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Hey Barbara Adair Bauer, Have you seen this? Rockbridge County, VA Will Book 14, p. 25.
John Adair’s Will
of sound and disposing mind and memory…..
Sons John and Alexander will have “my body decently interred in the burying
ground where my son and two daughters are buried”……
to my two sons John Adair and Alexander Adair all my stock of Horse, Cattle,
sheep and Hogs….. also all my money, Bonds, notes and accounts… out of
which funeral charges and debts to be paid.
to my son John Adair all farming utensils of every kind also all my household
and kitchen furniture.
To my son Samuel Adair $50.00 and a bond of $90.00 which I hold on him– the
$50 to be paid at expiration of 2 years after my death by sons John and
Alexander.
To my son James Adair $60.00 to be paid by my sons John and Alexander 2 years
after my death.
To my daughter Mary McCorkle $40.00 and a bond of 430.00 I hold on her husband
executed by him to my son Wm. Adair deceased– the $40 to be paid by sons John
and Alexander 2 years after my death.
Tract of land I now reside on to be divided as follows:
Beginning at 2 small black oaks on the line north from the house,
South West course to a white oak near the Black Smith shop,
With general course of present land to a white oak near the former Boat yard.
South East course to a red oak and chestnut marked in the line between me and
John Chaplin now Quinton Armstrong, following all lines to beginning.
To my son Alexander Adair all my lands lying on the South east side of said
dividing line to him and his heirs forever.
I charge my son John Adair with support and maintenance of my beloved wife
Mary in decent and comfortable manner during her life at her death he and my
son Alexander to have her body decently buried at the same place with my own.
I charge that my son John shall keep my daughter Jane a comfortable home at my
dwelling house as long as she lives or chooses to remain with him…. to keep
her decently… furnish good clothes and a horse and saddle to ride when she
wishes to go to church or to visit her friends. If she married she is
bequeathed $150.00 to be paid in equal portions by my sons John and Alexander
in 90 days after her marriage, $50 in money and $100 in property. My daughter
Jane having taken care of her “neace Marthay G. Leckey” for about 4 years for
which keeping her I claim payment from her father James Lackey Junr. I will
and bequeath my daughter Jane whatever sum I may receive from said Leckey for
keeping his daughter with interest.
Appoint two sons John Adair and Alexander Adair executors without security.
15 Nov 1851 Signed John Adair
in presence of
Wm. C. Lewis
A. S. Bacon
Alex. J. McCown
7 March 1856- produced in court- proved by oaths of William C. Lewis and
Algernon S. Bacon- ordered to be recorded. John Adair and Alexander Adair
executors on bond of $2,000.00 Certificate granted for obtaining probate.
Ordered to be recorded
Teste C. Chapin C.C.
Rockbridge County, VA Will Book 25, p. 187.
John Adair’s Will
To my sister Jane Adair all my household and kitchen furniture while she
lives.
To my sister Mrs. Mary McCorkle $100 to be paid by Exor two years after my
death.
To my niece Mrs. Martha G. Mitchell of State of Iowa, $20.
To my nephew James McD. Adair $5.00.
To my brother Saml. Adair $5.00.
To my nephew John G. Adair, my entire interest in 53 Acres known as “the
Big Spring tract” except my water rights to the Big Spring.
My farm to be divided as follows:
Beginning at a pine stump, 2 gums and red oak pointer corner to John G. Adair
on east side of my house,
West, new line to a white oak near Grainary,
Southwest with public road, bearing right at mouth of land to White oak and 2
hickories near a hollow corner to William Chaplin.
Portion of my lands lying in front of the house and South east of said
vending line to my niece Florence M. Adair and her heirs forever. She to give
to her brother Saml. A. Adair privileges of watering his stock at the ponds on
her lands.
Portion of my lands lying on the northwest side of aforesaid dividing line
with all buildings to nephew Samuel A. Adair and all my stock Horses, Cattle
hogs and farming utensils & c to at sister Jane’s death.
Appoint my nephew Samuel A. Adair my Executor. He to collect and have all my
claims against Estate.
26 May 1884 Signed John Adair
Teste
O. B. Dunlap
Adam Greever
4 May 1885- produced in court by John Adair. Robt. A. McKemy Saml. L.
Kirkpatrick, and Robert E. McCown made oath it was in testator’s hand.
Samuel A. Adair, Executor made oath with J. L. Morrison and Wm. W. Dunlap
his securities– Bond of $1600. Certificate granted– value of estate to not
exceed $2800. $2.80 taxes paid on the probate
Teste J. P. Moore CC
By A. T. Shields D.C.Rockbridge County, VA Will Book 29, p. 284
Samuel Adair’s Will
aged and infirm but of sound mind and memory
All real estate I have to devise was inherited from my brother the late
Alexander Adair (containing 192 Acres) by John Adair, Jas. Adair’s heirs, Mary
McCorkle, Jane Adair, Margaret Lackey’s heirs and myself. Making it six equal
shares.
John Adair purchased the undivided interest in the land of Margaret
Lackey’s heirs and had that and his own laid off and assigned to him. I
purchased the remaining undivided interest to wit: Jane Adair’s, Mary
McCorkle’s and Jas. Adair’s heirs making my own 2/3 of the shares and supposed
to be 140 Acres.
I directed the shares of Mary McCorkle and Jas. Adair’s heirs to be deeded
to my son Samuel A. Adair to be taken as a devise to him.
Remaining two shares or one half of my real estate to my daughter Florence
M. Adair and I will that she and my said son Samuel A. Adair shall hold the
entire tract and all buildings and appurtenances jointly.
To my son J. L. Adair $125.00 to be paid by my said daughter Florence M.
Adair in two years after my decease.
Having satisfactorily settled with my son John G. Adair I make no devise
or bequeath to him.
To said son Samuel A. Adair and my said daughter Florence M. Adair, all my
household and kitchen furniture and all other personal property of every
description. they to pay all my just debts and funeral expenses as soon after
my decease as convenient out of their own funds.
Appoint Samuel A. Adair executor.
28 Jan 1893 Signed: Samuel Adair
Witnesses:
J. W. Hamilton
Lewis Hickman
5 Aug 1895, proved by witnesses and ordered to be recorded. Samuel A. Adair
with James Lindsay his security on bond of $250.00.Rockbridge County, VA Will Book 40, p. 412.
Samuel A. Adair’s Will
Personal property equally divided between Bessie May Adair and J. Clyde
Mohler at age 21.
Real estate held in trust as whole by Bessie May Adair until J. Clyde
Mohler reaches age 21. On that date, property to be equally divided between
them. Should they fail to agree on division lines, property to remain whole
until Bessie May Adair’s death when it can be sold and 1/2 of proceeds turned
over to J. Clyde Mohler.
If agree on division line, Bessie May Adair shall get all buildings.
On day J. Clyde Mohler becomes 21, John Adair is bequeathed $100.00 to be
paid out with in described and paid equally by said Bessie May Adair and J.
Clyde Mohler.
In case of death of J. Clyde Mohler before age 21, the entire estate shall
become property of Bessie May Adair.
Signed: Saml. A. Adair 27 May 1920
Witnesses
J. O. Greever
N. B. Blackwell
SAMUEL ADAIR- is one of the substantial farming residents of Rockbridge County,
where he was born February 10, 1809, and has passed the years of his busy and
useful life. He has a good farm of 130 acres, between Kerrs creek and
Rockbridge Baths. He was a son of John and Polly (McCorkle) Adair, and he
married Nancy H., daughter of William and Nancy (Welch) McCorkle. She was born
in Rockbridge county in 1814, they were married in this county, March 23, 1843,
and her death occurred April 27, 1863. Their children were: William H., born
December 2, 1844; Lafayette, July 18, 1846; John G., December 23, 1849- these
two now having homes in Rockbridge county; Samuel A., September 16, 1851, lives
at home; Sallie M., August 19, 1854, died September 26, 1859; Florence M.,
August 8, 1856, lives at home. Two of these sons were Confederate soldiers,
one serving through the war, and the other, William H., a member of Company C,
1st Virginia Cavalry, serving with his company until the battle of Gettysburg,
July 3, 1863, when he went with the company into a charge, and never returned.
He was said by some to have been killed by a shell, but his fate is that
bitterest of record of war “Returned missing.” Samuel Adair’s postoffice
address is Kerrs Creek, Rockbridge County, Virginia.
Source: Hardesty’s Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia (NY, Richmond, and
Toledo: H. H. Hardesty and Company Publishers, 1884). p. 411.
Rockbridge County, Virginia Cemeteries
Volume 1
Kerrs Creek District
Plot 53
Adair, John Graham 23 Dec 1849- 15 Mar 1914
Adair, James “Lafayette” 18 Jul 1846- 17 Dec 1915
Adair, Samuel A. 16 Sep 1851- 22 Aug 1920
Adair, Miss Bessie May 24 Apr 1881- 29 Jan 1965
4 Oct 1920 produced in court and ordered to be recorded.
Adair, Samuel 10 Feb 1809- 18 Jul 1897
Adair, Jane 4 Dec 1810- 28 Mar 1886
Adair, John 5 Jul 1817- 15 Apr 1885
Adair, John d. 1 Mar 1856 aged 75y
Adair, Hannah d. 30 May 1847 (broken stone)
Adair, William d. 4 Dec 1842 aged 23y
Adair, Henry M. (broken stone)
Would this be any of your family? If so, I got it from one of the VA links I posted earlier. Let me know if it is and I’ll repost it. Peace~^~Greydove
Thanks, Greydove. I hadn’t seen that.
My Adairs may be related to those Rockbridge Adairs, but if so it’s way back before the 1750’s, maybe back in Ireland. They show up on tax records in 1787 in Rockbridge at the same time that my James Addair shows up in Montgomery County. The earliest place I’ve found him is on a list of Fincastle County tithables on the New River in 1772-3.
My James was in that general area (near Radford, Va.) for the rest of his life – he shows up in tax records, militia records, land records, road records, a petition to open a ferry, etc. through 1820. He had three wives – we’re descended from his son John, by the unknown second wife. Much less is known about John, and his wife is unknown as well – I think he’s one of those people who moved into the Big Sandy River area and never really settled down.
Thanks for the info. There may be a connection somewhere.
Barbara
Hi Barbara, Yea, I noticed the variation of spelling of Adair/Addair. You just never know when you run across surnames that have similar spellings and general localities. Especially in the Virginia area as you know alot of the counties back then (what-something like 200-250 or more years ago) changed alot it seems. I read somewhere that Virginia was one of the hardest (if not the hardest) places to research ancestry ( and boy, am I believing it-lol!!) Well, when you consider that alot of our ancestors were mixed blood and the way things were back then (unsettling, at best) they moved around alot. I guess they had to. I can only imagine what our families went through back then. And what is so hard to understand is that we are a combination of the European immigrants and the people they drove out of their lands. It doesn’t exactly feel like a “tug-of-war” within, however there are internal feelings of what I am today as a result of who came before me. On one hand, I am proud of my heritage of all the people (mixed race) I descend from, but for some reason, I so desperately feel drawn to my ndn blood line. You or anyone else ever feel this way? I guess we are all kinda like Forest Gumps “box of chocolates” You never know what you’re gonna get-((lol)) (Just kiddin, on the “lighter side” of it all. Anyway, I like coming into this forum, sharing info, linking up with others who have similar stories and histories and discovering possible cuzs. If I run across anything in the future that would connect to you or anyone else here, I’ll surely throw it in. Walk in Grace and gv-ge-yu-i(“love”)my u-na-li-i (“friend”) + 😀 ~~^~~ Greydove
Oh, it’s definitely the same name – my James Addair shows up with and without the extra “d” – as do our Addairs later- not to mention Odare, Odair, Odear, O’Daire! Makes me nuts. My family thought my great grandfather added the extra “d” to disassociate himself from other local Adairs (who were his cousins). But they added the “d” too… http://www.saponitown.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif and turns out old James started using it in 1776 or so.
I can’t really claim an Indian heritage – more an Indian legend. My grandmother was proud of her bit of Indian blood, but didn’t know much about it. Nana’s grandmother told her that her husband, John Adair, had been part Indian -she said Cherokee – but he had died in 1890, before Nana was born. I don’t think Nana realized that other branches of her family were likely part Indian as well – her mother was a Collins whose grandfather was married in Grainger County, Tennessee, and later lived on the Wabash River in Indiana, and on the Scioto River in Ohio before settling in McDowell County, WV – maybe Saponi? – and all the surnames in her family turn up on this forum – Trent, Collins, Payne, Lester… I had no idea until I started reading this forum how many families in southern West Virginia likely have native roots.
Even so, Nana was drawn to the ndn bloodline as well. I have a picture of her from about 1915, sitting on the floor with 8 other young women in a semicircle. They all have their hair in long braids, are wearing loose fringed dresses and headbands, and are gazing at a “campfire” of three logs with three candles. They were classmates at Concord Teachers College in Athens, WV., and were Campfire Girls. That’s the only picture of herself Nana had up in her house. Wannabee’s, I guess, but it tells you something about their values as well.
Part of what I love about learning this history is that it links my family to the mountains – part of us was there for a very long time. Yes, this is the part of my blood line that draws me.
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