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Benjamin Adair

Male - 1781


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  • Name Benjamin Adair 
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Mar 1781  , , South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3802  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Father Unconnected Adairs 
    Family ID F339  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine,   d. Aft Jun 1785, of, , South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Bef 1781  of, , South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F1861  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. 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 tocorrection. Spelling of names subject to correction. For this particular individual, there is no connection yet proved except for proximity in time and location thru the following record. Note the following record, as given by Brownslee, does not tell me whether this individual was of the Laurens County area or not:
      "Compensation for Revolutionary Service. South Carolina House of Representatives-Annuities, Claims, and Pension Reports.
      1785
      Feb. 7 pd. Eliz. Adair, widow of Robert,* killed by Indians.
      Apr. 24 pd. Sarah Adair, widow of John, killed in '82.
      June 10 pd. Catherine Adair, widow of Benjamin, killed 10 Mar. '81.
      Nov. 29 pd. Elizabeth Finny. Widow of John Finny, killed at Cowpens. She mar. (2) Robert Long.
      1786 Aug. 23 pd. Eliz'h Adair, wid. of Robert, killed by Indians."