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John Blair was born in [[Williamsburg, Virginia|Williamsburg]], [[Colony of Virginia]], in 1732, to Mary (Monro) (1726–1768) and her merchant and politician husband, [[John Blair Sr.|John Blair]]. They had a large family, with ten or twelve children by various accounts, and John was the fourth child, and the eldest surviving son. His father served for decades in both houses of the colony's legislature—as a member of the [[House of Burgesses]] before decades on the [[Virginia Governor's Council]] and (on four occasions) as acting [[List of colonial governors of Virginia|royal governor]]. His emigrant paternal grandfather, Dr. Archibald Blair, had also served as a burgess, and his brother (this man's great-uncle), Rev. [[James Blair (clergyman)|James Blair]], had founded and become the first president of the [[College of William & Mary]], and at his death bequeathed much of his estate to this man's father. His maternal grandfather was Rev. John Monro of St. John's Parish, [[King William County]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia| last=Van Horne|first=John C.| title=John Blair (ca. 1687–1771)| url=https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/blair-john-ca-1687-1771/| encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Virginia|access-date=February 19, 2022}}</ref><ref name=CWjounal>{{cite journal| date=Spring 2006| title=A Man of Firmness: Justice John Blair and the Letter of the Law| first=Jack| last=Lynch| journal=Colonial Williamsburg Journal| url=https://research.colonialwilliamsburg.org/Foundation/journal/Spring06/blair.cfm| access-date=February 19, 2022}}</ref>