Captain William Blair
William Blair born - 1716, Blairathol, Northern Ireland parents - Robert Blair and Isabella Rankin died - 4 August 1791, Truro, Colchester County, Nova Scotia spouse - Jane Barns; married - about 1775 born - abt 1723, New England died - 8 January 1814, Onslow Township, Nova Scotia children -
William Blair, of Ireland and Massachusetts, brought his wife, Jane Barnes and their growing family to Nova Scotia. Having been here (in NS) in 1745 and again in 1758 on military duty, he decided to take up land in the newly formed Township of Onslow in the spring of 1760. |