Blair Family Files
Hugh Blair & Mary Dawson
Contributed by Dick Wood
Hugh Blair
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Born Ireland
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Birth date: ca. 1721-1725
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Death place: Surry Co., NC
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Date of death: before August 1783
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Mary Dawson |
Born Ireland |
Birthdate: ? |
Death place: Unknown |
Date of death: Unknown |
Hugh Blair & Mary Dawson Were married Date and place unknown, probably Ireland.
Hugh Blair Mary Dawson
Father: John Blair Father: Unknown
Mother: Martha Blythe Mother: Unknown
The Hugh Blair & Mary Dawson family group record is taken almost totally from
John Blair of Guilford County, North Carolina and some of his Descendants Copyright 1979 by Bean and Lucy (Echels) Blair, Lamesa, Texas.
Notes: James Blair & Sarah Cunningham had one daughter, Mary Blair, who m.
John Endsley. They are both buried at Round Hill Cemetery, Marshall
County, Tennessee.
Sarah Cunningham (Blair) married 2nd, John L. Lowry. He died in
Abbeville County, SC around 1806. Sarah Cunningham, twice widowed,
Accompanied her extended family to Tennessee. Sarah Cunningham
( 7 Feb 1750-10 Nov 1837) is buried at Round Hill Cemetery.
Mattie Blair who married William Cunningham may have lived for a time
And possibly died in nearby Bedford County, Tennessee where her
Husband, William made application for his RW pension. The “Blair book”
wrongfully identified this William Cunningham as another William Cunningham
in Blount County TN. For correct identification, see William Cunningham RW
pension application # S.3249 filed in Bedford County TN 9 May 1833.
Mary Blair and her husband James Leeper (28 Aug 1743-14 Apr 1811)
are both buried at Round Hill Cemetery. James Leeper is reported to
have been the first person buried at Round Hill Cemetery.
Jane Blair married first James Endsley. He died before Aug 1777 in
Surry County, North Carolina. She married second, John C. Cummings
before 9 Feb 1779 in Surry County, North Carolina. Twice widowed when
she accompanied her extended Endsley/Cummings/Lowry family to TN.
She is buried at Round Hill Cemetery.