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Alexander Adams 1779–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Apr 1779

Birth Location: Chester, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 27 Jan 1849

Death Location: Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Robert Adams

Mother: Rebecca Wylie

Spouse(s): Mary Morrow

Children(s): Alexander Adams, William Adams, James Adams, Mary Adams, Robert Adams, James Adams, Eliza Adams, Robert Adams, John Adams, Ansel Adams, Mary Adams, Rebecca Adams, Samuel Adams, William Adams, James Adams, Greenup Adams, Priscilla Adams

In 1779, Alexander Adams entered the world in Chester, South Carolina, United States, born to Robert Warson Adams And Rebecca Wylie. In 1790, Alexander Adams resided in No Township Listed, Fayette County, KY. Alexander Adams married Mary Polly Morrow, Mary Surber, and had children including Alexander Adams, Ansel S Adams, Eliza Adams, Greenup Green Adams, James Little Jim Adams, James Adams, James Madison Adams, John Adams, Mary Adams, Mary Margaret Polly Peggy Adams, Priscilla Ciller Adams, Rebecca Adams, Robert Adams, Robert Andrew Adams, Samuel Morrow Adams, William Alexander Adams, William C Adams. Alexander Adams passed away in 1849 in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1779, Alexander Adams entered the world in Chester, South Carolina, United States, born to Robert Warson Adams And Rebecca Wylie.
  • In 1790, Alexander Adams resided in No Township Listed, Fayette County, KY.
  • Alexander Adams married Mary Polly Morrow, Mary Surber, and had children including Alexander Adams, Ansel S Adams, Eliza Adams, Greenup Green Adams, James Little Jim Adams, James Adams, James Madison Adams, John Adams, Mary Adams, Mary Margaret Polly Peggy Adams, Priscilla Ciller Adams, Rebecca Adams, Robert Adams, Robert Andrew Adams, Samuel Morrow Adams, William Alexander Adams, William C Adams.
  • Alexander Adams passed away in 1849 in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Adams
1751–1816
Birth Location: Ireland
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Rebecca Wylie
1758–1817
Birth Location: Ireland
RW

Spouses(s)

Mary Morrow
1786–1843
Birth Location: Pulaski County, KY
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Children(s)

Alexander Adams
1824–1881
Birth Location: Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
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William Adams
1844–
Birth Location: Pulaski County, KY
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James Adams
1845–1850
Birth Location: Pulaski County, KY
JA
Mary Adams
1846–1849
Birth Location: Pulaski County, KY
MA
Robert Adams
1796–1876
Birth Location: SC
RA
James Adams
1812–1902
Birth Location: Pulaski County, KY
JA
Eliza Adams
1804–1872
Birth Location: Briary Creek, Pulaski County, KY
EA
Robert Adams
1805–1819
Birth Location: Pulaski County, KY
RA
John Adams
1808–1842
Birth Location: Pulaski County, KY
JA
Ansel Adams
1810–1840
Birth Location: Pulaski County, KY
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Mary Adams
1816–1891
Birth Location: Pulaski County, KY
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Rebecca Adams
1814–1840
Birth Location: Pulaski County, KY
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Samuel Adams
1806–1865
Birth Location: Fishing Creek, Pulaski County, KY
SA
William Adams
1814–1870
Birth Location: Chatham, Georgia, North Carolina, United States
WA
James Adams
1803–1881
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
JA
Greenup Adams
1810–1886
Birth Location: Fishing Creek, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
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Priscilla Adams
1817–1870
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Alexander Adams's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Adams
1779–1849
Birth Place: Chester, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Robert Warson Adams
1751–1816
Ireland
Rebecca Wylie
1758–1817
Ireland
Grandparents
Alexander Adams
1720–1800
Eglinton, Derry, Ireland
Polly Morrow
1729–1810
Ireland
James (Wylie) Sr
1722–1806
, , , Ireland
Sarah (Macmains) Campbell
1729–1800
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Adams
1699–1778
Sarah Connell
1709–1765
Samuel Morrow
1710–1796
Mary McClure
1713–1790
Adam Wylie
1690–1754
Jean Wylie
1680–1740
John McKeen
1700–1767
Martha Cargill
1707–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gabriel Adams
1690–1750
Priscella Pearson
1682–1750
William McConnell
1686–1735
Mary McGough
1690–1712
Justice McClure
1695–1769
Mary Gaston
1698–1802
John Wylie
1662–
Anne Craig
1665–
William Wylie
1654–1702
Janet Lamb
1660–1750
James McKean
1670–1756
Annis Cargill
1674–1782
David Cargill
1661–1734
Annie Smith
1664–1745

Alexander Adams's Descendants

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Alexander Adams (7 Apr 1779–27 Jan 1849) m. Mary ("Polly") Morrow (10 Feb 1786–23 Aug 1843)
  1. 1. Alexander Adams 1824–1881 m. Miny (Ann) Ashbaugh 1836–1918
    1. 1. Mary (J.) McClurg 1867–1938
    2. 2. James (D) Adams 1851–
    3. 3. John (A) Adams 1857–
    4. 4. Harry ('Henry' Harrison) Adams 1860–
    5. 5. Richard (Elsworth) Adams 1864–
    6. 6. Mary (J.) Adams 1867–
    7. 7. Bert Adams 1868–
    8. 8. Thomas (Jefferson) Adams 1854–1948 m. Abigail ("Abby" Ann) Benjamin 1856–1934
      1. 1. Myrtle (Ann) Adams 1882–1942 m. James (Lewis) Solomon 1875–1934
        1. 1. Jewel (Frances) Solomon 1918–1995
        2. 2. Flora (Mae) Solomon 1903–1942
        3. 3. Frances (Jewel) Solomon 1918–1995
        4. 4. Winnie (Opal) Solomon 1920–2002 m. William ('Willie' Edward) Hall 1918–1946 m. Herbert (Jackson Smith) Jr 1925–1982
        5. 5. Lora (Alice) Solomon 1902–1946
        6. 6. William (Homer "Dick") Solomon 1911–1967 m. Helen (Pearl) Murray 1915–1990
      2. 2. MYRTLE (ANN) ADAMS 1884–1954
      3. 3. Ida (May) Adams 1884–1959
      4. 4. Walter Adams 1906–
      5. 5. Grace (Florence) Adams 1890–1980 m. BERT (PRIE) ADAMS 1882–1945
        1. 1. Leonard (William) Adams 1908–1966
        2. 2. Tommy (Ray) Adams 1917–1984
        3. 3. Bessie (Faye) Adams 1913–2005
        4. 4. Edna (Madge) Adams 1919–2017
        5. 5. Madge Adams 1920–
        6. 6. Edna Adams 1919–
        7. 7. Tommy (Ray) Adams 1917–1984 m. Pauline Phillips 1931–2004
        8. 8. Bessie (Faye) Adams 1913–2005 m. VanHenry Dillingham 1911–1979
        9. 9. Roy (Elvin "Shorty") Adams 1911–1994 m. Pearl (Louise) Purser 1921–2007 m. Annette (Laverne) VanRay 1925–2007
        10. 10. Baby Birt 1909–
        11. 11. Leonard (Willie) Adams 1908–1966 m. Willie (Margaret) Wilhite 1913–1988
        12. 12. Grace Adams 1906–
      6. 6. Ella (Winnie) Adams 1885–1968
        1. 1. Winnie (D) Adams 1921–
        2. 2. Oscy (W) Adams 1918–
        3. 3. Reda (May) Adams 1912–
        4. 4. Orril (L) Adams 1910–
        5. 5. Wendell (Dewayne) Adams 1921–2006
        6. 6. Oscar Adams 1918–1970
        7. 7. John (Woodrow Pete) Adams 1914–1993
        8. 8. Orville (Abe) Adams 1909–1975
        9. 9. Arvil Adams 1909–
        10. 10. Lillian (A) Adams 1907–1997
        11. 11. Ethel (Laura) Adams 1905–1991 m. Frank Dishman 1898–
      7. 7. Sarah (F "Dolly") Adams 1894–1915 m. Fred Hyde 1887–1954
      8. 8. Leatha (Ethel) Adams 1888–1976 m. Daniel (Edward "Ed") Adams 1877–1946
        1. 1. Minnie (Ruth) Adams 1925–2009
        2. 2. Dorothy ("Dolly" Francis) Adams 1922–1991 m. Walter (J) Maharry 1917–1978
        3. 3. Oletha (Evelyn "Sis") Adams 1918–2007 m. Elmer (Rufus) Hardy 1904–1998
        4. 4. Claude (E) Adams 1916–1990
        5. 5. Fannie (Lee) Adams 1913–1960
        6. 6. Ola (Pearl) Adams 1910–1995
        7. 7. Boyd (Jefferson) Adams 1908–1967
  2. 2. William (Alexander) Adams 1844–
  3. 3. James (Madison) Adams 1845–1850
  4. 4. Mary Adams 1846–1849
  5. 5. Robert (Andrew ???) Adams 1796–1876
  6. 6. James ("Little Jim") Adams 1812–1902
  7. 7. Eliza Adams 1804–1872
  8. 8. Robert Adams 1805–1819
  9. 9. John Adams 1808–1842
  10. 10. Ansel (S) Adams 1810–1840 m. Mary (Jane "Polly") Doolin 1817–1890
    1. 1. Elizabeth Adams 1837–1911
    2. 2. William (Henry Harris) Adams 1837–1850
    3. 3. Ansel (Thomas) Adams 1841–1921 m. Sally (W) Harmon 1847–1916
      1. 1. Lula (Elizabeth) Adams 1881–1970
      2. 2. James (Harlan) Adams 1875–1955
      3. 3. Mary (Farris) Adams 1865–1944
      4. 4. Henry (D) Adams 1868–1942
      5. 5. George (Washington) Adams 1872–1946
      6. 6. Joseph (Ansel) Adams 1878–1900
  11. 11. Mary (Margaret "Polly" "Peggy") Adams 1816–1891
  12. 12. Rebecca Adams 1814–1840
  13. 13. Samuel (Morrow) Adams 1806–1865
  14. 14. William (C) Adams 1814–1870
  15. 15. James Adams 1803–1881
  16. 16. Greenup ("green") Adams 1810–1886
  17. 17. Priscilla (Ciller) Adams 1817–1870

Alexander Adams's Timeline

8 Records

1779
7 Apr 1779
Birth of Alexander Adams in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
1779
7 Apr 1779
Birth of Alexander Adams in Chester, South Carolina, United States
Chester, South Carolina, United States
1790
1790
Age 11
Alexander Adams resided here in No Township Listed, Fayette County, KY
No Township Listed, Fayette County, KY
1810
1810
Age 31
Alexander Adams resided here in Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
1820
1820
Age 41
Alexander Adams resided here in Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
1825
18 Apr 1825
Age 46
Alexander Adams resided here in Adams Mills, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
Adams Mills, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
1843
18 Dec 1843
Age 64
Alexander Adams was married in Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
1849
27 Jan 1849
Age 70
Death of Alexander Adams in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
Pulaski, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1779
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1333.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BAR
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1723.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BAR
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 143 : 1918-1919

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1779
    Event Place: Chester, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1843
    Event Place: Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Fayette County, KY
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1787-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky; Page: 62; NARA Roll: M33_27; Image: 89

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1825
    Event Place: Adams Mills, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1849
    Event Place: Pulaski, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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