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James Adair 1752 – 1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1752

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

Death Date: 18 August 1818

Death Location: Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Joseph Adair

Mother: Sarah Laferty

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Children(s):

James Adair Decd was born in 1752 in Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Joseph Alexander Adair and Sarah Laferty. In 1790, James Adair Decd resided in Laurens, South Carolina, United States. In 1798, James Adair Decd resided in Westpennsborough, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United. James Adair Decd passed away in 1818 in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Adair Decd was born in 1752 in Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Joseph Alexander Adair and Sarah Laferty.
  • In 1790, James Adair Decd resided in Laurens, South Carolina, United States.
  • In 1798, James Adair Decd resided in Westpennsborough, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United.
  • James Adair Decd passed away in 1818 in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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James Adair's Ancestors

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James Adair
1752 – 1818
Birth Place: Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Alexander Adair
1711 – 1801
Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
Sarah Laferty
1715 – 1770
PA
Grandparents
Thomas (Benjamin) Adair
1685 – 1755
Antrim, Ireland
Margaret Henart
1680 – 1750
Antrim, Dublin, Ireland
Hugh O'Lafferty
1694 – 1752
Scotland, United Kingdom
Sarah Bonner
1695 – 1750
Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Adair
1658 – 1715
Margaret Weer
1657 – 1715
Giles Henart
1650 – 1700
Jacob (O'Flaithartaig)
1664 – 1740
Henry Bonner
1665 – 1736
Mary Dajoon
1665 – 1736
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Adair
Jean Turnble
Patrick Agnew
1624 – 1674
Jean Kennedy
1625 – 1700
Pierre Enard
1605 – 1656
Hilaire Guirout
1610 –
Henry Bonner
1635 – 1694
Joane Bonner
1635 – 1693

James Adair's Timeline

7 Records

1752
15 May 1752
Birth of James Adair Decd in Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
1790
1790
Age 38
James Adair Decd resided here in Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Laurens, South Carolina, United States
1798
1798
Age 46
James Adair Decd resided here in Westpennsborough, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Westpennsborough, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
1800
1800
Age 48
James Adair Decd resided here in Laurens District, South Carolina
Laurens District, South Carolina
1810
1810
Age 58
James Adair Decd resided here in Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Laurens, South Carolina, United States
1818
18 August 1818
Age 66
Death of James Adair Decd in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
1831
1831-1848
Age 79
James Adair Decd resided here in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1752
    Event Place: Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 166 : 1921

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Laurens, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
    [2] 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Laurens, South Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 11; Page: 440; Image: 263; Family History Library Film: 0568151

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Westpennsborough, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Laurens District, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863
    [2] 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Laurens District, South Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 50; Page: 27; Image: 60; Family History Library Film: 181425

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Laurens, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: 61; Page: 252; Image: 00092; Family History Library Film: 0181420

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1831-1848
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Navy Casualties Books, 1776-1941

    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: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Adair : history and genealogy
    [2] Adair family genealogy : an accounting of our South Carolina-Indiana-Idaho Adair ancestry

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 August 1818
    Event Place: Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 166 : 1921

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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