Sarahann ‘Saranna’ McTyre

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Adair-455

Saranna/SarahAnn Adair was born October 20, 1743, in Northumberland County, Virginia. She is the daughter of James Adair and his wife Clark Hobson. [1] By 1751 the family had moved to Dobbs County, North Carolina. Clark Hobson Adair's older sister Elizabeth Hobson Allen and her husband lived near the Adairs. When Elizabeth died in 1751 she named "her kinswoman Sarahann Adair daughter of James and Clerk Adair" as residual legatee in her will. [2] By 1763 Saranna had married William McTyer. [3]

When James wrote his will in 1778 he made Saranna his executor and left her most of his property "I give unto my daughter Saraanna McTyre, all my lands or improvements in Wilkinsons Swamp together with all my negroes ... " and he named her five children, Adair, Clark, Elizabeth, Katrain, and William. [4]

Saranna died after 1786 when she and her husband transferred land she had inherited from her father.

Origins

Sarahann's mother is clearly identified as Clark Hobson Adair in Elizabeth Allen's will.

Children named in the will of James Adair of Bladen County, North Carolina (document attached)

1. Saranna Adair McTyre
2. Agnes Adair Gibson
3. Elizabeth Hobson Cade

No known sons.

From his will:

"I give unto my grandson Adair McTyre the plantation whereon I now live one hundred acres more or less named Pached or Patcherly place on Wilkinson Swamp, together with all the improvements to him and his heirs lawfully begotten forever.

"After my daughter Saranna McTyre's life, I give my grandson on plow horse and one cow and calf, two sow pigs, and all the working tools within and without doors, suitable for carrying on a crop and corn and provisions both without and within doors, should anything happen after my daughter's life. I give all my other lands more or less unto my grandson William McTyre and his heirs lawfully begotten forever when comes of age.

"I give unto my five grandchildren Adair, Elizabeth, Clark, Katrain, and William McTyre all my negros and their increase and my personal estate to be equally divided amongst them, to them and their heirs lawfully begotten forever after Saranna McTyre life.

"I do give the free use of my means to my daughter Cade's family as long as my daughter Saranna McTyre and Elizabeth Hobson Cade live convenient one to another.

"I do desire my daughter Saranna McTyre take my daughter Agnes Gibson into her family should it so happen she is a widow and only one child and no good home, and maintain she and her child during widowhood and until her child comes of age in meat, drink, lodging, and washing. "

"Then I do desire my executrix [Saranna] will buy each of my daughters, Elizabeth Hobson Cade and Agnes Gibson, a gown of black crepe and mourning ring.

"In testimony of this my last will and testament I hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty-first day of September one thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight.

References

• https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42471637/james-robert-adair-bio/ (her father was not James Adair, Indian Trader)
• https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=ful...
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Adair-455 cites

1. Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol. 1, Northumberland County Record of Births, 1661-1810, page 405
2. transcript at Allen. < link >
3. transcript of court cases involving James Adair, Saranna and William McTyer at judgement < link >
4. Elizabethtown, Bladen Co., North Carolina, Record of Wills No. 1, p. 476, reprinted in "Kinfolks" by Wm. Harllee, pp. 1245-1247