From "Blairs of Richmond Virginia: The Descendants of Reverand John Durburrow Blair and Mary Winston Blair, his Wife," Rolfe E. Glover, Jr., Richmond, Virginia, 1933, pp 71-81.
The Rev. William Linn married first Rebecca Blair, daughter of Rev. John Blair and Elizabeth (a/k/a Susan) Durburrow, the daughter of John Durburrow of Philadelphia, said to have been an English merchant there.
The Rev. John Blair and Elizabeth Durburrow married in 1745, had twelve children, seven of whom survived to maturithy:
1. William Lawrence Blair, b. 1750-1754
2. Judge Samuel Blair, married Mary Ward
3. Rebecca Blair, b. 1751-1757, married Rev. William Linn
4. Rev. John Durburrow Blair, b. 1759, d. 1823
5. Judge James Blair, b. 1762, married Elizabeth Preston
6. Elizabeth, married ___________ Burrows
7. Hannah Hodge Shippen Blair, d. August 29, 1831, buried near her brother John in Shockoe Cemetery, Richmond.
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The children of Rev. William Linn and Rebecca (Blair) Linn were:
-Elizabeth Linn b. 1775; m. Charles Brockden Brown
-John Blair Linn b. 1777; m. Esther Bailey
-Susan Linn b. 1778; m. Simeon DeWitt
-Rebecca Linn d. 1825; m. William Keese
-Mary Linn d. unmarried at Ithaca NY Jan 29, 1870
-William Laidlie Linn b. July 8, 1787, d. ?
-William Laidlie Linn b. Feb. 28, 1789, d. ?
-William Linn b. Aug. 31, 1790; m. Mary A. Biers
-Hannah Linn b. April 15, 1792, baptised June 24, 1792, d. Jan.2, 1846; m. Charles R. O'Hara
-Sarah Livingston Linn b. May 14, 1795 d. Sep. 24, 1840; m. John W. Peters
The "New York Daily Gazette" August 19, 1794, and many other newspapers at the time ran the following obituary: 'Died on Friday the 15th, in the 40th year of her age, Mrs. Rebecca Linn, wife of the Reverend Doctor Linn, and the third daughter of the late Rev. John Blair, ...has left her family and numerous acquaintances to mourn the loss of an affectionate relative and friend."
Reference: "Record of the Burials in the Dutch Church of New York", prepared by the Secretary, Theodore M. Banta, 1899, p. 177
The Rev. William Linn married first Rebecca Blair, daughter of Rev. John Blair and Elizabeth (a/k/a Susan) Durburrow, the daughter of John Durburrow of Philadelphia, said to have been an English merchant there.
The Rev. John Blair and Elizabeth Durburrow married in 1745, had twelve children, seven of whom survived to maturithy:
1. William Lawrence Blair, b. 1750-1754
2. Judge Samuel Blair, married Mary Ward
3. Rebecca Blair, b. 1751-1757, married Rev. William Linn
4. Rev. John Durburrow Blair, b. 1759, d. 1823
5. Judge James Blair, b. 1762, married Elizabeth Preston
6. Elizabeth, married ___________ Burrows
7. Hannah Hodge Shippen Blair, d. August 29, 1831, buried near her brother John in Shockoe Cemetery, Richmond.
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The children of Rev. William Linn and Rebecca (Blair) Linn were:
-Elizabeth Linn b. 1775; m. Charles Brockden Brown
-John Blair Linn b. 1777; m. Esther Bailey
-Susan Linn b. 1778; m. Simeon DeWitt
-Rebecca Linn d. 1825; m. William Keese
-Mary Linn d. unmarried at Ithaca NY Jan 29, 1870
-William Laidlie Linn b. July 8, 1787, d. ?
-William Laidlie Linn b. Feb. 28, 1789, d. ?
-William Linn b. Aug. 31, 1790; m. Mary A. Biers
-Hannah Linn b. April 15, 1792, baptised June 24, 1792, d. Jan.2, 1846; m. Charles R. O'Hara
-Sarah Livingston Linn b. May 14, 1795 d. Sep. 24, 1840; m. John W. Peters
The "New York Daily Gazette" August 19, 1794, and many other newspapers at the time ran the following obituary: 'Died on Friday the 15th, in the 40th year of her age, Mrs. Rebecca Linn, wife of the Reverend Doctor Linn, and the third daughter of the late Rev. John Blair, ...has left her family and numerous acquaintances to mourn the loss of an affectionate relative and friend."
Reference: "Record of the Burials in the Dutch Church of New York", prepared by the Secretary, Theodore M. Banta, 1899, p. 177
From "Blairs of Richmond Virginia: The Descendants of Reverand John Durburrow Blair and Mary Winston Blair, his Wife," Rolfe E. Glover, Jr., Richmond, Virginia, 1933, pp 71-81.
The Rev. William Linn married first Rebecca Blair, daughter of Rev. John Blair and Elizabeth (a/k/a Susan) Durburrow, the daughter of John Durburrow of Philadelphia, said to have been an English merchant there.
The Rev. John Blair and Elizabeth Durburrow married in 1745, had twelve children, seven of whom survived to maturithy:
1. William Lawrence Blair, b. 1750-1754
2. Judge Samuel Blair, married Mary Ward
3. Rebecca Blair, b. 1751-1757, married Rev. William Linn
4. Rev. John Durburrow Blair, b. 1759, d. 1823
5. Judge James Blair, b. 1762, married Elizabeth Preston
6. Elizabeth, married ___________ Burrows
7. Hannah Hodge Shippen Blair, d. August 29, 1831, buried near her brother John in Shockoe Cemetery, Richmond.
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The children of Rev. William Linn and Rebecca (Blair) Linn were:
-Elizabeth Linn b. 1775; m. Charles Brockden Brown
-John Blair Linn b. 1777; m. Esther Bailey
-Susan Linn b. 1778; m. Simeon DeWitt
-Rebecca Linn d. 1825; m. William Keese
-Mary Linn d. unmarried at Ithaca NY Jan 29, 1870
-William Laidlie Linn b. July 8, 1787, d. ?
-William Laidlie Linn b. Feb. 28, 1789, d. ?
-William Linn b. Aug. 31, 1790; m. Mary A. Biers
-Hannah Linn b. April 15, 1792, baptised June 24, 1792, d. Jan.2, 1846; m. Charles R. O'Hara
-Sarah Livingston Linn b. May 14, 1795 d. Sep. 24, 1840; m. John W. Peters
The "New York Daily Gazette" August 19, 1794, and many other newspapers at the time ran the following obituary: 'Died on Friday the 15th, in the 40th year of her age, Mrs. Rebecca Linn, wife of the Reverend Doctor Linn, and the third daughter of the late Rev. John Blair, ...has left her family and numerous acquaintances to mourn the loss of an affectionate relative and friend."
Reference: "Record of the Burials in the Dutch Church of New York", prepared by the Secretary, Theodore M. Banta, 1899, p. 177
The Rev. William Linn married first Rebecca Blair, daughter of Rev. John Blair and Elizabeth (a/k/a Susan) Durburrow, the daughter of John Durburrow of Philadelphia, said to have been an English merchant there.
The Rev. John Blair and Elizabeth Durburrow married in 1745, had twelve children, seven of whom survived to maturithy:
1. William Lawrence Blair, b. 1750-1754
2. Judge Samuel Blair, married Mary Ward
3. Rebecca Blair, b. 1751-1757, married Rev. William Linn
4. Rev. John Durburrow Blair, b. 1759, d. 1823
5. Judge James Blair, b. 1762, married Elizabeth Preston
6. Elizabeth, married ___________ Burrows
7. Hannah Hodge Shippen Blair, d. August 29, 1831, buried near her brother John in Shockoe Cemetery, Richmond.
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The children of Rev. William Linn and Rebecca (Blair) Linn were:
-Elizabeth Linn b. 1775; m. Charles Brockden Brown
-John Blair Linn b. 1777; m. Esther Bailey
-Susan Linn b. 1778; m. Simeon DeWitt
-Rebecca Linn d. 1825; m. William Keese
-Mary Linn d. unmarried at Ithaca NY Jan 29, 1870
-William Laidlie Linn b. July 8, 1787, d. ?
-William Laidlie Linn b. Feb. 28, 1789, d. ?
-William Linn b. Aug. 31, 1790; m. Mary A. Biers
-Hannah Linn b. April 15, 1792, baptised June 24, 1792, d. Jan.2, 1846; m. Charles R. O'Hara
-Sarah Livingston Linn b. May 14, 1795 d. Sep. 24, 1840; m. John W. Peters
The "New York Daily Gazette" August 19, 1794, and many other newspapers at the time ran the following obituary: 'Died on Friday the 15th, in the 40th year of her age, Mrs. Rebecca Linn, wife of the Reverend Doctor Linn, and the third daughter of the late Rev. John Blair, ...has left her family and numerous acquaintances to mourn the loss of an affectionate relative and friend."
Reference: "Record of the Burials in the Dutch Church of New York", prepared by the Secretary, Theodore M. Banta, 1899, p. 177
Inscription
The burials in this defunct cemetery were removed to what is now an unknown location. Please see reference in Note below.
Gravesite Details
Middle Dutch Churchyard and Vaults: Years of Use: From 1729 to 1844. Records for this cemetery found in several places, including "Yearbook of the Holland Society of New York" 1899. "The Graveyard Shift" Carolee Inskeep, Ancestry, 2000, pp110-111.
Family Members
Siblings
