Born: 1731
Died: 1825 probably in Kentucky
Buried: unknown
Married: Abraham Adams, ca. 1750 in Pennsylvania
Records:
1780 - North Carolina - Rowan County - Abraham Adams living in Capt. Johnston's District
1790 - North Carolina - Rowan County - Census - there are a couple of options:
Abraham Adams household
1 male 16+ = Abraham
1 female Faner?
Abraham Adams household
3 males 16+ = Abraham, ?, ?
2 females - Faner? & ?
5 slaves
Abraham Adams household
1 male 26 to 44
1 male 45+ Abraham
1 female 45+ Parthenia
13 slaves
1816 - February - Madison Co., Kentucky - Order Book C-D p. 226
Bathana Adams widow and relict of Abraham Adams Deceased came into court and Relinquished her right of Administration on said Deceased Estate, And on motion of Oswald Townsend his appointed administrator of said Deceased Estate whereupon he took the necessary oath and entered into bond in the penalty of Sixteen thousand Dollars with Philip Turner and William Martin conditioned as the Law directs And it further ordered that Ruben More, Robert Million, Francis Million and James Loyd or any three of them who being first Sworn do Inventory and appraise said Deceased Estate the personal Estate and slaves of said Deceased and make report to this Court.
1816 - April - Madison Co., Kentucky - Order Book C-D, p. 232
An inventory and appraisement of the Estate of Abraham Adams Deceased was returned and ordered to be recorded.
1816 - October - Madison Co., Kentucky - Order Book C-D, p. 272
On the Motion of Faner Adams widow and relict of Abraham Adams Deceased Ordered that Ruben More, George Williams, William Hill and Richard Tunstall be appointed to allot to the said widow her dower in the lands and negroes of said Deceased Estate.
1817 - January - Madison Co., Kentucky - Order Book C-D p. 306
A Report of the Commissioners appointed to allot Perthany Adams widow and relict of Abraham Adams Deceased her right of Dower being returned was ordered to be entered of record.
1817 - May - Madison Co., Kentucky - Order Book C-D, p. 338
On motion of Sampson Stephens and Sarah his wife one of the representatives of Abraham Adams Deceased It is ordered that James Dejarnett, John Tribble, Philip Turner and Isaac Patrick or any three of them who being first sworn do settle with Oswald Townsend Administrator of said Abraham Deceased and make report to the next Court.
1817 - September 13 - Madison Co., Kentucky - Circuit Court Case, Ball vs. Adams Heirs:
To the honorable William McDowell Judge of the circuit court of Madison County, Your Petitioners John Ball and Nancy Ball his wife late Nancy Adams (the said Nancy Ball late Nancy Adams, being one of the heirs & Representatives of Abraham Adams deceased) humbly complaining would respectfully state to you[r] Honor - That Abraham Adams the the an[cestor of ] the said Nancy Ball (late Nancy Adams[) departed] this life in the county of Madison on the [???] day last past intestate (leaving besides your Petitioner Nancy Ball) Leaner Stephens the wife of Sampson Stevens, Diana MacMahan the wife of Thomas McMahan, Abraham Ada[ms Junr,] Cloe Adams the wife of Walter Adams, [Jacob] Adams, & Daniel Adams Milly March, late Milly Adams, Elizabeth Glasscock late Elizabeth Adams (of whom Daniel Adams, Milly March & Elizabeth Glasscock departed this life before the dea[th of the said Abraham Adams, deceased leaving] children heirs & Representatives - [That the] said Daniel Adams left at his decease as his heirs & Representatives, his children George Adams and Faner Welch late Faner Adams - 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 - That the said Elizabeth Glasscock late Elizabeth Adams left as heirs & Representatives her children Daniel, Jesse, Faner, Enoch, Peter, Abraham & Jacob Glasscock - Your Petit[ioners] would further state to your honor, that the said Abraham Adams the ancestor of your Petitioner Nancy Ball, left to descend to his said Children or the heirs of those deceased the following negroes slaves of the Estate of the said Abraham Adams decd. to wit, Ceasor, Frank, Jesse, Enoch, Rose, Phillis, Beck, Leaner, David, Sam, Will, [ Squ]ire, Pat, & Your Petitioners further [state] that the said Decd. left Fanor Adams his [widow] and relict who is entitled for her [dow]er in the said negroes of said Decedents Estate, to one third of said negroes, but that said Faner Adams has not had her dower allotted in said descendants Estate - Your Petitioners [f]urther state that the said negroes cannot be divided in kind among the heirs of said <A>braham Adams deceased on account of the great difference of value in said negroes -Your Petitioners further state to your honor that the said Abraham Adams left to descend to his said heirs 15[7.3 acres of land lying on the] waters of Tates Creek in the county of Madison aforesaid [more fully appear by rep??? To the said Abraham Adams ??? of and from John Easten & wife ??? fifty seven acres & ¾ ???] which are herewith filed that said land is also subject to the Dower of said Faner Adams the widow of said Abraham Adams deceased, but the same has not been allotted to said widow, nor has the same been demanded by her, your Petitioners further state that the land aforesaid including that part which might be allotted to the widow would not sell for a price that would amount to $100 to each of the children of said Abraham Adams deceased - Wherefore your Petitioners pray that your honor will decree that the whole of the negroes aforesaid, if the said widow shall not have her dower allotted, and if she shall have her Dower allotted in said negroes then the balance of said said negroes, which shall not be allotted said widow for her Dower and also the whole of the land aforesaid subject to the said widows Dower then shall be sold on such as our honor shall think me[et] according to the acct of assembly [in] such cases made and provided and that the proceeds thereof to be equally divided among the heirs of said Abraham Adams deceased, according to the legal rights [of] each heir, that [???] your honor will summons to issue against the said Defts, heirs of said Abraham Adams deceased, c[ommanding] the[m] to appear [before the ??? at] the next Month Term of this co[urt] to show cause if any they can why a sale should not be made of the negroes & lands aforesaid agreeable to the prayer of this Petition and grant to your Petitioners such other and further relief as the nature of their case may require and the equity belong and your Petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray.
John Ball, Nancy Ball
Filed 13 September 1817
1818 - February - Madison Co., Kentucky - Order Book C-D, p. 428
On the Motion of Sampson Stevens It is ordered that James Dejarnett, Samuel Fox, Philip Farmer (?) and Thomas Jerman Jr. or any three of them who being first sworn do settle with Oswald Townsend Administrator of Abraham Adams Deceased and make report to the next Court.
1818 - May - Madison Co., Kentucky - Order Book C-D, p. 451
Ordered that John Trible be and he is hereby appointed a Commissioner to Settle with the Administrators of Abraham Adams in the cause/case (?) of Philip Turner
1818 - August - Madison Co., Kentucky - Order Book C-D p. 472
A Sale Bill of the estate of Abraham Adams deceased was returned and ordered to be entered of record.
Children:A Settlement with the Administrators of Abraham Adams deceased . . . returned and ordered to be recorded.
Abraham
Nancy / Agness
Leaner
Cloe
Jacob
Daniel
Elizabeth
Amelia
Diana
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