Gabriel Adams, of Fairfax County

I. Gabriel Adams ( -1749) was a large landowner who, between 1726 and 1742, acquired some 2,147 acres of land in Fairfax County. Adams owned two tracts of land in present-day Arlington County. One tract consisting of 338 acres (NN-C-136) was sold to John Colville on April 20, 1731, and the other tract was a 790-acre plat (NN-C-74) which was sold to John Mercer on Septem- ber 19, 1730. This latter tract was purchased by George Washington on Decem- ber 12, 1774. Adams was a vestryman of Truro Parish in 1732, voted for Fair- fax burgess in 1744, and exempted from paying any further parish taxes levied in 1745.

He married Priscillia Pearson, daughter of Thomas Pearson, and they had issue:

• 1) Gabriel Adams, Jr. (1715-61) who died in Loudoun County, Virginia
• 2)William2Adams (1723-1809)
• 3) Silvester Adams
• 4) Catherine Adams who married Earl
• 5) Simon ^Adams (ca. 1750- )
• 6) Susanna Adams who married John Summers
• 7) John Adams (1715-61)

Will

Fairfax, VA, Gabriel Adams, will Bk A1:428-429, FHL Film #31284, FHL Digitized Film #007644610, Image 283-284 of 715, 19 January 1749, Proved 27 December 1750, Accessed 21 September 2017; Children named in will: Eldest son Gabriel 100 acres; son William 100 acres; son John 100 acres of land Thomas Bryend lives on, daughter Susanna Summers my mill and land between Holmes Run and Mr. Terretts ; son Simon 100 acres Wm. Davice lived on; son Sylvester 100 acres Mary Bryend lives on, Elizabeth Nevet lives on plantation rent free; if either sons die without heirs, grandson Benjamin Williams gets 100 acres; my desire is that son Silvester and Cathon Earl lives with my daughter Susanna Summers til they come to the age of 18 years; my son Simon lives with his brother William Adams til he comes to 18 years and my grandson Benjamin Williams lives with my son Gabriel Adams til he comes to age of 18 years. My will is that my Executor shall account with my within named children when they come to the age of 20 years . After debts paid, the remaining shall be divided equally among my children. I appoint my sons Gabriel Adams and William Adams my Executors. Wit: John "X" Summers, David Thomas, John Thomas. Signed: Gabriel Adams Fairfax County Court: Acknowledge and proved by John Summers and David Thomas 27 December 1750 and duly recorded. [1]

Origins

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Adams-6317

A source linking Gabriel Adams to these parents is needed. If John Francis Adams, Jr. was son of John Francis Adams, Sr./Katherine Napier of Northumberland, Virginia Colony, then per Adams Y-DNA results, Gabriel Adams of Stafford/Fairfax, VA, was NOT of this bloodline, even though for decades genealogical compilations have added Gabriel Adams as a son. View the results chart for Family Tree, Adams Y-DNA.
↑ Adams Y-DNA Test Results https://www.familytreedna.com/public/adams?iframe=ycolorized: accessed 26 Aug 2018) GENETIC FAMILY 014: Gabriel Adams; Kit #834488 Adams; Gabriel Adams, b.c 1690, d. 1750 Fairfax, Virginia (EnglandR-M269) Kit #494223 Adams; Gabriel Adams, Kit #21044 Adams; 014; and Kit #180037, James Westcott

References

• The Virginia Genealogical Society. Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly and Magazine of Virginia Genealogy. Vol 35, No 4. Page 286-287. AncestryImage
• http://arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Wi... page 4
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Adams-6317
• http://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I02186...
• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Nov 19 2016, 0:28:57 UTC

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• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jun 10 2019, 0:46:01 UTC