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 1723 - 1809 (85 years)
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| Name |
Adams, William [1, 2, 3] |
| Title |
COL. |
| Born |
3 Nov 1723 |
Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia  [4, 5] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
4 Sep 1809 |
Fairfax County, Virginia [4, 5] |
| Buried |
Y [3] |
- At Home, Fall Church, Virginia
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| Person ID |
I11574 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
21 Jan 2022 |
| Father |
Adams, SR Gabriel, b. 1690, Stafford Co, Virginia, USA , d. 27 Dec 1750, Will Probate, Fairfax Co., Virginia (Age 60 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Pearson, Priscilla, b. Of, Stafford, Virginia , d. Bef 27 Mar 1750, Fairfax Co., Virginia |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Married |
1720 |
Stafford Co, Virginia, USA [5, 6] |
| Family ID |
F4670 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- “April [1799],” Founders Online, National Archives, last modified February 21, 2017, http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/01-06-02-0008-0004. [Original source: The Diaries of George Washington, vol. 6, 1 January 1790 - 13 December 1799, ed. Donald Jackson and Dorothy Twohig. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1979, pp. 340-345.]
"Col. Charles Little and William Adams both owned land adjoining GW’s land being surveyed this day. William Adams (1723-1809), son of Gabriel Adams, Sr. (d. 1750), and Priscilla Pearson Adams, had served as a colonel of militia, vestryman of Truro Parish, justice of the peace, and sheriff of Fairfax County. His home, Church Hill, adjoined GW’s land on the southwest. Adams was an early Methodist convert, and his home was headquarters for Bishop Francis Asbury when he was traveling in the area (Steadman [2], 223-24)."
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Source:Some Eighteenth Century Family Profiles, Part I, by Donald A. Wise; Arlington Historical Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 1, October 1977
William Adams (1723-1809) who was prominent in county affairs served as
a colonel in the Fairfax County Militia, Truro Parish processioner in 1775, sheriff
in 1768, vestryman of Truro Parish in 1765, and justice of Fairfax County in
1770. Adams married Ann Lawyer (1732-88) of Stafford County and they had
issue:
1) Simon Adams who married Catherine Wren
2) (The Reverend) William^ Adams, Jr.
3) (The Reverend) Samuel Adams who married Hannah Wren
4) (The Reverend) Wesley Adams who was married four times:
a) Catherine Alexander Binns, b) Ann Summers, c) Elizabeth Hughes,
and d) Priscilla Larkin. Upon his father's death, Wesley inherited Colonel
William Adams' dwelling house and plantation.
5) John^ Adams who married Sarah
6) Sarah Adams who married (The Reverend) William Walters
7) Edward Adams who married Jemima West
8) Ann^ Adams who married Colonel George Minor
9) Susannah Adams who married twice:
a) Lewis Hipkins, and b) Richard Wren
10) Margaret
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- [S27] Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- [S327] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ancestral File (TM).
Date of Import: Apr 13, 2000
- [S327] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ancestral File (TM).
Date of Import: Apr 18, 2000
- [S1149] Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties.
- [S1150] Some Eighteenth Century Family Profiles, Part I, Donald A. Wise, (Name: Arlington Historical Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 1; Date: October 1977;), pages 4 & 5.
- [S1148] The Diaries of George Washington, vol. 6 1 January 1790 - 13 December 1799, ed. Donald Jackson and Dorothy Twohig, (Name: University Press of Virginia; Location: Charlottesville; Date: 1979;), pp. 340-345.
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