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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): Margaret Kilgore, Nancy Lightfoot

Children(s): Elbert Adair, Margaret Adair, Benjamin Adair, 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

John Adair was born in 1753 in Antrim, Ireland, the child of James Robert Adair and Cherokee Nancy Woman. John Adair married Margaret Jane Jennie Kilgore, Nancy Ga ho ga Lightfoot, and had children including Elbert Adair, Margaret Jane Adair, Benjamin Franklin Adair, Dorcas Lightfoot, Jennifer Adair, Elbert Adair, Samuel Adair, Charlotte Lightfoot Adair, Edward Adair, John Alexander Adair, Margaret Jane Adair, William Henry Adair, George Washington Adair, Charles Duncan Adair, Mary Ann Adair, Margaret Catherine Adair, John Ross Adair, Benjamin Franklin Adair. John Adair passed away in 1815 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • John Adair was born in 1753 in Antrim, Ireland, the child of James Robert Adair and Cherokee Nancy Woman.
  • John Adair married Margaret Jane Jennie Kilgore, Nancy Ga ho ga Lightfoot, and had children including Elbert Adair, Margaret Jane Adair, Benjamin Franklin Adair, Dorcas Lightfoot, Jennifer Adair, Elbert Adair, Samuel Adair, Charlotte Lightfoot Adair, Edward Adair, John Alexander Adair, Margaret Jane Adair, William Henry Adair, George Washington Adair, Charles Duncan Adair, Mary Ann Adair, Margaret Catherine Adair, John Ross Adair, Benjamin Franklin Adair.
  • John Adair passed away in 1815 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Adair
1709 – 1783
Birth Location: Antrim County, Ireland
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Cherokee Woman
1710 – 1760
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Kilgore
1753 – 1805
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Lightfoot
1755 – 1790
Birth Location: Cherokee, Georgia, United States
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Children(s)

Elbert Adair
1780 – 1835
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Margaret Adair
1797 – 1867
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
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Benjamin Adair
1810 – 1850
Birth Location: Adairsville, Bartow, Georgia, United States
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Dorcas Lightfoot
1766 – 1823
Birth Location: –
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Jennifer Adair
1775 – 1805
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Elbert Adair
1780 – 1835
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Samuel Adair
1781 – 1836
Birth Location: Adairsville, Bartow, Georgia, United States
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Charlotte Adair
1785 – 1838
Birth Location: Adairsville, Bartow, Georgia, United States
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Edward Adair
1789 – 1864
Birth Location: Cherokee, Georgia, United States
EA
John Adair
1794 – 1836
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
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Margaret Adair
1797 – 1867
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
MA
William Adair
1798 – 1808
Birth Location: Cane Creek, Oconee, South Carolina, United States
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George Adair
1802 – 1862
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
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Charles Adair
1803 – 1880
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
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Mary Adair
1806 – 1896
Birth Location: Bartow, Georgia, United States
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Margaret Adair
1809 –
Birth Location: Adairsville, Bartow, Georgia, United States
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John Adair
1810 – 1877
Birth Location: Bartow, Georgia, United States
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Benjamin Adair
1810 – 1850
Birth Location: Adairsville, Bartow, Georgia, United States
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John Adair's Ancestors

Self
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. Margaret (Jane Jennie) Kilgore (1753 – 1805) m. Nancy (Ga ho ga) Lightfoot (1755 – 1790)
  1. 1. Elbert Adair (1780 – 1835)
  2. 2. Margaret (Jane) Adair (11 Mar 1797 – 23 Sep 1867)
  3. 3. Benjamin (Franklin) Adair (14 Aug 1810 – 16 Nov 1850)
  4. 4. Dorcas Lightfoot (1766 – 1823)
  5. 5. Jennifer Adair (1775 – 1805)
  6. 6. Samuel Adair (26 Jan 1781 – 1836) m. Margaret Deeson (1781 – 1851) m. Edith Pounds (1785 – )
    1. 1. Samuel Adair (10 Dec 1799 – 17 Feb 1879) m. Mary (Polly) Hughes (1799 – 17 Sept 1871)
      1. 1. George (M) Adair (1824 – 1876)
      2. 2. Henry (G) Adair (1825 – )
      3. 3. Charlotte Adair (1826 – Nov 1887)
      4. 4. Audelia (Margaret) Adair (1834 – 1881)
      5. 5. John (Bell) Adair (1844 – 24 May 1916) m. Elizabeth (Betie) Clinghan (1 May 1842 – 1 Mar 1912) m. Eliza Adair (abt 1845 – ) m. A (C) Adair (1859 – )
        1. 1. Samuel (E) Adair (1871 – )
        2. 2. Willie Adair (abt 1873 – )
        3. 3. Jones Adair (1876 – )
      6. 6. Edna (Belle) Adair (1897 – 1968)
      7. 7. Malinda (A le) Adair ( – 1881)
    2. 2. Walter Adair (1800 – )
    3. 3. Andrew Adair (20 Apr 1801 – 10 Sep 1855)
    4. 4. Samuel Adair (1804 – )
    5. 5. Mary Adair (13 Apr 1805 – 7 Aug 1832)
    6. 6. Charlotte (Deeson) Adair (1806 – 14 Jan 1864)
    7. 7. Margaret (Catherine) Adair (1807 – 30 Sep 1882)
    8. 8. Elizabeth Adair (1809 – 1885)
    9. 9. Rachel (Pounds) Adair (1812 – 6 Nov 1873)
    10. 10. Ann Adair (1814 – )
    11. 11. John (Lafayette) Adair (11 Feb 1827 – 12 Feb 1861)
    12. 12. Elizabeth Adair (15 Jan 1826 – )
    13. 13. Rachel Adair
    14. 14. Anna Adair
    15. 15. Mary Adair
  7. 7. Charlotte (Lightfoot) Adair (1785 – August 1838) m. John Bell
  8. 8. Edward Adair (7 Feb 1789 – 21 Dec 1864)
  9. 9. John (Alexander) Adair (1794 – 1836)
  10. 10. William (Henry) Adair (1798 – 15 May 1808)
  11. 11. George (Washington) Adair (1802 – 1862)
  12. 12. Charles (Duncan) Adair (1803 – 1880)
  13. 13. Mary (Ann) Adair (1806 – 17 Dec 1896)
  14. 14. Margaret (Catherine) Adair (8 Dec 1809 – )
  15. 15. John (Ross) Adair (1810 – 15 Mar 1877)

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: 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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