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Peter Henry Adams 1744–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1744

Birth Location: Pitt County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: Abt 1784

Death Location: North Carolina, USA

Father: Archibald Sr

Mother: Sarah Colson

Spouse(s): Jane Adams

Children(s): PETER ADAMS, Levi NC-GA, Louisa NC, Summer NC-TN

Peter Henry Adams was born in 1744 in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Archibald Adams Sr And Sarah Colson. Peter Henry Adams married Jane Cason Adams, Mary Adams, and had children including Agness Boyce, Elizabeth Boyce, James Boyce, John Egliston, Levi Adams 1772 Nc Ga, Louisa Adams Buck 1774 Nc, Mary Rickets, Mary Woods, Peter Henry Ii Adams, Polly Egliston, Summer Adams 1777 Nc Tn. Peter Henry Adams passed away in 1784 in North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Peter Henry Adams was born in 1744 in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Archibald Adams Sr And Sarah Colson.
  • Peter Henry Adams married Jane Cason Adams, Mary Adams, and had children including Agness Boyce, Elizabeth Boyce, James Boyce, John Egliston, Levi Adams 1772 Nc Ga, Louisa Adams Buck 1774 Nc, Mary Rickets, Mary Woods, Peter Henry Ii Adams, Polly Egliston, Summer Adams 1777 Nc Tn.
  • Peter Henry Adams passed away in 1784 in North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Peter Adams's Ancestors

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Peter Adams
1744–1784
Birth Place: Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Archibald Adams Sr
1700–1795
Dorchester County, Maryland
Sarah Colson
1712–1800
Dorchester, Maryland, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Peter (ADAMS) I
1666–1703
Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Dinah WROUGHTON
1669–1703
Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Adams's Descendants

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Peter (Henry) Adams (1744–Abt 1784) m. Jane (Cason) Adams (1750–1791)
  1. 1. PETER (HENRY II) ADAMS 1775–1834 m. Lidia (Ann) Adams-Adams 1795–1845
    1. 1. Cuthbert Adams 1813–1886 m. Elizabeth (Brazil) Culpepper-Adams 1821–1881
      1. 1. David (W) Adams 1854–1926 m. Minnie (Lou Shirey Adams GA) 1872 1872–1964 m. Lula Adams 1860–
        1. 1. C. (Eugene) Adams 1905–1967 m. Mary (Lee) Everson 1908–1978
        2. 2. Orr Adams 1910–1975
        3. 3. D (W) Adams 1889–
      2. 2. Emma Boynton 1857–1881
      3. 3. Thomas (Jefferson) Adams 1862–1915
      4. 4. Fannie Crosby 1862–1915
      5. 5. Cornelia Jones 1849–1886
      6. 6. Peter (William) Adams 1844–1901
        1. 1. Thomas Adams 1881–1962
      7. 7. Leander (Harrison) Adams 1840–1918
      8. 8. Martha (Elizabeth) Adams 1842–1928
  2. 2. Levi (Adams 1772) NC-GA 1772–
  3. 3. Louisa (Adams Buck 1774) NC 1774–
  4. 4. Summer (Adams 1777) NC-TN 1776–1842

Peter Adams's Timeline

5 Records

1744
1744
Birth of Peter Henry Adams in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
1784
Abt 1784
Age 40
Death of Peter Henry Adams in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1784
22 Mar 1784
Age 40
Peter Henry Adams - Probate in Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA
Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA
1790
2 Aug 1790
Age 46
Peter Henry Adams resided here in Beaufort, North Carolina, USA
Beaufort, North Carolina, USA
1794
29 Dec 1794
Age 50
Peter Henry Adams was married in North Carolina
North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1794
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Beaufort, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Beaufort, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 447; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pasquotank County, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1720-1941; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Pasquotank County)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pitt, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1784
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Will Abstracts
    [2] North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1720-1941; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Pasquotank County)
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1784
    Event Place: Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1720-1941; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Pasquotank County)

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