Benjamin Adair

- 1781

• Name	Benjamin Adair
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Mar 1781	, , South Carolina, United States
  Person ID	I3809	Petersen-de Lanskoy
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Unconnected Adairs
  Family ID	F339	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine   d. Aft Jun 1785, of, , South Carolina, United States
  Marriage	Bef 1781	of, , South Carolina, United States
  Family ID	F1915	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2026

  
  

• 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."