Jacob Adams (1763 - 1829)

Born 11 May 1763 in Colony of Virginia

Husband of Wyannie Lavinia (Malone) Adams — married 1787 in Harbour Island, Eleuthera, Bahamas

Descendants

Died 30 May 1829 at age 66 in Hope Town, Abaco, Bahamas

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Biography

Jacob Adams is part of a Bahamian family.

Jacob Adams was born on 11 May 1763 in Colony of Virginia.

Jacob married Wyannie Lavinia Malone (born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1770; died in Hope Town, Abaco, Bahamas about ~1835) in 1787 in Harbour Island, Eleuthera, Bahamas. Their children were:

1. David Adams (1785 - ~1860)
2. Elizabeth (Adams) Russell (1786 - >1831)
3. Susannah (Adams) Tedder (~1789 - 1874)
4. Thomas Randal Adams (1795 - 1863)
5. Randall W. Adams Sr. (1798 - 1860)
6. David Adams (~1799 - 1854)
7. Patience Ann (Adams) Roberts (1801 - 1867)
8. Sarah Margaret (Adams) Bethel (1803 - 1871)
9. Nancy Ann (Adams) Curry (1804 - 1860)
10. Vienna Charlotte (Adams) Curry (1804 - <1856)
11. Jacob Rollins or Rolins Adams (1812 - 1869).

Jacob died on 30 May 1829 in Hope Town aged 66.

Jacob was a planter in South Carolina and then Georgia. During the American Revolution, Private Jacob Adams fought for the British and served in Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Brown's Company, Kings Rangers; Colonel John Fisher's Regiment, Orangeburg Militia; and Major William Cunningham's Troop of Mounted Militia, 96th Brigade.

Research Notes

Jacob's obituary in the Royal Gazette, Nassau on 13 January 1829 reads: Jacob Adams died at Abaco on 30th of last month (May 1829) Last month would be December 1828 at an advanced age (66). He was honest and industrious.

In 1825, Jacob gave his children the following slaves: Nathaniel, Rhoda, Ishmael, William, Jim, and Eliza. All six of these were then sold in 1828 to R. Curry of Green Turtle Cay, Abaco. Bob and Edward were also sold to R. Curry Sr. in 1828.^[1] Upon his death his estate is registered as owning three field slaves and two child slaves.^[2]

Wyannie Malone Historical Museum: Notes from Rev. E. H. Sumner "The First Settling of Hope Town", unpublished. Jacob Adam's will. Land Grant Records. Jacob Adams obit. in the Royal Gazette, Nassau 13 Jun 1829 This family pieced together from the above records plus church registers. Jacob was a slave master. His slaves are listed after his children and are marked SLAVE in the title field. In 1825, Jacob gave the following slaves to hois children: Nathaniel, Rhoda, Ishmael. William, jim, and Eliza. All six of these were then sold to R. Curry of Green Turtle Cay in 1828 Also Bob and Edward were sold to R. Curry Sr. in 1828. Info from 1822, Jul 1834 slave registers. Jacob was owner #132 in 1822 Hopetown known as Great Harbour during this time period (original name.) Death in Royal Gazette

Jacob Adams was an englishman who, during the Revolutionary War, was a loyalist and served as a private in South Carolina militia units. In 1780, he was part of Col. John Fisher's Regiment of the Orangeburg Militia. In 1781, his unit was Lt. Col. Thomas Brown's Company, Kings Rangers, serving at Augusta and Savannah, Georgia. The following year Jacob was part of Major William Cunningham's Troop of Mounted Militia in the Ninety Six Brigade. During 1783, he again was with the Kings Rangers.

In South Carolina he was a planter and owned at least one ship. Along with the Malone family, he was among those loyalists who left the United States after the war for british colonies. They settled in the area of Habour Island and later moved to Marsh Harbour.

Disputes between the weathier citizens and the poorer ones over public works let to Adams and the Malones to relocate to Little Harbour. Later the two families moved again, about 1785. Having been attracted by turtling opportunities, they were the first to populate the settlement that became Hope Town. In 1807, Jacob received a large land grant on Elbow Cay from the king of Great Britain. This grant was based on his loyalist service during the war. Jacob died at Hope Town, and it was said that a mahogany board marked his grave.

Jacob married the widow Wyannie Malone's daughter in 1790.

Note: Jacob Adams, b. 5/11/1763, Virginia, loyalist and cofounder of Hope Town, Abaco. These Adams were present in New Providence and selling land in 1762.

(As provided by Clara Zimmerman - http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=caj1937&id=I00547)^[3]

DNA finding: Jacob's direct paternal line shares ancestry with Jessie Adams b. 1763 in Rowan, N.C. and John Adams (m. Sarah Horner) whose son was born in 1798 in Cheshire, England. The Abaco Loyalist Adams family does not share direct paternal line ancestry with the Adams family who were U.S. presidents.

Sources

1. ↑ Bahamas Slave Register, 1822 and July 1834. Jacob was owner #132 in 1822.
2. ↑ Bahamas Slave Register, 1834, Appendix F.
3. ↑ Entered by Lynda Hull.

• Source: S54 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R1 NOTEThis information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.
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• Source: S68 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1790 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Gro; Repository: #R1
• Bahamas DNA Project, Direct Paternal Line Descendant Charts https://genealogy.hopetownmuseum.com/bahamasdnaproject/bahydna.htm

DNA

Paternal 3rd Great Grandfather of Y-DNA kit 75320

• Bahamas DNA Project, Direct Paternal Line Descendant Charts https://genealogy.hopetownmuseum.com/bahamasdnaproject/bahydna.htm

• Entered by James Kitchen, Thursday, September 12, 2013.

• Bahamas Slave Register, 1822 and July 1834. Jacob was owner #132 in 1822.

• Bahamas Slave Register, 1834, Appendix F.

• Entered by Lynda Hull.

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