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Facts and Events
Land Grant in North Carolina
In recognition of his services to his country, the State of North Carolina granted John Adair a section of land (640 acres) in Hawkins County (now Knox County), Tennessee in 1788. The square mile of wilderness land extended from what is now Jacksboro Pike to the campus of Gresham Middle School in present-day Fountain City. A white oak that stood on the Baum’s Greenhouse property as late as 1976 marked the southeastern edge. Adair built a log cabin surrounded by a stockade of logs about where Sanders Lane intersects Broadway today. Two springs outside Adair’s Station (or Fort Adair) supplied water. Although attacked by Indians on several occasions, it was never captured. [North Carolina Land Grants in Tennessee, Grant No. 28 (#2802), dated May 28, 1788].
Will of John Adair
- I give to my wife Ellen, all my personal estate with every particular parcel thereof, be it the same, more or less, under what ever name or denomination may exist.
- Likewise, I hereby constitute, make, and ordain my wife the sole executor of my last will and testament.
- I do hereby, utterly disallow all former wills executed by me at any time.
- Witnessed by Samuel McKinley and Andrew McCampbell in April, 1825
- [Will Book, Knox County, Tennessee]
Records in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:
- Vol. 2 - JUDGMENTS. APRIL, 1799 (K to Z). - McCampbell vs. Keys and Moore--Subpoena, dated 7th May, 1796, to Sheriff of Rockbridge to summon Andrew McCampbell, James McCampbell, John Telford and William Anderson to August Court, 1796, for money due by injunction bond. Executed on James McCampbell, John Telford; Andrew McCampbell is no inhabitant. Declaration says that defendants on 10th April, 1790, entered into bond of injunction gotten from High Court of Chancery by Andrew to enjoin judgment gotten by Saml. Keys and Andrew Moore vs. Andrew. Suit abates as to Andrew. Writ of enquiry of damages; Robert McCampbell becomes surety; plea of payment. Appeal bond, 10th March, 1798, with Andrew McCampbell security; attachment, 15th October, 1788, vs. John Adare, levied in hands of Andrew McCampbell as garnishee. In November, Andrew acknowledges debt £80, by agreement, to be paid by a horse and wagon and remainder in salt, to be delivered at defendant's house in the Grassy Valley below mouth of the French Broad. Copy of Andrew's bill for injunction: A number of years ago he purchased from John Adare a tract on frontier of North Carolina in settlement known as the French Broad, to be paid for as above, but land has never been conveyed; Andrew is a poor man. The land lies within the Indian boundry, as pointed out by Congress in a late proclamation, by which all persons in that neighborhood were required to quit their lands and come to the other side of the line. Copy of answer of Keys and Moore: John Adare was indebted to them with interest from 1782; they obtained judgment in Sullivan County, No. Ca.; wagon and horse were to be delivered in 1788; Adair instructed Andrew to pay Keys and Moore, but Andrew said Indians had done damage there and he was afraid to take out his family; defendants say the agreement with Adair is not lost, but suppressed; Andrew is now living in the French Broad; Andrew's veracity questioned; answer sworn to 11th November, 1790. 9th August, 1791, deposition of James White at house of John Adair in Hawkins County. Article of agreement between John Adair and Andrew is dated 15th January, 1788; the land lies in Hawkins County on Whites Mill Creek, about 60 miles west of the Hopewell line or Indian boundary; Andrew is in possession of part of the Perry land; injunction dismissed.
Citations
http://www.fountaincitytnhistory.info/People2-Adair.htm
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