Old Parish
Records of the Church of Scotland list Duncan as the son
of John Blair and Margaret McLockie, baptized on August 18,
1751 in Balfron, Stirlingshire, Scotland
The
Associate Session of Balfron which
contains baptisms of Buchlyvie from 1750 to 1752
shows
Duncan Blair son of John Blair and
Margaret McLuckie baptized
on August 18,
1751 in
in the parish of Kippen.
The Buchlyvie
Associate Session Baptisms (some marriages)
1752–1785 lists a Duncan Blair marrying a
Mary Blair married in Buchlyvie on December 8, 1872.
There are also references to several children of
Duncan and Mary Blair being baptized in Kippen:
|
i. |
Duncan Blair -
October 17, 1773 |
|
ii. |
William Blair -
December 22, 1775 |
|
iii. |
John Blair -
March 29, 1778 |
|
iv. |
Jean Blair -
January 4, 1781 |
|
v. |
Alexander Blair
April 10, 1784 |
There is no way to
know for certain that Duncan Blair, son of John
Blair and Margaret McLuckie, is the same Duncan
Blair who married Mary Blair, but the dates and
locations certainly indicate this is not an
unrealistic assumption.
None of the
Robert Blair Letters mentions a brother Duncan.
