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Francis Adams 1696 – 1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1696

Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1824

Death Location: York, York, South Carolina, USA

Father: David Adams

Mother: Margaret Sarah

Spouse(s): Rosannah Johnston

Children(s): Francis Adams, William Adams

The birth of Francis Adams I took place in 1696 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States, to David Adams and Margaret Sarah. Francis Adams I married Rosannah Johnston, and together they had Francis Adams and William Adams. Francis Adams I's death occurred in 1824 in York, York, South Carolina, USA.

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Parents

David Adams
1719 – 1769
Birth Location: Americanas
DA
Margaret Sarah
1695 – 1733
Birth Location: Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Americanas
MS

Spouses(s)

Rosannah Johnston
1740 – 1824
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
RJ

Children(s)

Francis Adams
1763 – 1846
Birth Location: Bellemenagh Antrim Ireland Pvt Rev War, Henry, Georgia, United States
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William Adams
1773 – 1859
Birth Location: York District, South Carolina
WA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1740
    Event Place: Bellemenagh, Antrim, Ireland
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index, Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1696
    Event Place: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1772
    Event Place: Charleston, South Carolina
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Database online., Place: South Carolina; Year: 1772; Page Number: 44

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1780
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, 1810 United States Federal Census, 1820 United States Federal Census, Ancestry Family Trees, South Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890, U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820, Database online., 1820 U S Census; Census Place: York, South Carolina; Page: 165; NARA Roll: M33_121; Image: 307, Document: Jury Lists, 1778, Acts #1078 [at SC Archives]; Page Number: 10; Family Number: 184, Year: 1800; Census Place: York District, South Carolina; Roll: 49; Page: 617; Image: 197; Family History Library Film: 181424, Year: 1810; Census Place: York, South Carolina; Roll: 61; Page: 660; Image: 0181420; Family History Library Film: 00488

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1824
    Event Place: York, York, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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