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Benjamin Adams 1805–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1805

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: bef 1880

Death Location: Sheridan Township, Colleton, South Carolina

Father: Godfrey Adams

Mother: Jane Hoff

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Dandridge, Caroline Adams

Children(s): James Adams, William Adams, Sarah Adams, Jane Adams, Benjamin Adams, Mary Adams, Amy Adams, Henry Adams, Arabel Adams, Margaret Adams, Meldret Adams, Mary Adams

Benjamin Adams was born in 1805 in South Carolina, the child of Godfrey Adams And Jane Hoff. In 1870, Benjamin Adams resided in Scott, Colleton, South Carolina, USA. Benjamin Adams married Caroline Adams, Elizabeth Dandridge, and had children including Amy Adams, Arabel Adams, Benjamin G Adams, Henry Adams, James W Adams, Jane Adams, Margaret Adams, Mary Adams, Meldret Adams, Sarah E Adams, William Washington Adams. Benjamin Adams passed away in 1880 in Sheridan Township, Colleton, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Adams was born in 1805 in South Carolina, the child of Godfrey Adams And Jane Hoff.
  • In 1870, Benjamin Adams resided in Scott, Colleton, South Carolina, USA.
  • Benjamin Adams married Caroline Adams, Elizabeth Dandridge, and had children including Amy Adams, Arabel Adams, Benjamin G Adams, Henry Adams, James W Adams, Jane Adams, Margaret Adams, Mary Adams, Meldret Adams, Sarah E Adams, William Washington Adams.
  • Benjamin Adams passed away in 1880 in Sheridan Township, Colleton, South Carolina.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Adams's Ancestors

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Benjamin Adams
1805–1880
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Godfrey Adams
1765–1850
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Jane Hoff
1775–1860
St Bartholomew Parish, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Captain (Godfrey) Adams*
1717–1800
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Lillian Martin
1717–
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Adams's Descendants

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Benjamin Adams (1805–bef 1880) m. Elizabeth Dandridge (1818–aft 1880) m. Caroline Adams (abt 1815–)
  1. 1. James (W) Adams 1845–1875 m. Margaret Larisey 1850–1880
    1. 1. JOHN (GODFREY) ADAMS 1870–1961 m. Sarah (Caroline) Thomas 1868–1949
      1. 1. JAY (GODFREY) ADAMS 1905–1985 m. Johnie (D.) Gibson 1916–1993
      2. 2. Edgar Adams 1899–
      3. 3. Rebecca Adams 1903–
      4. 4. Pollie Adams 1908–
    2. 2. Alice (C) Adams 1869–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Adams 1867–
    4. 4. William (Washington) Adams 1868–1901
    5. 5. Anna Adams 1869–
    6. 6. Hattie Adams 1875–
  2. 2. William (Washington) Adams 1836–
  3. 3. Sarah (E) Adams 1839–
  4. 4. Jane Adams 1840–
  5. 5. Benjamin (G) Adams 1848–
  6. 6. Mary Adams 1855–
  7. 7. Amy Adams 1839–
  8. 8. Henry Adams 1840–
  9. 9. Arabel Adams 1845–
  10. 10. Margaret Adams 1848–
  11. 11. Meldret Adams 1851–
  12. 12. Mary Adams 1854–

Benjamin Adams's Timeline

3 Records

1805
1805
Birth of Benjamin Adams in South Carolina
South Carolina
1870
1870
Age 65
Benjamin Adams resided here in Scott, Colleton, South Carolina, USA
Scott, Colleton, South Carolina, USA
1880
bef 1880
Age 75
Death of Benjamin Adams in Sheridan Township, Colleton, South Carolina
Sheridan Township, Colleton, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Scott, Colleton, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1492; Page: 136B; Family History Library Film: 552991

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Scott, Colleton, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Scott, Colleton, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1492; Page: 136B; Family History Library Film: 552991

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 1880
    Event Place: Sheridan Township, Colleton, South Carolina

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