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Capt. Robert Jacob 'Old Robin' Adams 1725–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1725

Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1785

Death Location: Brights, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Robert Sr

Mother: Mourning Lewis

Spouse(s): Penelope Lynch, Cecily Ford, Mary Lewis

Children(s): Mildred Adams, Robert Adams, Margaret Adams, Mourning Adams, Sarah Adams, Cyrus Adams, James Adams, Penelope Adams, Charles Adams, Elizabeth Adams

The story of Capt. Robert Jacob 'Old Robin' Adams began in 1725 in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA. In 1774, Capt. Robert Jacob 'Old Robin' Adams resided in Rent Rolls, Fairfax, Virginia. Capt. Robert Jacob 'Old Robin' Adams married Cecily Ford, Mary Waller Lewis, Penelope Flournoy Lynch, and had children including Charles Lynch Adams, Cyrus Sanders Adams, Elizabeth Betsy Adams, James Adams, Margaret Adams, Mildred Adams, Mourning Adams, Penelope Adams, Robert Adams, Sarah Adams. Capt. Robert Jacob 'Old Robin' Adams passed away in 1785 in Brights, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt. Robert Jacob 'Old Robin' Adams began in 1725 in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1774, Capt. Robert Jacob 'Old Robin' Adams resided in Rent Rolls, Fairfax, Virginia.
  • Capt. Robert Jacob 'Old Robin' Adams married Cecily Ford, Mary Waller Lewis, Penelope Flournoy Lynch, and had children including Charles Lynch Adams, Cyrus Sanders Adams, Elizabeth Betsy Adams, James Adams, Margaret Adams, Mildred Adams, Mourning Adams, Penelope Adams, Robert Adams, Sarah Adams.
  • Capt. Robert Jacob 'Old Robin' Adams passed away in 1785 in Brights, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Capt. Adams's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Adams
1725–1785
Birth Place: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert A. Adams Sr
1690–1740
Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Mourning (Fountleroy) Lewis
1694–1765
Albermarle Co, VA, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Eugene Adams) {VA}
1668–1727
Newport, Shropshire, England
Mary (Francis Elizabeth Walker - Adams) {VA}
1630–1725
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia
William (Henry Lewis Sr \) Col.
1660–1706
Turkey Creek Island, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Maud) Woodson-Lewis
1672–1739
Curles Neck Plantation, Henrico County, VA, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Addams
1638–1714
Elizabeth Hind
1645–1701
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jon\JOHN Adams
1612–1695
Ann *
1613–1689

Capt. Adams's Descendants

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Capt. (Robert Jacob 'Old Robin') Adams (20 Dec 1725–1785) m. Penelope (Flournoy) Lynch (1734–17 Jun 1785) m. Cecily Ford (1735–10 Feb 1815) m. Mary (Waller) Lewis (30 Jan 1728–18 Jul 1807)
  1. 1. Mildred Adams 1758–1794 m. William (Lee) Ward 1745–1808 m. William Ward 1750–1823
    1. 1. Robert (Adams) Ward 1770–1828 m. Nancy Smailes 1784–1830 m. Elizabeth Terrell 1790–1885
      1. 1. Nancy (A) Ward 1805–1890 m. William Parker 1801–1881
        1. 1. James (Henry) Parker 1830–1881 m. Sarah (Frances) Hughes 1839–1920
      2. 2. George (L) Ward 1825–1872
      3. 3. Letha (J) Ward 1829–1880
      4. 4. Martha Ward 1817–1874
      5. 5. Robert (W) WARD 1809–1892
      6. 6. Sarah Ward 1820–1892
      7. 7. Thomas Ward 1814–1884
      8. 8. William Ward 1810–
    2. 2. Sarah ('Sally') Ward 1771–
    3. 3. John (W) Ward 1769–1858
    4. 4. Mildred Ward 1789–1824
  2. 2. Robert Adams 1754–1790
  3. 3. Margaret Adams 1768–1829
  4. 4. Mourning Adams 1766–1802
  5. 5. Sarah Adams 1762–1840
  6. 6. Cyrus (Sanders) Adams 1760–1783
  7. 7. James Adams 1756–1786
  8. 8. Penelope Adams 1754–1825
  9. 9. Charles (Lynch) Adams 1752–1804
  10. 10. Elizabeth ('Betsy') Adams 1765–1834

Capt. Adams's Timeline

4 Records

1725
20 Dec 1725
Birth of Capt. Robert Jacob 'Old Robin' Adams in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
1745
1745
Age 20
Capt. Robert Jacob 'Old Robin' Adams was married in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1774
1774
Age 49
Capt. Robert Jacob 'Old Robin' Adams resided here in Rent Rolls, Fairfax, Virginia
Rent Rolls, Fairfax, Virginia
1785
1785
Age 60
Death of Capt. Robert Jacob 'Old Robin' Adams in Campbell County, Virginia, USA
Campbell County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1725
    Event Place: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 138 : 1918

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Rent Rolls, Fairfax, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Campbell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 138 : 1918

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brights, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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