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Elkanah (Cain) Adams 1750–1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 5 Jan 1807

Death Location: Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, United States

Father: John Adams

Mother: Elizabeth Jones

Spouse(s): Mary Pigg

Children(s): John Adams

The story of Elkanah (Cain) Adams began in 1750 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America. Elkanah (Cain) Adams married Mary Ann Pigg, and had children including John J Adams. Elkanah (Cain) Adams passed away in 1807 in Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Elkanah (Cain) Adams began in 1750 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • Elkanah (Cain) Adams married Mary Ann Pigg, and had children including John J Adams.
  • Elkanah (Cain) Adams passed away in 1807 in Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Adams
1730–1815
Birth Location: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Jones
1732–1787
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Pigg
1750–1850
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

John Adams
1775–1878
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
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Elkanah Adams's Ancestors

Self
Elkanah Adams
1750–1807
Birth Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
John Adams
1730–1815
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Jones
1732–1787
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Colonel (William) Adams
1713–1809
Stafford, Virginia, United States
Ann Lawyer
1716–1788
Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Gabriel Jones
1715–1767
Virginia, United States
Mary Johnston
1722–1802
Essex County, Virginia, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Gabriel Adams
1690–1750
Priscilla Pearson
1690–1750
Joshua Lawyer
1700–1734
Sarah Lawyer
1716–1733
John I
1689–1727
Elizabeth Bates
1688–1744
John Boughan
1682–1720
Susannah Lay)
1684–1726
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Adams
1673–1751
Elizabeth (Adams)
1677–1752
Thomas Pearson
1660–1707
Sarah Alexander-Pearson
1667–1760
George Neal
1680–1743
Catherine Harding
1682–
Abraham Caversham
1632–1718
Sarah Whitman
1629–1718
Edward Bates
1655–1725
Elizabeth Pool
1656–1748
James Boughan
1650–1712
Mary Edmondson
1640–1683
William Lee)
1650–1694
Rose North
1653–1709

Elkanah Adams's Descendants

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Elkanah ((Cain)) Adams (1750–5 Jan 1807) m. Mary (Ann) Pigg (1750–1850)
  1. 1. John (J) Adams 1775–1878 m. Elizabeth Parrish 1774–1863
    1. 1. John (Goff ADAMS Rev A P) # 1827–1891 m. Millie (Ann Mildred) Rucker 1827–1896
      1. 1. Reuben ('Ruby' Ann) Adams-Wright-Baker 1865–1920 m. John (S BAKER) B 1833–1916
        1. 1. Raymond (Sprague) Baker 1895–1961 m. Florence (Viola) Britton 1896–1976

Elkanah Adams's Timeline

2 Records

1750
1750
Birth of Elkanah (Cain) Adams in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
1807
5 Jan 1807
Age 57
Death of Elkanah (Cain) Adams in Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, United States
Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1807
    Event Place: Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, United States
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