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Adam Sherrill 1731–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Nov 1731

Birth Location: Cecil, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 1787

Death Location: Sherrills Ford, Catawba, North Carolina, United States

Father: Adam Sherrill

Mother: Elizabeth Corzine

Spouse(s): Sina 1731, Elizabeth 1731

Children(s): Nicholas Sherrill

The story of Adam Sherrill began in 1731 in Cecil, Maryland, United States. In 1768, Adam Sherrill resided in Rowan, North Carolina. In 1780, Adam Sherrill resided in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. Adam Sherrill married Elizabeth Lowrance Lorentz 1St Wife Of Adam Sherrill 1731, Sina Corzine 2Nd Wife Of Adam Sherrill 1731, and had children including Nicholas Osborne Sherrill. Adam Sherrill passed away in 1787 in Sherrills Ford, Catawba, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Adam Sherrill began in 1731 in Cecil, Maryland, United States.
  • In 1768, Adam Sherrill resided in Rowan, North Carolina.
  • In 1780, Adam Sherrill resided in Burke County, North Carolina, United States.
  • Adam Sherrill married Elizabeth Lowrance Lorentz 1St Wife Of Adam Sherrill 1731, Sina Corzine 2Nd Wife Of Adam Sherrill 1731, and had children including Nicholas Osborne Sherrill.
  • Adam Sherrill passed away in 1787 in Sherrills Ford, Catawba, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adam Sherrill
1696–1772
Birth Location: Cecil County, Maryland, USA
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Elizabeth Corzine
1701–1774
Birth Location: Lancaster, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sina 1731
1731–1834
Birth Location: Cabbarus, North Carolina, United States
S1
Elizabeth 1731
1744–1762
Birth Location: Peapack, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
E1

Children(s)

Nicholas Sherrill
1762–1811
Birth Location: Sherrills Ford, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Adam Sherrill's Ancestors

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Adam Sherrill
1731–1787
Birth Place: Cecil, Maryland, United States
Parents
Adam "The Pioneer" Sherrill
1696–1772
Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth Corzine
1701–1774
Lancaster, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
William (The Conestoga Fur Trader Samuel Sherrill Sr (Immigrant)(Rev) War)
1666–1747
Ermington, South Hams District, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Reutzel Rudisil - Sherrill (1675-1749)) (
1675–1749
Cecil County, Maryland, United States of America
John Corzine
1682–1707
Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Deborah (Elizabeth) Browning
1686–1721
Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sherwill
1639–1719
Margaret UPRIGHT
1635–1693
Elias Sherrill
1633–1682
Gertraud Kaiser
1642–1722
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans Reutzel
1612–1689
Katharina Fischborn
1620–1698
Hans Kaiser
1620–1662
Maria Flavius
1622–1645

Adam Sherrill's Descendants

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Adam Sherrill (1 Nov 1731–1787) m. Sina (Corzine 2nd wife of Adam Sherrill) 1731 (1731–1834) m. Elizabeth (Lowrance-Lorentz 1st wife of Adam Sherrill) 1731 (1744–1762)
  1. 1. Nicholas (Osborne) Sherrill 1762–1811 m. Martha (Dillon) Sherill 1765–1842
    1. 1. Judy Sherrill 1802–1858 m. Charles (Manson) Beaty 1795–1865
      1. 1. Lebannon (Ban) Beatty 1827–1879
      2. 2. Sally (Lovina) Beatty 1830–1909
      3. 3. Martha (L) Beatty 1823–1894 m. Robert Barkley 1818–1894
        1. 1. Julia (A) Barkley 1857–1942
      4. 4. Betsey (Elizabeth Beatty) Barkley 1825–1898 m. John (C) Barkley 1832–
      5. 5. Gilbert (Manson) Beatty 1828–1902 m. Adeline (Susana) Sherrill 1829–1878
      6. 6. Wilburn Beatty 1835–1904 m. Frances (Celina) Beatty 1833–1915
      7. 7. PVT (Cephus B) Beatty 1837–1865
      8. 8. Tyler Beatty 1840–1907
      9. 9. Calvin Beatty 1832–1901 m. Mary (Ann) Abernathy 1830–1900
        1. 1. Susan (Elizabeth) Beatty 1873–1915
        2. 2. Charles (A) Beatty 1870–1921
        3. 3. John (H) Beatty 1866–1943 m. Laura Eddleman 1872–1907 m. Etta (C) White 1877–1948
        4. 4. Wilburn (Davis) Beatty 1861–1953
        5. 5. Milton (Leroy) Beatty 1860–1943
        6. 6. Mary (F) Beatty 1858–1862
        7. 7. R. (Avery) Beatty 1864–1940 m. Sarah (Lenora) Connell 1872–1914

Adam Sherrill's Timeline

5 Records

1731
1 Nov 1731
Birth of Adam Sherrill in Cecil, Maryland, United States
Cecil, Maryland, United States
1768
1768
Age 37
Adam Sherrill resided here in Rowan, North Carolina
Rowan, North Carolina
1780
1780
Age 49
Adam Sherrill resided here in Burke County, North Carolina, United States
Burke County, North Carolina, United States
1787
1787
Age 56
Death of Adam Sherrill in Sherrills Ford, Catawba, North Carolina, United States
Sherrills Ford, Catawba, North Carolina, United States
1790
2 Aug 1790
Age 59
Adam Sherrill resided here in Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Lincoln, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1731
    Event Place: Cecil, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 473.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Submitter Code: SAS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Burke County, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, Document: Series: General Assembly; Box: Oct - Nov 1779 [North Carolina State Archives]; Call Number: Folder: Petitions; Page Number: 3; Family Number: 2

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Lincoln, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 107; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Burke, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Sherrills Ford, Catawba, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records
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