This genealogy begins with the earliest known ancestor of Jesse Adams
Generation No. 1
1) JOHN ADAMS was born about 1740 in North Carolina or Virginia and died between
1807 and 1810 probably in Pendleton District, South Carolina.
Children of JOHN ADAMS are:
i. JOHN ADAMS, JR. born about 1761, probably in North Carolina. Married RACHEL REID about 1780.
She was born about 1758 probably in North Carolina and died after 1798.
2. ii. JAMES ADAMS born about 1760, Caswell Co., North Carolina, died 1829 Habersham or White Co.,
Georgia.
3. iii. STEPHEN ADAMS born about 1767, probably in North Carolina, died about 1833 South Carolina.
iv. FEMALE ADAMS born about 1770.
v. HENRY ADAMS born about 1772, died about 1840. Married HANNAH UNKNOWN about 1791.
vi. FEMALE ADAMS born about 1784.
Notes on JOHN ADAMS
Applied for bounty land in Ninety-Six District on June 4, 1787. JOHN ADAMS granted 640 acre tract of
land on Adams Creek in Ninety-Six District.
Listed as head of household on the 1790 census in Pendleton District, South Carolina. Household
consisted of 3 free white males over 16; 3 free white females over 16. JAMES ADAMS, STEPHEN ADAMS
and JOHN ADAMS, JR. are neighbors.
Land transaction in Pendleton District, South Carolina on April 11, 1793. EBENEZER FAIN sold 150
acres on S. Branch of Oolenoy Creek to WM. REID for 50 pounds sterling. Property granted to ROBERT
WILSON by THOMAS PINCKNEY on December 5, 1787. Recorded in Deed Book T, page 604. On May 8, 1791,
ROBERT ANDERSON sold the property to EBENEZER FAIN in the presence of JOHN ADAMS, SR. and HENRY ADAMS.
Land transaction in Pickens Co., South Carolina on February 14, 1797. WILLIAM REED had granted to
him 319 acres bounded by land laid out to JOHN ADAMS and ROBERT WILSON, etc.
Land transaction in Anderson Co., South Carolina on December 27, 1797. JOHN ADAMS sold 214 acres,
a part of a 640 acre tract on Adams Creek to STEPHEN ADAMS for $20. Witnesses: DAVID ADAMS and
HENRY ADAMS.
Listed as head of household on the 1800 census in Pendleton District, South Carolina. Household
consisted of 1 white male over 45; 1 white male 16-26; 1 white female over 45; 1 white female 10-16.
Land transaction in Anderson Co., South Carolina January 13, 1807. JOHN ADAMS SR. sold a tract of
land containing 25 acres situated on Adams Creek on the waters of the Oolenoy, bounded by JOHN SISK
to WILLIAM MILLER for $100, part of a tract originally granted to JOHN ADAMS SR. Signed: JOHN ADAMS LS,
NATH. REID, JACOB EDENS. On March 10, 1810, NATHANIEL REID appeared before COLIN CAMPBELL, JP and
swore under oath that he saw JOHN ADAMS SR. and JACOB EDENS sign deed. Recorded March 27, 1820.
Anderson Co., South Carolina, Deed Book P, page 414.
Land transaction in Anderson Co., South Carolina January 30, 1807. JOHN ADAMS SR. sold 200 acres on
Adams Creek waters of the Oolenoy Creek to NATHANIEL REID for $600, part of tract granted to
JOHN ADAMS SR. adjoining WILLIAM MILLER. Signed: JOHN ADAMS, LS. Witnesses: WM. MILLER, JACOB
EDENS. Recorded October 1821 in Anderson Co., South Carolina, Deed Book P, page 325. This is the
last deed found where JOHN ADAMS SR. is a participant.
Generation No. 2
2)JAMES ADAMS was born about 1760 in Caswell Co., North Carolina and died 1829 in
Habersham or White Co., Georgia. He marred ANNE NANCY REID about 1782 in probably Caswell Co.,
North Carolina, daughter of NATHANIEL REID and ELIZABETH CLAYTON. ANNE NANCY REID was born
October 1765 in Caswell Co., North Carolina, and died between 1835-1848 in Habersham or White Co.,
Georgia.
Children of JAMES ADAMS and ANNE NANCY REID:
i. NATHANIEL A. ADAMS, born 1783 Pendleton District, South Carolina; died October 21, 1857,
Gordon Co., Georgia.
ii. JAMES C. ADAMS, born 1785 Pendleton District, South Carolina; died 1814 White Co., Georgia.
Married CATHERINE UNKNOWN about 1814 in South Carolina. CATHERINE was born about 1790
Pendleton District, South Carolina.
5. iii. JEPTHA MATHEW ADAMS, born July 16, 1786 Pendleton District, South Carolina; died
August 17, 1833, Pickens Co., South Carolina.
iv. NANCY ADAMS, born 1788 Pendleton District, South Carolina. Married JOSEPH BOONE.
6. v. GEORGE BERRY ADAMS, born between 1790-1791 Pendleton District, South Carolina; died
1861 Lumpkin Co., Georgia.
vi. JAMES W. ADAMS born about 1793 Pendleton District, South Carolina; died between
1870-1875 White Co., Georgia. Married BETHENA LYNN FREEMAN about 1815 Pendleton
District, South Carolina. BETHENA was born about 1798 North Carolina; died after 1840
Habersham Co., Georgia.
vii. INFANT ADAMS, born about 1795.
viii. INFANT ADAMS, born about 1797.
ix. INFANT ADAMS, born about 1799.
x. LUCINDA ADAMS, born 1802 Pendleton District, South Carolina; died after 1880 White Co.,
Georgia. Married JAMES MERRITT about 1820 Pendleton District, South Carolina. JAMES
was born about 1800 South Carolina; died after 1850 Habersham Co., Georgia.
xi. INFANT ADAMS, born about 1804.
3) STEPHEN ADAMS was born about 1767 probably in North Carolina and died about
1833 in South Carolina. Married PATIENCE BRUCE before 1790 probably in North Carolina or South
Carolina. PATIENCE was born 1757 in Wolf Creek, Pendleton District, South Caroina and was the
daughter of JAMES BRUCE.
Children of STEPHEN ADAMS and PATIENCE BRUCE:
i. JOHN ADAMS
ii. FEMALE ADAMS, born before 1790
iii. FEMALE ADAMS, born between 1790-1800
iv. FEMALE ADAMS, born between 1790-1800
v. JESSE ADAMS, born November 5, 1794, Pendleton District, South Carolina; died
August 28, 1857, Cherokee Co., Georgia
vi. MALE ADAMS, born between 1800-1810
vii. MALE ADAMS, born between 1800-1810
viii. MALE ADAMS, born between 1800-1810.
Generation No. 3
4) NATHANIEL A. ADAMS was born 1783 in Pendleton District, South Carolina and
died October 21, 1857 in Gordon Co., Georgia. Married CATHERINE WINIFORD BARKER on February 20,
1802 in South Carolina. CATHERINE was born 1772 in Henrico Co., Virginia and died October 26,
1866 in Ranger, Gordon Co., Georgia.
Children of NATHANIEL A. ADAMS and CATHERINE WINIFORD BARKER:
i. JOHN G. B. ADAMS, born December 30, 1802
ii. GEORGE G. B. ADAMS, born July 14, 1804
iii. JAMES A. ADAMS, born April 9, 1806
iv. ELIZABETH ADAMS, born November 2, 1807
v. JANE B. ADAMS, born August 11, 1809, Pendleton District, South Carolina; died about 1900
in Murray Co., Georgia. Married JOHN W. LEONARD about 1832 Habersham Co., Georgia. JOHN
was born about 1800 South Carolina; died before 1850 Murray Co., Georgia
vi. NANCY ADAMS, born August 9, 1811
vii. FRANCES ADAMS, born August 16, 1813
viii. RUSSELL ADAMS, born October 15, 1815
ix. OSBORN ADAMS, born October 27, 1818
5)JEPTHA MATHEW ADAMS, born July 16, 1786 in Pendleton District, South Carolina
and died August 17, 1833 in Pickens Co., South Carolina. Married RACHEL ANNE HOLMAN. RACHEL was born
August 11, 1783 Greenville Co., South Carolina and died July 2, 1852 in Habersham Co., Georgia.
Children of JEPTHA MATHEW ADAMS and RACHEL ANN HOLMAN:
i. AMELIA ADAMS, born 1808
ii. CURTIS RICHARD ADAMS, born 1813
iii. EDLEY J. ADAMS, born 1815
iv. MATHEW RICHARD ADAMS, born 1818
v. MASTON HURON ADAMS, born December 28, 1820 Pickens Co., South Carolina; died August 31, 1883
6) GEORGE BERRY ADAMS, born between 1790-1791 Pendleton District, South Carolina;
died 1861 Lumpkin Co., Georgia. Married MARTHA AHEARN in South Carolina. MARTHA was born about 1792 in
South Carolina and died about 1855 in Georgia.
Child of GEORGE BERRY ADAMS and MARTHA AHEARN:
i. RACHEL SUSAN ADAMS, born 1826; died January 29, 1900
7) JESSE ADAMS, born November 5, 1794 Pendleton District,
South Carolina; died August 28, 1857 Cherokee Co., Georgia. MARRIED MARY EDENS
about 1823. MARY was born October 29, 1797 Pendleton District, South Carolina; died June 13, 1866
Cherokee Co., Georgia. MARY was the daughter of SAMUEL EDENS and REBECCA CARLETON. Both JESSE and
MARY are buried in Sharp Mountain Baptist Church cemetery, Cherokee Co., Georgia.
Children of JESSE ADAMS and MARY EDENS:
i. REBECCA C. ADAMS, born September 30, 1824, Pickens Co., South Carolina; died January 2,
1894 Cherokee Co., Georgia
ii. JOHN MARCUS ADAMS, born April 4, 1826 Pickens Co., South Carolina; died May 2, 1907 Cobb Co.,
Georgia
iii. ESTHER E. ADAMS, born November 11, 1826 Pickens Co., South Carolina; died December 24, 1893
Cherokee Co., Georgia
iv. SARAH ANN ADAMS, born November 9, 1820 Pickens Co., South Carolina;
died January 5, 1910, Bardwell, Ellis Co., Texas
v. SAMUEL ADAMS, born about 1833, Pickens Co., South Carolina; died 1863 probably Cherokee Co.,
Georgia
Generation No. 4
8) REBECCA C. ADAMS was born September 30, 1824 in Pickens Co., South Carolina; died
January 2, 1894 in Cherokee Co., Georgia. Married WILLIAM ALEXANDER BECK about 1848. WILLIAM was born
December 21, 1826 in Georgia; died June 14, 1916 in Cherokee Co., Georgia. WILLIAM was the son of
SOLOMAN BECK and WINIFORD NEVILLE. Both WILLIAM and REBECCA are buried in Sharp Mountain Baptist
Church cemetery, Cherokee Co., Georgia.
Children of WILLIAM ALEXANDER BECK and REBECCA C. ADAMS:
i. MARY W. BECK, born 1850
ii. ESTHER VIRGINIA BECK, born 1851
iii. REBECCA BECK, doen March 15, 1854
iv. NANCY C. BECK, born June 21, 1857; buried Sharp Mountain Baptist Church cemetery, Cherokee Co., Georgia
v. ARY W. BECK, born August 28, 1859; died June 27, 1864. Buried Sharp Mountain Baptist Church cemetery, Cherokee Co., Georgia
vi. ELDORADO A. BECK, born 1862
vii. SARAH A. BECK, born 1862
viii. WILLIAM SOLOMAN BECK, born 1865
9) JOHN MARCUS ADAMS was born April 4, 1826 in Pickens Co., South Carolina; died May 2, 1907
in Cobb Co., Georgia. Married ELIZABETH ALLEN about 1849 in South Carolina or Cherokee Co., Georgia.
ELIZABETH was born June 17, 1824 in South Carolina; died August 5, 1893 in Cobb Co., Georgia. Both
JOHN and ELIZABETH are buried in Mars Hill Presbyterian Church cemetery, Cobb Co., Georgia.
Children of JOHN MARCUS ADAMS and ELIZABETH ALLEN:
i. T. A. ADAMS
ii. M. N. I. ADAMS
iii. JESSE FREEMAN ADAMS
iv. MARY M. ADAMS
v. WILLIAM B. ADAMS
vi. JOHNNIE ADAMS
10) ESTHER E. ADAMS was born November 11, 1827 in Pickens Co., South Carolina; died
December 24, 1893 in Cherokee Co., Georgia. Married WILLIAM TAYLOR before 1858 in Cherokee Co., Georgia.
WILLIAM was born February 15, 1820 in South Carolina; died February 5, 1912 in Cherokee Co., Georgia.
Both ESTHER and WILLIAM are buried in Sharp Mountain Baptist Church cemetery, Cherokee Co., Georgia.
Children of WILLIAM TAYLOR and ESTHER E. ADAMS:
i. JESSE TAYLOR
ii. THOMAS B. TAYLOR
iii. MARY E. TAYLOR
iv. ARAH TAYLOR
11)SARAH ANN ADAMS married BENJAMIN FRANKLIN LOVELESS. View
information on them and their descendants by clicking here.
12)SAMUEL ADAMS, born about 1833 in Pickens Co., South Carolinda; died 1863 probably in
Cherokee Co., Georgia. Married ARAH ADALINE BECK before 1854 in Cherokee Co., Georgia. ARAH was born
July 13, 1837 in Georgia; died May 29, 1912 in Cherokee Co., Georgia. ARAH was the daughter of SOLOMAN
BECK and WINIFORD NEVILLE.
Children of SAMUEL ADAMS and ARAH ADALINE BECK:
i. ELIZABETH ADAMS
ii. ESTHER ADAMS
iii. JESSE C. ADAMS
iv. MARY M. ADAMS married GEORGE H. SPEARS
v. JOHN S. ADAMS
