This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Blair, Stafford Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/1ME.2ACEB/766.1 Message Board Post: There must be a connection to my Blair/Stafford family. I have William Blair, born 1748 married to Sibbiah Earl. They were married in 1771 in Effingham County, GA. Children that I know of were William, Mary, Martha, Henry, and Jane. Jane was born abt 1775 and married Robert Stafford. William Blair and his wife Sibbiah were both Revolutionary War participants. Here is a portion of a website (not mine) posted by a Walter Berg. from http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=walterberg2000&id=I6048 William Blair was County Surveyor in Burke County, GA. He was a Rev.War Soldier, serving under Col. Francis Pugh. He died during the latter part of the war, probably from exposure or other hardship and suffering caused by his war service. Bounty land was granted February10, 1784 to his heirs by the state of Georgia. Mrs. Sibbiah Blair furnished supplies to the Revolutionary cause, and her descendants are eligible for membership in the D.A.R. through her service. Mrs.Margaret Davis Cate, well known historian of Coastal Georgia, is a descendant and member on Sibbiah Blair's contribution to the war. Mrs.Cates's DAR Nat. No. is 270594, Linda Atkins