William McAdoo (1767 - 1838)

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Evans) McAdoo — married 1 Jun 1790 in Washington County, Virginia, United States

Descendants

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Biography

This profile is part of the McAdoo Name Study.

In the ancestry.com marriage source cited below, William's surname is spelled "Mackadoo". In the VAGenWeb citation below, William's name is spelled "Mackado".
Marriage Record Reads
6/1/1790 William Mackado & Elizabeth Evans by Charles Cummings

Research Notes

The fact that the minister is the Rev. Charles Cummings almost certainly places the marriage location at Sinking Springs Presbyterian Church then located near Black's Fort, Virginia, (aka Wolf Hills, VA, reportedly because Daniel's Boone's hunting dogs were attacked by wolves there).

The original log structure of the Sinking Springs Presbyterian Church was on the site of the present-day Sinking Springs Cemetery outside Abington, Virginia.

The Rev. Charles Cummings was a noted historical figure of the American Revolutionary War era. He was the First minister of Sinking Springs Presbyterian Church, from its establishment on 2 June 1773, and served as its pastor until his death in 1812.

This VAGenWeb records also shows the related Evans marriages of the era, probably Elizabeth Evans siblings or family: DATE-GROOM-BRIDE-MINISTER
1/17/1783 William Evans & Matty Ferril by Simon Cockrell
10/2/1788 David Evans & Hannah Greer by Charles Cummings
2/28/1797 Jerimiah Evans & Polly Lorrimer by Andrew Baker
6/6/1809 John Evans & Nancy Hathern by James Harper
8/23/1810 Greenberry Evans & Nancy Lily by James Foley
8/11/1817 William Evans & Catherine Stewart by Stephen Bovell

"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21B-NZHZ : 21 July 2021), William Wado {Clearly spelled McAdo on the handwritten license} and Martha Black, 31 Oct 1788; citing Rowan, Bladen, North Carolina, United States, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm. Unclear if this the correct William, but given marriage date 2 years before marriage date to Elizabeth Evans makes it possible.

Sources

• William Mackado, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", Citation: "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRDR-VHS : 5 December 2014), William Mackado {McAdoo} and Elizabeth Evans, 01 Jun 1790; citing Washington, Virginia, reference P.310; FHL microfilm 34,389.

• Marriage Source Information, Ancestry.com. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014. Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.

• Mackado/Evans Marriage Source Information', Extract of Evans family marriages above from Washington County, VA, VAGenWeb, http://vagenweb.org/washington/1790_marriage_M_N_O_P_Q.htm

• Sinking Springs Presbyterian Church Information, https://sinkingspring.org/about-us/our-history

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