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ADAMS FAMILY
Submitted by Marigold Hogan

 

William Adams born April 10th 1787 in Virginia and died August 27th 1860, Winchester, Clark Co., Kentucky.

William's parents are Stephen Adams 1756 and Elizabeth Lancaster 1766, of Orange, Virginia. Elizabeth's parents are Robert Lancaster Sr. born in 1720 in Va. He died in 1785 in St. Thomas Parish, Orange, Va. and Mary Mallory born 1725 in Va. and also died in Orange Co. Va. Some of their children settled in Pendleton Co. KY and Mason Co. KY.

William's brothers and sister include and are recorded:
James born abt. 1800. He married Polly Brooks.
Nancy Jane was born 1 November 1796 and married John Ramey.
Robert 1797 married Sally Morton on 10 May 1817
Nathaniel 1798 married Patsy Dooly  20 October 1818
Reuben 1805 married Sally or Mary Hamilton 8 March 1825.
Polly (Mary) 1807 married Leroy Hamilton 7 April 1825.

Other Adams Relatives:
Bledsoe Adams  Born 1798 in Clark Co. KY.
John W. Adams born 29th July 1831 in Clark Co. KY. He married Amanda Jones
Eliza Jane Adams born 18th July 1829  in Clark Co. KY. She married William C. Jones 19 Feb. 1850 and died 26 Feb. 1919 in Kentucky.
There may be other that other researchers have noted.

Our William Adams married Sally/Sarah Bledsoe 31 December 1812 in Winchester. Clark Co., KY
Sally/Sarah Bledsoe was born April 14th 1789 in Orange County, Virginia and died in November 25th 1864
Not listed in 1860 census

The father of Sarah Bledsoe is John Bledsoe of Albermarle, Virginia, her mother is Elizabeth “Isabell” White

Children of William Adams and Sally (Bledsoe) Adams
The Adams Girls

Mary Adams born August 10th 1815 in Clark County, Kentucky, married William Scott Hogan December 26th 1839 In Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky. Her Death is recorded as March 15th 1886 Clark County, Kentucky. Mary Adams is our line. Both are Buried in Winchester Cemetery.

Lucinda Adams was born March 23rd 1817 in Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky and married Howard E. Watts on December 4th 1844 and died January 6th, Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky. The year is not known.

Howard Watts is the son of Johnson and Elizabeth ( McLain) Watts of Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky.
Howard Watts is listed as a private in Co “C” of the 11th. Kentucky Cavalry with General Chenault.
Ancestry is on Zip file.

Elizabeth Adams was born December 6th 1813 in Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky and married William Scott Carter on February 14th 1832, Clark County, Kentucky and married Samuel Bradley who died January 13, 1892, KY.

Stephen Bledsoe Adams born on 10th March 1817 in Winchester, Kentucky. He married Mary Stevenson
His recorded death is 6th December1889 in Jackson, Missouri.

Nancy Adams was born December 6th 1819, Clark County, KY. She married Thomas Nathaniel Ragland 4th July 1845. Thomas served under Anderson Chenault Quisenberry as a private in Co A 11th. Kentucky cavalry.
He was luckier than most, he came home.

Children of Thomas and Nancy Ragland
Sarah F. born 1848 in Clark Co., Kentucky
James F. born 1851/56 in Clark Co., Kentucky
William Thomas born 3 December 1853 in Clark Co., Kentucky
Martha Bird (Byrd) born 1859 Jackson Co. Missouri
Jo Olive born abt 1862.
Nancy died after 1860 in Missouri.

Lewis A. Adams was born 29 October 1820, Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky.
His death is recorded as 22 March 1886 Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky and he is buried in Winchester Cemetery.
He married Sarah (Sally) Ann Oliver on 12th March 1847 Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky

Robert A. Adams born 18th January 1823 in Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky and died 13th May 1902 in Madison Co. Kentucky. He married Elizabeth Fiedler born 1st October 1831 daughter of Tolton (Tonk) Fiedler and Elizabeth Morton of Virginia.

Children of Robert and Elizabeth are:
Nannie J. Adams was born 22 March 1853
John P. Adams
Thomas Adams
Mary Adams
Sarah Adams born 24 February1848
Joseph Adams 1834

Sarah or Sally Ann Adams born 8 June 1825, Clark County, Kentucky. Her death is recorded as 1917 in Kentucky. She married William R. Watts 6th of January 1846 in Clark County, Kentucky.

………….More records will be added as they are revealed to this recorder

 

 


 

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