1778 Jacob Adam, John Adam Jr, and Peter Adam, perhaps sons of John Adam, all took the oath of allegiance in Washington County on Henry Schnebeley's returns. [1] William Adam was listed on John Barnes' return. [2] [3] [4]
1779 Peter Adam, perhaps this one, was taxed for 50 acres in Brothers Valley Twp, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. [5] [6]
1783 Peter Adams (ad'g Henry Glesner), perhaps this one, was taxed as a non-resident for 200 acres in Brothers Valley Twp, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. [7]
1784 Peter Adams, perhaps this one, was taxed as a non-resident for 200 acres in Brothers Valley Twp, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. [8]
1786 Peter Adam was listed on the Pennsylvania septennial census for Woodbury Twp, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. [9]
1786 Peter Adams was taxed as a resident in Woodbury Twp, Bedford County, Pennylvania for 100 land, 2 horses, and 2 cows.
1787 Peter Adams was taxed as a resident in Woodbury Twp, Bedford County, Pennylvania for 100 land, 2 horses, and 2 cows.
1788 Peter Adams was taxed as a resident in Woodbury Twp, Bedford County, Pennylvania for 100 land, 2 horses, and 3 cows. His brother, William, was also taxed. [10]
1789 Peter Adams was listed as subject to militia duty in Woodbury Twp, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. [11]
1790 Peter Adams lived in Bedford County, Pennsylvania in a household with Males: 2 (age Under 16), and 1 (age 16 and over); Females: 3. William Adams was listed adjacent and then Conrad Nicodemus. [12]
1791 Peter Adams was taxed in Woodbury Twp, Bedford County, Pennylvania.
1792 Peter Adams was taxed in Woodbury Twp, Bedford County, Pennylvania.
1793 Peter Adams' name was crossed off of the tax list in Woodbury Twp, Bedford County, Pennylvania.
1800 Peter Adam lived in Elizabeth Hundred, Washington County, Maryland in a household with Males: 1 (age 10 thru 15), 2 (age 16 thru 25), and 1 (age 45 and over); Females: 1 (age Under 10), 1 (age 10 thru 15), 3 (age 16 thru 25), 2 (age 26 thru 44), and 1 (age 45 and over). The adjacent listing was for John Adam. [13]
1814 Peter Adam, William Adam, William Adam Jr, and Andrew Adam were taxed in Woodberry Twp, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. William was listed with 460 acres Patent. [14]
1822 Henry Bicker, attorney for Peter Adam, arranged, on August 26, in the county of Bedford, payment of a bond due to Peter Adam from John Bayard and Joel Grebill, dated May 15, 1813, which had been lost. [15]
[1] Washington County, Maryland Deed 19 (Volume.page, [Create login, then] enter Book=Volume/Page into "Jump to any Washington County Land Record Volume/Page"), items 78=John, 80=Peter, 174=Jacob, [HathiTrust].
[2] Washington County, Maryland Deed 17 (Volume.page, [Create login, then] enter Book=Volume/Page into "Jump to any Washington County Land Record Volume/Page"), item 47=Wm, [HathiTrust].
[3] Maryland, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1772-1890, [AncestryRecord].
[4] Bettie Sterling Carothers, 9000 men who signed the oath of allegiance and fidelity to Maryland during the revolution, [FSCatalog Book].
[5] Bedford County Board of County Commissioners, Assessment Books 1776-1788, 1814-1867, [FamilySearchImage], [FSCatalog].
[6] William Henry Egle, Pennsylvania Archives, Third Series, Volume 22 (Bedford Taxables) (1897), 168, [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchiveCatalog].
[7] William Henry Egle, Pennsylvania Archives, Third Series, Volume 22 (Bedford Taxables) (1897), 257, [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchiveCatalog].
[8] William Henry Egle, Pennsylvania Archives, Third Series, Volume 22 (Bedford Taxables) (1897), 316, [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchiveCatalog].
[9] Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863, 1786, Woodbury Twp, Bedford County, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[10] Bedford County Board of County Commissioners, Assessment Books 1776-1788, 1814-1867, [FamilySearchImage], [FSCatalog].
[11] Thomas Lynch Montgomery, Pennsylvania Archives, Sixth Series, Volume 3 (Muster Rolls Bedford-York) (1907), 33, [GoogleBooks].
[12] United States Federal Census, 1790, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[13] United States Federal Census, 1800, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[14] Bedford County Board of County Commissioners, Assessment Books 1776-1788, 1814-1867, [FamilySearchImage], [FSCatalog].
[15] Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Deed N-121, index, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].