Biographical Summary

"David Blair, born 1637, eldest son of Robert B., min. of St. Andrews, and his second wife, Katherine Montgomerie of Braidstane, daugh. of Viscount Montgomerie of Airds; educated at Univ. of St. Andrews; M.A. (28th July 1656). He emigrated to Holland and made his residence at Leyden. On the erection of a second charge in the Scots Church at the Hague in 1688, he was ord. 20th June of that year; elected to Rotterdam in the following year, but refused, having been called, 28th June 1689, to Edinburgh (New Meeting-house); chaplain to His Majesty 1st Aug. 1690; a member of Assembly 16th Oct. 1690; adm. 9th Aug. 1691; declined call in Inveresk Feb. 1693; Moderator of Assembly 2nd Feb. 1700; died 10th June 1710...

...He marr. 10th Feb . 1697, Eupham Nisbit of Hillhead, Parish of Bothwell (died 2nd June 1740, aged 75), daugh. of Archibald Nisbit of Carfin, and had issue - Robert, min. of Athelstaneford, auther of The Grave; Archibald, min. of Garvald; Eupham (marr. Robert Hunter, min. of Livingston); Katherine (marr. 23rd Feb. 1725, Andrew Dunlap, min. of Ormiston)

SOURCE: Fasti ecclesiæ scoticanæ: the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation, Vol. I, page 71