Thomas Stevenson [Parents]. Thomas married ¹ Sally Ward on 4 Aug 1800 in Coventry Parish, Rehobeth, Somerset County, Maryland, USA.

Sally Ward. Sally married ¹ Thomas Stevenson on 4 Aug 1800 in Coventry Parish, Rehobeth, Somerset County, Maryland, USA.

John Ward.

John Stevenson. John married Mary McGowan.

Mary McGowan. Mary married John Stevenson.

Morris Job [Parents]. Morris married Lydia Bond.

Two daughters of Morris Job became the wives of brothers, sons of William Blair—a Revolutionary soldier who is buried at Kossuth, Iowa—Sarah Job wedding David E. Blair and Margaret Job becoming the wife of Thomas Blair. These great-granddaughters of Elizabeth Maxwell Job came to Iowa when it was yet a part of Michigan Territory and their husbands and sons took a prominent part in early day politics.

Thomas Blair, husband of Margaret Job, represented Des Moines county in the first session of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature and also in the second session of that body which assembled at Burlington. He was also a member of the first Iowa Territorial Legislature. David E. Blair was a member of the Fifth Territorial Legislature, and of the First General Assembly of the State of Iowa. [Annals of Iowa By Iowa Division of Historical Museum and Archives, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa. Historical Dept]

Lydia Bond [Parents] was born on 2 Aug 1760. She died ¹ about 1821. Lydia married Morris Job.

Archibald Job [Parents] was born ¹ in 1726. Archibald married ¹ Margaret Reese on 30 Jul 1752.

In 1726 a son was born to Thomas and Elizabeth Job. Other children were born later to this couple but this eldest son, named Archibald, became the ancestor of the Iowa branch of the Defoe family. In the year 1752 on the 30th day of July, he married Margaret Reese.

During the Revolutionary War Archibald Job and his three grown sons gave much information and valued aid to Washington and Lafayette's armies as they passed through that part of the country. Archibald and his sons, Thomas and Morris, were also members of a scouting party - of which Archibald was captain - which became so active that they were disowned by the "Society of Friends" - of which they were birthright members - for "encouraging and participating in war-like measures." [Annals of Iowa  By Iowa. Division of Historical Museum and Archives, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa. Historical Dept]

Archibald Jobe born 1726, died 1810, lived in Cecil Co., Maryland. He had 100 acres of land in 1774. He commanded a company of scouts from Cecil Co., Md. in 1777. (DAR Lineage Book vol. 121,123,132.136). He was a gun maker in his father's factory and furnished arms for use in the Revolutionary War. He was expelled by the Quakers with his sons, Morris, Thomas and Daniel for military activities in 1777. He was High Sheriff of Cecil County, Maryland several times.

Margaret Reese [Parents] was born in Pennsylvania. Margaret married ¹ Archibald Job on 30 Jul 1752.

Richard Bond [Parents] was born ¹ on 4 Oct 1728 in Cecil County, Maryland. He died ¹ on 14 Jan 1819 in Harrison County, West Virginia. Richard married Mary Jarman ¹.

Member Maryland House of Delegates.

Mary Jarman ¹. Mary married Richard Bond.

William Blair [Parents] was born ¹ in Dec 1760 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. He died ¹ in Apr 1840 in Kossuth, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA. William married Catherine Evans in 1781.

He served in the Revolutionary War. A full account of his service can be found in the Year Book of the Iowa Society, 1901 and in the county clerk's office in Schuyler County, Illinois under the date 3 September 1832. He married Catherine Evans circa 1780, as he was married before attaining the age of 21. He was the first adult to be buried at the Round Prairie Cemetery, which was on land donated William Blair (1760-1840), was placed on the pension roll of Schuyler Co., Illinois, 1832, for fourteen months' actual service as private, Pennsylvania Continental line. He served, 1778, as a substitute for his father. He died in Kentucky.

William Blair was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in 1760. He resided in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, at the date of his first enlistment. He is credited with service as a private under three different enlistments, which were for two, five and seven months, from May, 1778, to June, 1780. His captains under these three enlistments were George Ball, Heury Dougherty and Gilbert McCoy. He was once in the command of Gen. John Sullivan, who so successfully fought the Indians, and also served under a Col. Clark. Before he had attained his majority he served two months (in 1778) as his father's substitute, and was in several campaigns against the Tories, British and Indians. He was disabled at the battle of Chemung, leaving the service for a time, but later rejoined and was mustered out with his regiment. After many experiences in pioneer life, he came to Round Prairie, Kossuth county, Iowa, in 1837, where three years later, he died. Two of his sons, Thomas and David Evans Blair, settled in Iowa when this was a part of Michigan territory and were prominent in the public life of our early days. Thomas was one of the seven representativei from Dos Moines county in the first session of the Wisconsin territorial legislature, which convened at Belmont, October 25, 1836. He also served in the second session of this body which met at Burlington, November 6, 1837, and in the special session which was begun at Burlington June 11, 1838. He was also a member of the first Iowa territorial assembly which convened at Burlington, November 12, 1838. David E. Blnir was elected to the Fourth Iowa territorial legislature, which met at Burlington, December 6, 1841, and to the Fifth, which convened at Iowa City, December 5, 1842. He was also chosen to the first State legislature, which convened at Iowa City, November 30, 1846. The old soldier did not ask for a pension until he had reached his seventy-second year, when his application was granted. His grandson, Mr. M. W. Blair, is at present a resident of Kossutli, Iowa. There has been pome agitation of the project to place a tablet to his memory in the Iowa Historical Building, but no action has yet been taken. During the past few months his family representatives at Sioux City and Kossnth have erected a monument over his grave in the little cemetery three miles from Kossuth, Iowa.

Catherine Evans [Parents] was born in 1762. She died in 1817. Catherine married William Blair in 1781.

Rev. War Soldiers bur in Iowa - R929.3 iow.Dar pg 20 William Blair b 1760 Lanc. Co., PA, d 27 Apr 1840, Des Moines, IA Terr. m 1781 Catherine Evans, b 1762, d 1817, d/o Thomas Evans & Mary Rutledge, had 11 children

Alexander Blair [Parents] was born in 1716 in Armagh, Ulster, Ireland (Donegal). He died in 1798 in Blairs Station, Kentucky. Alexander married Elizabeth Cochran.

Elizabeth Cochran was born in 1732 in Lancaster County PA. Elizabeth married Alexander Blair.

Gray. Gray married Margaret Blair.

Margaret Blair [Parents] was born in 1803. She died in 1878. Margaret married Gray.

Thomas Job [Parents]. Thomas married ¹ Elizabeth Maxwell in 1725.

Elizabeth Maxwell [Parents] ¹ was born about 1700 in England. Elizabeth married ¹ Thomas Job in 1725.

At the age of eighteen the daughter Elizabeth engaged herself to marry one to whom her mother was bitterly opposed and the engagement was very unceremoniously broken off by her This so angered Elizabeth that she left home secretly and embarked for America on a sailing vessel bargaining with the captain to be sold on her arrival to reimburse him for her passage Upon arriving at Philadelphia she with a number of other passengers was offered for sale Andrew Job an inn keeper and wealthy Quaker citizen of Baltimore chancing to be in the city bought this runaway Quaker maiden and took her with him when he returned to the Blue Ball Inn to aid his good wife in her many household duties Elizabeth Maxwell seems to have been satisfied in her new home for six years later in the year 1725 she became the wife of Andrew Job's son Thomas Soon after her marriage she wrote to her mother and uncle telling them of her new happiness and giving them the first knowledge of her location since her disappearance.