Col. James Hayes Blair, Sr.

Name: Col James Hayes Blair

• Birth Date: 6 Mar 1761 Birth Place: Augusta County, Virginia
• Death Date: 31 Mar 1839 Death Place: Pickens, Georgia
• Cemetery: Old Mount Moriah Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Pickens County, Alabama
• Parents: seen as Colbert Blair & Sarah Morgan
• Spouse: Sally, Elizabeth Cleveland, Elizabeth Powell

Children:

1. George Blair
2. Meeky Albright
3. Mahala Holt
4. Anne Terrell Elston
5. Argin Cleveland
6. Powell Blair

Biography

DAR Ancestor #: A010845

Spouse: 1) ELIZABETH X

James Blair served in the Revolutionary War as an Orderly Sargent, Ensign and Indian spy. He was an express rider alerting troops of the coming battle at King's Mountain. He was wounded during this ride but completed it and served with Col Benjamin Cleveland during the battle. A poem was written about this ride and he was refered to as 'Paul Reviere of the South'

He later served as a Captain during an Indian war. He eventually moved to Franklin Co., Ga and was located in Habersham Co., Ga. when it was formed even though he did not move. He served many years as a representative from Franklin and later Habersham counties. He also was a senator from Habersham. All together, he served over 20 years in the state legislature.

He became a Col while serving in an Indian War. He relocated in Pickens Co., AL in 1836 and died there 5 days after his wife in 1839. Records state he was buried in Old Mt Moriah Cemetery but no marker has been found.

The abandoned cemetery is about 400 yards out in the woods. Several stones were still readable in 2007 including James' wife, Elizabeth.

Additionally: James Blair is the person for whom the North Georgia town of Blairsville is named. Mary and James Blair also were first cousins of Daniel Boone.

References

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Blair_(soldier)_
• https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/dlg/ghm/jpgs/blair-line.jpg
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42730999/james-hayes-blair
• Please see http://www.momslookups.com/generations/blair.html for more information on this Blair family. Note that although nearly all genealogies list Enos, James and John as sons of Colbert Blair, their male-line descendants have different, unrelated, Y-DNA profiles: http://blairdna.com/james-Colbert.html
• Colonel James Blair in the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 AncestryImage shows parents as Dr. James Blair & Kitty Eustice
• There is a new book out . It is titled "Out of the Mist to Kings Mountain. It is about The Rev. War years In North and South Carolina. James Blair is not the main character but is involved in the story. The book is available on Amazon.
• Given Name: James Surname: Blair Correction Type: Did not include on Ancestry.com Index Explanation: You neglected to include James Blair Jr.'s father, JAMES BLAIR, SR., on your index of the 1820 Habersham census. They are both listed on Roll M33_6, p. 114, Image 68. The first is James Blair, Sen, who was over 45; the second, listed directly below him, was James Blair, Jun., 16-25. AncestryImage
• Ancestry.com. Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. AncestryImage
• Alabama, U.S., Revolutionary War Residents, 1776-1783 AncestryImage
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Blair-1950
• https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LZP2-BJM/james-hayes-blair-17...