Rev. Samuel Blair and Frances Van Hook

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Husband Rev. Samuel Blair ^{1 2}

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           Born: 14 Jun 1712 - Ulster, Northern Ireland 1
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           Died: 5 Jul 1751 1
         Buried:  - Fagg's Manor, Chester Co, PA

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         Father: Samuel Blair (      -      ) 3
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Wife Frances Van Hook ⁴

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            AKA: Hannah Van Hook
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         Father: Lawrence Van Hook, Esq. (      -      ) 4
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Children

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1 M Rev. Samuel Blair, D.D. ¹

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           Born: 1741 - Fagg's Manor, Chester Co, PA 1
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           Died: Sep 1818
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         Spouse: [Unk] Shippen (      -      )

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2 F Elizabeth Blair ⁵

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            AKA: [Unk] Blair 1
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         Spouse: Rev. George Duffield (1732-1790) 5 6
           Marr: 8 Mar 1756 5

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3 F [Unk] Blair

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         Spouse: David Rice (      -      ) 1

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4 F [Unk] Blair

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         Spouse: Rev. John Carmichael (1728-1785) 7
           Marr: 1775

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5 F Hannah Van Hook Blair ^{2 8}

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           Born: Abt 1745
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           Died: 14 May 1810
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         Spouse: Rev. William Foster (1740-1780) 1 4 8 9
           Marr: Abt 1767

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6 F Martha Blair ¹¹

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            AKA: [Unk] Blair 10
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         Spouse: Dr. Samuel Edmiston (1746-1816) 10 11

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General Notes: Husband - Rev. Samuel Blair

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He came to America while quite young, and received his education at the celebrated Log College, at Neshaminy, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, under the Rev. William Tennent. Nov. 9, 1733, he was licensed as a Presbyterian minister by the Presbytery of Philadelphia. In 1739 he became pastor of the Presbyterian congregation at Fagg's Manor, in Londonderry township, Chester County. Soon after his settlement there he established a classical school, which had particular reference to the study of theology as a science. From this school there came forth many distinguished pupils, who did honor to their instructor, both as scholars and Christian ministers.
Samuel Blair was above the middle stature, comely and well set, with a clear understanding, quick apprehension, prompt elocution, solid judgment, and tenacious memory. He was esteemed one of the most able, learned, and excellent men of his day; a profound divine and scholar, and an eloquent and impressive preacher.
He was a man of weight in judicatories, and a prominent actor in those scenes which in his day agitated, and for a time divided, the Presbyterian Church. He co-operated with and ranked high in what was called the "New Side" party.

In his lifetime he published three volumes of a religious character. After his death these were gathered together, and, with a collection of his sermons, and a sermon preached at his funeral by Rev. Samuel Finley, of Nottingham, were published in one volume by William Bradford, Philadelphia, in 1752. 8vo, pp. 386. These several works were: I. Sermons by Samuel Blair, preached at Fagg's Manor, pp. 200; II. A work in relation to a controversy in the Synod of Philadelphia, pp. 30; III. A treatise on the doctrine of predestination, pp. 100; IV. A narrative of revivals of religion at Fagg's Manor, then called New Londonderry, pp. 28; V. The last advice of Mr. Blair to his people; VI. Sermon by Rev. Samuel Finley.

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

2 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 325.

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

4 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 324.

5 Alfred Nevin, D.D., LL.D., Men of Mark of the Cumberland Valley, Pa. 1776-1876 (Philadelphia, PA: Fulton Publishing Co., 1876), Pg 87.

6 Alex. Harris, A Biographical History of Lancaster County (Lancaster, PA: Elias Barr & Co., 1872), Pg 165.

7 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 483, 493.

8 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 392.

9 Alex. Harris, A Biographical History of Lancaster County (Lancaster, PA: Elias Barr & Co., 1872), Pg 211.

10 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 529.

11 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 18.