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James Robert Adair 1734 – 1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1734

Birth Location: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Death Date: 15 JAN 1820

Death Location: Duncans Creek, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

Father: Dr Adair

Mother: Elizabeth Hobson

Spouse(s): Jennie Kilgore

Children(s):

James Robert Adair Sr was born in 1734 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland, the child of Dr James Robert Adair and Elizabeth Clark Hobson. In 1780, James Robert Adair Sr resided in Between Broad and Saludy Rivers, Ninety Six Distri. James Robert Adair Sr married Jennie Kilgore. James Robert Adair Sr passed away in 1820 in Duncans Creek, Laurens, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • James Robert Adair Sr was born in 1734 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland, the child of Dr James Robert Adair and Elizabeth Clark Hobson.
  • In 1780, James Robert Adair Sr resided in Between Broad and Saludy Rivers, Ninety Six Distri.
  • James Robert Adair Sr married Jennie Kilgore.
  • James Robert Adair Sr passed away in 1820 in Duncans Creek, Laurens, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Adair's Ancestors

Self
James Adair
1734 – 1820
Birth Place: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Parents
Dr James Robert Adair
1709 – 1783
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Elizabeth (Clark) Hobson
1710 – 1763
Northumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Thomas (Benjamin) Adair
1685 – 1755
Antrim, Ireland
Margaret Henart
1680 – 1750
Antrim, Dublin, Ireland
Thomas (Webb) Hobson
1666 – 1716
St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
Sarah Clark-Hobson
1675 – 1743
St.Stephens ,Northumberland,Virginia,USA
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Adair
1658 – 1715
Margaret Weer
1657 – 1715
Giles Henart
1650 – 1700
Sarah Webb
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Adair
Jean Turnble
Patrick Agnew
1624 – 1674
Jean Kennedy
1625 – 1700
Pierre Enard
1605 – 1656
Hilaire Guirout
1610 –

James Adair's Timeline

9 Records

1734
7 Aug 1734
Birth of James Robert Adair Sr in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1757
9 Jan 1757
Age 23
Birth of James Robert Adair Sr in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
1780
1780
Age 46
James Robert Adair Sr 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
1790
1790
Age 56
James Robert Adair Sr resided here in Chester, South Carolina, United States
Chester, South Carolina, United States
1808
1808
Age 74
James Robert Adair Sr resided here in Mixed Townships, Trumbull County, OH
Mixed Townships, Trumbull County, OH
1820
1820
Age 86
James Robert Adair Sr resided here in York, York, South Carolina, United States
York, York, South Carolina, United States
1820
15 JAN 1820
Age 86
Death of James Robert Adair Sr in Duncans Creek, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Duncans Creek, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
1830
1830
Age 96
James Robert Adair Sr resided here in Chester, South Carolina, USA
Chester, South Carolina, USA
1840
19 May 1840
Age 106
Death of James Robert Adair Sr in Herrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, United States
Herrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1757
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 01; Page: 73
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8910.002; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1734
    Event Place: Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Between Broad and Saludy Rivers, Ninety Six District, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820, Document: Jury Lists, 1779, Acts #1123 [at SC Archives]; Page Number: 12; Family Number: 157

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Chester, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Chester, South Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 11; Page: 187; Image: 121; Family History Library Film: 0568151

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1808
    Event Place: Mixed Townships, Trumbull County, OH
    Record Source: Ohio, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: York, York, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: York, York, South Carolina; Page: 163; NARA Roll: M33_121; Image: 302

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Chester, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Chester, South Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 169; Page: 286; Family History Library Film: 0022503

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1840
    Event Place: Herrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 01; Page: 73
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 JAN 1820
    Event Place: Duncans Creek, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

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