George Berry Adams (1790 - 1860)

Born 1790 in Pendleton, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Martha A. (Hearne) Adams — married 1809 in Pendleton District, South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 1860 at about age 70 in Cleveland, White, Georgia, United States

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Biography

When George Berry Adams was born in 1790, in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States, his father, Pvt. James Clayton Adams Sr, was 30 and his mother, Anne Nancy Reid, was 25. NOTE on birthplace: Pendleton, (now Pickens Co.), SC - inclusion of "now Pickens Co.) is incorrect. It amounts to a Research Note and should be included in the Biographical text area. This has been corrected.

George Berry Adams married 1st Martha A. Hearne [1792-1855] in 1810, in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. If George m2nd to Eady Stevens, then Martha and George were divorced? Or George married bigamously? Or they were not married legally.

Children (11)

1. Lucinda Adams Nix 1813–1891
2. Vesta Caroline Adams Female 1815–1891
3. Joseph Biscuit Adams Male 1817–1867 [memorial #224495735] m. Rebecca Conner October 24, 1838
4. Rachel Susan Adams Female 1818–1904
5. James Luther Adams Male 1819–1891
6. George Berry Adams Jr Male 1820–1853
7. Henry Clay Adams Male 1820–1863
8. Andrew Jackson Adams Male 1824–1901
9. Edna Elizabeth Nancy Adams Female 1830–1830
10. Elizabeth J. Adams Young 1832–1899 [memorial #30453798] m. Daniel Bryson Young.
11. Judith "Julia" Caroline Adams Female 1835–1910

George Berry Adams married 2nd Eady Stevens [1806-1850] in 1810, in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States. Eady cited as the daughter of John Stephens 1790-1843 and Priscilla Hearne 1789-1850 [1] There's no marriage record located as yet.

1850 Habersham, Habersham, Georgia, United States

Household

George B. Adams M 61 South Carolina

Martha Adams F 58 years Georgia [1802] [is this "Eady"]

P Adams F 20 years Georgia [1830]

E Adams F 17 years Georgia [1833] [Elizabeth J. ?]

James Adams F 15 years Georgia [1835]

George Berry Adams married 3rd Sarah Turner [1829-1861] in 26 November 1839, in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons

Children (2)

1. John Berry Adams 1857–1927 ^[1] George Adams and Nancie Turner in entry for John B. Adams, 1927.
2. Thomas K Adams 1859–1915 [memorial #6213873] m. Catherine Elizabeth (Adams) Adams [a cousin?]

1860 Feogtown District, Lumpkin, Georgia, United States

Household

George Adams M 70 South Carolina

Sarah Adams F 30 Georgia

John B Adams M 3 Georgia

Thomas K Adams M 0 Georgia

He died on 14 September 1861, in Cleveland, White, Georgia, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Cleveland, White, Georgia, United States.

• George Berry Adams BIRTH 1789 Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA DEATH 14 Sep 1861 (aged 71–72) Cleveland, White County, Georgia, USA BURIAL Tesnatee Cemetery Cleveland, White County, Georgia, USA ^[2]; Maintained by OhioSearcher (contributor 47352802).

Sources

1. ↑ "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDJH-18K : 23 February 2021),
2. ↑ George Berry Adams (1789–14 Sep 1861), Find A Grave: Memorial #102461883, citing Tesnatee Cemetery, Cleveland, White County, Georgia, USA

• "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:2HJC-LH5 : Wed Mar 15 18:16:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Martha Adams and George B Adams, 1850.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMT-2SG : 30 December 2015), George Adams, 1860. Feogtown District, Lumpkin, Georgia, United States

• George Berry Adams https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LR6R-1ND

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Dennis Soules for creating WikiTree profile Adams-11231 through the import of Never Ending Story_2013-04-18_01.ged on Apr 18, 2013.

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