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.