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Note for: Jane Blue, 12 Jun 1788 - 22 Jul 1835 Index

Burial:
     Date:   ABT Jul 1835
     Place:   , Jasper, IN

Individual Note:
     SOURCE: "Descendants of John Blaw (Blue), d. 1757 Somerset Co., NJ", Fourth Edition, by William H. Blue, Aug 1990, pages 12 and 32, FHL film no. 1697451.

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Note for: Sarah Blake, ABT 1787 - Index

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SOURCE: "Descendants of John Blaw (Blue), d. 1757 Somerset Co., NJ", Fourth Edition, by William H. Blue, Aug 1990, pages 12 and 32, FHL film no. 1697451.

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Note for: Mary Poste, ABT 1788 - Index

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SOURCE: "Descendants of John Blaw (Blue), d. 1757 Somerset Co., NJ", Fourth Edition, by William H. Blue, Aug 1990, page 12, FHL film no. 1697451.

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Note for: John Lambert, ABT 1787 - Index

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SOURCE: "Descendants of John Blaw (Blue), d. 1757 Somerset Co., NJ", Fourth Edition, by William H. Blue, Aug 1990, page 12, FHL film no. 1697451.

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Note for: Isaac Hollenbach, ABT 1787 - Index

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SOURCE: "Descendants of John Blaw (Blue), d. 1757 Somerset Co., NJ", Fourth Edition, by William H. Blue, Aug 1990, page 12, FHL film no. 1697451.

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Note for: Frances (Fanny) Scott, 1802 - 1883 Index

Burial:
     Date:   1883

Individual Note:
     CENSUS: 1860, IN, Carroll, Carlton Twp., page 55, line 2, Anna? Blue, age 55 (should be 58), PA, FHL film no. 803246 or 7734.

SOURCE: "Descendants of John Blaw (Blue), d. 1757 Somerset Co., NJ", Fourth Edition, by William H. Blue, Aug 1990, pages 12 and 33, FHL film no. 1697451.

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Note for: John Blue, ABT 1713 - 1791 Index

Burial:
     Date:   1791
     Place:   , Hampshire, VA

Individual Note:
     MILITARY: Civilian service during Rev. war, rented horses, maybe to son Michael.

SOURCE: "Descendants of John Blaw, d. 1757 Somerset Co., NJ", draft paper as of 29 APR 1990, by William H. Blue.

SOURCE: "Descendants of John Blaw (Blue), d. 1757 Somerset Co., NJ", Fourth Edition, by William H. Blue, Aug 1990, pages 3 and 5, 1.1.1, FHL film no. 1697451.
1.1.1 John BLUE, (1713?-1791), m1.ca1739 Mary MARSHALL?, m2. Margaret KEYSER?. This John Blue was probably born in New Jersey and came to Hampshire County, VA, about the year 1752. As discussed on the previous pages, he was the first Blue to make the trip, not his father, as indicated in numerous books and manuscripts. John Blue and his family were probably drawn to Hampshire County by the existence of a sizeable Dutch population, which had previously migrated from New Jersey and New York. According to Maxwell and Swisher in "History of Hampshire Co., WV", George Washington, as a lad of 16 years, was commissioned in 1748 by Lord Fairfax to survey some of the Fairfax lands. "On April 4 he made an entry showing the kind of people who lived there (along the South Branch of the Potomac), and who were all squatters on the lands of Lord Fairfax, or at least on land claimed by him... . On April 4 he (Washington) writes, 'We were all attended with a great company of people, men, women and children, who followed us through the woods, showing their antic tricks. They seemed to be as ignorant a set of people as the Indians. They would never speak English, but when spoken to all spoke Dutch'." Since John's first wife, Mary Marshall, had her last child in 1748, it is probable that she had died before the family set out from Somerset Co., NJ, or that she died during the journey to Virginia. Sometime in the 1750's John married his second wife, reputed to be Margaret Keyser (some say Van Meter). Together, they had ten children to add to the four from his first marriage. Sometime after 1 May 1754, John Blue (Blew) received a grant from Lord Fairfax for Lot 27, 304 acres on the South Branch of the Potomac River.
He and his family lived on this land, located on the east bank of the river just south of Hanging Rocks, for about twenty years. In 1770, at about the time of his father's death, he purchased Lot 31, north of the Rocks and containing 243 acres, from Job Welton. He was living on this tract of land when he died in 1791. In 1773 he purchased Lot 30, containing 312 acres, from Thomas Wood, and in 1774 he received a grant of 203 acres adjacent to Lots 27 and 30. So, at this time, John (1.1.1) owned 1062 acres along the South Branch, surrounding Hanging Rocks. John Blue's will was proved on 14 April 1791. In this will he divided his land between his four eldest sons (sons of his first marriage); John received Lot 30, except for seven acres above the Rocks which went to Uriah; Uriah received Lot 27; and Michael and Garret each received a half share of Lot 31. Each son also received a one-fourth part of the "new survey" of 203 acres. Each of these four sons was obliged to pay certain sums of money to the remaining ten children.