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John Adair 1753–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1753

Birth Location: Antrim, Ireland

Death Date: 4 Dec 1815

Death Location: Anderson County, South Carolina, USA

Father: James Adair

Mother: Cherokee Woman

Spouse(s): Nancy Lightfoot, Margaret Kilgore

Children(s): Dorcas Lightfoot, Jennifer Adair, Elbert Adair, Samuel Adair, Charlotte Adair, Edward Adair, John Adair, Margaret Adair, William Adair, George Adair, Charles Adair, Mary Adair, Margaret Adair, John Adair, Benjamin Adair

The story of John Adair began in 1753 in Antrim, Ireland. John Adair married Margaret Jane Jennie Kilgore, Nancy Gahoga Lightfoot, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Adair, Charles Duncan Adair, Charlotte Lightfoot Adair, Dorcas Lightfoot, Edward Adair, Elbert Adair, George Washington Adair, Jennifer Adair, John Alexander Adair, John Ross Adair, Margaret Catherine Adair, Margaret Jane Adair, Mary Ann Adair, Samuel Adair, William Henry Adair. John Adair passed away in 1815 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Adair began in 1753 in Antrim, Ireland.
  • John Adair married Margaret Jane Jennie Kilgore, Nancy Gahoga Lightfoot, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Adair, Charles Duncan Adair, Charlotte Lightfoot Adair, Dorcas Lightfoot, Edward Adair, Elbert Adair, George Washington Adair, Jennifer Adair, John Alexander Adair, John Ross Adair, Margaret Catherine Adair, Margaret Jane Adair, Mary Ann Adair, Samuel Adair, William Henry Adair.
  • John Adair passed away in 1815 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Adair's Ancestors

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John Adair
1753–1815
Birth Place: Antrim, Ireland
Parents
James Robert Adair
1709–1783
Antrim County, Ireland
Cherokee (Nancy) Woman
1710–1760
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Adair
1680–1755
Ulster, Antrim, Ireland
Margaret Henart
1680–1750
Antrim, Dublin, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Adair's Descendants

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John Adair (1753–4 Dec 1815) m. Nancy (Gahoga) Lightfoot (1755–1790) m. Margaret (Jane Jennie) Kilgore (1753–1805)
  1. 1. Dorcas Lightfoot 1766–1823
  2. 2. Jennifer Adair 1775–1805
  3. 3. Elbert Adair 1780–1835
  4. 4. Samuel Adair 1781–1836 m. Margaret Deeson 1781–1851 m. Edith Pounds 1785–
    1. 1. Samuel (Adair) Jr 1799–1879 m. Mary (Polly) Hughes 1799–1871
      1. 1. John (Bell) Adair 1844–1916 m. Elizabeth (Betie) Clinghan 1842–1912 m. Eliza Adair 1845– m. A (C) Adair 1859–
        1. 1. Samuel (E) Adair 1871–
        2. 2. Willie Adair 1873–
        3. 3. Jones Adair 1876–
      2. 2. George (M) Adair 1824–1876
      3. 3. Henry (G) Adair 1825–
      4. 4. Charlotte Adair 1826–1887
      5. 5. Audelia (Margaret) Adair 1834–1881
      6. 6. Edna (Belle) Adair 1897–1968
      7. 7. Malinda (A le) Adair –1881
    2. 2. Elizabeth Adair 1826–
    3. 3. Walter Adair 1800–
    4. 4. Andrew Adair 1801–1855
    5. 5. Samuel Adair 1804–
    6. 6. Mary Adair 1805–1832
    7. 7. Charlotte (Deeson) Adair 1806–1864
    8. 8. Margaret (Catherine) Adair 1807–1882
    9. 9. Elizabeth Adair 1809–1885
    10. 10. Rachel (Pounds) Adair 1812–1873
    11. 11. Ann Adair 1814–
    12. 12. John (Lafayette) Adair 1827–1861
  5. 5. Charlotte (Lightfoot) Adair 1785–1838
  6. 6. Edward Adair 1789–1864
  7. 7. John (Alexander) Adair 1794–1836
  8. 8. Margaret (Jane) Adair 1797–1867
  9. 9. William (Henry) Adair 1798–1808
  10. 10. George (Washington) Adair 1802–1862
  11. 11. Charles (Duncan) Adair 1803–1880
  12. 12. Mary (Ann) Adair 1806–1896
  13. 13. Margaret (Catherine) Adair 1809–
  14. 14. John (Ross) Adair 1810–1877
  15. 15. Benjamin (Franklin) Adair 1810–1850

John Adair's Timeline

2 Records

1753
1753
Birth of John Adair in Antrim, Ireland
Antrim, Ireland
1815
4 Dec 1815
Age 62
Death of John Adair in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Anderson County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1753
    Event Place: Antrim, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [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; Submitter Code: .
    [3] 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; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1763
    Event Place: Charles Town, South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Charles Town, South Carolina; Year: 1763; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1815
    Event Place: Anderson County, South Carolina, USA

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