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Dr James Robert Adair 1709 – 1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1709

Birth Location: County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Death Date: Nov 13, 1783

Death Location: Robeson County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas Adair

Mother: Margaret Henart

Spouse(s): Esther McBride, Elizabeth Hobson, Ann McCarty

Children(s): Nancy Adair, Sarah Adair, Edward Adair, James Adair, Edward Adair, Jane Adair, Agnes Adair, Nancy Adair, Elizabeth Adair, Sarah Adair, William Adair, Agnes Adair, Mary Adair, Samuel Adair, James Adair, General Adair

Dr James Robert Adair was born in 1709 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of Thomas Benjamin Adair and Margaret Henart. Dr James Robert Adair married Esther Ann "Cherokee" McBride, Elizabeth Clark Hobson, Ann McCarty, and had children including Nancy "Cherokee" Adair, Sarah Anna "Cherokee" Adair, Edward Adair, James Robert Adair, Edward Adair, Jane Adair, Agnes Adair, Nancy "Cherokee" Adair, Elizabeth Hobson Adair, Sarah Anna "Cherokee" Adair, William Adair, Agnes Adair, Mary Adair, Samuel Adair, James Robert Adair, General John Adair. Dr James Robert Adair passed away in 1783 in Robeson County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Dr James Robert Adair was born in 1709 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of Thomas Benjamin Adair and Margaret Henart.
  • Dr James Robert Adair married Esther Ann "Cherokee" McBride, Elizabeth Clark Hobson, Ann McCarty, and had children including Nancy "Cherokee" Adair, Sarah Anna "Cherokee" Adair, Edward Adair, James Robert Adair, Edward Adair, Jane Adair, Agnes Adair, Nancy "Cherokee" Adair, Elizabeth Hobson Adair, Sarah Anna "Cherokee" Adair, William Adair, Agnes Adair, Mary Adair, Samuel Adair, James Robert Adair, General John Adair.
  • Dr James Robert Adair passed away in 1783 in Robeson County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Adair
1685 – 1755
Birth Location: Antrim, Ireland
TA
Margaret Henart
1680 – 1750
Birth Location: Antrim, Dublin, Ireland
MH

Spouses(s)

Esther McBride
1710 – 1785
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
EM
Elizabeth Hobson
1710 – 1763
Birth Location: Northumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America
EH
Ann McCarty
1720 – 1785
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
AM

Children(s)

Nancy Adair
1754 – 1835
Birth Location: Mecklinburg, North Carolina, United States
NA
Sarah Adair
1745 – 1794
Birth Location: Dobbs, North Carolina, United States
SA
Edward Adair
1755 – 1820
Birth Location: Ireland
EA
James Adair
1734 – 1820
Birth Location: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
JA
Edward Adair
1740 – 1800
Birth Location: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, , Scotland
EA
Jane Adair
1742 – 1790
Birth Location: Old Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland
JA
Agnes Adair
1744 – 1818
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
AA
Nancy Adair
1754 – 1835
Birth Location: Mecklinburg, North Carolina, United States
NA
Elizabeth Adair
1745 – 1800
Birth Location: St Stephens, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
EA
Sarah Adair
1745 – 1794
Birth Location: Dobbs, North Carolina, United States
SA
William Adair
1740 – 1804
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
WA
Agnes Adair
1751 – 1809
Birth Location: North Carolina
AA
Mary Adair
1753 – 1819
Birth Location: Ireland
MA
Samuel Adair
1754 – 1826
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
SA
James Adair
1734 – 1820
Birth Location: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
JA
General Adair
1759 – 1840
Birth Location: Chester, South Carolina
GA

Dr Adair's Ancestors

Self
Dr Adair
1709 – 1783
Birth Place: County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Parents
Thomas Benjamin Adair
1685 – 1755
Antrim, Ireland
Margaret Henart
1680 – 1750
Antrim, Dublin, Ireland
Grandparents
Alexander Adair
1658 – 1715
Genoch, Amtrim, Ireland
Margaret Weer
1657 – 1715
Antrim, Ireland
Giles Henart
1650 – 1700
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Adair
Jean Turnble
Patrick Agnew
1624 – 1674
Jean Kennedy
1625 – 1700
Pierre Enard
1605 – 1656
Hilaire Guirout
1610 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Cassillis
1593 – 1627
Isabel Campbell
1603 – 1663
Noelle Ballieul
1565 – 1614

Dr Adair's Descendants

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Dr (James Robert) Adair (1709 – Nov 13, 1783) m. Esther (Ann "Cherokee") McBride (1710 – 1785) m. Elizabeth (Clark) Hobson (1710 – 1763) m. Ann McCarty (1720 – 1785)
  1. 1. Nancy ("Cherokee") Adair (28 Jan 1754 – 28 Jul 1835) m. Harris Tyner (4 August 1740 – 17 November 1778)
    1. 1. Richard Tyner (1770 – 1836)
    2. 2. William (Jasper) Tyner (9 April 1771 – 18 September 1854)
    3. 3. James Tyner (17 August 1776 – 8 December 1823)
    4. 4. John Tyner (17 August 1776 – 19 January 1822)
  2. 2. Sarah (Anna "Cherokee") Adair (Jul 1745 – 04 Jul 1794) m. McTyre
  3. 3. Edward Adair (1755 – Aug 1820) m. GO-SA-DU-IS-GA (ELIZABETH HICKS) SCOTT (1769 – 05 Nov 1825)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Adair (1780 – 17 Oct 1822)
    2. 2. Delilah Adair (26 Jul 1814 – 16 Nov 1862) m. Joseph (McMinn) Starr (1 Jan 1808 – 10 Aug 1864)
      1. 1. Nannie Starr (27 Sep 1836 – 9 Jun 1894)
      2. 2. George (Harlan) Starr (1 Oct 1837 – 27 Oct 1862)
      3. 3. Martha Starr (20 Oct 1839 – 11 Mar 1875)
      4. 4. Joseph (McMinn) Starr (30 Aug 1842 – )
      5. 5. Walter (Adair) Starr (26 Mar 1845 – 1 Jan 1906)
      6. 6. Sallie (E) Starr (16 Apr 1848 – )
      7. 7. Edward Starr (2 Apr 1850 – 18 May 1882)
      8. 8. Clement (Vann) Starr (2 Aug 1854 – 16 Nov 1879)
      9. 9. Caleb (Wilson) Starr (7 Oct 1857 – )
  4. 4. James (Robert) Adair (7 Aug 1734 – 15 JAN 1820) m. Jennie Kilgore
  5. 5. Edward Adair (1740 – 1800)
  6. 6. Jane Adair (15 May 1742 – May 1790)
  7. 7. Agnes Adair (1744 – 1818)
  8. 8. Elizabeth (Hobson) Adair (Jan 23, 1745 – Abt. 1800) m. John Cade (16 Feb 1737 – 03 Nov 1793) m. John Huston (1717 – ) m. John (Kennedy 0001) Cade (20 Nov 1788 – 20 Dec 1839)
    1. 1. Stephen (M) Cade (1741 – )
    2. 2. Stephen (Adair) Cade (1764 – 1828)
    3. 3. Mary Cade (1765 – 10 Oct 1843) m. William Kennedy (1750 – 1825)
      1. 1. Cade (Levi) Kennedy (17 Apr 1788 – 17 Jan 1869) m. Mary Calcote (03 May 1793 – 1849)
        1. 1. Louise Kennedy (25 Apr 1815 – )
        2. 2. SUSANNAH KENNEDY (02 Jun 1816 – 1825)
        3. 3. William (Riley) Kennedy (25 Aug 1817 – 1876)
        4. 4. Catherine Kennedy (10 Dec 1818 – 23 Apr 1885)
        5. 5. Emmeline Kennedy (01 Sep 1820 – 1882)
        6. 6. Cade (Levi) Kennedy (09 May 1822 – 17 Jan 1869)
        7. 7. Mary (Gibson) Kennedy (15 Sep 1823 – 1876)
        8. 8. Stephen (Calcote) Kennedy (10 Jan 1827 – 29 Aug 1880) m. Martha (Harper) Garlington (17 Jun 1818 – 17 Jul 1885) m. Amanda SELLERS (1835 – )
        9. 9. Martha (Jane) Kennedy (10 Aug 1828 – )
        10. 10. Susannah Kennedy (1829 – 1855)
        11. 11. Ann (Hilton) Kennedy (1829 – 1855)
        12. 12. Ann Hilton (1833 – 1855)
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Adair) Cade (1766 – 1826)
    5. 5. Elizabeth Cade ( – abt 1773)
    6. 6. James Cade (1768 – 1813) m. Nancy (Wescott) Nichols (1770 – )
      1. 1. Sarah (Kennedy) Cade (1790 – 14 March 1852)
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Betsy 0001) Cade (1770 – 1860)
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Hobeson) Cade (1770 – 1826)
    9. 9. Agnes Cade (08 Sep 1775 – 31 Jan 1842)
    10. 10. Washington Cade (1777 – 10 Mar 1832)
    11. 11. Robert Cade (1779 – 1824)
    12. 12. Margaret Cade
    13. 13. Mary (0002) Cade (1758 – 10 Oct 1843)
  9. 9. William Adair (1740 – 12 May 1804)
  10. 10. Agnes Adair (1751 – 1809) m. John Gibson (Abt 1728 – Jun 14, 1791)
  11. 11. Mary Adair (1753 – 1819) m. John Nixon
    1. 1. Mary Nixon
  12. 12. Samuel Adair (12 Mar 1754 – 19 Sep 1826)
  13. 13. General (John) Adair (Jan 09, 1759 – May 19, 1840) m. Catherine Palmer (Feb 17, 1768 – Sep 24, 1854)
    1. 1. Anna (Adair) Bridges (8 April 1786 – 1853) m. John (L.) Bridges ( – 1859)
      1. 1. Isabella Bridges ( – 1895)
    2. 2. Eliza (Palmer) Adair (Aug 11, 1790 – Jul 25, 1871) m. Judge (Thomas Bell) Monroe (Oct 27, 1791 – Dec 24, 1865)
      1. 1. Victor Monroe (Nov 27, 1813 – Sep 15, 1858)
      2. 2. Katherine (Adair) Monroe (Dec 10, 1817 – Dec 13, 1900)
      3. 3. Polly (Hardin) Monroe (Apr 25, 1820 – Mar 05, 1913)
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Adair) Leovy (Dec 04, 1828 – Jun 01, 1905)
      5. 5. Maj (Thomas Bell) Monroe (Jul 03, 1833 – Apr 07, 1862)
      6. 6. Capt (Benjamin James) Monroe (Aug 07, 1839 – Oct 05, 1862)
    3. 3. Margaret Adair (1794 – 1875) m. Wm (Preston) Anderson (1775 – 25 April 1831) m. William (P.) Anderson
      1. 1. Belle Anderson (1815 – 1892)
    4. 4. John Adair (8 August 1808 – 9 April 1888) m. Mary (Ann) Dickinson (15 February 1816 – 8 April 1893)
      1. 1. John Adair (17 July 1839 – 20 November 1915) m. Bethenia (Angelina) OWENS (7 February 1840 – 11 September 1926)
        1. 1. Anna (E) Adair (28 January 1887 – 31 January 1887)
        2. 2. John Adair (7 Oct 1891 – 22 Mar 1966) m. Grace Dawson (21 Nov 1890 – 17 May 1980)
      2. 2. Mary (Ann) Adair (7 Feb 1844 – 7 April 1935) m. William (Henry) Jordan (22 June 1837 – 13 April 1909)
        1. 1. Mary (Adair) Jourdan (abt 1867 – )
        2. 2. Samuel Jordan (abt 1868 – 15 January 1943)
        3. 3. John (A) Jourdan (4 Jul 1869 – 15 Oct 1890)
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Adair) Jordan (1871 – 28 April 1891)
        5. 5. Ella Jordan (1 December 1873 – 21 March 1896)
        6. 6. William (Henry) Jordan (1 January 1876 – 21 June 1923)
        7. 7. Samuel (Dickerson) Jordan (28 Dec 1878 – )
        8. 8. Laura (Jordan) Lewis (29 Sep 1880 – 30 Jul 1962)
        9. 9. David (J) Jordan (Feb 1884 – )
        10. 10. Julia (Cady) Jordan (2 November 1897 – 15 May 1920)
      3. 3. Samuel (D.) Adair (Abt 1848 – 5 July 1916) m. Mary (Rodney) Adair (28 May 1855 – 18 December 1921)
        1. 1. Hannah Adair (Dec 1880 – 18 September 1976) m. Laussat (Richter) Rogers (21 July 1866 – 17 January 1957) m. R (R) Rogers (abt 1870 – )
        2. 2. Henry (Rodney) Adair (13 April 1882 – 21 June 1916)
        3. 3. John Adair (20 October 1883 – 25 December 1885)
        4. 4. Wistar (Morris) Adair (3 January 1886 – 18 November 1978) m. Margaret (L.) Weeks (abt 1897 – 19 December 1971) m. Margaret (L) Weeks (19 October 1894 – 19 December 1971)
        5. 5. Mary (Ann) Adair (3 August 1889 – 5 July 1926)
        6. 6. Alexander Adair (4 May 1892 – 14 November 1973) m. Irene (G) Pattiani (2 Nov 1889 – 5 Feb 1971)
      4. 4. William (Butler) Adair (23 June 1849 – 20 May 1929) m. Mary (Louise) Jurand (1854 – 1941)
        1. 1. Robert (William) Adair (19 Jan 1892 – 11 Nov 1974) m. Ann Foster (abt 1894 – )
        2. 2. Joseph (Alexander) Adair (24 September 1894 – 17 August 1967) m. Hilda Fryer (abt 1902 – ) m. Mildred Fryer (abt 1905 – October 1978)
        3. 3. Margaret (Ellen) Adair (1898 – 1938)
      5. 5. Henry (Buford) Adair (13 September 1851 – 25 August 1871)
      6. 6. Laura (P.) Adair (Aug 20, 1855 – Abt 1935) m. William (Morris) Barker (12 May 1854 – 21 February 1901)
        1. 1. Anna (Ellis) Parker (31 October 1894 – 5 January 1967)
        2. 2. Mary (Adair) Barker (3 November 1896 – 28 June 1897)

Dr Adair's Timeline

10 Records

1709
1709
Birth of Dr James Robert Adair in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
1719
Dec 28, 1719
Age 10
Dr James Robert Adair was christened in Portpatrick, Wigtown, Scotland, Great Britain
Portpatrick, Wigtown, Scotland, Great Britain
1733
30 October 1733
Age 24
Dr James Robert Adair was married in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1740
29 July 1740
Age 31
Dr James Robert Adair was married in Fairfield, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
Fairfield, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
1740
29 July 1740
Age 31
Dr James Robert Adair was married in Virginia, Virginia, USA
Virginia, Virginia, USA
1770
1770
Age 61
Dr James Robert Adair resided here in No Township Listed, Tyron County, NC
No Township Listed, Tyron County, NC
1779
1779
Age 70
Dr James Robert Adair resided here in To Township Listed, Ninety-sixth District, SC
To Township Listed, Ninety-sixth District, SC
1780
1780
Age 71
Dr James Robert Adair resided here in Between Broad and Saludy Rivers, Ninety Six District, South Carolina, United States
Between Broad and Saludy Rivers, Ninety Six District, South Carolina, United States
1783
Nov 13, 1783
Age 74
Death of Dr James Robert Adair in Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
1783
Nov 15, 1783
Age 74
Burial of Dr James Robert Adair in Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Bladen, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1709
    Event Place: County Antrim, Northern Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 17978
    [2] 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [10] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [11] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [12] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [13] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: Dec 28, 1719
    Event Place: Portpatrick, Wigtown, Scotland, Great Britain

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 October 1733
    Event Place: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 July 1740
    Event Place: Fairfield, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 July 1740
    Event Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1763
    Event Place: Charles Town, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Charles Town, South Carolina; Year: 1763; Page Number: 13
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: North Carolina; Page Number: 1
    [5] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Charles Town, South Carolina; Year: 1763; Page Number: 13

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Tyron County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: To Township Listed, Ninety-sixth District, SC
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] South Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Between Broad and Saludy Rivers, Ninety Six District, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820, Document: Jury Lists, 1779, Acts #1123 [at SC Archives]; Page Number: 12; Family Number: 75
    [2] U.K. and U.S. Directories, 1680-1830
    [3] 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [5] U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820, Document: Jury Lists, 1783, Acts #1172 [at SC Archives]; Page Number: 3; Family Number: 116
    [6] Confederate Service Records, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lumpkin County, Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Adair : history and genealogy

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 13, 1783
    Event Place: Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Will Abstracts, 1760-1800
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 17978
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [10] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [11] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [12] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [13] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Nov 15, 1783
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rowland, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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