Adam Laucks

• BIRTH 28 Dec 1715 Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York, USA
• BAPTISED Jan 24,1716 in Schoharie, NY by Rev. Joshua Kocherthal
• DEATH 14 Feb 1790 (aged 74) Stone Arabia, Montgomery County, New York, USA
• BURIAL Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery, Stone Arabia, Montgomery County, New York, USA

MEMORIAL ID 21894050, Photos Request Photo by GBRooneyiv (Also found grave for Adam Loucks at Witherspoon Cemetery, Vandervoot, Arkansas)

Biography

John Adam was baptized on Jan 24,1716 in Schoharie, by Rev. Joshua Kocherthal when he came up from West Camp, NY. Adam Starring and wife, brother and sister-in-law of Johann Adam's mother, were sponsors at the baptism. [11] Johann purchased Lot 42 of the Stone arabia Patent from Johannes Snell on Jan. 11, 1762, On his death he willed this acreage to his children, All mentioned by name except Henry Richard, Peter, and Maria.

In the pre Revolutionary days John Adam was numbered among those looking for freedom. He held the first meeting of the Committee of Safety of Tyron County, NY in his house in Stone Arabia. Aug. 27,1774.The locality is marked by a state highway marker as Loucks Tavern, for here he kept an inn after the war, and was for years Justice of the Peace.

Not long after John Adam settled in Stone Arabia, the trying years began which preceded the Revolution. There was plenty of violent discussion regarding the relationship of the colonies to the mother country, and feeling ran high. Members of the Loucks family, especially in the older settlement of Schoharie, were divided in their loyalties. A few sided with England and were called "Tories"; the majority sympathized with those who demanded freedom. John Adam was numbered among the latter and larger group; and he was apparently a leader among his contemporaries, for the first meeting of the Committee of Safety of Tryon County, NY was held in his house in Stone Arabia, on Aug. 27, 1774.

A New York state highway marker designates the locality where his house stood. It was known as "LOUCKS TAVERN", for here he kept an inn after the war, and was for years a Justice of the Peace. He was also a Deacon in the German Reformed Church of Stone Arabia.

He fought in the War of the Revolution, being a private in the 2d Regiment, Tryon Co. Militia, under the command of Col. Jacob Klock. He fought in the Battle of Oriskany. He die dage 74 years 2 months [3] and willed his acreage to his children. All are mentioned by name except Henry Richard, Lieut. Peter and Maria. His will was probated 22 Dec 1787 in Montgomery Country.

Genealogy

Parents Johann Dietrich "Richard" Laux and
Maria Catharina Starring Laux

Spouse
Catharine Elisabetha Schnell Laucks 1719–1797

References

[1] https://www.geni.com/media/proxy?media_id=6000000185385802112&size=large [2] http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full... DAR Ancestor #: A071741
[3] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21894050/adam-laucks#
[4] http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kareoleso...
[5] http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/o/u/Michael-J-Loucks/B...
[6] https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Johann_Loucks_%283%29
[7] https://archive.org/details/genealogyoflouck00mcbr McBrier, Edwin Merton. 1940. Genealogy of the Loucks [8] family, beginning with Johann Dietrich Loucks, and his descendants in direct line to Joseph Loucks, fourth generation, and all his known and traceable descendants to date. New York: J.S. Swift.

Sources

[8] GEDCOM File : ~AT9335.ged. ABBR GEDCOM File : ~AT9335.ged. GED info from Flora Baller Updated on March 8, 2003. [9] Consolidation of Church Records for Huguenots
[10] FTM Genealogy CD#3308, Vol. 2 World Family Tree. Gedcom file. LOUCKS Family. FamilyTreeMaker - CD [11] FTM #3308. Text: Kinship Births, Baptisms, Marriages & Deaths Indexes. Areas of NY 1639-1916. Arthur KELLY, submitter. Kinship / Bröderbund publishers (FTM). Also, Indexes on Ancestry.com. Page: v. 058, p. 607
[12] Text: AFN:NJJ8-FR (LDS) - Schnell - GedCom downloaded.
[13] Text: AFN: R1K2-3D - Johann Adam LOUCKS - in Ancestral Files of LDS databases.

Notes

Found grave for Adam Loucks at Witherspoon Cemetery, Vandervoot, Arkansas and at Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery, Stone Arabia, NY.

Herkimer County and Tyron County changed theri borders well after this periodin history, Identifying Stone Arabia in either country for historical purposesis confusing. Because many of the records are being loaded to the internet now,the compilers of the information may use either county in their information.