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Rebecca Brown

Female 1784 - 1846  (62 years)


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  • Name Rebecca Brown 
    Born 3 Nov 1784  , Laurens, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 20 Dec 1846  Mount Pisgah, Union, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Mount Pisgah, Union, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1844  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Father Roger Brown,   b. Abt 1750, of, County Wexford, or Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 20 Mar 1826, Duncan Creek, Laurens, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Mother Jeaney,   b. Abt 1753, of North Cortner, Bedford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1798, Duncan Creek, Laurens, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 45 years) 
    Married Abt 1774  Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thomas Adair,   b. 25/25 Oct 1771/1777, , Laurens, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1858, , , Mississippi, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married Abt 1803  of Laurens, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Margaret Ann Adair,   b. 7 Feb 1804, , Laurens, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1852, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     2. Samuel Jefferson Adair,   b. 28 Mar 1806, , Laurens, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1889, Nutrioso, Apache, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     3. Fairby or Theuby or Pherreba or Phoebe or Theriby Adair,   b. 1809, , Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1836, of, Pickens, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
     4. Eliza Jane Adair,   b. 11 Nov 1811, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1892, Washington, Washington, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     5. Sophia Adair,   b. Abt 1812, of, , Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 28 Feb 1877  (Age ~ 65 years)
     6. Thomas Jefferson Adair,   b. 31 May 1814, , , Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1890, Show Low, Apache, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     7. Sarah or Sally Ada Adair,   b. 27 Dec 1815, , , Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1852, near Loup River Ford, Platte, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
     8. George Washington Adair,   b. 18 Mar 1818, West Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1897, Orderville, Kane, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     9. John Wesley Adair,   b. 18 Feb 1820, , Greene, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1903, Nutrioso, Apache, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     10. Mary Ann Adair,   b. 5 Jul 1822, , Pickens, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1892, Georgetown, Kane, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     11. Laney Ann Adair,   b. 2 Jul 1824, , Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29/29 Jun 1881/2, , Johnson, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F883  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. From Don and Carolyn Smith, one part of three writings of Samuel Newton Adair. [As to source, Carolyn referred me to Becky Hamblin [bhamblin79@hotmail.com] to try to locate the original of this; Becky in turn believes Collins Chapman in Mesa may have it since Collins' mother is the granddaughter who hand wrote it for Samuel]: "Luna, New Mexico, January 22, 1920. I, Samuel Newton Adair, will write what I know about my father's folks. My grandfather on father's side was named Thomas Adair. He married Rebecca Brown. He lived at Lawrence County, South Carolina in 1806. My father was the oldest son of Samuel Jefferson Adair. Thomas Adair was the next oldest son. George Adair was next oldest son. John Wesley Adair was the youngest son and went with the Mormon Battalion in 1846. The girls names were Eliza Adair Price, Sally Adair Mangum, died on the plains in 1852. Mary Ann Adair Mangum married John Mangum."

      2. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 8 Dec 2002.

      3. James Richey, in his autobiography, refers to Rebecca as "my grandmother Celia Rebecca Adair."

      4. Censuses:
      1790 US: Laurens Co., South Carolina, p. 11, dated 1791, brothers Roger and Matthew are next door neighbors. Nine doors away is Aaron Harlen whose son Samuel marries Matthew Brown's daughter Nancy. Also within a dozen neighbors are John and William Brown who are most likely brothers of Roger and Mathew Brown:
      Matthew Brown, 1-2-4-0-0
      Rodger Brown, 1-2-7-0-0
      John Brown, 1-2-5-0-0
      William Brown, 1-0-1-0-0

      1830 US: Pickens Co., Alabama, pages 111-112. The first three related families are all on the same page, the next four related families are on the next page, and James Adair (with son Joseph) is on p. 129:
      Thos. Peeks, males 0-5:1; 5-10:1; 20-30:1; females 0-5:1; 5-10:1; 10-15:1; 30-40:1.
      John Mangum, males 5-10:1; 10-15:2; 15-20:1; 60-70:1; females 0-5:1; 5-10:1; 10-15:1; 30-40:1.
      Cyrus Mangum, males 20-30:1; females 0-5:1; 15-20:1.
      Saml. Carson, males 20-30:1; females 20-30:1; 80-90:1.
      Saml. Adair, males 20-30:1; females 20-30:1.
      Thos. Adair, males 5-10:1; 10-15:1; 15-20:1; 50-60:1; females 0-5:1; 5-10:1; 10-15:1; 40-50:1.
      Daniel Clark (next door), males 0-5:1; 30-40:1; females 0-5:1; 20-30:1.
      James Adair, males 0-5:2; 15-20:1; 20-30:2 (Joseph b. 1806); 60-70:1; females 15-20:1; 20-30:2; 60-7-:1; no slaves.

      5. The book "Alabama and Mississippi Connections, Historical and Biographical Sketches of Families on Who Settled on Both Sides of the Tombigbee River, by Judy Jacobson, 1999, viewed on the website Ancestry.com contains a good history of the settlement of this area with the counties of Greene, Pickens, and Tuscaloosa in Alabama and counties of Noxubee and Itawamba in Mississippi. Alabama opened for settling after the American victory in the War of 1812 and Mississippi opened up in the 1830s with various Choctaw Indian treaties. This book contains a very good history of these areas as well as genealogies on the Adair, Mangum, Carson, and Richey families. Most of these genealogies are copies of standard LDS Ancestral File; however, the following is new information: "After his son's birth, Thomas Adair and his family followed the northern route into Alabama - through Tennessee, stopping at Maury/Rutherford County. He was listed along with William Adair as a juror in Pickens County, Alabama, circa 1824. A Rebecca Adair and a Fereby Clark were granted land in Sec 22 T20 R15W in Pickens County, Alabama, on November 28, 1834. On November 10, 1835, Thomas Jefferson Adair received land in nearby Sec 20 T20 R15W. His son Samuel was granted eighty acres of land in Sec 9 and Sec 15 T20 R15W in 1836. James and William Adair received land in other townships and ranges. A Joseph also received land in T20 R15W like the Adair of this genealogy... From Alabama, the family moved west into Itawamba County, Mississippi by 1839..."

      6. The following is a small excerpt of a larger listing (see Samuel Newton Adair's notes for full transcription), which was received in digital form from Don and Caroline Smith, 2003. Regardless of the title - "Family Records of Samuel Newton Adair" - I am not sure if this is really a transcript of records kept by Samuel Newton Adair or not. Some death dates given for some of the individuals are after the date Samuel Newton Adair himself died. I spoke in person with Collins Chapman of Mesa, Arizona, in Feb. of 2006. He did not recognize it. Collins' family is the source of most of the biographical information on Samuel and Collin's mother was responsible for the autobiography of Samuel Newton Adair who dictated it to her. The following came to me as an addendum to a typed copy of that autobiography; however, I have now seen a portion of the original handwritten dictation and find no such attachment. The following therefore has no documented source that I can find thus far and should be used with caution:
      [A.] "Father: Thomas Adair; Mother: Rebeca Brown; Children:
      Samuel Jefferson Adair
      Fairby Adair
      Margaret Adair
      Eliza Adair
      Sally Adair
      Thomas Adair
      George Washington Adair
      Mary Ann Adair
      John Wesley Adair
      Laney Adair"
      [B.] "Thomas Adair – Married Rebeca Brown:
      Samuel Jefferson Adair - Born at Lawrence Co., South Carolina, March 28, 1806. Baptized by Elder John Dowdle, Nov. 27, 1845. Confirmed by Elder John Dowdle, Nov. 30, 1845. Ordained an Elder by Daniel Thomas, a High Priest by John Young in 1855. Married Jamima Mangum. Filled a mission to Southern Utah in 1857. Migrated Mississippi to Nauvoo, Illinois on Jan. 10, 1846. Died at Nutrioso, Apache County, Arizona, July 6, 1889.
      Fairby Adair - married Daniel Clark
      Margaret Adair - married William Richey
      Eliza Adair - married John Price
      Sally Adair - married William Mangum. Died of cholera on the Plains in 1852.
      Thomas Adair - married Fanny Rogers. Died at Showlow, Navajo County, Arizona.
      George Washington Adair - married Miriam Billingsley. Died at Orderville, Utah.
      Mary Ann Adair - born at Pickens co., Alabama, July 5, 1824. Baptized by James Richey, 1844. Confirmed by Daniel Thomas in 1844. Married John Mangum. Endowed at Endowment House, Salt Lake City. Died of asthma at Pahreah, Utah.
      John Wesley Adair - born in 1820. Died at Nutrioso, Apache County, Arizona. Was a member of the Mormon Battalion.
      Laney Adair - married John Winn."

      7. Major autobiography with lots of references to Mangums, Richeys, and Adairs and their history by James Richey with copy in possession of Kerry Petersen mentions his grandmother: [Appears she was probably baptized in 1844.]: "After staying with my friends a few days Itawamba County I went to Chickasaw Co. to where my Uncle Thomas Adair lived and preached to them the Gospel in that vicinity. I then returned home to my father's house in Noseuher County. After resting a while I started out in company with Elder Daniel Thomas on preaching tour. We went into the northwestern part of the state of Alabama on the Butteharhe River. From there we went to Itawamba in the state of Mississippi and preached to the people in the neighborhood of where my relatives lived. A number of them believed and was afterwards baptized into the church. We then went to Chickasaw County in the state of Mississippi and preached into the church. The names of those that were baptized are as follows Thomas Adair and wife, John Mangum and wife, my grandmother, Seli Rebecca Adair and John Wesley Adair. After this I returned home and gave my attention to work of preparing to remove with my fathers friends to the city of Nauvoo in the State of Illinois to which place we removed in the year of 1845. After we arrived in the City we had much sickness in the family. While I was gone up the river to help to bring down a raft for firewood. My oldest sister Rebecca was taken sick and died in my absence, which was a heavy blow to me as well as the rest of the family. In the course of the year my brother Robert and sister Martha Ann also died with malaria. In the course of the summer I returned to the State of Alabama for my grandmother Rebecca Richey but her son kept her money from her so I failed in that part of my mission."

      7. From website <<http://www.softcom.net/users/paulandsteph/tjadair/descendants.html>: "Written by his son, William Wallas Adair, April 1940(edited by Calvin Andrus and contributed by Ben Parkinson): "A pioneer of 1847, George Washington Adair was born March 18, 1818 at West Carthage, Lincoln County, Tennessee. His father, Thomas Jefferson Adair, was born 25 October 1771 in North Charleston, Lawrence County, South Carolina. His Mother was Rebecca Brown born 3 November 1776, Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee. George's family moved considerable during his childhood as they lived in Indiana, Tennessee and Alabama during the next seventeen years..." [See notes for son George Washington Adair for quote which is very detailed and good.]

      8. Two deeds for Duncan's Creek, Laurens Co., South Carolina for 1806 with Thomas and Rebecca Brown Adair's signatures are transcribed and included in notes with Thomas.

      9. From the website 22 Feb 2002: http://members.aol.com/Cballd/adair__tm.html: "Sketch of the lives of Thomas J. Adair (1816-1890) and his wife Mary Vance or Vancil(1820-1918) written by his daughter, Mary E. Adair Adams: "...He went to Nauvoo and was in the company that was fed by quail. He with his family went to Mt. Pisgah and was there when the terrible sickness came upon the saints. He was bereft of his wife and 2 children and mother. Also many of his relatives were left there in the cemetery. There is a monument erected in 1888 in memory of the Saints left there. It has our grandmother, Rebecca Adair, 4 generations back names on it or Thomas J. Adair's mother and many other relatives. The Browns were her people so ours too..."

      10. From 24 Feb 2002 website <http://lserver.aea14.k12.ia.us/SWP/bbrown/Bev.html> "Mt. Pisgah Mormon Settlement": Mount Pisgah is the site of a temporary Mormon settlement located in Union County, Southwest Iowa. At present, a monument, a kiosk and a county park can be found in this area. Each year hundreds of people visit this peaceful sight, some looking for family history, some just enjoying the beautiful view across the Grand River valley. Mt. Pisgah was settled by the Mormons during their trek from Nouvoo to Utah in 1846. The Mormon Trail in Iowas passes through Mt. Pisgah on its way from Garden Grove to Council Bluffs (Winter Quarters). The Mormon Church purchased a small part of what was once the Mt. Pisgah cemetery and in 1888 erected a monument to those who died here. It is inscribed with the names of some of the people who were buried at Mt. Pisgah. In preparation for the 1997 Centennial Celebration, the Mormons enhanced the appearance of the park with new concrete, wrought iron rails and benches." Among related names shown:
      -"Rebecca, Jemima Mangum, William Jefferson, and Ezra T.B. Adair"
      -"William P. and Lane Ann Mangum"

      11. The following private manuscript is not found at the FHL library or on the Internet as of 23 Sep 2012: "The Descendants of John Brown, Sr." Compiler address: 8106 Shoreridge Terr, Indianapolis, IN 46236. Some entries on the Internet make reference to it, but I believe it to be mainly a private compilation; however, I did find an online recapitulation of the manuscript data as prepared in 2001 by Richard M. Leland III (from a copy he received directly from Mr. Volnoggle in Apr 2000) at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lelandva/jbrow004.htm#id5421 and entitled appropriately as "The Descendants of John Brown Sr." (accessed 23 Sep 2012). The data purports John Brown Sr. to be the original immigrant whereas I have Robert Brown. No documentation or contemporary quotes showing the presence of John or how the family grouping is derived are given for these two compilers choice of "John Brown Sr." as the original ancestor. The only sources given for any of the following are James Volnoggle's compilation. The data for the first generation:
      "John1 Brown Sr; married Nancy (Ann) ( - ? - ) before 1738 in Ireland; died circa 1803 at Laurens Co., SC.
      Children of John1 Brown Sr. and Nancy (Ann) ( - ? - ) were as follows...
      + 2 i. Roger Brown, born circa 1734 at Antrim, Ireland; married Jeaney ( - ? - ); married Rebecca (Bexey) Wallace...
      The compilers continue with the next generation of Roger (b. 1755) as follows:
      Roger2 Brown (John1); born circa 1750 at Antrim, Ireland; married Jeaney ( - ? - ) circa 1774 at Laurens Co., SC; parents of 10 children; married Rebecca (Bexey) Wallace circa 1799 at Laurens Co., SC; parents of 7 children; died circa 1825 at Laurens Co., SC. Served during the Revolutionary War as a private from South Carolina.
      Children of Roger2 Brown and Jeaney ( - ? - ) were as follows:
      18 i. John3 Brown; born 20 Dec 1775 at Laurens Co., SC; died 31 May 1792 at Laurens Co., SC, at age 16.
      19 ii. Lydia Brown; born 23 Dec 1778 at Laurens Co., SC; married Nathaniel Ashley between 1840 and 1850; died circa 1845 at .
      20 iii. Elizabeth Brown; born 8 Mar 1780 at Laurens Co., SC; married Francis Gill; died at Livingston, KY.
      21 iv. Anney Brown; born 7 Sep 1781 at Laurens Co., SC; married Thomas Allison; died before 1839 at .
      22 v. Judah Brown; born 7 Jan 1783 at Laurens Co., SC; married John Franks; died circa 1839 at .
      + 23 vi. Rebecca Brown, born 3 Nov 1784 at Laurens Co, SC; married Thomas Jefferson Adair Sr.
      24 vii. Mary Brown; born 14 Oct 1786 at Laurens Co, SC; married Hardiman Dukes.
      25 viii. Jesse Brown; born 19 Aug 1788; married Lucy Staples; died after 1840 at .
      26 ix. Fereby Brown; born 10 Jul 1790 at Laurens Co, SC.
      27 x. Martha Brown; born 10 Dec 1792 at Laurens Co, SC.
      Children of Roger2 Brown and Rebecca (Bexey) Wallace were as follows:
      28 i. Peggy 3 Brown; born 19 Aug 1800 at Laurens Co, SC.
      29 ii. William Brown; born 3 Jul 1802 at Laurens Co, SC; died at .
      30 iii. Bexey Brown; born 21 Nov 1807 at Laurens Co, SC.
      + 31 iv. Roger Brown Jr., born 19 Jul 1809 at Laurens Co, SC; married Jane W. Adair.
      32 v. Rachel Brown; born 25 Aug 1811 at Laurens Co, SC.
      33 vi. Fanny Frances Brown; born 13 Nov 1813 at ; married Alfred Holcombe circa 23 Feb 1843.
      34 vii. Jane Brown; born 17 May 1817 at Laurens Co, SC."

      12. Typescript "Early Adairs of Laurens County, South Carolina." Compiled by Mildred Brownlee; Source Records: Wills; Intestate Estates; Deeds; Court Records; Cemetery Inscriptions. Some dates of birth and death obtained from Lineage Charts. Dates of birth and death subject to correction. Spelling of names subject to correction. [Note that bracketed comments are later additions by other reviewers including myself - Kerry Petersen.]
      "No further data has been located in Laurens Co. records as to names of the other children of Joseph and Sarah Adair.
      Census figures indicate a family of 8 children born before 1800..5 sons and 3 daughters. Of these 8 children, we haves proof of one eldest son, Thomas Adair, whose birthdate from lineage chart is given an 25 Oct. 1771. Judging by census, the probable year of birth is 1774 rather than 1771.
      Deed Bk. H. P. 22 - 5 Feb. 1804. Joseph Adair of Duncan Creek to eldest son, Thomas Adair, 40 a. adj. J. D. Kern. Margaret Montgomery, and said Joseph Adair. Wit: Roger Brown, Jane (X) her mark) Adair.
      Thomas Adair, by chart, married Rebecca Brown. Proof that the name of his wife was Rebecca comes from two sources:
      Deed Bk. H. p. 129 - 17 Sept. 1805. Thomas Adair to Jesse Walkerton, a. adj. J. D. Kern, Alexander Fillson, & Dr. George Ross. Wit: John Cargill(Va.), Turner Richardson.
      Thomas (X his mark) Adair
      Dower release by Rebecca (X her mark) Adair.
      Deed Bk. H, p. 209 - 30 Oct. 1806, Thomas Adair to George Ross 51 a.. on Duncan Creek & Warrior Creek. (Evidently the land he purchased from Alexander Mills on 28 Sept. 1805. (Bk. H. p. 228).
      Wit: John Hunter, John Fowler.
      Thomas (X his mark) Adair
      Dower release by Rebecca (X her mark) Adair.
      Again by chart: Thomas and Rebecca Adair had a daughter, Margaret, b. in Laurens Co., 7 Feb. 1805, married in Ala., Wm. Richey.
      In the event that Thomas Adair's wife was Rebecca Brown, daughter of Roger Brown, her date of birth was 3 Nov. 1784.
      Neither Joseph Adair and wife, Sarah, nor their son, Thomas Adair and wife, Rebecca, appear on Laurens Co. census of 1810."

      13. FHL book 976.185 H2p "Pickens County Alabama, History and Families," by Rose Publishing Co., P.O. Box 806, Humboldt, TN 38343, 1998, p. 102, has references to some of our family as indicated by an asterisk [*} that I have added with comments that follow. The church is between Carrolton and Pickensville:
      "Big Creek Church.
      A group of early settlers came together and requested a church be organized in this area between Carrollton and Pickensville in order to have a place to worship. Rev. Silas Dobbs and Rev. Charles Stewart met with the group to establish rules and regulations to constitute a Baptist church. They agreed to meet once per month, on Saturday, to transact all church business and on Sunday for a day of worship.
      The founding members were Notley Gilmore, John Mangum*, Charles W. Nalls, Samual Adair*, Robert McVey, Mathew Gilmore, Mary Jane Jones, Anna Hiespeth, Rebecca Mangum*, Jermiah Mangum*, Nancy Huggins*, Alcey Johnson, Rebecca Adair* and Pheobe Clark*. They were declared a regular number of members of the church and entitled to all privileges of the gospel church and its to be known as Big Creek Church on January 10, 1829.
      The building was a wood frame with wood shutters. There was no way to heat the church during cold weather. Many times services were not held because of the cold weather and heavy rains.
      Membership grew rapidly for many years until the Baptist church was organized in Carrollton, and other churches in the areas close by. Both black and white members worshiped together through the late 1860s. The church was divided by a partition in half for the black members to worship with their own pastor until they were able to build their own place of worship.
      As time passed, the church membership grew...
      The membership became smaller and smaller. The members were moving away and going to other churches. The final church record was on December 1891...
      The church was located on Highway 86 West about six miles from Carrollton, Alabama. There is not a building there, but the church cemetery is on the right of the highway, very overgrown and unkept, tombstones falling down and scattered. Many of Pickens County early pioneers are buried there."
      *My comments as to relatives:
      John Mangum - the Patriot, 1763-1843.
      Samual Adair - Samuel Jefferson Adair, 1806-1889. Samuel marries John Mangum's daughter Jemima.
      Rebecca Mangum - most likely John Mangum's wife Rebecca Canida, 1785-1847.
      Jermiah Mangum - no idea who this may be; there is no known Jeremiah Mangum to date in the family. May be a bad transcription for Jemima Mangum, but there are none known with this surname at the time since John Mangum's dau. Jemima had married Samuel Jefferson Adair many years before.
      Nancy Huggins - John Mangum's daughter Nancy, 1794-1877, who married Austin Hudgens.
      Rebecca Adair - most likely Rebecca Brown, 1784-1846, who married Thomas Adair and was mother to Samuel and Phoebe on this list.
      Phoebe Clark - Samuel Jefferson Adair's sister, Fairby, 1809-1836, who married Daniel Clark.
      Photos of the Big Creek Missionary Baptist Church are found in another book, FHL 976.185 H2h "The Heritage of Pickens County, Alabama," by Heritage Publishing Consultants, Inc., PO Box 67, Clanton, AL 35046, 1999, pp. 58-59. The church existed until 1931 and some time after 1942 the old church either fell down or was torn down. Burial date from the early 1830s to 1934.
      FHL book 976.185 V3p "Pickens County, Alabama Cemetery Records 1983," by the Pickens County Genealogical Society, 1984, lists the burials in "Big Creek Cemetery". None with the surnames of the above are shown here except for "Frank F. Hudgins, Co. D. 41st Al. Inf, CSA (no dates)." Frank was most likely Austin and Nancy Hudgen's son.

      14. LDS Family History Library book 976.185H2j "Early Settlers of Pickens County, Alabama," by James Dolphus Johnson, Jr, 1992, is a very helpful analysis of land holdings in the said county. It locates the associated families of Adair, Mangum, and Richey in close proximity to each other. The book provides an alphabetical listing of each land holder and the grant date, location, and size of their land holding, its location. This township is typical at 6 miles by 6 miles with each section being 640 acres or one square mile. There are a total of 36 sections arranged in a grid of 6 x 6 with number 1 being the top right with the count going right to left than dropping down one row and going left to right and so forth with no. 36 being the bottom right corner. I rearrange the following listing by survey township so that the associations can be seen in the various families:
      A. Township 20, Range 15. The bottom center of this township incorporates the north part of the settlement of Carrollton. We also find "Hebron Church" in the township's center (sect. 16). On modern maps, Highway 35 travelling north of Carrollton rough splits this township east and west.
      a. Samuel Adair has two properties. This is Samuel Jefferson Adair who goes to Utah:
      i. S9 (Section 9), 9/30/1836, 40 acres (SE corner of SW 1/4 section).
      ii. S15, 1/31/1836, 40 acres (SW corner of SW 1/4 section).
      b. Joseph Adair has two properties adjoining each other. He is just north of Samuel Adair's first listed property and just west of James Adair's property. Joseph is Samuel Adair's cousin who also goes to Utah. James is most likely Joseph's father who does not go to Utah. Note also he also owns two other properties outside of this Township -- one with his father James and one individually (see B(a) and D(a):
      i. S4, 11/21/1836, 40 acres (SE corner of SW section 1/4).
      ii. S9, 9/26/1836, 40 acres (NW corner of NW section 1/4).
      c. James Adair has two properties adjoining each other. He is just just east of Joseph Adair's property. James is most likely Joseph's father and he does not go to Utah with Joseph. Note also he also owns two other properties outside of this Township -- one with his son Joseph and one individually (see B(a) and C(a):
      i. S3 and S4, 11/1/1837, 40 acres each adjoining each other (S3: SW corner of SW section 1/4; S4: SE corner of SE section 1/4).
      d. Thomas Adair has one property which adjoins the separate property of Furley Clark and R.(Rebecca?) Adair who are his daughter and wife. Thomas and Furley do not go to Utah, but Rebecca does:
      i. S20, 11/10/1835, 40 acres (SW corner of NE 1/4 section).
      e. Furley Clark and R. Adair. This would be daughter and mother: Fairby or Pherrely Adair who married Daniel Clark and Rebecca (Brown) Adair, wife of Thomas Adair. The land adjoins Thomas Adair. Rebecca goes to Utah but "Furley" does not:
      i S20, 11/28/1834, 160 acres (SW 1/4).
      f. John Mangum. His family goes to Utah but he does not. This would be John Mangum "the Patriot." He is just south of Samuel Adair's land in S15. His land directly adjoins that of son William Mangum, son Cyrus Mangum, and son-in-law Austin Hudgins (marries Nancy Mangum). He is just northwest of land of another son-in-law Thomas Peeks (marries Elizabeth Mangum):
      i. S22, 9/23/1834, 80 acres (N half of SW 1/4 section).
      g. William Mangum, the oldest son John Mangum (the "Patriot") from his third marriage. William marries Sally/Sarah Adair and moves to Utah. His land adjoins the land of his father, his brother Cyrus, and of his bro.-in-law Austin Hudgins. Both pieces of his land adjoin each other. Note also he also owns another property outside of this Township (see E(a)):
      i. S21, 7/1/1835, 40 acres (both this and the next piece form the S half of SW 1/4 section).
      ii. S21, 2/20/1836, 40 acres.
      iii. S22, 10/23/1834, 80 acres (W half of NW 1/4 section).
      iv. Note that no date is given but he also is granted 80 in S14 of a separate township (T24, R3).
      h. Cyrus Mangum, son of John Mangum (the "Patriot") from his second marriage. Cyrus does not go to Utah and he and his family are found in the 1850 US Census remaining in this same area; however, he eventually moves to Moulton, Lavaca, Texas where he dies. His land adjoins land of his father, his brother William, and of his bro.-in-law Thomas Peeks:
      i. S22, 1/25/1836, 80 acres (W half of SE 1/4 section).
      ii. S27, 2/27/1830, 80 acres (E half of NE 1/4 section).
      i. Thomas Peeks, son-in-law of John Mangum (the "Patriot") and husband of Elizabeth Mangum, John's dau. from his first marriage. Thomas does not come to Utah and he remains in this area for the rest of his life. He is found here in the 1850 census and his wife alone in the 1860 census. His land adjoins bros.-in-law Austin Hudgins and Cyrus Mangum:
      i. S27, 11/19/1835, 80 acres (I am unsure in which order the three parcels fit into the map; however, all the land is found in two spots on the map: 40 acres SW corner of SE 1/4 section and a L-shaped piece of 120 acres including W half of NE 1/4 and SE corner of NW 1/4).
      ii. S27, 6/17/1836, 40 acres.
      iii. S27, 9/4/1832, 40 acres.
      iv. S21, 9/25/1844, 40 acres. (This is not land he owned but he acts as Trustee for Nancy E. Bryant, who does not appear related to him.)
      j. Austin Hudgins, son-in-law to John Mangum (the "Patriot" and husband to Nancy Mangum, John's dau. from his first marriage). Austin and Nancy remain in the area for the rest of their lives and are found in the local censuses. He had several parcels of land all in close proximity to bros.-in-law Thomas Peeks, Cyrus Mangum, and William Mangum. Rather than trying to sort each parcel out on the map and aligning them to the following acquisitions (many of which added to existing land), I summarize his total holdings as follows: 160 acres NE 1/4 S28, 80 acres W half NW 1/4 S27, 80 acres W half SW 1/4 S27, 120 acres SE 1/4 S27 (SW corner of 40 acres in this 1/4 section owned by Thomas Peeks), 80 acres E half SW 1/4 S26, and 40 acres NE corner NE 1/4 S35:
      i. S22 & 35, 2/20/1855, 120 acres. (Note author erroneously identifies this as Range 16, but maps show it correctly as Range 15.)
      ii. S28, 2/20/1855, 80 acres.
      iii. S26, 6/4/1832, 40 acres.
      iv. S26, 2/25/1835, 40 acres.
      v. S27, 2/27/1830, 80 acres.
      vi. S27, 11/19/1835, 80 acres.
      vii. S27, 8/3/1836, 40 acres.
      viii. S27 & S28, 10/29/1836, 160 acres.
      B. Township 19, Range 16. This township has the small town of Ethelsville at its center. Ethelsville is about 15 miles NW of Carrollton and closer to the Mississippi State line. We only find one family of interest as follows and this land is in addition to other land owned elsewhere:
      a. Joseph and James Adair (joint owners). This is most likely Joseph and his father James. They both separately own land near Carrollton in Township 20, Range 15 (see A(b) and A(c) above). James also owns individually land in Township 21, Range 17 (see C(a) below) for which the date of grant is the same:
      i. S34, 10/18/1834, 160 acres (NE 1/4).
      C. Township 21, Range 17. This township has the small town of Pickensville on its Eastern boundary and the Mississippi State Line for its western boundary. Pickensville is about 11 miles W of Carrollton. The land borders the western shore of the modern lake Aliceville Lake. We only find one family of interest as follows and this land is in addition to other land owned elsewhere:
      a. James Adair. This is most likely James, the father of Joseph. James also owns land near Carrollton in Township 20, Range 15 (see A(c) above) and Ethelsville in Township 19, Range 16 (see B(a) above):
      i. S22, 10/18/1834, 80 acres (E half of NE 1/4). (Note this date is the same as the grant on the Ethelsville parcel.)
      D. Township 22, Range 17. (The author identifies this Township erroneously as 20, but the land map confirms it as Township 22.) This township has the small town of Memphis, AL, on its center and the Mississippi State Line for its western boundary. Memphis is about 13 miles SW of Carrollton. The land borders the western shore of the modern lake Aliceville Lake. It is only about 5 miles south of Pickensville. We only find one family of interest as follows and this land is in addition to other land owned elsewhere:
      a. Joseph Adair. This is most likely the son of James. Joseph also owns land near Carrollton in Township 20, Range 15 (see A(b) above) and Ethelsville in Township 19, Range 16 (see B(a) above):
      i. S3, 10/18/1834, 80 acres (E half of SE 1/4). (Note this date is the same as the grant on the Ethelsville parcel.)
      E. Township 24S, Range 3W. This township has the small village of Cochrane near its eastern boundary and the Mississippi State Line for its western boundary. It is about 18 miles southwest of Carrollton:
      a. William Mangum. William is the son of John Mangum (the "Patriot"). This parcel is in addition to land William Mangum owned near Carrollton in Township 20, Range 15 (see A(g) above):
      i. S14, no date, 80 acres (W half of NE 1/4).
      F. Township 21 & 22, Range 16. Township 21 includes the eastern half of Pickensville on is western side. Township 22 would be the next township south of township 21. William Richey's property would be currently in Pickensville. Even though in the same county, the Richeys at this point of time were not in a township with any of the other associated families since they were about 8 miles away slightly southwest from the main grouping just north of Carrollton. William was of course married in 1820 to Margaret Adair, the daughter of Thomas and Rebecca (Brown) Adair. I do not include the physical locations of these parcels within the section in which they occur. The brother-in-law of William, Neal Tilletson who married Martha Richey, is also found in this county:
      a. Robert Richey. Father of William, James, and David. Only William went to Utah along with Robert's wife Rebecca (Belton) who died on the trail to Utah:
      i. S32 (TWP 21), 1/31/1825, 160 acres.
      ii. S5 (TWP 22), 1/12/1825, 160 acres.
      b. William Richey. He came to Utah:
      i. S7 (TWP 21), 9/17/1833, 40 acres.
      c. James Richey. He is found here in the 1850 Census with wife and two children:
      i. S8 & S9 (TWP 21), 8/13/1833, 80 acres.
      c. David Richey. He is found here in the 1850 Census with extensive family (Census entry may be misspelled as Didama Adair):
      i. S7 (TWP 22), 12/31/1833, 40 acres.
      G. Miscellaneous notes:
      a. I looked for both Moses Pearson and any Carsons associated with the family and found no listings in this book.
      b. There are other Adairs in Pickens County and they are listed in the book. They include Wyman (or Weyman) Adair with five parcels with date range of 1832-1834 in Township 20, Range 16, and in Township 21, Range 16. Also included is William Adair with one parcel dated in 1836 for Township 22, Range 14. These may be distant cousins of our Adairs, but not ones with which there is a documentary association at this time.
      c. This study was undertaken with the goal of confirming the relationship of Joseph Adair with a father named James Adair as is established by Joseph Adair's LDS Patriarchal Blessing in which Joseph names his parents as James and Rebecca Adair. The close relationship found in these particular land records confirm this relationship especially since they also owned land together. There is one caveat, however, and that is that Joseph had a younger brother named Joseph Newton Adair who was born 11 Mar 1812 (Joseph was born 11 Apr 1806). There is the possibility that the James in the land deeds could be the brother and not the father, however, I don't believe this is the case. The 1830 US Census places James Adair and his family in Pickens County with him and his wife being aged 60-70. To be listed in the census he would have had to have had property. There is only one James Adair listed in the census and the younger James Newton Adair may be the male listed in the census that is age 15-20.

      BIOGRAPHY:
      1. "Biography of Rebecca Brown:
      (This copy came from the daughters of Utah Pioneers. No record of who wrote it.)
      Rebecca Brown was born 3 Nov. 1776 in Tenn. She was the daughter of Roger and Molly Brown. Her father was born in Ireland and her mother in Tenn.
      When Rebecca was about 19 she married Thomas Jefferson Adair, Sr. I believe her family was living in Laurens Co. South Carolina at this time. Rebecca had 12 children, Margaret Ann, Samuel Jefferson, Pherreba, Eliza Jane, Sophie, Sarah Ada, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Mary Ann, Laney Ann and John Wesley. These children were born between 1795 and 1826.
      Rebecca's husband moved the family frequently and they lived in the states of Tenn. Ala. South Carolina, and Ind. Never living more than about two years in each place. This was very hard on Rebecca but she reared all her children to adulthood.
      In 1831 she and her husband separated and she was left with several children to rear. Her son Thomas Jefferson, Jr. lived with her and helped her as much as he could, but he was only 17. They were living in Pickens Co., Ala. at this time. In Feb. of 1835 her son volunteered to help fight the Semenole Indians and was gone for about 3 months.
      Rebecca never heard from her husband after their separation but did hear about him occasionally from relatives who lived in Miss. and Tenn. In 1856 she received word that he was living in Miss. and was insane. Rebecca and her children joined the Mormon church as soon as they heard the missionaries. Rebecca and her children soon left for Nauvoo, Ill. but were
      not allowed to settle here. The mobs forced the saints out of their homes and they were forced to leave unprepared. Rebecca and Thomas and some of their other children crossed the river and were in the company of Saints who were fed by flocks of quail which saved many of them from starvation.
      Rebecca traveled on to Mt. Pisgah, Iowa with Thomas and his family and not long after arriving many of the family became ill. Due to exposure and lack of essential food and shelter, Thomas's wife and two of his children died within a short time. Rebecca's hardships began to tell on her and she too became ill. She died 20 Dec. 1856 and was buried there in the Pisgah cemetery beside her loved ones.
      Taken from: Records of author, census rec., Journal of Thomas J. Adair, Jr., Journal of James Richey, LDS Church rec."

      2. "A Sketch of the Life of Thomas Jefferson Adair. [Son of Thomas Adair and Rebecca Brown.]
      Editor's note: this history was obtained in draft form from Mrs. Thomas Ira (Aunt Thora) Adair. No effort has been made to correct the spelling or punctuation in the process of converting it to the computer word processor.
      'I Thomas Adair son of Thomas and Rebecca Adair was born in the State of Indiana in May 31, 1814. My father moved from there to Tennessie and from there Alabama, Tuscalousa County. I lived in Tuscalousa and Pickens and Green Countys Alabama until I was 23 years old. At the age of 17 years old my father left my mother. I then had the charge of the family. I entered me a piece of land three and a half miles from the county cite on Pickens County, Alabama. I remained on that farm 6 years and cleared 50 acres of heavy timbered land during that six years I volunteered to go to Florida to fight the Semanole Indians, February 1835 and was gone 3 months. I returned home the 17 day of May 1835. The Captain I served under in that campaign was by the name of Joseph.' (This is an exact copy from a page of Thomas J. Adair's journal - we only have one page. Hyrum L. Adams has the original, it also states:) 'They moved back and fourth never living more than two years in one place till he left my mother which was in the year 1931. We never had a correct account of him till 1856 he was in the State of Mississippi, he was then crazy.'
      While in the army his thought turned to religion and soon after leaving the army, he joined the Methidist, where he was soon placed as leader of singing. This position he fulfilled well until he heard the Mormon missionarys. He and his family were soon converted to Mormonism and were baptized members of the L.D.S. Church.
      In the mean time he had married Francis Rogers and were having their family of five children: Mary Ann born in 1837, James B. 1839, Emma B. 1841. They were all born in Pickins County Alabama.
      His joining the Latter Day Saint Church made the Methodist leaders very angery. They tried to persuade him to come back to their church and when he refused they came with tare and feathers as was a common practice in those days. He got his old youger and double barreled shot gun and told them to come on. He was a very good shot and they knew it. The mob stayed day but did not come and get him. He soon left that place and he and his family joined the main body of the Mormon Church and moved to Navue Illinois. They were in the company of Saints that was fed by guails. He with his family went to Mt. Pisga and were there when the auful sickness came to them. He lost his wife and 2 children, also his mother lost her life there and many of the families were left in the cemitary at that place..."

      3. Received from Don and Carolyn Smith of Bloomfield, NM: "Biography of Rebecca Brown, compiled from the journals of Thomas Jefferson Adair Jr. and James Richey [compiler unknown]. Rebecca Brown was born 3 Nov. 1776 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, she was the daughter of Roger and Molly Brown. Her father was born in Ireland and her mother in Tennessee. When Rebecca was about 19 she married Thomas Jefferson Adair Sr. I believe her family was living in Laurens County, South Carolina at the time. Rebecca had 12 children: Margaret Ann, Samuel Jefferson, Pherreba, Eliza Jane, Sophie, Sarah Ada, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Mary Ann, Laney Ann and John Wesley. These children were born between 1795 and 1826. Rebecca's husband moved the family frequently and they lived in the states of Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina, and Indiana. Never living more than two years in the same place. This was very hard on Rebecca but she reared all her children to adulthood. In 1831 she and her husband separated and she was left with several children to rear. Her son Thomas Jefferson Jr. lived with her and helped her as much as he could, but he was only 17, they were living in Pickens County, Alabama at this time. In February of 1835 her son volunteered to help fight the Seminole Indian and was gone for about 3 months. Rebecca never heard from her husband after their separation but did hear about him occasionally from relatives who lived in Mississippi and Tennessee. In 1856 [Kerry's note: Rebecca died in 1846 so I am unsure if 1856 is incorrect or if it was others in the family that received this info in 1856] she received word that he lived in Mississippi and was insane. In 1844, Rebecca and her children joined the Mormon Church as soon as they heard the missionaries. Rebecca and her children soon left for Nauvoo, Illinois but were not allowed to settle there. The mobs forced the Saints out of their homes and they were forced to leave unprepared. Rebecca and Thomas and some of her other children crossed the river and were in the company of Saints who were fed by flocks of quail which saved many of them from starvation. Rebecca traveled on to Mr. Pisgah, Iowa with Thomas and his family, not long after arriving, many of the family became ill due to exposure and lack of essential food and shelter. Thomas' wife and two of his children died within a short time. Rebecca's hardships began to tell on her and she became ill. She died 20 Dec. 1846 and was buried there in the Pisgah Cemetery beside her loved ones."

      BIRTH:
      1. An entry in Ordinance Index has the son George Washington Adair, b. 18 Mar 1818 at Gibson Co., Tenn., sealed to parents John Daniel Thompson McAllister and Rebecca Brown McAllister, dead, b. 3 Nov 1776 in South Carolina, d. 20 Dec 1846. Ceremony was 17 Oct 1883 at St. George [FHL film 170583, p. 452] and done under the old temple practice of adoption. John McAllister was an authority in the St. George temple and evidently George had his mother sealed to him. Emeline Rebecca Adair Baldwin, acted as proxy for Rebecca. Being that it was George who gave the information to the temple, we have to seriously consider Rebecca's birth as 3 Nov 1776 in Gibson Co., TN. The bible entry below has 3 Nov 1784, which is more than just coincidence on the month and day. George may have guessed at the year and location.

      2. Most LDS descendant genealogies indicate birth in Nashville, Tennessee. I am not so sure this is correct because her father Roger Brown generally appears to be in Laurens Co., SC (see his notes). Many LDS genealogies show her born in 1776 in Davidson County, Tennessee; however, the earliest settlement there was not until 1780. We must, however, consider Gibson co. in Tennessee due to the temple ordinance in the above note.

      3. Family Group sheet prepared by Enid Willardson Apr 1991 shows birth date and place for Rebecca as 3 Nov 1784 in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina. Neither has been verified by me. Above biography would lend itself to the 1776 date unless it was made from erroneous information [no compiler noted so it is hard to verify the source] whereas place seems to be Laurens Co. to be consistent with other children. Bible record below places birth in 1784. The 1830 census also shows Rebecca born after 1780 by being between ages 40 and 50. Many family historians use 3 Nov 1776 - I currently use 3 Nov 1784 since there appears to be more independent sources supporting it.

      4. Photostatic typed copy of "Roger Brown's Bible Record" found 2002 in working papers of Enid Willardson after her death with copy on file with me [Elizabeth Gill in the letter is probably Elizabeth Brown who married Francis Gill]:
      "Original Owner: Roger Brown
      Present Owner: Byron E. Brown, R. 2, Laurens, S.C., 29360
      Publisher & Date: Missing
      Copied by: Mrs. David P. George, who noted: 'Only part of this Bible remains, including the family record. It was found recently in an old chest. With it was an old letter which was written in 1839 by Elizabeth Gill from Cross Keys, Kentucky and addressed to her stepmother, Mrs. Rebecca Brown, or William Brown or Hardiman Duke (Deeke), Laurens District, S.C. In this letter, Elizabeth Gill wrote of her sister Lydia (evidently the first name in the record), who was living near her, also sister Judah, living in Nashville, Tenn. She asked the whereabouts of brother Jesse. She didn't know whether her stepmother Rebecca Brown was still living.' Family Record:
      __dia Brown was born 23 day ___ember 1778.
      John Brown was born the 2th of December 1775 and died the last day of May 1792.
      Elizabeth Brown was born the 7th of September 1781 [before the photostat was made, someone penciled in '8 Mar 1780' in lieu of 7th of September 1781 and added 'Anney Brown was born' with an arrow pointing to '7th of September 1781' on Elizabeth's line.]
      Judey Brown was born the __ of January 1783.
      Rebecka Brown was born the 3d of November 1784.
      Mary Brown was born the 14 or October 1786.
      Jesse Brown was born the 19 of August 1788.
      Fereby Brown was born the 10 of July 1790.
      Mattey Brown was born the 10 of December 1792.
      Jeaney Brown, the mother of the above, died the 19 January 1798.
      Peggy Brown was born the 19th of August 1800.
      William Brown was born the 3 of July 1802.
      Bexey Brown was born the 21st day of November 1807.
      Roger Brown was born the 19 of July 1809.
      Rachel was born the 25 of August 1811.
      Jane Brown was born the 17 of May 1817.
      Nancey Brown, the grandmother of the above departed this life the 19 of December 1812.
      Fanny Brown was born on November 15, 1815.
      George B. Brown was born 29 August 1852.
      Camilla Jane Brown was born 11 of Oct 1854.
      Emma Leila Ada Brown was born February the 25 1858.
      Thomas G. Beaureanang [penciled in: Beaureagand] and Carolina S. Davis was born May 16th 1860.
      Ella Erskin was born March the 26, 1862.
      John Quincy Brown was born June 11, 1865.
      Deaths
      Roger Brown departed this life July 19, 1895.
      Jane W. Brown departed this life April 26th, 1899.
      Births
      Roger Brown was born 19th of July 1809.
      Jane W. [penciled in: Adair] Brown was born the 14th of November 1825.
      Thaddeus Sumpter Brown was born the 17th of July 1844.
      [Penciled in: Hamilton Rutledge Brown was born 27 of January 1846.]
      [Penciled in: Julia Ellen Quitman Brown was born January the 26, 1848.]
      [Penciled in: William Pembroke Brown was born the 22 of February 1850.]
      Deaths
      Julia E.Q. Brown died 30th March 1849.
      Hamilton Rutledge Brown was killed on the 8 of May 1864 near Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia.
      Thaddeus Sumpter Brown was killed near the Salt Hatchie River So Ca on the 31 January 1865.
      Emma died November the 16, 1891.
      Carrie died August 11, 1898.
      Marriages
      Roger Brown and Jane W. Adair February 21, 1843.
      Irby D. Shockley and Carrie D. Brown was married the 7th of Oct. 1880.
      R.P. Hipps and Camilla J. Brown was married 19th Dec 1870.
      J.D. Shockley & Emma A. Brown was married 3 of April 1873.
      G.B. Brown and Emma O. [penciled in: Othella] Madden was married 11 July 1878 [11 July crossed out and '31 Jan' penciled in].
      Jas. Lafayette Moore and Ella E. Brown was married May 6th 1880.
      [Penciled in: W.P. Brown and Luegenia Madden was married 11th July 1878.]
      Note: Was not the fifth marriage from the end probably that of J.D. (not Ida D.) Shockley? Or perhaps Joe D. or some other masculine name not clearly written?"

      MARRIAGE:
      1. Ancestry.com 8 Dec 2002 seems to generally have two dates shown for marriage, neither of which are documented: 1794 or 25 Oct 1791 in Charleston, Charleston, SC.

      BURIAL:
      1. Mt. Pisgah, Iowa, Burial Monument, south side:
      Rebecca Adair
      William P. Adair (s/b William Y. Adair)
      Lane Ann Mangum
      Jemima Mangum Adair
      Wm. Jefferson Adair

      SOURCES_MISC:
      1. Pedigree chart by Enid Willardson (deceased).

      2. Website of Paul Price http://www.softcom.net/users/paulandsteph/gtp/ancestors.html 2 Jan 2002.