John Adams

Abt 1762 - 1823  (~ 61 years)

• Name	John Adams
  Birth	Abt 1762	France, , ,
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Jul 1823	North Carolina, , ,
  Notes	John, was born in France of English ancestry and came with Lafayette's sol diers as a drummer boy of sixteen years. He stayed until the Revolutiona ry War was ended, but when Lafayette's soldiers were about to return, Jo hn hid himself in a flour barrel at Philadelphia and escaped. There he joi ned a whaling ship and went with it two years, after which he apprentic ed himself to a cabinet maker for seven years in Philadelphia. It becomi ng rumored that the French were about to search the city for deserters, Jo hn set out for North Carolina and reached the head of the Yadkin, whe re he met and married Easter Hawkins.
  Person ID	I53649	DeLoach Ancestry
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2017

  
  

  Family	Esther Hawkins,   b. 9 Dec 1774, Orange County, , , North Carolina d. Abt 1859 (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	17 Sep 1795	Rowan County, , , North Carolina
  Children	1. Francis Adams,   b. 5 Oct 1797, Rowan County, , , North Carolina d. 16 Apr 1864, Christian County, , , Illinois (Age 66 years)   2. Squire Adams,   b. 10 Aug 1798, Rowan County, , , North Carolina d. 23 Jan 1877, , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina (Age 78 years)   3. Rachel Adams,   b. Dec 1800, Ashe County, , , North Carolina d. 1834, Ashe County, , , North Carolina (Age ~ 33 years)   4. Sarah Adams,   b. 15 Jun 1802, Ashe County, , , North Carolina d. Bef 1823, Died Young, , , (Age < 20 years)   5. Tarlton Adams,   b. 16 May 1805, Cove Creek, , Watauga County, North Carolina d. 1877, Brandon, , Benton County, Iowa (Age 71 years)   6. Allen A. Adams,   b. 16 Mar 1807, Ashe County, , , North Carolina d. 14 Dec 1893, , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina (Age 86 years)   7. Martha Adams,   b. 11 Oct 1808, Ashe County, , , North Carolina   8. George W. Adams,   b. Nov 1809   d. 1827, Died At Age 18, , , (Age ~ 17 years)   9. Alfred Adams,   b. 10 Jul 1811, Cove Creek Township, , Ashe County, North Carolina d. 13 Mar 1870, , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina (Age 58 years)   10. Elizabeth Adams,   b. 13 Oct 1813, Ashe County, , , North Carolina
  Family ID	F15659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart