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John Adams

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Birthplace: Lunenburg County, Virginia, United States
Death: March 24, 1834 (71)
Halifax County, Virginia, United States
Place of Burial: Halifax County, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Adams of Halifax County, VA and Susannah Adams
Husband of Esther Adams
Father of Sarah Ellen Barnett; Samuel Adams and Nancy Ragland
Brother of Matthew Adams; William "Mack" Adams; Sylvester Adams; Richard John Adams; Sarah Boyd and 7 others

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About John Adams

John Adams was born 1763 to John and Susan (Wood) Adams in Halifax County, Virginia.

He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War under General Green [Greene(?)] and, at just 18, fought in the battle of Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina, 15 March 1781. He continued in the army until the close of the War. His name may be the one listed in Virginia Military Militia[2].

He married Ester Turner of Gloucester County, Virginia, and they had the following children: Sarah, Samuel and Nancy.

In middle age, he grew quite fleshy, weighing over 300 pounds at the time of his death.

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John Adams's Timeline

1763
March 15, 1763
Lunenburg County, Virginia, United States
1784
1784
Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, United States
1787
October 21, 1787
Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, United States
1834
March 24, 1834
Age 71
Halifax County, Virginia, United States
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Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, United States
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Black Walnut Dist., Halifax County, Virginia, United States