YourRoots by Genomelink
banner

Sign up to explore more

Create a free account to navigate family trees, view ancestors, and discover connections.

Preston Stepney (James Stepto) Adams 1820–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1820

Birth Location: Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 4 Feb 1904

Death Location: Chidester, Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Thomas Adams

Mother: Agnes Beard

Spouse(s): Mary Adams, Margaret Nesbit

Children(s): Margaret Adams, Nancy Adams, Sarah Adams, John Adams, Mary Adams, James Adams, Lorenzo Adams, Robert Adams, Agnes Adams, Samuel Rev., Catherine Adams, William Byrd, Martha Adams, Roberson Adams, Shackley Adams, Jessie Adams

In 1820, Preston Stepney (James Stepto) Adams entered the world in Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA, born to Thomas Benjamin Adams And Agnes Laney Beard. In 1820, Preston Stepney (James Stepto) Adams resided in Lancaster, South Carolina, USA. Preston Stepney (James Stepto) Adams married Margaret Salina Nesbit, Mary Adams, and had children including Agnes Jane Adams, Catherine Adams, James Wilburn Adams, Jessie Lewis Adams, John Thomas Adams, Lorenzo Dow Adams, Margaret Jemima Adams, Martha Jane Adams, Mary Adoline Adams, Nancy E Adams, Roberson Adams, Robert L Adams, Samuel Nenion Adams Rev, Sarah Salina Adams, Shackley Adams, William J Byrd. Preston Stepney (James Stepto) Adams passed away in 1904 in Chidester, Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Find more search results for Preston Adams
PA

Reliability Score

This score reflects the reliability of the source family tree. A high rating indicates a trustworthy source with strong data consistency.

Reliability Score:
A
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criteria (Insufficient)

This tree's reliability score:

  • Record available
  • Descendant's record available
  • Star tree owner

Biography

  • In 1820, Preston Stepney (James Stepto) Adams entered the world in Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA, born to Thomas Benjamin Adams And Agnes Laney Beard.
  • In 1820, Preston Stepney (James Stepto) Adams resided in Lancaster, South Carolina, USA.
  • Preston Stepney (James Stepto) Adams married Margaret Salina Nesbit, Mary Adams, and had children including Agnes Jane Adams, Catherine Adams, James Wilburn Adams, Jessie Lewis Adams, John Thomas Adams, Lorenzo Dow Adams, Margaret Jemima Adams, Martha Jane Adams, Mary Adoline Adams, Nancy E Adams, Roberson Adams, Robert L Adams, Samuel Nenion Adams Rev, Sarah Salina Adams, Shackley Adams, William J Byrd.
  • Preston Stepney (James Stepto) Adams passed away in 1904 in Chidester, Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Adams
1800–1854
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
TA
Agnes Beard
1790–1840
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina
AB

Spouses(s)

Mary Adams
1839–1884
Birth Location: North Carolina
MA
Margaret Nesbit
1825–1861
Birth Location: Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
MN

Children(s)

Margaret Adams
1852–1936
Birth Location: Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
MA
Nancy Adams
1860–1860
Birth Location: Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
NA
Sarah Adams
1858–1860
Birth Location: Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
SA
John Adams
1856–1942
Birth Location: Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
JA
Mary Adams
1849–1876
Birth Location: Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
MA
James Adams
1865–1924
Birth Location: Louisiana, USA
JA
Lorenzo Adams
1868–1898
Birth Location: Louisiana, USA
LA
Robert Adams
1871–1896
Birth Location: Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
RA
Agnes Adams
1874–1955
Birth Location: Chidester, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
AA
Samuel Rev.
1876–1954
Birth Location: Arkansas
SR
Catherine Adams
1879–
Birth Location: Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
CA
William Byrd
1862–1911
Birth Location: Arkansas
WB
Martha Adams
1844–1924
Birth Location: South Carolina
MA
Roberson Adams
1854–
Birth Location: South Carolina
RA
Shackley Adams
1858–
Birth Location: South Carolina
SA
Jessie Adams
1893–1982
Birth Location: Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
JA

Preston Adams's Ancestors

Self
Preston Adams
1820–1904
Birth Place: Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas Benjamin Adams
1800–1854
North Carolina, USA
Agnes (Laney) Beard
1790–1840
Guilford, North Carolina
Grandparents
John Adams
1749–1815
Surry, North Carolina Colony
Mary (Lynn Baker \) Adams
1758–1806
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Reuben Beard
1763–1824
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Beard
1761–1814
Deep River, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1725–1792
Mary Copenhaver-Adams
1730–1799
Moses Jr
1727–1775
Barbara Byers
1729–1770
William Baird
1729–1800
Jean Baird
1730–1835
***Anthony Hockett
1730–1814
Mary Stanley
1733–1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Baird
1690–1758
Janet 1690
1690–1765
Mary Glendenning
1698–1780
Catherine 1728
1708–1766

Preston Adams's Descendants

1.
PA
Preston (Stepney (James Stepto)) Adams (10 May 1820–4 Feb 1904) m. Mary Adams (Abt 1839–Abt. 1884) m. Margaret (Salina) Nesbit (15 Dec 1825–16 Jan 1861)
  1. 1. Margaret (Jemima) Adams 1852–1936
  2. 2. Nancy (E) Adams 1860–1860
  3. 3. Sarah (Salina) Adams 1858–1860
  4. 4. John (Thomas) Adams 1856–1942
  5. 5. Mary (Adoline) Adams 1849–1876
  6. 6. James (Wilburn) Adams 1865–1924
  7. 7. Lorenzo (Dow) Adams 1868–1898
  8. 8. Robert (L) Adams 1871–1896
  9. 9. Agnes (Jane) Adams 1874–1955 m. Jasper (Burr) Bearden 1856–1940
    1. 1. Alfred Bearden 1899–1918
    2. 2. Maggie (Teresa) Bearden 1906–1998
    3. 3. Albert (Bryan) Bearden 1901–1961
    4. 4. Issac (Ford) Bearden 1898–1983
    5. 5. Jasper (Burr Bearden) Jr 1914–1986
    6. 6. Stroud (Kelly) Bearden 1909–2000
    7. 7. Roxie (Ann) Bearden 1911–1992
  10. 10. Samuel (Nenion Adams) Rev. 1876–1954
  11. 11. Catherine Adams 1879–
  12. 12. William (J) Byrd 1862–1911
  13. 13. Martha (Jane) Adams 1844–1924
  14. 14. Roberson Adams 1854–
  15. 15. Shackley Adams 1858–
  16. 16. Jessie (Lewis) Adams 1893–1982

Preston Adams's Timeline

14 Records

1820
abt 1820
Birth of Preston Stepney (James Stepto) Adams in South Carolina
South Carolina
1820
10 May 1820
Birth of Preston Stepney (James Stepto) Adams in Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
1820
7 Aug 1820
Preston Stepney (James Stepto) Adams resided here in Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
1830
1830
Age 10
Preston Stepney (James Stepto) Adams resided here in Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
1840
1840
Age 20
Preston Stepney (James Stepto) Adams resided here in Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 30
Preston Stepney (James Stepto) Adams resided here in Union, North Carolina, USA
Union, North Carolina, USA
1855
1855
Age 35
Preston Stepney (James Stepto) Adams resided here in South Carolina
South Carolina
1860
1860
Age 40
Preston Stepney (James Stepto) Adams resided here in Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
1862
5 Feb 1862
Age 42
Preston Stepney (James Stepto) Adams resided here in Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 50
Preston Stepney (James Stepto) Adams resided here in Adamsville, Bennettsville, Marlboro, South Carolina, USA
Adamsville, Bennettsville, Marlboro, South Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 50
Preston Stepney (James Stepto) Adams resided here in Liberty, Liberty, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
Liberty, Liberty, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
1880
1880
Age 60
Preston Stepney (James Stepto) Adams resided here in Liberty, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
Liberty, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 80
Preston Stepney (James Stepto) Adams resided here in Liberty, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
Liberty, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
1904
4 Feb 1904
Age 84
Death of Preston Stepney (James Stepto) Adams in Ouachita County, Arkansas, USA
Ouachita County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1820
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Adamsville, Marlboro, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1504; Page: 311A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1820
    Event Place: Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Liberty, Ouachita, Arkansas; Roll: 52; Page: 64a; Enumeration District: 223
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Liberty, Ouachita, Arkansas; Roll: M593_59; Page: 330A
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Liberty, Ouachita, Arkansas; Roll: 70; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0138
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Lancaster, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1221; Page: 158; Family History Library Fil
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Union, North Carolina; Roll: 647; Page: 15b
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Arkansas, Death Certificates, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1942; Roll: 4
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Lancaster, South Carolina; Page: 1; NARA Roll: M33_118; Image: 272

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 173; Page: 85; Family History Library Film: 0022507

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Lancaster, South Carolina; Roll: 512; Page: 409; Family History Library Film: 0022509

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Union, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Union, North Carolina; Roll: 647; Page: 15b

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Copies of Nonpopulation Census Schedules; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Lancaster, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1221; Page: 158; Family History Library Fil

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1862
    Event Place: Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Lancaster News; Publication Date: 5 Feb 1862; Publication Place: Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Adamsville, Bennettsville, Marlboro, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Adamsville, Marlboro, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1504; Page: 311A

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Liberty, Liberty, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Liberty, Ouachita, Arkansas; Roll: M593_59; Page: 330A

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Liberty, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Liberty, Ouachita, Arkansas; Roll: 52; Page: 64a; Enumeration District: 223

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Liberty, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Liberty, Ouachita, Arkansas; Roll: 70; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0138

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Richland
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1904
    Event Place: Ouachita County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chidester, Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Find more search results for Preston Adams

About YourRoots

Family Tree Map

Explore your family tree geographically

Import your GEDCOM file to transform your family tree into an interactive global map. See your roots laid out visually and understand your true geographic heritage.

Powerful tools like "Trace Back To Me" instantly map your family's migration paths from a chosen ancestor all the way back to you.

LEARN MORE
AI Genealogy Research

Discover ancestors beyond "end-of-line" automatically

Import your family tree and let AI expand it for you. AI Ancestor Finder scans "end-of-line" ancestors to uncover their parents across hundreds of family lines at once. AI Deep Research analyzes selected ancestors and family clusters, suggesting relevant records and next steps.

Turn on Auto Research Mode to get new discoveries daily or weekly, so your tree keeps growing even while you're away.

LEARN MORE
DNA Match

Find more DNA matches across all DNA tests

Combine your DNA data with your family tree to unlock the full power of YourRoots DNA Match. Connect with relatives across major testing services — Ancestry, 23andMe, MyHeritage, and more.

View your matches' maps and trees to identify shared ancestors, and soon you'll be able to add them directly to your own tree and map.

LEARN MORE
Ancestry Reports

Ancestry DNA analysis that goes deeper than others

Unlock exclusive reports that reveal your deeper origins.

  • Deep Ancestry Report — Analyze 130+ ethnicities, sub-regions, and 1,800+ communities in one detailed view.
  • Global & Native American Reports — Developed with Stanford researchers to uncover hidden ancestries across all 22 chromosomes.
  • Ancient DNA Series — Compare your DNA with 1,000+ ancient genomes from Viking, Celtic, and early American civilizations.
LEARN MORE