Julie, Your ancestor, Richard Adams, may have lived in Richmond County, N.C. He owned 1000 acres here in the year 1779. Below is one of several ADAMS references from my book, OUR NATIVE HEATH - Richmond County North Carolina 1779-1899. Richard Adams left a will in this county in 1782. Please take a look at my URL http://home.att.net/~hbridges/myrtle.htm I have posted the index with several Adams family members you may be interested in knowing about. Good luck in your family search, Myrtle Bridges 1804 - December Session. 2nd Monday. North Carolina, Richmond County Court of Pleas. The Petition of William Adams, John Adams and Toddy Adams, infant heirs of Richard Adams, deceased, by James Pickett Esq., their guardian, sheweth that on or about to 11th day of May last said Richard Adams died leaving issue four children. Patsey, married to Samuel McAdoe, and the aforesaid William, John and Toddy and Delilah, his widow. That administration on the goods and chattels, rights and credits of the said deceased was granted to the said James Pickett. That the said deceased was possessed of a large personal estate to the amount of five hundred pounds or some other large sum. That he was seized or possessed of ten tracts of land in the County to wit; 100 acres on both sides of the Grassy Island Road beginning at a stake ... then round according to the lines of the deceased from Toddy Robinson and General Harrington to the said deceased. The second of 150 acres on Adams Creek beginning at a white oak in John Standley’s line then round according to the courses ... con-taining four acres on the blaze branch conveyed to said Adams by Matthew Dockery. The fourth containing 300 acres at a red oak on the side of a hill on the N. side of the N. fork of Cartledge Creek conveyed to said deceased by George Carter and wife. The fifth containing 100 acres beginning at a small spanish oak a white oak pointer granted to the said deceased the 27th November 1793. The sixth tract containing 50 acres conveyed by Alexander McRae to said deceased beginning at a black jack [in] Matthew Dockerys beginning corner. The seventh containing 150 acres granted to said deceased the 9th August, 1787 on Adams Creek beginning at a white oak John Standley’s line. The eighth tract containing 40 acres granted to the deceased the 17th December 1794 beginning at a small black gum two maples pointers in a drean of Cartledge Creek between Absolom Hines and his own land. The ninth containing 205 acres beginning at a white oak in the fork of Cartledge Branch. The tenth containing 100 acres conveyed by George Carter and wife to said Richard Adams the 18th April, 1785 beginning at a forked white oak on the bank of Cartledges Creek and so round according to the lines to the beginning which ten tracts of land contain on the whole 1204 acres of which lands your petitioners are entitled each to one fourth part and pray that five commissioners may be appointed to lay off and divide the aforesaid personal and real estate amongst the heirs of the said deceased (the widow having filed her Petition for Dower) and that ... issue to Samuel McAdoe and Patsey, his wife, and to the widow of the said deceased and your petitioners as in duty will ever pray. A true copy. [signed] Eli Terry, Clerk. Commissioners: Martin Crawford, Thos. Dockery, Joseph Hull, Elijah Morris and John Denson. Richmond County Estate Records - C.R.082.508.1