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James William Adair 1747 – 1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1747

Birth Location: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 23 Mar 1831

Death Location: Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana, USA

Father: Joseph Adair

Mother: Sarah Adair

Spouse(s): Rebecca Adair

Children(s): Sarah Hanna, George Adair, James Adair, Isabella Alexander, Rebecca Remy, Robert Adair, Isaac Adair, Lucretia Wildridge

The story of James William Adair began in 1747 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA. James William Adair married Rebecca Montgomery Adair, and had children including Sarah Adair Hanna, George Ross Adair, James S. Adair, Isabella Adair Alexander, Rebecca Adair Remy, Robert F Adair, Isaac Adair, Lucretia Adair Wildridge. James William Adair passed away in 1831 in Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James William Adair began in 1747 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • James William Adair married Rebecca Montgomery Adair, and had children including Sarah Adair Hanna, George Ross Adair, James S. Adair, Isabella Adair Alexander, Rebecca Adair Remy, Robert F Adair, Isaac Adair, Lucretia Adair Wildridge.
  • James William Adair passed away in 1831 in Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Adair
1711 – 1789
Birth Location: Belfast, Ulster, Antrim, Ireland
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Sarah Adair
1715 – 1770
Birth Location: PA
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Adair
1750 – 1835
Birth Location: Clinton, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Sarah Hanna
1773 – 1855
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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George Adair
1779 – 1850
Birth Location: –
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James Adair
1781 – 1862
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Isabella Alexander
1783 – 1841
Birth Location: –
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Rebecca Remy
1787 – 1873
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America
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Robert Adair
1790 – 1839
Birth Location: –
RA
Isaac Adair
1792 – 1852
Birth Location: –
IA
Lucretia Wildridge
1795 – 1870
Birth Location: South Carolina
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James Adair's Ancestors

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James Adair
1747 – 1831
Birth Place: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Joseph Alexander Adair
1711 – 1789
Belfast, Ulster, Antrim, Ireland
Sarah (Laferty) Adair
1715 – 1770
PA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Adair's Descendants

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James (William) Adair (1747 – 23 Mar 1831) m. Rebecca (Montgomery) Adair (20 October 1750 – 29 Sep 1835)
  1. 1. Sarah (Adair) Hanna (8 July 1773 – 2 November 1855)
  2. 2. George (Ross) Adair (1779 – 1850)
  3. 3. James (S.) Adair (15 October 1781 – 6 June 1862)
  4. 4. Isabella (Adair) Alexander (1783 – 1841)
  5. 5. Rebecca (Adair) Remy (1787 – 27 July 1873)
  6. 6. Robert (F) Adair (1790 – 1839)
  7. 7. Isaac Adair (1792 – 1852)
  8. 8. Lucretia (Adair) Wildridge (1795 – 1870)

James Adair's Timeline

2 Records

1747
1747
Birth of James William Adair in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
1831
23 Mar 1831
Age 84
Death of James William Adair in Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana, USA
Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1747
    Event Place: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1831
    Event Place: Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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