Randall W. Adams, Sr. was born January 1st 1798 in Hope Town, Abaco, Bahamas and was baptised there on June 24th 1799. He later lived in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco. On August 23rd, 1817, he married Amelia Roberts at Christ Church Cathedral in Nassau, Bahamas. Their witnesses were George Smith and Anne Kelsey.[1] He was a carpenter. In 1832 he purchased five slaves from the estate of Anthony Wallace. The 1834 Slave Register lists Susan Adams (b. abt 1810, Nancy Adams b. abt 1822, William Adams b. abt 1824, Thomas Adams b. abt 1826 and John Adams b. abt 1827.[2]
Within a few years he moved to the Florida Keys and lived on Plantation Key[3] or Indian Key. He survived an attack by Seminole Indians by hiding in a cistern.[4] This may have been the Indian Key Massacre of August 7th, 1840. By 1844 he moved his family to Key West, Florida.[5]
He passed away in 1860, and was buried in the Key West Cemetery,
Key West, Monroe County, Florida.[6]
Source: S-2071664480 Repository: #R-2141126907 1850 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Note:
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Source: S1206143643 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Note: Find A Grave
Source: S1208474163 Repository: #R-2141126907 Atlantic Ports, Gulf Coasts, and Great Lakes Passenger Lists, Roll 4: 1820-1870 Sparks, Lyla, comp Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
Maternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 16.5 cM segment on chromosome 2, consisting of Peter Adams, GEDmatch kit # T939668, and James Moss, his 5th cousin 1x removed, GEDmatch kit # SE8080294, and Yvonne (Malone) Bain, his 5th cousin, GEDmatch kit # M954499. (James and Yvonne are 5th cousins 1x removed.) Their most-recent common ancestors are Benjamin Malone and Suzannah Unknown, the 4x great grandparents of Peter Adams and 5x great grandparents of James Moss and 4x great grandparents of Yvonne (Malone) Bain.
Paternal Great Great Grandfather of Y-DNA kit 75320
Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confident based on a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 9.7 cM segment on chromosome 3, consisting of Peter Adams, GEDmatch kit # T939668, and Irene (Lowe) Payne, his 4th cousin, GEDmatch kit # T829035, and Anonymous Haun, his 4th cousin, GEDmatch kit # KJ1731121. (Irene and Anonymous are 4th cousins.) Their most-recent common ancestors are Jacob Adams and Wyannie Malone, the 3x great grandparents of both Peter Adams and Irene (Lowe) Payne and the 3x great grandparents of Anonymous Haun.
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