no image
Privacy Level: Open (White)

Peter Adams (1798 - 1878)

Peter Adams
Born in Frederick, Virginia, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Brother of and
Husband of — married 1 Jul 1818 in Frederick Co., VAmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 80 in Frederick, Virginia, United Statesmap
Problems/Questions Profile manager: Ruth Silk private message [send private message]
Profile last modified | Created 14 Sep 2010
This page has been accessed 534 times.

Biography

Flag of Virginia
Native Virginian

Peter was born in February of 1798 to David F. Adams (1765–1842) and Sarah Magdalena DeHaven Adams (1772–1853) whom married in 1794. He married Elizabeth "Eliza" A. Fisher (1798–1885) on June 22, 1818 in Frederick County, Virginia:

  • Peter Adams: Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
  • Name: Peter Adams
  • Sex: Male
  • Spouse's Name: Eliza Fisher
  • Spouse's Sex: Female
  • Spouse's Father's Name: Bernard Fisher
  • Spouse's Father's Sex: Male
  • Marriage Date: 22 Jun 1818
  • Marriage Place: Frederick, Virginia, United States
  • Event Type: Marriage

The couple are listed with four children on the 1850 Census.[2] It is believed that they had at least seven children (although only four are currently linked on Find-a-Grave). He passed away at the age of 80 in 1878.[3]

Sources

  1. "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRZF-5YT : 6 August 2020), Peter Adams, 1818.
  2. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D9-CRS : 23 December 2020), Peter Adams, Frederick, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  3. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62659954/peter-adams: accessed 02 February 2023), memorial page for Peter Adams (24 Feb 1798–3 Nov 1878), Find a Grave Memorial ID 62659954, citing Back Creek Quaker Cemetery, Gainesboro, Frederick County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by The Pathfinder (contributor 48133744).

Acknowledgement

This person was created on 14 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.





Is Peter your ancestor? Please don't go away!
 star icon Login to collaborate or comment, or
 star icon contact private message the profile manager, or
 star icon ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com

DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Peter by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Peter:

Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.



Comments

Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.

Rejected matches › Peter Adams (abt.1800-)

A  >  Adams  >  Peter Adams