Katherine Adair

In 1784, Adair married Katherine Palmer.[7] They had twelve children, ten of them daughters.[7] One married Thomas Bell Monroe, who later served as Adair's Secretary of State and was appointed to a federal judgeship.[8] In 1786, the Adairs migrated westward to Kentucky, settling in Mercer County

Catherine (Katherine) Palmer Adair

Born: 1768, Oct 17 near Charleston SC
Died: 1854, Sep 24 at Montrose near Frankfort, Franklin County KY and was buried at White Hall. Her remains were removed to the State Cemetery at Frankfort KY and placed by her husband.

Catherine's Family

Spouse: Governor John H. Adair

Children:

1. Anna Palmer Adair Bridges,
2. Mary Moore Adair Hardin,
3. Eliza Palmer Adair Monroe,
4. Catherine Palmer Adair Foster,
5. Margaret Lapsley Adair Bybee,
6. Sarah B. Adair Butler
7. Isabella M. Adair Pleasants,
8. Eleanor Katherine Adair Beatty,
9. Henry (Henrietta) P. Adair Buford,
10. William Henry Palmer Adair,
11. William H. Adair,
12. John Adair Jr

Catherine's Heritage

Parents: Henry Palmer, Ann Benoist Palmer
Siblings:

ADAIR, JOHN - pension - 1832
1850 Census Monroe County KY - line 30 "Catherine Adair" living with the family of her daughter, Sarah B. Adair Butler

Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53724527/catherine-adair#view-p...

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References

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Adair
2. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53724527&ref=wvr
3. http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~holmesfinley/genealogy/Scruggs/ind00... cites
   1. United States Federal Census data
   2. Family Records, unpublished records of the Scruggs family - correspondence, Bibles, interviews, etc.
   3. Newspaper accounts of weddings and deaths, and other public documents for wills, land transfers, etc.