William
Adair
Born about in Laurens County, South Carolina
Ancestors 
Brother of
Jane J. (Adair) McCord [half], John Archibald Adair, Mary Elizabeth (Adair) Wesson, Bazell Adair and Robert Washington Adair Jr
Husband of
Rachel (Turley) Adair
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Nancy Elizabeth (Adair) Redding
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Oct 2018
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Biography
William was born about 1814 in Laurens District, South Carolina. His parents were Robert Washington Adair and Hannah Theresa Prather.
William was named in the first will of his grandfather, Bazel Pitts Prather, in Laurens District in the 1820s.
He was married to Rachel Turley in South Carolina. They moved to Greenville District and were living there in 1850.
William moved his family to Lauderdale County by 1860.
Children : 1. Harriet ADAIR b: ABT 1835 in SC 2. Alexander ADAIR b: ABT 1836 in SC 3. Nancy ADAIR b: ABT 1837 in SC 4. Sarah ADAIR b: ABT 1838 in SC 5. Jefferson ADAIR b: ABT 1840 in SC 6. Mary ADAIR b: ABT 1841 in SC 7. Ann ADAIR b: ABT 1842 in SC 8. Melissa ADAIR b: ABT 1846 in Greenville Co., SC 9. John ADAIR b: ABT 1847 in Greenville Co., SC 10. Robert ADAIR b: ABT 1849 in Greenville Co., SC 11. William ADAIR b: ABT 1849 in Greenville Co., SC
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QJ-SKS : 4 April 2020), William Adan, Greenville county, part of, Greenville, South Carolina, United States; citing family 2179, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
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~0.98%
~3.12%
Sharel (Smith) McAdoo 
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member eFsts717
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~0.78%
Nancy (Slater) Cordray :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A689263 [compare], Ancestry member nancyc63
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~0.78%
Tim Merriman :
AncestryDNA
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