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Penelope Adair 1755–1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Cherokee Nation, Georgia

Death Date: abt 1799

Death Location: Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, Colonial America

Father: Capt. Cherokee)

Mother: Nancy grandmother

Spouse(s): N Cherokee, Capt. Foster, John Sr.

Children(s): Sarah Cherokee), Jennie Foster, Samuel Foster, Walter Adair, Charlotte Adair, Edward Adair

In 1755, Penelope Adair entered the world in Cherokee Nation, Georgia, born to Capt John Amistead Lightfoot Full Blood Cherokee And Nancy Lightfoot Ga Ho Ga Foster Adair 9Th Great Grandmother. Penelope Adair married Capt James M Foster, John Adair Sr, N B Cherokee, William Adair, and had children including Charlotte Adair, Edward Adair, Jennie Doublehead Foster, Samuel Roastingear Foster, Sarah Elizabeth Mavel Full Blooded Cherokee, Walter Washington Adair. Penelope Adair passed away in 1799 in Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1755, Penelope Adair entered the world in Cherokee Nation, Georgia, born to Capt John Amistead Lightfoot Full Blood Cherokee And Nancy Lightfoot Ga Ho Ga Foster Adair 9Th Great Grandmother.
  • Penelope Adair married Capt James M Foster, John Adair Sr, N B Cherokee, William Adair, and had children including Charlotte Adair, Edward Adair, Jennie Doublehead Foster, Samuel Roastingear Foster, Sarah Elizabeth Mavel Full Blooded Cherokee, Walter Washington Adair.
  • Penelope Adair passed away in 1799 in Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, Colonial America.

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Penelope Adair's Ancestors

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Penelope Adair
1755–1799
Birth Place: Cherokee Nation, Georgia
Parents
Capt. John Amistead Lightfoot (Full blood Cherokee)
1725–1769
Virginia
Nancy (Lightfoot (Ga Ho Ga) Foster Adair 9th great) grandmother
1730–1790
Cherokee, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Major (General Phillip W. Lightfoot) II
1689–1748
Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann Burwell Armistead 8th) GGM
1689–1768
King George, King George, Virginia, USA
Cherokee (Male LNU M) Sr
1700–1752
Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, United States
Nancy (Ani Adair Kawi of deer) clan
1715–1790
Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Major GGF
1671–1721
Chief Cornstalk
1628–1696
Powhatan Cornstalk
1649–1696
Joseph Powhatan
1691–1752
Anikawi Moytoy
–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Imm.
1634–1667
Elizabeth Vann
1635–1665
Squirrel Vann
1665–1740

Penelope Adair's Descendants

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Penelope Adair (1755–abt 1799) m. N (B) Cherokee (Jan 1759–Jan 1813) m. Capt. (James M.) Foster (1750–1810) m. John (Adair) Sr. (12 Apr 1753–04 Dec 1815)
  1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth Mavel (Full Blooded) Cherokee) 1772–1882 m. James (Jackson Lippencott) Cooper 1776–1830
    1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Cooper 1806–1885 m. John Oliver 1813–1904
      1. 1. Martha (Ann) Oliver 1837–1924 m. James (Madison) Cooper 1832–1914
        1. 1. Mary (Anlonette) Southard 1860–1893
    2. 2. Reuben (Nathan) Cooper 1810–1880
    3. 3. Ethel (E.) Cooper 1815–
    4. 4. Philip (M) Cooper 1823–1886
    5. 5. Elizabeth Cooper 1820–1861
    6. 6. Elihu Cooper 1820–1873
    7. 7. William Cooper 1812–1850
    8. 8. Spencer (Joseph) Cooper 1804–1848
    9. 9. Joseph (T) Cooper 1827–1879
    10. 10. John (Burgess) Cooper 1802–1853
    11. 11. Unk (Name) Cooper 1814–
    12. 12. James (Cooper) Junior 1809–1870 m. Susanna Travis 1807–1867
      1. 1. James (Madison) Cooper 1832–1914 m. Martha (Ann) Oliver 1837–1924
  2. 2. Jennie (Doublehead) Foster 1778–1812
  3. 3. Samuel (Roastingear) Foster 1781–1850 m. Kate (Ta Ke) Ballou 1818–1890
  4. 4. Walter (Washington) Adair 1783–1835
  5. 5. Charlotte Adair 1784–1838
  6. 6. Edward Adair 1789–1864

Penelope Adair's Timeline

5 Records

1755
1755
Birth of Penelope Adair in Deer, Cherokee, Georgia, United States
Deer, Cherokee, Georgia, United States
1755
1755
Birth of Penelope Adair in Cherokee Nation, Georgia
Cherokee Nation, Georgia
1774
1774-1890
Age 19
Penelope Adair was married in Abbeville, Provence of South Carolina
Abbeville, Provence of South Carolina
1780
1780
Age 25
Penelope Adair was married in Greenville District, South Carolina, USA
Greenville District, South Carolina, USA
1799
abt 1799
Age 44
Death of Penelope Adair in Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, Colonial America
Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Deer, Cherokee, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Cherokee Nation, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1774-1890
    Event Place: Abbeville, Provence of South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Greenville District, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1799
    Event Place: Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, Colonial America

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