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James Robert Adair 1709 – 1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1709

Birth Location: Antrim County, Ireland

Death Date: 1783

Death Location: Robeson, North Carolina, United States

Father: Thomas Adair

Mother: Margaret Henart

Spouse(s): Cherokee Woman

Children(s): Nancy Adair, John Adair, James Adair, James Adair, John Adair

In 1709, James Robert Adair entered the world in Antrim County, Ireland, born to Thomas Adair and Margaret Henart. In 1860, James Robert Adair resided in Cass County, GA. James Robert Adair married Cherokee Nancy Woman, and had children including Nancy Adair, John Adair, James Adair, James Adair, John I Adair. James Robert Adair passed away in 1783 in Robeson, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1709, James Robert Adair entered the world in Antrim County, Ireland, born to Thomas Adair and Margaret Henart.
  • In 1860, James Robert Adair resided in Cass County, GA.
  • James Robert Adair married Cherokee Nancy Woman, and had children including Nancy Adair, John Adair, James Adair, James Adair, John I Adair.
  • James Robert Adair passed away in 1783 in Robeson, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Adair
1680 – 1755
Birth Location: Ulster, Antrim, Ireland
TA
Margaret Henart
1680 – 1750
Birth Location: Antrim, Dublin, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Cherokee Woman
1710 – 1760
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
CW

Children(s)

Nancy Adair
1746 – 1835
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
NA
John Adair
1753 – 1815
Birth Location: Antrim, Ireland
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James Adair
1757 – 1790
Birth Location: United States
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James Adair
1757 – 1811
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
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John Adair
1757 – 1840
Birth Location: Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
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James Adair's Ancestors

Self
James Adair
1709 – 1783
Birth Place: Antrim County, Ireland
Parents
Thomas Adair
1680 – 1755
Ulster, Antrim, Ireland
Margaret Henart
1680 – 1750
Antrim, Dublin, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Adair's Descendants

1.
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James (Robert) Adair (1709 – 1783) m. Cherokee (Nancy) Woman (1710 – 1760)
  1. 1. Nancy Adair (9 Jan 1746 – 28 Jul 1835)
  2. 2. John Adair (1753 – 4 Dec 1815) m. Margaret (Jane Jennie) Kilgore (1753 – 1805) m. Nancy (Ga ho ga) Lightfoot (1755 – 1790)
    1. 1. Elbert Adair (1780 – 1835)
    2. 2. Margaret (Jane) Adair (11 Mar 1797 – 23 Sep 1867)
    3. 3. Benjamin (Franklin) Adair (14 Aug 1810 – 16 Nov 1850)
    4. 4. Dorcas Lightfoot (1766 – 1823)
    5. 5. Jennifer Adair (1775 – 1805)
    6. 6. Samuel Adair (26 Jan 1781 – 1836) m. Margaret Deeson (1781 – 1851) m. Edith Pounds (1785 – )
      1. 1. Samuel Adair (10 Dec 1799 – 17 Feb 1879) m. Mary (Polly) Hughes (1799 – 17 Sept 1871)
        1. 1. George (M) Adair (1824 – 1876)
        2. 2. Henry (G) Adair (1825 – )
        3. 3. Charlotte Adair (1826 – Nov 1887)
        4. 4. Audelia (Margaret) Adair (1834 – 1881)
        5. 5. John (Bell) Adair (1844 – 24 May 1916) m. Elizabeth (Betie) Clinghan (1 May 1842 – 1 Mar 1912) m. Eliza Adair (abt 1845 – ) m. A (C) Adair (1859 – )
        6. 6. Edna (Belle) Adair (1897 – 1968)
        7. 7. Malinda (A le) Adair ( – 1881)
      2. 2. Walter Adair (1800 – )
      3. 3. Andrew Adair (20 Apr 1801 – 10 Sep 1855)
      4. 4. Samuel Adair (1804 – )
      5. 5. Mary Adair (13 Apr 1805 – 7 Aug 1832)
      6. 6. Charlotte (Deeson) Adair (1806 – 14 Jan 1864)
      7. 7. Margaret (Catherine) Adair (1807 – 30 Sep 1882)
      8. 8. Elizabeth Adair (1809 – 1885)
      9. 9. Rachel (Pounds) Adair (1812 – 6 Nov 1873)
      10. 10. Ann Adair (1814 – )
      11. 11. John (Lafayette) Adair (11 Feb 1827 – 12 Feb 1861)
      12. 12. Elizabeth Adair (15 Jan 1826 – )
      13. 13. Rachel Adair
      14. 14. Anna Adair
      15. 15. Mary Adair
    7. 7. Charlotte (Lightfoot) Adair (1785 – August 1838) m. John Bell
    8. 8. Edward Adair (7 Feb 1789 – 21 Dec 1864)
    9. 9. John (Alexander) Adair (1794 – 1836)
    10. 10. William (Henry) Adair (1798 – 15 May 1808)
    11. 11. George (Washington) Adair (1802 – 1862)
    12. 12. Charles (Duncan) Adair (1803 – 1880)
    13. 13. Mary (Ann) Adair (1806 – 17 Dec 1896)
    14. 14. Margaret (Catherine) Adair (8 Dec 1809 – )
    15. 15. John (Ross) Adair (1810 – 15 Mar 1877)
  3. 3. James Adair (1757 – 1790)
  4. 4. James Adair (1757 – 1811)
  5. 5. John (I) Adair (9 Jan 1757 – 19 May 1840)

James Adair's Timeline

3 Records

1709
1709
Birth of James Robert Adair in Antrim County, Ireland
Antrim County, Ireland
1783
1783
Age 74
Death of James Robert Adair in Robeson, North Carolina, United States
Robeson, North Carolina, United States
1860
1860
Age 151
James Robert Adair resided here in Cass County, GA
Cass County, GA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1709
    Event Place: Antrim County, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample
    [2] 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Cass County, GA
    Record Source: Georgia Census, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Killead, Antrim
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: Robeson, North Carolina, United States
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