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Thomas Jefferson Adair 1771–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Oct 1771

Birth Location: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1856

Death Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Joseph Jr.

Mother: Sarah Dillard

Spouse(s): Rebecca Brown

Children(s): Mary Adair, Margaret Adair, Pheraba Adair, Samuel Adair, Sophia Adair, Eliza Adair, Thomas Jr, Sarah Adair, George Adair, John Adair, Lane Adair

In 1771, Thomas Jefferson Adair entered the world in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, born to Joseph Alexander Adair Jr And Sarah E Dillard. Thomas Jefferson Adair married Rebecca Brown, and had children including Eliza Jane Adair, George Washington Adair, John George Wesley Adair, Lane Ann Adair, Margaret Ann Adair, Mary Ann Adair, Pheraba Adair, Samuel Jefferson Adair, Sarah Ada Adair, Sophia Adair, Thomas Jefferson Adair Jr. Thomas Jefferson Adair passed away in 1856 in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1771, Thomas Jefferson Adair entered the world in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, born to Joseph Alexander Adair Jr And Sarah E Dillard.
  • Thomas Jefferson Adair married Rebecca Brown, and had children including Eliza Jane Adair, George Washington Adair, John George Wesley Adair, Lane Ann Adair, Margaret Ann Adair, Mary Ann Adair, Pheraba Adair, Samuel Jefferson Adair, Sarah Ada Adair, Sophia Adair, Thomas Jefferson Adair Jr.
  • Thomas Jefferson Adair passed away in 1856 in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Jr.
1733–1812
Birth Location: Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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Sarah Dillard
1736–1844
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Brown
1784–1846
Birth Location: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
RB

Children(s)

Mary Adair
1824–1892
Birth Location: Pickensville, Pickens, Alabama, United States
MA
Margaret Adair
1795–1852
Birth Location: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
MA
Pheraba Adair
1808–1877
Birth Location: Laurens, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
PA
Samuel Adair
1806–1889
Birth Location: Newberg, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
SA
Sophia Adair
1810–1852
Birth Location: Laurens, South Carolina, United States
SA
Eliza Adair
1811–1892
Birth Location: Carthage, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
EA
Thomas Jr
1814–1890
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
TJ
Sarah Adair
1815–1852
Birth Location: Pickensville, Pickens, Alabama, United States
SA
George Adair
1818–1897
Birth Location: West Carthage, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
GA
John Adair
1820–1903
Birth Location: Pickens, Alabama, United States
JA
Lane Adair
1824–1846
Birth Location: Pickens, Alabama, United States
LA

Thomas Adair's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Adair
1771–1856
Birth Place: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Joseph Alexander Adair Jr.
1733–1812
Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah (E) Dillard
1736–1844
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Joseph (Alexander Adair) Sr
1711–1789
Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Sarah Laferty
1715–1770
Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Adair
1680–1755
Margaret Henart
1680–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Adair's Descendants

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Thomas (Jefferson) Adair (25 Oct 1771–1856) m. Rebecca Brown (3 Nov 1784–20 Dec 1846)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Adair 1824–1892 m. John (Wesley Mangum) III 1817–1885
    1. 1. Sarah (Ellen) Mangum 1867–1947 m. Ebenezer (Griffin Cherry) Jr 1846–1918
      1. 1. Amy (Caroline) Cherry 1885–1939
      2. 2. Susanna Cherry 1883–1883
      3. 3. Eliza (Ellen) Cherry 1887–1950
      4. 4. Ebenezer (Franklin) Cherry 1890–1942
      5. 5. Edgar (John) Cherry 1893–1945
      6. 6. Clarence (Leslie) Cherry 1897–1908
      7. 7. Zina Cherry 1898–1950
      8. 8. William (Harvey) Cherry 1905–1976
      9. 9. Georgia (Evelyn) Cherry 1908–1991
      10. 10. Lottie (Viola) Cherry 1910–2002
      11. 11. Lola Cherry 1896–1908
    2. 2. William (Perry) Mangum 1841–1846
    3. 3. Rebecca (Frances) Mangum 1843–1928
    4. 4. Lane (Ann) Mangum 1846–1846
    5. 5. Martha (Elizabeth) Mangum 1848–1850
    6. 6. Joseph (Eslem) Mangum 1850–1922
      1. 1. Samantha (Man) Baker 1873–
    7. 7. John (Wesley) Mangum 1852–1940
    8. 8. Lucinda Mangum 1854–1938
    9. 9. Cyrus Mangum 1856–1927
    10. 10. Harvey Mangum 1856–1862
    11. 11. Mary (Abigail) Mangum 1858–1933
    12. 12. Amy (Caroline) Mangum 1860–1879
    13. 13. Julia Mangum 1861–1861
    14. 14. David (Newton) Mangum 1862–1948
  2. 2. Margaret (Ann) Adair 1795–1852
  3. 3. Pheraba Adair 1808–1877
  4. 4. Samuel (Jefferson) Adair 1806–1889
  5. 5. Sophia Adair 1810–1852
  6. 6. Eliza (Jane) Adair 1811–1892
  7. 7. Thomas (Jefferson Adair) Jr 1814–1890
  8. 8. Sarah (Ada) Adair 1815–1852
  9. 9. George (Washington) Adair 1818–1897
  10. 10. John ((George) Wesley) Adair 1820–1903
  11. 11. Lane (Ann) Adair 1824–1846

Thomas Adair's Timeline

2 Records

1771
25 Oct 1771
Birth of Thomas Jefferson Adair in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
1856
1856
Age 85
Death of Thomas Jefferson Adair in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1771
    Event Place: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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