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Philip Adams (abt. 1789 - abt. 1825)

Philip Adams
Born about in Halifax County, Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married [date unknown] in Halifax County, Virginiamap
[children unknown]
Died about at about age 36 [location unknown]
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Biography

[This biography is taken mainly from Ref [1].]

Philip Adams was the youngest son of William and Elizabeth (Boyd) Adams, born in Halifax County, Virginia. The date of his birth is unknown. The date given, 1789, is an estimate, two years after the birth of his brother John

Philip married Martha De Graffenreid, a descendant of Baron De Graffenreid and sister of Ann De Graffenreid who was the second wife of John Chappell of Halifax County.

He had one son named Jefferson who was killed in the Civil War leading a Confederate charge at the battle of Gettysburg.

Philip Adams died early in life, but the date of his death is unknown. The date given, 1825, is an estimate.

Sources

  1. Chappell, Phil E., A Genealogical History of the Chappell, Dickie, and other Kindred Families of Virginia, Hudson-Kimberly Publishing Company, Kansas City, Mo., 1900, p. 347. See also https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE993757, accessed October 2016




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