Person:William Adams (241)

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William Irvine Adams
b.10 Dec 1784 Virginia, United States
 
Parents and Siblings
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m. 4 Mar 1776
  1. Robert AdamsAbt 1776 -
  2. Christopher Irvine AdamsAbt 1780 -
  3. Penelope Lynch AdamsAbt 1782 -
  4. William Irvine Adams1784 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  William Irvine Adams1784 -
  • W.  Nancy Chinn1785 -
m. 14 Feb 1804
  1. Mary J Adams1804 -
  2. Christopher Adams1805 -
  3. William Clark Adams, twin1809 - 1854
  4. Lewis Merewether Adams, twin1809 -
  5. Benjamin Chinn Adams1814 -
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Facts and Events
Name[2] William Irvine Adams
Gender Male
Birth[3] 10 Dec 1784 Virginia, United States
Marriage 14 Feb 1804 Nelson, Kentucky, United Statesto Nancy Chinn
References
  1.   Boyd, Lucinda Joan Rodgers. The Irvines and Their Kin (1898): A History of the Irvine Family and Their Descendants. (Louisville, Kentucky: Printed for the Author, 1898)
    84.

    [James and Mary Irvine Adams]
    "... their youngest son, William Adams, married Nancy Chinn, a daughter of Benjamin Chinn, and a cousin of Judge Thomas Chinn, of Kentucky. William Adams (born December 10, 1784), and Nancy Chinn (born December 11, 1785), were married February 14, 1803, and had seven children, viz.:
    - Mary J. Adams, born January 17, 1804;
    - Christopher Adams, Jr., born October 22, 1805;
    - William Clark and Lewis Merewether Adams, twins, born June 30, 1809;
    - Benjamin Chinn Adams, born October 2, 1814;
    - Elizabeth Adams, born August 2, 1817;
    - Penelope Lynch Adams, born June 15, 1819. ..."
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    [Note of Caution: possible error - supposedly Nancy Chinn was the daughter of Christopher Chinn. More research needed.]

  2. ↑ "Sketch of the Irvine Family of Madison County, Kentucky" by Sophie Fox Sea, 3 (May 1905):87-93, in Genealogies of Kentucky Families: from the Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1981)
    1:570.

    "... Wm. Irvine Adams, son of James and Mary Adams, married Nancy Chinn, daughter of Christopher Chinn, of Nelson county, Ky. ..."

  3. ↑ .

    Lineage Book - National Society of the Daughters of the American ..., Volume 12, p 35
    By Daughters of the American Revolution

    MRS. MARY F. ADAMS HALL 11088
    Born in Mississippi.
    Wife of Harry H. Hall.
    Descendant of Capt. Robert Adams, Jr., and of Corp. James Adams, of Virginia.
    Daughter of Benjamin Chinn Adams and Caroline Blanks, his wife.
    Granddaughter of William Adams and Nancy Chinn, his wife.
    Gr-granddaughter of James Adams and Mary Irvine, his wife.
    Gr-gr-granddaughter of Robert Adams, Jr. and Penelope Fluornoy Lynch, his wife.

    Robert Adams, Jr., served in the militia. He was a member of the vigilance committee in 1780, with his brother-in-law as leader, who cleared the region of outlaws and Tories. This was the origin of the "Lynch Law," and their summary methods were later approved by the Assembly. In 1782 he was Justice of the Court of Campbell county.
    James Adams served as a drummer and corporal.
    Also No. 10974.
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    [Note of Caution: No sources provided. For reference only.]

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