This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Adams Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CI.2ADEB/9158.1 Message Board Post: Have you came across an Alexander Adams. He was John Quincy Adams cousin that moved to Illinois right before the revolutionary war. This is a link to his grandsons bio http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacon/bio_a.html#adams Hope this helps you out.