1813-1835, attributed to Christian or Jacob Adam [10]
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]
1783 John Adam Jr and Peter Adam were taxed in Salisbury & Conococheague Hundreds, Washington County, Maryland. [5]
1790 John Adams Jr lived in Washington County, Maryland in a household with one adult male, three males under age 16, and three females. Adjacent listings were for John Adams Sr and Christian Winebrenner. [6]
1798 John Adams was named on the US direct tax list for Bedford County, living in Woodbury Twp on land owned by George Shoup. John Adams was listed as owner [no other occupant] of a tract with 1 house (22 by 20 feet) with a stable adjacent to Richard Shirley. [7]
1800 John Adams lived in Bedford and St Clair, Bedford, Pennsylvania, in a household with Males: 1 (age 16 thru 25) and Females: 1 (age under 10), 1 (age 16 thru 25). [8]
1806 "This indenture made the twenty sixth day November AD one thousand eight hundred & six between John Adams of Greenfield township in the county of Bedford and commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Agnes his wife of the one part and Samuel Blackburn of Sinclair township in the county and commonwealth af'd Whereas application was made to the land office of the Honorable the late proprietors of the then Province now Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for a tract of land in the name of Patrick Grace, filed on the first day of August AD 1766 described as follows. three hundred acres of land on the waters of the Franktown branch of Juniata near the Chesnut ridge adjoining Archabald McElroy's claim in pursuance whereof an order of survey issued therefrom No 20 directed to Richard Tea deputy surveyor who surveyne & determined to the surveyors Gen'l office three hundred twenty acres & the usual allowance of six Acre for Roads ? of land granted to James Reed, Eleazor David, Phineas Smith & John Kimble in the name of Patrick Grace afs'd who conveyed the same by deed dated the 27th day of January 1767 to George Woods who conveyed the same to Messr's Baynbton Wharton and Morgan Merchants of Phila. which deed being lost or mislaid application was made to John Anderson & Matthew Taylor executors of the last will of George Woods afs'd dec'd by Michael J Simpson to whom all the lands of the said house was assigned by George Morgan, surviving partner of the said partnership by deed bearing date the 28th day of April AD 1802 recorded in the office of records for the county of Huntingdon in book [blank] page [blank] which executors conveyed the same land to the afs'd Michael Thompson by deed bearing date the 16th day of December AD 1803 did convey the afs'd tract of land with the appurtenances thereunto belonging to the afs'd John Adams his heirs and assign Now this indenture witnesseth that the afs'd John Adams and Agnes his wife for and in considerations of the sum of sixteen hundred and forty five dollars to them in hand paid by the said Samel Blankburn the same being lawful money of the United States at and before the ensealing and delivery hereof the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge and thereof aquit and forever discharge the said Samuel Blackburn & his heirs …" [9]
Research Notes:
Several researchers have named the children shown here as children of this John Adam. Several of them, including Jacob, Mary, and Christian, became respected makers of pottery in the Shenandoah Valley and New Market, Virginia region. Note that John Adam, who died in 1808, was named as a farmer in a deed dated 1792, and was a substantial landholder, neither of which fit well with a family of potters.
Christian and Jacob Adam were brothers. Jacob Adam purchased a New Market pottery from brother-in-law John Brouse in 1811. Jacob worked in New Market but left the area in the 1820s. He sold his half of the New Market pottery to George and Jonas Bodell in 1837. Christian Adam had already moved from the area by then. The pronounced rim of this vase is associated with both these Adam brothers. Not surprisingly, it is also associated with the work of John and Andrew Coffman, their apprentices.
Among the several DNA matches Robert has with descendants of John Adam, only one is a shared match with Mary Winebrenner, grand daughter of John Adam.
DNA [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
[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] Western Maryland Historical Library, [URL].
[6] United States Federal Census, 1790, page 25, left column, line 12 from bottom, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[7] Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798, Hopewell and Woodbury, list 2, line 10, adjacent to Richard Shirley. Christian Winebrenner adjacent to George Sharp and John Albrit, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[8] United States Federal Census, 1800, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[9] Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Deed H-563, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[10] Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, [URL].
[11] The family tree of a person who has a DNA match to Robert suggests a lineage to this sibling of Robert's ancestor. The lineage is through a descendant shown on our website, Shared match with a descendant of Mary Winebrenner, [Link].
[12] The family tree of a person who has a DNA match to Robert's family suggests a lineage to this sibling of Robert's ancestor. The lineage is through a descendant shown on our website, [Link].
[13] The family tree of a person who has a DNA match to Robert suggests a lineage to this sibling of Robert's ancestor. The lineage is through a descendant shown on our website, [Link].
[14] The family tree of a person who has a DNA match to Robert suggests a lineage to this sibling of Robert's ancestor. The lineage is through a descendant shown on our website, [Link].
[15] The family tree of a person who has a DNA match to Robert suggests a lineage to this sibling of Robert's ancestor. The lineage is through a descendant shown on our website, [Link].
[16] The family tree of a person who has a DNA match to Robert suggests a lineage to this sibling of Robert's ancestor. The lineage is through a descendant shown on our website, [Link].
[17] The family tree of a person who has a DNA match to Robert's family suggests a lineage to this sibling of Robert's ancestor. The lineage is through a descendant shown on our website, [Link].