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James Wesley Adair 1752–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1752

Birth Location: Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 1785

Death Location: Laurens County (Old) 96 District, South Carolina

Father: Joseph Sr.

Mother: Sarah Laferty

Spouse(s): Hannah Meadows, Mary? Cunningham?, Rebecca Montgomery, Hannah Ross

Children(s): Alexander Adair

James Wesley Adair was born in 1752 in Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Joseph Alexander Adair Sr And Sarah Susannah Laferty. James Wesley Adair married Hannah Meadows, Hannah Rebecca Ross, Mary Cunningham, Rebecca Montgomery, and had children including Alexander Adair. James Wesley Adair passed away in 1785 in Laurens County (Old) 96 District, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • James Wesley Adair was born in 1752 in Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Joseph Alexander Adair Sr And Sarah Susannah Laferty.
  • James Wesley Adair married Hannah Meadows, Hannah Rebecca Ross, Mary Cunningham, Rebecca Montgomery, and had children including Alexander Adair.
  • James Wesley Adair passed away in 1785 in Laurens County (Old) 96 District, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Adair's Ancestors

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James Adair
1752–1785
Birth Place: Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Alexander Adair Sr.
1711–1801
Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Sarah (Susannah) Laferty
1714–1770
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Benjamin Adair (The) Pioneer)
1680–1755
Genoch, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Lady (Margaret De) Henart
1680–1750
Genoch, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Hugh O'Lafferty\O'Flaithartaig
1694–1752
County Donogal, Ireland
Mary (Bowman) Stewart
1690–1779
Dale Parrish, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, VA
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Adair-Ireland
1652–1715
Gilles (Henart?)
1636–1700
Jacob (O'Flaithartaig)
1664–1740
MARY McKENNA
1666–1706
Colonel Stewart
1669–1713
Maria HOPKINS
1674–1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev Adair
1623–1694
Lady spouse)
1631–1675
Pierre Enard
1605–1656
Hilaire Giroux
1610–1660
Patrick (O'Flaithartaig)
1640–1702
Catherine Lefferty
1642–1692
Francis McKenna
1644–1704
Mary McKenna
1646–1696
Thomas Stewart
1630–1691
Martha Montgomery
1635–1719
Ezekiel MA-DD
1634–1690
Alicia 8GG
1636–1681

James Adair's Descendants

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James (Wesley) Adair (15 May 1752–1785) m. Hannah Meadows (Abt. 1735–) m. Mary? Cunningham? (1752–) m. Rebecca Montgomery (1750-09-28–10 Nov 1826) m. Hannah (Rebecca) Ross (Abt. 1728–10 Nov 1826)
  1. 1. Alexander Adair 1750–1820 m. Mary (Anne "Mollie") Steele 1755–1828 m. Hannah 1750–1826 m. Ann McClure 1758–1828 m. Mary (Anne "Mollie") Steele 1755–1828 m. Mary (Anne "Mollie") Steele 1755–1800
    1. 1. Robert (Washington) Adair 1796–1865 m. Hannah (Theresa) Prather 1788–1865
      1. 1. John (Archibald ("Archie")) Adair 1820–1901 m. Sarah (Elizabeth "Sallie") Turley 1826–1920
        1. 1. Lucinda (T "Lou") Adair 1857–1951 m. George (Washington) King 1858–1936

James Adair's Timeline

3 Records

1752
15 May 1752
Birth of James Wesley Adair in Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
1784
1784-1784
Age 32
James Wesley Adair was married in South Carolina
South Carolina
1785
1785
Age 33
Death of James Wesley Adair in Laurens County (Old) 96 District, South Carolina
Laurens County (Old) 96 District, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1752
    Event Place: Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1784-1784
    Event Place: South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1763-1764
    Event Place: Charleston, South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Charleston, South Carolina; Year: 1763-1764; Page Number: 67

    Genealogy Event 4
    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 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Laurens County (Old) 96 District, South Carolina

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