Adam Boyer was born 6 April 1747 and christened 3 May 1747 in York, Pennsylvania[1].
Orphaned
He was orphaned in York County, Pennsylvania[2]. The Orphan Court record dated the "seventh day or June in the twenty fifth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George".
He was named as a blacksmith for the militia in Virginia, he paid for services rendered, he paid the supply tax in 1783. His wife is Christina Lauterbach and they had a son Isaac who married Rebecca White. [5]
Research Notes
Birth and Christening
This profile is the product of a couple of merges. After merging, his birthplace in the database fields was "Monroe, Amherst, Colony of Virginia", but his bio said that he was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and proposed an alternate birthplace of York County, Pennsylvania. The sources given for the Virginia birth were :
Since there is a record of his christening in York[1], the database fields and biography have been changed to consistently give that birthplace. Also note that he was orphaned in York County, Pennsylvania, lending further doubt to any claim that he was born in Virginia.
↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of 22 Sep 2021", Ancestor # A005952.
Abbreviation: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Title: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp., American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genea) Repository: #R14 Repository:
Abbreviation: Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639 Title: Ancestry.com, Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - Chalkley, Lyman. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County. Baltimore: Genealogical P) Repository: #R14
Abbreviation: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Title: Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived) Repository: #R14
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Adam 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 Adam:
Bowyer-203 and Bowyer-144 appear to represent the same person because: Same wife, though profiles need to be merged. Same time and place of death. Conflict over who is parents were will need to be resolved, perhaps by removing the connection and adding research notes naming both set of possible parents.
His christening in York, Pennsylvania is documented and now cited. I added research notes noting that some versions of the profile have him being born in Virginia.
Bowyer-578 and Bowyer-144 appear to represent the same person because: Birth dates match exactly, place of birth, death date, and place of death match.