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William Adair 1719–1812 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1719

Birth Location: County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 11 June 1812

Death Location: Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Thomas Adair

Mother: Margaret Henart

Spouse(s): Mary Moore

Children(s): John Adair, Mary McCalla, Elizabeth Moore

William Adair was born in 1719 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of Thomas Benjamin Adair And Margaret Henart. In 1800, William Adair resided in Mercer, Kentucky, United States. William Adair married Mary Moore, and had children including Elizabeth Anne Moore, John Adair, Mary Nixon Mccalla. William Adair passed away in 1812 in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Adair was born in 1719 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of Thomas Benjamin Adair And Margaret Henart.
  • In 1800, William Adair resided in Mercer, Kentucky, United States.
  • William Adair married Mary Moore, and had children including Elizabeth Anne Moore, John Adair, Mary Nixon Mccalla.
  • William Adair passed away in 1812 in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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William Adair's Ancestors

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William Adair
1719–1812
Birth Place: County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Parents
Thomas Benjamin Adair
1680–1755
Ulster, Antrim, Ireland
Margaret Henart
1680–1750
Dublin, Antrim, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Adair's Descendants

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William Adair (1719–11 June 1812) m. Mary Moore (1729–1819)
  1. 1. John Adair 1759–1840 m. Catherine Palmer 1768–1854
    1. 1. Eliza (Palmer) Adair 1790–1871
    2. 2. Henrietta (P) Buford 1803–1833
    3. 3. Margaret (Lapsley) Bybee 1794–1875
    4. 4. Isabella (McCalla) Pleasants 1799–1870
    5. 5. Mary (Moore) Hardin 1788–1813
    6. 6. John (Adair) Jr 1808–1888 m. Mary (Ann) Dickinson 1816–1893
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Adair 1844–
      2. 2. John Adair 1840–
      3. 3. Samuel (Dickinson) Adair 1847–1916 m. Mary (Rodney) Adair 1855–1921
        1. 1. Wistar (Morris Adair) Sr 1886–1978
        2. 2. Alexander Adair 1892–1973
        3. 3. Henry (Rodney) Adair 1882–1916
        4. 4. John Adair 1883–1885
        5. 5. Mary (Ann) Adair 1889–1926
      4. 4. William (Butler) Adair 1849–1929 m. Mary (Louise) Jorund 1854–1941
        1. 1. Margaret (Ellen) Adair 1898–1938
        2. 2. Robert Adair 1896–1984
      5. 5. Laura (P.) Adair 1855–
  2. 2. Mary (Nixon) McCalla 1755–1807
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Anne) Moore 1756–1830

William Adair's Timeline

3 Records

1719
1719
Birth of William Adair in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
1800
1800
Age 81
William Adair resided here in Mercer, Kentucky, United States
Mercer, Kentucky, United States
1812
11 June 1812
Age 93
Death of William Adair in Whitehall, Mercer, Kentucky, United States
Whitehall, Mercer, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1719
    Event Place: County Antrim, Northern Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Mercer, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Tax Lists, 1799-1801

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 June 1812
    Event Place: Whitehall, Mercer, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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