John Blue, Sr.^{[1, 2]}

1691 - 1770  (79 years)

• Name	John Blue
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1691	Somerset, Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Jul 1770	Romney, Hampshire, Virginia, United States
  Burial	1777	Skillman, Somerset County, NJ, United States
  Person ID	I291	Murrow
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2026

  
  

  Father	John “Jan” Blaw,   b. 1677, Brooklyn, Long Island, New York d. 14 Nov 1757, Somerset County, New Jersey (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Margaret “Grietje”,   b. Abt 1675, Jamaica, Long Island, New Netherland d. 7 Feb 1751, Blawenburg, Franklin Township, Somerset County, NJ, United States (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1690	Somerset, New Jersey
  	Spouse: Margaret “Grietje” Blaw (born unknown)
  Family ID	F500079	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cattron Garretsen Van Meter,   b. 1693, Somerset County, New Jersey, Colonial America d. 7 Feb 1770, Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, Colonial America (Age 77 years)  [1]
  Marriage	1712	Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States
  	Spouse: Cattron Garretsen Blue (born Van Meter)
  Children	1. John J. Blue, III,   b. Abt 1713, Somerset County, New Jersey d. 14 Apr 1791, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States (Age 78 years)   2. Mary Blue,   b. 1728, Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey, United States d. 1747, USA (Age 19 years)   3. Katherine Blue,   b. 1732, Holland
  Family ID	F81	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1691 - Somerset, Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States Marriage - 1712 - Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States Death - 20 Jul 1770 - Romney, Hampshire, Virginia, United States Burial - 1777 - Skillman, Somerset County, NJ, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Also Blaw; progenitor of the NJ Dutch Reformed Blue/Blau family. European origin undocumented (Palatine tradition only).

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Hermes Agent for Rob Murrow, Extension research reports (Sep 2026), ~/Desktop/genealogy/reports/extension-{dutch,scottish,colonial,ontario,michigan}.md, (8 Sep 2026), extension-colonial.md. [S500006] Geni World Family Tree, (MyHeritage) (Reliability: 3). John Blue (born Blew), Sr. Gender: Male Alias name: Blew, Blue, Blaw, Uriah Birth: Circa 1691 - Somerset, Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States Marriage: Spouse: Cattron Garretsen Blue (born Van Meter) - 1712 - Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States Death: July 20 1770 - Romney, Hampshire, Virginia, United States Burial: 1777 - Skillman, Somerset County, NJ, United States Father: John “Jan” Blaw Mother: Margaret “Grietje” Blaw (born unknown) Wife: Cattron Garretsen Blue (born Van Meter) Children: John J. Blue, III, Michael Stephen Blue, Sr., James Blue, Uriah Blue, Abraham Blue, Mary Blue, Katherine Blue Siblings: Janetje Blaw, Antje Ouke (born Blauw), Uriah Blaw, Michael Blaw, Aaltjie Compton (born Blaw), Frederick Jansen Blaw, Sr, Peter Blaw, Dinah Sortore (born Blaw), Annetje Blaw, Henrick Blaw, Frederic Blue