> > Blair, George and William, I am searching for information on George (b 1750) > and William Blair (b 1739) in Ireland. Arrived Charleston South Carolina in > March or before 1766, possibly Sept. 1765. They were Irish Protestants > (possibly Presbyterians) that came and received Bounty Land in Belfast > Township of Granville Country, South Carolina. Have copies of original land > grants dated March 1766. Is there any mention of George and William Blair that came to SC in March 1766 and received land grants as immigrants. They were given land in Belfast Township, Granville County which later became Old 96, Edgefield and/or Greenwood. I have an old map that shows Blair's crossing. There land was off Steven's Creek and Turkey Creek. Not sure about this next bit of info. Land promoters in South Carolina at this time were Arthur Dobbs and Matthew Rea that also had land in Georgia. It is said that Rea made a trip back to his home area County Down -- Lisburn, Ballynahinch and Dromore to recruit settlers. > George Blair b 1750, d 1787 > + Barsheba > Children Christopher b 1780 d 1829 Edgefield Dist., SC > Gabriel > Barsheba > Christopher > + Sarah > Children G W (Washington) b1808 SC, d 1849 MS > > Hazle SC > Elizabeth SC > James b 1814 SC > Pulaski (P L) b 1849 SC > Sarah SC > Christopher SC > Columbus b1824 SC > > > G W (Washington) went to Scooba, Kemper County, Mississippi > +Martha > Children Hasle (Hayes or H. H.) b 1833 SC > Nancy b 1837 > Sarah b 1839 > James b 1841 AL > Mary b 1843 AL > Martha b 1848 MS > Guy H Thomas Houston, TX

Do you know if they were related to a Johnson Blair ? David McDonald ----- Original Message ----- From: <GHTandA@aol.com> To: <SC-OLD96-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 9:37 PM Subject: [Old96] Re: Blair's of SC 1766 > > > > Blair, George and William, I am searching for information on George (b > 1750) > > and William Blair (b 1739) in Ireland. Arrived Charleston South Carolina > in > > March or before 1766, possibly Sept. 1765. They were Irish Protestants > > (possibly Presbyterians) that came and received Bounty Land in Belfast > > Township of Granville Country, South Carolina. Have copies of original land > > grants dated March 1766. > > Is there any mention of George and William Blair that came to SC in March > 1766 and received land grants as immigrants. They were given land in Belfast > > Township, Granville County which later became Old 96, Edgefield and/or > Greenwood. I have an old map that shows Blair's crossing. There land was > off Steven's Creek and Turkey Creek. > > Not sure about this next bit of info. > Land promoters in South Carolina at this time were Arthur Dobbs and Matthew > Rea that also had land in Georgia. It is said that Rea made a trip back to > his home area County Down -- Lisburn, Ballynahinch and Dromore to recruit > settlers. > > > George Blair b 1750, d 1787 > > + Barsheba > > Children Christopher b 1780 d 1829 Edgefield Dist., SC > > Gabriel > > Barsheba > > Christopher > > + Sarah > > Children G W (Washington) b1808 SC, d 1849 MS > > > > Hazle SC > > Elizabeth SC > > James b 1814 SC > > Pulaski (P L) b 1849 SC > > Sarah SC > > Christopher SC > > Columbus b1824 SC > > > > > > G W (Washington) went to Scooba, Kemper County, Mississippi > > +Martha > > Children Hasle (Hayes or H. H.) b 1833 SC > > Nancy b 1837 > > Sarah b 1839 > > James b 1841 AL > > Mary b 1843 AL > > Martha b 1848 MS > > > > Guy H Thomas > Houston, TX > > > > > ==== SC-OLD96 Mailing List ==== > Your list administrator is: Eldon Wade. If you need help, please feel free to contact me personally: mailto:ewade@cfl.rr.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >