Adam Milam (1744 - 1789)

Born 1744 in Colony of Virginia

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Died 1789 at about age 45 in Warren, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Adam Milam performed Patriotic Service in North Carolina in the American Revolution.

Adam Milam is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A078799.

Adam Milam was a Virginia colonist.

Adam was born about 1744 in Virginia. He died in 1789 in North Carolina. His wife was Elizabeth _________.

Adam left a will which was probated in 1789. In it, he named sons Lewis, John, [Rowland], Drury, and James.^[1][2][3]

Adam Milam first appeared in Brunswick County on 30 MAY 1765 when he sued Benjamin Seaward for a debt. Like Edward, from this entry we know that Adam Milam must have been at least 21 years old at that time and a freeman, not an indentured servant. This means that Adam was born by 1744 or earlier. Adam appeared at least eight more times in Brunswick court orders including on 28 JUL 1766 when the court ordered John Williams to pay unto Adam Milam and Charity Milam "Two Hundred pounds of tobacco each for eight days attendance as a Witness for him against Benjamin Hicks". Adam Milam continued to appear in Brunswick County deed books as a witness at least through 1767. Apparently he was later found across the state border in what became Warren County, North Carolina, as early as 1771, and where Adam Milam died in 1789 leaving a Will naming his children: Lewis, John, Roling, Drury and James. [649]^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ North Carolina, Will Abstracts, 1760-1800 (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3945&h=10206&ssrc=pt&tid=410448&pid=-2060850229&usePUB=true)
2. ↑ Last Will and Testament of Adam Milam (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/9061/004772486_00748?pid=2413163&backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/48083225/person/20065245051/media/004772486_00748?_phsrc%3DOfj5229%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Ofj5230&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true)
3. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH6X-P9Z : 12 March 2018), Adam Milam, 1789; citing Warren, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 2,294,988.
4. ↑ From John Milam page by William Milam www.MilamInVirginia.com (http://www.milaminvirginia.com/Links/J_Milam_Sr/J_Milam_Sr_History.html)

• DAR Genealogy Research (https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A078799)

• MILAM Family History and Genealogy by Robert M. Wilbanks IV (http://robertwilbanks.com/milam/milamoutline.html)

• Vital Information from FamilySearch.com