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David Adams 1718 – 1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1718

Birth Location: Wadmalaw Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1786

Death Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States

Father: David Adams

Mother: Elizabeth Capers

Spouse(s): Ann Jenkins, Catherine Grimball

Children(s): Nathaniel Adams, Barnard Adams, William Adams, David Adams, Nathaniel Adams, Barnard Adams, William Adams, David Adams

The birth of David Adams took place in 1718 in Wadmalaw Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, to David Adams and Elizabeth Capers. David Adams married Ann Jenkins and Catherine Grimball, and together they had Nathaniel Adams, Barnard Adams, William Adams, David Adams, Nathaniel Adams, Barnard Adams, William Adams and David Adams. David Adams's death occurred in 1786 in Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States.

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Parents

David Adams
1682 – 1720
Birth Location: Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Elizabeth Capers
1690 – 1780
Birth Location: St. Helena's Island, Beaufort District, colony of South Caro, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ann Jenkins
1720 – 1753
Birth Location: –
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Catherine Grimball
1733 – 1773
Birth Location: Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Nathaniel Adams
1755 – 1785
Birth Location: –
NA
Barnard Adams
1758 – 1803
Birth Location: –
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William Adams
1759 – 1825
Birth Location: –
WA
David Adams
1760 – 1802
Birth Location: Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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Nathaniel Adams
1755 – 1785
Birth Location: –
NA
Barnard Adams
1758 – 1803
Birth Location: –
BA
William Adams
1759 – 1825
Birth Location: –
WA
David Adams
1760 – 1802
Birth Location: Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1718
    Event Place: Wadmalaw Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 6 Dec 1739
    Event Place: St Philips Church, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 10 Nov 1757
    Event Place: Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1786
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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