marion Blair
m ? McIlvain of Grimatt
iii. Isobel Blair
m James Whitefoord of Dunduff d 1697
C. John Blair of that ilk d 04.1662
m1 by 01 Jan 1638 Katherine Turnbull presumed mother of ...
i. William Blair of Blair d c1690
m mcrt 03.1666 Margaret Hamilton d before 1715, dau of William, 2nd Duke of Hamiton
a. William Blair of Blair
m Magdalen Campbell dau of James Campbell of Gargunnock
1 son d young
2 Magdalen Blair d before 1715
m William Scott
Their only son inherited Blair and changed his name to Blair. When he died, unmarried, one of his half-brothers by William Scott's second marriage inherited Blair whilst all of his half-brothers & sisters took the name Blair.
m2 05 Aug 1646 Jean Cunningham dau of William Cunningham, 8th Earl of Glencairnpresumed mother of ...
ii. Jean Blair not mentioned by BLG1850, could be a generation later
m Gebriel Cuninghame
D. Walter Blair
E. Margaret Blair d 08.1621
m 1613 Sir Archibald Stewart of Blackhall d 1665
F. Isabell Blair
m 1619 James Chalmers of Gadgirth
G. Anne Blair
m 1633 Robert Boyd of Pitcon
H. Janet Blair
m 1636 Ninian Stewart of Ascog
I. Agnes Blair
m 1640 William Shaw, Provost of Newton
The following according to Jack Blair, disagrees with BLG1850 which shows Alexander, James, Robert of Bogtown and 3 unnamed daughters but is consistent with TSP Dundonald.
3. Robert Blair of Auldmure
A. Sir Adam Blair of Lochwood
4. Alexander Blair, later Cochrane d before 07.1641
m mcrt 24.07.1593 Elizabeth Cochrane dau of William Cochrane of that ilk
5. Hugh Blair of Auldmure and Bogside
m Barbara Hamilton
6. Gavin Blair
m Annabel Stewart
7. Jean Blair
m1 1582 Alexander Cunningham of Mountgreen Commendator of Kilwinning
m2 before 15.09.1595 John Stewart of Ardmaleish, Sheriff of Bute d before 10.10.1612
8. Margaret Blair
m y Ker of Kersland
9. Grisel Blair
m1 David Blair of Adamton
m2 before 1615, sp Sir John Maxwell, 1st Bart of Pollok d 01.11.1647 ## duplicate with 'niece' in 1.A. above

Sources: BGL1850 Blair of Blair with input from the genealogist Jack Blair of Perthshire.
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