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Adams, Benjamin

Male 1749 - 1824  (75 years)


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  • Name Adams, Benjamin 
    Birth 1749  Fairfax, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1810  Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1820  Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Name Benjamin Adams 
    Death 1824  Perry (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Mayking, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3730  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2021 

    Father Adams, John Hobbs Sr,   b. 1727, Stafford, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1804, Roaring River, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Caudill, Mary Ann,   b. 1730, Fairfax Parish, Fairfax, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1803, Roaring River, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 10 Aug 1746  Fairfax, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F141383  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Caudill, Henrietta,   b. 1753, Sussex, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1836, Perry (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 1774  Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Adams, Mary,   b. Abt 1763, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1833, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 71 years)
    +2. Adams, Elizabeth A.,   b. Abt 1775, Loudoun, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1861, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 86 years)
    +3. Adams, Sarah,   b. Abt 1779, Loudoun, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1842, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 63 years)
     4. Adams, John Washington,   b. 1785, Roaring River, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. Adams, Esther H.,   b. 1787, Roaring River, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1836, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 50 years)
    +6. Adams, Nancy,   b. Abt 1788, Roaring River, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1840, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 53 years)
    Family ID F1474  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1749 - Fairfax, Virginia, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1774 - Virginia, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1810 - Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1820 - Floyd, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1824 - Perry (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Mayking, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • He was a Revolutionary War veteran, private in Virginia Continental Line, 7th Regiment (#S35169).

  • Sources 
    1. [S201077] Benjamin Adams, "United States Census, 1820".