Francis Adams (abt. 1751 - 1837)

Born about 1751 in France

Descendants

Died 11 Jan 1837 at about age 86 in Mercer County, Kentucky

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Biography

Francis Adams is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A000486.

Several different sources posted Francis Adams Revolutionary War pension application along with his wife's application. Pam Carey shared this information on 10-26-2003

Frances Adams came to America enlisted with Rochabeau

I obtained a copy from the Library of Congress

there are more sources that connect Francis and Henry Adams and I will add them as I retrieve them from storage.

Sources

On 16 Oct 1838 Nancy Adams, 84, applied for a pension stating that she married Francis Adams in Fredericksburg VA “about two months before the capture of Lord Cornwallis and his army at little York,”and that her husband died 11 Jan 1837. Her application was supported by Susannah Cummins, aged 48, the fifth child of Francis and Nancy Adams.

This page has two pension applications for Francis Adams http://revwarapps.org/w8313.pdf

• Library of Congress Revolutionary War pension application 8-13-1832 Pension

• #:W8313"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK2-XSJ7 : 13 December 2015), Francois Adams, 1837; Burial, Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, United States of America, Mud Meeting House Cemetery; citing record ID 50224508, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Research Notes

There are two separate records for a Francis Adams that applied for a pension for service in the Revolutionary War. One said he came to America in 1780 with Rochambeau which is likely. It shows his wife as Nancy French. It is not clear that it is her surname or just her origin. This is most likely the record of this profile.

On 16 Oct 1832 Francis Adams was issued a certificate for a pension of $120 per year for two years service.

On 16 Oct 1838 Nancy Adams, 84, applied for a pension stating that she married Francis Adams in Fredericksburg VA “about two months before the capture of Lord Cornwallis and his army at little York,”and that her husband died 11 Jan 1837. Her application was supported by Susannah Cummins, aged 48, the fifth child of Francis and Nancy Adams.

Ther was another Francis Adams who served in the South Carolina Campaign