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Adam Linn 1726 – 1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1726

Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 1776

Death Location: York now Adams, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Dr Lynn

Mother: Margaret Cameron

Spouse(s): Magdalena Dickerson, Eleanor Jones

Children(s): Martha Linn, Agnes Linn, Mary Linn, Sgt Linn,, Adam Linn,, Janet Linn, Margaret Linn, James Linn, Daniel Linn,, Robert Linn

Adam Linn Sr was born in 1726 in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of Dr John Lynn and Margaret Cameron. Adam Linn Sr married Magdalena Jane Isabelle Dickerson, Eleanor Jones, and had children including Martha Linn, Agnes Linn, Mary Linn, Sgt Adam Linn,, Adam II (There's a 2nd Adam person) Linn,, Janet Linn, Margaret Linn, James Linn, Daniel Linn,, Robert Linn. Adam Linn Sr passed away in 1776 in York now Adams, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Adam Linn Sr was born in 1726 in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of Dr John Lynn and Margaret Cameron.
  • Adam Linn Sr married Magdalena Jane Isabelle Dickerson, Eleanor Jones, and had children including Martha Linn, Agnes Linn, Mary Linn, Sgt Adam Linn,, Adam II (There's a 2nd Adam person) Linn,, Janet Linn, Margaret Linn, James Linn, Daniel Linn,, Robert Linn.
  • Adam Linn Sr passed away in 1776 in York now Adams, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dr Lynn
1687 – 1752
Birth Location: Ulster, Margaret There, Donegal, Ireland
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Margaret Cameron
1693 – 1769
Birth Location: Ruskie, Drumachose, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Magdalena Dickerson
1715 – 1780
Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Eleanor Jones
1725 – 1767
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Martha Linn
1737 – 1814
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Agnes Linn
1741 – 1816
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Mary Linn
1747 – 1816
Birth Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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Sgt Linn,
1748 – 1832
Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, , Ireland
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Adam Linn,
1749 – 1833
Birth Location: York Co, Pennsylvania, USA
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Janet Linn
1750 –
Birth Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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Margaret Linn
1754 – 1832
Birth Location: Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
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James Linn
1760 – 1838
Birth Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Daniel Linn,
1761 –
Birth Location: Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
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Robert Linn
1764 – 1852
Birth Location: Lower Marsh Creek, York/Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Adam Linn's Ancestors

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Adam Linn
1726 – 1776
Birth Place: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Parents
Dr John Lynn
1687 – 1752
Ulster, Margaret There, Donegal, Ireland
Margaret Cameron
1693 – 1769
Ruskie, Drumachose, Ireland
Grandparents
William (David Cameron Lynn) Linn,
1640 – 1727
Corkaugh, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Margaret Patton
1676 – 1727
Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Linnhe,
1605 – 1684
Ann Blair
1610 – 1660
John Patton
1630 – 1689
Nancy Neely
1637 – 1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ilk
1585 – 1636
Ellen Jones
1595 – 1670
Gavin Blair
1578 – 1615
Annabella Stewart
1595 – 1628
Rev. Patton
1590 – 1641
Margaret Johnstone
1593 – 1659
William Neely
1596 – 1666
Margaret McKill
1605 – 1665

Adam Linn's Descendants

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Adam Linn (1726 – 1776) m. Magdalena (Jane Isabelle) Dickerson (1715 – 1780) m. Eleanor Jones (Abt. 1725 – Bef. 27 May 1767)
  1. 1. Martha Linn (1737 – 1814)
  2. 2. Agnes Linn (1741 – 20 Mar 1816)
  3. 3. Mary Linn (2 Oct 1747 – 20 Mar 1816)
  4. 4. Sgt (Adam) Linn, (9 Apr 1748 – 1 Jun 1832) m. Sidney (Ann) Ewing (22 Apr 1756 – 01 Jun 1822) m. Anne (Hefly) Hoeffelbauer (06 Sep 1761 – 1846) m. Sarah Burden
    1. 1. James (Ewing) Linn (6 Dec 1771 – 14 Apr 1846)
    2. 2. Reuben (C) Linn (1773 – 1819)
    3. 3. Nancy (Agnes) Linn (20 Jan 1773 – 01 Apr 1839) m. Robert Pettipool m. Abraham ("Abram" Burns) Boyd, (1 October 1765 – 1 April 1839)
      1. 1. John (Linn) Boyd, (7 August 1796 – 4 May 1873)
      2. 2. Martha (Patsy Linn Boyd) (Boyd) (25 Feb 1799 – 25 Aug 1858)
      3. 3. Honorable (Alfred Linn "Linn") Boyd, (22 November 1800 – 17 December 1859)
      4. 4. Rufus (Linn) Boyd (1808 – 1839)
    4. 4. Mary (Ewing) Linn (4 Nov 1773 – 20 Mar 1816)
    5. 5. Charles Linn (11 Sep 1777 – May 4, 1858)
    6. 6. Betsey Linn (1778 – 12 Jan 1793)
    7. 7. Pattie (Dyer) Linn (1779 – 1780)
    8. 8. Polly Linn (22 Nov 1782 – )
    9. 9. Martha Linn (25 Jan 1785 – )
    10. 10. Robert (F) Linn (13 Feb 1788 – )
    11. 11. Margaret (Peggy) Linn (03 Apr 1798 – 27 Jul 1859)
    12. 12. Margaret Linn (abt. 1782 – )
    13. 13. John Linn (20 Nov 1784 – 17 Feb 1870)
    14. 14. Joseph Linn (18 Feb 1787 – 02 Jun 1860)
    15. 15. George Linn (02 Mar 1790 – 04 Apr 1871)
    16. 16. Samuel Linn (3 Sep 1793 – 1880)
    17. 17. William Linn (10 May 1794 – 16 Jun 1870) m. Margaret Gray ( – 1851) m. Tamar Dull ( – 31 May 1873)
      1. 1. Martha Linn (4 Feb 1824 – 20 Jan 1915)
      2. 2. David Linn (1826 – 16 May 1912)
      3. 3. George Linn ( – 29 Sep 1846)
    18. 18. Mary Linn (10 Dec 1796 – 1850)
    19. 19. Nancy (Agnes) Linn (18 Jun 1800 – 22 May 1874)
    20. 20. Sarah Linn (10 Oct 1801 – 24 Sep 1881)
    21. 21. Andrew (Finley) Linn (10 Apr 1805 – 08 Jun 1894)
  5. 5. Adam (II (There's a 2nd Adam person)) Linn, (9 Apr 1749 – 17 Oct 1833)
  6. 6. Janet Linn (Abt. 1750 – )
  7. 7. Margaret Linn (24 Mar 1754 – 20 Dec 1832)
  8. 8. James Linn (17 Jan 1760 – 24 Dec 1838)
  9. 9. Daniel Linn, (Abt. 1761 – ) m. Elizabeth
  10. 10. Robert Linn (18 Jun 1764 – 08 Apr 1852) m. Catherine Clark (1765 – 03 Jul 1847)
    1. 1. Joseph (Clark) Linn (06 Feb 1790 – 15 Nov 1875)
    2. 2. Eleanor Linn (01 May 1792 – 21 Aug 1818)
    3. 3. Mary Linn (02 Sep 1794 – 31 Dec 1874)
    4. 4. Sarah ("Sally") Linn (01 Jan 1797 – 26 Dec 1843)
    5. 5. Sarah Linn (15 Jan 1797 – 26 Dec 1843)
    6. 6. Adam Linn (25 Feb 1799 – 07 Feb 1886)
    7. 7. Esther Linn (26 Feb 1801 – 10 July 1881)
    8. 8. Lydia (St.) Clair (1804 – 12 Jul 1886)
    9. 9. Robert Linn (10 Apr 1806 – 11 Apr 1887)

Adam Linn's Timeline

2 Records

1726
1726
Birth of Adam Linn Sr in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
1776
1776
Age 50
Death of Adam Linn Sr in York now Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
York now Adams, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1726
    Event Place: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1720-1750
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1720-1750; Page Number: 278

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1749
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1749; Page Number: 31

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania Naturalizations, 1740-73

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: York now Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
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