Martha (Hill) Adams (abt. 1821)

Born about 1821 in Maryland, United States

Descendants

Biography

Martha (Hill) Adams is a part of US Black heritage.

Martha was born about 1821. In the 1850 census, at age 29, she was in District 1, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.^[1] Martha's son Jeremiah Adams died on 3 February 1948 in Trafalgar, Halton, Ontario, Canada. That death record indicates her maiden name was Martha Hill.^[2]

Research Notes

• * Possible parents are Hazel Hill (abt.1766-) and Margery Hill (abt.1777-). No sources have been found for this relationship, but they are listed as his parents in several Ancestry trees such as Ancestry Profile. ^[3]
• Possible brother of James Wesley Hill (abt.1827-1908).

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 1, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: 280; Page: 319b; Line Number: 40
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #17615664 (accessed 13 October 2023)
   Martha Adams (29) in District 1, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Born in Maryland.
2. ↑ Death of son Jeremiah Adams: "Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948"
   Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: Registrations of Deaths; Series: Registrations of Deaths (6-500); Reel: RG 80-8; Certificate Number: 006300
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8946 #99712135 (accessed 13 October 2023)
   Martha Adams in death record for son Jeremiah Adams 3 Feb 1948, wife of Samuel Adams, in Trafalgar, Halton, Ontario, Canada.
3. ↑ Tree created by Natalie Thomas Williams, Co-Director, Sandy Spring Slave Museum & African Art Gallery, Inc.