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David Adams 1719 – 1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1719

Birth Location: Americanas

Death Date: 1769

Death Location: South Carolina (CSA 1861-5), Americanas

Father: Thomas Adams

Mother: Elizabeth Higgins

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Johns, Sarah *, Margaret Martz, Priscilla Pearson

Children(s): David Adams, John Adams, Catherine Adams, John Adams, Francis Adams, David Adams

In 1719, David Adams 1 entered the world in Americanas, born to Thomas Adams and Elizabeth Higgins. David Adams 1 married Elizabeth Johns, Sarah Alexander *, Margaret Martz, Priscilla Pearson, and had children including David Adams, John Napier Adams, Catherine Adams, John Adams, Francis Adams, David Adams. David Adams 1 passed away in 1769 in South Carolina (CSA 1861-5), Americanas.

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Biography

  • In 1719, David Adams 1 entered the world in Americanas, born to Thomas Adams and Elizabeth Higgins.
  • David Adams 1 married Elizabeth Johns, Sarah Alexander *, Margaret Martz, Priscilla Pearson, and had children including David Adams, John Napier Adams, Catherine Adams, John Adams, Francis Adams, David Adams.
  • David Adams 1 passed away in 1769 in South Carolina (CSA 1861-5), Americanas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Adams
1664 – 1752
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Higgins
1655 – 1722
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Johns
1677 – 1752
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia Colony
EJ
Sarah *
1670 – 1760
Birth Location: Stafford Virginia
S*
Margaret Martz
1690 – 1793
Birth Location: Stafford, Virginia
MM
Priscilla Pearson
1690 – 1750
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
PP

Children(s)

David Adams
1703 – 1769
Birth Location: Waxhaws, South Carolina
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John Adams
1709 – 1769
Birth Location: Church Hills, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
JA
Catherine Adams
1710 – 1810
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
CA
John Adams
1715 – 1791
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
JA
Francis Adams
1696 – 1824
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
FA
David Adams
1730 – 1790
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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David Adams's Ancestors

Self
David Adams
1719 – 1769
Birth Place: Americanas
Parents
Thomas Adams
1664 – 1752
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Higgins
1655 – 1722
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Adams
1657 – 1688
Greater London, England
Dorothy (Jean Ball) Adams
1639 –
Edward Harris
1642 – 1677
Isle of Wight,Isle of Wight Co (1634),Virginia,USA
Mary Tapsfield
1635 –
Meopham, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
John Adams
1617 – 1669
Jane Mascott
1620 – 1670
William Tapsfield
1611 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Adams
1595 – 1664
Anne (Adams)
1599 – 1658
Agnes (Farmer)
1598 – 1638
Thomas Tapsfield
1573 – 1611
Elizabeth Layton
1578 – 1611

David Adams's Descendants

1.
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David Adams (1719 – 1769) m. Elizabeth Johns (1677 – 21 Feb 1752) m. Sarah (Alexander) * (abt 1670 – 1760) m. Margaret Martz (1690 – 5 Feb 1793) m. Priscilla Pearson (1690 – 27 March 1750)
  1. 1. David Adams (1703 – 1769)
  2. 2. John (Napier) Adams (1709 – 21 Sep 1769)
  3. 3. Catherine Adams (1710 – 1810)
  4. 4. John Adams (1715 – 25 Apr 1791)
  5. 5. Francis Adams (1696 – 1824) m. Rosannah Johnston (1740 – 1824)
    1. 1. Francis Adams (24 Nov 1763 – 12 Sep 1846) m. Margaret McKee (12 Aug 1764 – 14 Jun 1814) m. Margaret (Isabelle Mc) Gee (27 Feb 1770 – 02 Aug 1858) m. Mary (Ryan) Farrell (1783 – 12 Sep 1846)
    2. 2. William Adams (1773 – 22 Sep 1859) m. Jane Chambers (1775 – 1825) m. Rachel Owen (1776 – 12 Jul 1858)
      1. 1. Robert Adams (1800 – 29 Aug 1865) m. Elizabeth (M) Grimes (1794 – 18 Apr 1860)
        1. 1. Rebecca (Mary) Adams (15 Aug 1823 – 10 Feb 1873) m. William (Abram) Barnette (23 Jan 1821 – 19 Feb 1853) m. Jeremiah (Dawson) Pennington (18 Jul 1839 – )
  6. 6. David Adams (1730 – 1790) m. Ellner (Nellie) Hood (1735 – )
    1. 1. John Adams (1757 – 1873)
    2. 2. David Adams (25 Sep 1759 – Nov 1833) m. Phoebe Yeldell (1762 – 11 Sep 1835)
      1. 1. John Adams (Dec 1794 – Aug 21, 1873) m. Mahaleth Atkins (10 Mar 1799 – 08 Feb 1853)
        1. 1. Franklin (L) Adams (1839 – 26 Aug 1862)
        2. 2. Thomas (Atkins) Adams (01 Feb 1818 – 05 Jan 1883) m. Ann (Buckley) Mosley (1820 – 23 Nov 1847) m. Mary (A) Roberson (Abt. 1830 – 1869) m. Lucinda (Caroline) Griffin (03 Jan 1845 – 03 Aug 1900)
        3. 3. Sarah Adams (11 Jul 1819 – 10 Dec 1899) m. Thomas (Griffin) Barnett (27 November 1813 – 29 November 1884)
        4. 4. James Adams (1823 – 18 Sep 1861) m. Ava (A.) Johnson (18 May 1823 – 16 Nov 1861)
        5. 5. Jane Adams (Abt. 1827 – 26 Mar 1919) m. Worren (W) Jackson (Jun 1822 – )
        6. 6. Sarah (Jane) ADAMS (15 Jun 1826 – 25 Aug 1891)
        7. 7. Robert (A) Adams (06 Sep 1828 – 03 Aug 1914)
        8. 8. David Adams (16 Feb 1830 – 28 Dec 1908) m. Martha (Elizabeth) Blankenship (18 Feb 1835 – 06 Dec 1898)
        9. 9. Joseph (Warren) Adams (1833 – 04 Mar 1863)
        10. 10. William (J) Adams (1843 – 28 Jun 1862)
        11. 11. Margaret Adams (1846 – 1907)
        12. 12. Jonathan Adams (1848 – 29 Jul 1864)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Adams (1799 – )
      3. 3. Jesse Adams (1801 – Aug 1872) m. Polly Pointer (1748 – 20 Nov 1824) m. Rhoda Stilts (1808 – )
      4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Baird (1802 – 12 Oct 1865) m. John (Adams) Baird (29 Mar 1788 – 1835)
        1. 1. James (Stephenson) Baird (Abt. 1820 – )
        2. 2. Arthur (Joseph) Baird (Abt. 1822 – )
        3. 3. John (Adams) Baird (Abt. 1825 – )
        4. 4. Cynthia (Jane) Baird (Abt. 1825 – )
        5. 5. Simon Baird (Abt. 1827 – )
        6. 6. William (Harrison) Baird (27 Jun 1829 – 1917)
        7. 7. Margaret Baird (Abt. 1832 – )
        8. 8. Albert (Conway) Baird (13 Feb 1834 – 09 Jan 1921)
        9. 9. John (Hardin) Baird
      5. 5. Margaret Adams (19 Jun 1805 – 26 May 1880) m. Joseph Atkins (1790 – 10 Nov 1866)
    3. 3. Sarah Adams (22 Apr 1762 – )
    4. 4. Margaret Adams (1765 – 03 Jan 1803) m. Simon Baird (1758 – 24 Sep 1802) m. Simon (Baird,) Sr. (Abt. 1760 – 24 Sep 1802)
      1. 1. Sarah Baird (Abt. 1786 – )
      2. 2. John (Adams) Baird (29 Mar 1788 – 1835) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Baird (1802 – 12 Oct 1865)
      3. 3. Adam Baird (Abt. 1790 – Abt. 1790)
      4. 4. Eleanor Baird (Abt. 1792 – )
      5. 5. Margaret Baird (Abt. 1794 – 1887)
      6. 6. Mary Baird (Abt. 1796 – 1883)
      7. 7. Simon (Baird,) Jr. (Abt. 1800 – 1857)
      8. 8. Luvicy (Ann) Baird (02 Oct 1802 – 11 Jan 1878)

David Adams's Timeline

8 Records

1678
1678
Birth of David Adams 1 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
1705
1705
Birth of David Adams 1 in Stafford, Stafford County, Virginia (CSA 1861-5), Americanas
Stafford, Stafford County, Virginia (CSA 1861-5), Americanas
1719
1719
Birth of David Adams 1 in Americanas
Americanas
1740
1740
Age 21
David Adams 1 resided here in Saint John Parish, Colleton County, South Carolina, United States
Saint John Parish, Colleton County, South Carolina, United States
1769
1769
Age 50
Death of David Adams 1 in South Carolina (CSA 1861-5), Americanas
South Carolina (CSA 1861-5), Americanas
1769
1769
Age 50
Death of David Adams 1 in Camden, South Carolina
Camden, South Carolina
1769
1769
Age 50
Death of David Adams 1 in South Carolina (CSA 1861-5), Americanas
South Carolina (CSA 1861-5), Americanas
1810
1810
Age 91
David Adams 1 resided here
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0595
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 91702

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: Stafford, Stafford County, Virginia (CSA 1861-5), Americanas
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1719
    Event Place: Americanas
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Saint John Parish, Colleton County, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820, Document: Jury Lists, 1740, Acts #664 [at SC Archives]; Page Number: 12; Family Number: 10
    [2] U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820, Document: Jury Lists, 1751, Acts #783 [at SC Archives]; Page Number: 7; Family Number: 39
    [3] U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820, Document: Jury Lists, 1740, Acts #664 [at SC Archives]; Page Number: 12; Family Number: 10

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: York, South Carolina; Roll: 61; Page: 660; Image: 00488; Family History Library Film: 0181420

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jasper, Georgia
    Record Source: Georgia Cherokee Land Lottery, 1832

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: South Carolina (CSA 1861-5), Americanas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0595
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: Camden, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 91702

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: South Carolina (CSA 1861-5), Americanas
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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