Joseph McAdams was born on April 3, 1761 in Orange County, North Carolina. He married Margaret Whitsett (1764-1844) on January 2, 1782 in Orange County. At the time of the Revolutionary War, Joseph was living in Orange County. He served in Captain James Carrington's Company in the regiment commanded by Colonel Hugh Tinnon/Tinnen/Tinner. His second and third tours of duty were under Captain George H. Hodge. (Data from Pension file #R6579) Around 1804-5, Joseph and his two oldest sons, James and Irwin, moved to an uninhabited area in southern Tennessee that was referred to as the Indian Lands. They were the first white settlers on their 600 acres of land which was next to Cane Creek between Elk Ridge and Mt. Zion, and about 2.7 miles south of where Belfast is now located. The 600 acres straddled historic Fishing Ford Road and is located in what is now Marshall County. The rest of the family moved to Tennessee a year or two later. Joseph died on May 18, 1823 and Margaret died on August 1, 1844. They were buried in the McAdams family cemetery on the McAdams land. Unfortunately, the tombstones of the cemetery were bulldozed by Maggie Blanche (Petty) Campbell about 50 years ago to �clear the land.� The cemetery area is now a hayfield and according to the laws of the state of Tennessee, will remain such. Louis Shone Chapel Hill, TN Prosser Genealogy - Comcast <prossergenealogy@comcast.net> wrote: ----- Original Message ----- From: Prosser Genealogy - Comcast To: TN-CHESTNUTRIDGECOUSINS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 4:53 PM Subject: HAPPY JULY 4TH Cousins: As we celebrate the 228th birthday of our great country, I would like for us to start a string here listing all of our ancestors that we know of that are from the area or related to our surnames that fought in the great American Revolution. I will start by listing the few that I know. 1. Joseph HASTINGS - Settled in Bedford County at Hastings Campground. He is buried at the Hastings Campground Cemetery with a soldier of the American Revolution marker. I am a descendant of him. 2. Joseph GREER - Buried in Greer Cemetery west of Hannah Gap in Lincoln County. He carried the Message of victory from King's Mountain to the Continental Congress at Philadelphia. There are ties to his family to many of the area. 3. John MEDEARIS - Buried in Medearis Cemetery in Marshall County. He settled the area in Southeastern Marshall County, east of Belfast known as Liberty Valley. There is a Revolutionary Soldier marker at his grave. 4. Peter LUNA - Buried in Luna Cemetery. There is a DAR marker at the grave. He is connected to many of us through his family. 5. William JORDAN - Buried in Williamson County. My wife is a descendant of him. If you know of names to add to the list please do so. Bobby Prosser prossergenealogy@comcast.net ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers!