Adam Ahart Sr (bef. 1775 - bef. 1850)

Born before 1775 in Surry, North Carolina

Descendants

Died before 1850 at about age 75 in Roane, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Adam Ahart was the son of Michael E. Ahart of Surry County, North Carolina, USA. He was born before 1775 as on the 1820 census he reported being over 45 years old. His wife's name was Hannah.^[1] Their children were:

Sabrina

Sarah "Sallie"

Burris

Adam, Jr.

Mitchell

George

In 1815, Adam is on the tax lists in Grayson County, Virginia. [The Ahart properties were near or crossing the NC/VA state line.]

He is mentioned in court records in Patrick County, Virginia on 14 Dec 1815 and 17 Sept 1818.

On the 1820 Census, Adam is living in Patrick County, Virginia^[2] aged over 45 with a wife over 45, 2 males 19-26, 1 male 16-18, 1 male 11-16; and 3 females under 10.

Before the 1830 census, Adam relocated to Roane County, Tennessee, where it is presumed that he died sometime before 1850. There is a 8 Jul 1856 court record in Roane County regarding settlement of property having belonged to Hannah Ahart:

"Sabrina AHART vs. Adam AHART et al. . . .On the 8th of July 1856 and it appearing from the Petition of complainant that she together with those ??? as defts. if living are entitled as heirs at law of Hannah AHART deceased to a Bounty Land warrant No. 103743 for 40 acres which issued to the said Hannah AHART before her death and it further appearing that said defts. to wit Adam AHART George AHART Burris AHART and Sallie AHART are non residents of the state of Tennessee. . . " ^[3]

Research Notes

The "Sabrina Ahart" in the 1856 Roane County court records could not have been the wife of William McCraw because:

1. her name in 1856 would have been "Sabrina MCCRAW"
2. the wife of William McCraw was deceased in 1856

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDB-8B3 : 12 April 2016), Hannah Ahart in household of Alexander Grigg, Roane county, part of, Roane, Tennessee, United States; citing family 90, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLJ-2QD : accessed 1 October 2019), Aram Ahart, Patrick, Virginia, United States; citing p. 123, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 141; FHL microfilm 193,700.
3. ↑ Roane County Court Minute Book (1856-1861), page 27.

See Also:

• Military Abstracts from Roane County Court Minute Books 1849-1861 <http://www.roanetnheritage.com/research/military/abstracts.htm>