BLAIR, Rev. John Durbarrow

1759 - 1823  (63 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 8 descendants in this family tree.

BLAIR, Rev. John

1720 - 1771  (51 years)

Birth	1720	Ardee, Louth, Leinster, Ireland
Died	8 Dec 1771	Province of New York, UK
Buried	Goodwill Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Montgomery, Orange, New York, USA
	Address: Goodwill Presbyterian Church Cemetery 2117 State Route 208 Montgomery, New York USA
Family	DURBARROW, Elizabeth
Children	+ 1. BLAIR, Rev. John Durbarrow,   b. 15 Oct 1759, Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony, UK

DURBARROW, Elizabeth

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	BLAIR, Rev. John,   b. 1720, Ardee, Louth, Leinster, Ireland
Children	+ 1. BLAIR, Rev. John Durbarrow,   b. 15 Oct 1759, Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony, UK

WINSTON, Mary Geddes

1763 - 1831  (68 years)

Birth	4 Jun 1763	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Died	16 Oct 1831	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Buried	Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
	Address: Shockoe Hill Cemetery Hospital St. Richmond, Virginia USA http://shockoehillcemetery.org/
Father	WINSTON, Geddes,   b. Abt 1731, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Mother	JORDAN, Mary,   b. 26 Sep 1739, Buckingham County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family	BLAIR, Rev. John Durbarrow,   b. 15 Oct 1759, Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony, UK
Married	4 Mar 1785	Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Children	+ 1. BLAIR, Elizabeth Durbarrow,   b. 23 Sep 1786, Henrico County, Virginia, USA + 2. BLAIR, John Geddes,   b. 21 Oct 1787, Henrico County, Virginia, USA + 3. BLAIR, Samuel Jordon,   b. 13 Aug 1789, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA + 4. BLAIR, Dr. James Winston,   b. 16 Oct 1792, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA   5. BLAIR, William,   b. Abt 1795, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA + 6. BLAIR, Walter Dabney,   b. 8 Jul 1797, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA   7. BLAIR, Mary Jordan,   b. Abt 1800, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA + 8. BLAIR, Thomas Rutherfoord,   b. 3 Oct 1804, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA

BLAIR, Elizabeth Durbarrow

1786 - 1854  (67 years)

Birth	23 Sep 1786	Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Died	4 Sep 1854	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Father	BLAIR, Rev. John Durbarrow,   b. 15 Oct 1759, Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony, UK
Mother	WINSTON, Mary Geddes,   b. 4 Jun 1763, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family	MAYO, Joseph Hearne,   b. 1784, James City County, Virginia, USA
Married	28 Apr 1808	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA

BLAIR, John Geddes

1787 - 1851  (63 years)

Birth	21 Oct 1787	Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Died	Mar 1851	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Buried	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Father	BLAIR, Rev. John Durbarrow,   b. 15 Oct 1759, Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony, UK
Mother	WINSTON, Mary Geddes,   b. 4 Jun 1763, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family	HERON, Sarah Anna Eyre,   b. Abt 1795, Virginia, USA
Married	28 Apr 1812	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA

BLAIR, Samuel Jordon

1789 - 1845  (55 years)

Birth	13 Aug 1789	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Died	11 Mar 1845	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Buried	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Father	BLAIR, Rev. John Durbarrow,   b. 15 Oct 1759, Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony, UK
Mother	WINSTON, Mary Geddes,   b. 4 Jun 1763, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family	TRUEHEART, Elizabeth Thilman,   b. 4 Nov 1798
Married	8 Feb 1820	Hanover County, Virginia, USA

BLAIR, Dr. James Winston

1792 - 1835  (42 years)

Birth	16 Oct 1792	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Died	5 Oct 1835	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Buried	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Father	BLAIR, Rev. John Durbarrow,   b. 15 Oct 1759, Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony, UK
Mother	WINSTON, Mary Geddes,   b. 4 Jun 1763, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family	LESLIE, Jane Isabella,   b. Abt 1801
Married	1823

BLAIR, William

Abt 1795 - Abt 1803  (8 years)

Birth	Abt 1795	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Died	Abt 1803	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Buried	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Father	BLAIR, Rev. John Durbarrow,   b. 15 Oct 1759, Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony, UK
Mother	WINSTON, Mary Geddes,   b. 4 Jun 1763, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK

BLAIR, Walter Dabney

1797 - 1878  (80 years)

Birth	8 Jul 1797	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Died	3 Apr 1878	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Buried	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Father	BLAIR, Rev. John Durbarrow,   b. 15 Oct 1759, Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony, UK
Mother	WINSTON, Mary Geddes,   b. 4 Jun 1763, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family	EDMONDSON, Ellen E.
Married	11 Oct 1823	Montgomery County, Virginia, USA

BLAIR, Mary Jordan

Abt 1800 -

Birth	Abt 1800	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Died	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Buried	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Father	BLAIR, Rev. John Durbarrow,   b. 15 Oct 1759, Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony, UK
Mother	WINSTON, Mary Geddes,   b. 4 Jun 1763, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK

BLAIR, Thomas Rutherfoord

1804 - 1846  (42 years)

Birth	3 Oct 1804	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Died	10 Dec 1846	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Buried	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Father	BLAIR, Rev. John Durbarrow,   b. 15 Oct 1759, Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony, UK
Mother	WINSTON, Mary Geddes,   b. 4 Jun 1763, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family	EDMONDSON, Margaret
Married	12 Oct 1836

• Name	BLAIR, John Durbarrow  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	15 Oct 1759	Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony, UK   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	5446672
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5446672
  Individual Event	1784	Hanover County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	Preached at the historic Polegreen church beginning
  	He moved to Richmond in 1790, but continued to preach at Polegreen.
  Occupation	28 Oct 1784	Virginia, USA   [5]
  	Presbyterian Minister, licensed
  Land-	23 Jan 1790	Hanover County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	that he gave to John D. BLAIR, his son-in-law, 300 acres on the Totopotomoy Creek, known by the name of Glebe,
  Death	10 Jan 1823	Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA   [2, 4, 5]
  Age	63 years
  Burial	Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA   [4, 5]
  	Address: Shockoe Hill Cemetery Hospital St. Richmond, Virginia USA http://shockoehillcemetery.org/
  	Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #5446672.
  Person ID	I707	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	BLAIR, Rev. John,   b. 1720, Ardee, Louth, Leinster, Ireland d. 8 Dec 1771, Province of New York, UK (Age 51 years)
  Mother	DURBARROW, Elizabeth   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2255	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	WINSTON, Mary Geddes,   b. 4 Jun 1763, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK d. 16 Oct 1831, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	4 Mar 1785	Hanover County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He : 25 years and 5 months - She : 21 years and 9 months.
  Children	>   1. BLAIR, Elizabeth Durbarrow,   b. 23 Sep 1786, Henrico County, Virginia, USA d. 4 Sep 1854, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA (Age 67 years) >   2. BLAIR, John Geddes,   b. 21 Oct 1787, Henrico County, Virginia, USA d. Mar 1851, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA (Age 63 years) >   3. BLAIR, Samuel Jordon,   b. 13 Aug 1789, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA d. 11 Mar 1845, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA (Age 55 years) >   4. BLAIR, Dr. James Winston,   b. 16 Oct 1792, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA d. 5 Oct 1835, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA (Age 42 years)     5. BLAIR, William,   b. Abt 1795, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1803, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA (Age 8 years) >   6. BLAIR, Walter Dabney,   b. 8 Jul 1797, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA d. 3 Apr 1878, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA (Age 80 years)     7. BLAIR, Mary Jordan,   b. Abt 1800, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA d. Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA >   8. BLAIR, Thomas Rutherfoord,   b. 3 Oct 1804, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA d. 10 Dec 1846, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA (Age 42 years)
  Family ID	F303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Oct 1759 - Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony, UK Individual Event - Preached at the historic Polegreen church beginning - 1784 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Occupation - Presbyterian Minister, licensed - 28 Oct 1784 - Virginia, USA Marriage - 4 Mar 1785 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Land- - that he gave to John D. BLAIR, his son-in-law, 300 acres on the Totopotomoy Creek, known by the name of Glebe, - 23 Jan 1790 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Death - 10 Jan 1823 - Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Burial - Address: Shockoe Hill Cemetery Hospital St. Richmond, Virginia USA http://shockoehillcemetery.org/ - - Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

  [S944] Cochran, Dr. William, Artifact - Cochran Family History - William Cochran (1779-1853), 10 Dec 2010. [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, Mary Winston: 668. [S491] Magazine - VA Magazine of History & Biography (JSTOR), 22 Jul 2013, Arthur Gray, "Laurel Grove - The Home of Geddes Winston," Jan 1934, 34-40; digital images, Jstor (www.jstor.org : accessed 22 Jul 2013). VA Mag of History & Biography - Jan 1934 - Geddes Winston [S1552] Anne Baker, Research Report - Decendants of Winston, Wm. Essex & Bobby, Rebecca, 8 Apr 2025, p. 3. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 23 Aug 2013, accessed 23 Aug 2013<, Rev. John D. Blair, Memorial #5446672. Rev. John D. Blair - Shockoe Hill Cemetery [S709] Clayton Torrence, editor, Book - Valentine, Edward P. - Papers - Vol. I-IV (Ancestry), (The Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA, 1927; reprint, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979.), 25 Sep 2013, Vol. III: p 1645. 1790, Geddes Winston; Hanover County Records, Vol 1784-90, p 404-410. EPVP, Vol. III, P 1645 - Geddes Winston [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 23 Aug 2013, accessed 23 Aug 2013<, Mary Winston Blair, Memorial #65965676.