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Luke Adams

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Death: September 25, 1840 (87-88)
Franklin County, Missouri, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of Matthew Adams; Capt. Absalom Adams; Elizabeth Adams and Elizabeth "Betsy" Adams
Husband of Susanna Adams
Father of Walter Adams; Elijah Adams, Sr; John Adams and Margaret Rogers
Brother of Feathergill Adams; Absolom Adams, Jr.; Thomas Adams; Gavin Adams; Sally Tulip Kemper and 14 others
Half brother of Sally Tulip Kemper

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About Luke Adams

Luke Adams, son of Matthew & Elizabeth Adams, was born Abt. 1752 in Loudon Co., Va, and died September 25, 1840 in Franklin Co., Mo.
He married Susanna Thorn June 2, 1781 in Prince Georges, Md, daughter of James & Susannah Thorn.
She was born March 30, 1752 in Prince Georges, Md, and died Bet. 1820 - 1830 in Garrard Co., Ky.

Children of Luke Adams and Susanna Thorn are:
i. Walter Adams, born Abt. 1782 in Kentucky; died August 3, 1825 in Garrard County, Ky. He married Judith Adams January 14, 1800 in Garrard County, Ky; born January 16, 1783 in Fauquier or Montgomery Co., Va; died August 23, 1870 in Sugar Creek, Garrard Co., Ky.
Note: other records have his birth year as 1778.

ii. Margaret "Peggy" Adams, born Abt. 1783 in North Carolina; died Abt. 1805 in Garrard Co., Ky. She married Travis Rodgers September 29, 1801 in Garrard County, Ky; born Abt. 1783 in Virginia; died Aft. 1860.
After Peggy died, Travis Rodgers married Betsy Childress, daughter of Goolsby Childers/Childress and Nancy Swenney.

iii. Elijah Adams, born Abt. 1784 in Kentucky; died Aft. October 6, 1842 in Franklin Co., Mo. He married Frances Tatum September 27, 1813 in Garrard County, Ky; born Bet. 1785 - 1790 in Kentucky; died Bef. 1850 in Franklin Co., Mo.

iv. John Adams, born Abt. 1787 in Kentucky; died Aft. 1850 in Gasconade Co. , Mo. He married (1) Susannah Childress April 26, 1804 in Garrard County, Ky; born Abt. 1784 in Kentucky; died Bef. 1836 in Missouri.

He married (2) Hannah Bailey November 13, 1836 in Franklin Co., Mo; born Abt. 1811 in Missouri; died Aft. 1850.

  • Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Sep 21 2022, 19:18:07 UTC
  • Residence: United States
  • Residence: Garrard County, KY - 1800
  • Residence: Lancaster, Garrard, Kentucky, United States - 1810
  • Residence: Garrard, Kentucky, United States - 1820
  • Residence: Garrard, Kentucky, United States - 1830
  • Residence: Franklin, Missouri, United States - 1840
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Luke Adams's Timeline

1752
1752
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
1778
1778
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
1780
1780
Montgomery, Virginia, United States
1783
1783
Garrard,KY
1787
1787
Garrard County, KY, United States
1840
September 25, 1840
Age 88
Franklin County, Missouri, USA