This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_921118815_boundary Content-ID: <0_921118815@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII --part0_921118815_boundary Content-ID: <0_921118815@inet_out.mail.aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline From: DONNASTOY2@aol.com Return-path: <DONNASTOY2@aol.com> To: DEYCOMD@aol.com Subject: William Adamson Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 18:45:41 EST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit This is what Jim has on William. Check it over and see if you agree. Some of this is theory: William Adamson, b. ca 1766 probably Bucks Co., PA, d. ca 1800. It is thought that he was the oldest of Joseph's children and was probably born in Buck's Co., Pa. A William Adamson was present and taxed in Mason Co., KY in 1800. Nothing more was heard of him. We think he may have died leaving possibly 5 young children, at least 2 of whom seem to have been raised by Joseph, their grandfather. The obituary of George Adamson, who was probably William's oldest son states that "He (George) was born in Western Pennsylvania in Jan. 1779 and removed to this county (Mason Co., KY) in 1800, living with his grandfather (probably Joseph) on a farm on the North Fork." This is interpreted to mean that William, George's father, moved from Western PA to Mason Co. about 18800, which would correspond with the Mason Co. Tax records.. We think his children were: George b. 1791, Western PA m. 4 Apr 1814, Mason Co., KY Phoebe Frazee 5 May 1844, Mason Co., KY Mary Blythe d. 25 Jul 1879 Joseph b. ca 1792, PA? m. 26 Apr 1814, Mason Co., KY Prudence Young d. 1846, Adams Co., OH He was with George in the war of 1812. He and George were in the same unit and entered the service at the same time and place and were mustered out at the same time and place. He moved to Ohio shortly after he was married as the first child was born there. His widow received two land warrants for his service. Margaret b. ca 1794, PA? m. 13 Dec 1809, Mason Co., KY Uriah Wiggins Grandfather, Joseph Adamson, was her guardian Ann b. ca 1796, Pa? m. 1817, Mason Co., KY Anthony Kilgore Joseph was guardian for her and gave permission for her to marry. The permission stated that she was his granddaughter and she was the correct age to have been the girl living with Joseph and his wife in the 1810 census. The only other Adamson man married early enough to have been Ann's father was Stephen. Yet when Stephen's farm was sold his heirs were were listed as Francis (widow), sons James and John and daughter Margaret Adamson Biggers--no mention of a daughter, Ann. William Adamson b. ca 1797, PA? m. Nov 1821, Mason Co., KY Sarah Poe d. before 1880, Nicholas Co., KY? Possibly raised by Joseph. He would have been the appropriate age to have been the boy living with Joseph and his wife in the 1810 census. Another reason for thinking that he is the son of William is that he and his wife named their first two sons "Patrick" for his wife's father and "William" (presumably for his father). He may have been in the war of 1812, as a William Adamson served as a private in Jeremiah Martin's Co., 3rd Reg. Kentucky Militia. --part0_921118815_boundary--