Notes from Leonardo Andrea's South Carolina Genealogical Collection regarding Francis Adams, born November 24, 1763 in Ireland:
Item #40 Land Plats for service in the Revolutionary War. The number after the name indicates how many plats. Francis Adams 1
Item #235 Francis Adams. Jr. -- Revolutionary Pension #W5198 and Land Grant BLWT#29034-160-55.
He was born 24 Nov. 1763 in Ireland. He died 12 Sept. 1846 in Macon, Noxubee Co., Miss. He enlisted for service in the Waxhaw settlement where he was residing in what is now York County and enlisted about 1 July 1778 and was discharged in Nov. l781. (Note he was only 15 years old when he enlisted.) His service was as a private and he served under Captains Henry Coffee, Marshall Jones, John Montgomery and under Cols. Bratton and John Marshall. He took part in the siege of Charleston, the storming of Buckhead Fort, the battles of Rocky Mount, Black River, Wright's Bluff, Fourholes and Granby Fort. The veteran was allowed a pension under Act of June 7, l832 and it was paid from the Georgia Agency but later transferred to the Mississippi Agency. His widow, Mary Adams, was also pensioned and her pension was paid from the Little Rock, Ark. Agency. Warrant #29034 for 160 acres of Bounty Land under Act of March 3, l855 was issued to Mary Adams, widow of Francis Adams, on account of his Revolutionary Service --- Mary Adams the widow of Francis Adams, declared July 22, 1853 that she was then aged 68 years and was residing in Union County, Ark. where she had removed after the death of her husband. In 1855 she was residing in El Dorado, Ark. and in 1859 she was residing at Lisbon, Union Co., Ark. Francis Adams was married 27 Nov. 1817 in Lancaster Co., S.C. to Mrs. Mary Ryan, widow and the daughter of William Farrell. There is no date as to the children.----The marriage certificate presented in connection with the pension application, listed Francis Adams as Captain Francis Adams, married in Lancaster Co., S.C. at the Waxhaws, on the 27th day of Nov., 1817 to the widow, Mrs. Mary Ryan the daughter of William Farrell. Francis Adams when he applied for his pension, stated he was residing in the 2nd District of Henry County, Georgia where he had removed some years previously from Lancaster Dist., S.C. In 1843 he was residing at Macon, Noxubee Co., Miss. where he died.Item#235a I suspect that Mrs. Mary Ryan was the second wife of Francis Adams, Jr.. He was aged 54 years when he married her.
THE LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF FRANCIS ADAMS, Jr.
I Francis Adams sign of Noxubee County Mississippi so this day the fourteenth of December in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty Four do hereby make my last Will and Testament in mind and form following that is to say:
1st I desire my wife Mary Adams to have my household and kitchen furnishings and all my stock of horses, cattle and hogs and my Negro girl June to be my wife's until married or her deceased and then said Negro girl June and her increase to be equally divided between Franklin M. Adams, John Q. Adams and Mary Z.C. Adams, but if Franklin M. Adams should be successful and get the Negro woman Cely and her increase that I gave him a deed of gift sometime hence then in that case he shall not be entitled to any part of the Negro girl June and her increase and one Negro buoy Edward formerly possession of James Rodgers of this county I do give to John Rodgers son of James Rodgers and Negro buoy Henry formerly in possession of James Rodgers I do give to Jane Adams a daughter of Francis Adams June and the rest of the increase that is not named in this instrument of the Negro woman Ann formerly in possession of James Rodgers of this county I give to my three children to be equally divided among them that is to say Franklin M. Adams, John Q. Adams and Mary Z. C. Adams and lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my son Franklin M. Adams and my friend Jethro Atkins Executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all other former Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made.
In witness whereof I have here unto my hand and affixed my seal this in presence of us:
T. H. Matthews
John T. Reat Francis Adams
1800 Census York Co., South carolina
William Adams
Ages Male Female
<10 0 1
10-15 0 0
15-25 0 1
26-45 1 0
He was listed Next to Francis Adams1820 Census York Co., South Carolina
William Adams 210001 2020101830 Census Jefferson Co alabama (Not present in 1840, but Hillary was still there)
William Adams
Age Male Female
5-10 2 0
10-15 1 1
60-70 1 0
He was listed Next to Hillary Adams