Person:James Adams (128)

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James Adams
b.Abt 1730 Virginia
d.15 Mar 1789 Fluvanna County, Virginia
Parents and Siblings
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m. 4 Feb 1712
  1. Anna Adams1712 - 1712
  2. Elizabeth Adams1713 - 1793
  3. Judith Lewis Adams1716 - 1774
  4. Mary Adams1722 - Abt 1756
  5. Agnes Adams1724 - 1790
  6. Robert Adams, Jr.1725 - 1785
  7. James AdamsAbt 1730 - 1789
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  James AdamsAbt 1730 - 1789
  • W.  Cecily Ford1735 - 1815
m. 1751
  1. James Robert Adams, Jr.1753 - 1835
  2. William B Adams1755 - 1821
  3. Robert Adams1757 - 1839
  4. Sgt Thomas Adams1758 - 1836
  5. John Adams1760 -
  6. Nancy Adams1763 -
  7. Richard Adams1765 - 1861
  8. Sarah Adams1768 -
  9. Charles Adams1770 - 1835
  10. Mildred Adams1770 -
  11. Mourning Adams1772 -
  12. Susanna Adams1773 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1] James Adams
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1730 Virginia
Marriage 1751 Goochland County, Virginiato Cecily Ford
Military[2] 1760 Virginia, United StatesMilitia, Cherokee Expedition
Death[1][2] 15 Mar 1789 Fluvanna County, Virginia

James Adams was a soldier in John Smith's Company of Regular Additional Troops during the Cherokee Expedition in 1760 and 1761. He was Justice of the Peace in Albemarle County, Virginia from 1771 to 1773. During the Revolutionary War he performed Patriotic Service while living in Fluvanna County, Virginia.(WikiTree, page managed by Chris Hamilton and Ted Bergstrom)

"The last of eleven children born to Captain Robert & Mourning (Lewis) Adams of Henrico Co (now Goochland) VA; James married Cecily Ford in 1751 at the St James Northam Parish Church in Henrico Co (now Goochland) VA, possibly the daughter of Culverine & Elizabeth (Lea/Lee) Ford of Charlotte Co VA....During the Indian Wars, James served in the Virginia Militia Regulars, under the command of Captain John Smith, taking part in the Cherokee Expedition of 1760. From 1771-1773, he served as Justice of the Peace in Albermarle Co VA." (Findagrave.com)

When James made out his will in April 1789 he owned at least 19 slaves (Findagrave.com)

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 McIntosh, John H. The Official History of Elbert County 1790-1935, Cherokee Publishing County, Atlanta, page 3.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 James Adams, Sr, in Findagrave.com
    https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=61942009, 20 Nov 2010.

    Find A Grave Memorial# 61942009

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