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John Adair 1757–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jan 1757

Birth Location: Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 18 May 1840

Death Location: Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Baron Adair

Mother: Mary Moore

Spouse(s): Katherine Palmer

Children(s): Catherine Adair, Margaret Adair, John Adair, Eliza Adair, Eleanor Adair, Anna Adair, Mary Adair, Isabella Adair, Sarah Adair, Henrietta Adair, William Adair, Edward Adair

The story of John Adair began in 1757 in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States. John Adair married Katherine Palmer, and had children including Anna Palmer Adair, Catherine Palmer Adair, Edward Adair, Eleanor Adair, Eliza Palmer Adair, Henrietta Adair, Isabella Adair, John Jr Adair, Margaret Adair, Mary Adair, Sarah Adair, William Adair. John Adair passed away in 1840 in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Adair began in 1757 in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States.
  • John Adair married Katherine Palmer, and had children including Anna Palmer Adair, Catherine Palmer Adair, Edward Adair, Eleanor Adair, Eliza Palmer Adair, Henrietta Adair, Isabella Adair, John Jr Adair, Margaret Adair, Mary Adair, Sarah Adair, William Adair.
  • John Adair passed away in 1840 in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Adair's Ancestors

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John Adair
1757–1840
Birth Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Baron William Adair
1719–1813
County Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Mary Moore
1729–1835
Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Benjamin Adair (The) Pioneer)
1680–1755
Ulster, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Henart) Adair
1680–1750
Antrim, Dublin, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Gilles (Henart?)
1636–1700
Marie Battanville
1647–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pierre Énard
1610–1656
Hilaire Guirout
1615–

John Adair's Descendants

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John Adair (9 Jan 1757–18 May 1840) m. Katherine Palmer (17 October 1768–24 September 1854)
  1. 1. Catherine (Palmer) Adair 1792–1820 m. John Foster 1788–1869
    1. 1. Mary (Foster) McWhirter 1818–1871 m. ROBERT (CHARLES) McWHIRTER 1793–1868
      1. 1. Martha (Susan Ann) McWHIRTER 1845–1925 m. Robert West 1852–1920
        1. 1. Daniel (M) West 1869–
        2. 2. Rosanna Pope 1864–
        3. 3. Johnson West 1861–
  2. 2. Margaret Adair 1794–1875
  3. 3. John (jr) Adair 1808–1888
  4. 4. Eliza (Palmer) Adair 1790–1871
  5. 5. Eleanor Adair 1801–
  6. 6. Anna (Palmer) Adair 1786–1803
  7. 7. Mary Adair 1788–1813
  8. 8. Isabella Adair 1799–1870
  9. 9. Sarah Adair 1797–1854
  10. 10. Henrietta Adair 1805–1833
  11. 11. William Adair 1806–1859
  12. 12. Edward Adair 1789–1864

John Adair's Timeline

4 Records

1757
9 Jan 1757
Birth of John Adair in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
1784
9 Sep 1784
Age 27
John Adair was married in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
1784
9 September 1784
Age 27
John Adair was married in Sumter District, SC
Sumter District, SC
1840
18 May 1840
Age 83
Death of John Adair in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1757
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. I
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1784
    Event Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 September 1784
    Event Place: Sumter District, SC

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1840
    Event Place: Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. I
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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