New Jersey Line Revolutionary
John Blair Jr. also known as John Blair 2 was born in Pennsylvania in 1758. He served as a 2nd Lieutenant in Captain Alexander Parker's Company of the 7th Pennsylvania Regiment. He fought in the battles of Brandywine, Paoli and Germantown. At Germantown in October 1777, he was wounded in the side by a British musket ball. John arrived the winter encampment at Valley Forge in December 1777. It was here, he was reassigned to the 4th New Jersey Regiment of the New Jersey Line and fought at the Battle of Monmouth with them. He was mustered out when the 4th was disbanded on 7 February 1779. After the war he moved to Washington County to use his 200 acre land bounty. John served as a Colonel of Militia under General John Sevier in the expedition against the Cherokee & Creek Indians and was a member of the Legislature of the State of Franklin and the State of North Carolina. His wife Susannah's father William Kelsey was also a Revolutionary soldier. John died on 13 July 1818 and Susannah in 1829. They are both buried here, but Susannah's grave is unmarked, but thought to be beside his. They had eight children.
Info from Tennessee Records: Tombstone Inscriptions and Manuscripts (1933)
John Blair Jr. also known as John Blair 2 was born in Pennsylvania in 1758. He served as a 2nd Lieutenant in Captain Alexander Parker's Company of the 7th Pennsylvania Regiment. He fought in the battles of Brandywine, Paoli and Germantown. At Germantown in October 1777, he was wounded in the side by a British musket ball. John arrived the winter encampment at Valley Forge in December 1777. It was here, he was reassigned to the 4th New Jersey Regiment of the New Jersey Line and fought at the Battle of Monmouth with them. He was mustered out when the 4th was disbanded on 7 February 1779. After the war he moved to Washington County to use his 200 acre land bounty. John served as a Colonel of Militia under General John Sevier in the expedition against the Cherokee & Creek Indians and was a member of the Legislature of the State of Franklin and the State of North Carolina. His wife Susannah's father William Kelsey was also a Revolutionary soldier. John died on 13 July 1818 and Susannah in 1829. They are both buried here, but Susannah's grave is unmarked, but thought to be beside his. They had eight children.
Info from Tennessee Records: Tombstone Inscriptions and Manuscripts (1933)
New Jersey Line Revolutionary
John Blair Jr. also known as John Blair 2 was born in Pennsylvania in 1758. He served as a 2nd Lieutenant in Captain Alexander Parker's Company of the 7th Pennsylvania Regiment. He fought in the battles of Brandywine, Paoli and Germantown. At Germantown in October 1777, he was wounded in the side by a British musket ball. John arrived the winter encampment at Valley Forge in December 1777. It was here, he was reassigned to the 4th New Jersey Regiment of the New Jersey Line and fought at the Battle of Monmouth with them. He was mustered out when the 4th was disbanded on 7 February 1779. After the war he moved to Washington County to use his 200 acre land bounty. John served as a Colonel of Militia under General John Sevier in the expedition against the Cherokee & Creek Indians and was a member of the Legislature of the State of Franklin and the State of North Carolina. His wife Susannah's father William Kelsey was also a Revolutionary soldier. John died on 13 July 1818 and Susannah in 1829. They are both buried here, but Susannah's grave is unmarked, but thought to be beside his. They had eight children.
Info from Tennessee Records: Tombstone Inscriptions and Manuscripts (1933)
John Blair Jr. also known as John Blair 2 was born in Pennsylvania in 1758. He served as a 2nd Lieutenant in Captain Alexander Parker's Company of the 7th Pennsylvania Regiment. He fought in the battles of Brandywine, Paoli and Germantown. At Germantown in October 1777, he was wounded in the side by a British musket ball. John arrived the winter encampment at Valley Forge in December 1777. It was here, he was reassigned to the 4th New Jersey Regiment of the New Jersey Line and fought at the Battle of Monmouth with them. He was mustered out when the 4th was disbanded on 7 February 1779. After the war he moved to Washington County to use his 200 acre land bounty. John served as a Colonel of Militia under General John Sevier in the expedition against the Cherokee & Creek Indians and was a member of the Legislature of the State of Franklin and the State of North Carolina. His wife Susannah's father William Kelsey was also a Revolutionary soldier. John died on 13 July 1818 and Susannah in 1829. They are both buried here, but Susannah's grave is unmarked, but thought to be beside his. They had eight children.
Info from Tennessee Records: Tombstone Inscriptions and Manuscripts (1933)
Bio by: Allen D. Jackson, USAF (Ret)
