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Horace Hopewell Adams 1740–1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Coventry Parish, Somerset, Montgomery, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 18 Oct 1799

Death Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Father: Horace I

Mother: Sarah Quinton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Spear

Children(s): Jane (Tennison-married)

Horace Hopewell Adams was born in 1740 in Coventry Parish, Somerset, Montgomery, Maryland, USA, the child of Horace Hopewell Adams I And Sarah Quinton. Horace Hopewell Adams married Elizabeth Smith Spear, and had children including Jane Elizabeth Adams Tennison Married. Horace Hopewell Adams passed away in 1799 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Horace Hopewell Adams was born in 1740 in Coventry Parish, Somerset, Montgomery, Maryland, USA, the child of Horace Hopewell Adams I And Sarah Quinton.
  • Horace Hopewell Adams married Elizabeth Smith Spear, and had children including Jane Elizabeth Adams Tennison Married.
  • Horace Hopewell Adams passed away in 1799 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Horace I
1708–1768
Birth Location: Marumsco, Somerset, Maryland, USA
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Sarah Quinton
1715–1767
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, British America
SQ

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Spear
1743–1782
Birth Location: St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

Jane (Tennison-married)
1760–1831
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
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Horace Adams's Ancestors

Self
Horace Adams
1740–1799
Birth Place: Coventry Parish, Somerset, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
Parents
Horace Hopewell Adams I
1708–1768
Marumsco, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Sarah Quinton
1715–1767
Somerset, Maryland, British America
Grandparents
Phillip (Adams) Jr.
1679–1772
Morumsco, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Ellis (Hope Taylor 7) GGM
1687–1773
Morumsco, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Philip Quinton
1684–1750
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Abigail Quinton
1697–1794
, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Phillip Adams
1645–1696
Anne Crewe
1655–1693
Hope Taylor
1667–1696
Walter Quinton
1650–1705
Joane 8ggm
1650–1701
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Adams
1610–1660
Hannah (Adams)
1622–1680
James Crewe
1632–1660
William Taylor
1645–1697
Walter Jr
1620–1707
Alice Meglowlin
1630–1703

Horace Adams's Descendants

1.
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Horace (Hopewell) Adams (1740–18 Oct 1799) m. Elizabeth (Smith) Spear (1743–18 Oct 1782)
  1. 1. Jane (Elizabeth Adams) (Tennison-married) 1760–1831 m. Hiram (Abraham) Tennison 1763–1825
    1. 1. Mary (Phoebe) Tennison 1787–1866 m. Cornelius Brandon 1783–1852
      1. 1. Elizabeth Brandon 1813–1847 m. Zephaniah (Seth) Harris 1801–1874
        1. 1. Nancy (Frances) Harris 1847–1915 m. James (M.) Hawkins 1843–1910

Horace Adams's Timeline

6 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Horace Hopewell Adams in Coventry Parish, Somerset, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
Coventry Parish, Somerset, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
1751
1751
Age 11
Horace Hopewell Adams was married in St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
1759
1759
Age 19
Horace Hopewell Adams was married in St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
1764
about 1764
Age 24
Horace Hopewell Adams was married in St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
1770
1770
Age 30
Horace Hopewell Adams was married in St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
1799
18 Oct 1799
Age 59
Death of Horace Hopewell Adams in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Coventry Parish, Somerset, Montgomery, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1751
    Event Place: St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: about 1764
    Event Place: St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Edgecombe co., NC

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1799
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
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