Rev. John Blair

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Husband Rev. John Blair ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1720 - Ulster, Northern Ireland 1
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           Died: 8 Dec 1771 1
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         Father: Samuel Blair (      -      ) 3
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Children

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1 M Rev. John Blair ¹

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           Born: 15 Oct 1759 - Fagg's Manor, Chester Co, PA 1
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           Died: Jan 1823 1
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2 F Rebecca Blair ^{2 4}

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         Spouse: Rev. William Linn, D.D. (1752-1808) 2 4
           Marr: 10 Jan 1774 2 5

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General Notes: Husband - Rev. John Blair

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He was an alumnus of the "Log College," at Neshaminy, and a pupil of the elder William Tennent. He was ordained Dec. 27, 1742, pastor of three churches in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He resigned this charge Dec. 28, 1748, and was without a settlement until 1757, when he succeeded his brother Samuel at Fagg's Manor, both as pastor of the church and head of the school. In this latter capacity he assisted in the preparation of many young men for the ministry.
In 1767 he was chosen Professor of Divinity and Moral Philosophy in the College of New Jersey, and removed to Princeton. He was also vice-president of the college, and officiated as president until the arrival from Scotland of Dr. Witherspoon, who had been elected to the presidency. He resigned his professorship in 1769, and was pastor of a congregation in Orange County, New York, until his death.
His disposition was placid, benevolent, and cheerful, and as a theologian he was equal to any man in the Presbyterian Church in his day.

He was the author of three works: I. Animadversions, a religious controversial work, published in 1766; II. The Synod of New York and Philadelphia Vindicated; III. A treatise on regeneration, published in 1770.

1 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 483.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 50.

3 Alex. Harris, A Biographical History of Lancaster County (Lancaster, PA: Elias Barr & Co., 1872), Pg 548.

4 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 367.

5 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 368.