John Adams, of Bedford County

Not the same as John Adams, of Edgefield District

John Adams, Sr.

• Gender: Male
• Birth: December 19, 1750
• Lunenberg County, Virginia, British Colonial America
• Death: November 04, 1824 (73)
• Bedford County, Virginia, United States

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• Wife
• Sally Sarah Adams (born Snow)
• 1755 - aft 1822

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I John Adams being of sound minde and memory blessed be to God for his mercys (sic)...Imprimis; I give unto the heirs of sone (sic) Thomas Adams, six shillings each...[to] my beloved wife, Sarah...all the lands which I holde (sic)...[to] my son, William Adams, shall have all the lands adjoining Mark Anthony [up to] the line of the land I made my son, James a Wright (sic)...my will is that all my personal estate shall be sold and the money arising from such sales shall be equally divided amongst my children, herein after named to wit:

• Imprimis; I give to Winnifred Thomas one equal part of such sales;
• ... unto my daughter Polly DALTON one equal part of such sale
• ... unto my daughter Peggy Leftwich one equal part
• ... unto my daughter Sarah Weeks one equal part
• ... also I give unto my son John Adams one equal part
• ... also one equal part unto my daughter Sarah Leftwich
• ... Milly Adams one equal part of such sale
• ... and lastly I hereby constitute my son William Adams and my son
• James Adams my executors to this my last will and testament.
• Written 8 Jun 1818, proved 25 Nov 1824 Bedford Co. VA

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Conflicting origins

Seen as

• James Adams 1710 - 1728
• MARGARET Adams (born Blakely) 1708 - ?

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Adams-29117 cites

• Lower Richland Planters, by Laura Jervey Hopkins.
• The Adams Family of The Fork, J.H. Adams.

James was baptised 22 January 1711[1] in Honington, Warwickshire. He was the son of Henry and Mary Adams.

James Adams, the progenitor of the Adams of The Fork, Richland County, South Carolina, came as an emigrant from England to Virginia prior to 1746. He married Agnes Walker, daughter of Henry Walker, and they had two sons. After the death of James Adams, Agnes married a Culpepper and is said to have had two daughters by this marriage .

Children

1. John Adams Jr. Born 1749 in Bedford, Virginia. Husband of Sarah Ann (Snow) Adams — married about 1775 in Virginia
2. Joel Adams Sr. Born 4 Feb 1750 in Culpepper, Virginia. Husband of Grace (Weston) Adams — married 28 Dec 1773 in Congaree, Lower Richland County, South Carolina

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References

• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LRWR-PB9 (has some errors)
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LRWR-PB9
• "United States Census, 1810", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2Q-9JT : Thu Oct 05 23:08:24 UTC 2023), Entry for John Adams, 1810.
• "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z4Y-3W9L : Mon Oct 30 23:03:30 UTC 2023), Entry for William Weeks and Siner Adams, 15 Apr 1816.
• "United States Census, 1820", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLC-RLN : Wed Oct 04 20:07:45 UTC 2023), Entry for John S Adams, 1820.
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L1B2-D7D Lists wife as “Sarah Sally Ford” based on Gedcom data
• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3SGH-NFH
• https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-133513681-3-2245/john-...
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford_County,_Virginia Bedford County was created in 1753 from parts of Lunenburg County, and several changes in alignment were made until the present borders were established in 1786. The county was named in honor of John Russell, an English statesman and fourth Duke of Bedford.

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