NOTE: From IGI - Volney ADAMS Sex: M
Birth - Abt. 1818 Of Watertown, Washington, Ohio
Spouse: Cemantha ORINDAF
Source Information: Film Number: 445770 Page Number: Reference Number: 52555
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CORRESPONDANCE: From a letter by Nellie A GARD dated 29 Dec 1970:
The Washington County marriage records: Vol I pp. 263 - Volney ADAMS m. 24 Mar
1831 Mary MILLER by S. BLUE, M. G. both of Watertown - which is just east of
Palmer Township. The Township lines were changed in that area at least twice,
in any case this shows the approximate spot, and part of the county. I am very
familiar with the name MELLOR in the Palmer area from very early times, so no
doubt the Court record is incorrect. There are other intermarriages of MELLORS
with our families.
CORRESPONDANCE: From a letter by Melva Murer (Hooper, NE) dated 30 Aug 1992 Extracted from the
1860 Washington County, (OH) Watertown Twp Census:
Volney ADAMS age 56 Real Estate $4000 Personal Property $4400 Born Vermont
Samantha ADAMS 43 Born Ohio
Hamlin ADAMS 21 Born Ohio School Teacher
Victoria ADAMS 19 Born Ohio
Catharine ADAMS 19 16 Ohio
Augustine ADAMS 12 Ohio
Laura Wigner 12 Ohio
NAME: Possibly named after Constantin Francois Chasseboeuf Boisgirais VOLNEY
Count de, French author, born in Craon, Maine-et-Loire, 3 February, 1757; died in Paris, 25 April, 1820. He was the son of Francois Chasseboeuf, a barrister of Craon, and was known until the age of twenty-five by the name of Boisgirais, but in 1782 he adopted that of Volney. In 1795 he came to the United States with the intention of settling in this country, and was welcomed by George Washington. He visited Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, and Louisiana, engaged in a controversy with John Adams concerning the latter's work on the constitution of the United States, and afterward answered Dr. Joseph Priestley, who had attacked Volney's infidel theories. Volney's letter was published in English (Philadelphia, 1797). While in this country Volney predicted, day after day, the operations of Bonaparte's campaign in Italy, pointing out the places where the Austrians were to be defeated. This astonished every one, while many looked on Volney as a French general in disguise. Washington asked Volney for an explanation and he replied: "In 1792 I met at Marseilles and in Corsica a young lieutenant of artillery, and, being much struck by his conversation, invited him to my house. I was soon satisfied that he was a man of extraordinary genius .... The conversation fell on the war. Bonaparte developed a whole plan of operations to be pursued either in Italy or in Germany. I took down his words, and he now follows the plan of campaign that he explained to me years before." Volney showed his notes to Washington, who became also convinced of the great future of the new commander.
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