Joseph Adair, Sr. - Joseph Adair, Sr. and descendants

Joseph married (1) Sarah Laferty in 1732 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Sarah was born in 1715 in Pennsylvania. She died in 1770 in Laurens County, South Carolina and was buried in Duncan Creek, Laurens County, South Carolina.

They had the following children:

+ 86 M i Joseph Adair Jr
+ 87 M ii Benjamin Adair Sr
+ 88 F iii Jane "Jean" Adair
89 F iv Sarah Elizabeth Adair was born in 1740. She died in 1823 and was buried in Duncan Creek, Laurens County, South Carolina. Sarah married Robert Long.
+ 90 M v James Adair Sr
91 M vi John Adair died in 1782. He was killed in the Revolutionary War in 1782 leaving a widow, Sarah and five children. Sarah later married John Watson.
92 F vii Mary Adair
Susanna Murdough (1723 - died 9 Apr 1800)

Married (1) Daniel Long, married in Ireland Married (2) Rev. Joseph Alexander Adair, Sr., married 1772 in Pennsylvania

Will

Made and filed his will in the Court House at Laurens in 1788. The following from his will: to my wife Susanna, all cattle, grain, farming tools, beds, bedsteads, pewter, and $160 Continental dollars...sons James and Joseph Jr., the remainder of Continental money, imported bedsteads and arm chairs...Benjamin, half my copper tools, and $20 in old currency...daughters Leah {SIC: her name was Jean], Sarah, and Mary, $20 each in old currency. Source: Sarah Erwin in "South Carolinians in the Revolution" in the "abstracts of Wills 1775-1855" SOUTH CAROLINA

From the comments section of https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Adair-215

Joseph Adair Sr. was married twice - first in about 1732 to Sarah Lafferty who was the mother of most of his children - and secondly to Susanna Long in 1771 after Sarah had died in 1770. Please see Adair History and Genealogy by James Barnett Adair for more details.

http://revwarapps.org/sc100.pdf
for additional information related to patriotic service of Joseph Adair Sr. in the Revolutionary War

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Laferty-1

Sarah Susannah Laferty (Aka: Lafferty, Luffirty [1]%29 [2]

Death: 1770 Duncans Creek, Laurens, South Carolina, USA

Spouse and Children:

Joseph Adair Marriage: 1732 Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

1. Joseph Adair
2. James Adair
3. Benjamin Adair
4. Leah Jean Adair
5. Sarah Adair
6. Mary Adair

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From https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/b/o/w/Lisa-Bowes-1/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0...

Children of Sarah Lafferty and Joseph Adair, Sr are:

1. +Joseph Adair, Jr, b. 12 May 1733, Chester Co., PA512, d. 17 Oct 1812, Laurens Co SC512.
2. +Benjamin Adair, b. 1736, PA, d. 1823, Laurens Co SC.
3. +Jean Adair, b. 1738, d. date unknown.
4. Sarah Adair, b. 1740, d. date unknown.
5. +James Adair, Sr., b. 15 May 1752, Ireland513, d. 18 Aug 1818, Laurens Co SC514

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Marriage Notes for Sarah Lafferty and Joseph Adair, Sr:

The marriage of Joseph Adair and Sarah Lafferty seems to be recorded in the records of Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church in Wilmington, DE, which were published in 1890 by the Historical Society of Delaware.The exact entry is in September 1746 under "Joseph Eldare to Sara Luffirty" on page 398.

While the church was Swedish, it was common for the church to minister to recent Scotch Irish immigrant who had no other church to turn to in Wilmington.

Note that Joseph's first son, James, was born in December 1747, according to his tombstone in Indiana.

I have noted other marriage in these records that seems to be connected with Laurens County and the Adairs-and I only have a few pages from the book, so more searching is in order.

Hugh "Romage" to Jane "Adare", April 1746, and a Joseph Holland to a Jane Young.

A reprint of the book can be ordered from the church at www.oldswedes.org.

Jett Hanna

From https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/b/o/w/Lisa-Bowes-1/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0...

Susanna Long537 was born 1723 in SC, and died 09 Apr 1800.She married (1) Daniel Long.She married (2) Joseph Adair, Sr on Aft. 1760, son of Thomas Adair and Margaret Hennart.

Records:Information from the program from "The Dedication of Joseph Adair, Sr. Tomb;October 9, 1988.
Daniel Long"He married elizabeth Ralston Finnew, widow of John Finney (died in Revolutionary War).She was born c. 1756 and died 1823, both are buried in Duncan Creek Cemetery.Their children were Martha, Mary, Steven? sorry>, Daniel, Jane, Nancy, Rebecca Long and a daughter (Xan?) who married a Mumford (Hugh).""A written statement found in his Revolutionary War Pension record gave data from Robert Long stating that his father, Daniel Long, and mother, Susannah were married in Ireland, and he and his brother, Samuel, and sister, Mary were all born in Ireland.They migrated with their parents to Pennsylvania, then to South Carolina where their father, Daniel died c. 176?It was after this that the widow, Susannah Long, married the widower, Joseph Adair, Sr.Robert Long was a Revolutionary War soldier."
She says that the Longs were also from Antrim, Ireland, and that Daniel and Joseph were good friends.
More About Susanna Long and Joseph Adair, Sr:
Marriage: Aft. 1760
Children of Susanna Long and Daniel Long are:
Robert Long, d. date unknown.
Mary Long, b. 1742, d. date unknown.

This site has extensive notes and more detailed dating. I uploaded as PDF.

https://myfamilysearch.net/getperson.php?personID=I3685&tree=2005217a

So - there’s been children wrongly added since I last visited the profile. I’ll see if I can relocate them to the proper generation. If not, I’ll disconnect.

James Adair, of Indiana (Who married Rebecca Adair) is not recognized by the DAR as son of Joseph & Sarah. Disconnected.

No. He had 7 children with his 1st wife Sarah Adair & 2 with his 2nd wife. Sarah is showing 14 children.

Resolved.