Robert was born about 1751 in Ireland. He passed away 11/17/1816.
• Enlisted as private, First Council of Safety, Revolutionary Party, South Carolina, in Company of Capt. Ezekiel Polk, July 7, 1775. Served 92 days (SC Historical and Genealogical Magazine, v.III,Jan. 1902, no.1).
• Later served 6th SC Regiment. Name appears on undated roll “Commencing March 11, 1776, ending July 1, 1776.” Family tradition says he served duration of the War.
1778 married Rebecca Wylie, daughter of James Wylie, born May 29, 1758 in Ireland. She came with her family, landing in South Carolina in 1767,
With the family of John Dick, the Adams-Wylie family moved to Kentucky, via Tennessee and the Cumberland Gap, settling in Pulaski County near Fishing Creek on a patent of 200 acres dated 2/19/1799. A patent dated October 15, 1800 he acquired an additional 200 acres This is now Ansel, about 12 miles NW of Somerset, KY.
Robert died 11/17/1816 with his sons James and George named as administrators of his Will proved on 12/22/1816, signed with his mark. He left his negro Sambo to his widow and his negro Jane and her child to be sold. Rebecca drew a widow’s Revolutionary War pension until she died 8/27/1817. Both are buried in the Adams Cemetery/Old Sardis in Pulaski County.
DAR Record source: NARA, M246, REV WAR ROLLS 1775-1783, ROLL # 89; SC HIST & GENEALOGICAL MAG, VOL 3, # 1, PP 3-4; HENDRIX & LINDSAY, JURY LISTS OF SC 1778-1779, PP 44, 56, 58
The Will of Robert Adams, 1816, Pulaski County, Kentucky, Will Book 1, pp 237-239[1]
I Robert Adams of the County of Pulaski and State of Kentucky being sick and weak in //mind// body but of sound mind and disposing memory for which I thank god, and can bring to mind the uncertainty of Human life and being desirus to dispose of all such wordly estate as it hath Pleased god to bless me with I give and bequeath the Same in manner following that is to say I give to my Wife Rebecca Adams the half of the old track of land that I live on containing 200 acres with the dwelling house and all the out houses appertaining thereto and Negro Sambo the waggon with three horses and their geering what ever three she may choose all the farming utentials all the household and Kitien furniture of every kind and description whatever Two milch cows and th_ _teers all the Sheep and hogs __ during her natural life I give to my son James the part of the old Tract of land lying on the south side of ___ shale line, Beginning on the east line at a marked Maple and b_ech on or near the said east line and running thence a strait line to a poplar & the oak also marked at or near the the head of the Rockey mount branch on or near the west line I give to my son George the other half of the old Tract and at his mothers death he, George, is to have the whole of the old Tract to have and to hold forever, with all its appertan__ except that part I have given to my son James as is above exerpted I give __ waggon geers and three horses at their mothers death to James & George eaqually I give all my Ridge land to James & George eaqually it is also my will that after my decease negro Jene [?] & her child with the residue of my estate, both real & personal not her ___ mentioned or bequeathed, to be sold at a reasonable credit and the money _rising therefrom after the payment of my true debts is and my funeral exp__ces as to be eaqually divided between my sons Alexander, John, James, & George, and my Daughters Sally StroudMartha Wallis and Jinny Woods it is further my will Negro Sambo at the death of his Mistress shall be apprais__ and shall have his choice which of my sons he shall serve and the one he makes choice of shall pay the other three one fourth of the appr_men___ money_ to each at the end of twelve months after he is appr_sed [tape] it is further my will that all the personal property my wife Rebeccah dies possessed of shall be sold immediately [tape] decease at a reasonable credit and the money arising thare fr__ to be eaqually divided between my children (to wit) between my [tape] four Sons and three Daughters as is above named and [tape] lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my son Alexander Adams and my two friends Samuel Cumbest & Wm Sloa_ Executors of this my last Will & Testament hereby revoking all other or former wills or testaments [tape] by me heretofore made in witness whereof I have hereun to set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty Seventh day of September in the year of our L__d One thousand Eight hundred Sixteen.
Signed Sealed Published & declared
as and for the last will & testament
of the above named
Robert Adams
In Presence of us
Michael Reagan
James Keny [Kerry?]
James Hendrickson
Signed
Robert Adams his mark
Ex'd
At a County Court held for Pulaski County at the Courthouse thereof in Somerset on the 23rd day of December 1816 This will was proved to be the true last will & Tes__ment of Rob't Adams by the Oa__ of James Kier & James Hendrickson two Subscribing Witnesses thereto & Ordered to be recorded and the Same is done accordingly.
Teste Will Fox Clk
Contributed by Valerie J. Davis, Mar 2001 from LDS Film 0598753: Pulaski County (Kentucky) Wills 1801-1838; filmed in 1969. Original records held in the County Clerk's Office [Crumpled page & tape make some words unreadable. Words that have been crossed out in the original text appear in this transcription enclosed by double slashes; //example//]
-------- Notes from Allene (Adams) Fetter in her original publication of August 1985 as follows: ------------
"This genealogy or history of the Adams family begins with Robert "Rob" Adams, whose father came from Ireland to the Chester District of SC. “Rob” served under Ezekiel Polk in the revolutionary war (see Officers of the Continental Army by HEITMAN), then settled on Fishing Creek in Pulaski county, KY where he and Rebecca raised seven children. Rob Adams, his wife Rebecca and some of their descendants are buried in the Old Sardis (Adams) graveyard near Ansel, KY in Pulaski county. The old Rob Adams homestead was located just north of the graveyard.
The “Chester District of South Carolina” is probably the present location of Chester, SC 29706, which is the County Seat of Chester County and is located approx. 70 miles east of Greenville and 50 miles north of Columbia, SC on U.S. Highway 231."
Above excerpt of Fetter's notes provided by Larry Jasper-284
Name: Robert Adams Event Type: Military Service Event Date: 11 Mar 1776 Event Place: South Carolina, United States
Affiliate Publication Number: M246 Affiliate Publication Title: Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783. Affiliate Film Number: 89 GS Film Number: 000830368 Digital Folder Number: 004171622 Image Number: 00233
Citing this Record "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-7PBW : 9 March 2018), Robert Adams, 11 Mar 1776; citing 11 Mar 1776, South Carolina, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,368.
Name: Robert Adams Event Type: Military Service Event Date: 27 Aug 1784 Event Place: South Carolina, United States Event Place (Original): South Carolina, Stub entries to indents, book I
"Issued the 27th of August 1784 to Mr. Robert Adams Eighteen pounds, Three schillings and Two pence Sterling for supplies for Continental and Militia use in 1781 and 1782."
Digital Folder Number: 103140762 Image Number: 00022 Record Number: 0
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M704 Affiliate Film Number: 528 GS Film Number: 0024547 Digital Folder Number: 005154902 Image Number: 00317
WikiTree profile Adams-7962 created through the import of Edwards_Keith Genealogy.ged on Dec 27, 2011 by Erica Edwards. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Erica and others.
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