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James S. Adair 1781–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 October 1781

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

Death Date: 6 June 1862

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

Father: James Sr

Mother: Rebecca Montgomery

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The story of James S. Adair began in 1781 in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America. James S. Adair passed away in 1862 in Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James S. Adair began in 1781 in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America.
  • James S. Adair passed away in 1862 in Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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James Adair's Ancestors

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James Adair
1781–1862
Birth Place: Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
James William Adair Sr
1747–1831
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Rebecca Montgomery
1750–1835
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Alexander Adair Sr - he fought in the American Revolution alongside William Berry and George) Washington
1711–1789
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Sarah (Susannah) Laferty
1715–1770
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
James (David) Montgomery
1736–1808
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret McClelland
1724–1804
Herlan, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Pioneer)
1680–1755
Margaret Henart
1680–1750
Hugh Lafferty
1694–1752
Mary Bonner
1695–1750
James Montgomery
1653–1720
Margaret Dunhurst
1669–1722
David McLelland
1701–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Adair
1652–1715
Margaret Agnew
1661–1715
Gilles Henart
1650–1700
Marie Debure
1647–1700
Jacob O'Flaithartaig)
1664–1740
Catherine McKenna
1666–1706
Henry Bonner
1665–1736
Mary Dajoon
1665–1736
Hugh Montgomery
1630–1710
Katherine Scott
1635–1735
Lady Scott
1635–1734

James Adair's Timeline

2 Records

1781
15 October 1781
Birth of James S. Adair in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
1862
6 June 1862
Age 81
Death of James S. Adair in Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 October 1781
    Event Place: Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 June 1862
    Event Place: Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    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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