29. Dr. James Robert Adair (Thomas , Alexander , Jean , Robert , William , Ninian , William , Ninian , Alexander , William , Niegello , Robert FitzGerald de ) was born in 1709 in Antrim, Ireland. He died in 1795 in Robeson, Nc.
REF; ADAIR HISTORY AND GENEALOGY BY JAMES BARNETT ADAIR
James came to the Colonies around 1730. He served in the RevolutionaryWar and is listed on a marble tablet placed by the DAR on the frontinside wall of Duncan's Creek Presbyterian Church.
James ADAIR asked Governor GLEN for a trade monopoly with the Choctaw & later the Chickasaw. John VANN of the Ninety Six community was hired to transport ammo to the Choctaw, Chickasaw & Creek. After the hunt they immediately fitted themselves for war against the Creek. There came a gang from the Overhills let by the Little Carpenter and Torsetty of Settico. Dr. Thomas WALKER was sent by the Loyal Land Company of Virginia into Tennessee. He went to the present Kingsport. He noted bison trails. Walker went into Kentucky thru the Cumberland Gap, which he named after the Duke of Cumberland.
The traders were the first to penetrate Indian Country. They were white men living on the edge of civilization, or in some cases, living among the Indians, and very often taking an Indian wife. Some became almost Indian but only a few left records. One who left much was James Adair, the “English Chickasaw” who wrote Adair’s History of the American Indians.” London 1775.
James is called the "Father" of the Oklahoma branch of Adairs who were Indian Traders. He wrote the authoritative HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS, published in London in 1775. He has been called by various writers an Englishman, a Scotchman and an Irishman-and with some basis of fact in each case. He derived from the historic Irish house of Fitzgerald. Indeed, Fitzgerald was his true name. That family descends from Walter, son of Other, who at the time of the Domesday Survey (1086) was castellan of Windsor and tenant-in-chief of five of the counties of England. His descendants took active parts in the conquest of Ireland, where one of them in 1346 came into the Earldom of Kildare. Another line of the Fitzgeralds was that of the Earls of Desmond, which also descended from Maurice, the founder of the family in Ireland. The Desmond branch, under the third Earl, who was viceroy of Ireland in 1367-69, became embroiled in difficulties and suffered defeat, and was captured by a native king of Thomond. From ADAIRS OF KINHILT - James had two sons, John and Edward. The children of Edward and some of the children of John became the parents of the Adairs of the Cherokee Nation (according to the HISTORY OF THE CHEROKEES by Emmett Starr). Will Rogers was a descendant of this branch.
In 1769 James Adair purchased land on east side of Mitchells Swamp, James Adair (dc.1783) conveyed it to Archibald McKissock (his executor & trustee ?) in trust for Adair's grandson, Stephen Adair Cade (b.1764 Bladen Co NC). They jointly conveyed it to Othneil Trawick. 15 Apr 1795, James Cade sold to Othneal / Othneil / Athneil Trawick of Robeson Co, NC, 400 acres on east side of Mitchells Swamp. Witness : William Trawick. 21 Sep 1795, Stephen Adair Cade and Archibald McKissock, his trustee, sold to Othneal / Othneil / Athneil Trawick of Robeson Co, NC, 200 acres "an enclosed ground land only excepted". Ashpole Church and the Fulmore Cemetery are on this land which is no doubt on the "enclosed ground land only excepted." (James Adair buried Fulmore Cemetery 1783 ?) 2 Jan 1796, Athneil Trawick, conveyed 1-1/2 acres of this land to the Congregation of Mitchells Creek for the use of a preaching house. (ref Ashpole Church for copy of conveyance). 13 Feb 1796, James Cade sold to Othneal Traywick 220 acres in Robeson Co, NC, on both sides of Mitchells Swamp.
WILL OF JAMES ADAIR
In the name of God, "Amen." I, James Adair in Bladen County in North Carolina, being weak but praises be to the Almighty God, in perfect sense and memory, I do humbly make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following:
I do recommend my soul to God who gave it hoping through the merits of my Lord and Blessed Savior Jesus Christ to obtain pardon of all my sins. My body I commit to the grave to be buried.
My Temporal Estate my just debts being paid I do humbly appoint my loving daughter Saranna McTyre my whole and sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament.
I give unto Robert Adair or his heirs near the town of Billymansborough and Nutrann a short mile of Gilgoram in the county of Antrim in Ireland ten pounds.
I give unto James Box or his heirs in the Island of Bennet the sum of nine pounds.
I give unto Alexander Johnston or his heirs in Ireland or his heirs in the county of Chester, Pennsylvania, the sum of seventeen pounds all proclamation money.
I give unto my daughter Saraanna McTyre, all my lands or improvements in Wilkinsons Swamp together with all my negroes and their increase to wit: Four negroes Pomp, Babby, Sam and Jack, two negro women named Hannah and Nelly, one negro girl named Lucy, my personal and real Estate both within and without doors, crop and stock together with all money, bonds, judgments, notes of hand, book accounts and debts whatsoever and whomsoever during her natural life and when my daughter Saraanna McTyre receives and collects in my money due on judgments, notes of hand and book debts, I desire it may be put out immediately on good security mortgages on improved lands and negroes until there is a fair and open trade from Guinea to this country for negro slaves, then to call in all the money into her hands immediately lay the money out in purchasing and buying negro slaves, boys and girls, and when bought then I give a part of the negroes so purchased and bought as has cost my executrix four hundred pounds proclamation money with their increase unto my daughter Elizabeth Hobson Cade during her life and at her death I give the said negroes with all their increase unto my three grandsons Stephen, James, and Washington Cade, and their heirs lawfully begotten forever, and the residue and remainder of the said purchase and bought negroes, after my daughter Cade has received her part and property as above mentioned then I give unto my daughter Susanna (sic) McTyer with all their increase during her life.
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 McTyer's life I give unto my Grandson one 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 provision 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 McTyer and his heirs lawfully begotten forever when he comes of age. I give unto my five grandchildren Adair, Elizabeth, Clark, Katrain, and William McTyer, all my negroes 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 Cades family as long as my daughter Saranna McTyre and Elizabeth Hobson Cade live convient one to another. I give unto my daughter Agnes Gibson and to John Gibson one Shilling sterling.
I do desire my daughter Saranna McTyer 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 washing.
I do desire none of my estate may be sold by order of Court, when goods come as cheap as they have in the year 1774. Then I do desire my Executrix 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.
James Adair (seal) Signed sealed and Witnessed Archd McKissack Benilla Bullard
(Source: Elizabethtown, Bladen Co., North Carolina, Record of Wills No. 1, p. 476, reprinted in "Kinfolks" by Wm. Harllee, pp. 1245-1247) Note: The will was destroyed in the courthouse fire in 1800. Some records, including James Adair's will were copied from documents held by people who provided them for records.
James married (1) Clarky Hobson daughter of Thomas Hobson Jr. and Clark on 29 Jul 1740 in Northumberland, VA. Clarky was born about 1714 in Northumberland, Va. She died about 1755 in Robeson, Nc.
They had the following children:
+ 32 F i Sara Anna Adair 33 F ii Agnes Adair was born in 1744 in Bladen, Nc. + 34 F iii Elizabeth Adair
James married (2) Ester McBride about 1755 in , Nc. Ester was born about 1730 in , Nc.
They had the following children:
+ 35 M iv John Adair Sr. + 36 M v Edward Adair Sr. 37 M vi James Adair Jr. was born in 1757.
30. Joseph Alexander Adair Sr. (Thomas , Alexander , Jean , Robert , William , Ninian , William , Ninian , Alexander , William , Niegello , Robert FitzGerald de ) was born in 1711 in Antrim, Ireland. He died in 1801 in Duncan's Creek, Laurens, Sc.
REF: HOLLAND ADAIR LINEAGE GIVEN TO ME BY CHUCK BRYANS
WILL OF JOSEPH ADAIR, SR.
In the name of God, Amen. I JOSEPH ADAIR of the State of South Carolina and County of Laurens Cooper: being through the abundant mercy of God, though weak in body yet of a sound and perfect understanding and memory; Do constitute this my last will and Testament and desire it may be received as such. First I most humbly bequeath my soul to God, my maker, beseeching his most gracious exceptance of it. Through the all sufficient merits and meditations of my most compassionate redeemer Jesus Christ who gave himself to be and attonement for my sins and is able to save to the uttermost all that come to God by him seeing he ever liveth to make the intersession for them and who I trust will not reject me a returning penetant sinner when I come to him for mercy. In this hope and confidance I render up my soul with comfort, humbly beseeching the most Glorious and blessed Trinity, one God most Holy most mercifull and gratious to prepare me for my desolution and then to take me to himself into that plan of rest a incomparable felicity which he hath prepared for all that love his holy name Amen.Blessed be God I give my body to the earth from whence it was taken in full assurance of its resurrection from thence at the last day. As for my burial I desire it to be decent without Pomp or state at the discretion of my dear wife who I doubt not will manage it with all pre???????.
As to my worldly estate I will and possitively order that all my debts be paid, and next I give and bequeath to SUSANNA my dearly beloved wife all my stock of black cattle and hogs with all the pewter of my dresser; and one hundred and Sixty(cannot be read) dollars which is in the hands of my son JOSEPH ADAIR and all the store of my grain that may be mine at the time of my death for her support also all the farming tools that belong to me at my death. Also my beads and bed furniture to(illegeable) the same during her life, and at her decease to go to my son JAMES ADAIR; also to my son JOSEPH ADAIR I give and bequeath the remainder of the continental money that remains in the estate. Also one long posted bedstead and my armed chair, also I give and bequeath unto my son JAMES ADAIR the one half of my Coopers Tools; and other utensils belonging to my trade with the whole of my wearing apparel, as also my chest at the decease of my wife; Also to my son BENJAMIN ADAIR, I give and bequeath the other half of my Coopers Tools, and utensils belonging to my trade; as also the half of that twenty pounds old currency which he had of me for which he was to have pailled a grave hard, which he never performed; also to my daughter JEAN RAMMAGE, I give and bequeath my bracs scales; Also to my daughter SARAH ADAIR, I give and bequeath that other half of that twenty pound old currency which is in the hands of my son, BENJAMIN ADAIR; Also I give her at the death of my wife that Iron Pot that was her mothers with my iron crook; also I give and bequeath to my daughter MARY OWINS my biggest iron pot, and my coarse flax hackle at the decease of her mother and to her husband JOHN OWINS the one half of the sawed plank of my loft and floor; and if it shall please God to call me home by this present disease, it is my will that the money he owes me should go to defray my funeral charges. Also to ROBERT LONG my son-in-law I give and bequeath the other half of the plank of my loft and floor. And I do by these presents nominate constitute and appointand ordain as the Executors of this my last will and testament; my truly and well beloved sons JOSEPH and JAMES ADAIR; and I do hereby Revoke and disallow and make null and void every former will by me made, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this Ninth day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Eight. Signed and sealed in the presence of
James Montgomery Joseph Adair (Seal)
Wm Bourlande
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Recorded in Book A. page 19. Proven date not available.
Original Will not in files of Probate Judge Office.He was known as the "Father" of SC-AL-GA branch of Adairs in America. He was a soldier & commissary of the Little River Regiment, Company D, in American Army in War of Revolution at age of 70 with Col. Levi Casey. Joseph's will of January 9, 1788 was probated in Laurens County, South Carolina, naming Sarah Adair, Mary Adair, Joseph Adair(Jr), Benjamin Adair, James Adair and Jean Adair, children. He came to the Duncan Creek section of South Carolina with his father and brothers from Pennsylvania in 1750, having come from Ulster County, Ireland to Pennsylvania in 1730. He served as an elder of the Duncan Creek Presbyterian Church for many years.
Joseph married (1) Susannah Long about 1780 in Larens, Sc. Susannah was born in 1720 in , Pa. She died on 9 Apr 1800 in Duncan Creek, Laurens, Sc. She was buried in Duncan Creek, Laurens, Sc.
Joseph married (2) Sarah Lafferty in 1732 in Chester, Pa. Sarah was born about 1715 in , Pa. She died in 1770 in Duncan's, Laurens, Sc.
REF: HOLLAND ADAIR LINEAGE GIVEN TO ME BY CHUCK BRYANS
Joseph and Sarah had the following children:
+ 38 M i Joseph Adair Jr. + 39 M ii James S. Adair Jr. + 40 M iii Benjamin Adair + 41 F iv Leah Jean Adair 42 F v Sarah Elizabeth Adair was born in 1740 in Chester, Pa. She died in 1823 in Duncan Creek, Laurens, Sc. She was buried in Duncan Creek, Laurens, Sc. Sarah married Robert Long about 1760 in Laurens, Sc. Robert was born about 1740. 43 F vi Mary Adair was born in 1741 in Chester, Pa. Mary married John Owens about 1762 in Laurens, Sc. John was born about 1742. 44 M vii John Adair was born in 1742 in Chester, Pa. He died in 1782 in Rev War. John married Sarah Unknown. Sarah was born about 1743.
31. William Adair Sr. (Thomas , Alexander , Jean , Robert , William , Ninian , William , Ninian , Alexander , William , Niegello , Robert FitzGerald de ) was born in 1717 in Antrim, Ire. He died in 1812 in Mercer, Ky. He was buried in White Hall, Mercer, Ky.
REF: ADAIR HISTORY AND GENEALOGY BY JAMES BARNETT ADAIR
Witnessed the will of Robert Sayers in Augusta, VA on 8 21 1746.
William married Mary Moore in 1750 in Laurens, Sc. Mary was born in 1729 in , Sc. She was buried in White Hall, Mercer, Ky.
They had the following children:
45 M i Gov. John H. Adair was born on 9 Jan 1757 in Chester, Sc. He died on 19 May 1840 in White Hall, Mercer, Ky. He was buried in White Hall, Mercer, Ky.
On Governor Adair's Monument at Frankfort, Kentucky - As a SOLDIER - He entered the Revolutionary War at the age of 17, and served through the war, first as a private, afterwards as aide-de-camp to General Sumpter. Moved to Kentucky in 1789. Participated in Indian Campaigns in 1791, 1792 & 1794; and in the war with Great Britian, 1812-1815. As a STATESMAN - Previous to his removal from SC, served as a member of the Convention which ratified the Constitution of the United States. Becoming a citizen of Kentucky, he represented the county of Mercer in the Legislature in 1795-1796, afterwards frequently a member of both House and Senate. In 1805 he was elected to the U S Senate to fill an unexpired term. In 1820 was elected Governor and served the four-year term. In 1830 he served one term in the lower House in Congress.John married Catherine Palmer on 9 Sep 1784 in Chester, Sc. Catherine was born on 17 Oct 1768 in Charleston, Charleston, Sc. She died on 24 Sep 1854 in Frankfort, Franklin, Ky. She was buried in White Hall, Mercer, Ky. + 46 M ii William Adair Jr. + 47 F iii Betsey Adair 48 M iv James Adair was born in 1761 in Laurens, Sc. He died in 1789. 49 F v May Adair was born in 1763 in Laurens, Sc. May married (1) John Nixon about 1783 in Laurens, Sc. John was born about 1763. May married (2) David McCalla after 1784. David was born about 1763. 50 M vi Alexander Adair was born in 1765 in Laurens, Sc. He died in 1781. 51 M vii Edward Lacy.
foster child became judge in Chester, SC