Person:Joshua Adams (14)

1809 VA marriage-two documents:

December the 16 - 1809 Sirs I have no objecttion [sic] of your granting Joshua Adams lisons [sic] for him and my daughter Elizabeth Corn Mr Samuel Corn attest John W Davis

Know all men by these presents that we Joshua Adams & John Spencer are held & formly [sic] bound unto John Tyler esquire Governor of this Commonwealth ??? ??? for the time being in the ??? ??? of two hundred fifty dollars current money of Virginia ??? the payment of which we do bind ourselves our heirs & in the like sum ??? ??? & sevarally [sic] firmly by these presents sealed with our seals & ??? this 16th day of December 1809. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas there is a mariage [sic] shortly intended to be had and solemnized between the above bound Joshua Adams & Elizabeth Corn. If therefore there is no lawful cause to obstruct the said marriage than the above obligation to be void ??? to remain in full force & ???

1820 census-VA-Halifax-Mary-7 Aug 1820-line 18-Joshua Adams

1850 census-VA-Patrick-28 Sep 1850-lines 16-19-dwelling 459-family 484-Joshua Adams; 59; farmer; real estate $1500; VA; Elizabeth; 62; NC; Joshua T; 20; laborer; VA; Jane; 21; VA

1860 census-VA-Patrick-pg 75-20 Aug 1860-line 14-dwelling 529-famil 566-Joshua Adams; 69; Baptist preacher; real estate $1400; personal estate $10,850; VA

1863-2nd m to Lucinda Frances Shelton; child Fannie (Adams) Spencer 1864-1954

2014-Find a grave-lists 10 children with birth dates 1810-1829; later lists only 8 children and Fannie from the 2nd marriage; the 8 children's birth dates range from 1816-1832. There is also a land deed that states Joshua & Elizabeth sold their farm in 1875 though Cindy Munson who posted the photo of the deed says the date is 1895. None of these dates would match for this Joshua Adams who died in 1865 and his wife Elizabeth Corn who died in 1857. The information on the FAG site also states that the farm was in Patrick Spring, VA at the head waters of the Mayo River. Parents are listed as John Adams (1765-1819) and Mary (Martin) Adams Banks (1722 -1860). Siblings are listed as Rolan H Adams (1809-1863) and James A Adams (1812-1882)