Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 1809- 200, John Blair, New Jersey

SERVICE
New Jersey
Blair, John
NUMBER
B.L. 1809-200 Issued Feb 24, 1832 to John Blair, sole devisee also invalid pensioner no papers.
CONTENTS
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John Blair affidavit -

District of Columbia } to wit Washington County }
I John Blair, as well heir, as sole executor of the last Will & Testament of John Blair dec d do upon oath testify & declare, that my father was always from my earliest recollection stated to have been an officer in the Revolutionary war, and to have been wounded in that conflict - That of course this deponent could personally know nothing thereof of his own knowledge, I being having been born some time before he was born - That the first certain information that I received of the real character of his services was in or about the year 1810, when his Ancestor applied for a pension as an invalid, & this deponent was of sufficient age to become acquainted with the facts which then transpired - and well recollects of a certain Thomas McLain now dec d & who was afterwards on the pension roll, being called upon as a witness & proving that the father of this deponent was a Lieutenant in the line in which he & McLain served in the Revolutionary war, and the father of deponent was placed upon the pension roll of Invalids as a Lieutenant. but from a recent examination thereof this deponent has been informed that the papers relating to said claim were

destroyed with the war office, that the name of the said Lieutenant Blair is there to be found as having been on the Pension roll, & from reference to the declaration & evidence of the said Thomas McGinn upon whose evidence of recently the father of this affiant was placed upon the roll, it will appear that he was of the New Jersey line. This deponent often heard his father say that he never had drawn his pension money, and I do verily believe that he never did, nor have I as heir & sole Executor. nor received the same, nor has the claim in my opinion ever been transferred. This deponent states that all the persons by whom the facts were known in 1810, are dead, but that the same prove as stated, & from which it is evident that the ancestor of this deponent was a detachment in the N Jersey line, & served to the close of the war, & was entitled to bounty lands.
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 7th February 1832
Test
John Blair
W. H. C. Peace

John Blair's Will
In the name of God amen
I John Blair Sons of the County of Washington State of Tennessee being of sound mind blessed be God although weak of frame in body and calling to mind my mortality do ordain this my last will and Testament in manner following First I give my soul to God who made me and my body to the earth to be buried in a Christian like manner and touching my worldly estate with which God has blessed me I will and direct that that my Executor herein after mentioned shall as he may think fit sell either at Public or private sale as he may deem best for the benefit of said estate all my property both real and personal and after paying my funeral expenses and all just debts I direct that the Balance whether in money or property be equally divided among my eight children after allowing my wife Susannah Blair her support for life out of the same that is to say amongst my said eight children after abating the share of those who have been advanced in my life time and taking that into estimation and I appoint John Blair to my Executor hereby ratifying and confirming this my last will and Testament & annulling all others by me made to be void In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 12 th July 1818
Signed sealed and delivered in Presence of us Henry Wilson John Blair (Seal)

The foregoing will was proven in open court by the Oaths of Henry Nelson and others, healthy two of the subscribing witnesses thereto at least before 1818 and ordered to be recorded - John Blair & Quallifur as Executors to the foregoing Will -
State of Tennessee Washington County ss I James Suran Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy from the records of said Court given under my hand as Office in Jonesboro' this 27 th day of Jany 1832 -
J. A. Suran Clerk By Samuel Kiser D.C.
27 Feb 1832
John Blair's Will
19 Dec 1831 to the Pension Office in the case of the Widow Pension of James Suran for authentication in the case of John Blair - Depy Clerk

October 2, 1928.
Mrs. B.A.Tyler, Edgewood, Dalton, Georgia,
Madam:-
I advise you that from the records of this Bureau it appears that Lieutenant John Blair of the New Jersey Line was wounded in the side by a musket ball at the battle of Germantown. The dates and details of his service are not on record.
He was pensioned from April 8, 1811, under the Act of July 5, 1812, on account of disability resulting from said wound.
He was a resident of Washington County, Tennessee, in 1818, and on July 12 of that year he referred to his wife, Susannah, maiden name not given, and eight children, all living; John, Martha, Ann and William are the only names of his children stated. There are no further data on file as to his family. He died July 13, 1818.
The date and place of his birth and place of enlistment are not given.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.

a list of Invalid pensioners of Washington Co. Tenn. printed in 1835 shows John Blair, Lieutenant pensioned from April 8, 1811 - act July 5, 1812, increased under act April 24, 1816. Died July 13, 1818.
U. C. P. Feb. 6, 1912.
or. No papers on file for this claim. see statement in bounty land affidavits as to destruction of papers in pension claim

Sadlersville Tenn Oct 23, 1928
Gentlemen: -
Please give me any information you can in regard to Samuel Blair and Major John Blair, who fought in the Revolutionary War. They were either in North Carolina or Tennessee if Tennessee was a State at that time. -
Very truly
Mrs H B Covington

EDGEWOOD DALTON, GEORGIA
The Pension Bureau Washington.
Gentlemen: -
You have a pension record for one Lt. John Blair who died in Washington Co. Tenn., in 1818 leaving a wife Susannah. Is there anything in his pension papers or the vouchers or affa- davits connected with it, to show the date and place of his birth or the Colony in which he resided when he entered the service?

At what place did he live when pension was granted and in what places after- ward?
I think Susannah Kelsey was his third wife; does it appear in any of the documents you have?
Yours truly B. Tyler
(Mrs. B. A.)

741 East Fourth Street Chattanooga, Tennessee.
August 4, 1925.
Commissioner Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear sir,
Have you a record of a pension for Revolutionary War services issued to one John Blair of either Loudon or Washington County, Tennessee? He was born April 28, 1749 and died Dec. 17, 1819. His first wife was Jane Gamble whom he married in 1771 and his second was Hannah Carruthers.

I would like any information that you may have about him and will be glad to pay any charges made for this service.
Sincerely yours, (Miss) Frances Blair.

May 20 th 1925 MISS EVA BLAIR MOUND CITY MISSOURI
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
I wish to obtain the record you have of John Blair who served in the Revolutionary War and obtained a pension in Washington Co., Tenn., (Jonesboro) in 1818.
We enlisted at Carlisle, Penn., in Mar 1777 and resigned in 1779.
We was a Lieut under Gen Irvine and and Col. Grier in the

MISS EVA BLAIR MOUND CITY MISSOURI
Seventh Pennsylvania
I wish to know when and where he died , his wife's name , and whether he received a Land Grant , if so, when and where .
Please answer at your earliest convenience.
Yours respectfully,
Miss Eva Blair Mound City Mo.

Re: Sal... LAW OFFICES ALBERT BLAIR 1752 PIERCE BUILDING ST. LOUIS
April 15, 1920.
Hon. G. Salzgeber, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
By family tradition, I have been informed that my great-grandfather John Blair was a soldier in the American Revolution, taking part in the expedition to Quebec in the year 1775.
From the Archives of the State of Pennsylvania, I learned there was a John Blair who was a private in a Company of Riflemen, mustered in at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, June 1775, under the command of Capt. Hendricks. Further, that Capt. Hendricks' command was in the expedition to Quebec, commanded by General Benedict Arnold. Capt. Hendricks was killed at the same time General Richard Montgomery was killed at Quebec and that the survivors of his company, including John Blair were taken prisoners.
It turns out that there were some three or four John Blairs in the American Revolution and I have encountered the difficulty of identifying with certainty, my ancestor with anyone of those mentioned in the Public Records. Accordingly, I beg leave to ask someone in your department to answer the following inquiry: Is there any record in the Pension Office, concerning an application for or grant of pension to John Blair of Pennsylvania, who served in the Revolutionary War in Captain Hendricks' Company of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania or of a John Blair who settled in Berkley County, Virginia, (or of a John Blair who served in the American Revolution and afterwards moved to Bourbon County, Kentucky? This John Blair was born in 1756 but where it is not known.) His wife's name was Susanna Ewing. It also appears that by the Pennsylvania Archives, a John Blair of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, enlisted in the Seventh Pennsylvania Regiment in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1777, was made second-lieutenant, served two years and was discharged on account of wounds. Is there any record of that John Blair having received a pension, if so when was the application made and granted and where was the applicant living? What was the name of his wife and children if stated?
Hoping this request will not be regarded as unreasonable or burdensome, I shall be greatly obliged by the favor of a reply upon the points above mentioned if the information can be obtained without imposing too much labor upon the office force.
Very truly yours,
AB:AJR.
Albert Blair

Revised
1919
Pension Office Washington D.C.

Jan. 16 - 1919.
Will you please send me a copy of the record of application for pension of John Blair of Penn. Handed at the gates of German town & Mason, as did John Blair of the New Jersey line - 7th Penn. line - Wm. H. Preston Bristol. Tenn.

The above is a true and correct copy of the original now on file in the office of the Attorney General of the United States
The above written and furnished by the Attorney General in the case of the heirs of Lt. M c Blain of the N. Jersey Line W. Gordon

Department of War Bounty Land Office Feb 21 st 1832
Sir
I have the honor to submit to your consideration the enclosed copy of the Will of John Blair, deceased, late a Lieutenant in the N. Jersey line in the War of the Revolution, filed, with other papers in this office, by the Hon d John Blair on his application for bounty land in right of his father, the aforesaid John Blair, deceased. Your construction of the Will, in reference to the form in which a Land Warrant should issue, is respectfully requested.
I have the honor to be With much Respect
The Hon d Secretary of War
Your obt Servt
Wm Gordon

Free
Hon. John Blair
Washington City
(Dis. Col.)

State of Tennessee } Knox County } I was acquainted with Lieutenant John Blair of the Revolutionary war; we were raised together from about the 1771 and I knew him from that time until his death. I was informed by himself or his father's family that he was out in the Revolutionary war and he told me he was shot at the battle of Germantown. He was wounded in the side as he said by a musket ball and he showed me the wound. I have understood and believe he received a pension as an invalid for the disability incurred in the service but cannot say in what year. He had several children John, Martha and I think Ann and William and probably others whose names have escaped my recollection. Joseph Brown
State of Tennessee } This eighth day of February 1832 Knox County } Joseph Brown appeared before me Jas. Boothe an acting justice of the peace for said county and made oath that the above statement of facts is correct to the best of his knowledge and belief. Sworn to and subscribed before me date above Joseph Brown Jas. Boothe Justice of the peace for Knox County
I certify that I am well acquainted with Zachariah Boothe the justice of the peace who signed the above certificate. He has been for some time an acting Justice of the peace for Knox County. He was so, when I left Knoxville in November last and I have no doubt he is still acting in that capacity - I further certify

that for the last twenty or thirty years I have been well ac- -quainted with Joseph Brown whose affidavit is on the within page and I do not believe I am acquainted with any man more honest.
Chas. M. White
Feb 17 th 1832

1M 24.
July 21, 1925.
Miss. Eva Blair, Mound City, Missouri.
Madam:
I have to advise you, that from the records in this Bureau, it appears that Lieutenant John Blair of the New Jersey Line, was wounded in the side by a musket ball at the battle of Germantown, and was pensioned for the disability resulting therefrom, from April 8, 1811, under the Act of July 5, 1812. The dates and details of his service are not on record.
He was a resident of Washington County, Tennessee in 1818. He had a wife Susannah, whose maiden name is not stated, and eight children, John, Martha, Ann and William, being the only names given. There is no further data on file as to his family. He died July 13, 1818.
Two hundred acres of bounty land were also allowed on account of his services.
Respectfully,
Winfield Scott. Commissioner.

Rev. War Section.
aw May 5, 1920.
Albert Blair, 1752 Pierce Building, Saint Louis, Mo.
Sir:
In reply to your letter of the 15 th ultimo, you are herewith furnished the history of the only soldier of the Revolution named John Blair, found on the records of this Bureau whose services or family data in any way correspond with the statements made in your letter.
From the records of this Bureau it appears that Lieut. John Blair of the New Jersey Line, was wounded in the side by a musket ball at the battle of Saratoga, and was pensioned for the disability resulting therefrom, from April 8, 1811, under the Act of July 5, 1812. The dates and details of his service are not on record.
He was a resident of Washington County, Tenn., in 1812. He had a wife Susannah, whose maiden name is not stated, and eight children, John, Martha, Ann and William, being the only names given. There is no further data on file as to his family. He died July , 13, 1818.
Two hundred acres of bounty land were also allowed on account of his services.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON
June 13, 1918.
Dr. E. M. Hiestand Moore, 1708 Race St. Philadelphia, Pa.
Madam:
In reply to your letter of the 7" instant, you are advised, it appears that Lieut. John Blair of the New Jersey Line, was wounded in the side by a musket ball at the battle of Germantown, and was pensioned for the disability resulting therefrom, from April 8, 1811, under the Act of July 5, 1812. The dates and details of his service are not on record.
He was a resident of Washington Co. Tenn., in 1818. He had a wife Susannah, whose maiden name is not stated and eight children, John, Martha, Ann and William, being the only names given. There is no further data on file as to his family. He died July 13, 1818.
Two hundred acres of bounty land were also allowed on account of his services in the War of the Revolution.
Very respectfully,
{see Dr. Moore's letter in Samuel Blair, S.14966,}
J. M. [Signature] Commissioner.
*****
same letter sent Mrs Tom Preston, Bristol, Tenn., Jan. 23, 1919. *****
same letter sent Mrs. M. H. Burrell, 46 7" av. N.Y.City, Feb.8, 1919, see her letter in Thos. Blair, W.891, *****
Q.M.Gen. given tombstone data on Feb.8, 1919. *****
Hist. to Albert Blair. May 5, 1920. see copy of letter. July 21-1925 Hist to Miss Eva Blair.
1925, Sept. 29, Hist. to Miss Frances Blair. MMHF 1928 Oct. 2 hist. to Mrs. B. A. Taylor. WLS.

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September 29, 1925
Frances Blair 741 East Fourth St., Chattanooga, Tenn.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the records of this Bureau it appears that Lieutenant John Blair of the New Jersey Line was wounded in the side by a musket ball at the battle of Germantown. The dates and details of his service are not on record.
He was pensioned from April 8, 1811, under the Act of July 5, 1812, on account of disability resulting from said wound.
He was a resident of Washington County, Tennessee in 1818, and on July 12 of that year he referred to his wife Susannah, maiden name not given, and eight children, all living; John, Martha, Ann and William are the only names of his children stated. There is no further data on file as to his family. He died July 13, 1818.
Two hundred acres of bounty land were also allowed on account of his services.
The above noted is the only soldier named John
BLAIR, JOHN (N J)

9/29/25
Blair of Tennessee found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.
BLAIR, JOHN (N. J.)

June 13, 1912.
Honorable R. E. Difenderfer,
House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Difenderfer:-
In reply to the enclosed letter dated the eleventh and received the twelfth instant. I have the honor to advise you that a careful search of the records of this Bureau fails to show that bounty land was ever allowed on the service of John Blair a Paymaster or Brigadier General in the Revolutionary Army, and there is no provision of law which would entitle the descendant of said soldier to bounty land in his own right.
The great grandson of a soldier of the Revolution would only be entitled to a duplicate warrant on account of such service in event of his proving to the satisfaction of this Bureau that he was the soldier's heir, that the warrant had been issued, was actually lost, and never located.
Bounty land Warrant No. 1809, for two hundred acres of land was allowed on the service of John Blair a Lieutenant in the New Jersey Line Revolutionary War, who resided in Washington Co., Tennessee, in 1818. Said warrant was issued to soldier's son and executor, the Honorable John Blair, on February 24, 1832.
BLAIR, JOHN (N. J.)

6/13/12
For the location of said land, you should apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Copy of letter signed by L.A.D. Blood Secretary of Hon. R.E. Difenderfer. dated June 11. 1912 & returned to him Chief Old War Records, Pension Bureau, Washington, D.C.
My dear Sir: Mr Difenderfer has requested me to ascertain if possible, what could be done in the matter stated below. Mr Blair is one of our constituents, and after looking into the matter, will you kindly advise this office as to the result of your search.
"My great grandfather, John Blair, was in the Revolutionary Army. Tradition says he held a commission as Brigadier General and served as Paymaster in Washington's immediate command. He was given a grant of land and the script for it came into the hands of my grandfather Wm. R. Blair; he gave it to Robert Ramsey, the Congressman from Bucks County in the thirties and he turned it over to someone down there to look the matter up. Nothing more was done about it. I would like to know if there is any chance to recover anything? To find out how far the matter went? Or whether it is barred by limitations?"
Thanking you in advance for the courtesy, I have the honor of remaining
Yours very respectfully
L.A.D. Blood
Secretary
BLAIR, JOHN (N.J.)

Rev.&1812 Wars Section. Wt. 1809-200
ANY one
October 27, 1928.
Mrs. H. B. Covington, Sadlersville, Tennessee.
Madam:
I advise you that from the records of this bureau it appears that Lieutenant John Blair of the New Jersey Line was wounded in the side by a musket ball at the battle of Germantown. The dates and details of his services are not on record.
He was pensioned from April 8, 1811, under the Act of July 5, 1812, on account of disability resulting from said wound.
He was a resident of Washington County, Tennessee in 1818, and on July 12 of that year he referred to his wife Susannah, maiden name not given, and eight children, all living: John, Martha, Ann and William are the only names of his children stated. There are no further data on file as to his family. He died July 13, 1818.
Two hundred acres of bounty land were also allowed on account of his services.
The above noted is the only soldier named John Blair
BLAIR, JOHN (N.J.)

of Tennessee found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
In order to identify the record of a particular soldier named Samuel Blair as much as possible of the following data is essential: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and given name of widow.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.
BLAIR, JOHN (N.J.)

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Blair, John GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9017 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED November 26, 179- ( torn ) To John Harper, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.