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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 to correction. Spelling of names subject to correction. [Note that bracketed comments are later additions by other reviewers including myself - Kerry Petersen.]
"A possible child of James Adair, Sr., cooper and his wife Eleanor is Elizabeth [is this a Brownlee typo for Hannah?], wife of John Jones, blacksmith.
"Deed Bk. F. p. 10 - 25 Feb. 1784, James Adair, Sr. and wife, Eleanor, to John Jones, blacksmith, 150 a. adj. SW on John Adair, NE on James Montgomery, SE on John McCreary.
his mark James x Adair; her mark Eleanor x Adair
James Adair, saddler; James Adair, Jr.; James Miller
Release: survey certified 3 June 1773, granted 200 a. 11 Aug. 1774, memorial entered in the Auditor General's Office, Bk. M, No. 13, p. 230, 7 Jan. 1775.
"Deed Bk. F, p. 8 - 1 Aug, 1795, Hannah Jones, widow of John Jones, dec'd and her son, William Jones, and his wife Mary, to John Craig, 50 a. on Duncan Creek, part of a 200 a. grant to James Adair, Sr. 11 Aug. 1774, of which 150 a. conveyed by said James Adair and wife, Eleanor, to said John Jones in 1784, adj. John McCreary's spring branch, John Adair, James Montgomery. Wit: John Robertson, Alexander Fillson, John Owens.
"Deed Bk. F, p, 9 - 1 Aug. 1795, Hannah Jones, widow of John Jones, dec'd, and her son William Jones and his wife Mary, to Alexander Fillson 100 a. of the above mentioned tract. Same witnesses.
"John Jones, blacksmith, attended and made purchases at the estate sale of another John Jones of the Duncan Creek area on 16 July 1784. He died sometime prior to the census of 1790, Hannah Jones appears as head of household with:
1 male age 16 and over - (William Jones-married Mary by Aug. 1795)
3 males under age 16
5 females
0 slaves
"No will or probate records for John Jones, blacksmith, have been located. No further research has been done on this Jones family. The names of the other 3 sons and probably 4 daughters are not known."
2. Jett Hanna [jettplane@aol.com] provided me on 8 Jul 2005 with a copy of his analysis of the Brownlee manuscript as follows. It mirrors my own understanding; however, anything with which I disagree I note in [brackets]. Jett entitles his paper as "Laurens County Area Adair Family Trees." It is broken down by three families: James Adair who married Eleanor, his brother Joseph who married Sarah Laferty, and a William of whom absolutely nothing is known except just his name on the Williams Petition and that Brownlee notes he died 1780-84 and that his estate was administered 1784 per Abbe Wills, p. 10. Text quoted as follows:
"This tree is based on Early Adairs of Laurens County, South Carolina, by Mildred Brownlee. This was provided to me by W. Lee Adair, who obtained it from the Laurens County Public Library. Handwritten notes show a date of 1990 on Brownlee's manuscript. I have not examined these deeds personally. In some cases, notes and questions below are my own additions. This analysis seems to discredit some of the trees in the Adair History and Genealogy, and adds significantly to what is know of the Laurens area Adairs. I have not fully finished analyzing this work, and may have left out parts that are not as critical to my work.
"Based on this work, it appears very possible that the elder Joseph Adair (m. Sarah, m. Susannah) and his brother James (m. Eleanor) settled in Laurens County at the same time, as suggested by the Adair History and Genealogy. I do not believe, however, that this James was the author of the book on the Indians and reputed patriarch of the Cherokee Adairs. This James was a cooper (barrel maker) according to the deeds. Modern editions of the History of the American Indians suggest that the author James Adair was a direct immigrant to South Carolina, but with no concrete evidence.
"The Williams Petition: In the tree, LCW is Laurens County Wills; LCD is Laurens County Deeds. Also mentioned is the Williams petition. This petition is a significant document in analyzing the Laurens County Adairs. Published in the South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. XV, No. 1 1987, p. 32-33, the original is #5767, Manuscript Department, Wm. Perkins Library at Duke University. The petition is in support of Colonel James Williams, a militia leader of the Patriots in the Laurens area (Little River Regiment). The petition, signed by members of the Little River Regiment, is directed to the Governor of South Carolina and the Privy Counsel, and attests to Williams' devotion to the Patriot cause. Williams led militia in a number of battles. I suspect that this petition was provided prior to Williams' elevation to the rank of Brigadier General following the Battle of Musgrove Mill, which was fought in what is now Laurens County. Williams had been accused of puffing his role in the battle. Williams went on to die at Kings Mountain - one of the few Patriot casualties that day on October 7, 1780. Williams had run for the South Carolina legislature as a Patriot in 1778, only to lose to Robert Cunningham, the infamous Loyalist leader. For more on Williams, see Draper, "Kings Mountain and Its Heroes," (Cincinnati, 1883). Signers of the Williams petition include the following Adairs: Isaac Adair, Jms. Adair, James Adair, Sr., Joseph Adair, Jr., Joseph Adair, Benjamin Adair, Joseph Adair, Sr., James Adair, Jr, son of James, William Adair, John Adair, and John Adair, Sr., and Alexander Adair. Comparing deed and will records to the names, Brownlee identifies the Adair signers [copies Brownlee's explanations]. Brownlee's identifications look very logical to me.
"The Laurens County Adair Tree:
1. James Adair m. Eleanor: 150a land grant to James Adair-same date as Joseph 250a. Both referred to in records as coopers (barrel makers). James, cooper in LCD F/8,9,10, A/185. Eleanor released right of dower on deed dated 2/12/1796; date of transfer by James was 2/24/1784. Which deeds correspond with which dates? See Joseph below. Eleanor was also witness on deed from William Price and wife, Margaret to James Adair, son of James, 2/6/1792.
1.1 Joseph Adair m. Sarah Dillard [Surname Dillard is a Jett addition and I don't believe proven even though many LDS lines use this as well without documentation.]: Joseph Adair, Jr. to Wm. Holland, 120 ac. Release of dower by Sarah, wife of Joseph Jr., and Eleanor, widow of James Adair, dec'd, LCD F/109. Suggests land owned by James m. to Eleanor, but how does it correspond to land grants? If land belonged to Joseph junior by intestacy laws, why wasn't James m. to Hannah on deed, too? LCD G/570 has dower release for Sarah Adair, wife of Joseph.
1.1.1 Thomas Adair m. Rebecca Brown: LCD H/22, Joseph Adair of Duncan Creek to eldest son Thomas Adair. Witness Jane Adair. Dower releases for Rebecca in LCD H/129, H/209, and land purchased H/228.
1.1.2 ?Hannah m. John Jones: see F/8,9,10. 8 & 9: 8/1/1795. 10: 2/25/1784. F/10 is deed from James Sr. and wife Eleanor to John Jones, has witnesses James Adair, saddler, and James Adair, Jr. [Without giving a reason, Jett places Hannah as a possible daughter of Joseph, son of James; however, Brownlee indicates she believes her to be a daughter of the original James and Eleanor which would make her a sister to Joseph son of James. Perhaps a typo on Jett's part.]
1.2 James Adair m. Hannah: Corresponds to James son of James in the Williams petition per Brownlee. James m. Rebecca had a son James, but probably not old enough to sign petition as James m. Rebecca born 1747 per Indiana tombstone. Petition 1780 would mean James m. Rebecca was 33 in 1780; doubtful his son James could be of fighting age. Compare to Adair compilation. LCD M/77-78 reports death of James Adair, Sr., widow Hannah. Hannah Adair's will LCW F/65, proven 1826. James 115(2) 1790 Census. 2 daughters not accounted for. James Jr. was under 16 according to this census.
1.2.1 Elizabeth m. James? Parlmore (Palmer): LCD M/77-78.
1.2.2 Mary m. John Prather: LCD M/77-78.
1.2.2.1 Susannah Prather (Prater?): Witness on will of Hannah LCW F/65.
1.2.2.2 Hannah Prather m. Joseph Dollar
1.2.2.3 Linny m. William Prather
1.2.2.4 Archibald m, Susannah Meadors
1.2.2.5 Martha Prather
1.2.2.6 Betsy/Priscilla Prather m. Daniel Owens
1.2.2.7 James Prather
1.2.2.8 Mary (Molly) Prather
1.2.2.9 Bryce Prather
1.2.2.10 Elinor Prather
1.2.3 Nelly (Eleanor) m. Ramage: LCD M/77-78, LCW F/65.
1.2.3.1 Benjamin Ramage
1.2.3.2 John Jewell Ramage
1.2.3.3 Washington Ramage
1.2.4 James Adair Jr.: LCD M/77-78, LCW F/65.
1.2.5 Hannah m. Rueben Meadors: LCD M/77-78, LCW F/65.
1.2.6 Susannah m. William Cassels (Castles): LCD M/77-78, LCW F/65.
1.2.7 Nancy m. Willis Langston: LCD M/77-78, LCW F/65.
1.2.8 Martha m. Wm. Gamble: LCD M/77-78.
1.2.8.1 Patsey Gamble: LCW F/65."
3. Censuses:
1790 US: Laurens County, South Carolina, p. 441, nearby many Adairs and other relatives:
Hannah Jones
1 male age 16 and over - (William Jones-married Mary by Aug. 1795)
3 male. under age 16
5 females
0 slaves
1800 US: Can't find. Not in Laurens with her son William nor by David Little next to whom she appears in 1810.
1810 US: Laurens County, South Carolina, p. 28 of 76, living next door to David Little:
Hannah Jones, males 0-0-2(16-25)-0-0; females 0-1(10-15)-1(16-25)-1(26-44)-1(45+); 0 - 0 (slaves).
4. Excerpts of "Adairs" from the book "Laurens County South Carolina - Minutes of the County Court, 1786-1789," by Brent H. Holcomb, SCMar, Columbia, South Carolina, 2004. The book notes: "This is a record that has only been recently found after being lost for so many years. It is incomplete missing the first 54 pages, pages 103-126, and an unknown number of pages at the end of the volume. There is at least one other volume, still missing, covering the years 1790-1799."
It also notes: "Laurens County was formed in 1785 as a county of Ninety Six District. In that year justices of the peace were elected by the General Assembly to be administrators of the county courts. Within the pages of these court minutes are small court cases, lists of deeds presented to be recorded, applications for administrations on estates and wills proved (beginning in 1787), jury lists, petitions of various kinds, appointments for various offices, apprenticeships, estray animals tolled, and other items. The cases heard for debt or damages could not exceed £50, and cases heard for personal damages could not exceed £20. Criminal cases heard could not call for the loss of life or corporal punishment. Larger court cases were heard in the district courts, such as Ninety-Six."
There are many listings of Adair and associated family members. Included in the court records below is Sarah Jones. Shawn & Lois Potter speculates: "The record dated 10 Jun 1788 that says 'Sarah Jones Infant orphan of John Jones dec'd with the approbation of the Court made Choice of John Adair as Guardian...' This record suggests Sarah Jones' mother was an Adair. Was her mother a daughter of James and Eleanor Adair? Was her mother the woman called Hannah, widow of John Jones, in Brownlee's papers? If so, this would be the first identified daughter of James and Eleanor Adair. If Sarah Jones was a granddaughter of James and Eleanor Adair, I wonder who and when she married? The term "infant" does not mean she was a small baby. The term was used at that time to mean someone who was not of legal age; so she could have been a little girl or even a young teenager in 1788." The quote:
Pg. 234, 10 Jun 1788: "Sarah Jones Infant orphan of John Jones dec'd with the approbation of the Court made Choice of John Adair as Guardian, who Together with Joseph Adair his Security entered into and acknowledged their Bonds in the sum of £100 conditional to secure the said Orphans Estate and Indemnify the Court."
5. On file with me are early plats drawings of Duncan Creek prepared by Lee Adair. The Hannah (Adair) Jones noted below is this individual.
From Lee Adair 13 Sep 2005 [wadair1@tampabay.rr.com]: "I have platted most of the available deed surveys up to 1846 for the Duncan Creek area of Laurens County using the software Deedmapper. The problems with such deed platting are: 1) surveyors weren't always accurate; 2) the terrain was not perfectly flat. In acquiring all the plats, I also had to acquire all the deed records and land transactions and I now have the Laurens County deed books up to Book O (about 1846). These two sources allowed me to place surveys in about the correct positions on the map. I am aided in this by the several rivers and creeks that run through the county and which are platted on the surveys. If there are any specific plats that you need, I can make copies of them and send them to you. One file (Duncan3.jpg) is included to provide a bearing. In the lower left is what looks like the streets of a city. This is Clinton. The interstate running diagonally across this image is I-26. The Duncan Creek Cemetery is located where the D in the text for Duncan Creek Cemetery is.
One of the properties of Joseph Adair (wife Sarah) is in bright blue just to the right and adjoining that of James Adair (bright yellow). It was a SC land grant that he received in 1786. He sold that with the adjoining property of Samuel Ewing that he had purchased to William Holland in 1796. Whether he and Sarah actually lived there is an open question. The bright blue large tract owned by Joseph Adair is that of Joseph Adair Sr. wife Sarah Laferty. There may be additonal properties of Joseph Adair and Sarah, but I have not placed them yet. There are a number of Joseph Adair properties in which I don't have a reliable spouse name. As always there is more work to be done."
From Lee Adair 16 Oct 2005 with more on the specific James Adair plat just above Joseph Adair, the cooper, who gave part of his land to Joseph his son who married Sarah ___: "The property description for the James Adair plat that I sent is as follows:
SC Memorial Book 13, p. 230. 2 Jan 1775. James Adair, Sr., a Memorial on 200 acres in 96 Distr. on Duncins (sic) Creek between Broad and Saludy Rivers, bounded W on John Brotherton; NW on James Montgomery, NW on John McCrary; NW on John Adair; SE on Saml. Ewing. Survey certified 3 Jun 1773; granted 11 Aug 1774. Quit rent in 2 years. John Rodgers, DS. Delivered 14 Aug 1775 to James Adair.
150 acres of this property was later sold to John Jones (wife Hannah) in 1784.
The date alone suggests that this is most likely James Adair, wife Eleanor, and this is confirmed by the following two deed book entries:
Laurens Co. Deed Book F, p. 10. 24 Feb 1784. James Adair Senior and wife Eleanor to John Jones blacksmith 150 acres.) Witnesses: James Adair sadler, James Adair Jr., James Miller, Roger Brown.
We know that this is part of the 200 acre James Adair grant because of the following:
Laurens Co. Deed Book F, p. 8. 1 Aug 1795. Hannah Jones (widow of John Jones) & son William Jones to John Craig, 50 acres on Duncan Creek, part of 200 acre grant to James Adair Sr. 11 Aug 1774 (150 acres conveyed in by sd J.A and Eleanor in 1784 to John Jones). Bordering properties: John Montgomery, Alexander Fillson, John Owens.
I have attached a zoomed out version of the Duncan Creek plat area."
BIRTH:
1. Using the 1790 and 1810 censuses, we can narrow Hannah's birth date. She was 45 or older in the 1810 census meaning the latest birth date based on age 45 was 1765. On the other hand in 1790 she had one son at least 16 years of age; assuming a marriage age no earlier than 15, the latest birth date would be 1761. We can assume a birthdate before 1759 which would be the latest.
MARRIAGE:
1. From the 1790 census, the widow Hannah Jones has a son who is 16 or older which would place the marriage no later than 1774.
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