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Sylvester Adams 1760–1830 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Black Walnut, Halifax, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 2 Mar 1830

Death Location: White Oak Creek, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States

Father: John Adams

Mother: Susannah Wood

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The story of Sylvester Adams began in 1760 in Black Walnut, Halifax, Virginia, United States. Sylvester Adams passed away in 1830 in White Oak Creek, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvester Adams began in 1760 in Black Walnut, Halifax, Virginia, United States.
  • Sylvester Adams passed away in 1830 in White Oak Creek, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States.

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Sylvester Adams's Ancestors

Self
Sylvester Adams
1760–1830
Birth Place: Black Walnut, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Sylvester Adams
1730–1782
Churchill, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Susannah Wood
1735–1791
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Gabriel (Adams 10th) ggf
1690–1750
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Priscilla (Pearson 10th) ggm
1690–1750
Massachusetts
Richard Wood
1695–1746
Vinton, Benton, Iowa, USA
Mary White
1695–1750
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Adams
1673–1751
Elizabeth Johns
1677–1752
Thomas Jr.
1636–1707
Sarah Alexander
1635–1670
Leland Wood
–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Adams
1647–1725
Katherine Napier
1651–1751
Richard Johns
1640–1703
Jane Fox
1654–1715
Thomas PIERSON
1609–1704
Susannah Bland
1609–1664

Sylvester Adams's Timeline

2 Records

1760
1760
Birth of Sylvester Adams in Black Walnut, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Black Walnut, Halifax, Virginia, United States
1830
2 Mar 1830
Age 70
Death of Sylvester Adams in White Oak Creek, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
White Oak Creek, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Black Walnut, Halifax, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1830
    Event Place: White Oak Creek, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States

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