| ADAIR Family |
| Alexander Adair |
28 May1767 - Listed in SC Council Journal #33 pp150-157 as protestants having arrived: Mary Adair, Alex'dr Adair, James Adair, Margaret Adair, ? Steele (from Revill's book??) Rcvd from Pam A. Miller(pmiller@marinternet.com). Alexander shows up in court and land records in various ways throughout the years. Some info from Shirley Brown Adair book. (From Steven Walter Adair - Orphaned and raised by an uncle (John Adair), of Belfast, Ireland. - verify) Check Leo Adair's manuscript. What ship did he come on and who was with him? HEADS OF FAMILIES AT THE FIRST CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES TAKEN IN THE YEAR 1790 SOUTH CAROLINA GEORGETOWN DISTRICT, ALL SAINTS PARISH. NINETY-SIX DISTRICT, LAURENS COUNTY. Name of head of family: Adair, Alexander Free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families: 1 Free white males under 16 years: 1 Free white females, including heads of families: 4 Laurens County, SC 1800 census: Name: Alexander Adair Free White Males (Age 0-10): 3 Free White Males (Age 10-16): 0 Free White Males (Age 16-26): 0 Free White Males (Age 26-45): 0 Free White Males (Age 45+): 1 Free White Females (Age 0-10): 1 Free White Females (Age 10-16): 1 Free White Females (Age 16-26): 0 Free White Females (Age 26-45): 0 Free White Females (Age 45+): 0 other: 0 Slaves: 0 He came into Charles Town, SC. I found that information in, "Passenger and Immigration Lists Index", Volume 1 A-G, Edited by P.William Filby. (From Pamela Adair Dean) from Pam Miller about Alexander: 14JUN1785 - paid for service in Militia 13JUN1786 - fined for bastardy with Ann McClure (from court records) 1790 - Ann McClure and son (her ancestor Stephen) living alone. 1790 - Alexander Adair, 1 male>16, 1 male <16, 4 females. 1791 - John and Jean Adair sold land to Ann McClure. 1796 - John and Jean Adair sold land to Francis Braddock who had already married Ann McClure. 1796 - Alexander Adair sells land to Benjamin Wilson 1800 - Alexander looks to be widowed: 1 male >45, 3 males <10, 1 female 10-16, 1 female 16-26. Alexander shows up in court and land records in various ways throughout these years. She says she believes this is the Alexander and Mollie Adair in Misc. Adair Families found in GA, MS, AL, p132 of Shirley Brown Adair's book, "Robert Adair, 1770-1845". She lists the descendants of Alexander as listed in this book. Then she goes on to say that Alexander was listed in the appendix to the Janie Revill book on immigrants attesting in a petition to Col. James Williams character, whom he served under. Col. Williams fought at the battle of Musgrove Mill (in Laurens county), and was killed at Kings Mountain. The original petition is in the archives at Duke University. Browning also shows a land grant of 234 acres in 1784 on the south fork of Duncan Creek, either a delay of entry of the grant upon arrival in SC or was for war service. No apparent relation to the other Adair's, but could have been a late arriving cousin or brother. She says the relationship just has to be there between Alexander and the earlier Laurens County Adair's but they came over well before Alexander was born. From Pam Adair Dean: In the South Carolina Gazette, No 1654, May 11-June 1, 1767 Fridlay, the 15th instant arrived here, in the Ship Prince of Wales, Capt. James Egger, from Belfast, upwards of 200 passengers from the north of Ireland; for the conveying of whom to the Irish settlement near Long Canes, the hon. commons house of assembly of this province, last Thursday, voted the sum of one thousand pounds currency, and ordered twenty shillings sterling bounty each, to be paid into their hands. This was dated May 30, the ship came in May 15th. It is the only one out of about 25 ships from Belfast, Ireland. They did not have passenger list so that's where I'll look next to confirm it. Feel free to look also. [Broderbund Family Archive #354, Ed. 3, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, Date of Import: Apr 26, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.354.1.459.14] Individual: Alexdan Adair Place: Charleston, SC Year: 1767 Primary Individual: Adair, Alexdan Source Code: 3627.37 Source Name: JONES, JACK MORELAND, and MARY BONDURANT WARREN. South Carolina Immigrants, 1760 to 1770. Danielsville, GA: Heritage Papers, 1988. 430p. Source Annotation: Place and date of immigrants' or discharged military person's petition requesting reimbursements of passage, additional land, headrights, bounty, etc. from the South Carolina government or of letter expressing satisfaction with the voyage to America. Extracted from The South-Carolina Gazette, "The Governor and Council Journal" (located at the South Carolina Archives), and "Records of the Public Treasurers of South Carolina" (also at the SC Archives in Columbia). Source Page #: 187 From Pam Miller: C318 - 18 Apr 1788, 9 Mar 1791 Benj. Willson, pl., & wf Elizabeth to Jas. McCluer, pl., £40 100a orig grant 1 May 1786 on S. Fk Duncans Ck, bd Jas Pollock, Alexr Adair. Wit Ada [sic] Bell, Jas Bell, John Robinson. John Hunter JP. [other src - it's Adam Bell, he proved deed 3 Nov 1790] F367 - 3 Mar 1796, no recd date. Alexr Adair & wf Mary to Benj Wilson £20 sterling, 100a on Duncans Ck, part of 234a gr 23 Dec 1784. Wit James Lindsey, Jno Entrekin. Wm Hunter JP G374 - 19 Oct 1801, 4 Mar 1802 Thos East to Nathl Cannon $300, 100a where sd Cannon now lives on Hadleys (?) Ck of Enoree Rv bd Thos Loftin, John Byanon (?), Obie Roberts. Wit: Alexr Adar, Thos East Junr. J. A. Elmore, J.Q. Dower relinq by Mary East. J29 - 3 Aug 1797 27 Aug 1808 James P. Pollock of Pendleton co to Patrick Scott $75 50a part of orig gr to Jas Pollock decd, bequeathed by his will to his widow Ann Pollock. Confusing about Pogue, not clear. [sic] Wit: John & Benj Wilson, Alexr Adair. Robt Long JP J88 - 21 Jan 1809 3 Jul 1809 Alexr Adair to Benj Willson $110 84a on S Fk Duncans Ck part of 1786 grant by Moultrie. Wit Daniel Long, Wm Brooks Junr. Robt Long JP K46 6 Apr 1808, 7 Feb 1814 Chas Russell to Richd Bonds $160, 106a on Duncans Ck part of 234a gr to Alexr Adair & 56a gr to sd Chas Russell, where Chas Russell now lives. Wit Patr Scott, Benj Willson Jr. Tabith Russell relinq dower to A. E. Elmore JQ Will Books: A1/111 Appr est James Pollock decd 15 Feb 1795 (5 pp long), incl notes against ...Enterkin, East, Alexr Bair (out of the state) [sic in this abstract, it's written Adair in another].... Accts in the Books v. ...Walker, Alexr Adair.... Appraisers Benj Wilson, John Owens, Saml McConehey. A1/196 Return & Settlement est James Pollock 18 Feb 1797. Notes & Accts: ...Alexr Adair...Payments to ...Adam & Richd Bell...Saml Ewing... A1/251 Appr of est Morgin Layson decd 11 Oct 1800 by John Owens, Ellexander Adair, John Dillard. SCC929.31829] 1829 Census of Laurens Dist SC [only 3 state census recds before 1850 extant] gives # of all free wh inhabs. surnames are sometimes grouped within the alphabet (like in tax lists), but I didn't indicate it in my notes (pressed on the last day there). Adair: Robert 2, James 9, Benjamin 9, John 3, Robert 9, John 5, Thomas 7, From Roy Edgar Adair: Steve, You perhaps have heard my record of Alexander, but will list some of my records so you might use some of this in your correspondance with Shirley. My great uncle Thomas Green Adair (A Meth. Ministrr) and a great-grandson of Alexander had a record of the Alexander descendants and a record of his arival to SC. That info follows, "Alax" and a sister (?) was orphans, raised by an uncle (John Adair) in Belfast Ireland. He and his wife (Mary Ann "molly" Steel) and a daughter Jean and his sister, Migrated to America in 1767 and settled in, Jax Township, now Laurens Co. SC. Re Alexander"s arrival: On May 28 1767 ----listed in SC. Journal #33 pp150 to 157 as protestants having arrived: Mary Adair (Perhaps Mary Ann "Molly" Steele/Still Adair) Alex Adair (Alexander) James Adair (believed to be a misprint, perhaps was Jean) Margaret Adair (perhaps his sister) There were others listed, but not of this family. Notice descendants, Alexander Adair, 1750 - 1820 > Robert W. Adair Sr. 1776 - 1865, > Robert Adair Jr. 1829 - 1925 > Tom Green Adair 1867. Tom had personal contact with several of his ancestors and obtained this info. We have no info on WHY they were orphaned, could have been deaths. war, or other things. Maybe Shirley can help. Roy, Steve, Noticed your correspondance with Shirley Walsh, Keep this rolling, maybe we can find a connection. You perhaps have heard my record of Alexander, but will list some of my records so you might use some of this in your correspondance with Shirley. My great uncle Thomas Green Adair (A Meth. Ministrr) and a great-grandson of Alexander had a record of the Alexander descendants and a record of his arival to SC. That info follows, "Alax" and a sister (?) was orphans, raised by an uncle (John Adair) in Belfast Ireland. He and his wife (Mary Ann "molly" Steel) and a daughter Jean and his sister, Migrated to America in 1767 and settled in, Jax Township, now Laurens Co. SC. Re Alexander"s arrival: On May 28 1767 ----listed in SC. Journal #33 pp150 to 157 as protestants having arrived: Mary Adair (Perhaps Mary Ann "Molly" Steele/Still Adair) Alex Adair (Alexander) James Adair (believed to be a misprint, perhaps was Jean) Margaret Adair (perhaps his sister) There were others listed, but not of this family. Notice descendants, Alexander Adair, 1750 - 1820 > Robert W. Adair Sr. 1776 - 1865, > Robert Adair Jr. 1829 - 1925 > Tom Green Adair 1867. Tom had personal contact with several of his ancestors and obtained this info. We have no info on WHY they were orphaned, could have been deaths. war, or other things. Maby Shirley can help. Roy, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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