Charles Ryland Scott Family
Ancestors and Descendants
Person Page 1,022
William James Adams
M, b. 9 August 1716, d. 14 October 1781
Parents
| Father | Edward Adams (b. about 1695, d. about 1750) |
| Mother | Mary Chappell (b. about 1696, d. about 1751) |
Children with Sarah Huff (b. 1720, d. 30 August 1782)
| Son | Benjamin Adams+ (b. 1738, d. 1826) |
| Son | William James Adams+ (b. 1738, d. 30 August 1782) |
| Daughter | Elizabeth Adams (b. 1739, d. 1793) |
| Son | James Adams (b. 1740, d. 1781) |
| Daughter | Sarah Bennett Adams+ (b. 28 March 1746, d. 25 March 1852) |
| Son | Thomas Adams (b. 1748, d. 1809) |
| Daughter | Mary Adams (b. 1748) |
| Daughter | Rachel Adams+ (b. 1749, d. 1798) |
| Son | John Adams+ (b. 19 December 1750, d. 4 November 1822) |
| Son | Drury Adams+ (b. 21 September 1755, d. 27 April 1815) |
| Son | Littleberry Adams+ (b. 1756, d. 28 November 1827) |
| Daughter | Rebecca Ann Adams+ (b. 1758, d. 17 August 1784) |
| Son | Joseph Adams (b. 1760) |
| Son | Amos Adams+ (b. 1761, d. 1805) |
| Son | Francis Frank L Adams (b. 24 November 1763, d. 12 September 1846) |
| Pedigree Chart | |
| Included in charts - lists | Adams - Descendants of William James Adams b. 1716 Carol Gilstrap Ancestors Pedigree Indented - Carol |
| Relationship | 5th great-grandfather of Carol Jay Gilstrap 7th great-grandfather of Isaac Silas Vaughn 7th great-grandfather of Katherine Gilstrap Scott 7th great-grandfather of Joseph Ryland Scott 7th great-grandfather of Charles Parker ("Parker") Scott 7th great-grandfather of Orly Marie Vaughn 7th great-grandfather of Avital Catherine Vaughn |
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Biography
| Military | William James Adams served in the military Info: Private; Info: Private; Info: Private; Info: Private in Virginia, United StatesBGO.1 | |
| DNA Verified | 20 DNA matches through William James Adams | |
| Birth | 9 August 1716 | He was born on 9 August 1716 in St Andrews, Cambridgeshire, England, United KingdomBG. |
| Birth | 1720 | He was born in 1720 in Virginia, United StatesBGO. |
| Marriage | 1738 | He and Sarah Huff were married in 1738 in Virginia, United StatesBGO.2 |
| Residence | 1780 | He lived in Coffee Town and Turkey Creek, Ninety Six District, South Carolina, United StatesBGO, in 1780.3 |
| Death | 14 October 1781 | He died on 14 October 1781 at age 65 in Ninety Six, Greenwood, South Carolina, United StatesBGO. |
| Probate | 1782 | He had his estate probated in 1782 in South Carolina, United StatesBGO.4 |
| Last Edited | 28 May 2020 |
Citations
- [S326] National Park Service, U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
- [S826] Trotter Family Tree, William James Adams
- [S305] Ancestry.com, U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820, Document: Jury Lists, 1779, Acts #1123 [at SC Archives]; Page Number: 10; Family Number: 79
- [S335] Ancestry.com, South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980, Abbeville, Box 105 Pack 2565