Sarah
"Sally"
Adams
formerly Blankenship
Born in Henry, Franklin County, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Isham Blankenship Jr.
and Edith Edy (Lane) Blankenship
Sister of
John William Blankenship, Spencer Isham Samuel Blankenship, Gilbert Blankenship, William Blankenship, David Blankenship [half], James Blankenship [half], Mary Ann (Blankenship) Whitesitt [half], Barnett Blankenship [half], Elizabeth Jane (Blankenship) Woodward [half], Elizabeth (Blankenship) Watson [half], Mary (Blankenship) Farmer [half] and Frances Blankenship [half]
Wife of
William Franklin Adams Jr.
— married
1797 in Tennessee City, Dickson County, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
William Elijah Adams, John C. Adams, Sarah Elizabeth Adams, Nathaniel Adams, Susannah Adams, Amy Elizabeth (Adams) McRae and Absalom Drury Adams
Died
at age 77
in Temple, Carroll County, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Jul 2016
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Biography
She married William Adams, Jr in 1797, Dickson County, Tennessee.
She passed away in 1856, age 77, Temple, Carroll County, Georgia
Buried in Old Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery at Carroll, Georgia[1]
1850 United States Federal Census[2] Name: Sarah Adams [Sarah Blankenship] Gender: Female Age: 71 Birth Year: abt 1779 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1850: Division 11, Carroll, Georgia, USA Line Number: 25 Dwelling Number: 750 Family Number: 750 Household Members Age
- Wm Adams 73
- Sarah Adams 71
- Sarah “Sally” Blankenship Adams
- BIRTH 24 Mar 1779
- Henry County, Virginia, USA
- DEATH 30 Sep 1856 (aged 77)
- Temple, Carroll County, Georgia, USA
- BURIAL Old Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery[1]
- Temple, Carroll County, Georgia, USA
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 12 March 2022), memorial page for Sarah “Sally” Blankenship Adams (24 Mar 1779–30 Sep 1856), Find A Grave: Memorial #125723363, citing Old Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Temple, Carroll County, Georgia, USA.
- ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census: Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 11, Carroll, Georgia; Roll: 63; Page: 55a
Acknowledgments
- Collected family history notes Garrett-4589 19:56, 27 July 2016 (EDT)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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~3.12%
Larry Vessel
:
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
David Mitchell :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member davidmitchell1938
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch m108498 [compare], FTDNA kit #108498
+
Autosomal DNA Test
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~1.56%
Patt (Barr) Badger :
23andMe, GEDmatch T643077 [compare]
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~1.56%
Marylyn (Good) May :
23andMe, GEDmatch T803212 [compare]
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~1.56%
Mary (Onbey) Burger :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Pamela (Henderson) LeCroy :
23andMe, GEDmatch M871927 [compare], FTDNA kit #N26642
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member pll051015
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M871927 [compare], FTDNA kit #N26642
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Living DNA
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~0.78%
Janet Hyde :
23andMe, GEDmatch BV9327654 [compare]
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~0.78%
Michael Anglemyer :
23andMe, GEDmatch RY5972401 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Ed Street :
23andMe, GEDmatch RY7211974 [compare], yourDNAportal EDD71d4d1cb
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PA3505962 [compare], Ancestry member estreet98
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B686038
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~0.78%
Hoss Ellis :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Glenda (Burger) Parker :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member hetrick10
-
~0.78%
Shauna (Brugh) Fackler :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Hammie1984
-
~0.78%
Scott Hill :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member sdhill242
-
~0.78%
Clark Disney :
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal KAY8fc6c826, Ancestry member clark_disney23
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Connie (Chasteen) Pullen :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LV7823567 [compare], yourDNAportal CONf6f99acd, Ancestry member Conniepullen23
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~0.78%
John Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T007315 [compare], FTDNA kit #100137
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~0.78%
Moris Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F266987 [compare], FTDNA kit #266987
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~0.78%
Penny (Purcell) Verner :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H292722 [compare]
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~0.78%
David Fusi :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Miranda Prather :
23andMe, GEDmatch M698580 [compare]
-
~0.39%
~3.12%
Ric Roderick :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A838886 [compare], Ancestry member ricnirina
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~0.39%
Edward Painter :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FQ1686425 [compare], Ancestry member Eddie_Painter
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~0.39%
Lyn Young :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member TrixieAndBob
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Living DNA
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Rejected matches › Sarah (Unknown) Adams (abt.1780-) › Araminta (Blankenship) Gilkey (bef.1810-bef.1843) › Sally (Adams) Nelson (1780-1856)
Sarah is 14 degrees from Maria Mitchell, 23 degrees from Carl Sagan, 19 degrees from Tycho Brahe, 28 degrees from Nicholaus Copernicus, 23 degrees from Eise Eisinga, 20 degrees from Caroline Lucretia Herschel, 25 degrees from Thomas Maclear, 15 degrees from Simon Newcomb, 16 degrees from Isaac Newton, 23 degrees from Pierre Henri Puiseux, 23 degrees from Beatrice Tinsley and 14 degrees from Edith Woodward on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
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Both were were born 24 Mar 1779 in Virginia and died in Temple Carroll GA on 30 Sep. Both were married to William Adams and had a son named Absalom.
Both were born 24 Mar 1779 in Virginia and died in Temple Carroll GA on 30 Sep. Both were married to William Adams and had a son named Absalom.