James Adair, of Duncan’s Creek

• Not the same as James Adair, of Indiana who married Rebecca Montgomery
• Not the same as James Addair, Sr. who married Annis Harbison

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Perhaps there were multiple men called James Adair in Laurens, South Carolina. As of 4 October 2022, needs further sorting out.

James Adair was born May 15, 1752 and died August 18, 1818 (66) Duncans Creek, Laurens District, South Carolina, United States.

He was the son of Joseph Adair & Sarah Lafferty) married (1) Hannah U.. He married (2) Rebecca Ross. She is seen as Rebecca Adair which is an error.

DAR Ancestor # A000352

1) WAGON MASTER FOR COL JAMES WILLIAMS, 1780

Family

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Adair-356

James was married to “Hannah Rebecca Ross Netherton” in about 1764. He and Hannah had 8 children. they were mentioned in his will in 1818.

1. Mary Prather/Prater b. 1765
2. Eleanor Ramage b. 1774
3. Elizabeth Palmer b. 1780
4. James b. 1781
5. Hannah Meadors b. 1784
6. Susannah Cassels b. 1787
7. Robert b. 1788
8. Nancy Langston b. 1791

James died in August of 1818 and he was buried at Duncan's Creek Church. His personal estate was divided per record written in the deed records in October of 1818. His heirs including his widow and 8 children agreed to division of the estate per that record. There is mention of a will made by James on Ancestry.com dated 1807. There is also a lawsuit in regards to the real estate of James filed after his death.

From http://www.myfamilysearch.net/getperson.php?personID=I3729&tree=200...

The Laurens County Adair Tree

2. Joseph Adair m. Sarah Lafferty, m. Susannah Long: 250a land grant, present site of Duncan Creek Presbyterian Church. Was sold 1778 to Benjamin Adair LCD A/189, 1778). Release by wife??? Will in LCW A-1/19, dated 1788, other info says death 1801. Joseph 414(5) 1790 Census?

• 2.1 Joseph Adair m. Elizabeth - Joseph's son named in father's will. His will LCW D-1/104; Bundle 65, Pkg. 10, proven 1/14/1813.
  • 2.2 James Adair m. Rebecca Montgomery: James named as son in father's will. 110a from Nathaniel Hillen, 144a granted to him directly. POA to brother Benjamin in Book G, Pg. 666. Does POA mention Rebecca? Or dower releases? Deeds LCW J/161-162, A/308. J/161 is sale to sons of James Sr. - Joseph and George R. James 327 1790 Census? If 13 children, only 10 in this census
    • 2.2.2 George R. Adair m. Rachel Musgrove: George named in deed from brother Joseph.

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From a Wikitree site submitted by Sam in 2012, citing "Bowden-Riley Family.ged":

• Birth: May 15 1734 - Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
• Death: Aug 18 1818 - Duncans Creek, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
• Parents: Joseph Alexander Adair, Sr., Sarah Susannah Adair
• Wife: Hannah Rebecca Ross Netherton

Children: Mary Anna Adair, Eleanor Ramage, James Adair, Jr, Nancy Adair, Robert [J.] Adair {see below}, Susannah Adair, Hannah Adair, Elizabeth Betsy Adair

Siblings: Leah Jane Ramage, Mary Adair, Benjamin Adair, Sr., Joseph Adair, Jr, Sarah Adair, Benjamin Adair

Robert J. Adair -- same as .... ?

• Robert Adair born 1788 in Laurens, South Carolina. A Robert Adair in Laurens Co., SC owned six slaves in the 1850 Slave Schedule, far fewer than James Adair on the line(s) above him.
• Son of James Adair Sr and Hannah Rebecca Ross Netherton
• Brother of Alexander Adair [half], Eleanor (Adair) Ramage, Mary Anna Adair, Elizabeth Betsy Adair, James Adair Jr, Hannah Adair, Susannah Adair and Nancy Adair
• [spouse%28s%29 unknown]
• [children unknown]
• Died ? The Robert Adair who died 1865 in Mississippi (mentioned on the WikiTree site referenced with this entry) was in fact Robert Washington Adair born 1796 SC-d 1865 Miss. (see on FindAGrave). Robert J. Adair 1788-bef. 1865 lived his entire life in Laurens Co., SC. According to his son's autobiography (see below), "my father . . . Robert J. Adair . . . had died when I returned home" (from the Civil War).
• Profile manager: Sam Bowden, Adair-402 on Wikitree, created 17 Apr 2012

The son of Robert J. Adair and Sally Jacks was Robert Presse Adair of Musgrove, Clinton, SC b. Dec. 19, 1841-d. Sept. 22, 1927 (Clinton Co., SC death certificate). He served in Company A, SC Volunteers13th Regiment, McGowan's Brigade (United States Civil War Soldiers Index). Robert Presse Adair has a short autobiography in American Adairs--Line B, Chapter XXVIII, p. 170 (in Adair History and Genealogy by J.B. Adair, 1942, Newberry County SC Public Library SC R929.2 ADA; this source is considered controversial for lack of thorough sourcing, but the Robert Presse Adair section was written by R.P. Adair prior to his death in 1927. Robert Presse Adair is buried in Clinton Cemetery, SC (see on FindAGrave; his two-page "autobiography" is posted there).

Origins

Child of Joseph Adair (b Ireland 1711 - d S.C. 1789) & Sarah Laferty of PA (b c 1715- d c 1770) according to the monument:

FindAGrave Memorial ID 9768725

Links

1. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/o/w/Lisa-Bowes-1/WEBSI...
2. A Grave Memorial# 25541397

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