James
Jasper
Adams
Sr.
Born about in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Thomas Adams
and Catherine Watson
Brother of
Mary Polly (Adams) Ishmael [half], James Adams [half], John Adams [half] and Solomon Adams [half]
Husband of
Rebecca A. (Chastain) Edens
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Lucinda (Smith) Adams
— married
1822 in Davidson, TN
Descendants 
Father of
Martha Ann (Adams) Bandy, Thomas Jefferson Adams, Susan Ann Adams and James Jasper Adams Jr.
Died about
at about age 71
in Monroe, Mississippi, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 12 Apr 2018
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Biography
James Jasper Adams Sr was born18 Aug 1798 in Laurens County, South Carolina. He married Lucinda Smith abt 1822, perhaps in South Carolina but maybe in Davidson, Tennessee since that is where their daughter was born.
He died in 1869 in Athens, Monroe County, Mississippi and was buried there in Buckingham Cemetery. [1]
According to The Monroe County History book, James Jasper Adams left South Carolina with members of his family and three other families. Along the way, circa 1822, he married Lucinda Smith. They first lived in Davidson County (Tennessee?), where four children were born. From Davidson County, they went to Limestone County, Alabama where five more children were born. Their final move was to Athens, Monroe County, Mississippi where eight more children were born.
Research Notes
Adams-16917 20:07, 15 April 2018 (UTC) "The Monroe County History book" cited in bio MAY be A History of Monroe County, Mississippi, Vol1: A History of Monroe County, Mississippi, Monroe County Book Committee (Monroe County, Miss.) Curtis Media, 1988, 971pp (ISBN: 0881071323, 9780881071320)
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 April 2018), memorial page for James Jasper Adams, Sr (18 Aug 1798–1869), Find A Grave Memorial no. 158325158, citing Buckingham Cemetery, Monroe County, Mississippi, USA
- 1860 United States Census.
Eastern Division Monroe county Mississippi, PO Aberdeen pg 111 Hh 759 James Adams age 62 L.E. age 21 (f) Jasper age 20 C.F. age 18 (f)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
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~1.56%
Mary (Turner) Parker
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~0.39%
Courtney Ishmael :
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