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- "Elizabeth was sixteen-years-old when she caught the eye of the twenty-nine year-old widower, Andrew Miller. Miller, a native of Scotland, arrived on the sandy shores of the North Carolina colony in 1750 and began to carve out a life for himself. Settling first in Edenton, he went into business with George Blair. According the 1759 North Carolina Vessel Bonds, the two had a Schooner named Lydia. Sometime after settling here, he married an unknown lady and had one son, Andrew Robert Miller born November 1759. Miller was very active in politics, serving in the House of Commons for several terms."
Source Information: Tyner, K. Blake. On the Outside Looking In-An Account of the Life of Elizabeth Blount Miller McNair. "Carolina Stories". Last updated: Friday, April 01, 2005. Blake Tyner, P.O. Box 3636, Pembroke, NC, 29536. Emailcarolinastories@bbtyner.com. April 1, 2005. http://www.uncp.edu/home/tyner/elizabeth%20mcnair%20final%20copy%20flowers%20comp.htm
"Before 1746 New England sloops predominated among the vessels that brought slaves to North Carolina. Only 1 of the 31 vessels evidently was built in North Carolina, the sloop Thomas & Tryal (twenty tons), constructed in 1738.62 Among the other vessels 1 was built in the West Indies and 3 in Britain; 1 vessel was a French prize. Between 1749 and 1775, 19 of the 117 vessels that transported slaves to North Carolina had been built there. Most of them had been laid down since 1760, by which time schooners as a type of vessel built in North Carolina had begun to outnumber sloops.63 For the 1780s no similar statements can be made because information about the place of construction is not available.
Taking into account the volume of the trade and the nature of the water approaches to the ports of North Carolina, most of the vessels were small. Between 1723 and 1746 the majority of the vessels (19 out of 31) were 20 tons or under. The only vessel over 35 tons was the 70-ton brig Tryal of Boston. Between 1749 and 1775 the size of vessels had grown appreciably. Of the 117, only 11 were 20 tons or under; the most common tonnage was 40 to 50 tons, with 38 vessels in that category. Six vessels were 100 tons or more. Finally, between 1784 and 1790, more than half of the vessels (49 of 93) were 50 tons or under. Fourteen of the vessels were 100 tons or more, with the largest vessel carrying slaves to North Carolina being 360 tons.
Only the largest vessels ships were British owned; in the main, vessels belonged to owners in the American mainland colonies or in the West Indies. It was unusual for an owner to possess more than one vessel, although, for example, in the third quarter of the eighteenth century Richard Quince owned six vessels, Samuel Cornell, George Blair, and Harold Blackmore owned three each, and Muscoe Livingstone owned two, while in the 1780s John Spicer owned two and James Hankinson and John Barrow jointly owned two. It was more common for masters to own vessels. Of the vessels belonging to North Carolinians, the majority were the property of Wilmington ship-owners. Most of the vessels were trading at a venture, and there were few if any constant traders. Nor were there many merchants regularly involved in the trade, which appears to have been casual rather than systematic. Luke Swain of Charleston is one of the few (being both master and shipowner) who participated more regularly. Most of the New York shippers similarly were involved in only a single voyage. Early in the century, the exceptions were Tunis Vangelder, who engaged in three voyages in 1723-1725, and John Vanpelt, senior and junior, who were involved in twelve voyages between 1725 and 1734."
Source Information: Michinton, Walter E. The Seaborn Slave Trade of North Carolina, Vol. 71., 1994. "Slavery and Servitude". The Colonial Records Project, North Carolina Office of Archives & History, State of North Carolina. Last Updated 06/18/03. March 31, 2005. http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hp/colonial/newspapers/Subjects/Trade.htm
May 7, 1772
Virginia Gazette (Purdie & Dixon)
"To be SOLD at Edenton, North Carolina, on Tuesday the 16th of June next, by publick Vendue,
TWENTY five valuable SLAVES, HORSES, and CATTLE, several SEA VESSELS, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, and a Quantity of EUROPEAN and WEST INDIA GOODS. Six Months Credit will be allowed, the Purchasers giving Bond and Security to the Executors of Mr. George Blair, deceased."
Source Information: Poff, Jan-Michael, ed. Trade and Shipping, The Colonial Records Project, North Carolina Office of Archives & History, State of North Carolina. Last Updated 06/18/03. March 31, 2005. http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hp/colonial/newspapers/Subjects/Trade.htm
"The Edenton Academy, a private white school, was chartered in 1770 by Joseph Blount, Joseph Hewes, George Blair and Samuel Johnston. The first Academy was built in 1891 by contractor J. W. Spruill on Court Street between East Church and East Queen Streets. In 1895 a new academy (shown) was built on the same site and used as a public white school until Edenton Graded School, a brick building was erected in 1916. The Academy had a central hall with two classrooms on either side."
Source Information: Van Camp, Louis. mages of America, Edenton and Chowan County, North Carolina. 105 Vassar Place, Washinton, D.C. 27889. Website title: "Carolina Images, North Carolina Books and Authors". March 31, 2005. http://www.ncimage.com/EdentonBook.html
Sacred to the memory of George BLAIR, Esquire, who departed this life the18th of April 1772 AGE 34 years
Source Information: Chowan County, NC Cemeteries-Hayes Plantation. File was contributed by: dayle noble biba Jan 2000. NC Genweb, Rootsweb.com. http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/chowan/cemeteries/hayescem.txt
Excerpts from Duplin Deeds, Book 1A -
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Samuel Johnston, Exr. & Jean Blair, Exx. of the L.W.& T. of George Blair dec'd of Edenton in Chowan Co., N.C. & John Johnston of Bertie Co. to FREDERICK BARFIELD of Duplin Co., 2 July 1780, for 47 pds. 4 shill. proc. 243A, being part of a tract of 3,000A taken up by Saml. Johnston, Esqur. in his lifetime & by him willed to Samuel Johnston & John Johnston & one undivided moiety thereof conveyed by the sd. Samuel Johnston to George Blair in his lifetime. Deed mentions William Whitfield's corner. Wit: John Gray, Joseph Horne. Probated 3 Nov 1787.
Source Information: Apr 1, 2005. http://www.sonic.net/~prouty/prouty/b229.htm {No author name or other bibilographical information could be located on this website. However, the webmaster's email address is prouty@sonic.net]
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1738 - 1772 (34 years)
