Name: James BLAIR
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Birth: 8 Jan 1777 Gilford Co NC
Death: 6 Nov 1826 Roane then Loudon Co. TN
Burial:  Steekee Cemetery, Loudon Co TN
Father: John "The Miller" BLAIR (1749-1819)
Mother:  Jane GAMBLE (1749-1793)
Marriage: 1799 Mifflin Pennsylvania
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Spouse: Jane (Jenny) CARMICHAEL
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Birth: 11 Jan 1775 Pensylvania
Death: 26 Mar 1841 Roane then Loudon Co. TN
Burial:  Steekee Cemetery, Loudon Co TN
Father: John CARMICHAEL (1735-1799)
Mother: Isabella POMEROY (~1749->1819)
Other Spouses: Joseph TROTTER

Children:
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1 M: Wiley BLAIR
Birth: 19 Feb 1813 Loudon Co. TN
Death: 2 Aug 1854 Loudon Co. TN
Spouse: Mary M. JOHNSTON
Marriage: 30 Mar 1843 Roane Co. Tennessee
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2 M: Hugh BLAIR
Birth: 16 Apr 1811 Roane Co. Tennessee Now Loudon Co
Death: 3 Aug 1883 Loudon Co. Tennessee
Spouse: Nancy B. JOHNSON
Marriage: 30 Sep 1865 Roane Co. Tennessee
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3 F: Elizabeth (Betsy) BLAIR
Birth: 16 Feb 1805
Death: 23 Feb 1868
Spouse: Dr. Joseph SCATES
Marriage: 26 Dec 1825 Roane Co. Tennessee
Spouse: HENDERSON
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4 M: William Wiley BLAIR
Birth: 14 Feb 1803
Death: 1 Jan 1865 Loudon Co. Tennessee
Spouse: Martha F. JOHNSTON
Spouse: Elizabeth TAYLOR
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5 M: Allen BLAIR
Birth: 9 Nov 1807 Roane Co. Tennessee
Death: 20 Nov 1882 Edgewood, TX
Spouse: Lucenda PARKER
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6 F: Isabella (Isabel) BLAIR
Birth: 6 Jul 1801
Death: 16 Feb 1832
Spouse: Samuel PRATER
Marriage: 8 Sep 1819 Roane Co. Tennessee
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7 F: Mahala BLAIR
Birth: 8 Jan 1810
Death: 8 Jan 1811
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8 F: Jinnie BLAIR
Birth: 29 Jul 1815
Death: 29 Jul 1815
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9 M: John BLAIR Jr.
Birth: 19 Jul 1800 Tennessee
Death: 15 Jan 1858 Loudon Co. Tennessee
Spouse: Elizabeth JOHNSTON
Marriage: 29 Mar 1827
Spouse: Elizabeth SCALES

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Notes for James BLAIR
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Tennessee Cousins a history of Tennessee People  by Worth S. Ray  "Author of "The Lost Tribes of North Carolina" Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Company 1966. pg 443: James Blair listed as one of the First settlers South of the TN river in what is now Loudon Co, but was then Monroe Co.
Indian Affairs. Laws and Treaties. Vol. II.
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Done at Tellico, the twenty-fifth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and five.
Return J. Meigs,
Daniel Smith.
Fox, or Ennollee, his x mark,
Path Killer, or Nenohuttahe, his x mark,
Glass, or Tauquatehee, his x mark,
Double head, or Dhuqualutauge, his x mark,
Dick Justice, his x mark,
Tounhull, or Toonayeh, his x mark,
Turtle at Home, or Sullidooahwolu, his x mark,
Chenawee, his x mark,
Slave Boy, or Oosaunabee, his x mark,
Tallotiskee, his x mark,
Broom, or Cunnaweesoskec, his x mark.
John Greenwood, or Sour Mush, his x mark,
Chulioah, his x mark,
Katigiskee, his x mark,
William Shawry, or Eskaculiskee, his x mark,
Taochalar, his x mark,
James Davis, or Coowusaliskee, his x mark,
John Jolly, or Eulatakee, his x mark,
Bark, or Eulloolka, his x mark,
John McLemore, or John Euskulacau, his x mark,
Big Bear, or Yohanaqua, his x mark,
Dreadfulwater, or Aumaudoskee, his x mark,
Challaugittihee, his x mark,
Calliliskee, or Knife Sheath, his x mark,
Closenee, his x mark,
Challow, or Kingfisher, his x mark,
John Watts, jr., his x mark,
Sharp Arrow, or Costarauh, his x mark,
John Dougherty, or Long John, his x mark,
Tuckasee, or Terrapin, his x mark,
Tuskegittihee, or Long Fellow, his x mark,
Tochuwor, or Red Bird, his x mark,
Catihee, or Badgerson, his x mark,
Witnesses:
Rob. Purdy, secretary to the commissioner,
W. Yates, Lieutenant Artillerists,
Wm. L. Lovely, assistant agent,
Nicholas Byers, United States factor,
Go. W. Campbell,
Will. Polk,
James Blair,
Jno. Smith,
T. Thomas
N. Clark,
Chas. Hicks, interpreter.
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Roane County Tax List - 1805 with footnotes Transcribed by Mable H. Thornton
James Blair and William Blair
*James BLAIR, dec'd. by Jan. 1827. Will 5 Nov 1826 names brother Hugh, "my wife Jane" and children: Allen, Hugh, Wiley, William, Isabella (m. 1819 Samuel PRATOR) and Betsy.
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Tennessee Cousins a history of Tennessee People  by Worth S. Ray  "Author of "The Lost Tribes of North Carolina" Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Company 1966. pg. 451,James and William Blair are listed in the List of Roane Co. Tax Payers in 1802.
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Will of James Blair Roane County Tennessee probated Jan term 1827
In the name of God, I, James Blair of the county of Roane and the State of Tennessee biing weak in body but blessed be God being sound in memory and also in judgement at this time do make and acknowldge this to be my last will and testament.
First if it should please God to take me out of this world, I recomemend my soul to him who gave it to me and my body to be decently buried.
Secondly, I give and bequeath to my loving wife my black woman named Nelly and her oldest daughter named Sally together with their increase and likewise the boy named Lewis the 2nd son of black girl named Eady and likewise my stock in horses, cattle, hogs and sheep, I give her together with their increase to dispose of as she may think proper so that she makes the three youngest boys equal to the two oldest boys giving each one a horse.
I also allow her to have all the depts that is coming to me with the money that I have on hand with what the ferry may make and alsothe place that I now live on until the Law Suit is decided and after the decision of said suit, she is to pay all costs and debts that will be against me and if theere be any balance of money left she can dispose of it to the children as she may think best.
If the land on the south side of the river should be lost then I allow my wife and Brother Hugh to move to the old place and to have possession thereof during their natural life and my sons, Allen, Hugh and Wiley are to have the profits of the ferry on the north side of the river equally and all the land on the north side after the death of my wife and Brother Hugh be equally divided between them and Wiley to have the old place but if the land on the south side should be gained or recovered by law or any means, then I allow my son, Wiley to have all the land I hold on the southe side of the river with all the proceeds that may arise there from after the dicision of the suit.
I allow William, Allen and Hugh, my sons to have all the land and the ferry on the north side of the river equal between them. Still reserving the possession and maintenace of my wife, Jenny and my brother Hugh during their life.
Thirdly I do bequeath to bmy brother Hugh a certain negro boy named Jack to be his during his life time and after his decease to go to my son John as a compensation for loaned money.
Forthly I give and bequeath to my son John two black boys named Lewis and Henry, children of Carter and Creasy and in case the land on the south side of the river should be lost, I allow him 1/2 the money coming from Charles McClung and 1/2 the money that will be due me from the State of said land and damages that may be recovered.
Fifthly, I bequest to my son William 2 negros, the man named Carter and his wife, Creasy and the other half of the money as stated in the bequeath to John Blair on the same conditions.
Sixthly I bequeath to Isabella Prater, my daughter, two black girls, one named Frank, the other Betsy, to her and her heirs forever.
Seventhly, I bequeath to my daughter Betsy Scates to her and her heirs forever. One negro girl named Lorie and the child she now has, a boy named Man with the interest I hold on the lots that she now lives on in Phildelphia, Monroe County.
Eightly, I bequeath to my son Allen Blair one negro Boy named Issac and negro girl named Amanda.
Ninthly, I bequeath to my son Wiley three negros one boy named Calvin, one girl named Harriet and one girl named Dauphry.
The ballance (sic) of the negros namely Charlotte, Edy and Rufus, I leave to my wife to divide amongst my children as she thinks proper. And Lastly I appoint my friend James J. Johnson and my son John Blair Executors and my wife Jeny, Executrix of this my last will and testament. In Witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this fifth day of November 1826
James Blair
Attest Tho. Johnson, Thomas Robinson
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 Goodspeeds History of Loudon, Tennessee
 In 1790, families began settling on the northern bank of the Tennessee river. A few of these settlers included the Tunnels, the Carmichaels, and the Blairs. By 1835, James, John, and Wiley Blair had built a steamboat landing, a store, and several houses. They named their new settlement Blair's Ferry. The first steamboat to pass up the river was the Atlas in 1828. However, it was not until about 1835 that steamboats began regularly stopping at Blair's Ferry.

      Standing on the waterfront was a storehouse built by James Blair in 1834. Due to certain provisions in the Hiwassee Purchase, a Cherokee Indian named Pathkiller claimed the store, the ferry, and the land on which the town of Blair's Ferry was located. Blair was ordered off the land, and Pathkiller became its new owner. Blair filed suit in the Tennessee Supreme Court, and a fifteen year court battle ensued. Blair eventually won his lands back from Pathkiller but died shortly after, leaving his entire estate to Wiley Blair. In 1851, sensing an opportunity for profit, Wiley Blair laid out a town and dubbed it Blairsville. Unfortunately, he failed to sell any lots, and the next year he was forced to sell the land to S. M. Johnson & Company.

 With the advent of the railroad in 1848, this small community rapidly began to grow. Between the years of 1852 and 1856, a railroad bridge was built across the Tennessee River. The bridge opened for traffic on March 17, 1855. With both a railroad terminus and a steamboat port, Blair's Ferry became a popular site for transferring merchandise and produce from the river to the railroad. In 1858, the name of the town was changed to Loudon. Due to its quick economic growth and central location within the county, Loudon was chosen as the county seat.

James and his wife remained in the vicinity of Blair's Ferry, where they accumulated considerable property and slaves.
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Notes for Jane (Jenny) CARMICHAEL
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Her fathers will names her as Jenny
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Carmichael Inn
Located behind the courthouse in Loudon  is one of the area's oldest homes. The Carmichael Inn is a two story log structure which served as a stopping place for stage coach travelers enroute from Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga. Travelers would be ferried across the river to spend the night and then resume traveling the next morning by the next stagecoach. Although the exact date of construction is unknown, the first stage of construction is thought to have been completed around 1810. The log house was built by John Hudson Carmichael (1780-1840). His sons operated the Inn, the ferry, and the stagecoach. Two of his sons, James and Dan, fell in love with and married two sisters who were traveling on the stagecoach from Georgia to the Tate Springs Resort.
The Carmichael Inn can be described as an "I-house" as it is two stories tall, one room deep and two or more rooms long. It has a central chimney which opens into fireplaces in the two downstairs. The structure has a gable roof and two front and two rear doors. A two-story porch runs the length of the house. The Carmichael Inn is currently being used as a museum and visitors center.
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 Was a member of another pioneer East Tennessee Family