Ahnentafel #439 - Amelia Adams

Amelia Millie Adams

Born: ca. 1757 Rowan County, North Carolina
Died: before July 1804 North Carolina

Buried: unknown

Married: 1) Job Garner ca. 1776
2) George March on September 27, 1779, Rowan Co., North Carolina

Records:

1778 - Oct. 8 - Rowan County, NC, Vacant Land Entry 

#1646 Amelia Gardnor 100 acres on waters of Ceader Creek, adjoining Joseph Bryant, Philip Howard & Christopher Howard, including her improvement.    

Land belonging to Lord Granville lost by family, squatted on by settlers.  Settlers were allowed to claim land during American Revolution.  She could have been living on this land for about 15 years before being able to claim it.  Although, it most likely belonged to her husband Job.  

1779 - Sept. 27 - marriage to George March:

Marriage Bond, Rowan Co., NC reads: "State of North Carolina, Rowan County} Know all men by these presents that we George Marche & Rudolph Marche of the County and State aforesaid, are held and firmly bound to the State aforesaid in the just and full sum of Five hundred pounds current money; for the just and true payment whereof we jointly and severally bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, and administers, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals, and dated the twenty sixth day of September An Dom 1779. The condition of the above obligation is such, that whereas the above named George Marche & Rudolph Marche hath made application for a License for a marriage to be celebrated between him and Amelia Gardner of the County aforesaid, according to an act of assembly of this State. Now if it shall not appear at any time hereafter that there is any lawfull cause to obstruct said marriage, then this obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. George (his mark) Marche Rudolph (R. M. his mark) Marche Test. Jos. Brevard." 

1780 - George March taxed in Capt. Lyon's District of Rowan County, NC

1800 - a George March enumerated in Rowan County, NC census, no one old enough to be Amelia is listed.

1817 - Sept. 13 - Court case in Madison County, Kentucky over Amelia's father's property names her as deceased heir and gives the following information about her heirs:

That the said Milley March late Milly Adams was first intermarried with a certain Job Garner by whom she had two children, to wit John & Job Garner that after the decease of her husband Job Garner she intermarried with a certain George March by whom the said Milly had ten children to wit: Susanah, Nancy, George, Abraham, Elizabeth, Cloye, Milly, Jacob, Faner [& Squire] March. The said twelve children by Garner and March being the heirs & Representatives of the said Milly March deceased. 

Children:
John Garner b. 1777, d. 1863

• Elisha b. 1807, d. 1880 md. (--?--) had children: Faner, Abraham
• John b. 1809, d. 1894 md. (--?--) had child Abram/Abraham
• Andrew Jackson b. 1811, d. 1852
• Job b. 1812, d. 1846
• Coffee b. 1818, d. 1865
• Elizabeth Yancy b. 1820, d. 1885
• Faner b. 1822, d. 1868 md. (--?--) Yancey and had children Job, John
• William Abraham/Abram b. 1828, d. 1865
• Arbina b. 1830, d. 1868

Job Garner b. 1779

Susannah March
George March
Abraham March
Jacob March
Fannie / Faner March
Elizabeth March
Chloe March
Milly March
Squire March
Nancy March

Notes: Amelia is a new find for me.  I came across her on our research trip to Salt Lake City in April 2017.  Still putting this together.

Revised 1/12/2022