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Sylvester Adams 1760–1830 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Black Walnut, Halifax County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 2 March 1830

Death Location: White Oak Creek, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Adams

Mother: Susanna Wood

Spouse(s): Rebekah Boyd

Children(s): Susan Adams, Rebecca Adams, John Adams, Ann Adams, Sylvester Adams, Thomas Adams, Samuel Adams, William Adams, Patrick Adams, Ichabod Adams, Sarah Adams, Martha Adams, Isabella Adams

The story of Sylvester Adams began in 1760 in Black Walnut, Halifax County, Virginia, USA. In 1820, Sylvester Adams resided in Humphreys, Tennessee, United States. Sylvester Adams married Rebekah Boyd, and had children including Ann Adams, Ichabod Cabe Adams, Isabella Adams, John Adams, Martha Boyd Adams, Patrick Boyd Adams, Rebecca Eliza Adams, Samuel Adams, Sarah Margaret Adams, Susan Adams, Sylvester Adams, Thomas Jefferson Adams, William Adams. Sylvester Adams passed away in 1830 in White Oak Creek, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvester Adams began in 1760 in Black Walnut, Halifax County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1820, Sylvester Adams resided in Humphreys, Tennessee, United States.
  • Sylvester Adams married Rebekah Boyd, and had children including Ann Adams, Ichabod Cabe Adams, Isabella Adams, John Adams, Martha Boyd Adams, Patrick Boyd Adams, Rebecca Eliza Adams, Samuel Adams, Sarah Margaret Adams, Susan Adams, Sylvester Adams, Thomas Jefferson Adams, William Adams.
  • Sylvester Adams passed away in 1830 in White Oak Creek, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sylvester Adams's Ancestors

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Sylvester Adams
1760–1830
Birth Place: Black Walnut, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Adams
1727–1782
Churchill, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Susanna Wood
1735–1791
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Gabriel Adams
1690–1750
Stafford County Virginia, USA
Priscilla Pearson
1695–1750
Stafford County Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sylvester Adams's Descendants

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Sylvester Adams (1760–2 March 1830) m. Rebekah Boyd (1770–11 January 1839)
  1. 1. Susan Adams 1793–1853
  2. 2. Rebecca (Eliza) Adams 1795–1825
  3. 3. John Adams 1797–1841
  4. 4. Ann Adams 1798–1820
  5. 5. Sylvester Adams 1800–1869
  6. 6. Thomas (Jefferson) Adams 1803–1859
  7. 7. Samuel Adams 1805–1850
  8. 8. William Adams 1807–1858
  9. 9. Patrick (Boyd) Adams 1809–1872
  10. 10. Ichabod ("Cabe") Adams 1812–1878
  11. 11. Sarah (Margaret) Adams 1813–1860
  12. 12. Martha (Boyd) Adams 1817–1899
  13. 13. Isabella Adams 1819–

Sylvester Adams's Timeline

3 Records

1760
1760
Birth of Sylvester Adams in Black Walnut, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Black Walnut, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
1820
1820
Age 60
Sylvester Adams resided here in Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
1830
2 March 1830
Age 70
Death of Sylvester Adams in White Oak Creek, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA
White Oak Creek, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Black Walnut, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1760; Birth city: Black Walnut; Birth state: VA.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Year: 1820; Census Place: , Humphreys, Tennessee; Roll: M33_122; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 March 1830
    Event Place: White Oak Creek, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1760; Birth city: Black Walnut; Birth state: VA.

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