This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: laurie1401 Surnames: DARBY/BLAIR - Fisher Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blair/3595/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Researching Theda Joyce DARBY-Blair, died Feb. 16, 1971 in Escambia Florida. Theda Joyce DARBY was born in Bexar County Texas, December 24, 1916. I am looking for information on her husband or children. Her death record states married name BLAIR, but is listed as widowed. Supposedly Theda had three children, and I believe they were born in Texas. I don't know if children were Blair surnames as Blair may have been later marriage for Theda. A granddaughter of Theda's, Beth Fisher, replied to a message i'd written in 2008, but i am unable to locate Beth now. I did not see the reply she had sent me until just recently. Unfortunately i've had no reply yet to the response i'd sent to her email of 2008. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: andreapicton1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blair/2211.2.1.1.2.1.1.2.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Dave, That is excellent thank you. I have the Bernard Doonan family in 1841 from rootsireland but haven't seen the McGee family before. Maybe I did an exact search for Magee and didn't include other spellings. I have an old map (1836) that shows lands owned by the Earl of Gosford, another relative researching the family kindly sent me it. It shows a large area farmed (tenants) by Bernard Doonan and William Magee but I didn't know if it was Eliza's father or brother, looks like the brother then - that's brilliant - where did you find the records? Thank you, Andea I just had a look at the map and no Blairs - any other names you want checked? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dblair7596 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blair/2211.2.1.1.2.1.1.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, I thought I would chip in, here is the 1841 census for DOONAN/MAGEE at Corlespratten, Killeshandra DOONAN #025 Bernard 48 head m. 1822 farmer Eliza Magee 46 wife Isabella Anne 17 Mary 15 Eliza 13 William 10 Anabella Margret Jane 4 Catharine 1m MCGEE Mabella 48 sis in law not m dressmaker MCGEE # 024 Corlespratten (next door to above) William 48 m. in 1823 farmer Elizabeth 43 wife Eliza 17 Phebe 15 Jane 13 Anne 11 George 10 William 9 John 7 Isabella 5 Muria 3 I have more Doonan and Mcgees in other townland. Hope this helps. Dave Blair (Blairs of Killeshandra) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: andreapicton1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blair/2211.2.1.1.2.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Fred, Yes, Bernard Doonan and Elizabeth Magee where our ggggrandparents, her sister Arabella Magee was living with them in 1841. We think that Eliza's father was William Magee, also a farmer, and that Bernard took over some of his land, I'll send you more details in an email. I don't know where Alice Blair came from, as yet I haven't been able to find a marriage record. My grandfather married in 1924 and he was a few years older than Willie, so I assume that he and Alice married in the later 1920s or early 30s. I haven't been able to find anything online. I'll email now. Andrea Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rafhunter Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blair/2211.2.1.1.2.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Andrea There certainly seems to be something there connected to the Browns and Wheatleys. I also found Emily (probably Emelia) Doonan living at 65 Kimberly Street, Belfast with Margaret Jane in 1912 - check the Ulster Covenant signing. Arabella Wheatley also signed in Lacken/y which one of the townlands of Killyshandra. I have a Eliza Magee born in Cavan in 1801 and marrying Bernard Doonan in 1822; also Bernard Doonan born Cavan 1793 (all LDS which give no other details). Can we assume these are our ancestors? Do you know where Alice Blair came from? My email address is rafhunter@hotmail.com This is getting exciting! Fred PS Just found Isabella Ann born 1824 and Catharine (sic)born 1841, parents Bernard and Eliza in the LDS family history. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: andreapicton1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blair/2211.2.1.1.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: ................. and Fred, I just remembered, one of my grandfather's other siblings, Willie, married an Alice Blair! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: andreapicton1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blair/2211.2.1.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Fred, How wonderful! My grandfather was called John Coulson Doonan, should this ring any bells with your Aunt. His father was Albert Doonan (Jeweler and watchmaker). I was born in Belfast in 1964, mostly grew up in England. My grandfathers sister, Ethel, married a Fred Brown. I'm going out this evening but if you send me your email address I'll forward some information. I have an Aunt who lives in Belfast in her eighties now but I'm sure she'd be delighted to know there is someone of her generation around. Oh! and I have a photo of Billy Wheatley - all ties together! Speak later, Andrea Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rafhunter Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blair/2211.2.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Andrea Thanks so much for the information it does seem to link together perfectly. I had found Bernard Doonan some time ago but was not able to link him directly to William and Elizabeth. It seems certain that we are distant cousins, if several times removed! I have to admit to being a bit of an amateur in the geneology area and have, perhaps, not pursued some of the leads thoroughly enough. I would be very pleased if you could send me a copy of the record if it would not be too inconvenient. My grandfather ie Margaret Jane Doonan's son, has one remaining daughter in her eighties (my aunt) still alive and she has a great interest in anything to do with family history so she will be delighted with this extra information. Margaret Jane had cousins in Cavan/Fermanagh/Roscommon. I think they were called Brown or Wheatley or both - does this ring any bells? I am living in Carrickfergus about 10 miles along the lough from Belfast. Have been to Durham twice when caravanning in that area a few years ago - lovely city. Best wishes Fred Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: andreapicton1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blair/2211.2.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Fred, Just to back up the link. Patrick's wife (and therefore William,s mother) was called Margaret, and Bernard (Elizabeth's father) had a daughter called Margaret Jane. I have other children for William and Elizabeth: Emelia; Elizabeth; Mary and Adelaide. Any of this familiar to you? I always knew there must be more children around as they married in 1855 but the first birth I could find was Emelia in 1864. I think we share the same ggggrandfather in Bernard Doonan. Hope this sounds right to you. Take care, Andrea Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: andreapicton1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blair/2211.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Fred, Thank you for your reply. I have a copy of the actual marriage record of William Doonan and Elizabeth Doonan 06/12/1855, Elizabeth's father was Bernard Doonan (my ggggrandfather) and William's father was Patrick Doonan (Bernard's brother), so William and Elizabeth were first cousins. Bernard and Patrick had other children who married each other, they were farmers and obviously wanted to keep the family interests tied. The record is too big for me to scan but I could scan it in two halves and send it to you if you like. I really can't help but feel there is a link here though. The Doonan name originated in Fermanagh, there was and is the highest concentration of the name there, can't help but think our Cavan Doonan's have to be linked. My Tree is a public tree, Doonan and Coulson Tree. I live in Durham City, England, where are you? Take care, Andrea Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rafhunter Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blair/2211.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Andrea Sorry for not getting back to you sooner - away for a few weeks in the caravan! My great grandfather (Robert Blair) married a Margaret Jane Doonan. Her baptism record shows dob as 2/6/1859, address as Crossdoney which is near Killashandra. Her father is given as William Doonan (shoemaker) and the mother as Elizabeth. I have a record from LDS which shows a William Doonan born in 1829 marrying Elizabeth Doonan on 6/12/1855 in Killashandra - must be them. Margaret died in 1917 (she lost two sons, my grandfather's brothers) in the 1st W War. Let me know if this helps. regards Fred Hunter Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sbwestfall Surnames: Blair and Devlin Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blair/3594/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for the parents of John Blair (1809Antrim Ireland-Jan18, 1891 Illiopolis IL) he lived in the Derryhullah Deanean Parish, Upper Toome Barony, which is three miles from Toombridge. He married Mary Devlin (Nov 1, 1818 Moneyglass, Antrim Ireland -Apr 3, 1910 Illiopolis, IL) on Jan 27 1843 in Ballymena Ireland at the Duneane Roman Catholic Church. They had seven children. In 1862 John (54) immigrated to America with daughter Catherine (16) on the ship R. Robinson from Liverpool landing in Glen Cove, New York. If you have any information about either John Blair or Mary Devlin please let me know Thank you Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jdblair3 Surnames: Blair Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blair/3593/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Anyone have any information on George Washington Blair who was married to Texanna (Texas Ann) Henley? I have conflicting sources from family members where I was told David Blair and Cassandra McDuffy were possible parents, but G.W.'s son William David Blair spoke of a grandfather named Enoch, possibly from Scotland. Any help is appreciated. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: blairfamily_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blair/3225.3.2.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The email address is correct, but you must remember that there is an underscore _ between blair and family. The underscore _ seems to get lost sometimes when the email address is printed. Regards, Ian Blair Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: erwin48 Surnames: Blair Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blair/3592/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This is the Blair line I am researching. I have more information if this name and places are familiar to you. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: photo66666 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blair/3590.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: That could be true but many of these families have a connection to the Battle of Saratoga and Lake George. Again my research is on well records Francis Preston Blair and John Ormsby who's daughter jane married Dr Nathon Bedford in Pittsburgh. Just to completey discout this, I suggest you read about the Battle of Saratoga and a fellow named General Daniel Morgan and his Sharpshooters. My research is based on the Lewis and Clark Expedition out of Pittsburgh in 1803. I find it interesting that there are so many boat builders in Pittsburgh in 1803 named Lewis and Clark to staff 20 Lewis and Clark Expeditions. I am sure it's the same with the names Blair and Ormsby. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: johnormsby Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blair/3590.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I don't think we are of the same family. Our Blair(ca 1760) was New Hampshire,then Vermont after the Rev War & then thru Penn to Ohio & then he went to Erie,PA a few yrs before he died. Our John Harper Ormsby was b. Ohio but his father Gideon,moved to Erie,PA(1840) for a short time before he moved to Wisconsin. We believe he moved to Erie to get James settled there before the family moved on to Wisconsin. Gideon's wife was Esther Blair the dau of James. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: photo66666 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blair/3590.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am doing reearch on the Ormsby and Blair families of Pittsburgh. I know they have relatives in Meadeville and most likley Erie PA. These families go back to the Revolutionary War. I am not sure this is the same group as yours. The Blairs I am working on are part of the Francis Preston Blair family and John Ormsby family who lived on Penn Ave. His daughter married Dr Nathon Bedford. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ukblairs Surnames: Blair Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blair/3591/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Please visit http://blairdna.com/update.html for special offers and the latest status of the Blair DNA Project. If you've thought about joining the Blair DNA Project, now is a good time to do it. Scottish DNA - Better than Life Insurance John ------------------------------------ John A. Blair Haywards Heath, England http://blairdna.com mailto:j_blair@blairdna.com BLAIR DNA Project Administrator Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: johnormsby Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blair/3590/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Lookin for info on James Blair of the Revolutionary War. Some say he was from Ireland & m. a Mollie Chaffee but we bekieve he was the James Blair of Londonderry,NH who m. Molly Barnet(Barnett)' Our grgrgrgrandmother was Esther Blair one of his daughters who m. Gideon Ormsby. James Blair served with Samuel Barnett & after the war m Molly & moved to Jericho & then Bolton.VT. Their first children were born there. They eventually moved ti Geauga,OH along with Gideon ,Alexander Sr & Alexander Jr. Blair. We also find a Smith Blair there. James pensions were in Oh & finally to Erie,PA when as his papers said"His family moved West". That cooresponds to the time when the Ormsby family moved to Dane,Co. WI. My sister & I have so far been unable to find anything on the Irish James Blair & wife Mollie Chaffee. If anybody has anything on them we would appreciate it as we would like to know for certain which is which. Please note that those who have the Irish James Blair as their ancesto! r for the DAR you should not lose thatif it is out NH James Blair as most use Elizabeth Blair who married Wendell Miller as the tie in. Our family & the Miller family all lived at the same time in Oxford, WI so there is still a desc line regaqrdless of which James it is. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.